Ramadan is, in its essence, a month of humanist spirituality. Tariq Ramadan More Quotes by Tariq Ramadan More Quotes From Tariq Ramadan The media is putting a lot of emphasis on the few people that are destroying, while it won't report on the silent majority of people who are constructing, building and trying to find their way. Tariq Ramadan media trying people In my book, the Arab Awakening, I talk about the fact that we have to move from this. All the contemporary ideologies of political Islam have been based on the nation state. The nation state is very problematic but I'm not sure if we have an alternative political model. Tariq Ramadan political book moving What we also need to have a discussion on the philosophy of art: so we must ask what is it that we want in the first place? Is it just about saying and doing whatever you want, or is it about something more? We should let the artist be free, but we must also question how exactly he deals with freedom. Is it arts for elevation or arts for destruction? Is there dignity in the process? Tariq Ramadan want philosophy art I am talking about anything that is a provocation - ignore it. When something falls under freedom of expression, you can read it and take a critical distance. Tariq Ramadan distance expression fall A Muslim should be sincerely religious AND politically aware. Tariq Ramadan sincerely should religious Only in the crucible of self-mastery can freedom be smelted Tariq Ramadan mastery crucible self Mankind must be positively and constructively wary of mankind, of their fellow man, of their families, of the members of their faith community, of their fellow-citizens. Tariq Ramadan citizens community men Political rhetoric leads only to confusion. Tariq Ramadan rhetoric political confusion Those organisations, al-Qaeda being the first one, have all settled in areas full of mining and oil resources or in geostrategic zones. They settled in Afghanistan which underground is filled with oil and lithium. North Mali is filled with mining resources (uranium). It is essential to question the impact and role of some international players that create or let those organisations settle there. Tariq Ramadan impact oil player In sha Allah, God willing, must be the expression of humility of the active actors and it must never be the justification of the passive observers Tariq Ramadan faith god inspirational Malaysia is a country unlike any other: Full of promise and fragility. Its history, cultural and religious diversity make it a rich, compelling and surprising land. Tariq Ramadan land religious country The universe is pregnant with signs that recall the presence of the Creator. Tariq Ramadan pregnant recalls creator I focus on Islamic applied ethics in many fields, and here I am saying that coming back to the Qu'ran and the sunnah as our reference point does not mean that we depend for our ethics on 'Islam as opposed to the others'. Tariq Ramadan islamic here-i-am mean The very essence of the Sufi spiritual tradition requires you to purify your heart, to liberate yourself from your ego and to be courageous in facing any corrupt power, injustice and oppression. Unfortunately, colonial powers pushed an agenda by using Sufism against resistance, and some ulama played that game in the past and in the present. Tariq Ramadan spiritual heart past It is only through the opposition of ideas that we can learn to be self-critical, to work towards intellectual humility. Tariq Ramadan humility self ideas It is important that the Muslim leaders, scholars, and intellectuals are much more vocal and explain what Islam is. Tariq Ramadan islam important leader To Islamize doesn't make sense to me. But to center, but to have intellectual empathy and modesty - all these dimensions are important on how we look at truth. Tariq Ramadan empathy important intellectual Islam is a religion of justice and dignity, and we are taught to never keep silent when facing injustice, discrimination and double standards. Tariq Ramadan double-standard islam justice Feeling sympathy and searching for explanations isn't the same as believing that the violence is justified. Tariq Ramadan violence feelings believe I'd say that the modern social sciences are just showing us why the conditions for implementing Hudud are so demanding, and thus Hudud should only be for the absolutely last resort. Tariq Ramadan modern lasts social
