Remarks and Poem by Hamza Yusuf for Alvin Plantinga Templeton Prize 2017

Remarks and by Zaytuna College president, Shaykh Hamza Yusuf
at the 2017 Templeton Prize Ceremony
for Dr. Alvin Planting
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[@muhammedthameem3016]

Hamza yusuf - a gift of God to the muslim world.

[@Kaffielo]

to all human being, I think,

[@Junaid6646]

Indeed !

[@Bhatte]

A remarkable personality and his speech portrays a true essence of Islam.

[@hanaidres68]

I love you, and someday I will be student in Zetouna college because of you.

[@elhadjiamadoujohnson4166]

Hana Idres Ameeen!!!

[@clownhehe.4973]

Ameeen

[@goodgreatfreeforever6188]

👏🏼 Me too but I know I need to be married before studying at Zaytuna. I wanted to so many times but didn't apply because of this very reason.

[@deathprepper9046]

Shaykh Hamza Yusuf never seize to amaze me. Truly he's a gift to the Western civilisation.

[@akrammuhammad1538]

When he speaks, it is eloquent and profoundly beautiful, you can't help but keep smiling. Look at the audience

[@asifiqbal9186]

I have come to a conclusion that there are true lovers and believers of God everywhere and every religion against atheism immorality. Alvin Plantinga is one of them. May God bliss him and guide him to Himself. And most important thing is this: how great is Shaykh Hamza yousuf,it can be seen from the way Alvin Plantniga and all the audience were so absorbly listening to him. They were try to pick ever word he uttered. These are people of trure knowledge and ture humans and a source of our inspiration and aspiration.

[@PacificNWGrl]

Finally, a poem from Sheikh Hamza Yusuf! What a great man.

[@ayan5279]

This is the side the world loved about our civilisation and we sadly lost! Intelligent, humble, charismatic and the true creature of beautiful civilisation. People who, elevated human being! Thank you so much for your effort to restore that image! May Allah bless you.

[@Incandescence555]

Ya Allah I love this man so much!

[@tulaib4393]

We face so much in this our world, It’s hard to take it in. In reality, the truth be told, We only face our sin. A battle rages in our souls and each must play his part. Some will use the head to fight While others use their heart. The belligerence in every soul Will end when we find peace. But fight we must with heart and head For this plague to ever cease. The heart, the head, so must we choose? Might there be another way? In Alvin’s books it’s clear to see That both are on display. On every page, he rules the day And does so with such ease. But a stumbling block for lesser minds Is that daunting Plantinganese. May God bless this heart-filled heady man, May his pen overcome their sword, May his truth live on in the books he wrote In defense of a guiltless Lord. And for those who deem his thought unsound Or that his beliefs are odd, They’ll have to wait till Judgement Day To have it explained by God.

[@steelhammers6805]

what an eloquent man! if ever there was a man that embodies the knowledge of Islam. Its this man. May Allah preserve him

[@taariqsmallman3076]

Love Zaytuna and everything it stands for. Studying Mechanics in the Uk but wish i was studying the liberal arts in zaytuna. ❤️

[@shazuandanial863]

Taariq Smallman Make doa for me and I will make sincere doa for you. May we meet at Zaytuna College, Insha Allah, in time due to come. Ameen. Salaam from Singapore.

[@adilnadeemhussain9977]

Agree.

[@Huckim1984]

Sheikh Hamza Yusuf, Promised to see people smile! May Allah bless you more!

[@sozyarjemil2742]

I lovveee you sooooo much and inshallah one day I will be in zaytuna college

[@saraha1886]

Amazing. I listened to this multiple times, and each time is as if I hear it for the first time. ماشاللة

[@aminajay00]

My dream is to come to zaytuna college inshallah from London.

[@shadowfax6226]

Amina Jay same!

[@lethargic_cow]

Hope you both managed to do it,😊

[@goodgreatfreeforever6188]

Did you make it? Are you a student there now or already finished?

[@imexbd]

21 century of imam gazzali......love from Bangladesh.Every night I hear his voice

[@saimtanweer4145]

Imam ghazali of 21 st century

[@abozeidalhelali]

God bless you, Shaykh Hamza.. you are a true honour for us.

[@ahmedkassim5204]

Shaykh Hamza Yusuf is incredible - may Allah preserve and protect him; and increase his benefit. Many of us will forever be indebted to him for knowledge we would scarcely have got from another source.

[@safi456]

Beautiful speech from a beautiful man who is a blessing and a gift from God to us mere mortals.

[@pixel3d229]

remarkable and excellent speech by sage of Islam...

[@MsTuba42]

SubhanAllah, you are the coolness of our eyes. Thanks

[@goatmilk1779]

wallah my heart wanted to explode from his beautiful poem, mashallah. May Allah increase him in wisdom and intellect, ameen.

[@afnankhan43001]

Allah has blessed him with the voice like Hazrat Daud AS.

[@ihsankamil6279]

Insya Allah I will be able to study at Zaytuna College

[@planc3318]

The definition of charismatic

[@riaskeilani2354]

May Allah guide dr.Plantinga to Islam

[@imm6250]

Mesmerizing and beautiful, the artist of thought.

[@nidahashmi5625]

awesome...till the end...such a great person and how beautifully he describe everything I'm a fan of Shaikh hamzayusuf...Allah bless you sir...thanx zytuna college🙏🙏🙏

[@goodgreatfreeforever6188]

He is amazing isn't he? I wish I was studying at Zaytuna 😢

[@Khaled_TA]

Beautiful.

[@lethargic_cow]

So inspiring, mashaAllah!!

[@CLBOO6]

He is a worthy speaker of this event.

