We will realize the priceless check that was left on our doorstep every night as we slept. There will come a day when we would give up everything under the sky just to come back and pray those two rak’at.
YASMIN MOGAHEDAllah 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.
More Yasmin Mogahed Quotes
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Any beauty you see in me is only a reflection of Him, any ugliness, a reflection of my self.
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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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My value as a woman is not measured by the size of my waist or the number of men who like me.
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If there is one recipe for unhappiness it is that: expectations.
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This life will never be without storms. Stop fearing the storm. Build your inner shelter.
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So often we think that Allah only tests us with hardships, but this isn’t true. Allah also tests with ease. He tests us with na’im (blessings) and with the things we love, and it is often in these tests that so many of us fail.
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When you suffer, don’t speak. Look inside and listen for the duaa He inspires in you. and then ask Him. Again and again. Don’t stop.
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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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You can’t run in more than one direction at a time. And you will only run in the direction you are facing. So if your heart is facing anything other than Allah, it isn’t Him you’re running towards.
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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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We fail because when Allah gives us these blessings, we unwittingly turn them into false idols in the heart.
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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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Once in a while, people enter our lives and lessen the loneliness of being away from Home.
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Everything is as it should be. God’s design is perfect.
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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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