Tawwakul 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 MOGAHEDWorry is a direct consequence of relying on your own efforts.
More Yasmin Mogahed Quotes
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We often wonder why God gives and takes, constricts and expands. What we forget is that human beings understand things by their opposites.
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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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The traveler walks through many mirages before he finds water.
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My pain will die. 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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Many years ago, our father Ibrahim (AS) made a choice. He loved his son. But He loved God more.
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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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The poison leaves bit by bit, not all at once. Be patient. You are healing.
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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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Seek those who help you hear your own heart.
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In his mercy, He sent the storm itself to make us seek help. And then knowing that we’re likely to get the wrong answer, He gives us a multiple choice exam with only one option to choose from: the correct answer. The hardship itself is ease.
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As a Muslim woman, I’ve been liberated from a silent kind of bondage. I don’t answer to the slaves of God on earth. I answer to their King.
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The people will come and go. Sometimes they’ll be there for you. Sometimes they wont. Some will love you, some will not.
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This life will never be without storms. Stop fearing the storm. Build your inner shelter.
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Never lose hope. Stay close to Allah and when you mess up, go back to Him.
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We will suffer the moment we take our eyes off the End and get lost in the means.
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