Yasir Qadhi - The Wave That Freed Al-Aqsa

Yasir QadhiFebruary 3, 20240 comments

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Palestine Seerah & Islamic History Jihad & Striving Scholars & Ulama History of Al-Aqsa Hope & Sabr Leadership & Governance Crusades

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In this powerful historical lecture, Shaykh Yasir Qadhi traces the 88-year journey between the Crusader conquest of Jerusalem in 1099 and its liberation by Salahuddin Ayyubi in 1187, focusing on the often-overlooked scholars, activists, and warriors who kept the spirit of Al-Aqsa alive during that long interim. Through the stories of figures such as al-Harawi, Ibn al-Khashab, and Mawdud, Shaykh Qadhi draws direct parallels to our present moment, urging Muslims not to wait passively for a miracle, but to understand their own role in building the foundations for change. The lecture is a stirring reminder that history is made by those whose names we may never know, but whose sacrifices Allah never forgets.

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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