Once in a while, people enter our lives and lessen the loneliness of being away from Home.
YASMIN MOGAHEDWhen we don’t get hired, or we lose something dear to us, it’s hard to take a step back and notice the bigger picture. Often Allah takes things away from us, only to replace them with something greater.
More Yasmin Mogahed Quotes
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Everything is as it should be. God’s design is perfect.
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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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Take care of the hearts of the people, and Allāh will take care of your heart
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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’re in trouble don’t depend on yourself. Don’t depend on people. Depend on God.
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Do your part, but stop trying to steer your destiny. You’re not in charge.
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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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If you think you’re too far from Allah to return, and your ‘past’ continues to own you, just remember that Malik ibn Dinar (RA) was an alcoholic, and Omar (RA) was on his way to assassinate the Prophet (pbuh) before they became two of the greatest souls to walk the earth!
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Your beauty is in your sensitivity. Don’t let anyone take it from you
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My worth as a human being is measured on a higher scale: a scale of righteousness and piety. And my purpose in life-despite what fashion magazines say-is something more sublime than just looking good for men.
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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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Seek those who help you hear your own heart.
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Give. Even when you know you can get nothing back.
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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 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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