Abu bakr

When knowledge is limited - it leads to folly... When knowledge exceeds a certain limit, it leads to exploitation.

If an ignorant person is attracted by the things of the world, that is bad. But if a learned person is thus attracted, it is worse.

When you advise any person you should be guided by the fear of God.

To fight against the infidels is Jihad; but to fight against your evil self is greater Jihad.

Jihad is obligatory for the Muslims.

As there is no darkness in the moonlight. So is Mustafa (Muhammad), the well wisher, bright.

Muslims should live like brothers.

The people who abandon Jihad fall a victim to humility and degradation.

He who becomes a Muslim does so in his own interest.

He who indulges in falsehood will find the paths of paradise shut to him.

Follow the way of life, which the Holy Prophet has shown you, for verily that is the right path.

He who fears to weep, should learn to be kind to those who weep.

He who comes to take the love of God can have no taste for the love of the world.

Every day, nay every moment, try to do some good deed.

Piety is the most solid goodness, and the vilest of what is evil is vice.

Use the same measure for selling that you use for purchasing.

There is greatness in the fear of God, contentment in faith of God, and honour in humility.

Knowledge is the life of the mind.

Allah will help him who moves in the way of Allah.

He who is not impressed by sound advice, lacks faith.

Pride in the case of a rich man is bad, but pride in the case of a poor man is worse.

It is bad for a young man to sin; but it is worse for an old man to sin.

You should not quarrel with your neighbour, for he will remain where he is, but your high handedness will become the talk of the people.

The more knowledge you have, the greater will be your fear of Allah.

If you want to control other people, first control yourself.

Cursed is the man who dies, but the evil done by him survives.

It is difficult to be patient but to waste the rewards of patience is worse.

Death is the easiest of all things after it, and the hardest of all things before it.

Do not follow vain desires; for verily he who prospers is preserved from lust, greed and anger.

He who prays five times a day is in the protection of God, and he who is protected by God cannot be harmed by anyone.

The greatest truth is honesty, and the greatest falsehood is dishonesty.

Without knowledge action is useless and knowledge without action is futile.

He who builds a masjid in the way of Allah, God will build a house for him in the paradise.

A Man who is Shy and Modest, is An Amazing Character, but a Women who is Shy and Modest is Beyond Amazing.

There are five dark matters and five lamps. Love of this world is darkness, and the fear of Allaah is its lamp. Sin is darkness, and its lamp is repentance. The grave is darkness, and its lamp is 'none has the right to be worshipped but Allaah, and Muhammad is the messenger of Allaah.' The hereafter is darkness, and its lamp is the good deed. The Siraat is darkness, and its lamp is certainty of faith.

If you expect the blessings of God, be kind to His people.

Good actions are a guard against the blows of adversity.

Be good to others, that will protect you against evil.

He who avoids complaint invites happiness.

The true believer is rewarded in every thing, even in affliction.

It is a matter of shame that in the morning the birds should be awake earlier than you.

O man you are busy working for the world, and the world is busy trying to turn you out.

Do not look down upon any Muslim, for even the most inferior believer is great in the eyes of God.

Our abode in this world is transitory, our life therein is but a loan, our breaths are numbered and our indolence is manifest.

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Abu Bakr: Biography and Life Work

Abu Bakr was a notable Businessman.

Abd Allah ibn Abi Quhafa ( Arabic : عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ , romanised : ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʾAbī Quḥāfa ; c. 573 – 23 August 634), better known by his kunya Abu Bakr , was a senior companion , the closest friend, and father-in-law of Muhammad , the Islamic prophet . He served as the first caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate , ruling from 632 until his death in 634. Abu Bakr was granted the honorific title al-Ṣiddīq (lit. the Veracious or Truthful) by Muhammad, a designation that continues to be used by Sunni Muslims to this day.

Legacy and Personal Influence

Personally, Abu Bakr was married to Qutayla bint Abd al-Uzza, Umm Ruman, Asma bint Umais, Habibah bint Kharijah.

Philosophical Views and Reflections

The siege dragged on for two weeks, and there was still no sign of weakness in the fort. Muhammad held a council of war. Abu Bakr advised that the siege might be raised and that God make arrangements for the fall of the fort. The advice was accepted, and in December 630, the siege of Ta'if was raised and the Muslim army returned to Mecca . A few days later, Malik bin Awf , the commander, came to Mecca and became a Muslim.

"In the present Imamat, the final reconciliation between the Shia and Sunni doctrines has been publicly proclaimed by myself on exactly the same lines as Hazrat Aly did at the death of the Prophet and during the first thirty years after that. The political and worldly Khalifat was accepted by Hazrat Aly in favour of the three first Khalifs voluntarily and with goodwill for the protection of the interests of the Muslims throughout the world. We Ismailis now in the same spirit accept the Khalifat of the first Khalifs and such other Khalifs as during the last thirteen centuries helped the cause of Islam, politically, socially and from a worldly point of view. On the other hand, the Spiritual Imamat remained with Hazrat Aly and remains with his direct descendants always alive till the day of Judgement"

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