This book's message could easily be summarised to this sentence: Loving dunya, or the material world, is a mistake because it is temporary while loving God is fulfilling as God is The Almighty who created the world and is infinite. I'm sure Yasmin had written a much better sentence than that ten times over throughout this book but you get the picture. That message could easily be written on a bookmark. Yasmin has written a book with a message that is very repetitive and does not go deeper than that one sentence. It is also not very original since many Islamic speakers touch on this very message. Sure, she helpfully provides Quranic verses to support her writing but don't go looking for a deeper analysis than that. My love for Allah has grown so much. May Allah bless her and help her to inspire even more people insaAllah.

Over the years, I have read my fair share of self help books ranging from those of Deepak Chopra to the Secret. Yet in my endeavors in the genre of self help books, I have never seen an author brave nay bold enough to incorporate religion into a self help book. I was ecstatic, being a Muslim and seeing the author incorporating Islam into her book with various verses of the Quran and allusions in abundance. Selain rukun Islam, pemisahan juga melalui pakaian (trend). Seperti dengan berjanggut, mengenakan hijab, peci. Sebagaimana sabda Rasulullah, “Sesungguhnya Islam dimulai dalam keadaan asing dan akan kembali asing sebagaimana awalnya. Maka, beruntunglah orang-orang yang asing,” (HR Muslim).

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Reclaim your heart is a breath of fresh air that uplifts the spirit, nourishes the mind and heals the soul. The use of intricate imagery and beautifully placed words will leave Penderitaan dan kesulitan itu memiliki banyak tujuan di dalam hidup. Penderitaan dapat berfungsi sebagai petunjuk sekaligus obat atas hubungan kita dengan sang Pencipta yang rusak. (hlm. 153) Kemampuan untuk mudah memaafkan harus didorong oleh kesadaran akan kekurangan dan kesalahan kita sendiri terhadap orang lain. Tapi yang terpenting, kerendahan kita harus didorong oleh kenyataan bahwa kita berbuat salah kepada Allah setiap hari dalam kehidupan kita. Siapalah kita jika dibandingkan dengan Allah? Namun Allah, Penguasaalam semesta, mengampuni pada siang dan malam hari. Siapalah kita yang tidak mau memberikan maaf? Jika kita berharap untuk diampuni oleh Allah, bagaimana mungkin kita tidak mengampuni orang lain? Demi alasan inilah Rasulullah mengajari kita; “Mereka yang tidak menunjukkan ampunan kepada orang lain, tidak akan mendapatkan ampunan dari Allah.” Allah knows best. Ini tepatnya di sub judul “Closed Doors And The Illusions That Blind Us” Di bagian ini Yasmin Mogahed bercerita tentang anaknya yang berusia 22 bulan ingin menutup pintu mobil tapi Yasmin Mogahed tau bahwa anaknya dalam bahaya (mungkin tangannya bakal kejepit atau sesuatu yg jelas bikin anaknya ga aman), akhirnya beliau menggendong anaknya dan menjauhkannya dari pintu mobil lantas si anak menangis. Hal ini membuat Yasmin Mogahed berpikir bahwa dalam hidup ini seringkali kita juga merasakan hal tersebut. Di saat kita ingin mendapatkan sesuatu tetapi ternyata tidak bisa, di saat itulah Allah sedang menjauhkan kita dari sesuatu yang mungkin memang tidak baik untuk kita. Sesuai dalam surat Al Baqarah (2) ayat 216, Allah tau yang terbaik. Dengan menjadi asing terhadap dunia, maka ketertarikan padanya akan hilang. Namun, ini bukan berarti kita tidak boleh menikmati dunia dan bekerja selama di dunia. Sebagaimana perkataan Sahabat Ali Ra, “Zuhud bukan berarti kamu tidak boleh memiliki sesuatu, melainkan tidak ada sesuatu pun yang boleh memilikimu.”

