Yasmin Mogahed
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.Collection: Fall
You keep only what you give...to Him.Collection: Giving
Stop trying to make this life into what it cannot and never was intended to be: jennah. Only then will it stop breaking your heart.Collection: Islamic
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.Collection: Believe
I think we seek out people who we hope will fix what our childhood broke.Collection: Life
If you worshipped Muhammad, know that Muhammad is dead. But if you worshipped Allah, know that Allah never dies.Collection: Muhammad
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.Collection: Islamic
Sometimes I think life's only mission is to bring us to our knees...the perfect position to seek God.Collection: Thinking
Our first and true home was Paradise: a land that is both perfect and eternal. So the yearning for that type of life is a part of our being. The problem is that we try to find that here. And so we create ageless creams and cosmetic surgery in a desperate attempt to hold on-in an attempt to mold this world into what it is not, and will never be.Collection: Islamic
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!Collection: Encouraging
Let the love of Allah heal you. And free you.Collection: Heal
We die as we lived. Whatever was most important in life, will consume us at death. Whatever attachments we had will become evident then.Collection: Islamic
In his mercy, He sent the storm itself to make us seek help. And then knowing that we're likely to get the wrong answer, He gives us a multiple choice exam with only one option to choose from: the correct answer. The hardship itself is ease. By taking away all other hand-holds, all other multiple choice options, He has made the test simple.It's never easy to stand when the storm hits. And that's exactly the point. By sending the wind, He brings us to our knees: the perfect position to prayCollection: Simple
Shaytan will tell you that you’re not worthy, so give up. But his traps are based on lies. When was any of it because of *your* worth? It was all because of His mercy, His generosity, His love of giving, and forgiving. And those qualities don’t change because you’re messing up. Just seek them. Call Him by His mercy, not by your deeds.Collection: Giving Up
To empty the heart does not mean to not love. On the contrary, true love, as God intented it, is purest when it is not based on a false attachment. The process of first emptying the heart can be found in the beginning half of the shahada (declaration of faith).Collection: Heart
My sisters, let's tell 'fashion' we love Allah more!Collection: Fashion
Tell this imprisoned soul that it will never be owned. Nothing will ever own you. But God.Collection: Soul
In any nation, the hypocrites do not become apparent except during times of fitnah (severe tests and hardships).Collection: Fake People
Hope shouldn’t increase with good deeds and decrease with sin. In good deeds, my hope is for Allah to accept. In sin, my hope is for Allah to forgive.Collection: Forgiving
Sigh... I have learned that *everything* is so hard...except what Allah makes easy. So we must *beg* Him to make it easy on us.Collection: God
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.Collection: Heart
My dear sisters in humanity: Your beauty-both internal and external-is priceless. Only the man who marries you has a right to see it. Never forget, if he doesn't want to marry you, he doesn't deserve you.Collection: Men
Don’t you think there’s a problem when we live in a society that considers a woman’s greatest accomplishment being pretty for a man?Collection: Men
The sin of Kibr (arrogance) is actually worse than many of the sins that we would be advising [other] people about.Collection: People
Do you struggle with confusion? Not knowing which way to go? Here's why: We turn to means (help of creation, our own mind) before turning to God.Collection: Struggle
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.Collection: Generosity
As Muslim women, we have been liberated from this silent bondage. We don’t need society’s standard of beauty or fashion, to define our worth. We don’t need to become just like men to be honored, and we don’t need to wait for a prince to save or complete us. Our worth, our honor, our salvation, and our completion lies not in the slave. But, in the Lord of the slave.Collection: Fashion
Take care of the hearts you've been entrusted with. Once lost, they can be lost from you forever.Collection: Heart
If you seek Him, God can raise you up, and replace the darkness of the ocean, with the light of His Sun.Collection: Ocean
The enduring life is the one that begins once we awaken from this world. And it is in that awakening that we realize... It was only a dreamCollection: Dream
Arrogance is actually just ignorance. Ignorance of what you really are in relation to the world-but most of all in relation to God.Collection: Ignorance
This world isn't perfect. That means it isn't perfectly good; but it isn't perfectly bad, either. The ease comes with the hardship. Shift the focus of what you see, and your experience of this life will change.Collection: Mean
If you want to focus more on Allah in your prayers, focus more on Him outside your prayers.Collection: Prayer
With the withering of the rose, and with each fallen petal, Allah is reminding us that everything here is passing away. He is reminding us that nothing in this world will remain, except for Allah.Collection: Rose
Don't worry about what the people say. Sometimes they'll praise you. Sometimes they'll condemn you. All these things all fade away. And in the end, Allah takes care of everything. Perfectly.Collection: People
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. I'm a soul, a mind, a servant of God. My worth is defined by the beauty of my soul, my heart, my moral character. So I won't worship your beauty standards, and I don't submit to your fashion sense. My submission is to something higher.Collection: Fashion
Ya Allah, envelop our hearts with a shield of your light and mercy, so the pain doesn't penetrate.Collection: Pain
My value as a woman is not measured by the size of my waist or the number of men who like me. My worth as a human being is measured on a higher scale: a scale of righteousness and piety. And my purpose in life-despite what fashion magazines say-is something more sublime than just looking good for men.Collection: Fashion
Before anything can break your heart, it must first own your heart. Stop handing your heart to dunya-it'll stop breaking it.Collection: Heart
You put your head on the ground, and in that moment everything was okay.Collection: Moments
So often we experience things in life, and yet never see the connections between them. When we are given hardship, or feel pain, we often fail to consider that the experience may be the direct cause or result of another action or experience. Sometimes we fail to recognize the direct connection between the pain in our lives and our relationship with Allah SWTCollection: Pain
Keep praying, even if you have only a whisper left.Collection: Praying
The people will come and go. Sometimes they'll be there for you. Sometimes they wont. Some will love you, some will not. 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.Collection: Love
Be careful about wanting what others have. There is always a price. Perhaps God didn’t give it to you, because He knew you wouldn’t be able to pay it.Collection: Inspirational
When you have friends, don’t expect your friends to fill your emptiness. When you get married, don’t expect your spouse to fulfill your every need. When you’re an activist, don’t put your hope in the results. When you’re in trouble don’t depend on yourself. Don’t depend on people. Depend on God.Collection: People
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?Collection: Choices