Worry is a direct consequence of relying on your own efforts.
YASMIN MOGAHEDTry to fill your mind and heart with Allah as much as you can throughout your day. Talk to Him, make duaa to Him constantly. This will build your personal relationship with Him. Then, going to salah will be like coming home to an old friend.
More Yasmin Mogahed Quotes
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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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Look forward to going back Home. But make sure you’re furnishing it.
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It is in that which you love the most that you find the greatest tests.
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I know you feel worn and tired. I know you’re tired of failing. Rest, but don’t stop. You can do this. You got this. Not because you’re strong, but because He’s your strength.
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When the pain overtakes you, reach inside. Gather the broken pieces, and hand them to God. Ask Him to remake your heart. Different, this time. Stronger. More beautiful. This is how we are made, and remade by the Maker.
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Nothing here lasts. What does that mean? It means that the breathtakingly beautiful rose in my vase will wither tomorrow. It means that my youth will neglect me. But it also means that the sadness I feel today will change tomorrow.
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Tawbah is the cleaning of the heart, dhikr is the feeding of the heart.
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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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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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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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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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My worth as a human being is measured on a higher scale: a scale of righteousness and piety. And my purpose in life-despite what fashion magazines say-is something more sublime than just looking good for men.
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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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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 fail because when Allah gives us these blessings, we unwittingly turn them into false idols in the heart.
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