If you want to focus more on Allah in your prayers, focus more on Him outside your prayers.
YASMIN MOGAHEDI 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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Keep praying, even if you have only a whisper left.
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We will be asked, “what did you love most in this world? What did you spend life doing? What did you run after? Will it last? The things that you chased, will they last? Will they help you, or will they hurt you when the illusion of this life has passed?”
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There is meaning in all things. But are you paying attention?
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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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Try not to confuse attachment with love. Attachment is about fear and dependency, and has more to do with love of self than love of another.
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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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Nothing here lasts. What does that mean? It means that the breathtakingly beautiful rose in my vase will wither tomorrow. It means that my youth will neglect me. But it also means that the sadness I feel today will change tomorrow.
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Yes, the heart breaks. But, it also heals.
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The body that we tend to is only temporary, while the soul that we neglect is # eternal .
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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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Tell this imprisoned soul that it will never be owned. Nothing will ever own you. But God.
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Blessings come in packages of two. With every blessing is a test. So don’t ever envy people who seem to have more than you.
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Seek those who help you hear your own heart.
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If you want to know what’s Real, of love, of life, of loyalty, put it through the greatest test: Time.
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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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