If you look at how we are destroying and disrespecting Creation it is obvious that is something is not clear in our understanding. We overemphasize rules but we don’t understand the objective.
TARIQ RAMADANIf you look at how we are destroying and disrespecting Creation it is obvious that is something is not clear in our understanding. We overemphasize rules but we don’t understand the objective.
More Tariq Ramadan Quotes
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Intellectual modesty is humility as to what I know; intellectual humility is modesty as to what I do not know
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For me I made it clear that I wanted to meet with both sides of the political spectrum.
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I am too old to think that numbers are creating change
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Our emotions are often beautiful, but they can also be dangerous. They represent our spontaneity, and seem to speak to us of our freedom.
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Cultures are never merely intellectual constructs. They take form through the collective intelligence and memory, through a commonly held psychology and emotions, through spiritual and artistic communion.
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Your country needs religious leaders and religious politicians
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Fasting is, first and foremost, an exercise for identifying and managing adversity in all its forms. With faith, in full conscience, fasting calls women and men to an extra degree of self-awareness.
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We must re-center philosophy within our frame of reference which I think is the way to deal with it.
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Discomfort levels in our societies are rising, or so it would seem. In theory, we invoke diversity and tolerance. But in real life, we raise our hackles and withdraw into ourselves.
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Greek philosophy departs from the assumption that we can understand the world autonomously using our rational faculties. Islam is not saying this.
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We cannot have a free market since it does not really set us free. It’s free for interest, speculation and consumerism to create false needs.
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We are in a world that is connected, but is not communicating.
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If we agree to say that those terrorists are indeed Muslim, I have no problem whatsoever to condemn their actions. I won’t apologise though, or justify my point of view.
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To have a moral sense is not to be dogmatic in dealing with rules. It can be an open way with dealing with questions of objectives and purpose, which is completely different.
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Serve humanity, regardless of religion. Show solidarity for those suffering and oppressed.
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