I know that people can live celibate lives, I did it myself for many years.

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 think that's deeply rooted in Muslim consciousness, the idea of not submitting to anything other than God. "You can abuse me, but you're not going to win me over. But if you treat me with respect and dignity, I'm going to fall in love with you. I'm going to sing your praises all over the world because you're powerful and you treated me with human dignity."

Why do we need to justify God's existence? He exists. We need to justify our own existence.

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

Whatever is for the sake of Allah will go on and continue. Whatever is for other than Allah, it will end and be severed

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