But seek the abode of the Hereafter in that wealth which Allah has given you and neglect not portion of this world, and be kind as Allah has been kind to you and seek not corruption in the earth.

—Quran 28:77

By the grace of God, this religion (Islam) will rise such that a man would be able to cross the desert fearing nothing for his life or cattle.

—Prophet Mohammad Islam gives hope to the slave, brotherhood to mankind, and recognition of the fundamental facts of human nature.

—Cannon Taylor, 1887

Islam has still the power to reconcile apparently irreconcilable elements of race and tradition.

—H. A. R. Gibb, 1932

In the contemporary world there is a crying need for the propagation of the Islamic virtue.

—A. J. Toynbee, 1948

But today, tens of millions of Muslims appear to be . . . returning to their roots in a more pure Islam.

—Patrick Buchanan, 2005

The trend is with them. In Muslim countries running the geographical span from Morocco to Indonesia, substantial majorities say that the Shari’ah should be the source of law for their states.

—Noah Feldman, 2008