Suhaib Webb – Theology of Breaking Bad: Avoiding Becoming Walter

Suhaib WebbSeptember 28, 20130 comments

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In this thought-provoking Friday khutbah, Imam Suhaib Webb uses the hit television series *Breaking Bad* as a lens through which to explore core Islamic teachings on morality, sin, fear, and the power of choices. Drawing on the Quran, hadith, and classical scholars such as Imam al-Ghazali and Ibn al-Qayyim, he outlines how gradual moral erosion begins with a single thought and ends in spiritual blindness — and offers a six-point framework for how Muslims can "break bad" and remain steadfast. The lecture is a compelling example of living theology: making timeless Islamic principles deeply relevant to contemporary life.

Imam Suhaib Webb is an American scholar who embraced Islam in 1992 in Oklahoma after a youth spent as a hip-hop DJ. He studied under Senegalese Shaykh Muhammad Shareef, memorized the Qur'an, and graduated from Al-Azhar University's College of Shariah in Cairo. He served as imam of major communities including the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center (ISBCC) — one of the largest mosques in New England — and as scholar-in-residence institutions in New York and Washington DC. Known for his fluency in both classical scholarship and American culture, he pioneered online Islamic education through virtual mosque platforms and his SWISS institute, and speaks on fiqh, spirituality, and Muslim-American identity.

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