Many years ago, our father Ibrahim (AS) made a choice. He loved his son. But He loved God more.
YASMIN MOGAHEDYes, the heart breaks. But, it also heals.
More Yasmin Mogahed Quotes
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Love people for the sake of God, but never love God for the sake of people.
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The commandment came to sacrifice his son. But it wasn’t his son that was slaughtered. It was his attachment to anything that could compete with his love for God. So let us ask ourselves in these beautiful days of sacrifice, which attachments do we need to slaughter?
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When was any of it because of *your* worth? It was all because of His mercy, His generosity, His love of giving, and forgiving. And those qualities don’t change because you’re messing up. Just seek them. Call Him by His mercy, not by your deeds.
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We are two people. The person inside and the person outside. Sidq (truthfulness) is when they are the same.
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Seek the ones who never stop caring, who break down your walls, and help you come back to yourself
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My worth as a human being is measured on a higher scale: a scale of righteousness and piety. And my purpose in life-despite what fashion magazines say-is something more sublime than just looking good for men.
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They say you don’t get over someone until you find someone or something better. As humans, we don’t deal well with emptiness. Any empty space must be filled. Immediately.
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We often wonder why God gives and takes, constricts and expands. What we forget is that human beings understand things by their opposites.
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Like the sun that sets at the end of the day, so too will Ramadan come and go, leaving only it’s mark on our heart’s sky.
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The traveler walks through many mirages before he finds water.
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There’s a time for words and a time for silence. If you’re listening, you’ll hear the difference.
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We will suffer the moment we take our eyes off the End and get lost in the means.
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Once in a while, people enter our lives and lessen the loneliness of being away from Home.
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That data is later replayed during your prayer. If you want to know what is filling your heart, look at what you think about in your prayer. If you want to guard your heart, guard your eyes, ears, and tongue.
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So often it hurts us that we are not able to focus in our prayers. Remember, the more you focus on Allah outside your salah, the easier it will be to focus on Him inside your salah. What occupies you in salah, is what occupies you outside of salah.
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