Yasir Qadhi - Politicizing Tragedy? A Muslim Academic's Response to The New Zealand Massacre

Yasir QadhiMarch 21, 20190 comments

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In the wake of the 2019 Christchurch mosque massacre in New Zealand, Sheikh Yasir Qadhi delivers a heartfelt and unflinching response — honoring the 50 victims by name, exploring the Islamic theology of death and acceptance, and confronting the mainstream political forces behind the rise of white supremacist terrorism in the West. He calls on Muslims and all minority communities to reject fear, build bridges across differences, and respond to hatred with love and unity.

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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