Tariq Ramadan Quotes

Always walking along despite the dangers and adversities, despite the injustices and horrors, trusting in God so as not to despair of men and events.

The universe is pregnant with signs that recall the presence of the Creator.

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.

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.

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.

For me, equal citizenship for Muslims, Christians, Jews, Atheists and Agnostics is an indisputable principle. Whoever you are, you should get the same rights with no discussion and no compromise.

The process of reclaiming the self is one of reconciliation with meaning.

The strength of democratic societies relies on their capacity to know how to stand firm against extremism while respecting justice in the means used to fight terrorism.

I am too old to think that numbers are creating change

We want to tell people how great Islam is yet we are not great Muslims.

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.

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.

We must delve deep into history the better to engage a true dialogue of civilisations. Fear of the present can impose upon the past its own biased vision.

It's okay to feel the need for protection if there is a real external threat. But to feel protective from the inside, it's a kind of jail: you get so protective that you cannot get out of the box.

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.

There is dignity in your being even if there's indignity in what you're doing.

Our democratic societies are in danger. In allowing ourselves to be infiltrated by fear, to be blinded by the passion of identity, we are entertaining the most serious illusions about our freedom.

Every country in Europe needs immigrants for its economic survival.

Our pluralist society must provide its citizens with the tools to understand religions, their symbols and their practices.

No civilisation can claim to have a monopoly on universal values and no one can claim to be always faithful to his own values.

We need more citizens that are committed and courageous.

The findings in contemporary social sciences are helping us understand that we can find other ways to educate people and act against injustice and corruption in our society.

The problem with what we call the 'Arab spring' is that these are very nationalistic experiences. Tunisians are concerned with Tunisia, Egyptians concerned with Egypt and so on.

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.

Having traveled a lot and met people from different horizons it makes you more humble and ready to listen.

There is no faith, without a critical mind

My experience of living with people of diverse religions and cultures taught me that one will never be at peace with the other if one is at war with oneself.

We have to be the media when media is silent

I'm not talking about reforming #Islam..it is to reform the #Muslim minds & the Muslim understandings of the texts.

Acknowledged differences may create mutual respect, but hazy misunderstandings bring forth nothing but prejudice and rejection.

You're asking me how not to doubt. Good question.My answer is, you can't. This is life

The suicide bomber who blows up Israeli children cannot transform himself into a martyr. The Palestinian problem is not an Islamic problem.

Prayer is better than to sleep. Wake up. Wake up & pray. This is the way you free yourself.

I have learned that one should say "Peace!" to those who shout their hatred for one's being and presence or at one's passage.

It is important that the Muslim leaders, scholars, and intellectuals are much more vocal and explain what Islam is.

And the crowd often betrayed the people

We cannot have a free market since it does not really set us free. It's free for interest, speculation and consumerism to create false needs.

The only way to resist colonialism is through education.

Jihadists are acting against the interests of every single country.

I had no intention to cover my tracks since I am not a politician and I do not represent anybody.

The Turkish road is not my model because I am critical of the way you are dealing with freedom of expression, of how you are dealing with the treatment of minorities, and your economic vision.

Sometimes people confuse silence as wisdom when in fact it is compromise.

Anyone who tries to separate or divorce domestic politics from international politics does not get it, and that might be dangerous for the future of Western Muslims.

I don't buy anything which is Islamization of knowledge. I don't understand what it means in fact.

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.

I think we are making a mistake, a very big mistake if we look at what we call the Arab Awakening only by looking at the whole dynamics in political and not in economic terms.

There is One God. We have an epistemic center. There is meaning.

Very often we talk about India and China, but not really Malaysia and Indonesia. The potential in the shift to the East is going to be great and very important for this country.

Muslim societies must leave behind these dual aspects: secularism/Islamism.

Now no one can deny the fact that whatever is the state of the affairs in the country, you did not have the army controlling the country and you have a pluralistic society anyway.