The world today marks International Volunteer Day for 2014, a global celebration of the achievements of volunteers and organisations at all levels. Ismailimail presents some quotes and related posts from the archive.
“Enabling individuals to recover and maintain their dignity as befitting their status as Allah’s greatest creation, is one of the main reasons for charitable action. There is dignity in the individual’s ability to manage his or her destiny…the best of charity, in Islamic terms, can go beyond material support alone. It can take the form of human or professional support such as the provision of education for those otherwise unable to obtain it, or the sharing of knowledge to help marginalized individuals build different and better futures for themselves.”
— Mawlana Hazar Imam – Conference on Indigenous, Philanthropy Islamabad, Pakistan – October 17, 2000
“The voluntary sector represents, and can develop, all that is finest in the human potential…. The opportunity exists to create…. an enabling environment to bring out the very best of the human potential. And this sector has a tendency to follow a “charity” approach rather than directing itself to the major developments and changes needed for the future.”
— Mawlana Hazar Imam – Keynote Address, International Development Conference, Washington, D.C. – March 18, 1987
Kind words
And the covering of faults
Are better than charity
Followed by injury.
God is Free of all wants,
And He is most Forbearing.
-- The Holy Quran 2:263
“The Muslim world offers deep roots in a system of values, emphasizing service, charity, and a sense of common responsibility, and denying what it sees to be a false dichotomy between religious and secular lives.”
— Mawlana Hazar Imam – Commencement Speech, MIT, Boston, USA – May 27, 1994
“Philanthropy and charitable giving hold a very central place in the teachings of the Holy Quran, the writings of Islamic teachers, and the history of Muslims in all parts and all cultures of the Islamic World…Religion and generosity – the gifts of time, of funds, and of material – have been closely linked throughout human history… Charitable support for the poor and for the victim of disasters has an equally long and widespread history.”
— Mawlana Hazar Imam – Conference on Indigenous Philanthropy Islamabad, Pakistan – October 17, 2000
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