Yasir Qadhi - Muhammad(SAW): The Greatest Leader in Human History

Yasir QadhiNovember 15, 20190 comments

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In this landmark farewell lecture, Sheikh Yasir Qadhi presents a comprehensive case for why the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was the single greatest leader in human history, drawing on 31 universally recognized traits of successful leadership and supporting each point with quotes from prominent non-Muslim intellectuals, philosophers, and historians. From visionary thinking and personal courage, to humility, emotional stability, and the permanence of his legacy, Sheikh Qadhi demonstrates that by every measurable standard — worldly and spiritual — no human being has ever accomplished more. The lecture concludes with a heartfelt farewell to his Memphis community after nearly a decade of service.

Shaykh Dr. Yasir Qadhi is one of the most influential Islamic scholars and intellectuals in the Western world. Born in Houston to Pakistani parents, he earned a degree in chemical engineering before studying for ten years at the Islamic University of Madinah, where he completed degrees in hadith and Islamic theology, and later earned a PhD in Religious Studies from Yale University. He served for years as Dean of Academic Affairs at AlMaghrib Institute, taught at Rhodes College in Memphis, and now serves as Dean of the Islamic Seminary of America and resident scholar of the East Plano Islamic Center (EPIC) in Texas. His lecture series on the seerah, "Lives of the Sahaba," and Islamic theology are among the most comprehensive in the English language.

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