I definitely have sympathy for people who are struggling. I've met with young Muslims who have told me about their struggles.

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.

Without discipline, Religion would be impossible

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

Desire is an attempt to feel the void.

And that is the secret of this world. If you remove love of dunya from your heart, the dunya is yours for the taking. You can have the dunya because it's in your hand and not in your heart

Opinion is not knowledge. You're entitled to your own opinion but you're not entitled to your own facts.