Rahman Baba 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.

Art, like religion, arises from the spirit, but alas, the formalizing of spiritual life all too often ends in hypocrisy.

I have been blessed to visit the Holy City of Mecca.

My mother turned me onto St. Jude back in the days when I was wild and crazy. She took me to the shrine on Rampart Street.

I partly know why I have not led a perfect life like other believers. But I avow to my Lord, and I do not lie, that from the time when I first knew him, the love of God and the fear of him has grown in me from my youth so that I have, by the power of God, always till now kept the faith.

They were two very religious people. My father was a foundry worker and was a daily Mass attender, as was my mother.

I most certainly believe that it is the gift of God that I am what I am. And so I dwell amongst barbarians, a proselyte and an exile, for the love of God.

Conversion is not my intention. Changing religion is not easy. You may develop some kind of confusion or difficulties.

I am an atheist and do not know the meaning of the 'religious pain' that is felt by believers of every cast when what they believe in is insulted.

I've been working on my relationship with God, and when you work on your relationship with God, it gets to a point where you don't want to walk down the sinful road anymore.

I'm open to whatever God puts in front of me and makes my heart pitter patter.

In some very real way, rock 'n' roll is like a religion to me.

Sometimes I go back and listen to the very first day I went to church. I listen to that sermon all the time, because that was the sermon that was life changing for me.

It's my job to continue on this journey with the goal of becoming the best me I can and to embody the love Christ has for me, for I answer to Him and Him alone.

It is possible to call God 'Lord,' to feel emotionally connected to faith, to do the altruistic things and still not want God.

I would say before I dedicated my life to living for God, I was really your average thrill seeker.

A lot of people can talk about their faith. When you live it every day and act on the word of God, it's pretty cool to see.

I said, 'Okay, Jesus, I'll try you,' and I haven't looked back since.

You can't believe how different your life can be until you've immersed yourself in faith or given your life up to Christ or decided you have a higher power you want to follow.

I thought you had to be humble to become a saint, but a priest told me it takes all kinds to make it to heaven.

I was a convert to Catholicism, and converts are much more devout.

Give up your good 'Christian' life and follow Jesus

When I sing for God, I feel myself in accord with God, and the house of God, Mecca, is right in front of me. And I worship. When I sing for Mohammed, peace be upon him, our prophet, I feel like I am sitting right next to his tomb, Medina, and paying him respect and admitting to myself that I accept his message.

Saying one's prayers isn't exactly the same thing as praying.

I love to hear my Lord spoken of, and wherever I have seen the print of His shoe in the earth, there have I coveted to put mine also.