Shaykh abdal hakim murad also known as Timothy Winter is a British scholar, writer , researcher and academic who reverted to Islam from Christianity. He was born on 1960, London, United Kingdom. shaykh abdal-hakim murad also know as Timothy Winter
Some quotes by him are as follows:
May God preserve & make things easy for him
“Only religion allows people to be magnificent without egotism.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“Use words in your preaching only if absolutely necessary.” — Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad // Our good behavior also invites peopleto Islam.
“It’s possible to relate to the Prophet (Peace Be upon Him) as a human being because he’s part of our continuum.” — Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“There is no situation where we are not helped by the fact that Allah is watching us.” — Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“Sometimes to be woken up…we need to be slapped.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“Most people do not want to know God; just to cut a deal with Him.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“Do not be proud of what you have done; be proud of what you have been asked to do.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“Love God for what He offers you. Fear Him in what He decrees for you.” — Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“You can’t establish justice in the world if you haven’t established order in URself.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“Love learning, because learning leads to action.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“Once the nafs is controlled, then the heart is clear, and the virtues proceed from it easily and naturally.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“This is not the Modern Age. This is not the Postmodern Age. This is the Age of Khawatir.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“Allah is Generous, He doesn’t stop being Generous. His name “Kareem” is constant, our Shukr should be constant.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
The believer is the one who knows that the factual content of the Qur’an is only a fragment of its significance.”- Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“Make time for the Prayer, and the Prayer will make time for you.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“We live in an age where we see more than ever, but understand…..less than ever.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“Be a good Muslim & you won’t want to lie. Be a very good Muslim & you won’t need to lie.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“Salat is to teach you your own nothingness; du’a’ is to teach you your own helplessness.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“The only safe bank is the Sadaqa Bank.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“Learn to distinguish true from false……” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“If you are going to try to establish uprightness in this world make sure you have established it in yourself.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“If you disobey the Teacher, you have told him of your admiration for the tiny.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“It is easier to preach on vengeance than on patience.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“Islam is not about ‘being yourself’; it is about improving yourself.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“There is no liberation in the world that is not also a liberation from the world.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“If you are not a giver and a forgiver you will be a grumbler.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“Modernity has not healed our pain, it has only dried our eyes.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“Do not doubt another’s salvation until you are certain of your own.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“Bringing up a child can be more satisfying for a woman than trading bonds or driving buses” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“Muslim unity comes not from the triumph of a single view, but from courteous respect for difference.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“Modernity has not healed our pain, it has only dried our tears.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“This age has turned mass communication to mass deception.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“Religion is not difficult; we are difficult.”- Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“To blame others for our misfortunes is always a victory for the nafs (ego).” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“Politics divides. Humanitarian aid unites.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“Only those who know themselves to be unworthy are…worthy.” Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“Govern the thoughts in your head, or else you’ll walk around dead.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“Male and female cannot be equal, for they are mutually superior.” — Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“I am my weakness; You are my strength.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“He that considers a part of the sunna to be small is uninterested in the Prophetical light.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“Do not rejoice at lessons you receive from sin; or at nourishment you find in a rubbish-heap.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“If you go on the path of shukr (thankfulness), sabr (patience) will be made easy.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“Shouting from the pulpit is a product of agitation out of fear, whereas calmness is a sign of ‘conviction’.” —Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“True iman naturally produces good…akhlaq.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“Others are our fellow-travellers, even if they have lost the road.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“Before you can be fully convinced by a proof of Islam, you must be yourself a proof of…Islam.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad // Just think who created you.
