196 Quotes by Yasmin Mogahed

This world cannot break you – unless you give it permission. And it cannot own you unless you hand it the keys – unless you give it your heart.

Reclaim your heart and place it with its rightful owner: God.

If you allow dunya to own your heart, like the ocean that owns the boat, it will take over. You will sink down to the depths of the sea. You will touch the ocean floor.

God tells me to cover myself, to hide my beauty and to tell the world that I’m not here to please men with my body; I’m here to please God. God elevates the dignity of a woman’s body by commanding that it be respected and covered, shown only to the deserving – only to the man I marry.

But, once in a while, people enter your life that you love – not for what they give you – but for what they are. The beauty you see in them is a reflection of the Creator, so you love them. Now suddenly it isn’t about what you’re getting, but rather what you can give. This is unselfish love.

My dear sisters in humanity: Your beauty-both internal and external-is priceless. Only the man who marries you has a right to see it. Never forget, if he doesn’t want to marry you, he doesn’t deserve you.

Once in a while, people enter our lives and lessen the loneliness of being away from Home.