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.
AGA KHAN IVNor 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.
More Aga Khan IV Quotes
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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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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 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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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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Islam is probably the one that places the greatest emphasis on knowledge. The purpose is to understand God’s creation.
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That is something unique to Canada. It is an amazing global human asset.
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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 Pope is only concerned with the spiritual welfare of his flock.
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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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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.
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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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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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he two worlds, Muslim and non-Muslim, Eastern and Western, must, as a matter of urgency, make a real effort to get to know one another, for I fear that what we have is not a clash of civilisations, but a clash of ignorance on both sides.
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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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Canada has an experience of governance of which much of the world stands in dire need.
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