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.
YASMIN MOGAHEDDon’t worry about what the people say. Sometimes they’ll praise you. Sometimes they’ll condemn you. All these things all fade away. And in the end, Allah takes care of everything. Perfectly.
More Yasmin Mogahed Quotes
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The traveler walks through many mirages before he finds water.
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Love people for the sake of God, but never love God for the sake of people.
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Leaving the people and places you love, is a reminder of the impermanence of this life. And the permanence of the next.
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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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The people will come and go. Sometimes they’ll be there for you. Sometimes they wont. Some will love you, some will not.
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Try not to confuse attachment with love. Attachment is about fear and dependency, and has more to do with love of self than love of another.
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If there is one recipe for unhappiness it is that: expectations.
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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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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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Time of difficulty test our faith, our fortitude and our strenght. During these times, the level of our imaan becomes manifest
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Yes, the heart breaks. But, it also heals.
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Hawa will make you miserable. And just like a drug, you will crave it always, but never be satisfied. You will chase it to your own detriment, but never reach it.
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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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Keep praying, even if you have only a whisper left.
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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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