Quotes

“Fight in the way of Allah those who fight you, but do not transgress. Indeed Allah does not like transgressors. And kill them wherever you confront them, and expel them from where they expelled you, for sedition is graver than killing. …”

The Holy Qur’an, Al-Baqarah 190-191

Allah’s Apostle (PBUH) said, “Help your brother, whether he is an oppressor or he is an oppressed one. People asked, “O Allah’s Apostle! It is all right to help him if he is oppressed, but how should we help him if he is an oppressor?” The Prophet said, “By preventing him from oppressing others.”

Volume 3, Book 43, Number 624:Sahih Bukhari

The one who defends the oppressed against the oppressor will be my companion in Paradise and the one who is very forgiving will have longevity of life and the one who is just to all will be helped against his enemies and the one who turns away from the disgrace of sins, turning to the honour of obedience (to Allah) will have the blessings of Allah’s utter companionship and His help through non-material things.

Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), Al-Bihar  259/70

Certainly, this world is a house of truth for those who look into it carefully, an abode of peace and rest for those who understand its ways and moods and it is the best working ground for those who want to procure rewards for life in the Hereafter.

Imam Ali(AS)

The day on which the domination of the world-devourers over all oppressed nations is totally removed is a really blessed day for us.

Imam Khomeini (ra)

Now I say that with cruelty and oppression it is everybody’s business to interfere when they see it.

Anna Sewell quotes (English Novelist, 1820-1878)

Power in defense of freedom is greater than power in behalf of tyranny and oppression.

Malcolm X  (American black militant leader 1925-1965)

The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people.

Martin Luther King Jr,  (American clergyman, activist, and prominent leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. 1929-1968)