Special Address by Hamza Yusuf

Zaytuna College President, Hamza Yusuf has just returned from several weeks of travel that included stops in Toronto for RIS and in Marrakech, Morocco, for a conference co-sponsored by the Forum for Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies, led by Shaykh Abdallah bin Bayyah. The conference resulted in the Marrakech Declaration, which commits Muslim scholars and intellectuals to develop a more inclusive concept of citizenship that protects the rights of religious minorities in Muslim lands. During this session, he will outline the global intellectual challenges facing Muslims today, especially in relation to his most recent travels and activities.

[@abozeidalhelali]

What an encyclopaedic mind he has. It's just a delight to hear this man's lectures. May Allah bless him!

[@Angela_1438]

ALLAH humma Ameen

[@rodneywarr9974]

I agree but then so is hassan rajabli

[@Cottontaillove]

Ameen

[@mnaiman5498]

amazing, may Allah give jaza to Hamza and his noble teachers. The Fuqha of modern era are big blessing on humanity.

[@Shorish]

Brother what does jaza means ?

[@mr.mikaeel6264]

@@Shorish maybe he means ijaza? which is some form of authorisation (i guess in this context) to make things legitimate. Like a license, in order for the sheikh and his teachers to legally practice what they preach. I think they already did loads of good work but i'm not so much into politics so i will leave it at that.

[@BakiGoxhaj]

I'm from Albania and I confirm what Sh. Hamza says about Albania becoming Muslim at 01:07:40. :)

[@freddo93]

Thank you for your great insights Mr Yusuf. May Allah reward you. Salam from France

[@sukut_kg]

"Let people be who they are" - great words.

[@kashmirhouseboatsnewbulbul]

Blessed to have Shaykh Hamzah Yousuf at our time. May Allah bless all of us with his blessings . Ameen

[@Munzer1977]

We the Arabs need to translate such lectures into Arabic because no more Islam in Arabia. Seriously

[@Merima28]

MasAllah, alhamdulillah for this man.

[@Merima28]

+Masoody Khan oookay...😕

[@rahmanfiroz2094]

He is cerebral and pretty well informed about lots of vital issues.

[@methoz1982]

Sh Hamza Yusuf's lectures are moving towards whole new levels. May Allah Enlighten Us All.

[@sabrinasaid204]

Enlightening if anything. Beautiful as usual but only if you value your time and understand that you need meaning if anyone can just present meaning and if it can convince your heart. No matter how encyclopaedic his knowledge what matters is that you set aside some time and love for knowledge is your aim.

[@rodneywarr9974]

@@sabrinasaid204 and where do you plan on gaining the understanding? If you dont mind me asking

[@sabrinasaid204]

That is a spiritual question. Is like asking How do you get the brightness of understanding? If you're a muslim you know that just reading and gaining heaps of knowledge is not enough without gaining divine guidance at the same time. If knowledge and guidance are interlocked that ensures understanding. In Tassawuf aka as Sufism, the Sheikh is your guide.... Your question is deep.

[@rodneywarr9974]

@@sabrinasaid204 you need some help

[@sabrinasaid204]

@@rodneywarr9974 a muslim knows that one iota of Self-Praise that is in his/her heart does not gain entry into paradise....and they are : Beauty Station Strngth Knowledge Piety Wealth Health

[@nuhamasoud5292]

Thank you Sheikh for the great talk, may الله سبحانه وتعالي grant you blessing and tawfeeg in your endeavor to bring live and light to our beautiful Deen

[@adoreroftheexpander7342]

A much-needed talk! 👍🏼

[@fahziahameed3612]

Compromise is peace may Allah bless you and your family ❤

[@assoom26]

Respect to you Shieck From Egypt

[@fahziahameed3612]

You took every thought and what is on my lips thanking you ❤

[@er.shaanofficial3594]

1:09:36 His smiles and laughing were 👌👌👌

[@HamzaHGreen]

20:24 What's happening? "We are in a such enlighten age, and there are so many brilliant commentators on the internet that are always enlightening us with their amazing insights and the impeccable grammatically sounds syntax." Well said, this is so true, lol!

[@Tamoor622498]

sarcasm

[@adoreroftheexpander7342]

38:25-40:26 The 3 Traditions of the Prophet: 1) [the sunnah of] powerlessness, 2) [the sunnah of] coexistence/Ethiopia (living as a citizen among non-Muslims), and 3) [the sunnah of] sovereignty.

[@Mallan_]

Wallahi Sheikh Hamza is a blessing. May Allah continue to guide and protect him.

