I know you feel worn and tired. I know you’re tired of failing. Rest, but don’t stop. You can do this. You got this. Not because you’re strong, but because He’s your strength.
YASMIN MOGAHEDWe fail because when Allah gives us these blessings, we unwittingly turn them into false idols in the heart.
More Yasmin Mogahed Quotes
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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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Blessings come in packages of two. With every blessing is a test. So don’t ever envy people who seem to have more than you.
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Most of all, we must never be deceived. We must never allow ourselves to think that anything in this world succeeds, fails, is given, taken, done, or undone without Allah.
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Seek the ones who never stop caring, who break down your walls, and help you come back to yourself
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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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Ya Allah, envelop our hearts with a shield of your light and mercy, so the pain doesn’t penetrate.
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Break in the hands of God, He’ll unbreak you. Break in the hands of people, you’ll remain forever broken. Break to no one, your heart will remain hard.
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This 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.
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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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Worry is a direct consequence of relying on your own efforts.
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They say you don’t get over someone until you find someone or something better. As humans, we don’t deal well with emptiness. Any empty space must be filled. Immediately.
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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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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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Keep praying, even if you have only a whisper left.
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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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