Leaving the people and places you love, is a reminder of the impermanence of this life. And the permanence of the next.
YASMIN MOGAHEDDon’t expect your spouse to be perfect. He/she is only the dunya version of themselves. Their ‘perfect’ version is saved for jennah.
More Yasmin Mogahed Quotes
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If you think you’re too far from Allah to return, and your ‘past’ continues to own you, just remember that Malik ibn Dinar (RA) was an alcoholic, and Omar (RA) was on his way to assassinate the Prophet (pbuh) before they became two of the greatest souls to walk the earth!
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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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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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Beauty attracts beauty. If you want to know what you are, look at what you are drawn to.
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Tell this imprisoned soul that it will never be owned. Nothing will ever own you. But God.
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Your beauty is in your sensitivity. Don’t let anyone take it from you
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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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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 are two people. The person inside and the person outside. Sidq (truthfulness) is when they are the same.
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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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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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We often wonder why God gives and takes, constricts and expands. What we forget is that human beings understand things by their opposites.
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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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Give. Even when you know you can get nothing back.
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Be grateful for every single person who was part of your story.The ones that hurt you. The ones that helped you. Because they all taught you.
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