Sheikh Abd Al-Hamid Al-Ansari is a liberal scholar of Islam.
“We do not have the power or the means for a confrontation”
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Bellicose rhetoric with weak military
Context: When we follow those who preach hatred, confrontation, and conflict, we are the ones who end up losing. We do not have the power or the means for a confrontation.
“There is no such thing as eternal friendship or eternal hostility–-only eternal interests.”
Former Dean of Islamic Law at Qatar University Abd Al-Hamid Al-Ansari: The Innocent Pay the Price for the Incitement by the Preachers of Hatred, MEMRI, December 9, 2007 http://www.memritv.org/clip_transcript/en/1656.htm,
Political friendships