We are always looking for signs. We are always asking for God to ‘speak’ to us. But those signs are all around us. They are in everything. God is always ‘speaking’. The question is whether we are listening.
YASMIN MOGAHEDIts shocking how many people believe hardships are a punishment from God! Every hardship is good for you-if it brings you closer to Him!
More Yasmin Mogahed Quotes
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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?
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At the time of death your tongue will speak only what is in the heart.To say la illaha illa Allah, you must live it.
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Sometimes people have nothing to say because they’re too empty. And sometimes people have nothing to say because they’re too full.
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The poison leaves bit by bit, not all at once. Be patient. You are healing.
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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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You can’t run in more than one direction at a time. And you will only run in the direction you are facing. So if your heart is facing anything other than Allah, it isn’t Him you’re running towards.
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Many years ago, our father Ibrahim (AS) made a choice. He loved his son. But He loved God more.
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But, this dark place is not the end. Remember that the darkness of night precedes the dawn. And as long as your heart still beats, this is not the death of it. You don’t have to die here.
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If you want this life to stop breaking your heart, stop giving your heart to this life.
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When you suffer, don’t speak. Look inside and listen for the duaa He inspires in you. and then ask Him. Again and again. Don’t stop.
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We die as we lived. Whatever was most important in life, will consume us at death. Whatever attachments we had will become evident then.
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Give. Even when you know you can get nothing back.
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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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If you think you’re too far from Allah to return, and your ‘past’ continues to own you, just remember that Malik ibn Dinar (RA) was an alcoholic, and Omar (RA) was on his way to assassinate the Prophet (pbuh) before they became two of the greatest souls to walk the earth!
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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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