The Islamic world is obsessed with the notion of strong leaders. This is a mistake. We don't need powerful leaders, but rather unconventional, progressive thinkers with the courage to open our minds. Tariq Ramadan More Quotes by Tariq Ramadan More Quotes From Tariq Ramadan I can see both trends among the youths: people who are ready for a constructive, critical and active presence, and others who are ready to become invisible Muslims and to compromise to be accepted. I put my hope in the former and pray for the latter. Tariq Ramadan trendsyouthpeople This is the problem we have with many Muslim leaders: They claim to differentiate between domestic and foreign issues and they are obsessed with being accepted, at sitting at the table of power in order to talk (or rather to listen) and to be tolerated. This is the starting point of our weakness. It is in our minds because we do not realize we are part of the system. Tariq Ramadan issuesleaderorder To be kind is good. To be kind without expecting anything in return is better. Tariq Ramadan be-kindreturnkindness You can't say 'I don't do politics,' because silence is a political statement. Tariq Ramadan statementspoliticalsilence I don't like what you`re doing, but I won't insult you. Why? Because who you are tomorrow may be better than who I am today Tariq Ramadan insults-youwho-i-ammay Behind every great man is not a woman, she is beside him, she is with him, not behind him Tariq Ramadan behind-every-great-mangreat-menmen The more you look into and understand yourself, the less judgmental you become towards others. Tariq Ramadan intellectual-humilityjudgementallooks The most dangerous prisons are those with invisible bars Tariq Ramadan invisiblebarsprison Never forget your dialogue with God, it is your strength. Tariq Ramadan forget-younever-forgetforget A true teacher doesn't teach you to think like him, but to think without him. Tariq Ramadan teachteacherthinking If you read the Qur'an with your head, you find repetition. If you read it with your heart, you find depth. Tariq Ramadan repetitiondepthheart True Sufism is resistance: spiritual, intellectual, social, cultural, political and economic resistance. It cannot be, for sure, supporting dictators. Tariq Ramadan politicalintellectualspiritual Humility is knowing that you can get an answer from anybody: be it a child, another person, or nature. Tariq Ramadan knowinghumilitychildren Don't treat people the way they treat you. Treat them better. Tariq Ramadan treatspeopleway Arabic is the language of the Qur'an, but Arab culture is not the culture of Islam. Tariq Ramadan islamlanguageculture Wisdom is always connected to beauty. When you see someone acting by their principles, their wisdom makes them beautiful. Tariq Ramadan actingprinciplesbeautiful Muslims must speak out and explain who they are, what they believe in, what they stand for, what is the meaning of their life. They must have the courage to denounce what is said and done by certain Muslims in the name of their religion. Tariq Ramadan speaks-outnamesbelieve If you do not have boundaries, you do not have a path. Tariq Ramadan boundariesifspath I believe my religion is the truth, but I am not the truth and the truth doesn't belong to me I'm trying to belong to the truth. Tariq Ramadan i-believetryingbelieve A good Muslim is not one who is strictest in his judgment, but who is most patient in listening. Tariq Ramadan patientlisteningpatience