[@sunusimusa2438]

May Allah bless all the Muslim Ummah

[@kaitoyuu1925]

Lovely poem!

[@KamiliaMosaad]

Amazing speech.

[@yasminenazarine1629]

I like this man so much this must be little old lectures I may I dont know I found this man I'm not care hes sheya or sunni or salaffy or suffi don't care hes moslims with big heart heart motions he always talk cry about prophet Mohamed peace be upon him peace be upon this man & his family ....

[@AbidKhan-24]

Amazing!

[@kaizenshop7824]

Would love to have a chance studying in zaytuna college one day

[@iqmalfathi4618]

wise teacher and also as a man.

[@lovethesolution5125]

Subhanallah, fabulous ya shaikhanalaziz!

[@Kaffielo]

Beautiful human being.

[@mahamedjama508]

We face so much and this is our world is hard to take it in, In reality the truth be told we only face our sin, A battle rages in our souls and each most play his part, Some will use the head to fight well others use the heart, the plagiarists in every soul will end when we find peace But fight we most with heart and head for this plague to ever cease, The heart the head so most we choice, might be another way in Alvin's books is clear to see both are on display, On every page he rules the day and does so with such easy But stumbling block for lesser minds is that daunting plantaginis May God bless this heart filled heavy man May his pen over come their sword May his truth live on in the books he wrote in defense of a guiltless lord and for those who deem his thought an sound Or that his believes are odd, They will have to wait till judgement Day to have explained it by God

[@akandeadejuwon8678]

Alhamdullilah

[@afnankhan43001]

Mashallah! They will have to wait till judgement day, to have it explained by God

[@swabrianwar1020]

yet some abuse him, and warn people from listening to this man.....

[@goodgreatfreeforever6188]

Could someone please write up a transcript for this lecture? I desperately need it to help someone who would most probably become a Muslim. They don't watch media. Please someone if you can help I'd be so thankful and supplicate as much as possible for you all. I would do it but I am unable to. Please post somewhere online and I'll copy and send to this person.

[@muhammadanas4884]

what a poem mashallah

[@ElliHamzaAliHamza]

what is Templeton Prize

[@ElliHamzaAliHamza]

thank you for the information man

[@poppop-z9r]

sheikh is so beautiful

[@muhammadalijauhar3553]

Sheikh 😍

[@ศรราอีนคํา]

การกำหนดคำนวณของคนไม่สู้ฟ้าลิขิตกันจริงไหมเพราะอเมริกาก็อยากให้นางมันขึ้นของประเทศอยู่แล้วเพราะผลประโยชน์อะไรกรณีไหร่แล้วก็ไม่รู้เพราะความสัมพันธ์ระหว่างน้ำกับพักนี้ลึกซึ้ง

[@ศรราอีนคํา]

วันนี้เราเข้าใจตาสว่างแล้วเหตุการณ์ทั้งหมดที่เกิดขึ้นเราก็ว่าทำไมทุกคนเหล่านี้จัดเตรียมอะไรสั้นๆได้แจ้งข่าวบอกว่าเครื่องบินเขาได้มาถึงประเทศญี่ปุ่นแล้วอ้วนมาคิดว่าเราปัญญาอ่อนกำลังทหารอเมริกาอยู่ญี่ปุ่นตั้งนานมันจะถ่วงเวลาหนังที่เราเข้าใจหอพัก riwaเสียงในสภานางอองซานซูจีรักแกล้งทำเป็นเลือกตั้งพอรู้ผลที่จะออกมาว่ารัฐบาลจะก่อรัฐประหารเขาพักดีกว่าประชุมเพื่อหาเสียงสนับสนุนจาก unเพื่อเข้าปฏิบัติการเอาข้ออ้างระบบเลยจ้านี้มาเป็นตัวตั้งตัวตีเธอเข้าไปทำสงครามชิงอำนาจให้นางและเองแผนการมันหลอกประชาคมโลกได้ไม่สามารถหลุดพ้นสายตาเราได้

[@abdulsufi424]

We need more White Western Muslims engaging with white Westerners non Muslims.

[@sufrihadi]

His speech is too heavy for the simple minded 😂

[@servantoftheexpander9688]

I would rather say that his speeches are easy to understand because he possesses a great deal of eloquence and clarity in his speech.

[@FourDeuce01]

At least he got one thing right. Saying “theology “ is like mentioning alchemy or studying unicorns. Talking about other people having faith may work with the slowest kids in kindergarten, but it always fails with rational adults.🙈

[@PramodKumar-gy8lb]

8:01 "Why're our minds so perfectly adapted to understand the mysteries of the universe?". Sorry dude, our brain is just a couple of notches above the chimpanzee. We understand very little about the known universe. "God" has always been our simplistic answer to everything that we don't understand.

[@FourDeuce01]

Instead of lying about atheists, he should learn some logic.😈

[@sunset2.00]

Evidence of your claim

[@FourDeuce01]

@@sunset2.00 Evidence can be found by learning how to talk with adults.

[@sunset2.00]

@@FourDeuce01 I will ignore your redharing .where did he lie ?,and provide evidence for the truth matter.

[@FourDeuce01]

@@sunset2.00 Before you try to talk with adults, learn some logic.

[@sunset2.00]

@@FourDeuce01 No wonder many academic atheists don't want the label internet atheists nor new atheists.

[@ศรราอีนคํา]

เพราะเช่นนี้เองเอาข้อกฎหมายระหว่างประเทศมาช่วงเวลาเราบ้างเอาสิ่งนั้นสิ่งนี้มาทวงเราบ้างไม่เป็นไรการกระทำเหล่านี้และจดจำไว้วันหนึ่งเราคงจะได้แก้แค้นสนใจ