Hamza Yusuf – Interfaith Youth Work

Hamza YusufNovember 7, 20070 comments

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Youth & Education Comparative Religion Interfaith Relations Religious Extremism Tasawwuf Humility Islamic Scholarship Character & Morality

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In this wide-ranging lecture, Sheikh Hamza Yusuf explores the dangers of religious certitude, political absolutism, and cynicism, arguing that humility — intellectual and spiritual — is the true mark of authentic faith. Drawing on Islamic classical scholarship, comparative religion, philosophy, and personal anecdotes, he makes a compelling case for interfaith encounter, tolerance, and the essential role of young people in building a more just and compassionate world. The lecture is a passionate call for religious communities to confront their own shadows and embrace the common humanity that unites people across traditions.

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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