God has opened and continues to open new windows for us to see the marvels of His creation
AGA KHAN IVhe two worlds, Muslim and non-Muslim, Eastern and Western, must, as a matter of urgency, make a real effort to get to know one another, for I fear that what we have is not a clash of civilisations, but a clash of ignorance on both sides.
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Indeed, one strength of Islam has always lain in its belief that creation is not static but continuous, that through scientific and other endeavours.
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The search for justice and security, the struggle for equality of opportunity, the quest for tolerance and harmony, the pursuit of human dignity.
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That is something unique to Canada. It is an amazing global human asset.
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Tolerance, openness and understanding towards other peoples’ cultures, social structures, values and faiths are now essential to the very survival of an interdependent world.
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The Pope is only concerned with the spiritual welfare of his flock.
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There are those… who enter the world in such poverty that they are deprived of both the means and the motivation to improve their lot.
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We cannot make the world safe for democracy unless we also make the world safe for diversity.
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My grandfather was a most gifted person, and amongst his many qualities, one of them had always particularly impressed me.
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The Islamic ethic is that if God has given you the capacity or good fortune to be a privileged individual in society, you have a moral responsibility to society.
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The right to hope is the most powerful human motivation I know.
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One of the central lessons I have learned after a half century of working in the developing world is that the replacement of fear by hope is probably the single most powerful trampoline of progress.
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This means trying to bring values into environments, buildings, and contexts that improve the quality of life for future generations.
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The Aga Khan Award for Architecture seeks to make a better place in physical terms.
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There are many interpretations of Islam within the wider Islamic community, but generally we are instructed to leave the world a better place than it was when we came into it.
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These are moral imperatives which we must work towards and think about on a daily basis.
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