Arrogance is actually just ignorance. Ignorance of what you really are in relation to the world-but most of all in relation to God.
YASMIN MOGAHEDMy 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.
More Yasmin Mogahed Quotes
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Yes, the heart breaks. But, it also heals.
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You cried when He took away your drop of water, not knowing He’d saved for you, the sea.
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You can search the world over, but you won’t find happiness until you realize that happiness isn’t getting what you want. It’s being content with what you already have.
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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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Take care of the hearts of the people, and Allāh will take care of your heart
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As a Muslim woman, I’ve been liberated from a silent kind of bondage. I don’t answer to the slaves of God on earth. I answer to their King.
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For a wound to heal, you have to clean it out. Again, and again, and again. And this cleaning process stings. The cleaning of a wound hurts. Yes. Healing takes so much work.
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Any beauty you see in me is only a reflection of Him, any ugliness, a reflection of my self.
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Know that transformation sometimes begins with a fall. So never curse the fall.
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Give. Even when you know you can get nothing back.
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You’ve been given status today, but never forget where you came from. You came from dirt and will return to dirt. You will be on that day as you began: just you and Him.
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If you’re having trouble waking up for fajr, set your alarm to play Quran. It works!
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The problem is that we try to find that here. And so we create ageless creams and cosmetic surgery in a desperate attempt to hold on-in an attempt to mold this world into what it is not, and will never be.
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When someone hurts you, your first thought may be to wish you had never met them at all. But remember that even those who’ve hurt you, came into your life for a reason, and left for a reason. It’s for the best and healing starts with acceptance.
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Some hearts understand each other, even in silence.
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