A democracy is predicated on an educated citizenry. You cannot have a democracy with people that are more interested in what Nicole Kidman is doing or whoever the latest fashion model is.

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.

God is with the broken-hearted. When your heart breaks, it’s a good thing – the breaking of the heart is what opens it up to the light of Allah. The dunya is designed to break your heart, to crush it.

There's a statement in the Quran: There should be "absolutely no compulsion in religion."

Practice makes permanent, not perfect. If you practice the wrong thing, you make the wrong act permanent.

I can't - and won't - impose my beliefs on others, either verbally or otherwise. I'm not going to judge people.

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