Purifying the soul is serious: the hereafter is ahead, the world is behind, death is near, the journey is far and the provisions are light. (Abu Hamid al-Ghazali)

Purifying the soul is serious: the hereafter is ahead, the world is behind, death is near, the journey is far and the provisions are light.

Abu Hamid al-Ghazali

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