Perhaps most people assume Nietzsche to have been anti-religion and his ideas the opposite of Islam. He is often known as an atheist, and critically attacks Christianity through much of his works. However, he seems to have read about Islam and even praises Islam at times, which is interesting because most people assume he was against Islam as he was all religion. It is thought his ideas were opposed to Islam and are at opposite ends. This appears to have been what happened when I was at university and did not have time to read some of my daily translations of the Quran as I had to read Nietzsche's book as a homework. a In the end, I decided to try and do both and so sat in the library with Nietzsche's book on the table in one hand and the translation of the Quran in my other hand on my knees. I took turns to read from one and then the other without noticing one of my classmates coming up quietly behind me and exclaiming: "This is something I have never seen before...