Iran & Sectarianism: What Should Muslims Really Think? - Q&A with Shaykh Yasir Qadhi

About this lecture

In this wide-ranging Q&A, Shaykh Yasir Qadhi addresses some of the most pressing questions facing the Muslim community today, beginning with a frank and nuanced discussion of sectarianism, the Sunni-Shi'a divide, and why equating Iran with Israel is theologically and morally unjustifiable. He then moves through topics including the Islamic understanding of free will and Qadar, the rules of talaq in a Western legal context, when and how to pursue divorce, the permissibility of using Zakat to build masajid in the West, the boundaries of backbiting, and the cultural barriers preventing young Muslims from getting married. Throughout, Shaykh Yasir balances scholarly rigor with practical, pastoral wisdom.