The Aga Khan Award for Architecture seeks to make a better place in physical terms.
AGA KHAN IVIndeed, 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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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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Pluralist societies are not accidents of history. They are a product of enlightened education and continuous investment by governments and all of civil society in recognizing and celebrating the diversity of the world’s peoples.
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It is a world of increasing dissension and conflict in which a significant contribution is the failure of different ethnic, tribal, religious, or social groups to search for, and agree upon, a common space for harmonious co-existence.
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Canada has for many years been a beacon to the rest of the world for its commitment to pluralism and for its support for the multicultural richness and diversity of its peoples.
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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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If our animosities are born out of fear, then confident generosity is born out of hope.
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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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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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The Pope is only concerned with the spiritual welfare of his flock.
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he 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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My grandfather was a most gifted person, and amongst his many qualities, one of them had always particularly impressed me.
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That is something unique to Canada. It is an amazing global human asset.
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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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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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God has opened and continues to open new windows for us to see the marvels of His creation
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Innumerable people since his death have told me how he used to read in the future, and this certainly was one of his very great strengths.
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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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There is nothing wrong with being well off as long as money has a social and ethical value and is not the object of one’s own greed.
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A proper home can provide the bridge across that terrible gulf between poverty and a better future.
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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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Islam is probably the one that places the greatest emphasis on knowledge. The purpose is to understand God’s creation.
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There appears to be momentum towards more and more misunderstandings between religions, a degradation of relations.
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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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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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This means trying to bring values into environments, buildings, and contexts that improve the quality of life for future generations.
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Canada is today the most successful pluralist society on the face of our globe, without any doubt in my mind.
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