When we don’t get hired, or we lose something dear to us, it’s hard to take a step back and notice the bigger picture. Often Allah takes things away from us, only to replace them with something greater.
YASMIN MOGAHEDBe grateful for every single person who was part of your story.The ones that hurt you. The ones that helped you. Because they all taught you.
More Yasmin Mogahed Quotes
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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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Sometimes people have nothing to say because they’re too empty. And sometimes people have nothing to say because they’re too full.
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Many years ago, our father Ibrahim (AS) made a choice. He loved his son. But He loved God more.
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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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This life will never be without storms. Stop fearing the storm. Build your inner shelter.
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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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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 search the world over, but you won’t find happiness until you realize that happiness isn’t getting what you want. It’s being content with what you already have.
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If you wonder how you’ll get through this new heartbreak, just think back. Remember all you’ve been through in the past. And how each time you swore, you’d never get through it. But you did. And look where you’re at now. This too shall pass!
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The pain of emptiness is too strong. It compels the victim to fill that place. A single moment with that empty spot causes excruciating pain. That’s why we run from distraction to distraction and from attachment to attachment.
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We will suffer the moment we take our eyes off the End and get lost in the means.
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Be grateful for every single person who was part of your story.The ones that hurt you. The ones that helped you. Because they all taught you.
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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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My pain will die. 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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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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