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.
YASMIN MOGAHEDWhen 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.
More Yasmin Mogahed Quotes
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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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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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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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You cried when He took away your drop of water, not knowing He’d saved for you, the sea.
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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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It is in that which you love the most that you find the greatest tests.
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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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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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The greatest virtue is not in forgiving those who apologize, or in being kind to those who are kind to you. The biggest virtue is in forgiving even those who never apologize, and in being kind to even those who are not kind to you.
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The ones that hurt you. The ones that helped you. The ones that came, and the ones that left. They all taught you.
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Tawwakul is not an act of the limbs-it is an act of the heart. And so while the limbs are striving hard, the heart is completely reliant on Allah.
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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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Be grateful for the wound that pushes you towards God.
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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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