These hearts rust just as iron rusts; and indeed they are polished through the recitation of the Qur'an. - Muhammad Ali

In a competition of love we would not be running against one another, but with one another. We would be trying to gain victory for all humanity. If I am a faster runner than you, you may feel bad seeing me pass you in the race, but if you know that we are both racing to make our world better, you will feel
good knowing that we are all racing toward a common goal, a mutual reward. In a competition of love we'll all share in the victory, no matter who comes in first.

It's the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that belief becomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.

Surely Allah has chosen four cities from amongst all others, just as He, the Noble and Grand has said (in the Noble Qur’an): "I swear by ‘the fig’ and ‘the olive’ and the ‘Mountain of Sinai’ and by this protected city." ‘The fig’ is the city of Madinah; ‘The olive’ is the city of Baitul Maqdas (in Jerusalem); ‘The Mountain of Sinai’ is Kufah; and the protected city is Makkah."