Speaking at a private inauguration ceremony for the Aga Khan Garden, His Highness said: "Down through many centuries, Islamic culture has continued to see the garden as a very special place, where the human meets further proof of the divine". The Aga Khan spoke about the garden as a place not only for meditation and renewal, but also a social space "for learning, for sharing, for romance, for diplomacy, and for reflection on the destiny of the human race."