The world is a narcissistic world, so to speak, that belittles the other person when they are shown attention and brutally demands it when they are not. Therefore, finding balance like a tightrope walker is a matter we struggle with throughout our lives. In this content, we will get to know American researcher and author Yasmin Mogahed and share with you excerpts from her conferences and books, hoping that they will be beneficial for us to find our balance.
Who is Yasmin Mogahed?
Born in Egypt in 1980, Mogahed studied psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and completed her master’s degree in journalism and mass communication at the same university. After completing her master’s degree, she taught courses on Islamic studies and worked as a youth coordinator.
She writes columns on the Huffington Post platform and gives lectures, seminars and conferences in various media as the first female instructor of the Al Maghrib Institute. She touches the lives of millions with her effective style and remarkable examples.
We are sharing with you the words of Yasmin Mogahed , who gives inspiring and thought-provoking conversations on many important topics such as personal development in Islam, marriage, family, love of Allah and the problems faced by young people , which we have compiled from her books, conversations and social media posts.
Important Words by Yasmin Mogahed
- God gives us gifts, but then we become attached to these gifts instead of being attached to God. When He gives us money, we become attached to money instead of Him. When He gives us status or power, we become attached to them and our attention is distracted. Even when He gives us health, we are deceived. We think we will never die.
- Tawakkul is not the movement of the feet, but the movement of the heart. Therefore, when the limbs work hard, the heart completely trusts in Allah. This means that no matter what the effort of the limbs results in, the heart is completely satisfied in the realization that this result is the perfect decision of Allah.
- If we can only stop pinning our hopes on the world; if we stop trying to make the world something it is not or a paradise, this life will stop breaking our hearts.
- Pain is actually an indicator of our attachments. Wherever we are wrongly attached, there are tears and deep pain. Moreover, while we should be attached only to Allah, the other things we are attached to hinder us on the path to God.
- When Prophet Noah felt defeated, he asked Allah to save him. Allah saved him, but how? Allah saved Prophet Noah by sending a storm. And the storm that came to you is like that, it was sent to save you, not to destroy you.
- If your heart is broken today, don’t worry. Hearts change every day and it is only Allah who changes hearts.
- We are constantly looking for signs. We are constantly asking God to speak to us. But these signs are all around us. They are in everything. God is always speaking. The real issue is whether we listen or not.
- We live in a world where we want everything to happen immediately. But when we look around, our Lord teaches us a very deep lesson over and over again: Everything is a process and needs time. Allah could create a baby in the blink of an eye (or even in a second), but He shapes it in 9 months. A seed could turn into a giant tree in a day, but He wanted it to grow over centuries. The Prophet’s mission could have been completed in a year or two, but He wanted it to take 23 years. So, you may not always see the fruits of your labor immediately, or even in your lifetime. Do not be discouraged right away. Everything needs time, and you cannot speed up things that happen in a certain process. Success depends on patience.
- Allah perfectly manages everything in the heavens and the earth – the sun, the moon, the stars – and yet we still do not trust Him to manage our lives!
- “Everything you say or allow to enter your eyes or ears becomes data that is loaded into your heart. This data is then replayed (activated) during your prayer. If you want to know what fills your heart, look at what you think during your prayer. If you want to protect your heart, protect your eyes, ears and tongue.”
- I am always surprised when I learn that so many people believe that difficulties are a punishment from Allah. When people face tests or see others facing tests, they think that Allah is angry with them. SubhanAllah! Remember who was tested the most: the Prophets! And they were the closest to Allah. Every difficulty is good for you if it brings you closer to Him!
- Have you ever wondered why you are not able to have the things you want the most? Maybe if you had them in this life, they would have kept you away from Him. Maybe He keeps some of the things you love in this life so that your heart will not be torn apart, and He gives them to you in the next life. And forever.
Those who want to read Yasmin Mogahed’s writings can visit her website .
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