110+ Tariq Ramadan Quotes On Education, Religion And World

Tariq Ramadan is a Swiss academic, philosopher, and writer of Egyptian descent. He is a professor of Contemporary Islamic Studies at Oxford University, and a Research Fellow at Doshisha University in Japan. He has published many books on Islam, contemporary Muslim issues, and intercultural dialogue. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Tariq Ramadan on education, love, religion.

Top 10 Tariq Ramadan Quotes

1. To be kind is good. To be kind without expecting anything in return is better.
2. 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
3. Behind every great man is not a woman, she is beside him, she is with him, not behind him
4. The more you look into and understand yourself, the less judgmental you become towards others.
5. A true teacher doesn't teach you to think like him, but to think without him.
6. Arabic is the language of the Qur'an, but Arab culture is not the culture of Islam.
7. Islam doesn't need reform, we need to reform the Muslim mind.
8. 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.
9. Ramadan is, in its essence, a month of humanist spirituality.
10. Our task is to change the world for the better, not to adapt ourselves to the world.

Tariq Ramadan Image Quotes

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

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

Tariq Ramadan Short Quotes

• A good Muslim is not one who is strictest in his judgment, but who is most patient in listening.
• You're a man, but the day you raise your voice to your mother, you're not anymore.
• Never forget your dialogue with God, it is your strength.
• You can't say 'I don't do politics,' because silence is a political statement.
• The most dangerous prisons are those with invisible bars
• If you know how to live, even death is good news
• There is nothing more Islamic than critical thinking.
• Intellect is a part of a good faith. Intellect is the light, the heart is the direction.
• Political confusion starts with terminology confusion.
• To be courageous is to be a voice for the voiceless

Tariq Ramadan Quotes About Education

We must master our egoism, and through this mastery, step outside ourselves and educate ourselves in giving. Fasting requires that we rediscover all that is alive around us, and reconcile ourselves with our environment. — Tariq Ramadan

Emancipation can only come from within; it cannot be dictated by someone else. A law banning the wearing of headscarves changes nothing, except perhaps external appearance. Naturally, Islamic feminism must also include the right to education, to work and the freedom to select one's own husband. — Tariq Ramadan

The findings in contemporary social sciences are helping us understand that we can find other ways to educate people and act against injustice and corruption in our society. — Tariq Ramadan

The only way to resist colonialism is through education. — Tariq Ramadan

Tariq Ramadan Quotes About Religion

Muslims must speak out and explain who they are, what they believe in, what they stand for, what is the meaning of their life. They must have the courage to denounce what is said and done by certain Muslims in the name of their religion. — Tariq Ramadan

When we begin to look around us, to observe individuals and societies, and to study philosophies and religions, we realize that our loneliness is shared. Our solitude is plural, and our singularity is the similarity between us. — Tariq Ramadan

Islam is a religion of justice and dignity, and we are taught to never keep silent when facing injustice, discrimination and double standards. — Tariq Ramadan

There is great potential and deep fragility [in Malaysia] that can be used by any group that stresses on religion, pushing towards Islam, rejecting people and alienating migrants - anything can be used to win the next elections. So these are the signs of fragility that is very much there. — Tariq Ramadan

Islam, as a religion, has been established in France for a long time, and the religious question has been resolved in this country. Islam does not threaten France's future in any way. — Tariq Ramadan

What we get from all religions especially from the Prophet's life, peace be upon him, is that there is no way to reach peace if we are not ready to sacrifice, not ready to strive, not courageous enough to face the powers here and the dictators who don't care about humanity or human life. — Tariq Ramadan

Serve humanity, regardless of religion. Show solidarity for those suffering and oppressed. — Tariq Ramadan

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. — Tariq Ramadan

Muslims must decide, lest they end up divided by the very religion that calls upon them to unite. — Tariq Ramadan

We have to free the Muslim mind from the obsession with limits and rules and forgetting the path and objective. This is truly a liberating process, and for me this is Islam: liberation from the ego, and in this case liberating ourselves from the wrong understanding of the religion. — Tariq Ramadan

Tariq Ramadan Quotes About Life

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. — Tariq Ramadan

The best measure of a successful life is the way we turn away, we renounce, and even by the way we depart it. — Tariq Ramadan

Religious symbols should be visible in public space, in a dignified and non-provocative manner. Christmas trees here, Jewish menorahs there and, further along, a minaret - these symbols represent human life in all its diversity. — Tariq Ramadan

You're asking me how not to doubt. Good question.My answer is, you can't. This is life — Tariq Ramadan

