Quotes by Yasmin Mogahed

“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 pur...”

“The human currency of praise is Monopoly money. It feels great for a moment to collect, but when the game is over, it's worthless.”

“Maybe the brokenness comes to teach you how to kneel. Stop trying to be strong. We cry, to heal. We feel, to stay human.”

“Speak your heart. If they dont understand, the message was never meant for them anyway.”

“The mind replays what the heart can't delete.”

“Beware of what you let enter your heart. There will come a day when you'd give anything to remove it.”

“Oh external worshiper, know that worship without heart is motions. Oh seeker of knowledge, know that knowledge without purification is a dangerous weapon of the ego. Oh activist, know that work wit...”

“Tear your heart out of your chest. And hand it to God. There is no other healing. I swear, there is no other healing.”

“[A Letter to the Culture that Raised Me] 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...”

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

“Deprived is the one who has never witnessed his own desperate need for God. Reliant on his own means, he forgets that the means, his own soul, and everything else in existence are His creation.”

“We hold on so tightly, because were terrified of loss. We hold on till our hands bleed. And in that self-shattering persistence, we fail to see the answer: Just let go.”

“If given a choice between stoic justice and compassion, I choose compassion. And if given a choice between worldly leadership and heaven at my feetI choose heaven.”

“Its never easy to stand when the storm hits. And thats exactly the point. By sending the wind, He brings us to our knees: the perfect position to pray.”

“Tawakkul is having complete trust that Allah's plan is the best plan.”

“With my veil I put my faith on displayrather than my beauty. My value as a human is defined by my relationship with God, not by my looks. I cover the irrelevant. And when you look at me, you dont s...”

“And while its nice of you to want to call us modern or moderate, well do without the redundancy. Islam is by definition moderate, so the more strictly we adhere to its fundamentals the more modera...”

“In his mercy, He sent the storm itself to make us seek help. And then knowing that were likely to get the wrong answer, He gives us a multiple choice exam with only one option to choose from: the c...”

“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”

“Allah loves His creation. Thats why He rewards so greatly for serving them.”