Hawa will make you miserable. And just like a drug, you will crave it always, but never be satisfied. You will chase it to your own detriment, but never reach it.
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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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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You cried when He took away your drop of water, not knowing He’d saved for you, the sea.
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The traveler walks through many mirages before he finds water.
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Seek the ones who never stop caring, who break down your walls, and help you come back to yourself
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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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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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I think we all carry within us different versions of ourselves. Our true, greatest, most honest versions of ourselves can either be developed and nourished, or it can remain dead from neglect.
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My Nafs screams out for what it desires. But my will to be free screams louder.
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Don’t get attached to moments. Good or bad, they all pass.
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Time of difficulty test our faith, our fortitude and our strenght. During these times, the level of our imaan becomes manifest
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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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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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When you suffer, don’t speak. Look inside and listen for the duaa He inspires in you. and then ask Him. Again and again. Don’t stop.
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If there is one recipe for unhappiness it is that: expectations.
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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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