Any beauty you see in me is only a reflection of Him, any ugliness, a reflection of my self.
YASMIN MOGAHEDIf you want to know what’s Real, of love, of life, of loyalty, put it through the greatest test: Time.
More Yasmin Mogahed Quotes
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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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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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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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This life will never be without storms. Stop fearing the storm. Build your inner shelter.
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Leaving the people and places you love, is a reminder of the impermanence of this life. And the permanence of the next.
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Some feel lonely because they haven’t found that perfect ‘companion’ yet. Sometimes Allah sends everyone else away so you can find that only in Him.
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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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The poison leaves bit by bit, not all at once. Be patient. You are healing.
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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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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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Take care of the hearts of the people, and Allāh will take care of your heart
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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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Ya Allah, envelop our hearts with a shield of your light and mercy, so the pain doesn’t penetrate.
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So often it hurts us that we are not able to focus in our prayers. Remember, the more you focus on Allah outside your salah, the easier it will be to focus on Him inside your salah. What occupies you in salah, is what occupies you outside of salah.
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Keep praying, even if you have only a whisper left.
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Yes, the heart breaks. But, it also heals.
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Your beauty is in your sensitivity. Don’t let anyone take it from you
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That data is later replayed during your prayer. If you want to know what is filling your heart, look at what you think about in your prayer. If you want to guard your heart, guard your eyes, ears, and tongue.
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The body has many needs. But the soul has only one: to be with 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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If you wonder how you’ll get through this new heartbreak, just think back. Remember all you’ve been through in the past. And how each time you swore, you’d never get through it. But you did. And look where you’re at now. This too shall pass!
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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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Love people for the sake of God, but never love God for the sake of people.
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The commandment came to sacrifice his son. But it wasn’t his son that was slaughtered. It was his attachment to anything that could compete with his love for God. So let us ask ourselves in these beautiful days of sacrifice, which attachments do we need to slaughter?
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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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Some hearts understand each other, even in silence.
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