We fail because when Allah gives us these blessings, we unwittingly turn them into false idols in the heart.
YASMIN MOGAHEDIt is in that which you love the most that you find the greatest tests.
More Yasmin Mogahed Quotes
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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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Never lose hope. Stay close to Allah and when you mess up, go back to Him.
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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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We are two people. The person inside and the person outside. Sidq (truthfulness) is when they are the same.
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This tide was never meant to be still. Step away from time to time. And know that only a heart fixed on the unmoving spot can ride the waves of this ever-changing, ever-fading life.
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Sometimes people have nothing to say because they’re too empty. And sometimes people have nothing to say because they’re too full.
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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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You’ve been given status today, but never forget where you came from. You came from dirt and will return to dirt. You will be on that day as you began: just you and Him.
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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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The body that we tend to is only temporary, while the soul that we neglect is # eternal .
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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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Your worship is not a gift from you to God. It is a gift from God to you.
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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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Arrogance is actually just ignorance. Ignorance of what you really are in relation to the world-but most of all in relation to God.
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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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