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" Much to the chagrin of the staunchly secular among us, religion shows no sign of going away. Predictions of the demise of religion, faith, tradition - and even God - have consistently been proven wrong. "

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Hamza Yusuf

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America

Great

" I don't align myself with the West of the Muslim world. I align myself with what I perceive to be just and in accordance with my principles - the principles that I live my life by which are universal principles and that are embodied in the religion of Islam. "

" You don't fight ideas with bombs. "

" Our duty is to be patient. "

" The greatest preventative to terrorism is Muslim religious literacy. "

" There are many ways to be hungry. One can hunger for love, or fame or social justice, but hunger for food seems to curb all other cravings. "

" When a man wrote a political screed against the IRS and flew into its building, he was deemed mentally ill, even though it was clearly a political act. There's a double standard, which is: If his name is Muhammad, it's automatically terrorism. "

" For believers, both privilege and privation are a trial, and both demand responses: one demands service, and the other demands patience. The greatest privilege is to live well in flourishing lands; the greatest privation is to live in the midst of war, especially civil war. "

" My alignment is with what I perceive as just and fair. If it's with the Muslims, then I'm with the Muslims, if it's with the West then I'm with the West. It's about justice and fairness. "

" Ideas must counter ideas. You can drop all the bombs you want, but if you don't pull up weeds by their roots, they just grow back. "

" Americans are generally decent and fair people with a commitment to sense, but some of us, swept up by our passions, wade too far into a sea of sensibility. "

Hamza Yusuf

People

Sense

" The fear tactic is a tactic that's used by people who want to maintain control, and it's very effective. "

" Muslims are not ashamed of their Prophet's teaching about war. On the contrary, for us it is a great source of pride. "

" America is about choices, including those to live certain lifestyles. "

" We want to counter the idea that Muslims and non-Muslims can't live together. This is not who we are or who we want to be. "

" 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. "

" I think that the idea of a war on an abstract noun is unacceptable. "

" September 11 was a wake-up call to me. I don't want to contribute to the hate in any shape or form. I now regret in the past being silent about what I have heard in the Islamic discourse and being part of that with my own anger. "

" Every day, my love for Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, increases. "

" Islam was hijacked on that September 11, 2001, on that plane, as an innocent victim. "

" Where you don't have people who have strong intellectual capacity, you get demagoguery. "

" Palestine is the issue, and until this issue is resolved, there can be no peace. "

" Reason cannot calm the storm of emotion, and emotion usually wins, until it settles down and allows reason to rise again and apologize on behalf of it. "

" I would rather live as a Muslim in the West than in most of the Muslim countries, because I think the way Muslims are allowed to live in the West is closer to the Muslim way. "

" Whatever one thinks of the wisdom of building a mosque near Ground Zero, this controversy now affords us an immense opportunity to examine who we are as a people. It provides us with the opportunity to get back to our foundational ideals, which have always stood as a beacon for the rest of the world. "

" To be aware of others' accomplishments and the indebtedness we have to so many people is to appreciate and begin to respect all members of the human family. "

" Many people in the West do not realise how oppressive some Muslim states are - both for men and for women. This is a cultural issue, not an Islamic one. "

" To the solace of his name, simply saying 'Muhammad' has an incredibly soothing effect on me. "

Hamza Yusuf

Effect

Simply

" The human family is a great one, and the Muslim branch is certainly worth knowing. "

" All peoples have contributed to the overall progress and enhancement of human life. "