--- title: "2 Koran Quotes By Wafa Sultan" description: "2 Koran quotes by Wafa Sultan. Plus more from Wafa Sultan and more Koran sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e7/wafa-sultan-31221_first-step_why-does-a-young-muslim-in-the-prime-of_837938.jpg" --- > [“Why does a young Muslim, in the prime of life, with a full life ahead, go and blow himself up in a bus full of innocent passengers? In our countries, religion is the sole source of education, and this is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wafa-sultan/why-does-a-young-muslim-in-the-prime-of-life-with-a-full-life-ahead/) [Wafa Sultan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wafa-sultan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e7/wafa-sultan-31221_first-step_why-does-a-young-muslim-in-the-prime-of_837938.jpg) > [“This is not true, you give yourself the right to adopt a religion that orders you to kill others, and you say, this is a religion don’t come close to it? There is a difference in the comparison, The Koran…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wafa-sultan/this-is-not-true-you-give-yourself-the-right-to-adopt-a-religion-that/) [Wafa Sultan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wafa-sultan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/279/wafa-sultan-31221_islam_this-is-not-true-you-give-yourself-the-r_1069393.jpg) ## Other authors on Koran - [Nabeel Qureshi 12 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/koran/nabeel-qureshi/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-karen-armstrong-55066.jpg) Karen Armstrong 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/koran/karen-armstrong/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-mahatma-gandhi-62675.jpg) Mahatma Gandhi 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/koran/mahatma-gandhi/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-geert-wilders-37183.jpg) Geert Wilders 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/koran/geert-wilders/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-sam-harris-82504.jpg) Sam Harris 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/koran/sam-harris/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-arthur-curley-14900.jpg) Robert Spencer 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/koran/robert-spencer/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-muhammad-ali-69506.jpg) Muhammad Ali 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/koran/muhammad-ali/) ## More by Wafa Sultan > [“Why does a young Muslim, in the prime of life, with a full life ahead, go and blow himself up in a bus full…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wafa-sultan/why-does-a-young-muslim-in-the-prime-of-life-with-a-full-life-ahead/) [Wafa Sultan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wafa-sultan/) > [Western intellectual Islamologists have totally failed in their duties as intellectuals. They have betrayed their calling by abandoning their critical faculties when it comes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wafa-sultan/western-intellectual-islamologists-have-totally-failed-in-their/) [Wafa Sultan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wafa-sultan/) > [A culture that doesn't respect half its population will never prosper.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wafa-sultan/a-culture-that-doesn-t-respect-half-its-population-will-never-prosper/) [Wafa Sultan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wafa-sultan/) > [“First, why you deny to others what you allow (make halal) to yourselves. When you blast from the minarets (loudspeakers) of your mosques, in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wafa-sultan/first-why-you-deny-to-others-what-you-allow-make-halal-to-yourselves/) [Wafa Sultan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wafa-sultan/) > [Only the Muslims defend their beliefs by burning down churches, killing people and destroying embassies. This path will not yield any results. The Muslims…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wafa-sultan/only-the-muslims-defend-their-beliefs-by-burning-down-churches/) [Wafa Sultan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wafa-sultan/) > [“This is not true, you give yourself the right to adopt a religion that orders you to kill others, and you say, this is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wafa-sultan/this-is-not-true-you-give-yourself-the-right-to-adopt-a-religion-that/) [Wafa Sultan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wafa-sultan/) > [The problem with Christians is they aren't as good as Jesus. But thank God most Muslims are better than Muhammad.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wafa-sultan/the-problem-with-christians-is-they-aren-t-as-good-as-jesus-but-thank/) [Wafa Sultan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wafa-sultan/) > [The worst form of slavery is when the slave believes he is free. This is how women under Islam feel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wafa-sultan/the-worst-form-of-slavery-is-when-the-slave-believes-he-is-free-this/) [Wafa Sultan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wafa-sultan/) > [No one can be a true Muslim and a true American simultaneously.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wafa-sultan/no-one-can-be-a-true-muslim-and-a-true-american-simultaneously/) [Wafa Sultan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wafa-sultan/) > [A woman's paradise is under her husband's foot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wafa-sultan/a-woman-s-paradise-is-under-her-husband-s-foot/) [Wafa Sultan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wafa-sultan/) > [Brother, you can believe in stones, as long as you don't throw them at me. You are free to worship whoever you want, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wafa-sultan/brother-you-can-believe-in-stones-as-long-as-you-don-t-throw-them-at/) [Wafa Sultan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wafa-sultan/) > [Without criticism of Islam, Islam will remain unassailed in its dogmatic, fanatical, medieval fortress; ossified, totalitarian and intolerant. It will continue to stifle thought,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wafa-sultan/without-criticism-of-islam-islam-will-remain-unassailed-in-its/) [Wafa Sultan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wafa-sultan/) > [“Before you ask others to respect your beliefs, you have to respect their beliefs. Do you respect others beliefs when you recite and blast…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wafa-sultan/before-you-ask-others-to-respect-your-beliefs-you-have-to-respect/) [Wafa Sultan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wafa-sultan/) > [Telling the truth after proper investigation is the height of courage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wafa-sultan/telling-the-truth-after-proper-investigation-is-the-height-of-courage/) [Wafa Sultan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wafa-sultan/) > [The trouble with Islam is deeply rooted in its teachings. Islam is not only a religion. Islam (is) also a political ideology that preaches…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wafa-sultan/the-trouble-with-islam-is-deeply-rooted-in-its-teachings-islam-is-not/) [Wafa Sultan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wafa-sultan/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/koran/wafa-sultan/#itemlist", "name": "2 Koran Quotes By Wafa Sultan", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Why does a young Muslim, in the prime of life, with a full life ahead, go and blow himself up in a bus full of innocent passengers? In our countries, religion is the sole source of education, and this is the only spring from which that terrorist drank until his thirst was quenched. He was not born a terrorist, and did not become a terrorist overnight. 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