Tariq Ramadan Quotes

To be kind is good. To be kind without expecting anything in return is better.

I don't like what you're doing, but I won't insult you. Why? Because who you are tomorrow may be better than who I am today

Behind every great man is not a woman, she is beside him, she is with him, not behind him

The more you look into and understand yourself, the less judgmental you become towards others.

If you read the Qur'an with your head, you find repetition. If you read it with your heart, you find depth.

A true teacher doesn't teach you to think like him, but to think without him.

Arabic is the language of the Qur'an, but Arab culture is not the culture of Islam.

Humility is my table, respect is my garment, empathy is my food and curiosity is my drink. As for love, it has a thousand names and is by my side at every window.

Islam doesn't need reform, we need to reform the Muslim mind.

Saying that Islam is in heart, is similar to giving back the exam's paper completely white and saying : knowledge is in brain.

Advertising, music, atmospheres, subliminal messages and films can have an impact on our emotional life, and we cannot control it because we are not even conscious of it.

Ramadan is, in its essence, a month of humanist spirituality.

Our task is to change the world for the better, not to adapt ourselves to the world.

Modesty is the way you deal with beauty not the way you avoid it.

If you are not at peace with yourself then you cannot spread peace.

True Sufism is resistance: spiritual, intellectual, social, cultural, political and economic resistance. It cannot be, for sure, supporting dictators.

Pray in the night so that you can change the world in the day

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

You're a man, but the day you raise your voice to your mother, you're not anymore.

A good Muslim is not one who is strictest in his judgment, but who is most patient in listening.

I believe my religion is the truth, but I am not the truth and the truth doesn't belong to me I'm trying to belong to the truth.

Malaysia is a country unlike any other: Full of promise and fragility. Its history, cultural and religious diversity make it a rich, compelling and surprising land.

Islam came to teach us that there is no faith without intelligence and here we are: destroying our intelligence in the name of faith.

We need modesty not only in the way we dress; we need intellectual modesty.

We are in a world that is connected, but is not communicating.

Never forget your dialogue with God, it is your strength.

We should not treat people as they treat us, we should treat them better.

Wisdom is always connected to beauty. When you see someone acting by their principles, their wisdom makes them beautiful.

If you do not have boundaries, you do not have a path.

When you're overwhelmed by your emotion, you listen less and you judge more. This is also the reality of the dogmatic mind.

If you want to have a good life, never forget that you are going to die

Cherish your tears and their reasons, they will be the light of your smile, your inner peace and reconciliation.

You can't say 'I don't do politics,' because silence is a political statement.

Tell me what you are doing with your suffering, and I will tell you who you are.

Stand up for your values, be courageous and humble

The most dangerous prisons are those with invisible bars

While criticism of Israel is legitimate and justifiable, it cannot be an excuse - in any way, shape or form - for anti-Semitism.

If you know how to live, even death is good news

We need to realize that we should be on the side of any human being who is oppressed.

Compelling a woman to wear a headscarf is against Islam, and compelling her to remove it is against human rights.

In Ramadan, you should eat less and think more.

Discomfort levels in our societies are rising, or so it would seem. In theory, we invoke diversity and tolerance. But in real life, we raise our hackles and withdraw into ourselves.

Greek philosophy departs from the assumption that we can understand the world autonomously using our rational faculties. Islam is not saying this.

There is nothing more Islamic than critical thinking.

Your heart is the center of humility, your mind could be the source of arrogance.

Humility is knowing that you can get an answer from anybody: be it a child, another person, or nature.

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.

Intellect is a part of a good faith. Intellect is the light, the heart is the direction.

If you do your work, if you are committed at the grassroots level, if you have a vision for the long run (not only short-sighted interest), you can change public opinion.

We integrate the good wherever we find it.