Hamza Yusuf

Cultural Devolution: How the new victimhood culture rejects human dignity and divinity By Hamza Yusuf Read by Michael Sugich "Cultures vary in their approaches to instilling a sense of right and wrong in children, and in determining how to encourage rights and redress wrongs. One key difference in approaches relates to the religiosity, or the lack thereof, of the specific culture. In cultures where a significant number of people remain religious, parents often introduce scripturally derived concepts of reward and punishment, promote emulation of prophetic or sagely character, and warn of God’s wrath or bad karma upon those who break moral codes or disregard divine sanctions found in such presentations as the Ten Commandments or the Golden Rule. Other cultures, especially in modern secular societies, take a more humanistic approach, arguing that basic moral precepts—such as telling the truth—are simply self-evident and result when good people act appropriately. In other words, good people exhibit upright moral behavior, they tell the truth, they don’t steal, and they abide by the rule of law. Teaching young people these basic principles of behavior takes time and constant vigilance, since many youth display a rebellious spirit expressed in testing limits, getting away with things, and violating the status quo. Young people commonly question the mores of a culture, and shifts in cultural norms usually occur first among them." Hamza Yusuf is the president of Zaytuna College. He promotes classical learning in Islam and emphasizes the importance of the tools of learning so central to Muslim civilization and known in the West as the liberal arts. He serves as vice president for the Forum for Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies, and he has published numerous articles, essays, encyclopedia entries, and translations, including The Prayer of the Oppressed and Purification of the Heart.

Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim Since the brutal ongoing genocide in Gaza, we have witnessed not only a deepening humanitarian catastrophe but also cracks appearing in Western narrative control. Stories are changing, editorial lines are shifting, and public trust in legacy media is eroding. At the same time, Palestinian voices, once pushed to the margins, are being amplified like never before through social media and alternative platforms. What we’re witnessing now isn’t just a shift in how Gaza is covered, but who gets to shape that coverage. For years, the dominant narrative has been tightly controlled: Israel as the democratic victim, Palestinians as aggressors. But that story no longer holds, at least not unchallenged. You can find Hamza Yusuf here: X:https://x.com/hamza_a96 IG: https://www.instagram.com/hamza.a96_/ Become a member here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Or give your one-off donation here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/donate Listen to the audio version of the podcast: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7vXiAjVFnhNI3T9Gkw636a Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-thinking-muslim/id1471798762 Purchase our Thinking Muslim mug: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/merch Find us on: X: https://x.com/thinking_muslim LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-thinking-muslim/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Thinking-Muslim-Podcast-105790781361490 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thinkingmuslimpodcast/ Telegram: https://t.me/thinkingmuslim BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/thinkingmuslim.bsky.social Threads: https://www.threads.com/@thinkingmuslimpodcast Find Muhammad Jalal here: X: https://twitter.com/jalalayn Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jalalayns/ Sign up to Muhammad Jalal's newsletter: https://jalalayn.substack.com Website Archive: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com Disclaimer: The views expressed in this video are those of the individual speaker(s) and do not represent the views of the host, producers, platform, or any affiliated organisation. This content is provided for lawful, informational, and analytical purposes only, and should not be taken as professional advice. Viewer discretion is advised. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To help us unpick the relationship between Western foreign policy and media our guest this week is Hamza Yusuf is a British-Palestinian writer and journalist whose work focuses on Palestine. He has reported on daily life under occupation for Palestinians, including home demolitions and forced expulsion and the conditions for Palestinians in Israeli prisons. He is an investigative journalist at Declassified amongst other publications. You can also support The Thinking Muslim through a one-time donation: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/Donate Sign up to Muhammad Jalal's newsletter: https://jalalayn.substack.com Purchase our Thinking Muslim mug: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/merch Find us on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/thinking_muslim Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Thinking-Muslim-Podcast-105790781361490 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thinkingmuslimpodcast/ Telegram: https://t.me/thinkingmuslim Host: https://twitter.com/jalalayn Website Archive: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

British-Palestinian journalist Hamza Yusuf investigates whether the UK might be complicit in Israel’s widespread and systematic torture of Palestinian detainees and hostages. In a recent article for Declassified UK, Hamza Yusuf exposes campaigners’ fears that the flight paths of Royal Air Force (RAF) surveillance flights which continue almost daily over Gaza might be informed by intelligence Israel obtained through torture. Support Palestinian led independent media amplifying Palestinian voices against attempted erasure, from just £1 per month: https://www.palestinedeepdive.com/support Declassified reports that Charlotte Andrews-Briscoe, a lawyer at the Global Legal Action Network, believes it, “possible, if not probable, that information and assurances Israel gives to the UK are founded on information derived from torture”. READ: RAF SPY FLIGHTS OVER GAZA RISK COMPLICITY IN ISRAELI TORTURE by Hamza Yusuf and Phil Miller in Declassified UK https://www.declassifieduk.org/raf-spy-flights-over-gaza-risk-complicity-in-israeli-torture/