Life is not black and white when it comes to perception. — Tariq Ramadan

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

Tariq Ramadan Quotes About World

The month of Ramadan is the world's most widespread fast and yet its teachings are minimised, neglected and even betrayed (through literal application of rules that overlooks their ultimate objective). — Tariq Ramadan

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

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

I am dealing with people with both sides. I see people who are liberating themselves but they want to forget the world. And I see people who want to liberate the world but they forget themselves. Neither is the way I want to go. — Tariq Ramadan

We always think from where we come from. We always think from the sources that shape our understanding. I think about the world through the lens of my Islamic tradition. I accept this but I must also have intellectual humility. — Tariq Ramadan

A time will come when you're going to be numerous but your impact in the world will be like nothing — Tariq Ramadan

This simple truth is the essence of my message to Muslims throughout the world: know who you are, who you want to be, and start talking and working with whom you are not. Find common values and build with fellow citizens a society based on diversity and equality. — Tariq Ramadan

The logic of freedom of religion implies freedom to be an atheist, even though, from a historical perspective, this has not been accepted in the Muslim world. — Tariq Ramadan

Pray in the night so that you can change the world in the day — Tariq Ramadan

The Islamic world is obsessed with the notion of strong leaders. This is a mistake. We don't need powerful leaders, but rather unconventional, progressive thinkers with the courage to open our minds. — Tariq Ramadan

Tariq Ramadan Quotes About Philosophical

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

In sha Allah, God willing, must be the expression of humility of the active actors and it must never be the justification of the passive observers — Tariq Ramadan

We have to reconcile ourselves with philosophical questions in every field. Every field should be open to inquiry and knowledge. — Tariq Ramadan

The philosophical connection between the Islamic world and the West is much closer than I thought. Doubt did not begin with Descartes. We have this construction today that the West and Islam are entirely separate worlds. This is wrong. — Tariq Ramadan

Tariq Ramadan Famous Quotes And Sayings

I can see both trends among the youths: people who are ready for a constructive, critical and active presence, and others who are ready to become invisible Muslims and to compromise to be accepted. I put my hope in the former and pray for the latter. — Tariq Ramadan

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

Cultures are never merely intellectual constructs. They take form through the collective intelligence and memory, through a commonly held psychology and emotions, through spiritual and artistic communion. — Tariq Ramadan

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

The philosophy of fasting calls upon us to know ourselves, to master ourselves, and to discipline ourselves the better to free ourselves. To fast is to identify our dependencies, and free ourselves from them. — Tariq Ramadan

You can’t be good to others if you’re not strict with yourself. The more shallow you are with yourself, the harsher you are with others. The more profound you are with yourself, the more generous you are with others — Tariq Ramadan

The problem with Salafis is that they are religiously sincere and politically naïve. And they allow themselves to be supported by people who have no religious sincerity but who are politically very smart, especially when it comes to their economic interests. — Tariq Ramadan

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 — Tariq Ramadan

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. — Tariq Ramadan

The very moment you understand that being a Muslim and being American or European are not mutually exclusive, you enrich your society. Promote the universal principles of justice and freedom, and leave the societies elsewhere to find their model of democracy based on their collective psychology and cultural heritage. — Tariq Ramadan

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

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

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

Islam can only be modernized from within. If I state that I condemn the practice of stoning, that this punishment is despicable, it changes nothing. My fellow Muslims will say: Brother Tariq, you became a European, a Swiss citizen, so you are no longer one of us. — Tariq Ramadan

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

The discriminations that are found in the Muslim majority countries are more Cultural than Islamic. .... I have always said to the Muslim women, please do not nurture the victim mentality. Stand up for your rights. — Tariq Ramadan

In Islam, rules are important, like the Prophet said innal halaala bayyinun, wa innal haraama bayyinun ["what is halal is clear, what is haram is clear"]. The goal is not to diminish the importance of rules, but to have the right priorities. — Tariq Ramadan

If people who cherish freedom, who know the importance of mutual respect and are aware of the imperative necessity to establish a constructive and critical debate, if these people are not ready to speak out, to be more committed and visible, then we can expect sad, painful tomorrows. The choice is ours. — Tariq Ramadan

We must re-center philosophy within our frame of reference which I think is the way to deal with it. — Tariq Ramadan

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. — Tariq Ramadan

What I'm advocating is an intellectual revolution - it's a different mindset concerning the ethical benchmarks by which we live. — Tariq Ramadan

Integration is a word of the past, the word of the future and the word of the present is contribution. — Tariq Ramadan

I think that political parties are fuelling this fear in order to create divisions. The more we bring up fear, the more we neglect real political issues. Political debate in France is crumbling since every single issue is brought to Islam now. — Tariq Ramadan

