Recent Precious Quotes by Prince KarimAga Khan about Humanity

Islamic Civilization
“We don’t do enough to illustrate to the peoples of our world the greatness of Islamic civilisations,”

History
“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.”

Culture and Modernity
“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,”

Charity
“In the Judaeo-Christian world, charity is a notion which evokes generosity with nothing in return,”
“In Islam, the ‘best of charities’, but not the only one, is to help the poor be self-sufficient,”

Social, Ethical, Islamic Values
“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.

Principle of Islam
“One of the principles of Islam is that on his deathbed every person must try to leave behind a better world,”