Keir Starmer's government will unashamedly stand by the Israeli state as it commits war crimes. Joining me is the brilliant British-Palestinian writer Hamza Yusuf. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

İskoçya Bölgesel Başbakanı ve İskoçya Ulusal Partisi'nin lideri Hamza Yusuf görevlerinden istifa etti. Peki, Yusuf’un istifasına giden süreçte neler oldu? Bundan sonra İskoçya’da neler olacak? Anadolu Ajansı Londra Muhabiri Zuhal Demirci ile konuştuk.

Genocides are a Weapon of War Ideologies are weaponised by the morally bankrupt to control those who are oriented towards values. Despite what the long arc of narrativised history would have us believe, even as it is being rewritten in realtime, the minority want more than their share—and they’ll do anything to take it. Wars are fought over resources; only the soldiers pray as dawn breaks. Hamza Yusuf is a British-Palestinian writer and journalist. He joins me to discuss the establishment’s lack of moral clarity concerning the genocide taking place in Gaza. We discuss the colonial roots of Israel’s ethnic cleansing and the long history of Western forces’ desire to appropriate the immense fossil fuel resources of the Middle East. We also explore the failures of Arab state leaders to protect the Palestinian people, the weaponisation of ideology, and the deliberate obfuscation of linguistic tricks that see Israel acting with impunity on the international stage. Planet: Critical investigates why the world is in crisis—and what to do about it. Support the project by becoming a free or paid subscriber. © Rachel Donald Get full access to Planet: Critical at planetcritical.substack.com/subscribe

İskoçya parlamentosunda 28 Mart'ta yapılan oturumda Başbakan seçilen Hamza Yusuf, ülkenin ilk Müslüman başbakanı oldu. Yusuf, aynı zamanda ülkenin en genç milletvekili ve ilk Müslüman bakanı unvanlarına da sahip. Peki Hamza Yusuf kimdir? Nasıl bir seçim süreci geçirdi? Anadolu Ajansı Londra Muhabiri Behlül Çetinkaya anlattı.

Sh. Hamza Yusuf Recommending Book: "Indelible Footprints" by Dr. Ahmed Bangura by Bilal Elsakka

Assalamualikum listeners! In this first episode of 2023, we bring you a topic which should be of utmost importance i.e Barak'ah in Time. We all have 24 hours but we see some people being so productive and doing so much, and others are struggling to even get regular things done. Everything goes back to the fact that Allah controls everything. We need his guidance even in the smallest things we do which we might think are easy, but nothing is easy if Allah doesn't make them easy. We hope and pray that this episode by Sheikh Hamza Yusuf actually helps all of us to understand this and May Allah fill our time, our life with barak'ah. May Allah make us among who listen and apply. May Allah forgive all of our sins. May Allah bless us with the best in this world and the hereafter.

In this episode, I went into detail debunking Yasir Qadhi and Hamza Yusuf’s apologetics on the age of Aisha. Both of these men are highly regarded sheikhs in the Muslim community and their arguments are usually used by Muslims. Although both Hamza Yusuf and Yasir Qadhi agreed that in the present-day child marriages are harmful and must be banned, they both found twisted and contorted ways to excuse Aisha’s marriage to Muhammad. They argued that child marriages were the norm back then although there are no other companions who had wives that young. They also tried to recycle some of the usual ridiculous arguments that Muslims use to justify Muhammad’s actions. I also took comments and questions from the audience on this issue. This was a very insightful and interactive episode. I invite you to take a listen. YouTube version of this podcast: https://youtu.be/pQLUgxdBn1c Timestamps: 0:00 Introductions 1:20 Are people leaving Islam because of the Islamic teachings or because of bad treatment at the hands of Muslims or other reasons? 7:55 Discretion of Ahmadiyya graves y police in Pakistan 9:20 Aisha’s age and the Sharma controversy. 13:46 The impact of child marriage on the victim and why we should all fight child marriages. 23:00 Islam is not the ONLY reason for child marriages 26:40 Reacting to Yasir Qadhi’s apologetics on Aisha’s marriage to Muhammad. 34:20 Hadith – Aisha playing with dolls and other children. 35:30 Reacting to Yasir Qadhi’s take on Aisha’s marriage to Muhammad – Was this an ideal situation for Aisha? 46:28 Why do Muslims revere Muhammad so much when they are the same people responsible for wiping out his whole family? 47:36 What is Ifk? 48:20 Hadith – Muhammad’s dreams about Aisha and Abu Bakr’s reaction 51:25 Why is it only Muhammad and not his companions married a wife that young? 52:44 Reacting to Yasir Qadhi’s take on Aisha’s marriage to Muhammad – People matured faster in the old days? 58:36 Comments from the live chat – Why not have a live debate with Yasir Qadhi instead of reacting to his videos? 1:05:23 Reacting to Yasir Qadhi’s apologetics on Aisha’s marriage to Muhammad – was Aisha’s marriage a happy marriage? 1:17:00 Comments from the live chat. 1:21:25 Reacting to Hamza Yusaf’s apologetics on Aisha’s marriage to Muhammad – was it customary or religious? 1:27:17 Alternative views on Aisha’s age and child marriage in the Quran – chapter on divorcing immature girls. 1:33:24 Reacting to Hamza Yusaf’s apologetics on Aisha’s marriage to Muhammad – were the companions extraordinary men? 1:48:40 How did Abdullah justify all the stuff in Islam when he was a Muslim 1:51:10 Technical issues – no audio. 1:52:34 Is it safe for children to have sex before they are mature or physically ready? 1:55:00 Comments from the live chat. 1:57:55 Reacting to Hamza Yusaf’s apologetics on Aisha’s marriage to Muhammad 2:00:00 Comments from the live chat 2:02:12 Reacting to Hamza Yusaf’s apologetics on Aisha’s marriage to Muhammad 2:10:08 Comments from the live chats 2:11:36 Saudi Children left behind and other contemporary news. 2:17:40 Final remarks The post 125 – Debunking Yasir Qadhi and Hamza Yusuf on the age of Aisha first appeared on Friendly Exmuslim Podcast .

