Hamza Yusuf – Creed of Imam al-Tahawi

Hamza YusufAugust 4, 200710 min0 comments

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Attributes of Allah Islamic Theology Aqeedah Prophetic Experience History of Islam Iman Interfaith Dialogue Classical Islamic Texts

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In this exclusive Islam Channel interview, Sheikh Hamza Yusuf discusses his landmark translation and commentary, *The Creed of Imam Al-Tahawi*, exploring the meaning of aqeedah, the historical emergence of Islamic creedal theology, and why precise definitions of God and faith matter. He reflects on the nature of iman as spiritual experience, the significance of the Shahada as an act of witnessing, and the remarkable cross-faith relevance of Imam al-Tahawi's 130 belief statements, as evidenced by an endorsement from Archbishop of Canterbury Dr. Rowan Williams.

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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