Never lose hope. Stay close to Allah and when you mess up, go back to Him.
YASMIN MOGAHEDBefore anything can break your heart, it must first own your heart. Stop handing your heart to dunya-it’ll stop breaking it.
More Yasmin Mogahed Quotes
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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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You cried when He took away your drop of water, not knowing He’d saved for you, the sea.
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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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When you’re in trouble don’t depend on yourself. Don’t depend on people. Depend on God.
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The traveler walks through many mirages before he finds water.
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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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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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The enduring life is the one that begins once we awaken from this world. And it is in that awakening that we realize… It was only a dream
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In any nation, the hypocrites do not become apparent except during times of fitnah (severe tests and hardships).
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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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Being both soft and strong is a combination very few have mastered.
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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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Do your part, but stop trying to steer your destiny. You’re not in charge.
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Nothing here lasts. What does that mean? It means that the breathtakingly beautiful rose in my vase will wither tomorrow. It means that my youth will neglect me. But it also means that the sadness I feel today will change tomorrow.
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When was any of it because of *your* worth? It was all because of His mercy, His generosity, His love of giving, and forgiving. And those qualities don’t change because you’re messing up. Just seek them. Call Him by His mercy, not by your deeds.
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