Islam is a religion that emphasizes the importance of family, community, and charity. It also encourages entrepreneurship, hard work, and discipline. Here are some inspiring quotes from the Islamic faith that will encourage entrepreneurs to keep pursuing their dreams.

1. The truth that we must finally confront is that Islam contains specific notions of martyrdom and jihad that fully explain the character of Muslim violence. — Sam Harris
2. Islam teaches that one can only find peace in one’s life by submitting to Almighty God (Allah) in heart, soul and deed. — Raad
3. One can be deeply influenced by people to whom one is utterly hostile — Patricia Crone, The Nativist Prophets of Early Islamic Iran: Rural Revolt and Local Zoroastrianism
4. We have equality of men and women in western society, whereas in Islamic culture, women are inferior to men. — Pim Fortuyn
5. Our government denies that terrorism is caused by Islamic doctrine. Now, that is true, and it is a declarative statement. It’s not arguable. — Rush Limbaugh
6. We have repeatedly issued warnings, over a number of years. Following these warnings and these calls, anti–American explosions took place in a number of Islamic countries. — Osama Bin Laden
7. No blasphemy harms Islam and Muslims so much as the call for murdering a writer — Naguib Mahfouz
8. Where radical Islamism is going to be a factor, it’s going to be very, very tough. — Tony Blair
9. The Islamic Reformation is already here. We are all living in it. — Reza Aslan, No god but God: The Origins, Evolution and Future of Islam
10. Islam is not about ‘we’re better than you’. Rather it is about ‘let me show you something that is better for you — Nouman Ali Khan
11. Islam expect every Muslim to do this duty, and if we realise our responsibility time will come soon when we shall justify ourselves worthy of a glorious past. — Muhammad Ali Jinnah
12. Islam is a peaceful religion. — Youssou N’Dour
13. No one is as murderously ‘Islamophobic’ as Islamists are. — Nick Cohen
14. Islamic extremism may well be the greatest threat to Western values and Western security in the world. — Newt Gingrich
15. In the Islamic government all people have complete freedom to have any kind of opinion. — Ruhollah Khomeini
16. I think for most Americans, knowledge of the Islamic world was pretty slight before 9/11, and then it was thrust upon us in one of America’s darkest hours. — Thomas P. Campbell
17. Islam appears to me like a perfect work of architecture. All its parts are harmoniously conceived to complement and support each other — nothing is superfluous and nothing lacking
18. It’s not radical Islam that worries the US––it’s independence — Noam Chomsky
19. I think I came to see Islam, or at least one part of Islam, as an important defense mechanism against the commercialization of the world. — Peter Jennings
20. Khomeini was not a puppet like Arafat or Qaddafi or the many other dictators I met in the Islamic world. He was a sort of Pope, a sort of king–a real leader. — Oriana Fallaci
21. I’m proud, and Islam did it. And after these things that I heard in church, a preacher and watching this and that, I knew something was wrong but I couldn’t pinpoint it. — Muhammad Ali
22. I believe we don’t need to widen the divide between the West and Islam. Rather, we need to build dialogue to encourage tolerance and respect. — Shirin Neshat
23. In the West, you have always associated the Islamic faith 100 percent with Arab culture. This in itself is a fundamentalist attitude and it is mistaken. — Youssou N’Dour
24. There are many concepts of spirituality, among them, various notions of divinity developed in the Judaeo–Christian–Islamic religions. Within these the concepts vary greatly. — Noam Chomsky
25. The Islamic Revolution of Iran is honourable for it is the cry which has its origin in Ayatollah Khomeini’s conscience. — Ruhollah Khomeini
26. A Christian might be tired of the Christianity, but certainly he is scared of the Islam. — M.F. Moonzajer, LOVE, HATRED AND MADNESS
27. Jihadists and yes, we need to identify and stop him before he unifies Islamic terrorists. — Newt Gingrich
28. There is no room for play in Islam… It is deadly serious about everything. — Ruhollah Khomeini
29. My mother gave me islam.My father gave me the god of absence.and here i am.a religion made of Myself. — Nayyirah Waheed, Nejma
30. My mother gave me islam.My father gave me the god of absence.and here i am.a religion made of Myself. — Nayyirah Waheed, Nejma
31. Islam is not a religion of peace. Islam is a religion of submission. Islam means submit. — Stephen Bannon
32. Our government denies that terrorism is caused by Islamic doctrine. Now, that is true, and it is a declarative statement. It’s not arguable. — Rush Limbaugh
33. We have equality of men and women in western society, whereas in Islamic culture, women are inferior to men. — Pim Fortuyn
34. If Islam was to be saved, it would be saved by the crazy ones. — Michael Muhammad Knight, The Taqwacores
35. Those who treat the muslim woman not as an individual but as a symbol either of Islamic chastity or secular liberalism are guilty of the same sin : the objectification of women — Reza Aslan
36. Dominance is only for GOD. — Syed Islam
37. According to Islamic principles, when a man is accused of heresy, he is given the choice between repentance and punishment. — Naguib Mahfouz
38. Islam affords women their rightful status, and encourages them to work in all sectors, as long as they are afforded appropriate respect. — Sheikh Zayed Al Nahyan
39. Islam cannot have a significant presence in Australia if we are to live in an open, secular, and cohesive society. We have seen the destruction it is causing around the world. — Pauline Hanson
40. ‘it is simply impossible for ”refugees” to check their Islamism at the door.’ — Mike Klepper
41. Islam teaches tolerance, not hatred; universal brotherhood, not enmity; peace, and not violence. — Parwez Musharraf
42. The word ‘Islam’ means ‘peace.’ The word ‘Muslim’ means ‘one who surrenders to God.’ But the press makes us seem like haters. — Muhammad Ali
43. I went to the West and saw Islam, but no Muslims; I got back to the East and saw Muslims, but not Islam. — Muhammad Abduh
44. Islam is a peaceful religion. — Youssou N’Dour
45. Islam, the religion of peace and any terrorism that happens, is not really Islamic or Islamic inspired. This is called a willful blindness. It’s also political correctness. — Rush Limbaugh
46. No blasphemy harms Islam and Muslims so much as the call for murdering a writer — Naguib Mahfouz
47. We have repeatedly issued warnings, over a number of years. Following these warnings and these calls, anti–American explosions took place in a number of Islamic countries. — Osama Bin Laden
48. As long as I am alive, there will be no rest for the enemies of Islam. I will continue my mission against them. — Osama Bin Laden
49. One can be deeply influenced by people to whom one is utterly hostile — Patricia Crone, The Nativist Prophets of Early Islamic Iran: Rural Revolt and Local Zoroastrianism
50. I think I came to see Islam, or at least one part of Islam, as an important defense mechanism against the commercialization of the world. — Peter Jennings