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My Nafs screams out for what it desires. But my will to be free screams louder.

Yasmin Mogahed

I’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.
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Character Fashion Heart
In any nation, the hypocrites do not become apparent except during times of fitnah (severe tests and hardships).
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Fake People Hypocrites Islamic
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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Fall Succeeds Taken Thinking
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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Bring Close Every Hardship
Blessings come in packages of two. With every blessing is a test. So don’t ever envy people who seem to have more than you.
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Blessing People Two
Many years ago, our father Ibrahim (AS) made a choice. He loved his son. But He loved God more.
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Beautiful Father Sacrifice
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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Around Believe Everything Thing
At the time of death your tongue will speak only what is in the heart.To say la illaha illa Allah, you must live it.
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Heart Speak Tongue
You can’t run in more than one direction at a time. And you will only run in the direction you are facing. So if your heart is facing anything other than Allah, it isn’t Him you’re running towards.
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Direction Heart One Running
They 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.
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Pain Running Strong
Sometimes people have nothing to say because they’re too empty. And sometimes people have nothing to say because they’re too full.
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Empty People Sometimes
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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Life Love Loyalty Real
The pain of emptiness is too strong. It compels the victim to fill that place. A single moment with that empty spot causes excruciating pain. That’s why we run from distraction to distraction and from attachment to attachment.
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Distraction Excruciating Moment Victim
You cried when He took away your drop of water, not knowing He’d saved for you, the sea.
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God Wisdom Wise
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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Beautiful Commandant God Ourselves
Everything we do is motivated by love. Even fear and hate are born of love. So be careful what you love.
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Born Hate Motivated

My Nafs screams out for what it desires. But my will to be free screams louder.

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