We cannot tolerate one mistake from others, and yet God tolerates a planet covered with His own creation that live their entire lives sinning and denying Him, and yet continues to feed, clothe and protect them.
YASMIN MOGAHEDThis world isn’t perfect. That means it isn’t perfectly good; but it isn’t perfectly bad, either. The ease comes with the hardship. Shift the focus of what you see, and your experience of this life will change.
More Yasmin Mogahed Quotes
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As a Muslim woman, I’ve been liberated from a silent kind of bondage. I don’t answer to the slaves of God on earth. I answer to their King.
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Being both soft and strong is a combination very few have mastered.
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If you’re having trouble waking up for fajr, set your alarm to play Quran. It works!
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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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We fail because when Allah gives us these blessings, we unwittingly turn them into false idols in the heart.
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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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Yes, the heart breaks. But, it also heals.
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Some hearts understand each other, even in silence.
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Never lose hope. Stay close to Allah and when you mess up, go back to Him.
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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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Before anything can break your heart, it must first own your heart. Stop handing your heart to dunya-it’ll stop breaking it.
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Tawbah is the cleaning of the heart, dhikr is the feeding of the heart.
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We are always looking for signs. We are always asking for God to ‘speak’ to us. But those signs are all around us. They are in everything. God is always ‘speaking’. The question is whether we are listening.
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This life will never be without storms. Stop fearing the storm. Build your inner shelter.
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You keep only what you give…to Him.
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