When Manuel Valls says there's nothing to understand because "understanding is justifying," he echoes back to Georges W Bush's logic in 2001. When François Hollande says "they are attacking us because of who we are," what does it say about victims in Mali, Baghdad, Ivory Coast or Turkey? — Tariq Ramadan

Freedom of expression is not absolute. Countries have laws that define the framework for exercising this right and which, for instance, condemn racist language. — Tariq Ramadan

I am talking about anything that is a provocation - ignore it. When something falls under freedom of expression, you can read it and take a critical distance. — Tariq Ramadan

The West hasn't been naïve, it has been patronizing the South by imposing its own views on what should be done - ironically after having been so close and so supportive of dictators who were not respecting the people. — Tariq Ramadan

I am not a politician. I have often been approached in this regard, but I have always declined these sorts of offers. I view myself as an independent, critical intellectual, as someone who tries to stimulate thought on the left and the right, to encourage intellectual evolution. — Tariq Ramadan

Don’t nurture a sense of guilt; rather, nurture a sense of responsibility married with a sense of humility. — Tariq Ramadan

The 'fires'n that produce thick, rarely innocent, often strategic smoke should therefore be scrutinized. they should be known and identified; and when they involve dishonesty, lies, or manipulation, they they should be ignored. — Tariq Ramadan

Times have changed; so must the lenses through which we see the political future. — Tariq Ramadan

Teach the heart not to give way to proud emotions and arrogant thinking; bring the mind to heart-soothing solutions that make it possible to control oneself gently and wisely. — Tariq Ramadan

IS [Islamic State] has played a major role in helping Bashar al-Assad to reposition Syria on the international scene. Now, it is almost impossible to come up with a solution that would exclude him. The political game appears to be very cynical indeed. — Tariq Ramadan

In my book Radical Reform I made it clear that we cannot talk about the environment or ecology if we don't also deal with the economy. There is a direct link between how we deal with the economy and how we deal with nature. — Tariq Ramadan

We need to challenge the dominant culture: by ethics, principles and values. — Tariq Ramadan

Your country needs religious leaders and religious politicians — Tariq Ramadan

"If we had not created a set of people against another the world would have been corrupt", and "against" here means two things: Against in the fact that they are challenging you with their diversity, challenging your intelligence and to challenge is not negative, it can be very positive depending on how you are challenged. — Tariq Ramadan

The media is putting a lot of emphasis on the few people that are destroying, while it won't report on the silent majority of people who are constructing, building and trying to find their way. — Tariq Ramadan

Very often when I see people who are perceived to be, or who call themselves progressives, sometimes I see an imbalance. Yes I understand the courage in their mind but I don't see the spirituality in their heart, good you are questioning the limits, but what about yourself, are you also liberating yourself? — Tariq Ramadan

To have a moral sense is not to be dogmatic in dealing with rules. It can be an open way with dealing with questions of objectives and purpose, which is completely different. — Tariq Ramadan

Intellectual modesty is humility as to what I know; intellectual humility is modesty as to what I do not know — Tariq Ramadan

Unfortunately there are some trends that are changing this but you don't have for example as strict and narrow understanding of the relationship between men and women. And then there is the philosophy we have to extract in the relationship between text and culture. — Tariq Ramadan

Globalisation means indeed everything is global but there are still very specific centres of power, especially when it comes to media and news.Misinformation about some attacks is going to affect how emotionally involved the audience is going to get. In the end, an emotional ranking is artificially created when it comes to casualties. — Tariq Ramadan

Saying that I am talking out of both sides of my mouth just proves my very point. Politicians would bypass real social issues by referring to my grandfather, who founded the Muslim Brotherhood, or to my brother, currently chairman of the Islamic Centre in Geneva. — Tariq Ramadan

I focus on Islamic applied ethics in many fields, and here I am saying that coming back to the Qu'ran and the sunnah as our reference point does not mean that we depend for our ethics on 'Islam as opposed to the others'. — Tariq Ramadan

It is only through the opposition of ideas that we can learn to be self-critical, to work towards intellectual humility. — Tariq Ramadan

National politics and elections are dominated by emotions, by lack of self-confidence, by fear of the other, by insecurity, by infection of the body politic by the virus of victimhood. — Tariq Ramadan

For me, equal citizenship for Muslims, Christians, Jews, Atheists and Agnostics is an indisputable principle. Whoever you are, you should get the same rights with no discussion and no compromise. — Tariq Ramadan

As Muslims the way we show respect to the creator is by respecting creation and this is why we have to reconcile ourselves with the objectives of the Revelation and the objective is really to honor nature as part of Creation. — Tariq Ramadan

The link between domestic policy and international affairs is essential: We cannot say we care about domestic issues and we leave international politics, and the opposite is wrong as well. Both are connected and should be addressed together. — Tariq Ramadan

