“He informed me that knowledge is a light, And the light of Allah is not given to a sinner.”

If he does it outwardly (among others) then he has dishonored and shamed him.

Be hard on yourself, easy on others.

Whoever is not made glorified by taqwa can find no glory.

He may follow me; and if truth be on his side, I may follow him.

The one who admonishes his brother secretly, he has advised sincerely and has honored him.

Whenever I face an opponent in debate I silently pray – O Lord, help him so that truth may flow from his heart and on his tongue, and so that if truth is on my side.

How strange! You seek guidance, yet you do not tread its path, surely a boat does not sail on land.

My heart is at ease knowing that what was meant for me will never miss me, and that what misses me was never meant for me.

Never do I argue with a man with a desire to hear him say what is wrong, or to expose him and win victory over him.

When my heart became constricted and my paths became narrow I took my hope in Your pardon and forgiveness as an opening and an escape

My sin burdened me heavily. But when I measured it against Your Grace,

O Lord, Your forgiveness came out greater.

To admonish your brother in private is to advise him and improve him.

All humans are dead except those who have knowledge; and all those who have knowledge are asleep, except those who do good deeds.

Knowledge is not what is memorised. Knowledge is what benefits.

To be able to thank Allah for a blessing is a blessing within itself.

Just as He gave us the capacity to laugh when we hurt, or to struggle on when we feel like giving up. I’ve come to believe that how we choose to live with pain, or injustice, or death…is the true measure of the Divine within us.

Nature played a cruel trick on her by giving her a waxed mustache.

You can get him out of your study, but you can’t get him out of your mind. Might as well give up he is your captor, your jailer, your boss and your master a freckled-faced, pint-sized, cat-chasing bundle of noise.

Cats names are more for human benefit. They give one a certain degree more confidence that the animal belongs to you.

We must do more to protect our neighborhoods and give integrity to our community plans.

Just give your natural enthusiasm free reign and say whatever comes into your head.

The only thing in this world that gives orders is balls.

Never give up your day job. I do all sorts of things, but at the end of the day, it all boils down to The Today Show,