Worry is a direct consequence of relying on your own efforts.
YASMIN MOGAHEDSometimes people have nothing to say because they’re too empty. And sometimes people have nothing to say because they’re too full.
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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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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Resilience is very different than being numb. Resilience means you experience, you feel, you fail, you hurt. You fall. But, you keep going.
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There’s something amazing about this life. The very same worldly attribute that causes us pain is also what gives us relief:
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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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Do your part, but stop trying to steer your destiny. You’re not in charge.
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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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There is meaning in all things. But are you paying attention?
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Our first and true home was Paradise: a land that is both perfect and eternal. So the yearning for that type of life is a part of our being.
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My laughter won’t last forever but neither will my tears. We say this life isn’t perfect. And it isn’t. It isn’t perfectly good. But, it also isn’t perfectly bad, either.
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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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Don’t get attached to moments. Good or bad, they all pass.
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Don’t worry about what the people say. Sometimes they’ll praise you. Sometimes they’ll condemn you. All these things all fade away. And in the end, Allah takes care of everything. Perfectly.
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Allah is al-Kareem, so if He withholds from you it is not on account of stinginess. It is on account of His generosity. He withholds to give.
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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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