Omar Suleiman - The Gravity of One Murder, and the Death of Justice

About this lecture

In this lecture, Sheikh Omar Suleiman offers a deep Quranic framework for understanding systemic police brutality and racial injustice in America, delivered in the immediate aftermath of the murder of George Floyd. Drawing on verses from Surah Al-Ma'idah, Surah Al-Baqarah, and Surah Al-Isra', he explores the gravity of a single murder, the Quranic concept of qisas (legal retribution), and the principle that a just society must fully empower the families of victims — not silence them. He calls on Muslims to remain engaged with these causes long after the media moves on, and to hold a spiritually grounded yet practically urgent response to injustice.