Islam cannot accept or agree to a situation which is half-Islam and half-Jahiliyya [separated from God].

All people go to Allah after their death, but the happy person is the one who goes to Allah while still alive.

Faith is not by wishful thinking, it is what takes root in the heart and shows in one's actions.

A martyr is the one who bears witness that the Shari'ah of Allah is more valuable to him than his own life.

Verily, the index finger that testifies to the oneness of Allah Azzawajal in prayer, utterly rejects to write even an alphabet, endorsing the rule of the tyrant

Jazz is the favorite music [of America]. It is a type of music invented by [American] Blacks to please their primitive tendencies and desire for noise.

Absolute justice demands that mens incomes and rewards should ... vary, and that some have more than others-so long as human justice is upheld by the provision of equal opportunity for all.

Writing is an act of faith, not a trick of grammar.

Not everyone will like what you write but there's a certain group who'll love what you write. Keep WRITING for them.

It is an outcome of faith that nature-as she is perceptible to our five senses-takes the character of such a well formulated puzzle.

Getting plenty of sleep is always great. It really is. I have a girlfriend who's sending me a slant board.

There is no plan B for passion

We're all simultaneously separated and connected by our devices, staring into our little screens, and also hungry for experience and community.

The direction and rhythm of human progress do not depend on the masses, even when they add up to hundreds of millions; they depend on superior minorities.

In order to truly master the comfort zone, we must learn to love it.

I'm grateful to be alive, because I really did not think I was going to be alive, onstage performing songs.

Foul words is but foul wind, and foul wind is but foul breath, and foul breath is noisome; therefore I will depart unkissed.