"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 canâ€™t understand light. Without hardship, we wouldnâ€™t experience ease. Without the existence of deprivation and loss, we couldnâ€™t grasp the need for gratitude or the virtue of patience. And without separation, we wouldnâ€™t taste the sweetness of reunion. Glory be to the one who givesâ€”even when He takes."

-- Yasmin Mogahed

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