“The faults you know in yourself are certain; the faults you perceive in others are just guesswork.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“We like to judge people by appearances. Allah Almighty doesn’t do that, He looks at the…heart.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“Sometimes we are too busy looking at the things we can’t do, that we forget the things that we can do..” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“Our Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) showed us how to take conscious decisions that will enhance our journey towards human perfection.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“A Muslim does not act on emotions. He acts only on the commandments of Allah.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“Sort yourselves out & then think about things in the wider world.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“If you think you do not deserve God’s punishment, you may not deserve His tribulation.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“Use silence to suffocate falsehood, not truth.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“It is only through the dark times….the good times come.”- Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“We have too many things, and too little gratitude.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“Pride is the crown of the ignorant.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“A busy life makes the Prayer harder; but the Prayer makes a busy life easier.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“Love the Creator. Everything else becomes simple after that.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“It’s better to appreciate what you do not have, than to have what you do not appreciate.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“Without economic justice there can be little justice of any kind” Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“The world is most damaged by those who have the highest opinion of themselves.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“With God’s secret gift, every hardship becomes easy. Without it, every ease becomes a source of hardship.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“Liberation from self is the only meaningful liberation.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“Today we grow up quickly, but into something childish.”- Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“You may show a man a thousand miracles, but if you show him no compassion, he will not believe.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“Anyone who is intelligent will look at his wealth and will know it doesn’t really belong to him.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“The lighter you are, the more you see your own darkness.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“The world survives because one may fall out of love with hatred, but one may never fall out of love with love.” — Shaykh ‘Abdal Hakīm Murad
“Dua should start at the point of harmony, not the point of dissonance.”- Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“Misery is only for those without hope” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“Anyone can fear His law, but they only love it who are close to Him.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“Modernity is the information age, because true friendship can be enjoyed in complete silence.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“No modesty, no sensuality. No sensuality, no knowledge of God.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“The road to God is paved with laughter at the self. The road to Hell is paved with laughter at others.” — Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“The veil covers the man’s eyes, not the woman’s.” — Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“Attentiveness in prayer makes us attentive to life.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“Your wealth is not truly yours until you have given it away.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“Haste is usually the consequence of sloth, not of diligence.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“You may hold open the furnace door; but it is God Alone who blows out the fires consuming your….heart.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“The alternative to pride is prayer.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“Only God can save us from thinking that we are gods.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“Show yourself yourself; then He will show Himself Himself.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“To be proud of luxury is a sin, but to be proud of disdaining it is worse by far.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“The saint is the one whose love reminds you of your most recent sin.”- Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“God’s mercy is not limited; but He is not limited by His mercy.” — Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“Your career should be like prayer in congregation: if a space opens before you, step into it.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“God is always there for us, but never on our terms.” — Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“Our finitude is our distance from Him. His infinitude is His closeness to us.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“If your Islam does not attract pure hearts, it is not Islam.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“Your nafs will never receive exactly what it wants.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“Nothing is more pessimistic than a naïve belief in progress.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“You will not achieve enlightenment unless you lighten up.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
He is dead who does not feel the Qur’an move in his hands. – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“Truth is too big to fit into our minds, but our minds are small enough to fit into Truth.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“Some want to serve, others to deserve.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“Trying to be loved is not the best way of becoming lovable.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“If you luxuriate in your humility, it is pride.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
Nothing is difficult, except in our thoughts.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“Be attached to God, not to the fruits of your actions.” Shaykh Abdal-Hakim Murad
“If you are a Muslim scientist you must know more about Islam then a few poems”- Shaikh Abdal-Hakim Murad
“Love your beloved better to love the Beloved. Love the Beloved and you will better love your beloved.” — Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad // Loving your spouse will help you to come closer to God, but loving God will help you to loving your spouse.
“Fear not the wind: it will bear your kite high.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad // after hardship comes ease
“If you put sunnah before mercy, you have lost both.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“Pride is deadly of the deadly sins and hunger helps suppress that.” — Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“Only be proud of your works to the extent that you remember that they are not yours.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“God is not a reality to be explained; He is the explanation of reality.” — Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“Religion desires to change the age. The age desires to change religion.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“Do not trust a culture where the religious leaders do not have the best sense of humour.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“Modernity: a way of drowning in nothingness.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“Forgiveness and sadaqa remind you that you only gain when you give.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“Sabr (Patience) is about full self awareness, it is about being fully human.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“A good leader gives & does not take.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“Where the roots are weak, the branches are stiff. Where the roots are firm, the branches are….supple.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“Nothing is more dangerous than the ego wearing the robes of the spirit.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“It is impossible to love a woman without loving womankind.” – Shaykh Abdal-Hakim Murad
“The heart is better at perceiving then the eye.” – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
“Terrorism is to Jihad what adultery is to marriage.” — Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad
