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Allah Says In The Qur'an Not To Despise One Another. So The Criterion In Islam Is Not Color Or Social Status. It's Who Is Most Righteous. If I Go To A Mosque - And I'm A Basketball Player With Money And Prestige - If I Go To A Mosque And See An Imam, I Feel Inferior. He's Better Than Me. It's About Knowledge.

-Hakeem Olajuwon

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Allah Says In The Qur'an Not To

Hakeem Olajuwon

Allah Says In The Qur'an Not To Despise One Another. So The Criterion In Islam Is Not Color Or Social Status. It's Who Is Most Righteous. If I Go To A Mosque - And I'm A Basketball Player With Money And Prestige - If I Go To A Mosque And See An Imam, I Feel Inferior. He's Better Than Me. It's About Knowledge.

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