You cried when He took away your drop of water, not knowing He'd saved for you, the sea.
Yasmin MogahedIn dunya, the image is always better than the reality. In Jennah, the Reality is better than any image ever could be.
Yasmin MogahedTell this imprisoned soul that it will never be owned. Nothing will ever own you. But God.
Yasmin MogahedAny beauty you see in me is only a reflection of Him, any ugliness, a reflection of my self.
Yasmin MogahedThey say you don't get over someone until you find someone or something better. As humans, we don't deal well with emptiness. Any empty space must be filled. Immediately. The pain of emptiness is too strong. It compels the victim to fill that place. A single moment with that empty spot causes excruciating pain. That's why we run from distraction to distraction and from attachment to attachment.
Yasmin Mogahed