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.

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.

If you had one word to describe the root of all this rage, it's humiliation.

There are irrational fears. If you see a woman wearing a hijab and fear is your first thought, something's really wrong.

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

I don't have the power to issue papal decrees.

Force yourself to be humble, until it becomes second nature. Then it will be an unconscious activity.