There’s something amazing about this life. The very same worldly attribute that causes us pain is also what gives us relief:
YASMIN MOGAHEDAt the time of death your tongue will speak only what is in the heart.To say la illaha illa Allah, you must live it.
More Yasmin Mogahed Quotes
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Don’t expect your spouse to be perfect. He/she is only the dunya version of themselves. Their ‘perfect’ version is saved for jennah.
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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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You cried when He took away your drop of water, not knowing He’d saved for you, the sea.
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Keep praying, even if you have only a whisper left.
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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 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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Hope shouldn’t increase with good deeds and decrease with sin. In good deeds, my hope is for Allah to accept. In sin, my hope is for Allah to forgive.
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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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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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Break in the hands of God, He’ll unbreak you. Break in the hands of people, you’ll remain forever broken. Break to no one, your heart will remain hard.
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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.
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Don’t think for a moment that any of it was random. There are no oversights with God. Only perfectly crafted chapters in each unique journey.
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Don’t you think there’s a problem when we live in a society that considers a woman’s greatest accomplishment being pretty for a man?
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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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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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