--- description: Sohaib Sultan is the Imam and Muslim Life Coordinator in the Office of Religious Life at Princeton University and directs the university's Muslim Life Program in the Office of Religious Life. He is the author of The Koran for Dummies (Wiley, 2004) and The Qur'an and Sayings of the Prophet Muhammad: Selections Annotated and Explained (Skylight Paths, 2007). title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Sohaib Sultan ## Sohaib Sultan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close _Sohaib Sultan is the_ _Imam and Muslim Life Coordinator in the Office of Religious Life at Princeton University_ and directs the university's Muslim Life Program in the Office of Religious Life. He is the author of The Koran for Dummies _(Wiley, 2004) and_ The Qur'an and Sayings of the Prophet Muhammad: Selections Annotated and Explained _(Skylight Paths, 2007)._ ## Sohaib Sultan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close *  Apr 7, 2016 ### [God Is Not Dead — but Our Ability to Be Aware of God Might Be](https://time.com/4285441/god-is-not-dead/) For a Muslim, asking “Is God Dead?” begs the question, “If God is dead then how am I alive?” [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Dec 7, 2015 ### [Princeton Imam: 5 Reasons Mainstream Muslims Reject ISIS](https://time.com/4138212/isis-and-islam/) The group's understanding of Islam is misguided [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Dec 24, 2014 ### [The Problem With _Moderate Islam_ and Why We Need to Redefine _Radical_](https://time.com/3642707/the-problem-with-moderate-islam-and-why-we-need-to-redefine-radical/) The attitude has led to a quietism in the face of intolerable crimes as political Islam is left to e... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Aug 8, 2014 ### [ISIS Is Ignoring Islam's Teachings on Yazidis and Christians](https://time.com/3093732/isis-iraq-yazidis-and-christians/) Here's what the Prophet and the Quran really say about how to treat the two faith groups [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Jul 27, 2014 ### [Ramadan, Day 30: The Opening](https://time.com/3041163/ramadan-day-30-the-opening/) [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Jul 26, 2014 ### [Ramadan, Day 29: Death and Dying](https://time.com/3037202/ramadan-day-29-death-and-dying/) Many precious souls are leaving the world through violence and war. We feel the skies crying and the... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Jul 25, 2014 ### [Ramadan, Day 28: A Spiritual Retreat](https://time.com/3028648/ramadan-day-28-a-spiritual-retreat/) Without silence, we cannot hear the voice of our deepest inner soul or of our well reasoned minds. [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Jul 24, 2014 ### [Ramadan, Day 27: Gratitude](https://time.com/3025317/ramadan-day-27-gratitude/) With even the smallest blessings there come moral responsibilities to use the blessing as it was int... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Jul 23, 2014 ### [Ramadan, Day 26: The Simple Lifestyle](https://time.com/3018569/ramadan-day-26-the-simple-lifestyle/) Internal happiness cannot be bought--it must be sought. [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Jul 22, 2014 ### [Ramadan, Day 25: Restraining the Tongue](https://time.com/3014362/ramadan-day-25-restraining-the-tongue/) Speech is powerful--here are five ways to be disciplined about what you say. [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Jul 21, 2014 ### [Ramadan, Day 24: The Social Qur'an](https://time.com/3009620/ramadan-day-24-the-social-quran/) Faith is incomplete without a radical commitment to social justice. [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Jul 20, 2014 ### [Ramadan, Day 23: Togetherness](https://time.com/3005604/ramadan-day-22-togetherness/) Unity does not mean uniformity [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Jul 19, 2014 ### [Ramadan, Day 22: A Prayer for Palestine](https://time.com/3006496/ramadan-day-22-a-prayer-for-palestine/) May God forgive us for our evils here on earth [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Jul 18, 2014 ### [Ramadan, Day 21: Prayer, Beyond Ritual](https://time.com/3001490/ramadan-day-21-prayer-beyond-ritual/) [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Jul 17, 2014 ### [Ramadan, Day 20: The Night of Glory](https://time.com/2993628/ramadan-day-20-the-night-of-glory/) [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) Meta: null ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","@id":"https://time.com/","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/author/sohaib-n-sultan/","name":"Sohaib Sultan"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Person","@id":"https://time.com/author/sohaib-n-sultan/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/author/sohaib-n-sultan/"},"name":"Sohaib Sultan","jobTitle":null,"description":"Sohaib Sultan is the Imam and Muslim Life Coordinator in the Office of Religious Life at Princeton University and directs the university's Muslim Life Program in the Office of Religious Life. 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