The Churches of England have taught that religion is something special and separate from ordinary life. And so the ordinary man, even the one who clings to the observance of religion, keeps it for special occasions. His everyday life goes on apart and unaffected by his religious life, and the everyday life gets the bent of it. Now Islam holds that ...
What were the sacrifices which the companions of the Prophets made? What were the sacrifices of the fraternity from the reign of glorious Omar? We all remember with pride the brilliant period in Andelos and Baghdad. We must not forget the spirit of self-sacrifice and self-effacement which made Muslims of the first century immortal in history. We must derive our inspiration ...
It would be the greatest of all our misfortunes if we now mistook instruction for education and the mere power of passing examinations for learning.... It is for this reason that the far-sighted amongst the Muslims of India desire a university where the standard of learning shall be the highest and where with scientific training there shall be that moral education ...
But whatever changes the next few decades may bring, I am persuaded that India will ever hold the greatest place in any scheme of Imperial consolidation. What the peoples of India have to do is to prove themselves worthy, by whole-hearted patriotism of that place. In saying this I do not mean that the time is near at hand when advanced ...
His Royal Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan told student nurses at the Aga Khan Hospital, Nairobi, that he was determined that standards set at the hospital would be exactly the same as those in the United Kingdom. Please don't feel if you are training here that you will get degrees inferior to any in the United Kingdom. Whatever happens in this ...
The East African Muslim Welfare Society is to give Mombasa's Institute of Muslim Education, funds to enable it to introduce G. C. E. advanced level studies, (said His Royal Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan in May 1961 when he visited the Institute's building). Referring to English in his speech His Royal Highness said, it was an essential requirement at all universities ...
You have said kind word, about me and about the interest which I have shown in matters relating to the press. I have always had a high opinion of your profession and amongst the numerous people that I have met in the last years, top journalists certainly stand amongst some of the most intelligent, educated and interesting people with whom I ...
The Aga Khan spoke of Spain's contribution to Architecture and Art and said that the country would continue to be a major force in addressing the changing and complex issues of man's relationship to the physical environment in which he lives. He added, "These relationships are fundamentally important, because they are central to any and all improvements in the quality of ...
His Highness the Aga Khan, Chairman of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture, told an audience in the Zanzibar House of Representatives that, the lack and deterioration of human habitation as economies grow, urbanisation accelerates and demographics explode, pose some of the greatest practical and ethical problems that developing countries face. His Highness the Aga Khan, Chairman of the Aga Khan ...
Substantial growth must be rooted in policies that preserve the rural environment, enable rural communities to live in harmony with their surroundings and slow down the process of urbanization. In his address, His Highness the Aga Khan spoke of the need to rebalance the heavy weight of urban and industrial bias in development. Substantial growth must be rooted in policies that ...
The Aga Khan Development Network recognises the critical need for long-term growth and employment: we believe it is best met by private individuals investing their own resources in these endeavours. The genius of the Third World is in its peoples.... In their diversity, vitality, creativity an resilience, they represent the hope for the future and the greatest of the many resources ...
Drawing on the AKDN's experiences across Africa and Asia, the Aga Khan presented to the UNESCO Executive Board three strategic themes that he believed could "enlarge the contribution to human opportunity that can be gained from the entrepreneurial energies evident in the developing world." The first was to concentrate on the qualitative improvement -- to replaceable levels -- of institutions, services ...
Many of the most intimate friends of the Prophet and the most pious and distinguished of the "companions" doubted which side they should take in the civil wars, and how they should act so as not to be responsible for any harm that might come, and so were led to adopt the most dangerous principle of all. They retired each into ...
Men and women should marry freely with their own choice, and that free choice is the highest and holiest of all blessings. The witnesses come only to insure the legal consequences of the marriage. And if it fails -- as it must fail in some cases, given the essential nature of the instincts on which the attraction is founded -- a ...
Biologically the female is more important to the race than the male. While average women are capable of earning their own livelihood like men, they are the guardians of the life of the race, and only through their natural constitution are they able to bear the double burden. Experience shows the strong probability that the active influence of women on society, ...
[My grandfather] was a most extraordinary leader in the sense that anybody who came in contact with him was immediately ... felt very, very close to him. If you spoke to him, he, in a matter of minutes, would know what your problems were and you really felt that he was interested and he could help you. And this went both ...
At a press conference at the Mark Hopkins Hotel, His Royal Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan, told how much he wants success for the African Research Foundation, to which he has lent his enormous prestige as honorary chairman. He said the Foundation needs $2.5 million beyond more than $1 million he has pledged to its program. He told how its first ...
November 30, 1959 (San Francisco, California): Speech at the San Francisco Fairmout Hotel, titled "Africa and its Multiracial Society", under the auspices of World Affairs Council of Northern California.November ??, 1959 (Washington DC): Address to the Board of Directors of Chase National Bank.November ??, 1959 (Washington DC): Meeting with President Nixon.November ??, 1959 (Cambridge, Massachusetts): Visit to Harvard University. SOURCESSpeeches II, ...
