Tahir Wyatt - Uphold Justice: Stop Oppression

Tahir WyattJune 15, 20200 comments

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In this powerful Jumu'ah khutbah delivered amid the nationwide unrest following the killing of George Floyd, Sheikh Tahir Wyatt draws on Quranic verses and prophetic teachings to make an unequivocal case for justice and against racism. He explains that Islam categorically rejects all forms of racial supremacy, calls on all Muslims — not just Black Muslims — to stand in solidarity against systemic oppression, and reminds believers that silence in the face of injustice is itself a form of complicity. The lecture concludes with a call to action rooted in Islamic principle: to be agents of change in every sphere of life, from personal interactions to positions of institutional influence.

Shaykh Dr. Tahir Wyatt is an American scholar from Philadelphia and one of the most academically credentialed English-speaking Islamic scholars. He studied for roughly two decades in Saudi Arabia, earning multiple degrees including a doctorate from the Islamic University of Madinah, and made history as the first American appointed to teach in the Prophet's Mosque in Madinah, where he taught in both Arabic and English. He returned to Philadelphia, where he serves as executive director of the Quran and Sunnah Society and resident scholar at the United Muslim Masjid, and he has served as a senior scholar with Yaqeen Institute. His lectures span aqeedah, hadith, fiqh, and the intellectual defense of Islam.

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