Be grateful for the wound that pushes you towards God.
YASMIN MOGAHEDThere 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.
More Yasmin Mogahed Quotes
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Being both soft and strong is a combination very few have mastered.
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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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Any beauty you see in me is only a reflection of Him, any ugliness, a reflection of my self.
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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 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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Allah is al-Kareem, so if He withholds from you it is not on account of stinginess. It is on account of His generosity. He withholds to give.
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This tide was never meant to be still. Step away from time to time. And know that only a heart fixed on the unmoving spot can ride the waves of this ever-changing, ever-fading life.
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Tawbah is the cleaning of the heart, dhikr is the feeding of the heart.
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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 die as we lived. Whatever was most important in life, will consume us at death. Whatever attachments we had will become evident then.
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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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So often it hurts us that we are not able to focus in our prayers. Remember, the more you focus on Allah outside your salah, the easier it will be to focus on Him inside your salah. What occupies you in salah, is what occupies you outside of salah.
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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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Don’t you think there’s a problem when we live in a society that considers a woman’s greatest accomplishment being pretty for a man?
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I think we all carry within us different versions of ourselves. Our true, greatest, most honest versions of ourselves can either be developed and nourished, or it can remain dead from neglect.
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