There’s something amazing about this life. The very same worldly attribute that causes us pain is also what gives us relief:
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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Hawa will make you miserable. And just like a drug, you will crave it always, but never be satisfied. You will chase it to your own detriment, but never reach it.
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You keep only what you give…to Him.
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Be grateful for every single person who was part of your story.The ones that hurt you. The ones that helped you. Because they all taught you.
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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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In any nation, the hypocrites do not become apparent except during times of fitnah (severe tests and hardships).
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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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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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Be grateful for the wound that pushes you towards God.
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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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On that Day, we will see the true reality. On that Day, we will realize that two rak’at (units) of prayer were greater than everything in the heavens and the earth.
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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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Ya Allah, envelop our hearts with a shield of your light and mercy, so the pain doesn’t penetrate.
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I tell you to keep going, not because it’s easy. Not because it doesn’t hurt. I tell you to keep going because there’s no other way. To stop is to die.
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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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