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Category: Yasmin Mogahed

We hold on so tightly, because we’re 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.

[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 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.

modesty, society, spirituality, women

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

allah, god, healing, heart, islam

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 without orientation of heart is fruitless. Oh lover, know that love without God is pain.

activist, ego, god, heart, islam, knowledge, love, prayer, purification, worship

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

The mind replays what the heart can’t delete.

heart, memories, mind

Speak your heart. If they don’t understand, the message was never meant for them anyway.

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.

human, money, praise

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

calamity, humility, inspiration, life