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.
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.
More Yasmin Mogahed Quotes
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The enduring life is the one that begins once we awaken from this world. And it is in that awakening that we realize… It was only a dream
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My laughter won’t last forever but neither will my tears. We say this life isn’t perfect. And it isn’t. It isn’t perfectly good. But, it also isn’t perfectly bad, either.
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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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In any nation, the hypocrites do not become apparent except during times of fitnah (severe tests and hardships).
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Worry is a direct consequence of relying on your own efforts.
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Don’t get attached to moments. Good or bad, they all pass.
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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.
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Everything is as it should be. God’s design is perfect.
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If you’re having trouble waking up for fajr, set your alarm to play Quran. It works!
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Beauty attracts beauty. If you want to know what you are, look at what you are drawn to.
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This is the one and only reason why I was created. And this is the most essential realization, as it defines everything else I do or believe. It defines all things around me, and everything I experience in life.
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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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Break in the hands of God, He’ll unbreak you. Break in the hands of people, you’ll remain forever broken. Break to no one, your heart will remain hard.
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Arrogance is actually just ignorance. Ignorance of what you really are in relation to the world-but most of all in relation to God.
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Being both soft and strong is a combination very few have mastered.
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