An Islamic Treasury of Virtues
Table of Contents
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Justice, even towards enemies ...................................131
The feelings inspired by faith are misinterpreted by
the profane...................................................................132
Self-Reliance ................................................................133
Preferring God to riches .............................................133
No affliction is worse than hardness of heart ..........133
Unwillingness to make sacrifices leads to self-
destruction...................................................................134
Do not become unbalanced by love or hate .............135
No Paradise without the sacrifice of life and property
......................................................................................135
Things asked for and things given freely are in two
separate categories......................................................136
Keeping out of the limelight ......................................137
True knowledge is fear of God..................................138
Lost to the world.........................................................138
Conceit: the most evil trait .........................................138
Fearing God in matters that concern the weak ........139
Remaining detached from the material side of life .140
