“Fasting has been prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you, so that you may attain taqwā.”
"So, what did they do? They "transformed" their religion—meaning they changed its reality while keeping its outward appearance—by maneuvering around the command of Allah. Thus, when they transformed the religion, Allah transformed them."
"The Qur'ān is entirely a call to life and hope, and a planting of tranquility and peace."
"The Qur'ān is the way out of trials and the greatest cause for remaining firm upon the truth when the waves of falsehood surge."
"Indeed, changing our state with Allah is the key to changing His decree toward us."
"Ḥikmah (wisdom) means placing everything in its most perfect state, in its appropriate place, for a praiseworthy purpose."
The reality behind Islam