Tell this imprisoned soul that it will never be owned. Nothing will ever own you. But God.
YASMIN MOGAHEDAllah 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.
More Yasmin Mogahed Quotes
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Break in the hands of God, He’ll unbreak you. Break in the hands of people, you’ll remain forever broken. Break to no one, your heart will remain hard.
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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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Arrogance is actually just ignorance. Ignorance of what you really are in relation to the world-but most of all in relation to God.
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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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Do not say that every day you spend on this earth is a day closer to dying. Every day you spend on this earth is a day closer to finally living.
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We fail because when Allah gives us these blessings, we unwittingly turn them into false idols in the 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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We will realize the priceless check that was left on our doorstep every night as we slept. There will come a day when we would give up everything under the sky just to come back and pray those two rak’at.
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You keep only what you give…to Him.
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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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The people will come and go. Sometimes they’ll be there for you. Sometimes they wont. Some will love you, some will not.
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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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The traveler walks through many mirages before he finds water.
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Worry is a direct consequence of relying on your own efforts.
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There’s a time for words and a time for silence. If you’re listening, you’ll hear the difference.
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