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“No fatigue, nor disease, nor sorrow, nor sadness, nor distress, nor grief befalls a Muslim, not even a thorn that pricks him, but Allah expiates some of his sins for that.”
Abu Said Al-Khudri (612–693) said by 693 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Baptism is the washing away of evils that were in us before, but sins committed after baptism are washed away by tears.”
John Climacus (579–649) said by 649 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The Prophet wrote the [marriage contract] with Aisha while she was six years old and consummated his marriage with her while she was nine years old and she remained with him for nine years [i.e. till his death].”
Aisha (614–678) said by 678 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“From the retinue of Mynyddog they hastened forth; in a shining array they fed together round the wine-vessel. My heart has become full of grief for the feast of Mynyddog, I have lost too many of my true kinsmen.”
Aneirin (525–600) said by 600 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Those who worship God for the hope of gaining, they’re not real worshippers, they’re merchants. Those who worship God out of fear (of punishment), they’re slaves. And those who worship God to be grateful towards their creator, they are the free people, and their worship is a real one.”
Husayn ibn Ali (626–680) said by 680 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A notable quotation is when Qasim asked his Uncle Hussain, if his name would be amongst the names of those who would be blessed with martyrdom in the battle for Islam at Karbala. His Uncle replied asking, "How do you find death Qasim? Qasim replied, Oh my Uncle; I do not fear death. Death for Islam will be sweeter for me than honey.”
Qasim ibn Hasan (667–680) said by 680 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If in order to help the needy one is able, without ill-will, to strip the rich down to their shirts, one is not doing wrong, especially if they are heartless skinflints.”
John the Merciful (550–619) said by 619 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: in Saints of the East (1963), p. 78
“海内存知己， 天涯若比邻。”
Wang Bo (650–676) said by 676 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Farewell to Perfect Du", in Song of the Immortals: An Anthology of Classical Chinese Poetry, trans. Yuanchong Xu (Penguin Books, 1994), p. 37
“Enjoin what is good and forbid what is evil. No believer should subject himself to humiliation, for I will be with the weak against the strong so long as he has been wronged, Insha'Allah”
Uthman (574–656) said by 656 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It is my arm (that you should praise) not my sword..." Zubayr ibn Awwam response towards his comrades appraisal after he killed Nawfal ibn Abdullah al-Makhzumi during the battle of the Trench.”
Zubayr ibn al-Awwam (594–656) said by 656 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I will lose a brother. Would that death had deprived me of life today! My mother Fatimah is dead, and my father Ali Ibn Abi Tālib, and my brother Hasan ibn Ali. O! You are the successor of those who have passed away and the guardian of those who remain!”
Zaynab bint Ali (626–684) said by 684 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Perish you, Mohammad! Did you invite us here for this?”
Abu Lahab (549–624) said by 624 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Παρθενικῆς δὲ πειθομένης ποτὶ λέκτρον ὑπόσχεσίς ἐστι σιωπή.”
Musaeus Grammaticus (500–600) said by 600 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Tr. Chapman (1616)
“If, therefore, anyone wants to know what he must believe, he must realize that he will not be able to understand more by speaking about it than by believing.”
Columbanus (543–615) said by 615 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A wise man first thinks and then speaks and a fool speaks first and then thinks.”
Ali (599–661) said by 661 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Georges Gharib (editor), Testi mariani del primo millennio. Volume 2: Padri e altri autori bizantini, Città Nuova, Roma, 1989. ISBN 88-311-9216-7 (in Italian).”
Sophronius of Jerusalem (560–638) said by 638 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“O Allah, I offer my apology to You for every hungry stomach and unclothed body, but I own nothing in this world except what is on my back and in my stomach.”
Uwais al-Qarani (594–657) said by 657 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Biography of Uways al-Qarni, Islam Q&A (03 July 2015)
“Dear ruins! Many a year has been closed, many a month, holy and unhallowed, has elapsed, since I exchanged tender vows with their fair inhabitants!”
Labīd (560–661) said by 661 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“He (Indian emperor Harsha) was indefatigable,” says Yuan Chwang, “and the day was too short for him; he forgot sleep in his devotion to good works.”
Xuanzang (602–664) said by 664 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in Durant, Will (1963). Our Oriental heritage. New York: Simon & Schuster.
“It is cause of all;”
Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite (500–600) said by 600 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Positive, divided by positive, or negative by negative, is positive. Zero, divided by zero, is zero. Positive, divided by negative, is negative. Negative, divided by positive, is negative. Positive, or negative, divided by zero, is a fraction with that for denominator: or zero divided by negative or positive. (35-36).”
Brahmagupta (598–670) said by 670 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“鹅 鹅 鹅， 曲 项 向 天 歌。 白 毛 浮 绿 水， 红 掌 拨 清 波。”
Luo Binwang (640–684) said by 684 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On Geese", as translated by YeShell in How To Write Classical Chinese Poems (Lulu Press, 2015)