We fail because when Allah gives us these blessings, we unwittingly turn them into false idols in the heart.
YASMIN MOGAHEDThere’s a time for words and a time for silence. If you’re listening, you’ll hear the difference.
More Yasmin Mogahed Quotes
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Don’t expect your spouse to be perfect. He/she is only the dunya version of themselves. Their ‘perfect’ version is saved for jennah.
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When the pain overtakes you, reach inside. Gather the broken pieces, and hand them to God. Ask Him to remake your heart. Different, this time. Stronger. More beautiful. This is how we are made, and remade by the Maker.
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Never lose hope. Stay close to Allah and when you mess up, go back to Him.
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Most of all, we must never be deceived. We must never allow ourselves to think that anything in this world succeeds, fails, is given, taken, done, or undone without Allah.
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You keep only what you give…to Him.
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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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Your worship is not a gift from you to God. It is a gift from God to you.
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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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The Prophets! And they were the closest to Allah. Every hardship is good for you-if it brings you closer to Him!
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My laughter won’t last forever but neither will my tears. We say this life isn’t perfect. And it isn’t. It isn’t perfectly good. But, it also isn’t perfectly bad, either.
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The commandment came to sacrifice his son. But it wasn’t his son that was slaughtered. It was his attachment to anything that could compete with his love for God. So let us ask ourselves in these beautiful days of sacrifice, which attachments do we need to slaughter?
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You’ve been given status today, but never forget where you came from. You came from dirt and will return to dirt. You will be on that day as you began: just you and Him.
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Love people for the sake of God, but never love God for the sake of people.
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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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Once in a while, people enter our lives and lessen the loneliness of being away from Home.
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