(Sayings of Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jailani rahmatullahi alaih)

Someone asked: "How do I remove the love of the world from my heart?"

Our Sheikh (rahmatullahi alaihi) replied: "Look at the world. Examine carefully how unsparingly it stirs and turns its's patrons and children upside down. See how it tricks them, fools and amuses itself with them, lures them to run after it and raises their status until they preside over each other. Further on, see how it lets them have control over people's needs and parades it's treasures and wonders before their eyes. Once they feel secure and rejoice about their high-ranking position in this world with all the comforts and service it offers them, suddenly the world will strike back at them, deceive them, tie them up and then throw them down from that height to fall and crush their heads, to be shattered into pieces to their destruction. Meanwhile the world will stand besides shaitaan and together they will laugh at them. 

SULTANS AND KINGS

      This is what the world did to many sultans, kings and rich people amongst the children of Adam, upon whom be peace, and it will continue to do so until the day of reckoning. Thus, with such implements, it will exalt then abase, bring someone forward and then push him back, enrich him then impoverish him, lure him to its side, then slaughter him. In fact, only the rarest of mankind will evade its plots, overcome it and never let it conquer him, and only the select few will be helped against it and are protected from its evils. These are the rare ones. One who truly knows the world, one who has experienced it and becomes vigilant to its cunning tricks will be saved from its evils.