[@adoreroftheexpander7342]

1:05:02 _"The Muslims have always had racism, but they've never had a racism that prevented somebody from eating with another person!"_

[@YusufKhan-mp5vs]

An ocean of knowledge

[@dukedizzy]

Respect to you sheikh may Allah bless you. Hope to meet you one day in sha Allah

[@065-azmilk4]

Masha Allah

[@quantumo2099]

Alhamdulilah

[@allhealingcomesfromallaah]

Bismillah Jazak Allaahu Khayran Allaahumma Aameen to all the Duas

[@shaenaazbalhorn8941]

" The Islamic teachings have left great traditions for equitable and gentle dealings and behaviour and inspire people with nobility and tolerance. These are human teachings of the highest order and at the same time practicable. These teachings brought into existence a society in which hard-heartedness and collective oppression and injustice were the least as compared with all other societies preceding it....Islam is replete with gentleness, courtesy and fraternity." H. G. WELLS.

[@nooruladhabaharom8155]

very good lecture.

[@adoreroftheexpander7342]

1:05:23-1:06:40 On troubling aspects of the religion/tradition.

[@rezavipgar5103]

So beautiful, well, like they do not know about hidden treasure or they would have liked it like honey!!! They would have to pay huge sams to learn such things of an authentic source like Marstro Imam Hamzah Yousef. Wish reach to see second Advant..walMahdi

[@ecw787]

Personal timestamps: 2:58 6:00 11:00 17:00 19:30 22:40 25:30 29:30

[@samiware1704]

If only you turned the cameras on the audience sometimes, just to see their facial reactions, their facial expressions, and gestures, which tell a lot.

[@samiware1704]

@courtesy55 You are absolutely right. I didn't mean the truth but i am in the course of studying facial expressions and gestures to connect them with what were being said and what inside their hearts. This is my wonderful specialty of research.

[@samiware1704]

@courtesy55 Honestly no. But i always do my homework on my own first then look for resources.

[@samiware1704]

@courtesy55 Throughout the course of our lives and experience we develop by the of God the almighty the ability to recognize. And HE teaches us and knows what we reveal and what we we conceal.

[@samiware1704]

There must be a unification between the religion and the state, and this was true in the age of the prophet peace and blessings be upon him, followed be the ages of his holy companions, May Allah be pleased with them all.

[@brothermuhammad6640]

+unitedware direware What do you mean by unification of the religion and state?

[@samiware1704]

The great prophet Muhammad peace and blessings be upon him was a spiritual leader and state administrator as well, supported by his holy companions may Allah the almighty be pleased with them.

[@brothermuhammad6640]

Yes, that was the unique case for Muhammad pbuh. How would unity between religion and state work today without the Messenger as a political leader?

[@samiware1704]

The great prophet Jesus is coming soon. Insha Allah.

[@fahziahameed3612]

The only wise thing is that they knew that the god was one but they tried it when prophet Muhammad came he showed Audi cleanliness of the body remember the body is a disgusting thing unless you keep it clean it’s hard for the woman ..when the ladies reach menopause that’s when they should start to keep up maintenance of the body and he always recommends that when you deal with food it should be done in Allah name being kosher like the jews very well said my beloved shaykh

[@twinsflamuri]

Can anyone from Zaytuna, tell us are the schoolars under the leadership of Hamza Yusuf,trying to translate the divine Quran and the "tafsir "into the modern English?

[@farhan00]

as-salaam 'alaykum, I have a question then. It seems as if you're saying that the Qur'an is inaccessible without having 50~ years of study. What then for those who lack such knowledge?

[@MabroukaAlTajoury]

The Quran, Allah's noble words, are for anyone and everyone. The holy Quran is a guide of life for all. Now in order to be an EXPERT and intellectual scholar of the blessed Quran, then you need many many and many years for one to be entitled for that thorough qualification. And Allah knows best • I hope you got the difference. May kind Allah infinitely make us all be of those righteous and outmost knowledgeable saints and scholars, Allah huma eternal ameen ]PEACE[

[@brothermuhammad6640]

+SomeGuy Anyone can derive guidance and benefit from the Qur'an, without extensive study. However, when it comes to passing legal opinions or formulating creeds, one must obviously be well versed to minimize the potential for errors in understanding.

[@harrydavidsonmuhammed4437]

Ok

[@faresasfary]

52:00

[@diligoscientia]

"trouble playing, retry again" message for 30 minutes, so far....

[@adoreroftheexpander7342]

1:04:26 The history of a religion is the history of its ego.

[@xingyimaster1987]

you don't have to go past the first 20 minutes to see how he contradicts himself. on the one hand he says salafism is appealing because they follow the first generations and ignores 1400 years of tradition, on the other hand when it comes to the ruling with regard how to take jizyah and whether non muslims should be humiliated he wants to ignore the 1400 years tradition and go back to the time of the Prophet saws and his companions ra. I find this inconsistency is common with sufis, they cherry pick where they want to take from, usually to try and make a more modernist liberal islam. i am sure his view on dealing with apostates is not the one found among the early generations.

