Feisal Abdul RaufMy life has been devoted to peacemaking. ✨ Larry King Live with Soledad O'Brien, transcripts.cnn.com. September 8, 2010.353Life
Feisal Abdul RaufBigotry toward any faith community cannot have any place in civilized society anywhere in the world.353HopeHumanity
Feisal Abdul RaufReligion is defined by the relationship between God and man. And Islam is the submission and the acknowledgment of the human being to the creator.321Humanity
Feisal Abdul RaufWe tend to forget in the West that the United States has more Muslim blood on its hands than Al Qaeda has on its hands of innocent non-Muslims. ✨ Ground Zero Mosque Imam: Am… ▶356Politics
Feisal Abdul RaufThe battleground has been moderates of all faith traditions in all the countries of the world against the radicals of all faith traditions in all parts of the world. ✨ This … ▶378Hope
Feisal Abdul RaufIslamic law is clearly against terrorism, against any kind of deliberate killing of civilians or similar 'collateral damage.' ✨ What's Right With Islam Is What's R… ▶358PoliticsReadingTime
Feisal Abdul RaufI have never made a threat. I've never made a threat, never expressed a threat, never - I've never - I would never threaten violence ever, because I am a man of peace, dedicated t… ▶358Philosophy
Feisal Abdul RaufWe are Americans. We - we - we are - we are doctors. We are investment bankers. We are taxi drivers. We are store keepers. We are lawyers. We are - we are part of the fabric of Am… ▶261Politics
Feisal Abdul RaufI am a supporter of the state of Israel. ✨ Parsing the Record of Feisal Abdul Rauf. www.nytimes.com. August 21, 2010.272PoliticsTime
Feisal Abdul RaufFanaticism and terrorism have no place in Islam. ✨ 60 Minutes, www.nytimes.com. September 30, 2001.3510Time
Feisal Abdul RaufWe are not going to toy with our religion or any other. Nor are we going to barter. We are here to extend our hands to build peace and harmony. ✨ Quran burning on again? Pas… ▶274PoliticsTime
Feisal Abdul Rauf'Jihad' can mean holy war to extremists, but it means struggle to the average Muslim.285Reading
Feisal Abdul RaufThe fundamental idea which defines a human being as a Muslim is the declaration of faith: that there is a creator, whom we call God - or Allah, in Arabic - and that the creator is… ▶242HopeHumanityThought
Feisal Abdul RaufI condemn everyone and anyone who commits acts of terrorism. And Hamas has committed acts of terrorism. ✨ Why the Park51 debate remains unresolved by Elizabeth Samson, www.t… ▶276Thought
Feisal Abdul RaufAny organization or any individual that targets civilians and kills them for political agenda is a terrorist organization. ✨ Ground Zero mosque' imam sets the record st… ▶235Politics
Feisal Abdul RaufOne of the misperceptions that exists in the Muslim world, which needs to be fixed, is the perception that Muslims in America are - are - are living in - in very, very, very bad c… ▶279LifeTruth
Feisal Abdul RaufYusuf Qaradawi is probably the most well-known legal authority in the whole Muslim world today.172Hope
Feisal Abdul RaufAmericans must outgrow the unbecoming arrogance that leads us to assert that America somehow owns a monopoly on goodness and truth - a belief that leads some to view the world as … ▶183PoliticsTruth
Feisal Abdul RaufThe Islamic method of waging war is not to kill innocent civilians, but it was Christians in World War II who bombed civilians in Dresden and Hiroshima, neither of which were mili… ▶2510Humor
Feisal Abdul RaufThe sources of human problems have to do with egotism, ‘I.’2510Humanity
Feisal Abdul RaufI'm not an agent from any government, even if some of you may not believe it. I'm not. I'm a peacemaker.174Politics
Feisal Abdul RaufThe truth is that killing innocent people is always wrong - and no argument or excuse, no matter how deeply believed, can ever make it right. No religion on earth condones the kil… ▶219HopeHumanityReading
Feisal Abdul RaufIn Malaysia, where Western culture was extremely influential, I'd grown up listening to Elvis and the Beatles and watching American movies. People wanted to be like Americans. In … ▶199Humanity
Feisal Abdul RaufThe world wants to like America. The guiding values that Thomas Jefferson articulated so eloquently - life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness - resonate strongly around the wo… ▶188HumanityLifeLove
Feisal Abdul RaufThere are always people who will - who will do peculiar things and think that they are doing things in the name of their religion. ✨ 60 Minutes, www.nytimes.com. September 3… ▶189HumanityThoughtTime
Feisal Abdul RaufIn spite of the polls, the fact is that American Muslims are very happy and they thrive in this country. ✨ This Week with Christiane Amanpour, abcnews.go.com. September 12, … ▶167Truth
Feisal Abdul RaufI as a Muslim want you, as a Christian, to really be a perfect Christian. I want my Jewish friends to be perfect Jews, to live according to the highest principles of what it means… ▶169Truth
Feisal Abdul RaufIf Muslims curse the Christians, then the Christians will curse the Muslims. And people will curse Allah, and Allah will hold us responsible for that. ✨ Profile: Imam Feisal… ▶148HumanityHumor
Feisal Abdul RaufKoran says whoever believes in God in the last day shall be saved. It is a religion whose very name, Islam, comes from the word Shalom, which means peace. It's about establishing … ▶137Thought
Feisal Abdul RaufOur enemy is not Islam. Islam is not the enemy of America; Americans are not the enemy of Islam. Our real enemy is extremism and radicalism.149Life
