Reza Aslan Quotes

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A cosmic war is like a ritual drama in which participants act out on Earth a battle they believe is actually taking place in the heavens.

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As with all journeys, the Way has an end, though it should not be imagined as a straight road leading to a fixed destination but rather as a majestic mountain whose peak conceals the presence of God. There are, of course, many paths to the summit-some better than others. But because every path eventually leads to the same destination, which path one takes is irrelevant.

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The Islamic Reformation is already here. We are all living in it.

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Even the Quran, which Sufis respect as the direct speech of God, lacks the capacity to shed light upon God's essence. As one Sufi master has argued, why spend time reading a love letter (by which he means the Quran) in the presence of the Beloved who wrote it?

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Over the last few years, the Islamic world has produced more female presidents and prime ministers than both Europe and North America combined.

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Religion is, by definition, interpretation; and by definition, all interpretations are valid. However, some interpretations are more reasonable than others.

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The only question that matters with regard to a religion and its mythology is What do these stories mean?

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Religion, it must be understood, is not faith. Religion is the story of faith.

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