T H E P R E S C R I P T I O N F O R

HEALING A BROKEN

HEART
A D A P T E D F R O M S H AT T E R E D G L A S S

B Y Y A S M I N M O G A H E D
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Contents
Introduction ................................................................................................... 03
The Ṣalāh ................................................................................................... 04
The Adhkār ................................................................................................... 05
The Qur’ān ................................................................................................... 06
Summary ................................................................................................... 08

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Heartbreak is as real as it is universal. When struggling to
mend our inner wounds, many of our habits can either aid
or hinder our healing.
First, we must be careful about replying on oursleves –
where we think “I got this”, “I’m strong” or “My faith is so
strong”. No. Every single human being is in desperate need
of Allāh. If we look at the strongest human beings to walk
the earth, they were in desperate need of Allāh and they
recognized that.
When Yūnus a.s. was in the most impossible situation – he
was in the belly of the whale, in the middle of the sea, in the
night – imagine how many layers of darkness were on this
man. It was not one layer of darkness. It was layer upon
layer upon layer of darkness on him. He was trapped. Look
at how he called to Allāh (subḥānahu wa ta‘āla),
La ilāha illa Allāh anta subḥānaka inni kuntu
minaẓālimīn.
“There is nothing worthy of worship but You, Allāh is high
above, exalted over everything, indeed I was among the
wrongdoers.” (Sūrat’l-Anbiyā’: 87)
The prophets of Allāh humbled themselves and they called
out to Him. They never relied on themselves. This is how
they were saved. Every single one of them was saved. Allāh
never left any one of them in that situation.
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They never remained in that situation. Reflect on that. For
every single one of them, Allāh opened for them and saved
them. He saved Yūnus (‘alayhi wa sallam). He saved Ayyūb
(‘alayhi wa sallam) and returned everything to him and more.
He saved Nūḥ (‘alayhi wa sallam). Allāh saved every single
one of them, because they called out to Allāh in this way – not
relying on themselves, but humbling themselves and asking
Allāh for help. Even when you look at Adam (‘alayhi wa
sallam), after he ate from the tree, he said to Allāh (subḥānahu
wa ta‘āla),
”We have wronged our own selves. And if You do not forgive
us and have mercy on us, We will be among the losers.”
(Sūrat’l-A‘rāf: 23).
Again, relying on Allāh, and Allāh forgave him.
Turn to Allāh (subḥānahu wa ta‘āla) ask Allāh, and be honest
with Allāh. “This hurts. This is hard. Help me. Heal me. Make
it easy for me.” Ask Allāh for ease. Stop trying to pretend
you’re tough. “You know, I’m strong. I got this. I’m fine.”
Essentially, if a person does not turn to Allāh and have that
support from Allāh, this will delay healing. This will pause
healing. Turn to Allāh, just as the prophets turned to Allāh
when they were facing hardships.
Allāh and His messenger have given us a prescription of how
to turn to Allāh in our everyday life.
The Prescription for Healing a Broken Heart - By Yasmin Mogahed
The Ṣalāh
Your ṣalāh is the one component of your life that you must
be absolutely devoted to without compromising it. The body
cannot heal without oxygen. None of your organs can work
without oxygen.
The heart is the same way; it needs the oxygen of ṣalāh
constantly, not once in a while. What would happen if you
could not breathe consistently? You would die because
breathing is a necessity in order to live. It is not something
that can happen in intervals.
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If a person was not getting oxygen, then the body organs
would start to fail and would eventually stop working. You
must have ṣalāh as the oxygen of your heart. It has to be on
time, just like medicine.
If the doctor prescribes a medicine and it has to be taken
at certain times of the day, you will take it on time. Allāh
knows better than any doctor. If He prescribes the medicine
of ṣalāh, it is because you need the ṣalāh five times a day at
those specific appointed times.
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The Adhkār

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These are the supplications that the Prophet (ṣallallāhu
‘alayhi wa sallam) used to say throughout his day.

Download the “MyDuaa” application on your phone

or electronic device. This application is a collection of
supplications from the Qur’ān and authentic hadith. Every
Make it something that you can be consistent in, even if it is
morning when you wake up and you pray fajr, take the time
a small amount. If you are consistent, it will have a profound
to open this application.
effect on your life. There is a duʿāʾ for everything: times of
difficulty, anxiety, travel, intimacy; everything. The more you
Look for ‘Morning Supplications’ and read the supplications.
can incorporate these duʿāʾs, the better and stronger your
On the app, you can create your own ‘Treasure Chest of duʿāʾ
heart will be, and the faster you will heal in shā’ Allāh.
that you can read consistently every single day by starring
certain duʿāʾs.
The next important time in the day that you need to do your
supplications is in the evening. This is after ‘aṣr or before
maghrib. Then the other time is in the night before you sleep.
Those three times are the most crucial to say your adhkār.

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The Qur’ān

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Allāh says,

“O mankind, there has to come to you instruction from your

Lord and healing for what is in the breasts and guidance and
mercy for the believers.” Sūrah Yūnus: 57

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The Qur’ān is a healing for what is in the chest.

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What do you use to heal when you are not feeling
well? Medicine. The Qur’ān is a medicine for our hearts.

“And you send down of the Qur’ān that which is healing and
mercy for the believers” Sūrat’l-Isrā’: 82

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THE THREE ESSENTIALS:

The Ṣalāh the oxygen

The Adhkār the food and water
The Quran the healing

I ask Allāh to help all those who are suffering, all those who
have broken hearts, all those who have lost, and I remind those
who are reading and myself that you should never lose hope.
No matter how shattered
you may feel, or no matter
Indeed, Allāh is Al-Jabbār, how broken you think
The One who mends. your heart is, you have
Allāh can fix anything to believe with conviction
Allāh can mend anything that Allāh will fix it.

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