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## Sohaib Sultan


_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


* ![The April 8, 1966 cover of TIME](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5071f5c08fb298a2/69888e2aa988ca37de6b74f1/is-god-dead-time-magazine-cover.jpg?branch=production&width=828&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
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/)
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
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/)
* ![PAKISTAN-UNREST-SCHOOL](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6f2c8e66e898b202/6987703306f2c14865333052/460679588.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
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/)
* ![Displaced families from the minority Yazidi sect, fleeing the violence in the Iraqi town of Sinjar west of Mosul, arrive at Dohuk province](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5bb524fb413faed5/69869ee6e8524b546a6043a3/rtr417ah.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
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/)
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Jul 27, 2014  
### [Ramadan, Day 30: The Opening](https://time.com/3041163/ramadan-day-30-the-opening/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
* ![Muslims offer Friday prayers during the holy fasting month of Ramadan at a mosque in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt38dfc01b0ccc129e/69869d53f983e7191904efec/ramadan2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
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/)
* ![Turkish faithful pray in Ottoman-era Sultanahmet mosque, known as Blue mosque, on "Laylat Al Qadr" during the holy month of Ramadan, in Istanbul late July 23, 2014.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8d3aec9743381f17/69869cfe3bc9994a781a4a9c/ramadan-spiritual-retreat.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
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/)
* ![Egyptian children have fun inside a mosque during their fasting hours in a Ramadan afternoon in Cairo June 23, 2014.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb500301a89966066/69869ce606f2c1659633007b/ramadan1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
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/)
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
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/)
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
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/)  
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
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/)
* ![Boarding House Cares For The Elderly During Ramadam Period](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt49e66b79903d7957/69869c50f983e7d14704ee32/ramadan-22-togetherness.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 20, 2014  
### [Ramadan, Day 23: Togetherness](https://time.com/3005604/ramadan-day-22-togetherness/)  
Unity does not mean uniformity  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Israel launches ground operation in Gaza](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8205cabf6423559c/69869c5dcd68481078095b9d/gaza-ramadan.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
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/)
* ![Indonesian Muslims Celebrate The Fasting Month Of Ramadan](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfaa39c05ccae28e6/69869c3ccd68488c36095b55/452097320.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 18, 2014  
### [Ramadan, Day 21: Prayer, Beyond Ritual](https://time.com/3001490/ramadan-day-21-prayer-beyond-ritual/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![PAKISTAN-RELIGION-ISLAM-RAMADAN](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltab8c585530d80684/69869bff13c79f77c01931bb/173223173.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 17, 2014  
### [Ramadan, Day 20: The Night of Glory](https://time.com/2993628/ramadan-day-20-the-night-of-glory/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)

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