“This religion (Islam) recognizes all men as brothers. It accepts all human beings as equals before God, and as equal members in the Human Family of Mankind.” MenHumansReligionHuman BeingsAcceptingMankindBrotherEqualMembersIslamHuman Family Book:February 1965: the final speeches Source: February 1965: the final speeches
“Having embraced Islam, I felt as if I were born again! I found in Islam the answers to those queries which I had failed to find in Christianity. Particularly, it was only Islam that provided satisfactory answer to the question relating to the birth of Christ. For the first time I was convinced about the religion itself. I pray my family members might appreciate these facts.” IfsFirstsFactsMightFoundFeltChristBornAnswersChristianityPrayingBirthMembersFirst TimeAppreciateMy FamilyIslamConvincedI PrayBorn AgainFamily MembersQueries Author:Jermaine Jackson
“The Muslim Brotherhood is a global movement whose members cooperate with each other throughout the world, based on the same religious worldview - the spread of Islam, until it rules the world.” WorldReligiousMovementMembersIslamSpreadBrotherhoodWorldviewMuslim Brotherhood Author:Mohammed Mahdi Akef
“There are common denominators that unite all members of al-Nahda: There is no one in al-Nahda who doubts about Islam There is no one in al-Nahda that believes in extremist views of Islam.” BelieveViewsCommonDoubtMembersIslamAlsExtremistCommon Denominator Author:Rashid al-Ghannushi
“These two value systems [islam and U.S constitution] do not clash in any way, and my son is a member of the United States Armed Forces active duty. He`s proud to serve his country. And there are many more people who are exact same thing.” PeopleWayTwoCountryStatesValuesForceUnitedUnited StatesSonDutyProudMembersConstitutionIslamActiveMy SonClashArmed ForcesValue Systems Author:Steve King
“Even into the 20th century, women were still struggling in the Western world for rights that Islam had granted women in the 7th century: equal rights to education; the right to own and inherit property; to have a voice in the decisions affecting their lives; to be active, engaged, and valued members of society at all levels.” WorldStillsVoiceDecisionLevelsStruggleRightsCenturyEqualMembersPropertyIslamWesternActiveGrantedEngaged20th CenturyEqual RightsWestern World Author:Queen Noor of Jordan
“I had been attracted by Malcolm X when he was still a member of the Nation of Islam.” StillsNationsMembersIslamNation Of Islam Author:Sekou Odinga
“There were internal critics, sharp critics, who were very opposed to [Malcolm X], and who were very - some of them were members of Elijah Mohammad's family, such as Herbert Mohammad, Raymond Shareef, who was the head of the Fruit of Islam, the brother-in-law of - the son-in-law of Elijah Mohammad. They isolated Malcolm X and kept him out of the newspaper of the organization Mohammad Speaks for over a year, which is kind of curious.” YearsKindLawSpeakSonBrotherMembersOrganizationFruitCriticsIslamNewspapersCuriousInternalsIsolatedIn-lawsElijahBrother In LawSon-in-law Author:Manning Marable
“There was deep knowledge on the part of members of the Nation of Islam regarding the planning, in sight of the OAAU and the Muslim Mosque Incorporated regarding the events at the Audubon. They knew when they were going to be there, they knew what the schedules were.” NationsEventsMembersSightIslamPlanningSchedulesMosquesNation Of Islam Author:Manning Marable
“What is clear is that Malcolm X incorporated within the framework of black nationalism a pan-Africanist and internationalist perspective. In doing so, he began to reassess radically earlier positions sexism and patriarchy. He began to break with notions of sexism that he had long held as a member of the Nation of Islam, and began to advance and push forward women leadership in the OAAU.” LongNationsBlackBreakClearPositionPerspectiveMembersIslamNotionNationalismSexismPatriarchyFrameworkWomen LeadershipNation Of IslamBlack Nationalism Author:Manning Marable
“One time, the Library of Congress was giving books to local libraries around the country on Islam. The library of a guy named Walter Jones, who's a member of Congress from North Carolina, got some books and resource materials, and he got up in the press and said he didn't want any Muslim books in the library. And the people said, "Wait a minute, that's kind of anti-Muslim." He said, "Oh no, Keith Ellison is a friend of mine." And I said, "You know what? We are friends, but you're wrong about this.” PeopleKnowsWantGivingKindSaidBookCountryGuyWaitingMinutesMinesMaterialsMembersResourcesPressesIslamLibraryCongressLocalsOne TimeCarolinaNorth CarolinaKeith Author:Keith Ellison