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“When you forget that you need Allah, He puts you in a situation that causes you to call upon Him. And that's for your own good.

Shaykh Omar Suleiman

“We often wonder why God gives and takes, constricts and expands. What we forget is that human beings understand things by their opposites. Without dark, we can’t understand light. Without hardship, we wouldn’t *experience* ease. Without the existence of deprivation and loss, we couldn’t grasp the need for gratitude or the virtue of patience. And without separation, we wouldn’t taste the sweetness of reunion.
Glory be to the one who gives—even when He takes.

Yasmin Mogahed

“‎Nothing hurts a good soul and the kind heart more than to live amongst people who can’t understand it.

Imam Ali bin Abi Talib

“Modesty begins in the heart, travels through the mind, and is shown on the body. All three aspects of humility are totally necessary: sacrifice, submission, and physical modesty.

Abdel Rahman Murphy

“The diplomatic is the man who speaks to me when he dislikes me in a way that makes me think he likes me.

Dr. Mustafa Mahmud

“The corruption of religions comes from turning them to mere words and appearances.

Abu Hamid al-Ghazali

“A writer should never write a book except with the assumption that all people are his enemies, have full knowledge of all matters, and have nothing better to do than critique his work.

Al-Jahiz

“If you complain that Allah is testing you too much, you’re failing the test.

Shaykh Omar Suleiman

“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.

Yasmin Mogahed

“The Quran is like a friend…the longer the friendship lasts the more you’ll know of its secrets, as a friend doesn’t reveal his secrets to someone who sits with him for a few minutes and then leaves

Muhammad al-Awaji

“Everyone has two Muezzins, one calling them to God, the other calling them to evil.

Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyyah