The Muslim world, with its history and cultures, and indeed its different interpretations of Islam, is still little known in the West.
AGA KHAN IVThese are moral imperatives which we must work towards and think about on a daily basis.
More Aga Khan IV Quotes
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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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If our animosities are born out of fear, then confident generosity is born out of hope.
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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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Islam is probably the one that places the greatest emphasis on knowledge. The purpose is to understand God’s creation.
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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.
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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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A secure pluralistic society requires communities that are educated and confident both in the identity and depth of their own traditions and in those of their neighbours.
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They are all different, in terms of history, and the religious compositions of the populations involved.
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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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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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Canada is today the most successful pluralist society on the face of our globe, without any doubt in my mind.
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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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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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God has opened and continues to open new windows for us to see the marvels of His creation
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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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