By Annick Benoist Sun Sep 14, 2:54 AM ET
“We don’t do enough to illustrate to the peoples of our world the greatness of Islamic civilisations,” the 71-year-old billionaire spiritual leader of the world’s 15 million Shia Ismaili Muslims told AFP in an interview.
The Aga Khan, who last year celebrated 50 years as head of his community, said at a recent ceremony capping work in Aleppo that his goal is to educate the world on the wealth of Muslim culture.
“Because they don’t know our history, they don’t know our literature, they don’t know our philosophy, they don’t know the physical environment in which our countries have lived, they view the ummah (the Muslim nation) in terminology which is completely wrong.”
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“My interest in working in Syria is to take the various lead countries of the ummah and say, let’s start, let’s move together, let’s revive our cultures so that modernity is not only seen in the terminology of the West, but in the intelligent use of our past,” the Aga Khan said.
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“In the Judaeo-Christian world, charity is a notion which evokes generosity with nothing in return,” the Aga Khan told AFP on the sidelines of his visit to Syria.
“In Islam, the ‘best of charities’, but not the only one, is to help the poor be self-sufficient,” he said.
“I was born with Islamic ethics, in a Muslim family. There is nothing wrong with being well off as long as money has a social and ethical value and is not the object of one’s own greed.
“That is why I wanted to set up institutions that can manage everyday problems based on Islamic values.
“One of the principles of Islam is that on his deathbed every person must try to leave behind a better world,” he added.
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May we understand this important message as A Kalam, and work together with earnest feeling to pool with The Imam of the Time to elevate this statement.
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inshallah! ameen.
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THE FATIMIDS
The Golden period
Of the Fatimid Empire
Lasting two hundred years
Taking civilization higher and higher
A time of eminent intellects
Aspiring to enormous heights
A coming together of different denominations
Building bridges, creating invigorating insights
An era of creativity
Of architecture, of culture, of traditions
A span incorporating tolerance, compassion and pluralism
Of seasons bright and of beautiful occasions
Celebrations surrounding the river Nile
When bursting its banks
Producing pastures fertile
And to Allah give praises and thanks
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ya ali madad
I am eyad from masyaf in Syria.
mobarak for all ismailian jamaat in the world
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ammeen…!!!
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ameen
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