Threading My Prayer Rug Quotes

“The battle is not between Islam and the West; the real battle is between the extremists and moderates on both sides.”
― Sabeeha Rehman, Threading My Prayer Rug: One Woman's Journey from Pakistani Muslim to American Muslim

“Many immigrants fear that by embracing the culture of their adopted country, they are scraping away the defining contours of their heritage.”
― Sabeeha Rehman, Threading My Prayer Rug: One Woman's Journey from Pakistani Muslim to American Muslim

“I wear two ambassadorial hats, actually three. In the US, it’s: “That’s not true, Islam is a peaceful religion. That’s not true, Pakistan is a beautiful country.” And in Pakistan: “That is not true. It is not America’s fault.”
― Sabeeha Rehman, Threading My Prayer Rug: One Woman's Journey from Pakistani Muslim to American Muslim

“Before you start your prayer, prepare your heart to welcome God, just as you would prepare your house to welcome a guest.”
― Sabeeha Rehman, Threading My Prayer Rug: One Woman's Journey from Pakistani Muslim to American Muslim

“It described the method for calculating zakah, listing the items on which two percent zakah is obligatory: savings, gold, commercial property, etc. It explained that God has made us the vessel for redistribution of wealth to the needy. He urges us to spend out of what He has given us, and discourages us from hoarding.”
― Sabeeha Rehman, Threading My Prayer Rug: One Woman's Journey from Pakistani Muslim to American Muslim