#muslim

These lecture provide material for the consideration of common factors, in theory and in development, from the viewpoint of the idea of surrender to the Divine Will, reviewing some aspects of the interplay between Christians and Moslems, and introducing material from and about Sufis. ↗

— Idries Shah

#christians #god #jesus #mohammed #muslims

Islam’s all about knowledge, right? Muslims know everything. We seek knowledge from the cradle to the grave. We seek knowledge even if it be in China, Yusef, EVEN IN CHINA! And we’ve reduced our religion to fuckin’ academics. The guy who knows Islam best is the one who really hits the books hard, learns his shit. Muslims brag about having no priests but we’re getting molested by scholars. Yusef Ali, books are not Allah. Even a book by or from Allah is not Allah. ↗

— Michael Muhammad Knight

#islam #muslim #priest #quran #scholar

The earth isn’t spinning because you told it to do so. Your intestines aren’t digesting by your command. You’re made up of a trillion cells who don’t ask your permission before offering their rakats. And we think submission is applying strict discipline to our worship? We think surrender is about not eating a pig? It’s just not that small to me. i can’t fit my deen into a neat little box, because to me everything comes from Allah. Birds sing Allah’s name. to say Allah is in this book and not that… do you know who you’re talking about? the Allah that made you from a clot and clothed in flesh… Allah is too big and open for my deen to be small and closed. ↗

— Michael Muhammad Knight

#muslims #taqwacores #islam

Do not look down upon any Muslim, for even the most inferior believer is great in the eyes of God. ↗

— Abu Bakr

#believer #down #even #eyes #god

I did not come into contact with any Muslim before I embraced Islam. I read the Qur'an first and realized no person is perfect, Islam is perfect, and if we imitate the conduct of the Holy Prophet... we will be successful. ↗

— Cat Stevens

#before #come #conduct #contact #did

It is part of my faith as a Muslim to try to help those who are suffering from poverty or economic or political injustice. ↗

— Cat Stevens

#faith #help #injustice #muslim #part

Ever since I became a Muslim, I've had to deal with attempts to damage my reputation and countless insinuations seeking to cast doubt on my character and trying to connect me to causes which I do not subscribe to. ↗

— Cat Stevens

#became #cast #causes #character #connect

I've studied various schools of thought... I acknowledge that some Muslims consider music prohibited, but I've found a lot of evidence from the life of the Prophet to show that he allowed certainly, but even encouraged, music at certain times. ↗

— Cat Stevens

#allowed #certain #certainly #consider #encouraged

Moderation is part of faith, so those who accuse Muslim schools of fostering fanaticism should learn a bit more about Islam. ↗

— Cat Stevens

#accuse #bit #faith #fanaticism #fostering

This is why I have always said that it would be better if Muslims were poor. ↗

— Abu Bakar Bashir

#better #i #muslims #poor #said