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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. "
Hamza Yusuf
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" All of the people are the dependents of Allah. "
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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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" 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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" 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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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" Live your lives. Go out; take walks amongst trees. "
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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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" 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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" I know that people can live celibate lives. I did it myself for many years. "
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" Radicalization is very easy when you mock what people hold dear. "
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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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" God is much greater than anything we can imagine. "
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" The Jews would have us believe that God had this bias to this little small tribe in the middle of the Sinai Desert, and all the rest of humanity is just rubbish. I mean, that is the basic doctrine of the Jewish religion, and that's why it is a most racist religion. "
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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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" 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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" Every day, my love for Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, increases. "
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" People can't think when their minds are clouded with fear. "
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" 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. "
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" All peoples have contributed to the overall progress and enhancement of human life. "
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" The entrenched beliefs many westerners profess about Islam often reveal more about the West than they do about Islam or Muslims. "
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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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" 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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" 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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" Certainly, hunger can bring out the worst in us. But it can also bring out the best. "
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