Many years ago, our father Ibrahim (AS) made a choice. He loved his son. But He loved God more.
YASMIN MOGAHEDEverything we do is motivated by love. Even fear and hate are born of love. So be careful what you love.
More Yasmin Mogahed Quotes
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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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The Prophets! And they were the closest to Allah. Every hardship is good for you-if it brings you closer to Him!
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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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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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Ignoring a Reality doesn’t make it less Real. It’s still going to happen. Being unprepared for something doesn’t stop it from happening.
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When you’re in trouble don’t depend on yourself. Don’t depend on people. Depend on God.
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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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There is meaning in all things. But are you paying attention?
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Give. Even when you know you can get nothing back.
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If you want to know what’s Real, of love, of life, of loyalty, put it through the greatest test: Time.
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Most of all, we must never be deceived. We must never allow ourselves to think that anything in this world succeeds, fails, is given, taken, done, or undone without Allah.
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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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In any nation, the hypocrites do not become apparent except during times of fitnah (severe tests and hardships).
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Being both soft and strong is a combination very few have mastered.
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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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