Its unadulterated belief in the oneness of God and a practical application of the truth of the brotherhood of man for those who are nominally within its fold are two distinctive contributions of Islam.

Man often becomes what he believes himself to be.

Religions are not for separating men from one another, they are meant to bind them.

Nonviolence does not admit of running away from danger... . Between violence and cowardly flight I can only prefer violence to cowardice.

Never own defeat in a sacred cause and make up your minds henceforth that you will be pure and that you will find a response from God.

A democrat must be utterly selfless. He must think and dream not in terms of self or of party, but only of democracy.

Non-violence and truth are inseparable and presuppose one another.