The Great Disconnect Between Islam and Muslims Quotes

“If rational inquiry is removed from a religion that claims to be a complete way of life, it is deprived of the oxygen it needs to sustain and grow. Religion gives up its dynamism and gets reduced to a static list of dos and don’ts.”
― Akbar Hussaini, The Great Disconnect Between Islam and Muslims: An Extraordinary Perspective of An Ordinary Muslim on The Decline of The Ummah

“While the West was coming out of this chokehold of the priests as intermediaries (perhaps learning from Islam), the Muslims were voluntarily wearing the slave collar of elitism, intermediation, and intercession.”
― Akbar Hussaini, The Great Disconnect Between Islam and Muslims: An Extraordinary Perspective of An Ordinary Muslim on The Decline of The Ummah

“The Prophet also taught the Dīn of Islam in a way that proved it is for mere mortals who know they are not perfect. His readiness to forgive allowed people the time and space to identify their shortcomings and correct themselves.”
― Akbar Hussaini, The Great Disconnect Between Islam and Muslims: An Extraordinary Perspective of An Ordinary Muslim on The Decline of The Ummah

“We abandoned rational thinking, surrendered freewill, and then came up with a version of Islam that was completely disconnected from the world, and still have the audacity to wonder why we are in decline.”
― Akbar Hussaini, The Great Disconnect Between Islam and Muslims: An Extraordinary Perspective of An Ordinary Muslim on The Decline of The Ummah