Don’t you think there’s a problem when we live in a society that considers a woman’s greatest accomplishment being pretty for a man?
YASMIN MOGAHEDDon’t expect your spouse to be perfect. He/she is only the dunya version of themselves. Their ‘perfect’ version is saved for jennah.
More Yasmin Mogahed Quotes
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If you want the love of the people, stop running after it. The more you chase it, the more it escapes you. Love doesn’t come from the people. It comes from God.
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Leaving the people and places you love, is a reminder of the impermanence of this life. And the permanence of the next.
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The enduring life is the one that begins once we awaken from this world. And it is in that awakening that we realize… It was only a dream
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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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Your beauty is in your sensitivity. Don’t let anyone take it from you
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My Nafs screams out for what it desires. But my will to be free screams louder.
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Try to fill your mind and heart with Allah as much as you can throughout your day. Talk to Him, make duaa to Him constantly. This will build your personal relationship with Him. Then, going to salah will be like coming home to an old friend.
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The Prophets! And they were the closest to Allah. Every hardship is good for you-if it brings you closer to Him!
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Hope shouldn’t increase with good deeds and decrease with sin. In good deeds, my hope is for Allah to accept. In sin, my hope is for Allah to forgive.
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So often we think that Allah only tests us with hardships, but this isn’t true. Allah also tests with ease. He tests us with na’im (blessings) and with the things we love, and it is often in these tests that so many of us fail.
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I am always shocked to discover how many people believe that hardships are a punishment from God! When people face tests or see others facing tests, they assume Allah must be angry with them. SubhannAllah! Remember which people were tested the most:
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Everything is as it should be. God’s design is perfect.
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Worry is a direct consequence of relying on your own efforts.
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Beauty attracts beauty. If you want to know what you are, look at what you are drawn to.
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The poison leaves bit by bit, not all at once. Be patient. You are healing.
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