So long as Muslims continue looking towards Western civilization as the only force that could regenerate their own stagnant society, they destroy their self-confidence and, indirectly, support the Western assertion that Islam is a "spent force".
Muhammad AsadEvery age requires a new approach to the Qurโan for the simple reason that the Quran is made for all ages. It is our duty to look for deeper meanings in the Quran in order to increase our knowledge and experience. The Quran wants your intellect to be always active and trying to approach the message of God. God himself dedicated this book to people who think.
Muhammad AsadAll cultural imitation, opposed as it is to creativeness, is bound to make a people small.
Muhammad AsadOf all religious systems, Islam alone declares that individual perfection is possible in our earthly existence.
Muhammad Asad