Allah Quote by Yasmin Mogahed
““Allah gives us gifts, but then we come to love them as we should only love Him. We take those gifts and inject them into our hearts, until they take over. Soon we cannot live without them. Every waking moment is spent in contemplation of them, in submission and worship to them. The mind and the heart that was created by Allah, for Allah, becomes the property of someone or something else. And then the fear comes. The fear of loss begins to cripple us. The gift—that should have remained in our hands—takes over our heart, so the fear of losing it consumes us. Soon, what was once a gift becomes a weapon of torture and a prison of our own making. How can we be freed of this? At times, in His infinite mercy, Allah frees us…by taking it away. As a result of it being taken, we turn to Allah wholeheartedly. In that desperation and need, we ask, we beg, we pray. Through the loss, we reach a level of sincerity and humility and dependence on Him which we would otherwise not reach—had it not been taken from us. Through the loss, our hearts turn entirely to face Him.””
About This Quote
Source Book: The Heart of the Matter, Yasmin Mogahed, 2016
Attachment to worldly comforts can become a spiritual trap, turning blessings into burdens that cause fear and dependence.
In simple terms: Loving things too much can imprison us.
Key Takeaway
Detach from material cravings.
Themes
spirituality
attachment
humility
Mood
reflective
serene
Type
spiritual
philosophical
When to use this quote
- personal prayer
- loss of possessions
- addiction recovery
- spiritual crisis
Key Concepts
Sufism
psychology
dependence
Questions to Reflect On
- What comforts do you cling to?
- How can you balance gratitude and dependence?
A Different Perspective
Loss can deepen faith but may also cause despair.
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