Why Are We Here?

August 9, 2005

On being here:
“Al-Ghazali sees the reason for us being here is to love God”

On remembering:
“One is to constantly repeat “Allah, Allah”, with the heart, not with the tongue. Indeed, one should not (even) say it with the heart, for this uttering is like talking to oneself. Rather, one must be continually in a state of witnessing so as never to be inattentive.” — Alchemy of Imam al-Ghazali

Both quotes from:
Al-Ghazali: His Psychology of the Greater Struggle
Author: Laleh Bakhtiar

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