There are internal chains and external chains. All the external chains in the world won’t enslave you, if you are free inside. And all the external ‘freedom’ in the world won’t liberate you, if you are chained inside. Let go. And you’ll know Freedom.
YASMIN MOGAHEDNothing here lasts. What does that mean? It means that the breathtakingly beautiful rose in my vase will wither tomorrow. It means that my youth will neglect me. But it also means that the sadness I feel today will change tomorrow.
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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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Allah is al-Kareem, so if He withholds from you it is not on account of stinginess. It is on account of His generosity. He withholds to give.
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Look forward to going back Home. But make sure you’re furnishing it.
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Do your part, but stop trying to steer your destiny. You’re not in charge.
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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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We will be asked, “what did you love most in this world? What did you spend life doing? What did you run after? Will it last? The things that you chased, will they last? Will they help you, or will they hurt you when the illusion of this life has passed?”
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We are always looking for signs. We are always asking for God to ‘speak’ to us. But those signs are all around us. They are in everything. God is always ‘speaking’. The question is whether we are listening.
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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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The traveler walks through many mirages before he finds water.
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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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When you Rectify your Relationship with the Creator, He Rectifies your relationship with All of the Creation.
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Never lose hope. Stay close to Allah and when you mess up, go back to Him.
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You can’t run in more than one direction at a time. And you will only run in the direction you are facing. So if your heart is facing anything other than Allah, it isn’t Him you’re running towards.
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Don’t get attached to moments. Good or bad, they all pass.
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Take care of the hearts of the people, and Allāh will take care of your heart
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