If you are not at peace with yourself then you cannot spread peace.

The problem with Salafis is that they are religiously sincere and politically naïve. And they allow themselves to be supported by people who have no religious sincerity but who are politically very smart, especially when it comes to their economic interests.

When you're overwhelmed by your emotion, you listen less and you judge more. This is also the reality of the dogmatic mind.

We need modesty not only in the way we dress; we need intellectual modesty.

I don't like what you`re doing, but I won't insult you. Why? Because who you are tomorrow may be better than who I am today

The very essence of the Sufi spiritual tradition requires you to purify your heart, to liberate yourself from your ego and to be courageous in facing any corrupt power, injustice and oppression. Unfortunately, colonial powers pushed an agenda by using Sufism against resistance, and some ulama played that game in the past and in the present.

We need to challenge the dominant culture: by ethics, principles and values.