Sometimes people have nothing to say because they’re too empty. And sometimes people have nothing to say because they’re too full.
YASMIN MOGAHEDThe 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?
More Yasmin Mogahed Quotes
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If you allow dunya to own your heart, like the ocean that owns the boat, it will take over. You will sink down to the depths of the sea. You will touch the ocean floor.
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Worry is a direct consequence of relying on your own efforts.
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Take care of the hearts of the people, and Allāh will take care of your heart
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Everything we do is motivated by love. Even fear and hate are born of love. So be careful what you love.
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The Prophets! And they were the closest to Allah. Every hardship is good for you-if it brings you closer to Him!
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Give. Even when you know you can get nothing back.
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The body has many needs. But the soul has only one: to be with God.
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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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Most of all, we must never be deceived. We must never allow ourselves to think that anything in this world succeeds, fails, is given, taken, done, or undone without Allah.
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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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Ya Allah, envelop our hearts with a shield of your light and mercy, so the pain doesn’t penetrate.
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Tear your heart out of your chest. And hand it to God. There is no other healing. I swear, there is no other healing
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Look forward to going back Home. But make sure you’re furnishing it.
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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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Be careful about wanting what others have. There is always a price. Perhaps God didn’t give it to you, because He knew you wouldn’t be able to pay it.
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