As a Westerner, the child of civil rights and anti-war activists, I embraced Islam not in abandonment of my core values, drawn almost entirely from the progressive tradition, but as an affirmation of them. — Hamza Yusuf Copy Share Image
We must assert to the Abrahamic people that we are the last extension of the Abrahamic religion... There is no such thing as an… — Hamza Yusuf Copy Share Image
September 11 was a wake-up call to me. I don't want to contribute to the hate in any shape or form. I now regret… — Hamza Yusuf Copy Share Image
Islam is based on naql (texts) and ‘aql (intellect). Some people just have the texts – we call them naql-heads. — Hamza Yusuf Copy Share Image
The entrenched beliefs many westerners profess about Islam often reveal more about the West than they do about Islam or Muslims. — Hamza Yusuf Copy Share Image
“In essence, what is forbidden to do is likewise forbidden as an object of reflection. Included in this is thinking about the weaknesses or faults of others, whether they are present or not. The Prophet said, "There is a tree in Paradise reserved for one whose own faults preoccupied him from considering the faults of others." Spending time thinking or… — Hamza Yusuf Copy Share
I don't align myself with the West of the Muslim world. I align myself with what I perceive to be just and in accordance… — Hamza Yusuf Copy Share Image
Religion is here to unite us. It's not here to divide us. If it's dividing us, it's not God's religion, it's something else. — Hamza Yusuf Copy Share Image
For young people, if someone tells you: you are the future - say No! I'm the present. You have things to do right now. — Hamza Yusuf Copy Share Image
I would rather live as a Muslim in the West than in most of the Muslim countries, because I think the way Muslims are… — Hamza Yusuf Copy Share Image
We live in the age of Noah (a.s.) in the sense that a flood of distraction accosts us. It is a slow and subtle drowning. For those who notice it, they engage in the remembrance of God. The rites of worship and devotion to God's remembrance (dhikr) are planks of the ark. When Noah (a.s.) started to build his ark,… — Hamza Yusuf Copy Share
