Exchange ideas frequently.
The more you look into and understand yourself, the less judgmental you become towards others.
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.
Saying that Islam is in heart, is similar to giving back the exam's paper completely white and saying : knowledge is in brain.
If you want to have a good life, never forget that you are going to die
Instead of looking outside of ourselves and counting potential enemies, fasting summons us to turn our glance inward, and to take the measure of our greatest challenge: the self, the ego, in our own eyes and as others see us.
The philosophy of fasting calls upon us to know ourselves, to master ourselves, and to discipline ourselves the better to free ourselves. To fast is to identify our dependencies, and free ourselves from them.
Better to suffer than to die.
It bothers me to read the comments of leaders of the Hamas and others who hate America that their goal is to have more weaponry capable of delivering all types of weapons of mass destruction.
My parents both came from very poor working-class families.
I've pushed several women in front of violent situations. My rule is save myself first.