Ieasha Prime - The Race to Save Our Souls: Black folks & Muslims

About this lecture

In this powerful lecture, Sheikh Ieasha Prime draws on the Seerah of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ — his connection to Umm Ayman, his freeing of Bilal, his sending of companions to Abyssinia, and his rebuke of Abu Dharr — to make a compelling case that confronting anti-Blackness is not a political choice but an Islamic obligation. She argues that being non-racist is not enough; Muslims must be actively anti-racist, following the prophetic example of sacrifice, allyship, and structural justice. Delivered during the uprisings following the killing of George Floyd, this lecture is a call to Muslims to examine their own hearts and take concrete action to remove oppression.