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.
YASMIN MOGAHEDSometimes people have nothing to say because they’re too empty. And sometimes people have nothing to say because they’re too full.
More Yasmin Mogahed Quotes
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There are some people who could hear you speak a thousand words, and still not understand you… And there are others who will understand – without you even speaking a word.
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Be grateful for the wound that pushes you towards God.
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If you want to focus more on Allah in your prayers, focus more on Him outside your prayers.
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Try to fill your mind and heart with Allah as much as you can throughout your day. Talk to Him, make duaa to Him constantly. This will build your personal relationship with Him. Then, going to salah will be like coming home to an old friend.
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Be grateful for every single person who was part of your story.The ones that hurt you. The ones that helped you. Because they all taught you.
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At the time of death your tongue will speak only what is in the heart.To say la illaha illa Allah, you must live it.
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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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Don’t get attached to moments. Good or bad, they all pass.
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Tawwakul is not an act of the limbs-it is an act of the heart. And so while the limbs are striving hard, the heart is completely reliant on Allah.
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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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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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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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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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You can search the world over, but you won’t find happiness until you realize that happiness isn’t getting what you want. It’s being content with what you already have.
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Everything we do is motivated by love. Even fear and hate are born of love. So be careful what you love.
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