'jihad' Can Mean Holy War To Extremists,

The Fundamental Idea Which Defines A Human Being As A Muslim Is The Declaration Of Faith: That There Is A Creator, Whom We Call God - Or Allah, In Arabic - And That The Creator Is One And Single. And We Declare This Faith By The Declaration Of Faith, Where We... Bear Witness That There Is No God But God.

We Are Americans. We - We - We Are - We Are Doctors. We Are Investment Bankers. We Are Taxi Drivers. We Are Store Keepers. We Are Lawyers. We Are - We Are Part Of The Fabric Of America. And The Way That America Today Treats Its Muslims Is Being Watched By Over A Billion Muslims Worldwide.

Staying Chaste Until Marriage, A Commandment Of My Faith, Was One Of The Most Difficult Challenges Of My Young Life. I Had A Powerful Sense That If I Did Not Get A Grip On My Identity, My Ethics, And My Religion, I Would Go Off The Rails.

I've Spoken With Friends Who Are Rabbis And Priests And We've Agreed That Most People Have An Emotional Attachment To Their Faith, A Desire To Fulfill Their Spiritual Longings, But They Are Not Experts In Understanding The History Of Their Religion.

Yusuf Qaradawi Is Probably The Most Well-known Legal Authority In The Whole Muslim World Today.