Islam has no problem with women, but Muslims do clearly appear to have serious problems with them — Tariq Ramadan

There is dignity in your being even if there's indignity in what you're doing. — Tariq Ramadan

It's okay to feel the need for protection if there is a real external threat. But to feel protective from the inside, it's a kind of jail: you get so protective that you cannot get out of the box. — Tariq Ramadan

The diversity is the risk of war, the necessity of diversity is mutual respect — Tariq Ramadan

I am too old to think that numbers are creating change — Tariq Ramadan

The strength of democratic societies relies on their capacity to know how to stand firm against extremism while respecting justice in the means used to fight terrorism. — Tariq Ramadan

Feeling sympathy and searching for explanations isn't the same as believing that the violence is justified. — Tariq Ramadan

I'd say that the modern social sciences are just showing us why the conditions for implementing Hudud are so demanding, and thus Hudud should only be for the absolutely last resort. — Tariq Ramadan

You can be a very charitable capitalist. Like [Nicola] Sarkozy was saying, we have to 'moralise capitalism', which for me is a contradiction in terms. — Tariq Ramadan

There is a claim coming from the West that says that all art must be outside any moral consideration. I can understand this as a provocation, but I also believe that we can still have very profound creativity with a moral sense. — Tariq Ramadan

Our democratic societies are in danger. In allowing ourselves to be infiltrated by fear, to be blinded by the passion of identity, we are entertaining the most serious illusions about our freedom. — Tariq Ramadan

Only in the crucible of self-mastery can freedom be smelted — Tariq Ramadan

Mankind must be positively and constructively wary of mankind, of their fellow man, of their families, of the members of their faith community, of their fellow-citizens. — Tariq Ramadan

South Africa is labouring to find its revolutionary path; the colours of the Rainbow Nation have difficulty blending together; the wealthy elites (white, black or Indian) profit from de facto segregation. — Tariq Ramadan

I wrote a call to the contemporary Muslim conscience, saying to the ordinary people that we might not like the video or the cartoons, but that violence certainly isn't the right answer. I don't think laws are going to solve the problem. — Tariq Ramadan

Fear and its accompanying emotional reactions have become part of the public mindset. Such reactions, while often legitimate, are also being exploited with increasing frequency for political ends. — Tariq Ramadan

The universality of Islam is not uniformity, it is unity with diversity. — Tariq Ramadan

Tunisia's responsibility, and especially that of its political and intellectual elites, is enormous. All the protagonists of the nation's social, cultural, economic and political life must work to overcome useless and counterproductive polarisation, and to find solutions to domestic, regional and international problems. — Tariq Ramadan

51% of the French people - who are not very religious - were thinking that what "Charlie Hebdo" did was unwise. They aren't asking for a law to prevent Charlie Hebdo from publishing caricatures, but they are calling on its editors to be a bit more sensible. — Tariq Ramadan

Being Muslim has become synonymous with pointed questions, with tension and mistrust, even with conflict. It has become a global phenomenon with profound consequences for inter-communal relations, political rhetoric and policies at the local, regional, national and international level. — Tariq Ramadan

The problem with what we call the 'Arab spring' is that these are very nationalistic experiences. Tunisians are concerned with Tunisia, Egyptians concerned with Egypt and so on. — Tariq Ramadan

I think what we are seeing is a vicious circle: by covering the controversies and the conflicting realities, it creates a much distorted perception of Islam and Muslims. When a minority is being taken as a majority, it creates a wrong image. — Tariq Ramadan

Because ethics is fundamentally about questioning the ends, the goals and aims of our actions, we must come back to the rules and ask why. So we must return to the philosophy of law, the raison d'etre and the point of what we're asked to do. It's not easy, it's very demanding and it needs intellectual courage. — Tariq Ramadan

History is replete with ideologies of freedom, justice, liberation of the downtrodden and the exploited, that have been turned against the very people they had mobilised, or that have reproduced the same logic of exclusion and terror toward those whom they claimed to set free. — Tariq Ramadan

Political rhetoric leads only to confusion. — Tariq Ramadan

We have to be very cautious not to accept the scam of polarization we see in the media. It is not in fact between secularists and Islamists, it is a battle within the Islamic reference. — Tariq Ramadan

Life Lessons by Tariq Ramadan

1. Tariq Ramadan's work emphasizes the importance of understanding and respecting cultural and religious differences in order to foster mutual understanding and respect.
2. He encourages people to develop a sense of self-awareness and to strive for a deeper understanding of their own beliefs and values.
3. He encourages people to be open to dialogue and to use dialogue to bridge differences and build bridges of understanding between different cultures and religions.