“O Allah, I offer my apology to You for every hungry stomach and unclothed body, but I own nothing in this world except what is on my back and in my stomach.”

— Uwais al-Qarani

Biography of Uways al-Qarni https://islamqa.info/en/answers/125276/biography-of-uways-al-qarni-may-allah-have-mercy-on-him, Islam Q&A https://islamqa.info/en/about-us (03 July 2015)

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Uwais al-Qarani6

Muslim saint 594–657

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