Shaykh Hamza discusses Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) mentioned in various world religions.

What does Allah say about explaining Islam to others? How do we communicate our faith and invite people to Islam?

Despite the increase of multiculturalism in western lands Muslims along with other minority communities face many challenges and sometimes even discrimination.

There are also those within the faith that have become isolationist in a pluralistic society and even those who spread hatred and hate-speech towards the other.

How can we go about building diverse religious groups in our communities to create a better more peaceful future and what should be the role of faith institutions and faith leaders in building these bridges.

In this intellectually insightful lecture delivered at Harvard University Shaykh Dr. Yasir Qadhi tackles the subject of ‘Religious Freedom and its Implications’ addressing the problems of interfaith dialogue in America.

Dr. Bilal Philips discusses his story from being a communist to being a Muslim.

One of the defining qualities of the Muslim community is its general concern for the well-being, prosperity and salvation of society at large. Islam is not an individualistic religion; it possesses a strong social and communal aspect. One of the ways in which the community works towards change and creating a healthy society is through the Prophetic model of enjoining good and forbidding evil. It is the role of the people of knowledge to lead that effort and help identify what is beneficial and what is harmful for society. What practical steps do we take to educate ourselves and become agents of positive change?

Sh. Omar Suleiman sits down with Rev. Dr. George A. Mason for a conversation on faith, history, and the relationship between Christians and Muslims.

Prophet Muhammad (s) said, “I am only a human being just like you.” Imam Siraj Wahhaj discusses this and what it means.

Is Islam a fair and just religion? Where is the justice in Islam?

Sheikh Deedat encourages the students to equip themselves with the message of Allah and take Islam to all. He also talks about Christmas.

Dawah is not an easy process. There are times when you will see no results in your Dawah. We have to understand that this is just part of the process. There are also some reasons why people don’t embrace Islam right away. There are multiple factors as to why people would be resistant at first.

Imam Suhaib Webb discusses how our faith should transform us to be active in our deen and always be improving.

During 2010, in a collaborative effort for Islamic Awareness, The Islamic Diversity Centre (IDC) teamed up in conjunction with Northumbria University Islamic Society to bring iERA speakers AbdurRaheem Green & Hamza Tzortzis to deliver a powerful and dynamic lecture on God: Delusion or Truth?

As a muslim leader and inter-religious activist, Ingrid Mattson’s objective is to explain how the constant clash of cultures has caused

Dr. Umar explains in a popular hadith the three dimensions of Islam that encompass the entire religion.

Mufti Menk delivers a lecture for all humanity discussion the purpose of Islam and message of Islam.

Dealing with doubts in Islam? How do we know Allah (God) exists? What is the proof of Islam?

Everyone has to give dawah. What are the challenges of giving dawah? How can we overcome them? How can we educate ourselves to give proper dawah?

It is often said that racism is America’s “original sin.” In 2013, we mark 150 years since the Emancipation Proclamation and 50 years since the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King’s momentous “I have a dream” speech at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Yet race remains salient in American public life. This was never more evident than in the impassioned reactions to the shooting of Trayvon Martin in Florida last spring and the acquittal of George Zimmerman. How is religion a force for racial reconciliation? How is religion involved in maintaining racial division? Does 11:00 on Sunday morning remain, as Dr. King lamented in a 1968 sermon at the Washington National Cathedral, “the most segregated hour in America?” As immigration and changing demographics have reshaped the religious landscape, how will Christians relate to their neighbors of other faiths? We will study important stories of shared history, theological similarities and differences, and aspirations for social justice that both Christians and Muslims share as communities of faith. Religious differences provide fertile ground for animosity and misunderstanding. Over the years, both Muslims and Christians have dealt with extremists who distort the character of true belief. Significant, intelligent dialogue and the development of authentic friendships across religious lines are key to deepening Christians’ and Muslims’ faith. Recorded on

Is Islam cool? Shaykh Yusuf Estes answers this question.

