We cannot tolerate one mistake from others, and yet God tolerates a planet covered with His own creation that live their entire lives sinning and denying Him, and yet continues to feed, clothe and protect them.
YASMIN MOGAHEDIt is in that which you love the most that you find the greatest tests.
More Yasmin Mogahed Quotes
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Our first and true home was Paradise: a land that is both perfect and eternal. So the yearning for that type of life is a part of our being.
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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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There is meaning in all things. But are you paying attention?
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Allah is al-Kareem, so if He withholds from you it is not on account of stinginess. It is on account of His generosity. He withholds to give.
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Don’t think for a moment that any of it was random. There are no oversights with God. Only perfectly crafted chapters in each unique journey.
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Your beauty is in your sensitivity. Don’t let anyone take it from you
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When 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.
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At the time of death your tongue will speak only what is in the heart.To say la illaha illa Allah, you must live it.
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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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As Muslim women, we have been liberated from this silent bondage. We don’t need society’s standard of beauty or fashion, to define our worth.
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When you’re in trouble don’t depend on yourself. Don’t depend on people. Depend on God.
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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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Be grateful for the wound that pushes you towards God.
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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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The poison leaves bit by bit, not all at once. Be patient. You are healing.
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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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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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Tear your heart out of your chest. And hand it to God. There is no other healing. I swear, there is no other healing
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Break in the hands of God, He’ll unbreak you. Break in the hands of people, you’ll remain forever broken. Break to no one, your heart will remain hard.
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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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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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When someone hurts you, your first thought may be to wish you had never met them at all. But remember that even those who’ve hurt you, came into your life for a reason, and left for a reason. It’s for the best and healing starts with acceptance.
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If you want this life to stop breaking your heart, stop giving your heart to this life.
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Take care of the hearts of the people, and Allāh will take care of your heart
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The body has many needs. But the soul has only one: to be with God.
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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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