My experience on this planet is that if you treat people with respect, they tend to treat you with respect.

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

Desire is an attempt to feel the void.

Allah knows exactly what to give you to help you return to Him. The events in your life are purposeful, appropriate & non-random.

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.

Hypocrisy is wretched because the hypocrite says with his tongue what is not in his heart. He wrongs his tongue and oppresses his heart. But if the heart is sound, the condition of the tongue follows suit. We are commanded to be upright in speech, which is a gauge of the heart's state.

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