March 16 (24?), 1960: Kharadhar, Karachi, Jamatkhana Foundation Stone CeremonyMarch 16 (24?), 1960: Ismailia Charitable Trust Flats at Karimabad Opening Ceremony SOURCESismaili.net POSSIBLY RELATED READINGS (GENERATED AUTOMATICALLY) ...
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I am a Muslim and Muslims believe that all men are equal no matter what the colour of their skin and I am therefore fundamentally opposed to apartheid in any form. I would wish to emphasize that Islam is probably the most multi-racial faith existing. Within this context, I think it is known that I do not believe it is in ...
[Translation] I always say this: one cannot change religion overnight. This evolution is a slow thing, and it is, therefore, an everlasting job with its own rhythm, usually a lot slower than the political and economic upheavals of the present time. What takes me the most time is no longer the management of business as the Imam for, as I have ...
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The aim of the seminar is to review and consider the most important issues involved in the creation of a new built environment throughout the Islamic world. It is our hope that out of this seminar will come an identification of the real problems we face today and perhaps a number of possible solutions. We intend to hold five more seminars ...
This seminar has been a source of happiness to me personally in that it has confirmed that we all believe a better, more appropriate, and more sympathetic environment can be created for those hundreds of millions of men and women throughout the world who believe in Islam. It has confirmed the desire to invigorate a Muslim will for an Islamic environment.... ...
Do you think the that role of Imam is something everybody exactly understands? Not in the West Interviewer: Unknown Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version . You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. ... what ever you follow spiritually is accepted by law by ...
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I think the second thing the award has done has been to bring together not only architects, but also thinkers, sociologists, archaeologist, economists. The award has demonstrated that a good building isn't only a structure. A good building has an impact on people's perception of their cultural heritage. It has an impact on social balance or imbalance.... Yes, I do [see ...
Many parts of the Islamic world, and in this, the Ismailis certainly agree, perceive an American imbalance involving excessive emphasis on material comfort. I should go further than comfort, I think perhaps the concern of wealth and the way wealth is used rather than comfort. In Islam there is nothing wrong in the search for comfort, but the accumulation of wealth ...
A special convocation was held conferring His Highness the Aga Khan with an Honorary Fellowship of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan. SOURCESIsmaili.net POSSIBLY RELATED READINGS (GENERATED AUTOMATICALLY) ...
Think of the world of the late 50s and the early 60s. A number of countries were termed "basket-cases". A number of statements were made that developing countries could never feed themselves. A number of statements were made that democracy could not survive. I don't like these statements. And I think that they have been flawed in a number of areas ...
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July ??, 1991 (Nairobi, Kenya): Banquet hosted by the President of Kenya.July ??+1, 1991 (Nairobi, Kenya): Banquet hosted in Honour of the President of Kenya.July 12, 1991 (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania): Aga Khan Development Network and Government of Tanzania "Accord of Co-operation for Development" Signing Ceremony.July 12, 1991 (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania): Aga Khan Development Network and Government of Tanzania "Protocol ...
April ??, 1992 (Nairobi, Kenya): Aga Khan Development Network and Government of Kenya "Accord of Co-operation for Development" Signing Ceremony. At the signing ceremony in Nairobi, President Moi of Kenya commended the institutions of the development network for actively serving Kenya in the fields of education and health for more than 50 years. "They were among the pioneers who opened up ...
Bringing a university from conception to living reality is a demanding and absorbing undertaking, and perhaps especially so for one that chose to face the complexities of building a medical school and the provision of medical services at the outset. Only after several years of detailed planning and preparation was it possible for the rapid development of this medical centre to ...
10? November 1994 (Rawalpindi): Diplomatic Corps Reception hosted by His Highness the Aga Khan.10? November 1994 (Rawalpindi): Dinner hosted by the President of Pakistan.11? November 1994: (Islamabad): Aga Khan Development Network and Government of Pakistan "Accord of Co-operation for Development" Signing Ceremony.11? November 1994: (Islamabad): Aga Khan Development Network and Government of Pakistan "Protocol of Co-operation for Development" Signing Ceremony.11? November ...
[I]t must be made utterly clear that violence is not a function of the Islamic faith. That misperception, fostered and fuelled by the news media, is wrong and damaging. The myth that Islam is responsible for the wrongdoing of certain Muslims may stem from the fact that for all Muslims, the concepts of Din and Duniya -- Faith and World -- ...
[Google translation] My greatest emotion I felt when I won my first Epsom Derby with Shergar in 1981, an event that I then won twice more with Shahrastani and Kabyasi, my breeding horses. With five victories, my grandfather still holds the record. All those who, like me, are passionate about breeding and racing thoroughbreds do it for the intrinsic value of ...
