If 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 MOGAHEDMy Nafs screams out for what it desires. But my will to be free screams louder.
More Yasmin Mogahed Quotes
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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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Yes, the heart breaks. But, it also heals.
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Give. Even when you know you can get nothing back.
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The body that we tend to is only temporary, while the soul that we neglect is # eternal .
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Look forward to going back Home. But make sure you’re furnishing it.
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Being both soft and strong is a combination very few have mastered.
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In dunya, the image is always better than the reality. In Jennah, the Reality is better than any image ever could be.
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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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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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But, this dark place is not the end. Remember that the darkness of night precedes the dawn. And as long as your heart still beats, this is not the death of it. You don’t have to die here.
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If there is one recipe for unhappiness it is that: expectations.
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Don’t get attached to moments. Good or bad, they all pass.
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I think we all carry within us different versions of ourselves. Our true, greatest, most honest versions of ourselves can either be developed and nourished, or it can remain dead from neglect.
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Break in the hands of God, He’ll unbreak you. Break in the hands of people, you’ll remain forever broken. Break to no one, your heart will remain hard.
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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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