Never lose hope. Stay close to Allah and when you mess up, go back to Him.
YASMIN MOGAHEDMy 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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I know you feel worn and tired. I know you’re tired of failing. Rest, but don’t stop. You can do this. You got this. Not because you’re strong, but because He’s your strength.
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Once in a while, people enter our lives and lessen the loneliness of being away from Home.
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We will be asked, “what did you love most in this world? What did you spend life doing? What did you run after? Will it last? The things that you chased, will they last? Will they help you, or will they hurt you when the illusion of this life has passed?”
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Resilience is very different than being numb. Resilience means you experience, you feel, you fail, you hurt. You fall. But, you keep going.
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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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You keep only what you give…to Him.
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The traveler walks through many mirages before he finds water.
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It is in that which you love the most that you find the greatest tests.
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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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The body that we tend to is only temporary, while the soul that we neglect is # eternal .
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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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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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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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There are some people who could hear you speak a thousand words, and still not understand you… And there are others who will understand – without you even speaking a word.
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My Nafs screams out for what it desires. But my will to be free screams louder.
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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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Everything is as it should be. God’s design is perfect.
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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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The poison leaves bit by bit, not all at once. Be patient. You are healing.
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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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Before anything can break your heart, it must first own your heart. Stop handing your heart to dunya-it’ll stop breaking it.
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The ones that hurt you. The ones that helped you. The ones that came, and the ones that left. They all taught you.
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Your worship is not a gift from you to God. It is a gift from God to you.
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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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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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Don’t expect your spouse to be perfect. He/she is only the dunya version of themselves. Their ‘perfect’ version is saved for jennah.
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