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I have never made a threat. I've never made a threat, never expressed a threat, never - I've never - I would never threaten violence ever, because I am a man of peace, dedicated to peace.

~Feisal Abdul Rauf

Topics: Am Because Dedicated Ever Expressed Made Man Never Peace Threat Threaten Violence Would I Am

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We are Americans. We - we - we are - we are doctors. We are investment bankers. We are taxi drivers. We are store keepers. We are lawyers. We are - we are part of the fabric of America. And the way that America today treats its Muslims is being watched by over a billion Muslims worldwide.

~Feisal Abdul Rauf

Topics: America American Bankers Being Billion Doctors Drivers Fabric Investment Lawyers Muslims Over Part Store Taxi Today Treats Watched Way Worldwide

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The battleground has been moderates of all faith traditions in all the countries of the world against the radicals of all faith traditions in all parts of the world.

~Feisal Abdul Rauf

Topics: Against Been Countries Faith Moderates Parts Radicals Traditions World

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In spite of the polls, the fact is that American Muslims are very happy and they thrive in this country.

~Feisal Abdul Rauf

Topics: American Country Fact Happy Muslims Polls Spite Thrive Very

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One of the misperceptions that exists in the Muslim world, which needs to be fixed, is the perception that Muslims in America are - are - are living in - in very, very, very bad circumstances. They cannot practice religion freely. It is not the truth at all. The fact is, we are practicing. We fast, we pray, we do our prayers.

~Feisal Abdul Rauf

Topics: America Bad Cannot Circumstances Exists Fact Fast Fixed Freely Living Misperceptions Muslim Muslim World Muslims Needs Our Perception Practice Practicing Pray Prayers Religion Truth Very Which World

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God says in the Quran that there is only one true religion, God's religion. It's the same theme that God revealed to all of the prophets, even before Muhammad.

~Feisal Abdul Rauf

Topics: Before Even God Muhammad Only Prophets Religion Revealed Same Says Theme True True Religion

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Religion is defined by the relationship between God and man. And Islam is the submission and the acknowledgment of the human being to the creator.

~Feisal Abdul Rauf

Topics: Acknowledgment Being Between Creator Defined God Human Human Being Islam Man Relationship Religion Submission

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The thing about the Islamic situation is we don't have a church. We don't have an ordained priesthood, which makes it a little complicated. But we do have a tradition of scholarship, and rules of scholarship. It's very much like any field of knowledge.

~Feisal Abdul Rauf

Topics: About Any Church Complicated Field Islamic Knowledge Like Little Makes Much Ordained Priesthood Rules Scholarship Situation Thing Tradition Very Which

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You take the best of our tradition as a start, and I'll take the best of Christianity ... From there we can build.

~Feisal Abdul Rauf

Topics: Best Build Christianity Our Start Take Tradition You

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Bigotry toward any faith community cannot have any place in civilized society anywhere in the world.

~Feisal Abdul Rauf

Topics: Any Anywhere Cannot Civilized Civilized Society Community Faith Place Society Toward World

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Biography

Nationality: Egyptian

Type: Theologian

Born: Unknown

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