Inspiration

• "To love is to risk not being loved in return. To hope is to risk pain. To try is to risk failure, but risk must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing."

• "Even after all this time the sun never says to the earth "you owe me." Look what happens with a love like that, it lights the whole sky." - Hafiz, a Persian Poet of the 1300s

• "The one who is (truly) imprisoned is the one whose heart is imprisoned from Allah, and the captivated one is the one who desires have enslaved him." - Shaykh al-Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah (rahimahullah) 

• "The world "shams" (sun) is feminine, and "qamar" (moon) is masculine. The sun burns itself out to give light and life to everything around, and the moon is muneer, meaning it reflects the light. Within itself it has no light; it radiates the brilliance of the sun. So when we shine as men, the implication is that we are reflecting the glorious light of our women. May Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'aala be pleased with them." - Shaykh Abdullah Adhami

• "The hypocrite looks for faults, the believer loos for excuses." -Imam al-Ghazali

• "Every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future!" - Oscar Wilde 

• "The Ulama have agreed that no Wali has the right to forbid their daughter from marrying a good Muslim man for unIslamic reasons, if this is the case, the Daughter has the right to seek legal action and find another Wali, and it is upon the Governors and rulers to make sure such a man does not have these types of rights, for we obey our parents but if they stop you from obeying Allah then Allah's laws stands higher an obligation." [Fatawa islamiyyah]

• "You will not be asked about your culture in your grave. And you will not be judged based on your Father's last name. When the trumpet blares, there will be no more kings, only slaves. And your family traditions will not be able to keep you safe." - Boonaa Mohammad [Pumpkin Seeds]

• "There is only one sin, only one. And that is theft. Every other sin is a variation of theft. When you kill a man, you steal a life. You steal his wife's right to a husband, rob his children of a father. When you tell a life, you steal someone's right to the truth. When you cheat, you steal the right to fairness."  -The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini 

• "The first revelation of Quran was Iqra not Isma', Read, not listen." - Hamza Yusuf 

• "Have you ever had that very eager feeling to perform your salah (prayer)? Each time you finish performing one salah, you can't wait to perform the next one. How beautiful that feeling is, but when it's gone, there must be something wrong with your iman." 

• "What is haram to do, is haram to watch"

• "Perhaps a sin that humbles you is better than a good deed that makes you arrogant." -Hamza Yusuf 

•  "In Africa, when an old man dies, it's a library burning." - Amadou Hampate Ba at I'UNESCO 1960 

• "Even God does not plan to judge a man until the end of his days. Why should you and I?"

•  "Somewhere there's someone who dreams of your smile, and finds in your presence that life is worth while. So when you are lonely, remember this is true. Somebody, somewhere is thinking of you."
• "My home is in heaven. I'm just traveling through this world."