Religion is here to unite us. It's not here to divide us. If it's dividing us, it's not God's religion, it's something else.

In our inherent contradictions as humans, and in order to validate our own pain, we deny the pain of others. But it is in acknowledging the pain of others that we achieve fully our humanity.

A democracy is predicated on an educated citizenry. You cannot have a democracy with people that are more interested in what Nicole Kidman is doing or whoever the latest fashion model is.

After that one fitnah, every time it calms down in one place, it starts somewhere else.

Islam is based on naql (texts) and ‘aql (intellect). Some people just have the texts – we call them naql-heads.

You will find yourself in the Quran, I guarantee you.

The weak are dominated by their ego, the wise dominate their ego, and the intelligent are in a constant struggle against their ego.