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.
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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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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Pluralism is no longer simply an asset or a prerequisite for progress and development, it is vital to our existence.
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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 right to hope is the most powerful human motivation I know.
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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 is today the most successful pluralist society on the face of our globe, without any doubt in my mind.
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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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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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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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The Aga Khan Award for Architecture seeks to make a better place in physical terms.
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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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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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We cannot make the world safe for democracy unless we also make the world safe for diversity.
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The Pope is only concerned with the spiritual welfare of his flock.
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