This life will never be without storms. Stop fearing the storm. Build your inner shelter.
YASMIN MOGAHEDAs 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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I am always shocked to discover how many people believe that hardships are a punishment from God! When people face tests or see others facing tests, they assume Allah must be angry with them. SubhannAllah! Remember which people were tested the most:
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You’ve been given status today, but never forget where you came from. You came from dirt and will return to dirt. You will be on that day as you began: just you and Him.
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There’s something amazing about this life. The very same worldly attribute that causes us pain is also what gives us relief:
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Be grateful for the wound that pushes you towards God.
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Before anything can break your heart, it must first own your heart. Stop handing your heart to dunya-it’ll stop breaking it.
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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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It is in that which you love the most that you find the greatest tests.
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This tide was never meant to be still. Step away from time to time. And know that only a heart fixed on the unmoving spot can ride the waves of this ever-changing, ever-fading life.
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The poison leaves bit by bit, not all at once. Be patient. You are healing.
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Your worship is not a gift from you to God. It is a gift from God to you.
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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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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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Your beauty is in your sensitivity. Don’t let anyone take it from you
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This world isn’t perfect. That means it isn’t perfectly good; but it isn’t perfectly bad, either. The ease comes with the hardship. Shift the focus of what you see, and your experience of this life will change.
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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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