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.
AGA KHAN IVCanada is today the most successful pluralist society on the face of our globe, without any doubt in my mind.
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That is something unique to Canada. It is an amazing global human asset.
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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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The Pope is only concerned with the spiritual welfare of his flock.
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These are moral imperatives which we must work towards and think about on a daily basis.
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If our animosities are born out of fear, then confident generosity is born out of hope.
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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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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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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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This means trying to bring values into environments, buildings, and contexts that improve the quality of life for future generations.
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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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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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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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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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