So often it hurts us that we are not able to focus in our prayers. Remember, the more you focus on Allah outside your salah, the easier it will be to focus on Him inside your salah. What occupies you in salah, is what occupies you outside of salah.
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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Keep praying, even if you have only a whisper left.
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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.
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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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When we don’t get hired, or we lose something dear to us, it’s hard to take a step back and notice the bigger picture. Often Allah takes things away from us, only to replace them with something greater.
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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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Ya Allah, envelop our hearts with a shield of your light and mercy, so the pain doesn’t penetrate.
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Our first and true home was Paradise: a land that is both perfect and eternal. So the yearning for that type of life is a part of our being.
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Many years ago, our father Ibrahim (AS) made a choice. He loved his son. But He loved God more.
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The problem is that we try to find that here. And so we create ageless creams and cosmetic surgery in a desperate attempt to hold on-in an attempt to mold this world into what it is not, and will never be.
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At the time of death your tongue will speak only what is in the heart.To say la illaha illa Allah, you must live it.
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I am always shocked to discover how many people believe that hardships are a punishment from God! When people face tests or see others facing tests, they assume Allah must be angry with them. SubhannAllah! Remember which people were tested the most:
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The greatest virtue is not in forgiving those who apologize, or in being kind to those who are kind to you. The biggest virtue is in forgiving even those who never apologize, and in being kind to even those who are not kind to you.
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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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The people will come and go. Sometimes they’ll be there for you. Sometimes they wont. Some will love you, some will not.
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Don’t think for a moment that any of it was random. There are no oversights with God. Only perfectly crafted chapters in each unique journey.
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