Islamic Orthodoxy Quotes

There is no moderate or immoderate Islam. Islam is Islam and that's it.

The so-called "Wahhabis" are not a sect or new process. No one calls himself a "Wahhabi". It is a term foisted on people by others. The people so labeled are just people who call Muslims to return to their religion as it originally came from the Prophet

The concept of God in Jewish orthodoxy is one where you're having constant quarrels with God. Where I come from, in Islam, the only concept of God is you submit to Him and you obey His commands; no quarreling allowed.

There is no possibility of change in Islamic principles, which have not changed in the last 1,400 years.

I was raised orthodox Muslim. Very sheltered, very conservative.

Despite their claims to be acting in the name of Islam, the groups that instigate suicide bombings have nothing in common with “mainstream Muslims.”

A conflict of values is not a misunderstanding. Islamic orthodoxy and the German constitution are not compatible.

There is no radical or moderate Islam. There is only one Islam and that is the Islam from the Koran, the holy book. That is the Islam from Mohammed. There are no two sorts of Islam.

The Khalifa of the Muslim umma must strive to safeguard Islam in its original form, and to protect against the introduction of new things into Islam.

General Zia-ul-Haq, a dictator and unscrupulous political actor, used Islam as a pretext for waging war in Afghanistan and adopting an aggressive stance towards India. By advancing a more orthodox version of Islam, he was able to hold on to a repressive regime and quell any opposition.