Tariq Ramadan Quotes

Tariq Ramadan is someone who opened a world to me. I learned to relate my religious understandings and their deep meanings with the philosophical essence. So I take any probable opportunity to learn his ideas.Quotes I collected are from various sources of  internet where a major part is from the twitter account of Professor Tariq Ramadan. Hope the learners all over the world will be benefited by his amazing quotes. May Our Lord bless us!

Disclaimer: There might be mistakes in this collection as sources were different blogs, tweets, goodreads, youtube lectures I listened to and noted down. so please don't refer these quotes in any formal media, publications.

QUOTES OF TARIQ RAMADAN:

1. "We have to be the media when media is silent "--@TariqRamadan 
2. "To be courageous is to be a voice for the voiceless"--@TariqRamadan.
3. " we fail when we try to give simple answers to complicated problems" --@TariqRamadan
4. A good Muslim is not one who is strictest in his judgment, but who is most patient in listening--@TariqRamadan
5. We pray in the night to change the world during the day---@TariqRamadan
6. "There is no Shariah without positive Jihad, which is promoting good in the society."--@TariqRamadan
7. "A Muslim should be sincerely religious AND politically aware." --@TariqRamadan
8. "Stand up for your values, be courageous and humble"--@TariqRamadan
9. "There is no faith, without a critical mind"--@TariqRamadan
10. "We need to realize that we should be on the side of any human being who is oppressed."--@TariqRamadan
11. "The message of Islam asks you to be intellectually, spiritually, socially, and politically independent" --@TariqRamadan
12. "Islam doesn't need reform, we need to reform the Muslim mind." --@TariqRamadan
13. "The most dangerous prisons are those with invisible bars" --@TariqRamadan
14. "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"--@TariqRamadan
15. and try to understand more about people from other religions and gain mutual trust and understanding. --@TariqRamadan
16. “Modesty is the way you deal with beauty not the way you avoid it.” --@TariqRamadan
17. "Muslims must decide, lest they end up divided by the very religion that calls upon them to unite." --@TariqRamadan
18. "Proud to be a Muslim isn't a stamp you have on your heart, it's a light you have in your heart."--@TariqRamadan
19. 'Don't just give to the Poor. Challenge your ego and learn to love the Poor'.--@TariqRamadan
20. Spirituality is not to live your life on the margin, but to bring meaning to the center of your life. --@TariqRamadan
21. The more you serve the poor, the less you fear power & authority.--@TariqRamadan on #humility
22. "Muslim majority countries should seek to exist as independent societies that no longer serve cynical concealed objectives." --@TariqRamadan
23. "Muslims must decide, lest they end up divided by the very religion that calls upon them to unite."--@TariqRamadan
24. How can you have a good relationship with God if you don't have a good relationship with your mother?"--@TariqRamadan
25. Be courageous : speak ur mind,speak ur heart.Speak ur mind remembering the light of ur heart; speak ur heart respecting your mind's path--@TariqRamadan
26. "pray during the night so you can serve people during the day" --@TariqRamadan [@ jesus college, oxford]
27. There is no religion without culture, there is no culture without religion, but religion is not culture - Tariq Ramadan -@TariqRamadan
28. “You don’t know what is freedom, If you don’t know what discipline is.--@TariqRamadan
29. "Stop being the object of the perception of the other. Be the subject of your history.--@TariqRamadan
30. I know that I dont know is the start for an intellectual journey. It's the starting point of humility.--@TariqRamadan
31. Understanding your own ignorance - this is the start of Knowledge - and Humility' -@TariqRamadan 
32. "Jihad is 2 things. The first 1st is resisting, 2nd is reform"--@TariqRamadan
33. "The only way to resist colonialism is through education."--@TariqRamadan
34. "it's not enough to be black with your skins if you are white with you're heart" --@TariqRamadan
35. "Demand justice and give love"--@TariqRamadan 
36. "The universality of Islam is not uniformity, it is unity with diversity."--@TariqRamadan
37. "Our hearts may weep, but our courage has failed us."--@TariqRamadan blog
38. Don't forget, never forget to tell the people you love that you love them ! --@TariqRamadan
39. Tell the people you love that you love them --@TariqRamadan
40. "Wherever #women had access to schooling.. or have become involved at the community level, they perform better than men" --@TariqRamadan
41. "If you know how to live, even death is good news"--@TariqRamadan
42. It is urgent to stop blaming “society-that-does-not-like-us” or “islamophobia” or “racism” & thereby justifying passivity.That such phenomena exist cannot be denied, but must tackle them by getting involved as citizens and by fighting against injustice, racism, discrimination, populist stigmatization discourse, and hypocrisies..  -- Tariq Ramadan [on the challenges confronting Muslim societies in the West] --@TariqRamadan