Sesungguhnya Allah memberi cobaan kepada mereka yang Dia kasihi dan Dia uji secara proporsional berdasarkan tingkat keimanan. Tapi, Allah juga mengirimkan bantuan-Nya sehingga cobaan bisa terasa mudah dan api terasa dingin. Allah mengirimkan bantuan-Nya sehingga sekilas pandangan tunggal cahaya-Nya dan rumah bersama-Nya dapat membuat kita tersenyum –bahkan ditengah-tengah api cobaan. That broken heart and that pain are lessons and signs for us. They are warnings that something is wrong. They are warnings that we need to make a change. 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. We need to detach. Pain is a form of forced detachment. Like the loved one who hurts you again and again and again, the more dunya hurts us, the more we inevitably detach from it. The more we inevitably stop loving it. And pain is a pointer to our attachments. That which makes us cry, that which causes us the most pain is where our false attachments lie. And it is those things which we are attached to as we should only be attached to Allah which become barriers on our path to God. But the pain itself is what makes the false attachment evident. The pain creates a condition in our life that we seek to change, and if there is anything about our condition that we don’t like, there is a divine formula to change it. God says: “Verily never will God change the condition of a people until they change what is within themselves.” (Qur’an, 13:11) After years of falling into the same pattern of disappointments and heartbreak, I finally began to realize something profound. I had always thought that love of dunya meant being attached to material things. And I was not attached to material things. I was attached to people. I was attached to moments. I was attached to emotions. So I The purpose of the glorious sun, first fallen snow, crescent moons and breathtaking oceans is not just to decorate this lonely planet. The purpose is far deeper than that. The purpose is as Allah told us in the Qur’an: “Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of the night and the day are signs for those of understanding.” “(Those) who remember Allah while standing or sitting or [lying] on their sides and give thought to the creation of the heavens and the earth, [saying], “Our Lord, You have not created all of this without a purpose. Exalted is You [above such a thing]; then protect us from the punishment of the Fire.” (Qur’an, 3:190-191) All this beauty was created as a sign—but one that can only be understood by a select group: those who reflect (think, understand, use their intellect) and remember God in every human condition (standing, sitting, lying down). So, even the sunset must be looked through. Even there, we cannot lose ourselves. We must look beyond even thatme: “Those who rest not their hope on their meeting with Us, but are pleased and satisfied with the life of the present, and those who heed not Our Signs.” (Qur’an, 10:7) By thinking that I can have everything here, my hope was not in my meeting with God. My hope was in dunya. But what does it mean to place your hope in dunya? How can this be avoided? It means when you have friends, don’t expect your friends to fill your emptiness. When you get married, don’t expect your spouse to fulfill your every need. When you’re an activist, don’t put your hope in the results. When you’re in trouble don’t depend on yourself. Don’t depend on people. Depend on God. Seek the help of people—but realize that it is not the people (or even your own self) that can save you. Only Allah can do these things. The people are only tools, a means used by God. But they are not the source of help, aid, or salvation of any kind. Only God is. The people cannot even create the wing of a fly (Quran, 22:73). And so, even while you interact with people externally, turn your heart towards God. Face Him alone, as Prophet Ibrahim (as) said so beautifully: “For me, I have set my face, firmly and truly, towards Him Who created the heavens and the earth, and never shall I give partners to Allah.” (Qur’an, 6:79) But how does Prophet Ibrahim (as) describe his journey to Salah (5 Daily Prayers): Five times a day we must pull away from the dunya to focus on our Creator and ultimate purpose. Five times a day, we detach ourselves from whatever we are doing of worldly life, and turn to God. Prayer could have been prescribed only once a day or week or all five prayers could have been done at one time each day, but it is not. The prayers are spread throughout the day. If one keeps to their prayers at their specified times, there is no opportunity to get attached. As soon as we begin to become engrossed in whatever dunya matter we’re involved in (the job we’re doing, the show we’re watching, the test we’re studying for, the person we can’t get off our mind), we are forced to detach from it and turn our focus to the only true object of attachment. Siyam (Fasting): Fasting is all about detachment. It is the detachment from food, drink, sexual intimacy, vain speech. By restraining our physical self, we ennoble, purify, and exalt our spiritual self. Through fasting we are forced to detach ourselves from our physical needs, desires, and pleasures. Zakat (Charity): Zakat is about detaching ourselves from our money and giving it for the sake of God. By giving it away, we are forced to break our attachment to wealth. Hajj (Pilgrimage): Hajj is one of the most comprehensive and profound acts of detachment. A pilgrim leaves behind everything in his life. He gives up his family, his home, his Reclaim your heart is an Islamic and life-changing book. It is all about physical and spiritual purification. It is written by Yasmin Mogahed. This book is a heart-opening that is written to awaken the people. It convinces us to think about what we are doing in this material life and what should we do. In this book, she covers many aspects of life. She explains Attachments with our God and the material life, Love, Hardships, Relationships with the creator, and also explains a woman’s status, Ummah in a good manner.