There is no precedent in any law, act or religion around the world that matches the status given to women by Islam. We want to ensure through the Sharia bill the basic human rights of women which Islam gives them
Quoted in: Daily Times of Pakistan, August 5, 2003.
We have to synchronize our beliefs, behavior and attitude. If we believe in our religion and culture, then Allah is everywhere. We cannot pray five times a day in Saudi Arabia, and then skip even Friday prayers abroad. We shouldn’t cover hands and toes at home, and wear shorts when we are away. If working in a mixed environment is allowed in Islam, then it should be permitted inside the Kingdom as well as outside. Why may families mix freely in London, but not in Riyadh? Why can women drive in Bahrain, but not in nearby Dammam? How come we let them study in Dubai in mixed schools, but won’t give them the same right in Jeddah?
Quoted in: Arab News, August 3, 2003.
Islam is a comprehensive way of life. It has [basic answers] for every social, political, economical, and military event.
Mullah Ma'soum Afghani, spokesman for the Taliban in Afghanistan. Interview in Nida'ul Ilsam, April/May 1997.
If you do not have a clear vision of equality among humans, that means you do not have a clear vision of religion. I am ashamed to hear debates [as in Saudi Arabia] about whether women should be able to drive cars. This belongs to another age.
Mehmet Aydin, Turkish Minister for Religious Affairs. Quoted in: Financial Times, August 2003.
We believe that the doctrines and teachings of Islam are all-comprehensive and govern the affaris of men in this world and the next. Those who believe that these doctrines and teachings apply only to spiritual matters and to religious worship are mistaken, for Islam is at once... religion and state, spirit and work, mind and body.
On the Doctrines of the Muslim Brothers, 1940s.
The Arabs are the core and guardians of Islam. ...Arab unity is an essential prerequisite for the restoration of Islam's glory, the reestablishment of the Muslim state, and the consolidation of Muslim power. This is why it is the duty of every Muslim to work for the revival and support of Arab unity.
On the Doctrines of the Muslim Brothers, 1940s.
[J]ust as Islam is a religious faith and a system of worship, it is also patriotism and nationality. ...As such, Islam does not recognize geographic frontiers nor the distinctions of nationality or race, but considers all Muslims as one single nation and the Islamic homeland as one single territory, no matter how far-flung or remote the countries of which it is composed may be.
On the Doctrines of the Muslim Brothers, 1940s.
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