Hamza Yusuf : Changing The Tide / Islam in America

[@suhaili]

alhamdulillah... may God grant those who're working in the name of Islam a place among the righteous in the Hereafter. ameen.

[@jaimebany]

Masha Allah, Brother Hamza Yusuf is so eloquent and clear. May Allah swt guide him and all of us and keep us on the Straight path.

[@imamFaisal]

What an excellent lecture. I hope more people learn the truth about Islam, and are not misled by the lies in the media.

[@prettydougla]

Great lecture. This is why I love Hamza Yusuf, alhamdulillah.

[@studentincollege]

Mashallah, Excelent lecture by Shaykh Hamza, May Allah give him success. Muslims like him need to be in the media instead of the ignorant muslims.

[@JudgeD007]

May Allah give him strength. A good speech, a good message and a good Ambassador or Islam.

[@KenshinsFinest]

what a good influence...May God bless Hamza Yousuf...inshallah we will all learn from him

[@naddogg89]

Hamza Yusuf is a very well spoken and is a very good representative of the Muslim people. I especially like his fair defense of America and Denmark; he practices the teaching of the prophets and continues to impress me every time I hear him speak.

[@hamidalamery]

انا من محبي الشيخ حمزة يوسف , فهو يعرض الاسلام بصورة مبسطة ورائعة , فنساءل الله ان يكثر من امثاله , وان الاسلام قادم من امريكا ليعيد الخلافة الراشدة الي العالم ان شاء الله .

[@truth-be-told]

Words of Sheikh Hamza spoken many years ago are still relevant today 👍

[@classic9]

"Ye are the best of people evolved for mankind, enjoining what is right, forbidding what is wrong and believing in Allah"

[@diekaNr]

Alhamdulillah,May God bless these Americans..Islam is the best religion in the world..Subhanallah

[@queenhiba]

this is really a great vid to watch hamza yusuf is a great man and his speach go directlly to the heart may allah make him keep doing the good things for islam and we all

[@ajrahi]

Thank you for posting this video. May Allah give you rewards..

[@masonismyson]

SPEECHLESS!!! this is actually inspiring in a world devoid of inspiration!!! i am not a muslim,however,after seeing this,i must say,i have a new found respect for humanity at large. anyone who knows me will tell you this is no easy task! nothing less than amazing! aptly titled "changing the tide"! great job!!! good work!!! GOOD PERIOD!!!

[@BoilingTheKettle]

I can't stress enough what an impact this speech had on me! SubhanAllah!

[@kinanz80]

hamza yusuf is a very truthfull human being he is truly blessed he speaks from the heart

[@theparadeenterprise8522]

GOD Bless Shaykh Hamza Yusuf , I will pray for that hopelly you will have a chance to become American president in the future in order to educate the arrogant & show off people in America become a humble and kindness people. Insya Allah !

[@aishahveiled]

thank you for this may allah bless you ameen

[@andalousia]

There is no god but Allah and Muhammad is His messenger, whether you recognise it or not! Shaykh Hamza Yusufs words are so true and to the point. Thank you so much for posting it!

[@pmsfan]

mashAllah, such an inspirational speaker.

[@ossielmais]

mashallah! we need more of that...

[@chamakh2917]

Very well said, finally someone who speaks the truth. This is what a true Muslim is all about.

[@DCseeker71]

Assalamu alaikum. Good stuff. Sheik Hamza Yusuf is very good at bridging the gap between East and West.

[@hadeeelj]

God bless you, Hamza Yusuf. Continue to speak truth! JazakAllah khair!

[@DavronTX]

HE IS A GREAT MAN, whom I respect. I truly agree with EVERYTHING he has said in this speech.

[@WizeAdvice1]

MashaAllah this speach is truely a Masterpeice, May Allah reward you my dear brother Hamza

[@mommagas]

Ramadan Mourbark

[@faisalero]

Thank you for this video and i wish the best for all humanity. -peace and respect-

[@LuqmanNaq]

That's beautiful to hear. Check out his other talks (his earlier stuff he was a bit 'forceful' which he regrets), also check out Abdul Hakim Murad. God bless.

[@sysarchitect]

This is Modern Islam! This is it! Al Hamdulilah that models like this exist for us today

[@liratium]

allah bless you and I hope we get americans aware more about islam

[@LuqmanNaq]

that was in his younger days he even says that he regrets his past discourse in this talk, and in others he explains his mindset back then.

[@MsRaghda1]

May Allah bless u

[@mvalves1]

I'm amazed that after such an inspiring video people are fighting over 'religion'.... whether you're a Christian or Islam ... there is so much similarity in our religions that we should come together as friends not as contenders for who believes in the 'right' religion....

[@kan480ify]

The vital point of Islam is to guide work righteousness and worship in ONENESS of Allah and admit no one as his partner.

[@SECRETSERVICESKY47]

Great Speech Very Wise Man

[@ayeshaatr]

mashallah ; great speech!

[@lifesjems]

well done shaykh hamza

[@precog1986]

GREAT SPEACH!

