An Islamic Treasury of Virtues
4. Sincerity
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BEING SATISFIED WITH GOD’S BOUNTY AND
ALWAYS THIRSTING FOR KNOWLEDGE
Abu Qilabah was once asked who the richest man
was. “He who is satisfied with what God has given
him,” was Abu Qilabah’s reply. And the most
knowledgeable? “He who increases his knowledge
through that of others.”
BY MAKING NO EFFORTS, MAN LOSES WHAT
HE HOPES TO GAIN
“I have seen nothing the equal of Paradise that the
very people who seek it should have gone to sleep.
Nor I have seen anything like Hell that the people
who would flee from it are slumbering.” So said the
Prophet Muhammad.
LEAVE JUSTICE TO GOD
Imam Zayn ul-Abidin (38-94 AH), the son of Imam
Husain, was the only member of the latter’s family
to survive the slaughter of Karbala. Informed that
some individual had slandered him and made
accusations against him, the Imam asked to be
taken to see him. On entering, he greeted him and
