Give. Even when you know you can get nothing back.
YASMIN MOGAHEDIf you want to know what’s Real, of love, of life, of loyalty, put it through the greatest test: Time.
More Yasmin Mogahed Quotes
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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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Some feel lonely because they haven’t found that perfect ‘companion’ yet. Sometimes Allah sends everyone else away so you can find that only in Him.
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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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Never lose hope. Stay close to Allah and when you mess up, go back to Him.
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Love people for the sake of God, but never love God for the sake of people.
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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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Tell this imprisoned soul that it will never be owned. Nothing will ever own you. But God.
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Some hearts understand each other, even in silence.
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Everything is as it should be. God’s design is perfect.
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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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Be grateful for the wound that pushes you towards God.
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In any nation, the hypocrites do not become apparent except during times of fitnah (severe tests and hardships).
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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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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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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 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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There’s a time for words and a time for silence. If you’re listening, you’ll hear the difference.
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On that Day, we will see the true reality. On that Day, we will realize that two rak’at (units) of prayer were greater than everything in the heavens and the earth.
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Tawbah is the cleaning of the heart, dhikr is the feeding of the heart.
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The body has many needs. But the soul has only one: to be with God.
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Hope shouldn’t increase with good deeds and decrease with sin. In good deeds, my hope is for Allah to accept. In sin, my hope is for Allah to forgive.
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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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If you want the love of the people, stop running after it. The more you chase it, the more it escapes you. Love doesn’t come from the people. It comes from God.
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Don’t think for a moment that any of it was random. There are no oversights with God. Only perfectly crafted chapters in each unique journey.
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The commandment came to sacrifice his son. But it wasn’t his son that was slaughtered. It was his attachment to anything that could compete with his love for God. So let us ask ourselves in these beautiful days of sacrifice, which attachments do we need to slaughter?
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Know that transformation sometimes begins with a fall. So never curse the fall.
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