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God is with the broken-hearted. When your heart breaks, it’s a good thing – the breaking of the heart is what opens it up to the light of Allah. The dunya is designed to break your heart, to crush it.
Hamza Yusuf
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Hamza Yusuf
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: January 1
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