Tell this imprisoned soul that it will never be owned. Nothing will ever own you. But God.
YASMIN MOGAHEDTawwakul 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.
More Yasmin Mogahed Quotes
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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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If there is one recipe for unhappiness it is that: expectations.
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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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Being both soft and strong is a combination very few have mastered.
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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.
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You can search the world over, but you won’t find happiness until you realize that happiness isn’t getting what you want. It’s being content with what you already have.
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This tide was never meant to be still. Step away from time to time. And know that only a heart fixed on the unmoving spot can ride the waves of this ever-changing, ever-fading life.
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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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In any nation, the hypocrites do not become apparent except during times of fitnah (severe tests and hardships).
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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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Most of all, we must never be deceived. We must never allow ourselves to think that anything in this world succeeds, fails, is given, taken, done, or undone without Allah.
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Never lose hope. Stay close to Allah and when you mess up, go back to Him.
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On that Day, we will see the true reality. On that Day, we will realize that two rak’at (units) of prayer were greater than everything in the heavens and the earth.
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You’ve been given status today, but never forget where you came from. You came from dirt and will return to dirt. You will be on that day as you began: just you and Him.
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I’m not here to be on display. And my body is not for public consumption. I will not be reduced to an object, or a pair of legs to sell shoes.
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