Quotes by : Kristiane Backer

God does not expect of us what we cannot do, but He does expect what we can do.

When you accept Islam, you don’t cease to be the person you were before in your identity and culture,’....

You have returned from the lesser jihad to the greater jihad (jihad alakbar).”His followers asked him....

The discipline gave me a sense of achievement. Not least, fasting is a test of willpower and, whenever....

The words of the Quran all seemed strangely familiar yet so unlike anything I had ever read before,’....

Then Gai told me about the famous cup of the heart, which I should now begin to empty. The Sufis compare....

Anyone seeking to draw closer to God needs to curb the horizontal and ascend to God vertically,’ he....

The way we experience the pilgrimage is a reflection of our inner state,’ the imam said. ‘To some....

But I comforted myself with the thought that the reward for every discomfort I suffered for God was a....

So I asked Dr Ceric if he thought there was a conflict between European values and Islam. ‘Not at all,’....