Yasmin Mogahed Quotes
-
When talking about marriage, Allah says your spouses are garments for you. A garment may or may not fit perfectly-but either way, it covers imperfections, protects, and beautifies.
-
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. It is only by our connection to our Creator that we rise or fall in life, in our relationship with our world—and with all of humanity.
-
I loved. I lost. So I learned to love what is never lost. Then even what I loved that can be lost was through what cannot be lost...so it was never lost.
-
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.
-
The worst part of getting close to someone is the part when you have to miss them.
-
People think that tests only come in the form of hardships. Allah also tests us with ease, it's often in the test of ease that we fail most.
-
In dunya, the image is always better than the reality. In Jennah, the Reality is better than any image ever could be.
-
Don't get attached to moments. Good or bad, they all pass.
-
Know that transformation sometimes begins with a fall. So never curse the fall.
-
If there is one recipe for unhappiness it is that: expectations.
-
If you think you're too far from Allah to return, and your 'past' continues to own you, just remember that Malik ibn Dinar (RA) was an alcoholic, and Omar (RA) was on his way to assassinate the Prophet (pbuh) before they became two of the greatest souls to walk the earth!
-
The traveler walks through many mirages before he finds water.
-
To me, jennah is the place where you get to be with the people you love, including those you can't always be with in this life. And being with them forever.
-
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.
-
Leaving the people and places you love, is a reminder of the impermanence of this life. And the permanence of the next.
-
In any nation, the hypocrites do not become apparent except during times of fitnah (severe tests and hardships).
-
Let the love of Allah heal you. And free you.
-
Times of hardship can act as both an indicator, as well as a cure, for our broken relationship with our Creator.
-
When someone hurts you, your first thought may be to wish you had never met them at all. But remember that even those who've hurt you, came into your life for a reason, and left for a reason. It’s for the best and healing starts with acceptance.
-
Never lose hope. Stay close to Allah and when you mess up, go back to Him. Never, ever stop going back to Him. Repent often. Cry to Allah. And hold on tight-with your life-to His remembrance and to prayer. If you do this, you may get wet, but insha Allah never drown in this ocean of dunya.
-
The poison leaves bit by bit, not all at once. Be patient. You are healing.
-
When you're faced with a choice, remember this: Everything else will pass away. Your family. Your friends. Your material possessions. Your beauty. Your youth. Your life. And there is only one thing that remains. Ask yourself: Which are you chasing?
-
Never curse a fall. The ground is where humility lives.
-
Some people may complicate it for you, but the formula is simple: Love God more than anything else. More than your ego. More than your money. More than your desires...More than your sleep at dawn. Love God more than anything else, and submission comes natural.