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.
YASMIN MOGAHEDDon’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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My pain will die. 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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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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If you want to focus more on Allah in your prayers, focus more on Him outside your prayers.
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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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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 people will come and go. Sometimes they’ll be there for you. Sometimes they wont. Some will love you, some will not.
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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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It is in that which you love the most that you find the greatest tests.
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Many years ago, our father Ibrahim (AS) made a choice. He loved his son. But He loved God more.
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Your beauty is in your sensitivity. Don’t let anyone take it from you
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Worry is a direct consequence of relying on your own efforts.
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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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Yes, the heart breaks. But, it also heals.
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We will be asked, “what did you love most in this world? What did you spend life doing? What did you run after? Will it last? The things that you chased, will they last? Will they help you, or will they hurt you when the illusion of this life has passed?”
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We will suffer the moment we take our eyes off the End and get lost in the means.
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