Any beauty you see in me is only a reflection of Him, any ugliness, a reflection of my self.
YASMIN MOGAHEDMany years ago, our father Ibrahim (AS) made a choice. He loved his son. But He loved God more.
More Yasmin Mogahed Quotes
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I am always shocked to discover how many people believe that hardships are a punishment from God! When people face tests or see others facing tests, they assume Allah must be angry with them. SubhannAllah! Remember which people were tested the most:
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I tell you to keep going, not because it’s easy. Not because it doesn’t hurt. I tell you to keep going because there’s no other way. To stop is to die.
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Don’t get attached to moments. Good or bad, they all pass.
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Its shocking how many people believe hardships are a punishment from God! Every hardship is good for you-if it brings you closer to Him!
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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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If you want to know what’s Real, of love, of life, of loyalty, put it through the greatest test: Time.
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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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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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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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When you Rectify your Relationship with the Creator, He Rectifies your relationship with All of the Creation.
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Take care of the hearts of the people, and Allāh will take care of your heart
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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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We will suffer the moment we take our eyes off the End and get lost in the means.
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When your failures surround you, and all the open doors have closed, look up. There’s a door that never closes, a way, when all the other ways have failed you.
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If you want this life to stop breaking your heart, stop giving your heart to this life.
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