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YASMIN MOGAHEDIf you want the love of the people, stop running after it. The more you chase it, the more it escapes you. Love doesn’t come from the people. It comes from God.
More Yasmin Mogahed Quotes
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Don’t worry about what the people say. Sometimes they’ll praise you. Sometimes they’ll condemn you. All these things all fade away. And in the end, Allah takes care of everything. Perfectly.
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If there is one recipe for unhappiness it is that: expectations.
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You keep only what you give…to Him.
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Keep praying, even if you have only a whisper left.
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Leaving the people and places you love, is a reminder of the impermanence of this life. And the permanence of the next.
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I think we all carry within us different versions of ourselves. Our true, greatest, most honest versions of ourselves can either be developed and nourished, or it can remain dead from neglect.
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It is in that which you love the most that you find the greatest tests.
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But, this dark place is not the end. Remember that the darkness of night precedes the dawn. And as long as your heart still beats, this is not the death of it. You don’t have to die here.
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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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If you allow dunya to own your heart, like the ocean that owns the boat, it will take over. You will sink down to the depths of the sea. You will touch the ocean floor.
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Once in a while, people enter our lives and lessen the loneliness of being away from Home.
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There is meaning in all things. But are you paying attention?
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Sometimes people have nothing to say because they’re too empty. And sometimes people have nothing to say because they’re too full.
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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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You can search the world over, but you won’t find happiness until you realize that happiness isn’t getting what you want. It’s being content with what you already have.
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