The Quran explicitly opposes the killing of innocent people and the Prophet was always careful in doing that. If they had to fight a war, he was alwa…

- Seyyed Hossein Nasr

Many people have criticized Islam for being just automatic, having no individuality, just surrendering your will to God, but we Muslims know very wel…

- Seyyed Hossein Nasr

Muhammad was, first of all, a Prophet of course, a beloved and lover of God, a father, an army commander, a judge, a ruler of a community, the King o…

- Seyyed Hossein Nasr

The Quran mentions the story of Moses and Khidr [a prophet mentioned in the Quran who guided Moses on a revelatory journey], a famous story, in which…

- Seyyed Hossein Nasr

The quest for truth must be carried out by each person individually. It is like breathing, something which no one else can do for us.

- Seyyed Hossein Nasr

Justice is inseparable from truth in human life.

- Seyyed Hossein Nasr

The environmental crisis has deep spiritual, philosophical, and religious roots and causes. It is not merely the result of bad engineering.

- Seyyed Hossein Nasr

In traditional societies, nature was seen as one’s wife, but the modern West turned it into a prostitute.

- Seyyed Hossein Nasr

To be modern is to destroy nature.

- Seyyed Hossein Nasr