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" The true object of war fought for God should always be peace. "
Hamza Yusuf
God
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" 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. "
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" Palestine is the issue, and until this issue is resolved, there can be no peace. "
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" We must assert to the Abrahamic people that we are the last extension of the Abrahamic religion... There is no such thing as an Islamic tribe. "
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" 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. "
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" Hunger can bring out the worst in us. "
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" The Islamic tradition does show some areas of apparent incompatibility with the goals of women in the West, and Muslims have a long way to go in their attitudes towards women. But blaming the religion is again to express an ignorance both of the religion and of the historical struggle for equality of women in Muslim societies. "
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" Muslims are not ashamed of their Prophet's teaching about war. On the contrary, for us it is a great source of pride. "
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" All peoples have contributed to the overall progress and enhancement of human life. "
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" Live your lives. Go out; take walks amongst trees. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" A lot of our leadership has become acutely aware of speaking more fairly, of speaking more balanced, of recognizing that hate speech in any form, even if it comes out of emotional anger, is dangerous. "
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" ISIS is very similar to the Kharijites, who were a toxic off-shoot of Islam. It's not Islam; it's a perversion of Islam, and to label these militant externalities as Islam is to legitimize their actions. "
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" 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. "
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" God is much greater than anything we can imagine. "
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" A tree grows. If you're staying the same, something is wrong. You're not alive. "
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Something
Alive
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" I think that the idea of a war on an abstract noun is unacceptable. "
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" Katrina did much more damage than anything the terrorists could ever put together. "
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" 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. "
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" I think the Hajj tends to reflect the state of the Ummah. That's one of the things about the Hajj is that you get to see the Ummah. It's a microcosm of the Ummah's condition. "
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" If you don't have religious fallibilism, you have immense problems. "
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" You can condemn and criticize religion... all those things are fine, but you can't mock and disrespect people. "
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" The thing I love most about going to a book store is the self-help section is the biggest section because Americans know we're screwed up. We know it. But we want to get better. "
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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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" I know that people can live celibate lives. I did it myself for many years. "
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" In being aware of others' hunger, we contribute to a more empathic world. "
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" America is about choices, including those to live certain lifestyles. "
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" The greatest preventative to terrorism is Muslim religious literacy. "
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" The fear tactic is a tactic that's used by people who want to maintain control, and it's very effective. "
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" Corruption is rife in the Muslim world, and when it is coupled with the marginalization of religion, it manifests itself as frustration and becomes a fertile recruiting ground for extremism. "
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