We have to be very cautious not to accept the scam of polarization we see in the media. It is not in fact between secularists and Islamists, it is a battle within the Islamic reference. Tariq Ramadan More Quotes by Tariq Ramadan More Quotes From Tariq Ramadan To live is to love,to serve, to forgive. Love the One, love and serve humanity. To learn to love oneself and to love is to learn to forgive Tariq Ramadan forgiving humanity love-is You're a man, but the day you raise your voice to your mother, you're not anymore. Tariq Ramadan voice mother men Islam came to teach us that there is no faith without intelligence and here we are: destroying our intelligence in the name of faith. Tariq Ramadan destroying islam names The very moment you understand that being a Muslim and being American or European are not mutually exclusive, you enrich your society. Promote the universal principles of justice and freedom, and leave the societies elsewhere to find their model of democracy based on their collective psychology and cultural heritage. Tariq Ramadan psychology democracy justice We need modesty not only in the way we dress; we need intellectual modesty. Tariq Ramadan intellectual dresses needs When you're overwhelmed by your emotion, you listen less and you judge more. This is also the reality of the dogmatic mind. Tariq Ramadan judging mind reality If you want to have a good life, never forget that you are going to die Tariq Ramadan good-life never-forget want Cherish your tears and their reasons, they will be the light of your smile, your inner peace and reconciliation. Tariq Ramadan inner-peace tears light Stand up for your values, be courageous and humble Tariq Ramadan be-courageous courageous humble Islam can only be modernized from within. If I state that I condemn the practice of stoning, that this punishment is despicable, it changes nothing. My fellow Muslims will say: Brother Tariq, you became a European, a Swiss citizen, so you are no longer one of us. Tariq Ramadan punishment brother practice Tell me what you are doing with your suffering, and I will tell you who you are. Tariq Ramadan who-you-are suffering We need to realize that we should be on the side of any human being who is oppressed. Tariq Ramadan realizing sides needs While criticism of Israel is legitimate and justifiable, it cannot be an excuse - in any way, shape or form - for anti-Semitism. Tariq Ramadan shapes israel criticism If you know how to live, even death is good news Tariq Ramadan know-how news knows No one must ever let power or social, economic, or political interest turn him or her away from other human beings, from the attention they deserve and the respect they are entitled to. nothing must ever lead to a person to compromise this principle or faith in favor of a political strategy aimed at saving or protecting a community from some peril. The freely offered, sincere heart of a poor, powerless individual is worth a thousand times more in the sight of God than the assiduously courted, self-interested heart of a rich one. Tariq Ramadan self sight heart 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. Tariq Ramadan silence heart joy Your heart is the center of humility, your mind could be the source of arrogance. Tariq Ramadan arrogance humility heart There is nothing more Islamic than critical thinking. Tariq Ramadan critical-thinking islamic thinking In Islam, rules are important, like the Prophet said innal halaala bayyinun, wa innal haraama bayyinun ["what is halal is clear, what is haram is clear"]. The goal is not to diminish the importance of rules, but to have the right priorities. Tariq Ramadan priorities islam goal Greek philosophy departs from the assumption that we can understand the world autonomously using our rational faculties. Islam is not saying this. Tariq Ramadan islam greek philosophy
