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“lillah” (to God) لِلَّٰهِ Wood panel from 11th century Andalusia, Spain.
Ornately carved wood panel with decorative Kufic Arabic script reading “lillah” (to God). (Met 51.45.7)

ALT Ornately carved wood panel with decorative Kufic Arabic script reading “lillah” (to God). (Met 51.45.7)

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This is held in the Met Museum in New York City.
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“Surely God is All-Seeing of His servants.” — Qur’an 35:45
Two lines in thick brown maghrebi script with gold vowel markers from the ‘Pink Qur’an’, made in 13th century Spain and sold at auction at Christie’s in April 2024: https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-6476496 أَجَلُهُمْ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ بِعِبَادِهِۦ بَصِيرًۢا

ALT Two lines in thick brown maghrebi script with gold vowel markers from the ‘Pink Qur’an’, made in 13th century Spain and sold at auction at Christie’s in April 2024: https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-6476496 أَجَلُهُمْ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ بِعِبَادِهِۦ بَصِيرًۢا

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فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ بِعِبَادِهِۦ بَصِيرًۢا
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Lovely calligraphy from the famous “Pink Qur’an”, made in 13th-century Spain.
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The poets used to say: “A situation may leave souls in distress, but there is a way out, just as knots can unravel.”
‎ربما تجزع النفوس من الامر ‎له فرجه كحل العقال

ALT ‎ربما تجزع النفوس من الامر ‎له فرجه كحل العقال

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ربما تجزع النفوس من الامر له فرجه كحل العقال
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This is in the anthology Muʿjam al-shuʿarāʾ by Abū ʿUbaydallāh al-Marzubānī (d. 994) and in many other books.
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Say: ‘Travel through the earth and see how the evildoers ended up.’ — Qur’an 27:69
قُلْ سِيرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَٱنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَـٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ

ALT قُلْ سِيرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَٱنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَـٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ

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قُلْ سِيرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَٱنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَـٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ
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“Do good to others, just as you would want them to do good to you.” — ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib
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وأحسن كما تحب أن يحسن إليك
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This is from Nahj al-balāgha, the famed collection of material attributed to ʿAlī, compiled by al-Sharīf al-Raḍī (d. 1015).
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“Peace be upon you for your patience and perseverence.” — part of a heavenly greeting in Qur’an 13:24
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سَلَـٰمٌ عَلَيْكُم بِمَا صَبَرْتُمْ ۚ
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“If you wrong someone, fear the sting of their hatred. For whoever plants thorns will not harvest grapes.” — an old Arab proverb
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إذا وترت أمراً فأحذر عداوته من يزرع الشوك لا يحصد به عنبا
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This old line of poetry is quoted in the book of proverbs collected by Abu ‘Ubayd al-Qasim ibn Sallam (d. 838) and in many other sources afterward. 
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“Knowledge without action is insanity, and action without knowledge is nothing at all.” — Abu Hamid al-Ghazali (d. 1111)
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This is from Ya ayyuha l-walad, al-Ghazali’s letter to a student (who he affectionately calls his “son” (walad))
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This is a rhyme in Arabic so that’s why the second part may be a bit hard to parse. The implication is that action done without knowledge yields no results, is futile, etc.
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