Quotes from Yasmin Mogahed

Don't think being 'religious' means becoming harsh or hard. When Allah enters a heart, He softens it--He doesn't harden it.

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.

People think it's the mind that drives us. It is the heart. The mind is a slave to the heart. So check the condition of the heart.

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.

When talking about marriage, Allah says your spouses are garments for you. A garment may or may not fit perfectly-but either way, it covers imperfections, protects, and beautifies.

Times of hardship can act as both an indicator, as well as a cure, for our broken relationship with our Creator.

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

Your heart is sacred land. Don't let just anything enter it. Guard it with your life.

If you want this life to stop breaking your heart, stop giving your heart to this life.

My laughter won't last forever but neither will my tears. We say this life isn't perfect. And it isn't. It isn't perfectly good. But, it also isn't perfectly bad, either.

Never curse a fall. The ground is where humility lives.

To some,Islam is nothing but a code of rules and regulations.But,to those who understand,it is a perfect vision of life

Do not say that every day you spend on this earth is a day closer to dying. Every day you spend on this earth is a day closer to finally living.

Worry is a direct consequence of relying on your own efforts.

This pain in your heart was created to make you yearn less for this life. And to yearn more for jennah. Allahu akbar

We die as we lived. Whatever was most important in life, will consume us at death. Whatever attachments we had will become evident then.

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.

Embrace life and all that God gives you-but never let it contain you. This world is too small to contain you.

I know you feel worn and tired. I know you're tired of failing. Rest, but don't stop. You can do this. You got this. Not because you're strong, but because He's your strength.

Study the hurtful patterns of your life. Then don't repeat them.

Can not the One who gives life to dead land, give life to dead hearts?

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 dream

I think we seek out people who we hope will fix what our childhood broke.

Sometimes I think life's only mission is to bring us to our knees...the perfect position to seek God.