Hamza Yusuf – Nurturing Compassionate Communities: Connecting Faith and Service

Hamza YusufApril 29, 20130 comments

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Islamic Institutions Quran & Hadith Sciences Seerah Fatwa & Fiqh Al-Azhar University Islamic Scholarship Muslim Community in the West Extremism & Khawarij

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In this lecture, Hamza Yusuf delivers a passionate call for sound Islamic scholarship and strong community institutions, warning against the dangers of religious extremism and unqualified interpretation of sacred texts. He highlights the vital role of Al-Azhar University in preserving normative Islam, shares a remarkable account of how a misprint in Ibn Taymiyyah's Fatwa Mardin contributed to real-world violence, and urges Muslims in America to invest in education, scholarship, and unified institutions. A thought-provoking and historically rich address relevant to every Muslim concerned about the future of their community.

Shaykh Hamza Yusuf is one of the most influential Islamic scholars in the Western world. Born Mark Hanson in Washington State in 1958, he embraced Islam in 1977 and spent over a decade studying the traditional Islamic sciences in the UAE, Algeria, Morocco, and Mauritania, most notably under the Mauritanian sage Murabit al-Hajj. He is the co-founder and president of Zaytuna College in Berkeley, California — the first accredited Muslim liberal arts college in the United States — and has translated numerous classical texts, including "The Creed of Imam al-Tahawi" and "Purification of the Heart." His lectures on spirituality, classical scholarship, and the crisis of modernity have shaped a generation of Western Muslims.

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