Hamza Yusuf - Islam's Universal Values

Hamza YusufNovember 13, 20180 comments

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Interfaith Virtue Ethics Aqeedah Sharia Civic Responsibility Tawhid Mercy & Compassion Jihad

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In this wide-ranging lecture delivered in Singapore, Sheikh Hamza Yusuf presents Islam's core universal values — including tawhid (the oneness of God), mercy, justice, tribulation, and interfaith respect — drawing connections to other world religions and philosophical traditions. He addresses common misconceptions about Islam, including misunderstandings of Sharia, jihad, and blasphemy laws, while emphasizing that Islam obligates Muslims to be law-abiding, compassionate citizens wherever they live. The lecture concludes with a reflection on truth, goodness, and beauty as the pillars of faith, action, and spiritual excellence.

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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