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

After that one fitnah, every time it calms down in one place, it starts somewhere else.

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

The weak are dominated by their ego, the wise dominate their ego, and the intelligent are in a constant struggle against their ego.

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

America has an immense amount of power, but it doesn't use it in any benevolent way. It uses it to maintain a status quo.

Call on your Lord when your heart is brittle, that is a time when it's in pieces and the Light of Allah can fill the gaps. That is why Allāh is with the broken hearted.