Imaam Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyyah (may Allah
have mercy on him) said:
The best knowledge, deeds and condition is
knowledge about Allah, His Names, His Attributes, and His actions; doing things
for His pleasure, and turning the heart towards Him with love, fear and hope.
These are the noblest of what the world contains, and their rewards are the
noblest of what is in the Hereafter. The most splendid goal is knowledge about Allah,
loving Him, feeling His closeness, yearning to meet Him and enjoying His
remembrance. This is the most sublime happiness of this worldly life and the Hereafter
and is the main objective that should be sought in itself.
Source: Uddah as-Saabireen wa Dhakheerah ash-Shaakireen
by Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyyah; translated by Abdus-Samee’ Abdus-Salaam
