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.
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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Beauty attracts beauty. If you want to know what you are, look at what you are drawn to.
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We are two people. The person inside and the person outside. Sidq (truthfulness) is when they are the same.
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When was any of it because of *your* worth? It was all because of His mercy, His generosity, His love of giving, and forgiving. And those qualities don’t change because you’re messing up. Just seek them. Call Him by His mercy, not by your deeds.
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Nothing here lasts. What does that mean? It means that the breathtakingly beautiful rose in my vase will wither tomorrow. It means that my youth will neglect me. But it also means that the sadness I feel today will change tomorrow.
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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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We will be asked, “what did you love most in this world? What did you spend life doing? What did you run after? Will it last? The things that you chased, will they last? Will they help you, or will they hurt you when the illusion of this life has passed?”
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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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Leaving the people and places you love, is a reminder of the impermanence of this life. And the permanence of the next.
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Resilience is very different than being numb. Resilience means you experience, you feel, you fail, you hurt. You fall. But, you keep going.
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There’s something amazing about this life. The very same worldly attribute that causes us pain is also what gives us relief:
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The 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
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The people will come and go. Sometimes they’ll be there for you. Sometimes they wont. Some will love you, some will not.
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Seek the ones who never stop caring, who break down your walls, and help you come back to yourself
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You keep only what you give…to Him.
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Tawbah is the cleaning of the heart, dhikr is the feeding of the heart.
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