Miriam Defensor Santiago Consequence

Life is a consequence

of our moral choices.

Miriam Defensor Santiago

Imran Khan Muslims And Islam

I felt like the Islamic scholar

Muhammad Abduh (1849-1905),

who said on his return from

a trip to Europe to his homeland Egypt

'I saw no Muslims in Europe

but I saw a lot of Islam,'

and of his homeland

'There are a lot of Muslims here but no Islam.'

Imran Khan

Imran Khan Allama Iqbal Justice Freedom

Iqbal not only conceived

of a self-governing Muslim state,

his passionate voice awakened

and activated Indian Muslims,

motivating them not only

to strive to free themselves

from the bondage of

imperialism and colonialism,

but also to challenge

other forms of totalitarian control.

Believing fervently in human equality

and the right of human beings to dignity,

justice and freedom,

Iqbal empowered the dis-empowered

to stand up and be counted.

Imran Khan

Imran Khan Iqbal's Work

When I was older,

I found Iqbal's work hugely inspirational.

He argued against an unquestioning acceptance

of Western democracy as the self-governing model,

and instead suggested that by following the rules of Islam

a society would tend naturally towards social justice,

tolerance, peace and equality.

Iqbal's interpretation of Islam differs

very widely from the narrow meaning

that is sometimes given to it.

For Iqbal, Islam is not just the name

for certain beliefs and forms of worship.

The difference between a Muslim and a non-Muslim

is not merely a theological one - it is a difference

of a fundamental attitude towards life.

Imran Khan

Blaise Pascal, Faith Light Shadows

In faith there is enough light 

for those who want to believe 

and enough shadows 

to blind those who don't.

Blaise Pascal

Blaise Pascal, Wager Of Faith

Belief is a wise wager.

Granted that faith cannot be proved,

what harm will come to you if

you gamble on its truth and it proves false?

If you gain, you gain all;

if you lose, you lose nothing.

Wager, then, without hesitation, 

that He exists.

Blaise Pascal

Muhammad Ali About Life

Life is so, 

so short. 

Bible says it’s like a vapor.

 

Muhammad Ali

When You Start Standing Up For Yourself

You don't lose real friends,

real opportunities or real relationships 

when you start standing up for yourself 

and setting clear boundaries. 

You lose abusers, 

manipulators, narcissists, attention seekers, 

and mental health-destroying leeches.

Anonymous

Best Religion Best Ideology

Be wary of any belief or ideology

That promotes division between you 

and your fellow human beings.