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.
AGA KHAN IVIslam is probably the one that places the greatest emphasis on knowledge. The purpose is to understand God’s creation.
More Aga Khan IV Quotes
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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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Canada is today the most successful pluralist society on the face of our globe, without any doubt in my mind.
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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 Aga Khan Award for Architecture seeks to make a better place in physical terms.
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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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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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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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Pluralism is no longer simply an asset or a prerequisite for progress and development, it is vital to our existence.
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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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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 Pope is only concerned with the spiritual welfare of his flock.
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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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That is something unique to Canada. It is an amazing global human asset.
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None of these situations are identical. You cannot take one set of issues from one country and apply it to another.
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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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