“I'm a spiritual person, she said. "I believe in Allah, you know, though I don't always call It 'Allah' and I pray… — Michael Muhammad Knight Copy Share Image
“One thing was for sure: I had no interest in questioning whether Islam was inherently a religion of peace or one of… — Michael Muhammad Knight Copy Share Image
“During his hajj, Malcolm [Malcolm X] fell into a new Islam with the same blind faith that he had given to Elijah.… — Michael Muhammad Knight Copy Share Image
“I remembered the malangs of Shah Jamal, the dirty, shirtless renouncers with ratty beards and dreads and bare chests covered in necklaces… — Michael Muhammad Knight Copy Share Image
Allah is too big and open for my deen to be small and closed. — Michael Muhammad Knight Copy Share Image
If Allah wants to send me a message, he'll do so on the faces of my brothers and sisters. — Michael Muhammad Knight Copy Share Image
“Religion is like an art gallery. One painting will speak to you more than another, and there's no need to explain or… — Michael Muhammad Knight Copy Share Image
“A Muslim just follows Allah. Sunni-Shiah? That's farga, the groups—Allah discourages this in the Quran, you know, never ever form the groups.” — Michael Muhammad Knight Copy Share Image
“Radicals have value, at least; they can move the center. On a scale of 1 to 5, 3 is moderate, 1 and… — Michael Muhammad Knight Copy Share Image
The jamaat was an almost silly mish-mash of people: Rude Dawud’s pork-pie hat poking up here, a jalab-and-turban there, Jehangir’s big Mohawk… — Michael Muhammad Knight Copy Share Image
“The earth isn’t spinning because you told it to do so. Your intestines aren’t digesting by your command. You’re made up of… — Michael Muhammad Knight Copy Share Image
“They were Muslims, man, but not your uncles. They need a deen that's not your uncle's deen. Iman, think about it like… — Michael Muhammad Knight Copy Share Image
“If you ask Muslim women why they cover up, ninety-nine percent of them will say it's to avoid arousing men. Fuck that,… — Michael Muhammad Knight Copy Share Image
“In Pakistan both branches [of the Ahmadis] fell to persecutions, sanction by the state in 1984 with General Zia Ul-Haq's Ordinance XX,… — Michael Muhammad Knight Copy Share Image
“I passed by General Zia's tomb and knew that I never would have become Muslim if I was raised in this country… — Michael Muhammad Knight Copy Share Image
If Islam was to be saved, it would be saved by the crazy ones. — Michael Muhammad Knight Copy Share Image
“If a woman enjoyed sex, or expressed her sexuality outwardly she was automatically a slut with no respect for herself. Sex was… — Michael Muhammad Knight Copy Share Image
“You know,” said Jehangir, breaking the silence, “it's only Muslims who use the term 'innovation' to mean something bad.” — Michael Muhammad Knight Copy Share Image
“Islam’s all about knowledge, right? Muslims know everything. We seek knowledge from the cradle to the grave. We seek knowledge even if… — Michael Muhammad Knight Copy Share Image
“I'm a spiritual person, she said. "I believe in Allah, you know, though I don't always call It 'Allah' and I pray the way… — Michael Muhammad Knight Copy Share Image
“For every culture-hero living out his myth, there must be a witness willing to pass the story on. Then” — Michael Muhammad Knight Copy Share Image
“People say that America has no religion, but it's the opposite: America has every religion, all the old ones, and produces more new ones… — Michael Muhammad Knight Copy Share Image
“One thing was for sure: I had no interest in questioning whether Islam was inherently a religion of peace or one of war, whether… — Michael Muhammad Knight Copy Share Image
“During his hajj, Malcolm [Malcolm X] fell into a new Islam with the same blind faith that he had given to Elijah. Since he… — Michael Muhammad Knight Copy Share Image
“I remembered the malangs of Shah Jamal, the dirty, shirtless renouncers with ratty beards and dreads and bare chests covered in necklaces of prayer… — Michael Muhammad Knight Copy Share Image
Allah is too big and open for my deen to be small and closed. — Michael Muhammad Knight Copy Share Image
If Allah wants to send me a message, he'll do so on the faces of my brothers and sisters. — Michael Muhammad Knight Copy Share Image
“Religion is like an art gallery. One painting will speak to you more than another, and there's no need to explain or defend your… — Michael Muhammad Knight Copy Share Image
“A Muslim just follows Allah. Sunni-Shiah? That's farga, the groups—Allah discourages this in the Quran, you know, never ever form the groups.” — Michael Muhammad Knight Copy Share Image
“Radicals have value, at least; they can move the center. On a scale of 1 to 5, 3 is moderate, 1 and 5 the… — Michael Muhammad Knight Copy Share Image
