Sometimes people have nothing to say because they’re too empty. And sometimes people have nothing to say because they’re too full.
YASMIN MOGAHEDYou 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.
More Yasmin Mogahed Quotes
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Seek the ones who never stop caring, who break down your walls, and help you come back to yourself
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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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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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My Nafs screams out for what it desires. But my will to be free screams louder.
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Be grateful for every single person who was part of your story.The ones that hurt you. The ones that helped you. Because they all taught you.
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Look forward to going back Home. But make sure you’re furnishing it.
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We die as we lived. Whatever was most important in life, will consume us at death. Whatever attachments we had will become evident then.
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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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Never lose hope. Stay close to Allah and when you mess up, go back to Him.
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So often it hurts us that we are not able to focus in our prayers. Remember, the more you focus on Allah outside your salah, the easier it will be to focus on Him inside your salah. What occupies you in salah, is what occupies you outside of salah.
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Love people for the sake of God, but never love God for the sake of people.
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If you want the love of the people, stop running after it. The more you chase it, the more it escapes you. Love doesn’t come from the people. It comes from God.
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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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My value as a woman is not measured by the size of my waist or the number of men who like me.
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We will be asked, “what did you love most in this world? What did you spend life doing? What did you run after? Will it last? The things that you chased, will they last? Will they help you, or will they hurt you when the illusion of this life has passed?”
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