[@romeono1]

This guy is amazing! This is the first time I heard of him. He should run for Senator!

[@AsadChaudhry52]

really good speech

[@AmmarAvril1]

God bless you hamza yusuf, i hope will work on the problems between suna and shia.

[@quantumo2099]

Alhamdulilah

[@minute1981]

Ali, brother. very well said, masha Allah. :)

[@A87AM]

i know that buddy :) and that's exactly why i'm impressed here although he's American but his Arabic is great

[@b-sideplank]

He studied under traditional Islamic scholars in Muritania. He also studied, prior to that, under many other scholars in Mali, UK, Al-Ain and Abudhabi (U.A.E), Egypt, Spain, Yemen, Medina and, Algeria for over 10 years.

[@WingedPaladinLight]

The three most important things we can do in our life for Heaven: repent sincerely, forgive freely, and love unconditionally.

[@nidhal2001]

god bless you and make your efforts in the way of allah

[@yousufleads]

This could have been recorded yesterday and we still had the same context...

[@edammade]

Hamza Yusef for world President. May God Almighty be pleased with him.

[@classic9]

right cheers for that... lets wait for the last day

[@TheAkeel22]

Mashallah

[@Abdiga_]

7. "And every time I have called to them, that Thou mightest forgive them, they have (only) thrust their fingers into their ears, covered themselves up with their garments, grown obstinate, and given themselves up to arrogance. 8. "So I have called to them aloud; 9. "Further I have spoken to them in public and secretly in private, 10. "Saying, 'Ask forgiveness from your Lord; for He is Oft-Forgiving; " in surah noah. and in some other verses which is told his full story is...

[@ok748]

he is great Islamic shcolar. masha allah

[@RIMJANESSOHMALOOG]

@guinaleh85 i have great respect for Sh. Hamza Yusuf - he is my inspiration - wen we claim that Islam is a religion of peace, we should explain it clearly because abandoning jihad is a sin. Eid Mubarak...

[@andalousia]

None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah

[@R3searcher]

The rest of the verse continues "And when you have brought them low, bind your prisoners rigorously.", although as an arab i feel this is a week translation, but it tells us to stop war right after we have power over our enemies??? why is that? it is cause we do not wanna kill people, we only entered war as a last resort. So when we are strong we stop fighting and do not continue fighting. Islam is not a terrorist religion.

[@Khalid-yb2qq]

Allahu-Akbar

[@Itchy2000uk]

From Hadith: Muslim 4:1039 "A'isha herself unto Muhammad: 'You have made us equal to the dogs and the asses'"

[@lekhssassi1]

mashallah

[@LuqmanNaq]

The point is a person isn't even allowed to have a dislike of homosexuality within their own heart. 'thought control'

[@munayarey]

For this reason, the Prophet Muhammad was not the founder of a new religion, as many people mistakenly think, but he was the Final Prophet of Islam.

[@ServantOfHussain]

mashalla

[@khan4peace22]

mashaallah

[@Hkhan23]

very very smart guy

[@A87AM]

his Arabic is AMAZING! he pronounces the letters correctly where did he learn that from?

[@andalousia]

I bear witness that there is no God but Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and messenger. O Allah, make me of the penitent and make me of those who purify themselves. Glory and praise be to You, O Allah. I seek refuge with You and repent to You

[@qwertyfshag]

very good speach

[@aadilwani]

Allah U Akbar. God is Great!

[@zafthedon]

salaam She did a stupid thing - whats more important climbing a mountain or looking after your children? Hamza Yusuf is possibly one of the greatest scholars that actually knows the Islamic tradition well and can clearly show it to us muslims in the west - you have to see his great lectures - very deep, educational and inspiring. This lecture was great.

[@FAGHPU]

I like him .

[@dannythedoodle]

as an evolutionist that believes that we weren't created by a god, i was asked by a muslim workmate to check out hamza. this guy's got it right and the spread of word of religion to promote peace is the perfect word. but at 27 mins(ish) race is not a choice, religion is. there IS a difference. it's disgraceful we spend more money on weapons than on healing & i advocate religion as a choice but i am sick to death of the 'well allah or god (its all the same) needs to be embraced. i choose.

[@_haitham101]

Two Thumbs Up for the last part of the speach :D

[@786swe]

@mahmoudalgammal Thanks for the educational information.

[@DavronTX]

a Genius.

[@R3searcher]

The verse says "If you meet the disbelievers chop their heads". As you know, this is only in a legitamate war. And since we are in war, chopping the heads is done since it is the less pain for our enemies, chop their heads is so they die easy and without pain.

[@classic9]

i dont have to tell you...u will feel it when it comes....

[@gammal1]

@Itchy2000uk As for "distraction of muslim prayers by Jews", I've never heard of anything like this, nor was I able to find anything about it. What I know is that when someone is praying, no one should pass infront of them, regardless of their gender or religion.

[@celeron112]

lets get this video out more tell everyone about it .

