Some hearts understand each other, even in silence.
YASMIN MOGAHEDSome hearts understand each other, even in silence.
YASMIN MOGAHEDEverything we do is motivated by love. Even fear and hate are born of love. So be careful what you love.
YASMIN MOGAHEDTawwakul is not an act of the limbs-it is an act of the heart. And so while the limbs are striving hard, the heart is completely reliant on Allah.
YASMIN MOGAHEDDo 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.
YASMIN MOGAHEDAs 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.
YASMIN MOGAHEDWhen someone hurts you, your first thought may be to wish you had never met them at all. But remember that even those who’ve hurt you, came into your life for a reason, and left for a reason. It’s for the best and healing starts with acceptance.
YASMIN MOGAHEDI’m not here to be on display. And my body is not for public consumption. I will not be reduced to an object, or a pair of legs to sell shoes.
YASMIN MOGAHEDFor a wound to heal, you have to clean it out. Again, and again, and again. And this cleaning process stings. The cleaning of a wound hurts. Yes. Healing takes so much work.
YASMIN MOGAHEDMy value as a woman is not measured by the size of my waist or the number of men who like me.
YASMIN MOGAHEDIf you wonder how you’ll get through this new heartbreak, just think back. Remember all you’ve been through in the past. And how each time you swore, you’d never get through it. But you did. And look where you’re at now. This too shall pass!
YASMIN MOGAHEDIf you think you’re too far from Allah to return, and your ‘past’ continues to own you, just remember that Malik ibn Dinar (RA) was an alcoholic, and Omar (RA) was on his way to assassinate the Prophet (pbuh) before they became two of the greatest souls to walk the earth!
YASMIN MOGAHEDBefore anything can break your heart, it must first own your heart. Stop handing your heart to dunya-it’ll stop breaking it.
YASMIN MOGAHEDThey say you don’t get over someone until you find someone or something better. As humans, we don’t deal well with emptiness. Any empty space must be filled. Immediately.
YASMIN MOGAHEDDon’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?
YASMIN MOGAHEDTawbah is the cleaning of the heart, dhikr is the feeding of the heart.
YASMIN MOGAHEDThere 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.
YASMIN MOGAHED