If an ignorant person is attracted by the things of the world, that is bad. But if a learned person is thus attracted, it is worse. – Abu Bakr
There is no harm in patience, and no profit in lamentation. Death is easier to bear (than) that which precedes it, and more severe than that which comes after it. Remember the death of the Apostle of God, and your sorrow will be lessened. – Abu Bakr
When knowledge is limited – it leads to folly… When knowledge exceeds a certain limit, it leads to exploitation. – Abu Bakr
Do not look down upon any Muslim, for even the most inferior believer is great in the eyes of God. – Abu Bakr
Ever since the Crusades, when Christians from western Europe were fighting holy wars against Muslims in the near east, western people have often perceived Islam as a violent and intolerant faith – even though when this prejudice took root Islam had a better record of tolerance than Christianity. – Karen Armstrong