Mosque Quotes

You may not be afraid. But I am afraid. I don't know how to manage you coming into the mosque. - Abderrahmane Bouhout

Whenever we encounter the Infinite in man, however imperfectly understood, we treat it with respect. Whether in the synagogue, the mosque, the pagoda, or the wigwam, there is a hideous aspect which we execrate and a sublime aspect which we venerate. So great a subject for spiritual contemplation, such measureless dreaming -- the echo of God on the human wall! - Victor Hugo

When the President responds within hours to a mosque being attacked in a foreign country and refuses to speak up when 10 churches are attacked -- five burned completely to the ground -- in his own country, I think the President really needs to reevaluate his priorities. - Pat Mahoney

Whatever you may think of the proposed mosque and community center, lost in the heat of the debate has been a basic question: Should government attempt to deny private citizens the right to build a house of worship on private property based on their particular religion? - Michael Bloomberg

What! do you make (one who undertakes) the giving of drink to the pilgrims and the guarding of the Sacred Mosque like him who believes in Allah and the latter day and strives hard in Allah's way? They are not equal with Allah; and Allah does not guide the unjust people. - Quran

What I saw were not only anti-Islamic sentiment, but anti-minority sentiment. We are hopeful that there are no types of retaliatory actions taken against the mosque. One positive is that there are people in the academic and religious communities in Warren that spoke out in favor of the mosque. - Dawud Walid

We, as a community, need to do a better job of being better community members. Mosques have become introverted. We're trying to be an active community member. - Kareem Afzal

We were stepping out of the mosque and suddenly a big blast shook the ground. I saw many people scattered on the ground, drenched in their own blood. I wanted to ask the bomber, why did you attack those innocents who had prayed. - Mustafa Ali