They are all different, in terms of history, and the religious compositions of the populations involved.
AGA KHAN IVWhile the past was a book he had read and re-read may times, the future was just one more literary work of art into which he used to pour himself with deep thought and concentration.
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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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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 Pope is only concerned with the spiritual welfare of his flock.
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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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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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Pluralism is no longer simply an asset or a prerequisite for progress and development, it is vital to our existence.
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In Islamic belief, knowledge is two-fold. There is that revealed through the Holy Prophet (s.a.s.) and that which man discovers by virtue of his own intellect.
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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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We cannot make the world safe for democracy unless we also make the world safe for diversity.
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The Muslim world, with its history and cultures, and indeed its different interpretations of Islam, is still little known in the West.
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While the past was a book he had read and re-read may times, the future was just one more literary work of art into which he used to pour himself with deep thought and concentration.
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Unless these unfortunates can be touched with the spark which ignites the spirit of individual enterprise and determination, they will only sink back into renewed apathy, degradation and despair. It is for us, who are more fortunate, to provide that spark.
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Nor do these two involve any contradiction, provided man remembers that his own mind is itself the creation of God. Without this humility, no balance is possible. With it, there are no barriers.
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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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We try to avoid the single-building syndrome. You have to look at the big picture. If you try to put social and cultural development ahead of economic development, it doesn’t work. You have to do it all together.
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