Ya Allah, envelop our hearts with a shield of your light and mercy, so the pain doesn’t penetrate.
YASMIN MOGAHEDI’m not here to be on display. And my body is not for public consumption. I will not be reduced to an object, or a pair of legs to sell shoes.
More Yasmin Mogahed Quotes
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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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Seek those who help you hear your own heart.
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Do not say that every day you spend on this earth is a day closer to dying. Every day you spend on this earth is a day closer to finally living.
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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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The people will come and go. Sometimes they’ll be there for you. Sometimes they wont. Some will love you, some will not.
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We often wonder why God gives and takes, constricts and expands. What we forget is that human beings understand things by their opposites.
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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 die as we lived. Whatever was most important in life, will consume us at death. Whatever attachments we had will become evident then.
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Many years ago, our father Ibrahim (AS) made a choice. He loved his son. But He loved God more.
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The greatest virtue is not in forgiving those who apologize, or in being kind to those who are kind to you. The biggest virtue is in forgiving even those who never apologize, and in being kind to even those who are not kind to you.
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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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If you want this life to stop breaking your heart, stop giving your heart to this life.
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When was any of it because of *your* worth? It was all because of His mercy, His generosity, His love of giving, and forgiving. And those qualities don’t change because you’re messing up. Just seek them. Call Him by His mercy, not by your deeds.
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I tell you to keep going, not because it’s easy. Not because it doesn’t hurt. I tell you to keep going because there’s no other way. To stop is to die.
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Tell this imprisoned soul that it will never be owned. Nothing will ever own you. But God.
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