Unless these unfortunates can be touched with the spark which ignites the spirit of individual enterprise and determination, they will only sink back into renewed apathy, degradation and despair. It is for us, who are more fortunate, to provide that spark.
AGA KHAN IVThere 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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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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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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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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The Pope is only concerned with the spiritual welfare of his flock.
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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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We cannot make the world safe for democracy unless we also make the world safe for diversity.
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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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God has opened and continues to open new windows for us to see the marvels of His creation
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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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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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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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They are all different, in terms of history, and the religious compositions of the populations involved.
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The right to hope is the most powerful human motivation I know.
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