Wisdom is always connected to beauty. When you see someone acting by their principles, their wisdom makes them beautiful.
TARIQ RAMADANDiscomfort levels in our societies are rising, or so it would seem. In theory, we invoke diversity and tolerance. But in real life, we raise our hackles and withdraw into ourselves.
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If there is a smoke, there is a fire, the saying goes, That is quite true, but one should find what the fire is, and who lit it.
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Our emotions are often beautiful, but they can also be dangerous. They represent our spontaneity, and seem to speak to us of our freedom.
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If we agree to say that those terrorists are indeed Muslim, I have no problem whatsoever to condemn their actions. I won’t apologise though, or justify my point of view.
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We should not fool ourselves. When the Quran says wa la qad karamna Bani Adam [“we have honored the Children of Adam”] so yes we should all be free but this should not mean that we must act against the dignity of human beings.
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Fasting is, first and foremost, an exercise for identifying and managing adversity in all its forms. With faith, in full conscience, fasting calls women and men to an extra degree of self-awareness.
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One does not always know how to express the sorrow of the soul. One does not always know how to silence the joy of the heart.
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Teach the heart not to give way to proud emotions and arrogant thinking; bring the mind to heart-soothing solutions that make it possible to control oneself gently and wisely.
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Greek philosophy departs from the assumption that we can understand the world autonomously using our rational faculties. Islam is not saying this.
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We must re-center philosophy within our frame of reference which I think is the way to deal with it.
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Political rhetoric leads only to confusion.
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We need modesty not only in the way we dress; we need intellectual modesty.
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Serve humanity, regardless of religion. Show solidarity for those suffering and oppressed.
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We should not treat people as they treat us, we should treat them better.
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Your country needs religious leaders and religious politicians
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We are in a world that is connected, but is not communicating.
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