There's a statement in the Quran: There should be "absolutely no compulsion in religion." — Hamza Yusuf Copy Share Image
I don't have any control over what other people do, and they don't represent me or my faith. — 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
Corruption is rife in the Muslim world, and when it is coupled with the marginalization of religion, it manifests itself as frustration… — 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… — Hamza Yusuf Copy Share Image
You can condemn and criticize religion... all those things are fine, but you can't mock and disrespect people. — Hamza Yusuf Copy Share Image
Everything that we do has a spiritual essence. There is a spiritual dimension in everything. All of life has meaning and everything… — 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
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
“In essence, what is forbidden to do is likewise forbidden as an object of reflection. Included in this is thinking about the… — Hamza Yusuf Copy Share Image
“The cure for hatred is straightforward. One should pray for the person toward whom he feels hatred; make specific supplication mentioning this… — Hamza Yusuf Copy Share Image
“This is the difference between someone whose heart is purified and sound and one whose heart is impure and corrupt. Impure people… — Hamza Yusuf Copy Share Image
Everyone’s a believer when things are going fine. The real faith is when one becomes patient with tribulations. — Hamza Yusuf Copy Share Image
The acquisition of knowledge - knowledge of both the world and of their own religion - will inoculate young people against extremist… — Hamza Yusuf Copy Share Image
Much to the chagrin of the staunchly secular among us, religion shows no sign of going away. Predictions of the demise of… — Hamza Yusuf Copy Share Image
“The onus is on us as a community to really put forward a different face for our religion, for our community, and… — 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
