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• “The worshipper, when completely annihilates himself in His adoration, realize the real state of proximity to Him. God Himself removes the barrier between such an inspired devotee and Himself and reveals His Godhead.”

  Muhammad ibn Abd al-Jabbar ibn al-Hasan al-Niffari (901–977) said by 977 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “My wish it is that you should always provide the destitute with food.”

  Æthelstan (895–939) said by 939 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

  Recorded in: Ordinance Relating to Charities, quoted in Tom Holland, Athelstan: The Making of England (2016), p. 71

• “Other than He cannot be qualified by two (opposite) qualities at one time; yet With Him they do not create opposition. He is hidden in His manifestation, manifest in His concealing.”

  Mansur Al-Hallaj (858–922) said by 922 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

  Recorded in: On Allah (God), as quoted in Doctrine of Sufis (1977) by Abû Bakr al- Kalâbâdî, as translated by A. J. Arberry, Ch. 5 p. 16

• “Muhammad carried arms, helmets, and spears. He led a hundred horses, appointing Bahir to be in charge of the weapons and Maslamah to be in charge of the horses. When the Quraysh received word of this, it frightened them.”

  Al-Tabari (839–922) said by 922 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “For already I have learned, that a general's fame stands on a pile of dry bones Of what were once the people.”

  Ts'ao Sung (830–902) said by 902 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

  Recorded in: Tsao Sung, War. In: Yu Kuan-ying (1954) "Book Review Peace Throwgh the Ages" in People's China, (1954) nr 14. July 16, 1954.-->

• “Éala Éarendel engla beorhtast ofer middangeard monnum sended.”

  Cynewulf (900–900) said by 900 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

  Recorded in: Crist", as translated by Humphrey Carpenter in Tolkien: A Biography (1977), p. 64

• “ما كُلُّ ما يَتَمَنّى المَرءُ يُدرِكُهُ تَجري الرِياحُ بِما لا تَشتَهي السُفُنُ”

  Al-Mutanabbi (915–965) said by 965 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “يَجِبُ على المتأدّب اللبيبِ والمتظرّف الأريب المُتَخَلِّقِ بأخلاقِ الأدباءِ والمُتحلّي بحِلية الظرفاء أن يَعرِفَ، قبلَ هجومهِ على ما لا يعلَمُه وقبل تعاطيهِ ما لا يفهمه، تَبَيّنَ الظَرفِ وشَرائعَ المُروءة وحدودَ الأدبِ؛ فإنّه لا أدبَ لِمَن لا مُروءةَ له، ولا مُروءةَ لِمَن لا ظَرفَ له، ولا ظرفَ لمن لا أدب له.”

  أبو الطيب الوشاء (died 937) said by 937 at the latest wikiquote:ar, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “لا يسع أحدا أن يعد نفسه ميتا، لأن هذه الحالة تستحيل مع الحياة، لأن المرء إن تخيل أو ظن بأنه ميت، كان هذا التخيل أو الظن في حد ذاته دليلا على أنه حي وليس بميت، لأن التفكير والتخيل والظن هي من خصائص الأحياء.”

  ابن الراوندي (815–911) said by 911 at the latest wikiquote:ar, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “Amongst the kings of Sind and Hind none treats the Muslims who are established in their domains with more distinction than the Ballahara.”

  Al-Masudi (896–957) said by 957 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “It was narrated from Anas, that the Messenger of Allah had a female slave with whom he had intercourse, but 'Aishah and Hafsah would not leave him alone until he said that she was forbidden for him. Then Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, revealed: "O Prophet! Why do you forbid (for yourself) that which Allah has allowed to you.' until the end of the Verse.”

  Al-Nasa'i (829–915) said by 915 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “After this with kingly energy and determination, he girded up his loins for a war of religion, and invaded Hindustan, and carried away many prisoners of war and other plunder; and in every country, which he conquered, he founded mosques, and he endeavoured to ruin and desolate the territories of Raja Jaipal who, at that time, was the ruler of Hindustan.”

  Sabuktigin (942–997) said by 997 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

  Recorded in: The Tabaqat-i-Akbari translated by B. De, Calcutta, 1973, Vol. I, p. 3.

• “من طلب عزاً بباطل أورثه الله ذلا بحق".”

  جنيد البغدادي (830–911) said by 911 at the latest wikiquote:ar, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “فإنّ أهل كلّ طبقة، وجهابذة كلّ أمّة؛ قد تكلّموا في الأدب وتفلسفوا في العلوم على كلّ لسان، ومع كلّ زمان؛ وإنّ كلّ متكلّم منهم قد استفرغ غايته وبذل مجهوده في اختصار بديع معاني المتقدّمين، واختيار جواهر ألفاظ السالفين؛ وأكثروا في ذلك حتى احتاج المختصر منها إلى اختصار، والمتخيّر إلى اختيار.”

  ابن عبد ربه (860–940) said by 940 at the latest wikiquote:ar, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “The more inwardly pure a man is, the higher his rank and the nobler his station, so much the more arduously he labours, with sincerer performance and a great fear of God.”

  Abu Bakr al-Kalabadhi (950–990) said by 990 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “Lovers do not reach the height of true love until one says to the other, "O Thou who art I.”

  Abu Nasr as-Sarraj (died 988) said by 988 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “If the claimant of Divine knowledge does not alienate himself from the common folk, Allah Most High separates him from His mercy making him lustful, so much so people hate him. He loses world and faith.”

  Ibrahim Khawas (died 904) said by 904 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “The doctor's aim is to do good, even to our enemies, so much more to our friends, and my profession forbids us to do harm to our kindred, as it is instituted for the benefit and welfare of the human race, and God imposed on physicians the oath not to compose mortiferous remedies.”

  Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi (866–925) said by 925 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “A just city should favor justice and the just, hate tyranny and injustice, and give them both their just desserts.”

  Al-Farabi (870–951) said by 951 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

  Recorded in: H. Gibb et al., eds., "Mazalim", The Dictionary of Islam vol. IV (Leiden: Brill, 1991)

• “واجب الوجود عقل محض، يعقل ذاته بذاته، فهو عاقل ومعقول في آن واحد.”

  الفارابي (870–951) said by 951 at the latest wikiquote:ar, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “A Muslim is a person who has dedicated his worship exclusively to God, for just as we say in Arabic that something is ‘salima’ to a person, meaning that it became solely his own, so in the same way ‘Islām’ means making one's religion and faith God's alone.”

  Ibn al-Anbari (884–940) said by 940 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

  Recorded in: In Al-Fakhr al-Rāzī's Commentary on the Qur'an, I, p. 432, Cairo, 1318/1900. As quoted in Abdel Haleem Mahmud, The Creed of Islam (1978), p. 13.

• “[[w:Debal|Debal[[ is remarkable for the richness of its grain cultivation, but it is not over-abundant in large trees or the date tree. It is famous for the manufacture of swords. The inhabitants generally maintain themselves by their commerce.”

  Ibn Hawqal (943–978) said by 978 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source