[@fshamsi83]

Muslim Bro/Sis - my recomendation is that we stop responding to the closed minded people that are writing these comments. Non-Muslims - (that say negative things about Islam) go to your nearest Masjid and see how you are treated and how muslims act. You will find that we have great respect for non-muslims and we are very friendly people.

[@Abdiga_]

@irishxxkelt The perfection here means a spiritual one. What the verse is saying is that knowledge is not what matters! The teacher or master is higher in knowledge than his student. But the student can be as high as his teacher, or even higher, by being a true 'MUSHLAM' or Muslim, a spiritually perfect and well-disciplined person!

[@AdorIslam]

"if any religion had a chance of conquering England, nay Europe within the next hundred years, THAT RELIGION IS ISLAM" ________________________George Bernard

[@pokolikespeko]

Education is a much better "weapon" than violence or war. This man should run for US president! 5 stars

[@binbaaznajdi]

We too have a wali to complete with the Sufis.

[@sayedfathii]

bismillah mashaallah

[@SheriRowland]

I would love to know where you found these statistics. I found this very intersting.

[@zafthedon]

"We all die buddy, all of us, and she did something without the intent of dying" climbing a mountain - do you know the chances of dying climbing a mountain especailly mount everest "left orphans behind". - shafaq seriously great and intelligent thing to do - now her children dont have a mother.

[@maxboy3000]

He gave u ability to talk with ur tongue,, and u say he's dead, then prove it,, & shut ur mouth and don't use ur tongue... you cant...then he's alive,,,before us and now and after...

[@gammal1]

@Itchy2000uk The verse limiting the number of wives to 4 was revealed after the Prophet (PBUH) had already married all his wives. Muslims who had more than 4 wives had to divorce some of their wives, but the Prophet was excepted from that because his wives are not allowed to marry anyone else after him, so if he divorced them, they wouldn't be able to remarry.

[@frosama]

Hey man I just saw a brief picture of this video on a pbs show. It was a show on post 9 11 muslims and how muslims try to retain their faith in america. It said something about youtube and i saw your username/video.

[@LCporvida]

On September 9, 2001, UCLA’s Al-Talib magazine co-sponsored a benefit dinner titled “Justice for Imam Jamil Al-Amin” (a convicted cop-killer formerly known as H. Rap Brown) at UC Irvine. Among the speakers at this benefit was Sheikh Hamza Yusuf, who spoke about the fate he foresaw for America: "…. This country [America] unfortunately has a great, a great tribulation coming to it. And much of it is already here, yet people are too to illiterate to read the writing on the wall.”

[@kan480ify]

Call unto the way of thy Lord with wisdom and fair exhortation, and reason with them in the better way. Lo! thy Lord is Best Aware of him who strayeth from His way, and He is best aware of those who go aright. (The Holy Quran 16:125) Lo! Allah is with those who keep their duty unto Him and those who are doers of good. (16:128)

[@gammal1]

@Itchy2000uk 3) No they can't. When the Prophet (PBUH) explained that verse you refer to in Quran he said that such beating should be symbolic, such that it doesn't leave a mark or any pain, and that it should be using something not bigger than a "meswak" (a small branch from a tree that is still widely used as a toothbrush by Muslims, usually 4 or 5" long). Also, he said that the good among his people won't resort to this.

[@ssauve]

But he rose again, remember that whole ressurection thing.

[@KiwiKaiWithAadam]

Those people I assume NON MUSLIMS commenting here are either ignorant of what Islam really is or they read the newspaper and watch tv too much. What I suggest you to do people, is go and find out the facts before you leave your shitty comments. And these facts I suggest you find from religious scholars or REALIABLE websites. I am NOT a muslim either BUT I respect this religion and all religions and ISLAM is really a religion of peace. Get your facts right.

[@gammal1]

@Itchy2000uk Had you bothered to read the reporter's commentary on this hadith you'd have found that it's "munkar" (denounced). Hadith is a sophisticated science, and not all hadith collections contain just authentic hadiths. Many contain hadiths with different degrees of authenticity (or inauthenticity), where the reporter always adds his/her verdict according to many factors. The commentary on this particular hadith says that the hadith is denounced due to problems in its chain of (cont.)

[@gammal1]

@Itchy2000uk That's an incomplete and incorrect hadith. I'll assume that you didn't change it yourself and simply found it somewhere in this form. When A'isha said that, she wasn't talking to the Prophet (PBUH). She was correcting some of the Prophet's companions, after his death, when they misunderstood a matter relating to interrupting someone's prayer. The correct hadith has a completely different meaning. If you need to know more, I can provide a translation from both Bukhari & Muslim.

[@cyberdaemon]

He said that first global society was islamic.But what about roman empire? They were trading with the chineese too.And silk roads are far older than islam.

[@CarlKenner]

Gosh. Requiring citizens not to be homophobes. How outrageous! Next thing you know, they will require citizens not to be sexist! If that isn't a siege, I don't know what is. Thank god we have people like you to stand up for bigotry and intolerance, in the face of progressive values.