Abu Baseer Al-Tartosi

  No matter how strong and beautiful an idea is, if it doesn’t meet a heart that believes in it and is dedicated to it, feeding it with its own blood and sweat, it will never see the light of day, nor will it be written into existence! Ideas are like trees; they remain dry and withered, their best moments turned inward, until they find someone who embraces them, nourishes them, and takes care of them properly. Beneficial and beautiful ideas offer great rewards, but they cannot give you any of their goodness until you first give them from yourself, your wealth, and your time. As much as you give, that is what they will give you in return. Whoever deals with beautiful, beneficial ideas in an opportunistic and utilitarian manner—accepting them only if they bring immediate benefits, and abandoning them if they don't—this person harbors a trace of hypocrisy. Great ideas and lofty principles do not survive under such treatment, and large-scale developmental projects are not built in this...

  The Consequences of Committing Wrongdoing: Preventing the Rejection of Evil One of the consequences of committing evil is the discouragement of rejecting it. The dead among the living are those who see wrongdoing as good and goodness as wrongdoing. These individuals are often described as “those who are unreachable” or "the dead among the living." Abdul Moneim Mustafa Halima  Abu Baseer al-Tartosi

  "When a person decides to drink alcohol, they are deciding to become insane!" "The decision to drink alcohol is a decision to disable the mind and stop it from functioning!" Abdul Moneim Mustafa Halima  Abu Baseer al-Tartosi