Share
×
Inspirational Quotes
Authors
Professions
Topics
Tags
Quote
In our inherent contradictions as humans, and in order to validate our own pain, we deny the pain of others. But it is in acknowledging the pain of others that we achieve fully our humanity.
Hamza Yusuf
Share
Change background
T
T
T
Change font
Original
TAGS & TOPICS
Hamza Yusuf
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: January 1
Islamic Scholar
Scholar
Writer
Walla Walla
Washington
Hamza Hanson
Humanity
Validate
Pain
Acknowledging
Others
Contradictions
Order
Inherent
Humans
Contradiction
Fully
Deny
Achieve
More quotes by Hamza Yusuf
There are 20,000 Muslim physicians in the United States, Americans putting their lives in the hands of Muslims every day.
Hamza Yusuf
Hypocrisy is wretched because the hypocrite says with his tongue what is not in his heart. He wrongs his tongue and oppresses his heart. But if the heart is sound, the condition of the tongue follows suit. We are commanded to be upright in speech, which is a gauge of the heart's state.
Hamza Yusuf
Allah knows exactly what to give you to help you return to Him. The events in your life are purposeful, appropriate & non-random.
Hamza Yusuf
People have to be exposed to Muslims, just experience Muslims talk to them. Reach out, read about Islam, try to find out about it.
Hamza Yusuf
In the Communist period, the revolutionaries, the leaders were almost always - Che Guevara, people like that - they were always from the middle class and the educated. And empathy is a very powerful emotion.
Hamza Yusuf
I don't have any control over what other people do, and they don't represent me or my faith.
Hamza Yusuf
If Islam is not making you happy, then something is wrong with your Islam
Hamza Yusuf
After that one fitnah, every time it calms down in one place, it starts somewhere else.
Hamza Yusuf
I'm amazed at the courage of the journalists on the frontlines in Iraq, but we need intellectual courage in our community.
Hamza Yusuf
Reality of things is hidden in the realm of the unseen
Hamza Yusuf
People of the world will reject your reminders, because it reminds them that this world is temporary.
Hamza Yusuf
For young people, if someone tells you: you are the future - say No! I'm the present. You have things to do right now.
Hamza Yusuf
When paying charity, one should smile and be humble, allowing the hand of the indigent to be above the giver's hand.
Hamza Yusuf
God is with the broken-hearted. When your heart breaks, it’s a good thing – the breaking of the heart is what opens it up to the light of Allah. The dunya is designed to break your heart, to crush it.
Hamza Yusuf
Muslims are peace-loving people generally. Among the young, yes, there are some militant attitudes. But a lot of it arises out of chivalry.
Hamza Yusuf
Opinion is not knowledge. You're entitled to your own opinion but you're not entitled to your own facts.
Hamza Yusuf
I can't - and won't - impose my beliefs on others, either verbally or otherwise. I'm not going to judge people.
Hamza Yusuf
I know that people can live celibate lives, I did it myself for many years.
Hamza Yusuf
A democracy is predicated on an educated citizenry. You cannot have a democracy with people that are more interested in what Nicole Kidman is doing or whoever the latest fashion model is.
Hamza Yusuf
Every civilization: Hindu, Buddhist, Confucianist, Christian, Jewish and Muslim, all of them understood that LEARNING was to make a BETTER HUMAN BEING, LEARNING was NOT to MAKE MORE MONEY It was to make a BETTER HUMAN BEING.
Hamza Yusuf
