In a nation where the disbelievers sought Heaven from the idols, the Messenger of Allah [Prophet Muhammad] taught them that Heaven can be found through a simple smile.

Amongst the friends of Allah (Awliya), the Qur'an is considered as a love letter from Allah, which inevitably is read continuously to remind them of their Beloved.

If knowledge is not put into practice, it does not benefit one.

I am trying to create awareness of the true concept of democracy.

In the late hours of the night, befriend the prayer mat.

Sufis are keys to open up hearts.

Islam has nothing to do with any act of terrorism. We reject every act of extremism and terrorism unconditionally.

The shifts of fortune test the reliability of friends.

Don't waste your time being envious of what you don't have or who you want to be. Instead, focus on what you do have and who you can become.

I find I'm unable to speak, unable to move, snared in his serious gaze like some kind of frightened rabbit

I have to keep inspiration close to me. I'm always on YouTube looking at the greats or anything that can give me the spark that I need.

I was in a community where we were out demonstrating. We were holding vigils against the Vietnam War, in - like, starting in around '67, I think, before it really exploded as a big movement.

I did consider marriage and motherhood extreme and doomed commitments. Not out of any experience of them as such, but it was simply the way I looked at things.

My parents were in short street, so they had to go abroad to economize.

Limitations only go so far.

Raise high the roof-beam, carpenters. Like Ares comes the bridegroom, taller far than a tall man.

Martin was dafter than a syphilitic polecat - where do I get these metaphors from?