Give. Even when you know you can get nothing back.
YASMIN MOGAHEDThe 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
More Yasmin Mogahed Quotes
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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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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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You keep only what you give…to Him.
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Most of all, we must never be deceived. We must never allow ourselves to think that anything in this world succeeds, fails, is given, taken, done, or undone without Allah.
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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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This life will never be without storms. Stop fearing the storm. Build your inner shelter.
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If you’re having trouble waking up for fajr, set your alarm to play Quran. It works!
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The pain of emptiness is too strong. It compels the victim to fill that place. A single moment with that empty spot causes excruciating pain. That’s why we run from distraction to distraction and from attachment to attachment.
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There is meaning in all things. But are you paying attention?
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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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They say you don’t get over someone until you find someone or something better. As humans, we don’t deal well with emptiness. Any empty space must be filled. Immediately.
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Know that transformation sometimes begins with a fall. So never curse the fall.
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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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Sometimes people have nothing to say because they’re too empty. And sometimes people have nothing to say because they’re too full.
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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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