Malcolm X Quotes

The hajj is one of the five essential practices of Islam; when they make the pilgrimage to Mecca, Muslims ritually act out the central principles of their faith.

I traveled with then-Senator Obama to Israel in 2008. I will never forget our time in the holy city of Jerusalem and following behind him as he approached the Western Wall - and even in the dark hours of that very early morning, it was a place bustling with energy afforded by one's faith.

For me, going to Minneapolis is like going to Mecca.

There is no doubt in the sanctity of Mecca, but a donkey won't become a Hajj pilgrim by just going through the motions.

If your church is the theatre, New York means a lot - it's a pilgrimage you want to make.

In the middle ages people were tourists because of their religion, whereas now they are tourists because tourism is their religion.

My choosing Islam was not a political statement; it was a spiritual statement.

Islam is a peaceful religion.

The Golden Temple, Sikhism's holiest shrine, is in northwestern India near the Pakistani border, and it is a delightful place to contemplate the draw of faith.

I believe in the religion of Islam. I believe in Allah and peace.

In every religion I can think of, there exists some variation on the theme of abandoning the settled life and walking one's way to godliness. The Hindu sadhu, the pilgrims of Compostela walking past their sins, the circumambulators of the Buddhist kora, the haj.

Religion points to that area of human experience where in one way or another man comes upon mystery as a summons to pilgrimage.

I'd love to travel to the Holy Land.

Muslims’ Road

Mecca and Medinah is a very special place in the hearts of every Muslim but particularly for every Afghan.

The core of my life is Islam, my religion. Without that, I have no strength, no belief in God or in myself.

There's one profound difference between secular and religious pilgrimages. It's inconceivable that a Muslim would feel a sense of anticlimax when reaching Mecca. But for a secular pilgrim, the potential for disappointment is always there.

I converted Dec. 31, 1999. It was a Friday. That was my second time going to the mosque. The woman who is my wife now... was basically raised Muslim - and she was at that point where she was deciding or trying to come to terms with her own relationship with Islam and how to embrace that for herself.

I love visiting churches and I think I've visited every mosque in Istanbul.

Religion is a huge part of me; I'm a practicing Muslim. I'm pretty much open about it if people were to answer questions. At the end of the day, I'm just a normal girl. I have my own beliefs just like everyone else. I have a strong belief in something, but I also love music.

Doubt is a precipice on the way to God. Blessed is he who is freed from its bonds. He who fares without any doubt, adhere to his footprints if you do not know the way. Cleave to the footprints of the deer and advance with care that you may reach the musk-gland. By means of such trekking, even if you walk on fire, you will reach the luminous peak.

In my 39 years on this earth, the Holy city of Makka had been the first time I had ever stood before the Creator of all and felt like a complete human being

There are many roads to Mecca.

The life of faith isn't meant for tourists. It's meant for pilgrims.

Love the Lord and in him love me too. And in him, go your own way and I'll be right here with you.