Yasmin Mogahed - Is it love?: Understanding the difference between unhealthy attachments and pure love

About this lecture

In this lecture, Yasmin Mogahed explores the profound Islamic understanding of the heart (*qalb*), explaining why placing anything other than Allah at its core — whether children, money, status, or the opinions of others — constitutes an unhealthy attachment that leads to suffering, injustice, and spiritual sickness. Drawing on Quranic verses and Hadith, she distinguishes between healthy love (which can be distributed among many) and worship (which belongs to Allah alone), and explains that a sound heart (*Qalbun Salim*) is the only thing that will benefit us on the Day of Judgment. The lecture concludes with a Q&A covering topics such as recovering from heartbreak, recognizing false attachments, the role of the unconscious mind, and how these principles apply to all of humanity regardless of faith.