Yasmin Mogahed Quotes
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Being both soft and strong is a combination very few have mastered.
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As a Muslim woman, I’ve been liberated from a silent kind of bondage. I don’t answer to the slaves of God on earth. I answer to their King.
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Oh external worshiper, know that worship without heart is motions. Oh seeker of knowledge, know that knowledge without purification is a dangerous weapon of the ego. Oh activist, know that work without orientation of heart is fruitless. Oh lover, know that love without God is pain.
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Happiness, sadness, loss and gain all pass away. What they do to us is what remains.
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He chose better for me, He always chooses better
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Sometimes you search so hard for words. You look for a way to interpret the language of this heart and the unspoken bond you feel. But in the end you are left with nothing but silence. And deep down you hope it’s understood.
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Everything you say or allow into your eyes or ears becomes data that is stored in your heart. That data is later replayed during your prayer. If you want to know what is filling your heart, look at what you think about in your prayer. If you want to guard your heart, guard your eyes, ears, and tongue.
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Know that transformation sometimes begins with a fall. So never curse the fall.
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Do your part, but stop trying to steer your destiny. You're not in charge.
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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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If you wonder how you'll get through this new heartbreak, just think back. Remember all you've been through in the past. And how each time you swore, you'd never get through it. But you did. And look where you're at now. This too shall pass!
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Don't ever be afraid of giving. Give. Give of your time, your forgiveness, your understanding, your love. Give of your money. Give to the creation, and you'll be given by the Creator. Be generous, and the Most Generous will be generous with you.
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When I need God most, He comes
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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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Keep praying, even if you have only a whisper left.
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Tear your heart out of your chest. And hand it to God. There is no other healing. I swear, there is no other healing
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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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T]here is no other purpose of my existence except to know, love and get closer to God. This is the one and only reason why I was created. And this is the most essential realization, as it defines everything else I do or believe. It defines all things around me, and everything I experience in life.
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The sin of Kibr (arrogance) is actually worse than many of the sins that we would be advising [other] people about.
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Like the sun that sets at the end of the day, so too will Ramadan come and go, leaving only it's mark on our heart's sky.
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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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Speak your heart. If they don't understand, the message was never meant for them anyway.
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Take care of the hearts of the people, and Allāh will take care of your heart
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Arrogance is actually just ignorance. Ignorance of what you really are in relation to the world-but most of all in relation to God.