// November 25th, 2009 // London Diary

The heart is inherently dependent on Allah in two ways: from the point of view of worship, which is the ultimate goal, and from the point of view of seeking His help and relying upon Him, which are the means to that end. The heart cannot be sound, or succeed, or find joy, or be happy, or feel pleasure, or be good, or be at peace, or find tranquillity, except by worshipping its Lord, loving Him and returning to Him. Even if it attains all that it can enjoy or created things, it will not feel at peace or find tranquillity, because it has an inherent need for its Lord, for He is the focus of its worship, love and seeking, and this is the only way to attain joy, happiness, please, peace and tranquillity.

Ibn Taymiyah

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  2. Leena S says:

    hmmmmmm
    thought provoking for sure

  3. Brickwall says:

    Could you cite the source? I would prefer the arabic title, if possible.

    Jazaka Allah

  4. H says:

    I needed to read that. JazakAllah!:)

  5. PD says:

    How’d you like the book so far? Havent read the book but like I’d said, ibn taymiyyahs works are worth reading :)

    And jazakAllah khayr for this, i was going through something & this sort of helped in a way.

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