I told the students that we can exert pressure without resorting to violence, and that we can move towards democracy without violence; that way, God will allow it.
ABDURRAHMAN WAHIDI told the students that we can exert pressure without resorting to violence, and that we can move towards democracy without violence; that way, God will allow it.
More Abdurrahman Wahid Quotes
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I am a follower of Mahatma Gandhi.
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If we cling to the institution of Islam, then we tend to defend it against whatever we see as a danger to it, so because of this we see now that many people are defending states
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Defending territories, defending everything institutional in the belief that they defend Islam.
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Well, the most important thing about Islam is that we have to differentiate between two kinds of Islam.
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I do not like violence.
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Defending territories, defending everything institutional in the belief that they defend Islam.
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All too many Muslims fail to grasp Islam, which teaches one to be lenient towards others and to understand their value systems, knowing that these are tolerated by Islam as a religion.
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Democracy can be sustained and developed only by people who understand its essence.
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