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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.

Tariq Ramadan

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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Action Condemn Problem View
There is the philosophy embedded in the culture we are living. It is quite clear for example that Arabs have a different culture than Malaysians.
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Different Example Philosophy
I understand the need to serve the community by talking about marriage or halal food. But you should also lead with vision, wisdom and courage.
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Community Talk Vision
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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Adversity Exercise Men
If you look at how we are destroying and disrespecting Creation it is obvious that is something is not clear in our understanding. We overemphasize rules but we don’t understand the objective.
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Creation Look Understanding
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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Greek Philosophy Religious
When you’re overwhelmed by your emotion, you listen less and you judge more. This is also the reality of the dogmatic mind.
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Judge Mind Reality
IS [Islamic State] has played a major role in helping Bashar al-Assad to reposition Syria on the international scene. Now, it is almost impossible to come up with a solution that would exclude him. The political game appears to be very cynical indeed.
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Games Political Religion
Fear and its accompanying emotional reactions have become part of the public mindset. Such reactions, while often legitimate, are also being exploited with increasing frequency for political ends.
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Emotional Mindset Political
Islam, as a religion, has been established in France for a long time, and the religious question has been resolved in this country. Islam does not threaten France’s future in any way.
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Country Long Religious
Intellectual modesty is humility as to what I know; intellectual humility is modesty as to what I do not know
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Humility Intellectual Modesty
For me I made it clear that I wanted to meet with both sides of the political spectrum.
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Made Political Side Spectrum
Serve humanity, regardless of religion. Show solidarity for those suffering and oppressed.
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Humanity Solidarity Suffering
Wisdom is always connected to beauty. When you see someone acting by their principles, their wisdom makes them beautiful.
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Acting Beautiful Principle
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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Heart Joy Silence
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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Fire Lit Quite Say Should

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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