Intellect is a part of a good faith. Intellect is the light, the heart is the direction.
Saying that Islam is in heart, is similar to giving back the exam’s paper completely white and saying : knowledge is in brain.
North-South imbalances and the exploitation of men and raw materials, combined with the resignation of the peoples of the North, produce a much more devastating violence than that of armed groups, even if the latter are spectacular.
We are in a world that is connected, but is not communicating.
To be kind is good. To be kind without expecting anything in return is better.
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.
A true teacher doesn’t teach you to think like him, but to think without him.
Our task is to change the world for the better, not to adapt ourselves to the world.
Muslims must speak out and explain who they are, what they believe in, what they stand for, what is the meaning of their life. They must have the courage to denounce what is said and done by certain Muslims in the name of their religion.
If you read the Qur’an with your head, you find repetition. If you read it with your heart, you find depth.
The more you look into and understand yourself, the less judgmental you become towards others.
We need modesty not only in the way we dress; we need intellectual modesty.
Arabic is the language of the Qur’an, but Arab culture is not the culture of Islam.