There appears to be momentum towards more and more misunderstandings between religions, a degradation of relations.
AGA KHAN IVIn 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 right to hope is the most powerful human motivation I know.
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If our animosities are born out of fear, then confident generosity is born out of hope.
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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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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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A proper home can provide the bridge across that terrible gulf between poverty and a better future.
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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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These are moral imperatives which we must work towards and think about on a daily basis.
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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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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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Islam is probably the one that places the greatest emphasis on knowledge. The purpose is to understand God’s creation.
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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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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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They are all different, in terms of history, and the religious compositions of the populations involved.
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