Desire is an attempt to feel the void.

If Islam is not making you happy, then something is wrong with your Islam

Language is the crowning achievement of human beings, and that is something Muslims have always known and revered. We are a literate people whose miracle is a Book from an unlettered man, peace and blessings be upon him, who was the most articulate and eloquent human being who ever lived. We honor our Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, in honoring language that he loved so much and used so well.

Everything that we do has a spiritual essence. There is a spiritual dimension in everything. All of life has meaning and everything that you do in life is in preparation for your great meeting. This great meeting is your meeting with your Lord, which is absolutely inevitable.

I can't - and won't - impose my beliefs on others, either verbally or otherwise. I'm not going to judge people.

Perhaps, a sin that humbles you is better than a good deed that makes you arrogant.

I'm amazed at the courage of the journalists on the frontlines in Iraq, but we need intellectual courage in our community.