You never have to be scared of the trials but of standing alone in the trials without shelter (Allah's help).
Yasmin MogahedTake care of the hearts you've been entrusted with. Once lost, they can be lost from you forever.
Yasmin MogahedAs a Muslim woman, Iโve been liberated from a silent kind of bondage. I donโt answer to the slaves of God on earth. I answer to their King.
Yasmin MogahedIf you want to kill something, neglect it. It happens in both good and bad. Neglect a relationship, it dies. Neglect your iman, it dies. But the same principal applies when you want to kill something like a thought or a desire. Neglect it, it dies.
Yasmin MogahedWe often wonder why God gives and takes, constricts and expands. What we forget is that human beings understand things by their opposites. Without dark, we canโt understand light. Without hardship, we wouldnโt *experience* ease. Without the existence of deprivation and loss, we couldnโt grasp the need for gratitude or the virtue of patience. And without separation, we wouldnโt taste the sweetness of reunion. Glory be to the one who givesโeven when He takes.
Yasmin Mogahed