但你要借着真主所赐予你的财富寻求后世的住所，也不可忘记你在今世的份额；你要像真主施恩于你那样行善，不可在大地上寻求作恶。

But seek the abode of the Hereafter in that wealth which Allah has given you and neglect not portion of this world, and be kind as Allah has been kind to you and seek not corruption in the earth.

—《古兰经》28章77

—Quran 28:77

蒙真主恩典，这一宗教（伊斯兰教）将会兴盛，以至于一个人可以穿越沙漠，而不必为自己的生命或牲畜担忧。

By the grace of God, this religion (Islam) will rise such that a man would be able to cross the desert fearing nothing for his life or cattle.

先知穆罕默德ﷺ让伊斯兰给奴隶带来希望，给人类带来兄弟情谊，并承认人性的基本事实。

—Prophet Mohammad Islam gives hope to the slave, brotherhood to mankind, and recognition of the fundamental facts of human nature.

—Cannon Taylor, 1887

—Cannon Taylor, 1887

伊斯兰仍然有力量调和表面上无法调和的种族与传统之间的各种因素。

Islam has still the power to reconcile apparently irreconcilable elements of race and tradition.

H. A. R. Gibb, 1932

—H. A. R. Gibb, 1932

在当今世界，迫切需要传播伊斯兰的美德。

In the contemporary world there is a crying need for the propagation of the Islamic virtue.

—A. J. 汤因比，1948

—A. J. Toynbee, 1948

但今天，数以千万计的穆斯林似乎正在……回归本源，转向更纯正的伊斯兰教。

But today, tens of millions of Muslims appear to be . . . returning to their roots in a more pure Islam.

——帕特里克·布坎南，2005

—Patrick Buchanan, 2005

在穆斯林国家中，从摩洛哥延伸至印度尼西亚的广大地区，大多数人表示，伊斯兰教法应当成为其国家的法律来源，这一趋势与他们的看法一致。

The trend is with them. In Muslim countries running the geographical span from Morocco to Indonesia, substantial majorities say that the Shari’ah should be the source of law for their states.

——Noah Feldman, 2008

—Noah Feldman, 2008