Hamza Yusuf – The Blessing of Gratitude

Hamza YusufMay 22, 20180 comments

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Ramadan Hadith Gratitude Quran Tafsir Patience Fasting Purification of the Soul

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In this Ramadan lecture, Shaykh Hamza Yusuf explores the profound Islamic concept of gratitude (shukr), drawing on Quranic verses, hadith, and classical scholarship to explain why thankfulness is the spiritual core of fasting and of Islam itself. He warns against the destructive consequences of ingratitude — both individually and collectively — and urges believers to count their blessings, let go of grievances, and respond to the trials of the world with patience, generosity, and a grateful heart.

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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