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.
YASMIN MOGAHEDWhen your failures surround you, and all the open doors have closed, look up. There’s a door that never closes, a way, when all the other ways have failed you.
More Yasmin Mogahed Quotes
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Keep praying, even if you have only a whisper left.
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If there is one recipe for unhappiness it is that: expectations.
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Worry is a direct consequence of relying on your own efforts.
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Do your part, but stop trying to steer your destiny. You’re not in charge.
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Yes, the heart breaks. But, it also heals.
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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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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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We fail because when Allah gives us these blessings, we unwittingly turn them into false idols in the heart.
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The poison leaves bit by bit, not all at once. Be patient. You are healing.
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Never lose hope. Stay close to Allah and when you mess up, go back to Him.
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I tell you to keep going, not because it’s easy. Not because it doesn’t hurt. I tell you to keep going because there’s no other way. To stop is to die.
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You keep only what you give…to Him.
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Seek those who help you hear your own heart.
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Leaving the people and places you love, is a reminder of the impermanence of this life. And the permanence of the next.
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Know that transformation sometimes begins with a fall. So never curse the fall.
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