70 quotes
Learning from a man who learned all he learned from another, can lead you to a safe place, but destroy your sense of wonder.
Blue Walls and The Big Sky (1995)
A busy buzzing bee is a lot like me, it works and it lives in community.
A Picnic of Poems in Allah's Green Garden (2011)
Hope as rich and green as the trees of an oasis.
Colours of Islam (1998)
I don’t like to belong to one religious community as I don’t want people to feel excluded from asking for my help or learning with me.
Inspiration comes from many places — experiences, places, people, books, and the work of other artists.
The Sounds of Taqwa (2006)
Words can never really help you say, what you want them to anyway. And words can never really help you see, what you really want to be.
The Poets And The Prophet (2006)
Truth has been confused. Simplicity refused.
The Poets And The Prophet (2006)
I only feel close to you when I‘m under open sky, I only feel guided when I’m free to question why.
Out Seeing The Fields (2007)
Allah made us all a different shade and colour. Nations and tribes recognize one another! ’Cause every single person is your sister and brother.
Colours of Islam (1998)
Truth is buried, deep inside of men, sweep away each day.
Blue Walls and The Big Sky (1995)
Dear God I've heard your name from teachers, family and friends, you made the universe and so will live on when it ends. Everyone I know admits they’ve never seen your face, they’re not sure where you live and have no map to the place.
A Picnic of Poems in Allah's Green Garden (2011)
What of this God whom we command, to bless our coloured flag and land, so busy drawing lines in sand that we don’t think and understand.
For Whom The Troubadour Sings (2010)
Someday we’ll realize, perhaps much to our surprise, the keys to free a smile have been with us all the while: look for good, and spread that good around.
A Picnic of Poems in Allah's Green Garden (2011)
I am a Muslim and I worship in mosques when I am in Pakistan. I also worship in Unitarian churches when I’m in the US. Such spiritual freedom is very important to me.
My spiritual quest has always been to bring me closer to my purpose in life, a better relationship with the force that brought me into existence, and how to relate to fellow human beings.
The Sounds of Taqwa (2006)
Every picture you give me I save, and every colour you use is so true to you.
The Poets And The Prophet (2006)
Fences and forts with walls and flags, caw caw — they’re so funny.
A Picnic of Poems in Allah's Green Garden (2011)
The foolish big boys who fight with their toys are so sadly silly.
A Picnic of Poems in Allah's Green Garden (2011)
Put all our pride away, always find a gentle word to say, you know we shouldn’t be full of ourselves when we should be full of humility.
Road To Madinah (1998)
We’ve digitized the revelations — does our rehearsed recitation go any deeper than our throats?
Sunshine, Dust and The Messenger (2002)