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.
AGA KHAN IVPluralism 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 an experience of governance of which much of the world stands in dire need.
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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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The right to hope is the most powerful human motivation I know.
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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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We cannot make the world safe for democracy unless we also make the world safe for diversity.
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There appears to be momentum towards more and more misunderstandings between religions, a degradation of relations.
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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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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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These are moral imperatives which we must work towards and think about on a daily basis.
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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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This means trying to bring values into environments, buildings, and contexts that improve the quality of life for future generations.
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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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Islam is probably the one that places the greatest emphasis on knowledge. The purpose is to understand God’s creation.
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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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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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