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

You cannot honour the prophet by dishonouring his teaching.

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

If you take a child and you throw the child up there is a point where you see this, they go into this state of complete panic and then when they come back to your arms they are laughing. That is dunya, I guarantee you, that moment, that is your life, you came from God and you are going back to God and there is just a moment when you are in a complete state of panic but just relax, you are in good hands. Just relax.

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.

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

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.