"The diversity is the risk of war, the necessity of diversity is mutual respect" --@TariqRamadan

Our narrow "us" needs a new global "us", for the sake of "our" unique humanity. --@TariqRamadan

 "Integration is a word of the past, the word of the future and the word of the present is contribution."--@TariqRamadan

"The very meaning of Jihad is to resist in order to reform. Not holy war!" - --@TariqRamadan

"Don't treat people the way they treat you. Treat them better." #RIS2011 with --@TariqRamadan

I dont like what you're doing,but I respect who you are.Because maybe who you are tomorrow will be better than who I am today @TariqRamadan

"Prayer is better than to sleep. Wake up. Wake up & pray. This is the way you free yourself."--@TariqRamadan

"You're asking me how not to doubt. Good question.My answer is, you can't. This is life" --@TariqRamadan

Confidence, Consistency, Communication, Contribution, Creativity, Contestation, & Compassion. #The7CsForMuslims --@TariqRamadan

“There is nothing more Islamic than critical thinking.” --@TariqRamadan

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

Behind every great man is not a woman, she is beside him, she is with him, not behind him. -- Tariq Ramadan

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

"...Islamists have historical legitimacy as opponents who paid heavy price in opposing dictatorship..."--@TariqRamadan read from blog

Spiritual Peace is peace of heart, mind and body. It is the objective. --@TariqRamadan

Some ppl come 2 Islam b/c the way its said & not what is said The way its said says something about whats said --@TariqRamadan #risCanada2011

Beware of the sincere Muslims that are naive politically speaking -- @TariqRamadan

The fasting month is a school of faith, of spirituality, of awareness, of giving, of solidarity, justice, dignity and unity.--@TariqRamadan

"There will be no peace without justice,no peace without dignity,no peace without reform in the society" --@TariqRamadan [in ICNA bay area] 

Respect your mind and intelligence by reading - --@TariqRamadan

The more we think about the end, the closer we get to the One who has no end. --@TariqRamadan

"Many times I have asked Muslim women not to nurture the victim mentality. stand up for your rights" --@TariqRamadan (at burke lecture) 

“It is no longer a question of ‘settlement’ or ‘integration” but rather of ‘participation’ and ‘contribution’”--@TariqRamadan

We want to tell ppl how great is Islam but we are not great as Muslim--@TariqRamadan

Compare what you eat now with what you eat in Ramadan. In Ramadan, u should eat less and think more."--@TariqRamadan

There's NO democracy if there's no economic stability, economic independence, economic autonomy--@TariqRamadan

How can u use money to buy cigarette when there are ppl wt no money to buy food? --@TariqRamadan

Before u question other people's faith, know it is not ur job or right to condemn. Condemnation belongs to Allah only #ProfTariqUIA Change the way you look at the poor - The poor are neglected by the powerful but celebrated by the believers...  

“There is dignity in your being even if there’s indignity in what you’re doing.” --@TariqRamadan

"I'm not talking about reforming #Islam..it is to reform the #Muslim minds & the Muslim understandings of the texts." ---@TariqRamadan

Don't only prevent yourself from eating and drinking but take time for yourself: contemplate, thing about the meaning of life.--@TariqRamadan

"..we need more #justice, more dignity. We need to be involved in something which is transforming the world for the better" --@TariqRamadan

Our Prophet PBUH said: "A time will come when you're going to be numerous but your impact in the world will be like nothing"--@TariqRamadan

"If you want to have a good life, never forget that you are going to die" --@TariqRamadan

"Your country needs religious leaders and religious politicians"--@TariqRamadan

Religious in the sense of ethics and justice. Instead of blaming “those who dominate”, “the Other”, “the West”.--@TariqRamadan

It is necessary to make ours the teaching of the month of Ramadan Instead of blaming “those who dominate”, “the Other”, “the West”.--@TariqRamadan

It is necessary to make ours the teaching of the month of Ramadan The fast calls upon our heart to live and fast for the One,for our self,with the intention to find again the inner reality. --@TariqRamadan

The month of Ramadan is gift and generosity as to the other. --@TariqRamadan

To learn to give from one’s time, smiles, qualities and money. --@TariqRamadan

The month of Ramadan is to keep silent about hatred and anger and to say,to repeat and to whisper the words of love,tenderness and affection --@TariqRamadan

