Yasmin Mogahed

He chose better for me, He always chooses better

— Yasmin Mogahed

If there is one recipe for unhappiness it is that: expectations.

— Yasmin Mogahed

“an attempt to mold this world into what it is not, and will never be.”

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The body has many needs. But the soul has only one: to be with God.

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Sometimes pain teaches what pleasure never could.

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Being both soft and strong is a combination very few have mastered.

— Yasmin Mogahed

Yes, the heart breaks. But, it also heals.

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Sometimes the gifts of God aren't wrapped as we expect.

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Stop trying to make this life into what it cannot and never was intended to be: jennah. Only then will it stop…

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“single moment in a string of infinite moments…and that they too shall pass.”

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Allah manages everything in the heavens and earth—the sun, the moon, the stars—with perfection, and yet we don’t trust Him to manage…

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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…

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Ignoring a Reality doesn't make it less Real. It's still going to happen. Being unprepared for something doesn't stop it from happening.

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Take care of the hearts of the people, and Allāh will take care of your heart

— Yasmin Mogahed

Everything you have is on loan. Foolish is the one who gets attached to a loan.

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This life will never be without storms. Stop fearing the storm. Build your inner shelter.

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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…

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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…

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I get it. Allah put me through it first so I could rise back up and help those around me. He trains…

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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…

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“If it’s a slip or even a fall in your deen (religion), don’t let shaytan (satan) deceive you. Let the slip make…

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If you want the love of the people, stop running after it. The more you chase it, the more it escapes you.…

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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…

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Like Musa you too will be saved from the Sea. Just look through it and see Him. Then the illusion will crumble…

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How could you feel worthless when God has honoured you by creating you and choosing you to be with Him, in this…

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When we can’t marry the person we had in mind, our inability to look beyond may even blind sight us from someone…

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So often we think that Allah only tests us with hardships, but this isn't true. Allah also tests with ease. He tests…

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“[A Letter to the Culture that Raised Me] I'm not here to be on display. And my body is not for public…

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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…

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Our first and true home was Paradise: a land that is both perfect and eternal. So the yearning for that type of…

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So often it hurts us that we are not able to focus in our prayers. Remember, the more you focus on Allah…

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Do you ever wonder why often you can't have the things you want most? Perhaps if you got them in this life,…

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“Once let down, I never fully recovered. I could never forget, and the break never mended. Like a glass vase that you…

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Your beauty is in your sensitivity. Don't let anyone take it from you

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Some hearts understand each other, even in silence.

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Let the love of Allah heal you. And free you.

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Be grateful for the wound that pushes you towards God.

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You put your head on the ground, and in that moment everything was okay.

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The most important journey you will ever make is the journey inward.

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Holding on to hope when everything is dark, is the greatest test of faith

— Yasmin Mogahed