Islam Quotes - Page 32

• A day will come when the nationalists will find themselves the only defenders of Islam. They will have to give a special meaning to it if they want the Arab nation to have a good reason for survival.

  Michel Aflaq

  Giving, Survival, Special

  "In Memory of the Arab Prophet" by Michel Aflaq, April 1, 1943.

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• Europe is as fearful of Islam today as she has been in the past. She now knows that the strength of Islam (which in the past expressed that of the Arabs) has been reborn and has appeared in a new form: Arab nationalism.

  Michel Aflaq

  Past, Europe, Today

  "On the Way of Resurrection". Book by Michel Aflaq, 1943.

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• Im a person of faith, and the language that I use to define my faith, the symbols and metaphors that I rely upon to express my faith, are those provided by Islam because they make the most sense to me.

  Reza Aslan

  Rely Upon, Use, Language

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• Muslims are not bloodthirsty people. Islam is a religion of peace that forbids the killing of the innocent. Islam also accepts the Prophets, whether those prophets are Mohammed, God's peace and blessing be upon Him, or Moses or the other prophets of the Books.

  Abdullah of Saudi Arabia

  Book, Blessing, People

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• The fact of simultaneously being Christian and having as my mother tongue Arabic, the holy language of Islam, is one of the basic paradoxes that have shaped my identity.

  Amin Maalouf

  Christian, Mother, Identity

  Amin Maalouf (2001). “In the Name of Identity: Violence and the Need to Belong”, p.16, Arcade Publishing

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• To accept the story of the Arab destruction of the library of Alexandria, one must explain how it is that so dramatic an event was unmentioned and unnoticed not only in the rich historical literature of medieval Islam, but even in the literatures of the Coptic and other Christian churches, of the Byzantines, of the Jews, or anyone else who might have thought the destruction of a great library worthy of comment. That the story still survives, and is repeated, despite all these objections, is testimony to the enduring power of a myth.

  Bernard Lewis

  Christian, Scary, Historical

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• Islam never differentiates between men and women as regards political rights and puts them on an equal footing. However, even if a woman is qualified for leadership, when it comes to posts of authority such as presidency, Muslim scholars unanimously agree that it is impermissible for a woman to assume such a post because in this case she is in charge of her people's affairs.

  Yusuf al-Qaradawi

  Men, Rights, People

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• So long as Muslims continue looking towards Western civilization as the only force that could regenerate their own stagnant society, they destroy their self-confidence and, indirectly, support the Western assertion that Islam is a "spent force".

  Muhammad Asad

  Self Confidence, Civilization, Long

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• ...we must learn -once again- to regard Islam as the norm by which the world is to be judged.

  Muhammad Asad

  World, Norm, Regard

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• Once enough Americans reacquaint themselves with Americanism, we should promote it to all countries just as the Left promotes leftism and Muslims promote Islam. One need not be American to affirm Americanism.

  Dennis Prager

  Country, Needs, Enough

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• I was enthralled and moved by Azar Nafisi's account of how she defied,
  and helped others to defy, radical Islam's war against women.
  Her memoir contains important and properly complex reflections
  about the ravages of theocracy, about thoughtfulness, and about the
  ordeals of freedom-as well as a stirring account of the pleasures and
  deepening of consciousness that result from an encounter with great
  literature and with an inspired teacher.

  Susan Sontag

  Teacher, War, Reflection

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• We certainly love the Muslim people. But that is not the faith of this country. And that is not the religion that built this nation. The people of the Christian faith and the Jewish faith are the ones who built America, and it is not Islam.

  Franklin Graham

  Christian, Country, America

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• Islam and democracy can function together.

  Ali Babacan

  Democracy, Together, Function

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• Every Muslim leader must unequivocally proclaim that terror committed in the name of Islam violates the core tenets of the Prophet Mohammed, and they must do so repeatedly. Period.

  Mike Pompeo

  Names, Leader, Prophet

  "GOP Rep. Mike Pompeo: US Islamic Leaders Are ‘Potentially Complicit’ In Terrorist Acts" by Josh Feldman, www.mediaite.com. June 11, 2013.

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• Abraham is such a fascinating figure. Three world religions - Judaism, Christianity, and Islam - all claim him as a patriarch. He was raised in a religious home. And yet he rejected religion in order to pursue a personal relationship with God.

  Anne Graham Lotz

  Religious, Home, Order

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• We are being challenged by Islam these years. There are some things for which one should display no tolerance. And when we are tolerant, we must know whether it is because of convenience or conviction.

  Margrethe II of Denmark

  Years, Tolerance, Denmark

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• Islamism is not Islam. Islamism is the politicisation of Islam, the desire to impose a version of this ancient faith over society.

  Maajid Nawaz

  Desire, Ancient, Versions

  "'I Watched a Man Stabbed in a London Street - and Felt Nothing'". www.dailymail.co.uk. May 25, 2013.

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• 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

  Practice, Principles, Essentials

  "Prejudices about Islam will be shaken by this show" by Karen Armstrong, www.theguardian.com. January 22, 2012.

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• Im not a perfect Muslim; I think none of us are perfect human beings. I do the five pillars of Islam, you know, I pray five times a day.

  Sania Mirza

  Thinking, Perfect, Pillars

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• There are common denominators that unite all members of al-Nahda: There is no one in al-Nahda who doubts about Islam There is no one in al-Nahda that believes in extremist views of Islam.

  Rashid al-Ghannushi

  Believe, Views, Doubt

  "Rached Ghannouchi: the FP interview". Interview with Marc Lynch, foreignpolicy.com. December 5, 2011.

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• No one in al-Nahda believes that jihad is a way to impose Islam on the world. But we believe that jihad is self-control, is social and political struggle, and even military jihad is only a way to defend oneself in the case of aggression.

  Rashid al-Ghannushi

  Military, Believe, Struggle

  "Rached Ghannouchi: the FP interview". Interview with Marc Lynch, foreignpolicy.com. December 5, 2011.

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• There is great potential and deep fragility [in Malaysia] that can be used by any group that stresses on religion, pushing towards Islam, rejecting people and alienating migrants - anything can be used to win the next elections. So these are the signs of fragility that is very much there.

  Tariq Ramadan

  Stress, Winning, People

  Source: dinmerican.wordpress.com

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• The fact that this organisation is called the Islamic State reveals something even deeper. In fact, it implies that every single Islamist party in Egypt, Iraq or Tunisia are not really representing Islam and Muslim people. Nowadays, political Islam is going through a crisis, however this crisis is necessary, for it will lead to a changing way of thinking. In order to make it out of this dead-end, reviewing political Islam becomes mandatory.

  Tariq Ramadan

  Islamic, Party, Thinking

  Source: themuslimtimes.info

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• I think that political parties are fuelling this fear in order to create divisions. The more we bring up fear, the more we neglect real political issues. Political debate in France is crumbling since every single issue is brought to Islam now.

  Tariq Ramadan

  Real, Party, Thinking

  Source: themuslimtimes.info

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• So when I heard that we don't have our names, we don't speak our true Arabic language, we were robbed of Islam, our true religion, and we've been made deaf, dumb, and blind in slavery.And Elijah Muhammad was taught by Allah, who we refer to as God, to teach us the truth that will free us.And when I heard it, I've been free ever since. I have no racial problems, I don't go where I'm not wanted.

  Muhammad Ali

  Names, Dumb, Arabic Language

  "Parkinson" with Michael Parkinson, www.mirror.co.uk. 1971.

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