Feisal Abdul Rauf
Feisal Abdul Rauf
Feisal Abdul Raufis a Kuwaiti American Sufi imam, author, and activist whose stated goal is to improve relations between the Muslim world and the West. From 1983 to 2009, he served as Imam of Masjid al-Farah, a mosque in New York City. He has written three books on Islam and its place in contemporary Western society, including What's Right with Islam Is What's Right with America, and founded two non-profit organizations whose stated missions are to enhance the discourse on...
NationalityEgyptian
ProfessionTheologian
CountryEgypt
war struggle mean
'Jihad' can mean holy war to extremists, but it means struggle to the average Muslim.
country facts polls
In spite of the polls, the fact is that American Muslims are very happy and they thrive in this country.
christian people responsible
If Muslims curse the Christians, then the Christians will curse the Muslims. And people will curse Allah, and Allah will hold us responsible for that.
real america enemy
Our enemy is not Islam. Islam is not the enemy of America; Americans are not the enemy of Islam. Our real enemy is extremism and radicalism.
islamic law damage
Islamic law is clearly against terrorism, against any kind of deliberate killing of civilians or similar 'collateral damage.'
islam terrorism fanaticism
Fanaticism and terrorism have no place in Islam.
terrorism committed commit
I condemn everyone and anyone who commits acts of terrorism. And Hamas has committed acts of terrorism.
country countries-of-the-world tradition
The battleground has been moderates of all faith traditions in all the countries of the world against the radicals of all faith traditions in all parts of the world.
problem source egotism
The sources of human problems have to do with egotism, ‘I.’
racism enemy united-states
A kind of racism still exists in the United States, and Islamophobia is a more convenient way to express that sentiment. There has also been an attempt to paint Muslims as enemies of the United States.
vision islam heritage
The ultimate vision is to instate in the Muslim world the notion of multiculturalism, which is part of our heritage and history, part of the fundamental, mainstream ideals of Islam.
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There are individuals who are working very hard to promote fear and antagonism towards Islam and Muslims in this country. It's fueled, in part, by the first African-American president that we have. Obama's father was a Muslim and people have used this to arouse hostility against him.
military independent government
What's brilliant about the United States system of government is separation of power. Not only the executive, legislative, judicial branches, but also the independence of the military from civilians, an independent media and press, an independent central bank.
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The thing about the Islamic situation is we don't have a church. We don't have an ordained priesthood, which makes it a little complicated. But we do have a tradition of scholarship, and rules of scholarship. It's very much like any field of knowledge.