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To empty the heart does not mean to not love. On the contrary, true love, as God intented it, is purest when it is not based on a false attachment. The process of first emptying the heart can be found in the beginning half of the shahada (declaration of faith).

To empty the heart does not mean to not love. On the contrary, true love, as God intented it, is purest when it is not based on a false attachment. The process of first emptying the heart can be found in the beginning half of the shahada (declaration of faith).

Approximate author period: c. 1980 AD · modern

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Yasmin Mogahed
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Approximate author period: c. 1980 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Yasmin Mogahed: documented birth year 1980; activity date not established. Wikidata Q67609811, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q67609811 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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