"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" ---@tariqRamadan      

"The best measure of a successful life is the way we turn away, we renounce, and even by the way we depart it."--- @tariqRamadan

"To love and to serve means to step outside ourselves: to step outside ourselves holds the promise of self-reconciliation." --@tariqramadan

Humanitarianism is not about religion, colour, gender. Only ethics. I will serve you for who you are. --@tariqramadan

"Jihad : to resist what is bad and to reform for the better. This is the true meaning" --@tariqramadan

"The first step of spirituality is knowledge. How much time do u take to know who u are? And not who "they" want u to be" --@tariqramadan 

"U want to be a contribution to this country? Deep faith , more spirituality and less emotions" --@TariqRamadan

"Only in the crucible of self-mastery can freedom be smelted" --@TariqRamadan

Islam is about liberating the self.Freedom is being able to ask what you want if that's really what you want..--@TariqRamadan

If you believe you seek, when you seek you love, if you love you serve, when you serve, you pray.--@TariqRamadan

"Your heart is the center of humility, your mind could be the source of arrogance." --@TariqRamadan

"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" -- @tariqRamadan

One must smile to life for life is so sad. One must smile with a smile that dresses the wounds and beautifies life. Smile... ~@TariqRamadan

Celebrate the courage of the people is a duty while to refuse naive and simplistic emotional analyses is an intellectual obligation.~@TariqRamadan
 

It seems to be the right time to reconsider "revolutionary" optimism. The second "coup d'Etat" reveals a lot as to the reasons of the first ~@TariqRamadan

One must smile to life for life is so sad. One must smile with a smile that
dresses the wounds and beautifies life. Smile... ~@TariqRamadan

Celebrate the courage of the people is a duty while to refuse naive and
simplistic emotional analyses is an intellectual obligation.~@TariqRamadan

It seems to be the right time to reconsider "revolutionary" optimism. The
second "coup d'Etat" reveals a lot as to the reasons of the first
~@TariqRamadan

Those who are involved in politics only with their heart may be
intellectually colonized : able to celebrate freedom while
blindfolded.~@TariqRamadan

 

"The more I know, the best I believe. The more I know, the best I'm worshiping Him (Allah). Because, in the end Allah knows the best. But what I am trying to do by the knowledge is, to come close."
-- Tariq Ramadan [Zaytuna Guest Lecture]

"Many people comes to me to ask "which one are you first? are you Swiss or Muslim?
I reply, "silly question".

When I vote, I am a Swiss. When I die, I am a Muslim. Because, I am not gonna die with my passport! I will die with my faith. and when I vote, it is because of the passport I have."
-- Tariq Ramadan [in burke lecture]

"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 burke lecture]

“When I pretend to be strong, no one sees my hidden tears except Allah. When I’m sad and need a shoulder to cry on, no one supports me but Allah. Pleasing a human is very difficult, pleasing Allah is the easiest. People sometimes punish me for mistakes I have not done, Allah ignores and excuses the ones that I did. This is Allah, The Greatest, The Most Almighty, The Most Beneficent, The Most Merciful, and all praise belongs to Him."— Tariq Ramadan

"We are not worshipping knowledge where we worship knowledge to worship God.
We should not follow scholars. they are serving the society and not to be served by the society.
Our knowledge is the means of serving God and then to serve our society."
-- Tariq Ramadan [at Zaytuna]

"I have learned that one should say "Peace!" to those who shout their hatred for one's being and presence or at one's passage."
― Tariq Ramadan, What I Believe

"If there is a smoke, there is a fire, the saying goes, That is quite true,
but one should find what the fire is, and who lit it."
― Tariq Ramadan, What I Believe

"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, What I Believe

“Your sensitivity is power. Don’t let people transform your qualities into weaknesses.”  --- Tariq Ramadan


“No one must ever let power or social, economic, or political interest turn him or her away from other human beings, from the attention they deserve and the respect they are entitled to. nothing must ever lead to a person to compromise this principle or faith in favor of a political strategy aimed at saving or protecting a community from some peril. The freely offered, sincere heart of a poor, powerless individual is worth a thousand times more in the sight of God than the assiduously courted, self-interested heart of a rich one.”
― Tariq Ramadan, The Messenger

“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.”
― Tariq Ramadan, The Quest for Meaning: Developing a Philosophy of Pluralism


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

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