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.
YASMIN MOGAHEDWe often wonder why God gives and takes, constricts and expands. What we forget is that human beings understand things by their opposites.
More Yasmin Mogahed Quotes
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Being both soft and strong is a combination very few have mastered.
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Take care of the hearts of the people, and Allāh will take care of your heart
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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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Everything is as it should be. God’s design is perfect.
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Tear your heart out of your chest. And hand it to God. There is no other healing. I swear, there is no other healing
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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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As Muslim women, we have been liberated from this silent bondage. We don’t need society’s standard of beauty or fashion, to define our worth.
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Tawbah is the cleaning of the heart, dhikr is the feeding of the heart.
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But, this dark place is not the end. Remember that the darkness of night precedes the dawn. And as long as your heart still beats, this is not the death of it. You don’t have to die here.
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I know you feel worn and tired. I know you’re tired of failing. Rest, but don’t stop. You can do this. You got this. Not because you’re strong, but because He’s your strength.
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The ones that hurt you. The ones that helped you. The ones that came, and the ones that left. They all taught you.
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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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The problem is that we try to find that here. And so we create ageless creams and cosmetic surgery in a desperate attempt to hold on-in an attempt to mold this world into what it is not, and will never be.
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Your beauty is in your sensitivity. Don’t let anyone take it from you
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It is in that which you love the most that you find the greatest tests.
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