Islam Quotes - Page 25

• There is not a single Muslim leader today who has the courage and commitment to defend Islam and Muslims, they are all in awe of the United States and other Western powers, and are indebted to them.

  Abu Bakar Bashir

  Fear, Commitment, Leader

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• Islam believes in many prophets, and Al Quran is nothing but a confirmation of the old Scriptures.

  Annie Besant

  Believe, Als, Scripture

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• It is the duty of the followers of Islam to spread through the civilised world, a knowledge of what Islam means - its spirit and message.

  Annie Besant

  Mean, Followers, World

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• I often think that woman is more free in Islam than in Christianity. Woman is more protected by Islam than by the faith which preaches monogamy. In AI Quran the law about woman is juster and more liberal.

  Annie Besant

  Thinking, Law, Quran

  "The Life and Teachings of Muhammad". Book by Annie Besant, 1932.

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• Respecting other people's cultures is well and good, but I draw the line at where some branches of Islam, what they do to women. It's indefensible.

  Jello Biafra

  People, Culture, Branches

  "Nardwuar Vs. Jello Biafra: New Introduction by Kristen K". Interview with Nardwuar, razorcake.org. December 27, 2012.

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• Jihad is holy struggle, a legitimate tenet of Islam meaning to purify oneself or one's community.

  John O. Brennan

  Struggle, Community, Holy

  "Obama's Complacency About Radical Islam" by Victor Davis Hanson, www.realclearpolitics.com. May 1, 2013.

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• Al-Qa'ida is the antithesis of the peace, tolerance and humanity that is at the heart of Islam.

  John O. Brennan

  Heart, Tolerance, Humanity

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• Liberty in Islam is the liberty to be a Muslim, democracy likewise, individualism likewise.

  James Buchan

  Democracy, Liberty, Individualism

  "Frozen assets" by James Buchan, www.theguardian.com. May 29, 2004.

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• When leading evangelicals say terrible things about Islam, evil things about Islam, terrible things about Muhammad, they ought to be ashamed of themselves.

  Tony Campolo

  Evil, Muhammad, Ashamed

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• Whether it's people walking off 'The View' when Bill O'Reilly makes a statement about radical Islam or Juan Williams being fired for expressing his opinion, over-reaching political correctness is chipping away at the fundamental American freedoms of speech and expression.

  Eric Cantor

  Walking Away, Views, Expression

  "Republicans to Add NPR Funding to 'You Cut' Budget Slashing Contest". www.foxnews.com. October 22, 2010.

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• I think there ought to be a strict separation or wall built between our religious faith and our practice of political authority in office. I don't think the President of the United States should extoll Christianity if he happens to be a Christian at the expense of Judaism, Islam or other faiths.

  Jimmy Carter

  Christian, Religious, Wall

  "Jimmy Carter Interview: Real Story Behind Egypt Israeli Peace Deal". Interview with Paul Brandeis Raushenbush, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 5, 2012.

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• Traditional Islam is a mixture of all obedience to Allah, and if that requires militancy, so be it.

  Deepak Chopra

  Mixtures, Obedience, Militancy

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• The role of religions in the domination and destruction of African civilizations was ruthless... Islam was as guilty as all the rest.

  John Henrik Clarke

  Civilization, Roles, Guilty

  John Henrik Clarke (1992). “Christopher Columbus & the Afrikan Holocaust: Slavery & the Rise of European Capitalism”, A & B Distributors

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• The enemy is not just terrorism. It is the threat posed specifically by Islamist terrorism, by Bin Ladin and others who draw on a long tradition of extreme intolerance within a minority strain of Islam that does not distinguish politics from religion, and distorts both.

  John Cornyn

  Long, Enemy, Doe

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• I never was in the Nation of Islam... I mean, what I call myself is a natural Muslim, 'cause it's just me and God.

  Ice Cube

  Mean, Causes, Natural

  "Chillin' with Cube". Interview with Danny Leigh, www.theguardian.com. February 25, 2000.

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• I got my first exposure to Islam when I was 13.

  Mos Def

  Firsts, Exposure

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• If Islam's sole interest is the welfare of mankind, then Islam is the strongest advocate of human rights anywhere on Earth.

  Mos Def

  Rights, Earth, Welfare

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• This Islam business kidnapped me.

  Oriana Fallaci

  Kidnapped

  "The Agitator" by Margaret Talbot, www.newyorker.com. June 5, 2006.

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• I think that rather than condemning Islam, Islam needs to be studied by those who are sincere.

  Louis Farrakhan

  Thinking, Needs, Sincere

  "Farrakhan and Tavis Smiley--One on One". Interview with Minister Louis Farrakhan by National Public Radio host Tavis Smiley, www.finalcall.com. July 09, 2003.

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• As a result of that, America desires a moderate Islam; an Islam that America can control; an Islam that America can give direction to and give orders to its leaders.

  Louis Farrakhan

  Order, America, Giving

  "Exclusive Interview with the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan Pt. 2". The Final Call Interview, www.finalcall.com. January 27, 2004.

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• But when I reintroduced the Nation of Islam, and began to host meetings in cities and thousands and thousands of people come out.

  Louis Farrakhan

  Cities, People, Host

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• The Bush administration does not desire to see Islam practiced in its pristine purity.

  Louis Farrakhan

  Desire, Doe, Administration

  "Exclusive Interview with the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan Pt. 2". Final Call interview, www.finalcall.com. January 27, 2004.

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• However, those who have used those words use half the sentence to fit their purpose, which, of course, I believe is to discredit me and the new Nation of Islam that has come up around me.

  Louis Farrakhan

  Believe, Purpose, Use

  "Louis Farrakhan Discusses His Role in the Murder of Malcolm X". www.cnn.com. May 14, 2000.

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• You know, my goal, once I leave the music business, is like, 'Man, Lupe didn't lead us astray.' It comes directly from Islam: leading people astray is the worst thing you could do. Especially in perpetuity; like, your music continues to go on and live without you. That risk is too great for me; I'm gonna keep it positive.

  Lupe Fiasco

  Men, People, Goal

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• If they analyze the situation as thoroughly as they should, Muslims will realize they are the first targets. What are the fundamentalists really after? Simply taking over Islam and then turning its back on modernity.

  Alexander Haig

  Target, Firsts, Realizing

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