Yasmin Mogahed - What is Love?

About this lecture

In this talk, Yasmin Mogahed explores the profound and often misunderstood nature of love — beginning with a sweeping look at how misplaced love drives both personal destruction and global violence, then narrowing to the deeply practical topic of romantic love. She introduces the concept of the "compartments of the heart," explaining that placing anyone or anything — even a spouse or child — in the innermost place reserved for Allah leads to pain, dysfunction, and spiritual damage. The Q&A session covers practical guidance on salah and dhikr as tools for reconnecting with Allah, navigating halal attraction and marriage pursuit, avoiding the trap of social media comparison, and correcting the dangerous misconception that religious devotion means withholding affection in marriage.