We fail because when Allah gives us these blessings, we unwittingly turn them into false idols in the heart.
YASMIN MOGAHEDTry not to confuse attachment with love. Attachment is about fear and dependency, and has more to do with love of self than love of another.
More Yasmin Mogahed Quotes
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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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When we can’t marry the person we had in mind, our inability to look beyond may even blind sight us from someone who is in fact better for us.
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You cried when He took away your drop of water, not knowing He’d saved for you, the sea.
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I’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.
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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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My Nafs screams out for what it desires. But my will to be free screams louder.
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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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Don’t worry about what the people say. Sometimes they’ll praise you. Sometimes they’ll condemn you. All these things all fade away. And in the end, Allah takes care of everything. Perfectly.
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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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The body that we tend to is only temporary, while the soul that we neglect is # eternal .
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Ya Allah, envelop our hearts with a shield of your light and mercy, so the pain doesn’t penetrate.
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As a Muslim woman, I’ve been liberated from a silent kind of bondage. I don’t answer to the slaves of God on earth. I answer to their King.
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This life will never be without storms. Stop fearing the storm. Build your inner shelter.
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Love without attachment is the purest love because it isn’t about what others can give you because your empty. It is about what you can give others because you’re already full.
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Love people for the sake of God, but never love God for the sake of people.
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