Give. Even when you know you can get nothing back.
YASMIN MOGAHEDThe Prophets! And they were the closest to Allah. Every hardship is good for you-if it brings you closer to Him!
More Yasmin Mogahed Quotes
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You keep only what you give…to Him.
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Allah is al-Kareem, so if He withholds from you it is not on account of stinginess. It is on account of His generosity. He withholds to give.
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It is in that which you love the most that you find the greatest tests.
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My Nafs screams out for what it desires. But my will to be free screams louder.
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For a wound to heal, you have to clean it out. Again, and again, and again. And this cleaning process stings. The cleaning of a wound hurts. Yes. Healing takes so much work.
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Like the sun that sets at the end of the day, so too will Ramadan come and go, leaving only it’s mark on our heart’s sky.
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Do your part, but stop trying to steer your destiny. You’re not in charge.
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Everything we do is motivated by love. Even fear and hate are born of love. So be careful what you love.
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Everything is as it should be. God’s design is perfect.
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If there is one recipe for unhappiness it is that: expectations.
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The commandment came to sacrifice his son. But it wasn’t his son that was slaughtered. It was his attachment to anything that could compete with his love for God. So let us ask ourselves in these beautiful days of sacrifice, which attachments do we need to slaughter?
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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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We will realize the priceless check that was left on our doorstep every night as we slept. There will come a day when we would give up everything under the sky just to come back and pray those two rak’at.
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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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Being both soft and strong is a combination very few have mastered.
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