I believe in sympathy, compassion and forgiveness.

It is up to India to take this opportunity to start ... a process of dialogue.

Islam teaches tolerance, not hatred; universal brotherhood, not enmity; peace, and not violence.

We claim Islam as Deen or a complete way of life.

There is nothing wrong with intellectual differences flowing from freedom of thought as long as such differences remain confined to intellectual debates.

Saying he is in Afghanistan in a spirit of brotherhood, we have also vowed that we will not allow each other's countries, ever, to be used against interests of ours.

I am not at all a politician. I don't think I'm cut out for politics. I am certainly not going to stand for election.