The loftiest in status are those who do not know their own status, and the most virtuous of them are those who do not know their own virtue.

My sin burdened me heavily. But when I measured it against Your Grace, O Lord, Your forgiveness came out greater.

The behavior of the Taliban as well as their extremist attitudes do not correspond in any way with a tolerant Islam. We have always been opposed to extremist tendencies of Islam and we still are. We have not stopped insisting on defending an Islam of tolerance which would be profitable to every Muslim, in Afghanistan and in the whole world, and we will always defend it.

We have not ceased to insist that an Islam of tolerance is advantageous to all Muslims, for the Afghans and the whole world and we will always defend it.

I am sure that the Japanese, the Chinese and the peoples of Islam will always be closer to us than, for example, France, in spite of the fact that we are related by blood (...)

Those who criticize the most typically end up solving the least.

We swear by the Quran and Sunnah, and we will not compromise with any infidel... Islam is the truth and all else is falsehood.

Islam is nothing but man's exclusive and total submission to God.

The divides are not Islam and western society, the divide is between people who have different values. We must promote connections between people who want to contribute to human values. People who share that commitment can collaborate across cultural divides.

Democracy is a hegemonic tool of the West and contrary to Islam. Why do you act as though the entire world needs democracy? And when it comes to homosexuality, the issue is clearly dealt with by the Koran. It says it is forbidden and should be punished.