غادة

“مع الوقت عرفت أن سقفي كان مجرد وهم، و أن الحقيقة دوما أجمل و أهم.”
― أحمد خيري العمري, شيفرة بلال

“كل الناس مذنبون آثمون، وإنما تختلف صور الذنوب وأشكالها وأساليب اقترافها.”
― مصطفى لطفي المنفلوطي, في سبيل التاج

“I told her that we go to work to provide for our families, attend school functions that our children are involved in, take a few pieces of cake we just baked over to our neighbor next door, drive our children to school in the morning. “No! No!” She said. “How do you worship?” I said we make love to our spouses, smile and greet someone we pass on the street, help our children with their homework, hold open a door for someone behind us. “Worship! I’m asking about worship!” She exclaimed. I asked her exactly what she had in mind. “You know-Rituals!” She insisted. I answered her that we practice those also and that they are a very important part of Muslim worship. I was not trying to frustrate her, but I answered her in this way in order to emphasize Islam’s comprehensive conception of worship.”
― Jeffrey Lang, Even Angels Ask: A Journey to Islam in America

“أشعر أنني مُهان في انتمائي إلى دولة بلا أفق ولا طموح، دولة متسلطة (إن لم أقُل استبدادية)، لا يوجد فيها علم ولا عقل ولا جمال ولا حياة ولا ثقافة حقيقية، هذه الدولة تقمعني؛ وأنا أختنق في هذا المجتمع الإقليمي، المزيف والجاهل.”
― هشام جعيط, أزمة الثقافة الإسلامية