We fail because when Allah gives us these blessings, we unwittingly turn them into false idols in the heart.
YASMIN MOGAHEDOur first and true home was Paradise: a land that is both perfect and eternal. So the yearning for that type of life is a part of our being.
More Yasmin Mogahed Quotes
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Love people for the sake of God, but never love God for the sake of people.
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There are some people who could hear you speak a thousand words, and still not understand you… And there are others who will understand – without you even speaking a word.
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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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Know that transformation sometimes begins with a fall. So never curse the fall.
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Try not to confuse attachment with love. Attachment is about fear and dependency, and has more to do with love of self than love of another.
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My Nafs screams out for what it desires. But my will to be free screams louder.
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Worry is a direct consequence of relying on your own efforts.
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We are always looking for signs. We are always asking for God to ‘speak’ to us. But those signs are all around us. They are in everything. God is always ‘speaking’. The question is whether we are listening.
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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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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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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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Beauty attracts beauty. If you want to know what you are, look at what you are drawn to.
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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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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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Once in a while, people enter our lives and lessen the loneliness of being away from Home.
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