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.
YASMIN MOGAHEDWhen you’re in trouble don’t depend on yourself. Don’t depend on people. Depend on God.
More Yasmin Mogahed Quotes
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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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Yes, the heart breaks. But, it also heals.
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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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The Prophets! And they were the closest to Allah. Every hardship is good for you-if it brings you closer to Him!
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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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The body has many needs. But the soul has only one: to be with God.
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If you wonder how you’ll get through this new heartbreak, just think back. Remember all you’ve been through in the past. And how each time you swore, you’d never get through it. But you did. And look where you’re at now. This too shall pass!
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When we don’t get hired, or we lose something dear to us, it’s hard to take a step back and notice the bigger picture. Often Allah takes things away from us, only to replace them with something greater.
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Try not to confuse attachment with love. Attachment is about fear and dependency, and has more to do with love of self than love of another.
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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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It is in that which you love the most that you find the greatest tests.
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We often wonder why God gives and takes, constricts and expands. What we forget is that human beings understand things by their opposites.
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For a wound to heal, you have to clean it out. Again, and again, and again. And this cleaning process stings. The cleaning of a wound hurts. Yes. Healing takes so much work.
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You keep only what you give…to Him.
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Being both soft and strong is a combination very few have mastered.
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