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“Muhammad was convinced that unless the Quraysh reformed their attitudes and behavior, they too would fall prey to the anarchy that threatened to engulf the world. Under the inspiration of Allah, Muhammad was feeling his way towards an entirely new solution, convinced that he was not speaking in his own name, but was simply repeating the revealed words of God.”
― Karen Armstrong, Muhammad: A Prophet for Our Time

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“Knowledge is power? No. Knowledge on its own is nothing, but the application of useful knowledge, now that is powerful.”
― Rob Liano

tags: knowledge-wisdom

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“Before you call yourself a Christian, Buddhist, Muslim, Hindu or any other theology, learn to be human first.”
― Shannon L. Alder

tags: activist, adulterers, altruism, being-human, bias, caring, cheaters, commuicator, communications, community-member, compassion, complainers, crime, earth, empathetic, environment, forgiving, helper, helping-out, homeless, human-trafficing, hypocrite, kindness, liars, marine-conservation, medical-missions, mental-disorder-bias, mental-health-stigma, morals, oceans, open, outdoors, pollution, respect-for-the-world, respect-life, respect-nature, service, service-project, simplistic, social-issues, theif, theology, uneducated, values, vulnerable

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“Today’s humans do not need terrorists to disrupt peace in the world – they are doing it themselves quite well.”
― Abhijit Naskar, The Gospel of Technology

tags: anxiety, depression, healthy-living, peace-of-mind, smartphone-addiction, social-issues, social-media, social-media-addiction, technology-addiction, technology-existential-risks

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“Muhammad preached his farewell sermon to the Muslim community. He reminded them to deal justly with one another, to treat women kindly, and to abandon the blood feuds and vendettas inspired by the spirit of jahiliyyah. Muslim must never fight against Muslim.”
― Karen Armstrong, Muhammad: A Prophet for Our Time

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