[@mohammadnurfiqri2831]

+xingyimaster1987 Perhaps because like he mentioned...polity(did i spell it right?)was prophesied by the Prophet to last only for the first 30 years. So when it comes to jizyah-taking and treatment of non-muslims we go back to those 30 years. But other things that happened after...we take what is good and leave what is bad or things that are inappropriate for this era. Like arts and architecture and all that shouldn't be thrown away along with many other things....understanding of Kalam perhaps...or philosophy. But if you are talking about treatment of non-muslims and jizyah...maybe he referred back to the companions' time because of what the Prophet said about it lasting only for 30 years? This is from what i understand. Feel free to point things out :)

[@xingyimaster1987]

+Theoneaboveall1, thank you brother/sister, I appreciate what you say. i have been listening to hamza yusuf for years and I find it very common that he either contradicts himself with regard to what he says, or he openly contradicts what the Quran says. I am happy to provide clear examples. my sincere advice is don't take from this man of doubts and desires. in his own words at 1:05:20, there are aspects of this beautiful religion he finds "dark" and that "bother" him. i find it amazing for a caller to Islam to make such blasphemous statements. stick with the major scholars of ahlusunnah my brother/sister in Islam.

[@mohammadnurfiqri2831]

+xingyimaster1987 you misquoted him tho about him finding dark things in the 'traditions'. He said he read things in the books that bothered him. From our history/tradition. It could mean the conduct of the kings,it could mean the interpretations of scholars which seem to be unethical(like the one mentioned about humiliating the non-Muslims who pay jizya). Surely you disagree with the sultans in our history who massacred people. Right?

[@xingyimaster1987]

+Theoneaboveall1, his exact words are "our religion, our tradition has a lot of horrible things", thats not a misquote. he says that to ADD to his point about "our history having a lot of dark things. so he makes a clear distinction. please re-listen properly. i find some things that muslims have done in history horrible for sure. i don't find anything in the religion horrible as Hamza Yusuf does. so my sincere advice is not to follow someone like this

[@xingyimaster1987]

+Yassin Zao, well your enlightened shaykh himself admits salafism is appealing in this very video, so who are you to argue? i suppose dancing around and making up your own islam is appealing for sufis who aren't happy with following the actual revelation.

[@parvezshahidi4783]

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Would Allah still punish us for RIBAH/interest/usury even though the whole world is engulfed in it? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Islam and Money Written by Imran Nazar Hosein, Graduate of Graduate Institute of International Relations in Switzerland. Allah will hold you to account for that Riba which you can avoid even if you had to flee to the mountains sides where rain falls and take with you some sheep and goats. Imran Hosein - THE PROHIBITION of RIBA (Interest) [FULL VIDEO] kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHzQZH1pnK-JbsU This shaykh has deep understanding of the harm of RIBA. After listening to his lecture I understood why Allah SWT has declared war on people who deal with RIBA in society, because these people give power to control money to money landers/bankers who in turn put people in slavery and hardship and also can finance a war just by printing unlimited amount of paper money and kills those who oppose them. And the blood of those innocent people are also on the hands of those who give them RIBA/interest on loan money. Those who are willingly cooperate with them for a small worldly gain will be with Abu Lahab and Abu Jahal in hellfire for ever because they also financed war against believers. Allah SWT is not only very merciful but also stern punisher.

[@AliHamzaAliHamza]

we all love you but we need kutba about Isis another one please

[@AliHamzaAliHamza]

+Masoody Khan I said another one

[@mr.mikaeel6264]

Yes because i dont understand this statement at ~ 24:00 i thought this man was very much against isis. I've seen a khutba where he very strongly condems certain practices and here he says what they are doing is from islam? I don't understand wasnt fighting with fire, demolishing certain buildings and killing women and children etc prohibited. Maybe he means some other aspect of what they are doing? probably

[@tair6232]

At 55 shaikh hamza was speaking on the number of bani Koriza tribe whom was killed and the real numbers comes from a study which give us the real situation and what rellay happened and here the link to an Islamice shaikh quoting professional Shaikh on the matter : kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKK6dnunmq2aa9U And they refute the false accusation against the prophet peace be upon him

[@rodneywarr9974]

Stop promoting the robber jurists

[@halimak625]

i dare this hamza yusef to debate christian prince...aka arabian prophet(utube ID)... i like to see Christian Prince make bbq out of his b.s

[@halimak625]

buzz ur prophet is bad

[@waeelh7698]

Respect to you Shieck From Saudi Arabia