You take the best of our tradition as a start, and I'll take the best of Christianity ... From there we can build. Feisal Abdul Rauf buildchristianitystart Change image and share on social
There are always people who will - who will do peculiar things and think that they are doing things in the name of their religion. Feisal Abdul Rauf peculiarpeoplereligion Change image and share on social
The 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 killing of innocent people; no faith tradition tolerates the random killing of our brothers and sisters on this earth. Feisal Abdul Rauf argumentbelievebrother share on social
There are individuals who are working very hard to promote fear and antagonism towards Islam and Muslims in this country. It's fueled, in part, by the first African-American president that we have. Obama's father was a Muslim and people have used this to arouse hostility against him. Feisal Abdul Rauf africanamericanantagonism share on social
The 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 one and single. And we declare this faith by the declaration of faith, where we... bear witness that there is no God but God. Feisal Abdul Rauf allaharabicbear share on social
There are moderates in Israel. There are moderates in Iran, there are moderates in the Republican Party, moderates in the Democratic Party. What we need to do is we need link all of these moderates together and to figure out a way by which this particular coalition can speak to important issues to marginalize the voice of the extremists. Feisal Abdul Rauf coalitiondemocraticextremist share on social
Sufis teach that we first must battle and destroy the evil within ourselves by shining upon it the good within, and then we learn to battle the evil in others by helping their higher selves gain control of their lower selves. Feisal Abdul Rauf battlecontroldestroy share on social
Staying chaste until marriage, a commandment of my faith, was one of the most difficult challenges of my young life. I had a powerful sense that if I did not get a grip on my identity, my ethics, and my religion, I would go off the rails. Feisal Abdul Rauf challengechastecommandment share on social
I 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 to peace. Feisal Abdul Rauf dedicateexpresshave Change image and share on social
Koran 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 peace. We greet each other with peace be upon you, which the Jews do in greeting each other. Feisal Abdul Rauf believedayestablish share on social