We will realize the priceless check that was left on our doorstep every night as we slept. There will come a day when we would give up everything under the sky just to come back and pray those two rak’at.
YASMIN MOGAHEDMy 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.
More Yasmin Mogahed Quotes
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Your worship is not a gift from you to God. It is a gift from God to you.
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Never lose hope. Stay close to Allah and when you mess up, go back to Him.
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Beauty attracts beauty. If you want to know what you are, look at what you are drawn to.
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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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Some feel lonely because they haven’t found that perfect ‘companion’ yet. Sometimes Allah sends everyone else away so you can find that only in Him.
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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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Ya Allah, envelop our hearts with a shield of your light and mercy, so the pain doesn’t penetrate.
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There’s something amazing about this life. The very same worldly attribute that causes us pain is also what gives us relief:
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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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If you’re having trouble waking up for fajr, set your alarm to play Quran. It works!
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Give. Even when you know you can get nothing back.
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Resilience is very different than being numb. Resilience means you experience, you feel, you fail, you hurt. You fall. But, you keep going.
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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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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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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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If you allow dunya to own your heart, like the ocean that owns the boat, it will take over. You will sink down to the depths of the sea. You will touch the ocean floor.
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Your beauty is in your sensitivity. Don’t let anyone take it from you
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Be careful about wanting what others have. There is always a price. Perhaps God didn’t give it to you, because He knew you wouldn’t be able to pay it.
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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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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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I know you feel worn and tired. I know you’re tired of failing. Rest, but don’t stop. You can do this. You got this. Not because you’re strong, but because He’s your strength.
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Love without attachment is the purest love because it isn’t about what others can give you because your empty. It is about what you can give others because you’re already full.
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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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In any nation, the hypocrites do not become apparent except during times of fitnah (severe tests and hardships).
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Don’t expect your spouse to be perfect. He/she is only the dunya version of themselves. Their ‘perfect’ version is saved for jennah.
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