Pluralism is no longer simply an asset or a prerequisite for progress and development, it is vital to our existence.
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.
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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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God has opened and continues to open new windows for us to see the marvels of His creation
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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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The Pope is only concerned with the spiritual welfare of his flock.
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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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The Muslim world, with its history and cultures, and indeed its different interpretations of Islam, is still little known in the West.
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If our animosities are born out of fear, then confident generosity is born out of hope.
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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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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 right to hope is the most powerful human motivation I know.
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The Aga Khan Award for Architecture seeks to make a better place in physical terms.
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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 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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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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