#muslim

The hajj is one of the five essential practices of Islam; when they make the pilgrimage to Mecca, Muslims ritually act out the central principles of their faith. ↗

— Karen Armstrong

#central #essential #faith #five #islam

Beside all this I think there was something personal, being Muslim myself who lived in the west I felt that it was my obligation my duty to tell the truth about Islam. It is a religion that has a 700 million following, yet it's so little known about it which surprised me. ↗

— Moustapha Akkad

#being #beside #duty #felt #following

Ever since the Crusades, when Christians from western Europe were fighting holy wars against Muslims in the near east, western people have often perceived Islam as a violent and intolerant faith - even though when this prejudice took root Islam had a better record of tolerance than Christianity. ↗

— Karen Armstrong

#better #christianity #christians #crusades #east

In the past some of the most influential Jewish, Christian and Muslim theologians, such as Maimonides, Aquinas and Ibn Sina, made it clear that it was very difficult to speak about God, because when we confront the ultimate, we are at the end of what words or thoughts can do. ↗

— Karen Armstrong

#because #christian #clear #confront #difficult

He who becomes a Muslim does so in his own interest. ↗

— Abu Bakr

#does #his #interest #muslim #own

Muslims should live like brothers. ↗

— Abu Bakr

#like #live #muslims #should

Among Muslims, I think there are some who are very good and some hoodlums, like everywhere. ↗

— Brigitte Bardot

#everywhere #good #i #i think #like

US presidents can make all the commitments and declarations they want until they are blue in the face, in the Muslim world they will always be perceived as partisan. ↗

— Daniel Barenboim

#blue #commitments #declarations #face #make

I'm a cultural Christian in the same way many of my friends call themselves cultural Jews or cultural Muslims. ↗

— Richard Dawkins

#christian #cultural #friends #i #jews

I'd love it if American kids were listening to Muslim music. ↗

— Brian Eno

#american kids #i #kids #listening #love