#islam

There is not a single Muslim leader today who has the courage and commitment to defend Islam and Muslims, they are all in awe of the United States and other Western powers, and are indebted to them. ↗

— Abu Bakar Bashir

#commitment #courage #defend #indebted #islam

Radical Islamic fundamentalists harbor contempt for our democratic way of life and, given the opportunity, will stop at nothing to accomplish their goal of bringing our country to its knees. ↗

— Paul Weyrich

#bringing #contempt #country #democratic #fundamentalists

Throughout the past, there has been a lack of intimacy, affection, and regard for Islam by Christianity. This, to a large extent, has been due to a lack of knowledge of the great human and spiritual ideals for which Islam and the teachings of Islam stand. ↗

— Aly Khan

#been #christianity #due #extent #great

There are too many people sympathetic to radical Islam. We should be looking at them more carefully and finding out how we can infiltrate them. ↗

— Peter King

#finding #how #infiltrate #islam #looking

It's not radical Islam that worries the US -- it's independence ↗

— Noam Chomsky

#independence #islam #united-states #us #state

If one has not been able to experience God by himself, one should allow himself to be guided by the experiences of others who have experienced Him ↗

— Muhammad Asad

#experience

Hearts melt when the Beloved of Allah is mentioned. ↗

— Habib Kadhim al-Saqqaf

#god #hearts #islam #love #prophet-muhammad

Ibn Ata' Allah said: "God may open up for you the gates of obedience, but without opening up for you the gates of acceptance. On the other hand, He may Allow you to fall into disobedience which happens to lead you to the right path. DISOBEDIENCE that teaches you HUMILITY is better than PIETY that fills you with VANITY and ARROGANCE. ↗

— Yusuf al-Qaradawi

#obedience

We sometimes fail to realise that when we pray to Allah we are in fact performing a great act of ibadah (worship). On the surface it might seem as if we are asking out of self-interest, but we are really proving the sincerity of our belief in the tauhid (Oneness) of Allah and our submission to the True God. Thus the Prophet pbuh said: "Supplication is itself the worship." (Reported by Abu Daud and al-Tirmizi, sahih.) If a servant prays the whole night to Allah, he therefore performs a great ibadah all night long. ↗

— Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin

#spirituality #submission #self-belief

Mohammad never assigned himself a status more than a common man and a messenger of God. People had faith in him when he was surrounded by poverty and adversity and trusted him while he was the ruler of a great Empire. He was a man of spotless character who always had confidence in himself and in God's help. No aspect of his life remained hidden nor was his death a mysterious event. ↗

— M.H. Hyndman

#atheist #christian #confidence #death #empire