There are irrational fears. If you see a woman wearing a hijab and fear is your first thought, something's really wrong. — Hamza Yusuf Copy Share Image
Muslims are not ashamed of their Prophet's teaching about war. On the contrary, for us it is a great source of pride. — Hamza Yusuf Copy Share Image
There are 20,000 Muslim physicians in the United States, Americans putting their lives in the hands of Muslims every day. — Hamza Yusuf Copy Share Image
Palestine is the issue, and until this issue is resolved, there can be no peace. — Hamza Yusuf Copy Share Image
If Islam is not making you happy, then something is wrong with your Islam — Hamza Yusuf Copy Share Image
Islam was hijacked on that September 11, 2001, on that plane, as an innocent victim. — 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
I think the Hajj tends to reflect the state of the Ummah. That's one of the things about the Hajj is that… — Hamza Yusuf Copy Share Image
I really believe that carpet-bombing, bombing civilian populations, is a form of terror - it's state terror as opposed to vigilante terrorism. — Hamza Yusuf Copy Share Image
As a Westerner, the child of civil rights and anti-war activists, I embraced Islam not in abandonment of my core values, drawn… — Hamza Yusuf Copy Share Image
Muslims are peace-loving people generally. Among the young, yes, there are some militant attitudes. But a lot of it arises out of… — Hamza Yusuf Copy Share Image
When a man wrote a political screed against the IRS and flew into its building, he was deemed mentally ill, even though… — Hamza Yusuf Copy Share Image
ISIS is very similar to the Kharijites, who were a toxic off-shoot of Islam. It's not Islam; it's a perversion of Islam,… — 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… — Hamza Yusuf Copy Share Image
I don't align myself with the West of the Muslim world. I align myself with what I perceive to be just and… — Hamza Yusuf Copy Share Image
Muslims have been an almost entirely benevolent force in the 20th century. They did not wreak the havoc the Western powers wreaked… — Hamza Yusuf Copy Share Image
The Islamic tradition does show some areas of apparent incompatibility with the goals of women in the West, and Muslims have a… — Hamza Yusuf Copy Share Image
The vast majority of Muslims would never accept the lawfulness of an active homosexual lifestyle. I don't see that happening. But there… — Hamza Yusuf Copy Share Image
Whatever one thinks of the wisdom of building a mosque near Ground Zero, this controversy now affords us an immense opportunity to… — Hamza Yusuf Copy Share Image
We want to counter the idea that Muslims and non-Muslims can't live together. This is not who we are or who we… — Hamza Yusuf Copy Share Image
The human family is a great one, and the Muslim branch is certainly worth knowing. — Hamza Yusuf Copy Share Image
Muhammad Ali put an end to the idea that you can't be an American and a Muslim. — 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
People have to be exposed to Muslims, just experience Muslims; talk to them. Reach out, read about Islam, try to find out… — Hamza Yusuf Copy Share Image
Many people in the West do not realise how oppressive some Muslim states are - both for men and for women. This… — 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… — 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… — Hamza Yusuf Copy Share Image
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… — Hamza Yusuf Copy Share Image
