The poison leaves bit by bit, not all at once. Be patient. You are healing.
YASMIN MOGAHEDYa Allah, envelop our hearts with a shield of your light and mercy, so the pain doesn’t penetrate.
More Yasmin Mogahed Quotes
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Some feel lonely because they haven’t found that perfect ‘companion’ yet. Sometimes Allah sends everyone else away so you can find that only in Him.
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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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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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Be careful about wanting what others have. There is always a price. Perhaps God didn’t give it to you, because He knew you wouldn’t be able to pay it.
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The body has many needs. But the soul has only one: to be with God.
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We will suffer the moment we take our eyes off the End and get lost in the means.
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Tear your heart out of your chest. And hand it to God. There is no other healing. I swear, there is no other healing
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Nothing 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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Our first and true home was Paradise: a land that is both perfect and eternal. So the yearning for that type of life is a part of our being.
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The traveler walks through many mirages before he finds water.
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Like the sun that sets at the end of the day, so too will Ramadan come and go, leaving only it’s mark on our heart’s sky.
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On that Day, we will see the true reality. On that Day, we will realize that two rak’at (units) of prayer were greater than everything in the heavens and the earth.
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My worth as a human being is measured on a higher scale: a scale of righteousness and piety. And my purpose in life-despite what fashion magazines say-is something more sublime than just looking good for men.
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But, this dark place is not the end. Remember that the darkness of night precedes the dawn. And as long as your heart still beats, this is not the death of it. You don’t have to die here.
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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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