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Asghar Ali Engineer

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[Wikipedia] Asghar Ali Engineer was an academic, Indian reformist writer and social activist. Internationally known for his work on liberation theology in Islam, he led the Progressive Dawoodi Bohra movement. The focus of his work was on communalism and communal and ethnic violence in India and South Asia. He w

Quotes by Asghar Ali Engineer

Jihad is misused by fundamentalists. The Quranic meaning is not meant for war at all, in the sense of killing.

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Jihad

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Jihad is nothing but making efforts to realise goodness in life.

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Effort

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Real 'imaan' is faith in humanity, so those who deny goodness are kafirs.

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Deny

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Potency does not mean being unnecessarily aggressive; one has to be wise.

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Aggressive

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People don't respond just because you are fighting for the truth. They take their interests into account.

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Accounts

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To protect one's identity is a Constitutional right.

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Identity

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The individual cannot exist on his/her own and the collectivism should respect freedom of conscience. My struggle is about the freedom of…

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Collectivism

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Religion helps you relate with the universe. Buddha was indifferent to the concept of god yet he gave us values.

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Concepts

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The Sufi saint Mazhar Jaan Jana of 18th century Delhi believed that the Quran condemns bowing before deities because in pre-Islamic idol…

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18th century

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Times change and we should change and grow, and yet be proud of our legacy.

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Be proud

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My personal belief is we should not bow to any object. But Islam was aware of this human weakness and fulfilled that…

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Belief

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I am not taking away the historical legacy, but it should not become a burden.

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Burden

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I was told by my father, who was a priest, that it was the basic duty of a Muslim to establish peace…

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Causes

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Many people asked me to convert. I said my religious convictions remain. I am fighting the wrongs within my own community. And…

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Community

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Weapons are less harmful than words.

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Weapons

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Atheists blame religion when priests do wrong. Anything can be misused, whether it is nuclear power or a matchstick. So, how can…

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Atheist

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Quran says do not abuse others' gods, they will abuse Allah. But most people do not believe in this... they feel their…

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Abuse

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I believe the minorities need to have a strategy of survival because needless aggression when you cannot change the situation does not…

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Aggression

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Those who take to guns could do so due to deprivation, suppression, or historical legacy. The Afghans have lived through violence for…

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Century

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I am not an individualist in the Western sense. Collectivism can become oppressive when it tries to dictate; the rights of the…

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Clash

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Women's position includes so many pre-Islamic customs that have become an integral part of the Shariat. I am fighting that. Triple talaq…

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Approved

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Physical wounds heal, but those on the soul are difficult to heal.

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Difficult

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What is religion? I want to remove the chaff from the grain. For me it is not what it is for the…

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Certain

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History is full of instances of people who challenged the mighty forces of evil and they were not only fighting a lonely…

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Battle

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