When polled, most Americans say they do not know a Muslim. More than 80 percent of media coverage about Islam and Muslims is negative, and Muslims have often found themselves at the center of social and political debate. When it comes to Muslim Americans, the narrative is more often created about our community by the media and by politicians, not by Muslim Americans themselves. If American Muslims do not define themselves individually and collectively, they leave themselves vulnerable to being defined by others.

Muslims are diverse and come from many parts of the world where culture varies. How do we reconcile these cultural differences with our religion of Islam. What is accepted and what isn’t? How do we determine this? As Islam spreads to new areas of the world where the cultury differs, how do they assimilate into an Islamic lifestyle?

Shaykh Yasir Qadhi discusses the common question with those who doubt Islam regrading the nature of this world regarding how the Merciful God allows the suffering of so many people around the world.

Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad, Aziz Professor and Dean of Cambridge Muslim College delivers a lecture at CMC’s Diploma Programme Graduation for the Class of 2018.

Justice is not only foundational to Islam, but also in the religion of Christianity & Judaism. This panel above focused on the reasons why it is foundational to all three faiths. This discussion was led by Rabbi Micah Greenstein, Reverend Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery of Idlewild Presbyterian Church & Shaykh Dr Yasir Qadhi, from The Memphis Islamic Center. The panel also provided the audience with a better understanding of the similarities between the faiths, and their shared emphasis on Justice.

America was founded in part on the concept of religious freedom. Many today consider Muslims a grave threat to that founding principle. Is Islam incompatible with the free exercise of religion?

Recently, Shaykh Hamza contributed to the writing of the Marrakesh Declaration (2016) in Morocco affirming the rights of religious minorities in Muslim-majority countries, and met with Pope Francis in Rome to discuss the implications of this declaration.

This talk was part of a 2016 event at The Ignatian Center for Jesuit Education at Santa Clara University, where Professor Farid Senzai moderated the Q&A session.

What is a life worth living? Shaykh Hamza presents, and discusses the question with Miroslav Volf, Professor of Theology at Yale Divinity School.

Religious Politics in the Middle East: The Religious Dimension of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

A discussion with honored guests Led by: Alon Ben-Meir, New York University

Featuring:
Warren Clark, Executive Director, Churches for Middle East Peace

Patrick Theros, US Ambassador to Qatar (1995-1998)

Rabbi Charles Feinberg, Adas Israel

Jonathan Brown, Georgetown University

Imam Zaid Shakir discusses how Muslims can address the questioning of most fundamental creed of their faith – Belief in the Existence of One God.

One of the unique struggles of our generation is the tension that arises with attempting to reconcile technological developments and our secular education with our religious education and spiritual development. Sh. Abdul Nasir Jangda helps us understand the balance between the two spheres of knowledge.

Loving God and Neighbor in Word and Deed: Implications for Christians and Muslims

Imam Zaid Shakir discusses secularism in light of Islam.

Modern societies have become fundamentalist in their secularism and have effectively banned religion from the public square. Religion has been relegated to the status of a personal hobby, to be practiced behind closed doors. Does public morality suffer as a result? Is religious morality inherently divisive and disruptive as many believe?

Limits of Allegiance – American Muslim: Oxymoron or Apple Pie? Featuring Michael Krasny, Zaid Shakir & Hamza Yusuf

This event celebrated the rollout of a new book, Religious Freedom: Why Now? Defending an Embattled Human Right, authored by RFP Associate Director Timothy Shah, under the auspices of the Witherspoon Institute’s Task Force on International Religious Freedom, chaired by RFP Director Thomas Farr. The event was co-sponsored by the Religious Freedom Project and the Witherspoon Institute. The keynote address was delivered by Robert P. George of Princeton University. Panels featured a wide range of participants, including noted Muslim scholar Sheikh Hamza Yusuf.

Hamza Yusuf Opening Remarks for Does God Love War? The Fine Line Between Faith and Fanaticism | Recorded in Berkeley, California, on March 12, 2006 Playlist contains 3 videos.