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.
YASMIN MOGAHEDResilience is very different than being numb. Resilience means you experience, you feel, you fail, you hurt. You fall. But, you keep going.
More Yasmin Mogahed Quotes
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Take care of the hearts of the people, and Allāh will take care of your heart
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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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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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Everything is as it should be. God’s design is perfect.
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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.
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Love without attachment is the purest love because it isn’t about what others can give you because your empty. It is about what you can give others because you’re already full.
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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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I’m not here to be on display. And my body is not for public consumption. I will not be reduced to an object, or a pair of legs to sell shoes.
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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 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.
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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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Seek those who help you hear your own heart.
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Give. Even when you know you can get nothing back.
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When was any of it because of *your* worth? It was all because of His mercy, His generosity, His love of giving, and forgiving. And those qualities don’t change because you’re messing up. Just seek them. Call Him by His mercy, not by your deeds.
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This life will never be without storms. Stop fearing the storm. Build your inner shelter.
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