Hope shouldn’t increase with good deeds and decrease with sin. In good deeds, my hope is for Allah to accept. In sin, my hope is for Allah to forgive.
YASMIN MOGAHEDYou cried when He took away your drop of water, not knowing He’d saved for you, the sea.
More Yasmin Mogahed Quotes
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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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When the pain overtakes you, reach inside. Gather the broken pieces, and hand them to God. Ask Him to remake your heart. Different, this time. Stronger. More beautiful. This is how we are made, and remade by the Maker.
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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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If you think you’re too far from Allah to return, and your ‘past’ continues to own you, just remember that Malik ibn Dinar (RA) was an alcoholic, and Omar (RA) was on his way to assassinate the Prophet (pbuh) before they became two of the greatest souls to walk the earth!
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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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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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Tell this imprisoned soul that it will never be owned. Nothing will ever own you. But God.
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There’s a time for words and a time for silence. If you’re listening, you’ll hear the difference.
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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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Don’t get attached to moments. Good or bad, they all pass.
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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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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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Don’t expect your spouse to be perfect. He/she is only the dunya version of themselves. Their ‘perfect’ version is saved for jennah.
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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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The ones that hurt you. The ones that helped you. The ones that came, and the ones that left. They all taught you.
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