Kaiylah Muhammad Quotes

“Self-love is when you are genuinely happy not with the image you see in the mirror, but the person you see.”

“We want to change our surroundings, but we don't want to change ourselves. We are so quick to point out others' flaws, but can't admit our own. We complain about the problems with society, but don't offer a solution or acknowledge that we could be a part of the problem. And once we feel like we've outgrown a problem, instead of sharing what we've learned from our experience, we act so enlightened and better than the next man.”

“I strongly believe that you have to get lost to find yourself.”

“True change doesn't happen overnight; it has to happen gradually. You first have to have a change of heart, then a change of mind, and then your actions will follow.”

“What I’m starting to realize is that when you conform, people are not accepting you for who you are. They’re accepting you for who they think you are.”

“Learn how to control your emotions and don't let them control you.”

“The good thing about being numb is that no one can hurt you, but the bad thing about being numb is that no one can love you.”

“A butterfly has to be a caterpillar first”

“His readiness to undergo persecutions for his beliefs, the high moral character of the men who believed in him and looked up to him as leader, and the greatness of his ultimate achievement - all argue his fundamental integrity. To suppose Muhammad an impostor raises more problems than it solves. Moreover, none of the great figures of history is so poorly appreciated in the West as Muhammad”

“The name Muhammad is the most common name in the world. In all the countries around the world - Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon - there are more Muhammads than anything else. When I joined the Nation of Islam and became a Muslim, they gave me the most famous name because I was the champ.”