(?)
Quotes are added by the Goodreads community and are not verified by Goodreads. (Learn more)
Abu Hamid al-Ghazali

“Abdullah Ibn Dinar relates, "Once I was walking with the Caliph Omar near Mecca when we met a shepherd's slave-boy driving his flock. Omar said to him, "Sell me a sheep." The boy answered, "They are not mine, but my master's." Then, to try him, Omar said, "Well, you can tell him that a wolf carried one off, and he will know nothing about it." "No, he won't," said the boy, "but God will." Omar then wept, and, sending for the boy's master, purchased him and set him free, exclaiming, "For this saying thou art free in this world and shalt be free in the next." There”

أبو حامد الغزالي, The Alchemy of Happiness
Read more quotes from Abu Hamid al-Ghazali


Share this quote:
Share on Twitter

Friends Who Liked This Quote

To see what your friends thought of this quote, please sign up!


This Quote Is From

The Alchemy of Happiness The Alchemy of Happiness by Abu Hamid al-Ghazali
2,887 ratings, average rating, 446 reviews

Browse By Tag