Hamza Yusuf

We must assert to the Abrahamic people that we are the last extension of the Abrahamic religion... There is no such thing as an Islamic tribe.

Stop taking pictures and start experiencing life.

Live your lives. Go out; take walks amongst trees.

I think all this Facebook stuff should just stop!

The thing I love most about going to a book store is the self-help section is the biggest section because Americans know we're screwed up. We know it. But we want to get better.

I think the Hajj tends to reflect the state of the Ummah. That's one of the things about the Hajj is that you get to see the Ummah. It's a microcosm of the Ummah's condition.

We don't have any power other than our intellect and our hearts.

Our duty is to be patient.

We want to counter the idea that Muslims and non-Muslims can't live together. This is not who we are or who we want to be.

To the solace of his name, simply saying 'Muhammad' has an incredibly soothing effect on me.

Every day, my love for Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, increases.

Muslims are not ashamed of their Prophet's teaching about war. On the contrary, for us it is a great source of pride.

God is much greater than anything we can imagine.

Where you don't have people who have strong intellectual capacity, you get demagoguery.

The entrenched beliefs many westerners profess about Islam often reveal more about the West than they do about Islam or Muslims.

To be aware of others' accomplishments and the indebtedness we have to so many people is to appreciate and begin to respect all members of the human family.

All peoples have contributed to the overall progress and enhancement of human life.

Our world is increasingly interdependent and pluralistic, and in order to ensure a civil future, we must get to know one another.

The acquisition of knowledge - knowledge of both the world and of their own religion - will inoculate young people against extremist ideologies.

The greatest preventative to terrorism is Muslim religious literacy.