When we miss a plane, lose a job, or find ourselves unable to marry the person we want, have we ever stopped to consider the possibility that it may have been for our own good?

In her powerful new book, Yasmin Mogahed shows readers how to break free from the harmful beliefs and patterns that keep them from achieving true happiness. A manual of sorts, Reclaim Your Heart will teach readers how to live in this life without allowing life to own you. Through the loss, we reach a level of sincerity and humility and dependence on Him which we would otherwise not reach—had it not been taken from us. Yasmin Mogahed has a significant online following, particularly on social media, where she regularly shares her insights and reflections on self-improvement, spiritual growth, and emotional healing through Islamic spirituality.Life is a fleeting place of enjoyment, a place where hopes are dashed, where disappointments are spread far and wide for all to see, where aspirations are cut short, where love is nothing but a speckle of dust, where betrayal is rubbed on the face of many, where cravings are just another mirage, a reflection of the ephemeral nature of life. Mogahed is widely recognized for her work in promoting emotional healing, self-reflection, and spiritual growth through Islamic spirituality. Many of us live our lives, entrapped by the same repeated patterns of heartbreak and disappointment.

It is a book which allows the reader to clearly distinguish between their cravings, needs, desires, and the biddings of the Lord of the worlds. For true love lies in sanctifying one’s heart for the one whose love was the first and will be the last — Allah! On the contrary, true love, as God intented it, is purest when it is not based on a false attachment. We are told in the Quran: “…whoever rejects evil and believes in God hath grasped the most trustworthy hand-hold that never breaks.The heart remains an individual’s most important treasure, and for a Muslim, the heart is a sanctuary of ravishing ambiance — if taken care of.

In making it to the world beyond, we must see life as a fleeting enjoyment, not a final destination, for it is the means, not the end. Mogahed holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Master’s degree in Islamic Studies from the Islamic American University.Like the sun that sets at the end of the day, so too will Ramadan come and go, leaving only it's mark on our heart's sky. Allah tells us in the Qur’an: “…But perhaps you hate a thing and it is good for you; and perhaps you love a thing and it is bad for you. Just like the pain of being burned is what warns us to remove our hand from the fire, emotional pain warns us that we need to make an internal change.