This book, «AI-Fawa'id: A Collection of Wise Sayings» is one of the well-known compilations of Imam Shams al-Din Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah, who is well known by the name Ibn al-Qayyim (May ALLAH have mercy upon him). This blessed book is not like others that simply contain sections, chapters and themes, but it consists of the elevated thoughts that ALLAH, Exalted be He, bestows upon some of His servants as He wills. So whenever any of these scattered pearls of wisdom occurred to the Imam, he would immediately record them. I am sure that he did not sit down and write this book in one or two weeks, but surely it was developed over a long period of time. Whenever something came to his mind, he would record it, and whenever he learnt a lesson or anything crucial in his life, he would illuminate the lines of his page with the ink of his pen.