Be careful about wanting what others have. There is always a price. Perhaps God didn’t give it to you, because He knew you wouldn’t be able to pay it.
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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When 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.
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Tell this imprisoned soul that it will never be owned. Nothing will ever own you. But God.
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Love people for the sake of God, but never love God for the sake of people.
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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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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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Tawbah is the cleaning of the heart, dhikr is the feeding of the heart.
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This is the one and only reason why I was created. And this is the most essential realization, as it defines everything else I do or believe. It defines all things around me, and everything I experience in life.
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If you want this life to stop breaking your heart, stop giving your heart to this life.
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If you want to know what’s Real, of love, of life, of loyalty, put it through the greatest test: Time.
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Any beauty you see in me is only a reflection of Him, any ugliness, a reflection of my self.
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Look forward to going back Home. But make sure you’re furnishing it.
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Try to fill your mind and heart with Allah as much as you can throughout your day. Talk to Him, make duaa to Him constantly. This will build your personal relationship with Him. Then, going to salah will be like coming home to an old friend.
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We will realize the priceless check that was left on our doorstep every night as we slept. There will come a day when we would give up everything under the sky just to come back and pray those two rak’at.
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In his mercy, He sent the storm itself to make us seek help. And then knowing that we’re likely to get the wrong answer, He gives us a multiple choice exam with only one option to choose from: the correct answer. The hardship itself is ease.
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If you want to focus more on Allah in your prayers, focus more on Him outside your prayers.
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