In this episode, I went into detail debunking Yasir Qadhi and Hamza Yusuf's apologetics on the age of Aisha. Both of these men are highly regarded sheikhs in the Muslim community and their arguments are usually used by Muslims. Although both Hamza Yusuf and Yasir Qadhi agreed that in the present-day child marriages are harmful and must be banned, they both found twisted and contorted ways to excuse Aisha's marriage to Muhammad. They argued that child marriages were the norm back then although there are no other companions who had wives that young. They also tried to recycle some of the usual ridiculous arguments that Muslims use to justify Muhammad's actions. I also took comments and questions from the audience on this issue. This was a very insightful and interactive episode. I invite you to take a listen. YouTube version of this podcast: https://youtu.be/pQLUgxdBn1c Timestamps: 0:00 Introductions 1:20 Are people leaving Islam because of the Islamic teachings or because of bad treatment at the hands of Muslims or other reasons? 7:55 Discretion of Ahmadiyya graves y police in Pakistan 9:20 Aisha’s age and the Sharma controversy. 13:46 The impact of child marriage on the victim and why we should all fight child marriages. 23:00 Islam is not the ONLY reason for child marriages 26:40 Reacting to Yasir Qadhi’s apologetics on Aisha’s marriage to Muhammad. 34:20 Hadith - Aisha playing with dolls and other children. 35:30 Reacting to Yasir Qadhi’s take on Aisha’s marriage to Muhammad - Was this an ideal situation for Aisha? 46:28 Why do Muslims revere Muhammad so much when they are the same people responsible for wiping out his whole family? 47:36 What is Ifk? 48:20 Hadith - Muhammad’s dreams about Aisha and Abu Bakr’s reaction 51:25 Why is it only Muhammad and not his companions married a wife that young? 52:44 Reacting to Yasir Qadhi’s take on Aisha’s marriage to Muhammad - People matured faster in the old days? 58:36 Comments from the live chat - Why not have a live debate with Yasir Qadhi instead of reacting to his videos? 1:05:23 Reacting to Yasir Qadhi’s apologetics on Aisha’s marriage to Muhammad - was Aisha’s marriage a happy marriage? 1:17:00 Comments from the live chat. 1:21:25 Reacting to Hamza Yusaf’s apologetics on Aisha’s marriage to Muhammad - was it customary or religious? 1:27:17 Alternative views on Aisha’s age and child marriage in the Quran - chapter on divorcing immature girls. 1:33:24 Reacting to Hamza Yusaf’s apologetics on Aisha’s marriage to Muhammad - were the companions extraordinary men? 1:48:40 How did Abdullah justify all the stuff in Islam when he was a Muslim 1:51:10 Technical issues - no audio. 1:52:34 Is it safe for children to have sex before they are mature or physically ready? 1:55:00 Comments from the live chat. 1:57:55 Reacting to Hamza Yusaf’s apologetics on Aisha’s marriage to Muhammad 2:00:00 Comments from the live chat 2:02:12 Reacting to Hamza Yusaf’s apologetics on Aisha’s marriage to Muhammad 2:10:08 Comments from the live chats 2:11:36 Saudi Children left behind and other contemporary news. 2:17:40 Final remarks