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.
YASMIN MOGAHEDTell this imprisoned soul that it will never be owned. Nothing will ever own you. But God.
More Yasmin Mogahed Quotes
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Worry is a direct consequence of relying on your own efforts.
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The problem is that we try to find that here. And so we create ageless creams and cosmetic surgery in a desperate attempt to hold on-in an attempt to mold this world into what it is not, and will never be.
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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 greatest virtue is not in forgiving those who apologize, or in being kind to those who are kind to you. The biggest virtue is in forgiving even those who never apologize, and in being kind to even those who are not kind to you.
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The body has many needs. But the soul has only one: to be with God.
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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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You cried when He took away your drop of water, not knowing He’d saved for you, the sea.
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In his mercy, He sent the storm itself to make us seek help. And then knowing that we’re likely to get the wrong answer, He gives us a multiple choice exam with only one option to choose from: the correct answer. The hardship itself is ease.
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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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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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We are two people. The person inside and the person outside. Sidq (truthfulness) is when they are the same.
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In dunya, the image is always better than the reality. In Jennah, the Reality is better than any image ever could be.
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I tell you to keep going, not because it’s easy. Not because it doesn’t hurt. I tell you to keep going because there’s no other way. To stop is to die.
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Know that transformation sometimes begins with a fall. So never curse the fall.
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