“As Muslims, we often focus so much on Islam’s dos
and dont’s that we miss the bigger picture. Islam came to perfect our
manners, and yet we are willing to scream and shout to win an argument
about moon sighting or zabiha meat. Islam came to build our bond with
our Creator, and while we wear our hijabs and kufis and plan big Islamic
events, we delay our prayers. Islam came to establish a community of
believers, but while we decorate our masjids with gold and silver, our
prayer rows remain empty. Islam came to teach us about God, and despite
wearing His words on our necklaces and decorating our houses with them,
when those verses are recited to us, our hearts remain unmoved and our
lives unchanged.”
| — | Yasmin Mogahed in The Essence of Islam: Are We Missing the Point? |
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