"Excess of knowledge does not make one great scholar, rather savant is that, who acting on his knowledge adheres to Sunnah may amount of his knowledge be little."

"That servant who is claimant of Divine knowledge but seeks peace in other than God, is entrapped in severe affliction. But when comely he seeks forgiveness of the Almighty, his affliction is eliminated."

"As long as the heart of man remains engrossed in recollection of God he is in prayer may he be in the bazaar. If his lips are too busy in dhikr; it would be much better."

"The savant whose learning pursuits the Almighty God, all people hold reverential fear of him, and he whose objective is worldly gain, is afraid of the people."

"When once death has arrived, it does not return. So ever remain ready for it."

"For the gnostic of God it is highly irksome to sit and talk with the created beings."

"Worship of God which is done for ostentation is submerged in the earth. And that which is done for God's sake ascends to celestial spheres."

"The best atonement for the greater sins if to help the needy and down-trodden folk."

"Defer not the date of repentance for sins and confession in the hope of grace or longevity of life."

"Intelligent person, in true sense is that who abdicates the world before it deserts him."

"If you seek a friend, Allah Most High is sufficient for you. If we seek comrade, Kiraman Katibin (recording angels) are enough. If you seek consoler, the Holy Quran is enough. If you need work, His worship is enough. If you desire sermon, death is enough. And whatever is said to you is looked undesirable, then Hell is enough for you."

"Who grumbles at the descent of affliction is like one who holds spear is his hand and fight with the Lord."

"If you desire purification of the heart then shut your eye from the corporeal world. This is the hole through which heart is defiled."

"Whose inner state is better than his outer state, is friend of God. Whose inner and outer states are alike, is savant. And whose outer condition is better than his interior, is ignorant and cunning."

"Depend more on the promises of God than those of men."

"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."

"I fear to accept anything from anybody lest my heart should start cherishing love for that person. I desire only to live in His thoughts."

"He who spends life in remoteness is much better, for it was the practice of the foremost saintly people. They liked to live comely instead of grandeur."

"Worse than sin against God is sin against man."

"Moaning and wailing have ten kinds of which nine are full of showoff and only one kind is full of reality."

"If one tear falls on account of fear of God, it is better then fasting throughout life."

"The king who seeks company of the ascetics is superior to that ascetic who seeks nearness of the king."

"For the people of the world sleep is more profitable than to keep awake, for then they keep off worldly discourses during sleep."

"Renunciation of the world is reduction of hope for worldly gain, not eating coarse foods or wearing a rough cloak."

"I have never seen anything easier than abstaining. Whatever yourself devises, abandon it."

"Flesh eaters are those who backbite; they eat human flesh."

"There is a punishment for all things. The punishments for the gnostic is to be cut off from His remembrance."

"I wish to fall ill that all my time may pass in seclusion with the Lord and be saved appearing in mass prayers."

"Five souls are the most dignified in creation: a scholar who is not self-indulgent (moderate), a Sufi jurisprudent, a humble rich person, a thankful poor one, and a noble who follows the Sunnah."

"Someone asked: "What is meaning of certainty? " He replied, it is the name of inner voice, and the folk of certainty arrive at the gnosis. And the meaning of certainty is that every affliction be considered sent by Allah."

"God hath made the pious living in their death and hath made the wicked dead during their lives, i.e., the pious, though they be dead, yet live, since the angels utter blessings on their piety until they are made immortal by the recompense which they receive at the Resurrection."

"Whom God loves, on him He sends sufferings and whom He does not like, on him He bestows comforts."

"On the Day of Judgement many a rich will suffer imprisonment and the office-holders of the world will have a terrible time, being called to answer for their deeds. So be prepared to answer for your acts on that Day."

"Just as it is impossible to shed tears in Paradise, so to laugh in the world is also a matter of surprise. For just as Paradise is not a place for tears, similarly the world is no place for laughter."

"Fudayl preferred seclusion to all the things of the world. World's renunciation for him, is a gift of God, granted to the chosen few. He says when God becomes friendly with a man, He grants him much distress and when He makes him His enemy, He provides him worldly goods in abundance."

"Five of the signs of wretchedness in a man are: Hardness in the hearts, severity in the eyes, paucity of shame, desire for this world, and limitless expectation for worldly gain."

"About solitude, he says: when night comes I become happy that I am alone, and I become one with God, without separation; when morning comes I get grieved on account of my disgust with the appearance of those who enter and disturb me in my loneliness."

"The Lord says: "When My slave remembers Me, I remember him and when He forgets Me I forget him.""

"Sell not the friendship of the Lord for the friendship of the world and its possessions."

"For thirty years I have never smiled."

"It is offensive that there should be seen in the outward appearance of man more humility than what is in his heart."

"Whoever comes to repent before death is not late."

"Satisfaction is better than asceticism in this world because one who is satisfied never wishes for anything beyond his station."

"Submit to the Truth; obey it and accept it from whoever says it, this is submissiveness."

"God revealed to the mountain, I will speak a prophet upon one of you; so the mountains raised themselves high is pride while Mount Sinai lowered itself humbly. Then God spoke to Moses on this mountain because of its humility."

"Only the fearful one sees the fearful. It is the mother without her child who likes to see other mourning mothers."

"The scholars of the Merciful possess humility and submissiveness and the scholars of the rulers possess pride and arrogance. Whoever considers his soul to be of any worth has no share of submissiveness."

"Chad is a haven of peace in a stormy ocean. Strikes and demonstrations are normal in any democracy. Europe should not be too impatient with the young democracies in Africa. You must give us the time to progress at our own pace. We have already come a long way, we have caught with you and are now on the same level in terms of democracy."

"Twenty years ago (1994), in Cairo, we (Chad) undertook a solemn commitment to work to ensure universal access to reproductive health care for our population, defend fundamental human rights, alleviate the burden of poverty, guarantee gender equality, prevent HIV and other sexually transmitted infections and protect the environment. At this time of review (2014 United Nations General Assembly), it is clear that, like most of the countries which signed up to the historic agreement (International Conference on Population and Development) in Cairo, Chad has made considerable progress in implementing the ICPD Plan of Action."