Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips > Quotes

“The believer is not a slave to fashion.

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― Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips

“Busy yourself with what is pleasing to Allah, or Satan will busy you with what displeases Him.”
― Dr. Bilal Philips

“Taqwaa (piety) is the driving force behind living faith. Without it, faith is only a meaningless jumble of memorized words and phrases, and ‘righteous’ deeds only shells of pretence and hypocrisy.”
― Dr. Bilal Philips

“You cannot pray for an ‘A’ on a test and study for a ‘B’. The same way you cannot pray for Jannah and live a life leading towards Jahannam.”
― Dr. Bilal Philips

“The righteous believers either speak about good things or they keep silent.”
― Dr. Bilal Philips a

“Scared? Pray.
Over thinking? Pray.
Losing hope? Pray.
Worried? Pray.
Struggling? Pray.

Pray and trust in Allah!”
― Dr. Bilal Philips

“From the most ancient civilizations to the most primitive of modern societies, religions with God at their centre have formed the foundation of human culture. In fact, the denial of God’s existence (atheism) throughout history was limited to a few individuals until the rise of communism in the 20th century...”
― Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips, Did God Become Man?

“What makes life a real test is the fact that we are obliged to believe in Allaah without actually seeing HIM”
― Dr. Bilal Philips

“One day you'll thank Allah for the door that closed. You'll be grateful that it didn't work out. Allah's plans are better than our wishes.”
― Dr. Bilal Philips

“For us to accurately identify the true message of Jesus Christ, an objective point of view must be maintained... We should not allow our emotions to cloud our vision and thereby blind us from the truth. We must look at all of the issues rationally...”
― Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips, The True Message of Jesus Christ

“For the Bible and the Qur'aan to be the divine word of God, they must be free from inexplicable contradictions, and there should be no doubt about their content nor about their authors...”
― Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips, The True Message of Jesus Christ

“Technological advancement and modernisation have not brought inner peace and tranquillity. Rather, in spite of the creature comforts that modernisation has brought us, we are further away from inner peace than our ancestors were. Inner peace is for the most part of our lives very elusive; we never seem to get our hands on it...”
― Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips, The Search for Inner Peace