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

For young people, if someone tells you: you are the future - say No! I'm the present. You have things to do right now.

Muslims are peace-loving people generally. Among the young, yes, there are some militant attitudes. But a lot of it arises out of chivalry.

We live in the age of Noah (a.s.) in the sense that a flood of distraction accosts us. It is a slow and subtle drowning. For those who notice it, they engage in the remembrance of God. The rites of worship and devotion to God's remembrance (dhikr) are planks of the ark. When Noah (a.s.) started to build his ark, his people mocked him and considered him a fool. But he kept building. He knew what was coming. And we know too.

There are 20,000 Muslim physicians in the United States, Americans putting their lives in the hands of Muslims every day.

What comes to a person in his or her life, however difficult it may be, perhaps will help a person move closer to God. The response to tribulation is abr, which is patience, perseverance, steadfastness, and resolve. Allāh loves the patient; part of the reason the tribulation comes is to draw the quality of patience out of them - He loves this quality.

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