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Sheikh Hamza is not coming clean completely. He would gain my respect when he also highlights the shameful behavior of Egyptian, Jordan, UAE, Saudi, Irani, Pakistani governments by their inability and tacit approval for carrying out this genocide. They only care about their Kingdoms. They need to be pointed and called out and they must be pressured to do more. Otherwise, I am afraid, these are just crocodile tears.
@@mrkashifhaqwhat leverage do those countries truly have. Almost all of them are in enormous debt where the populace is living in abject poverty, especially place like Egypt. Also those countries were impacted by internal chaos caused by sectarian Muslims themselves for decades that have completely weakened them. We have to be honest about the situation.
There are plenty of tearful videos online about the Palestinian plight. How about something less cliched: a conversation about the facilitation of the oppression by powerful Muslim countries such as the UAE. As Muslims, surely it's ourselves, our own, whom we should examine first. Isn't this why rightly admire Chomsky and Finkelstein et. al.
May God bless Sheikh Hamza for striving for peace in the world. Chris Hedges is also amazing who sacrificed his career for speaking the truth. Thank you Zaytuna for a great session.
Indeed, may Allah bless Shaykh Hamza. I am one of those who have benefited tremendously from him since I met him in 1998. However, that doesn't mean he has to be right on every issue. On his closeness to the UAE regime and the sell-out that is the Abraham Accords, I think he is wrong.
Many people deliberately malign Shaykh Hamza Yusuf for petty sectarian reasons. His contributions to the Ummah and humanity as a whole would one day be truly appreciated after we have got rid of our "hasad".
Exactly. The purposefully slander of SHY has been a disgusting thing to witness. But as someone old enough to remember the same sectarian haters have been doing this pretty much all of SHY public life. Little do they know how much he weeps and prays for them.
@@WhiteFalconsofAllah evidence? If you mean being a panel discussion member of council of promoting peace? The previous Syrian comments were based in reality. The question was rooted in what benefit to Muslims lives did any of the Arab spring revolts bring. All they brought was death, destruction, apostasy, and systemic failure at the societal level
@@mrkashifhaq "They only care about their Kingdoms." And you only care about your self and your opinions. Hamza Yusuf doesn't need your respect. He has cultivated more respect for the Islamic tradition than most anyone of our time.
@@archivalfootage1 Prophet Muhammad SAAW said "In the near future there will be Amirs and you will like their good deeds and dislike their bad deeds. One who sees through their bad deeds (and tries to prevent their repetition by his band or through his speech), is absolved from blame, but one who hates their bad deeds (in the heart of his heart, being unable to prevent their recurrence by his hand or his tongue), is (also) safe ( so far as God's wrath is concerned). But one who approves of their bad deeds and imitates them is spiritually ruined. People asked (the Holy Prophet): Shouldn't we fight against them? He replied: No, as long as they say their prayers." Sahih Muslim 1854a
Last week i dream of meeting Syaikh Hamza Yusuf. I cried in that dream, and i found my eyes full of tears just after wake up. I told my son whose name is Hamza Yusuf - i named after syaikh -, about the dream and I hug my 10years son and ask him, have a love and ghirah for this deen like syaikh. Jazakallah Syaikh.
This excellent discussion would have been even better if Sheikh Hamza invited the actual author of the book, Dr.Khalidi to come on and discuss. It is important, where possible to engage the authors directly. Maybe this can happen in the future.
I would speculate that Rashid Khalidi rejected the invite because Bin Bayyah pushed the Abraham accords which he considers a betrayal. Chris Hedges mentions this at the start. Zaytuna may likely remove that bit soon.
I love SHY and he changed my life. I don't know Bin Bayyah and trust SHY when he says his scholarly credentials are beyond question. Saying that, the best thing you can say about Bin Bayyah is that he is naive politically. There is a reason why a well known hardcore Zionist organisation gave him an award. @@karimb972
Over the past month, we’ve been hearing so much slanders-accusations towards Sheikh. Nice to hear two nuanced thinkers in an age of polarized tribal/ sectarian noise Thank you @sheikh Hamza for this brilliant discussion and analysis
اللَّهُمَّ أَصْلِحْ أُمَّةَ مُحَمَّدٍ اللَّهُمَّ فَرِّجْ عَنْ أُمَّةِ مُحَمَّدٍ اللَّهُمَّ ارْحَمْ أُمَّةَ مُحَمَّدٍ O Allah, help and protect the people of Palestine. O Allah, ease their pain and suffering. O Allah, bestower of Mercy, bestow your mercy on them. O Allah, open people’s hearts to give in this time of crisis. O Allah, help those who are in need, wherever they may be.
Shaykh Hamza Yusuf is always on the right side Mash'Allah. Right side of History, Afghanistan, defended the Afghan people in 2001, Syria, Iraq and Palestine. People say what they want, Imran Hossein and Hamza Yusuf only scholars i've seen deal with difficult political subjects in end times.
Sheikh Hamza, I saw you twice in my dreams around 2012 when I didn't even know who you were. That's when I started listening to your lectures on RU-vid. Please make Dua for me and my siblings if you read this. ♥️
@@shabanakha73 - In the first dream, I just his face. All I knew about him was that he's some American convert. Later found out he's an actual sheikh with nasb. - In the second dream, I entered an office space which looked like a new room of a newspaper with journalists sitting at their desks. Sh.Hamza's office was like the editor's office. Door was open, he was sitting at his desk. I walked in, he gave me his pen and told me to go and write. Later when I saw his lectures, I found out about the importance of the pen and what it means in the eyes of God, angels and Islamic knowledge in the Quran. - Me and my friends were going full extreme. I told them about the dream. When we started listening to his lectures, we finally gained our senses Al hamduliAllah. Sh.Hamza has nasb and ilm. Nasb is part of the Deen.
Thank you to all for this wonderful conversation. Chris Hedges thank you for your bravery and for speaking the truth. You are a great human being. So glad I found this on RU-vid. Bless you all. We are with the people of Palestine... Always
This was a good interview. College students would benefit greatly if they watch this. The upcoming generation is smart and need to understand the importance of good communication and concentrations in the english language is vital. Journalist, lawyers, media professionals are needed.
Thank you. Its academics like you that islam and this worlds needs. I learnt so much and in this difficult time inspired on how i can contribute. Also Hamza heart is so pure he never insults anyone even when he does not like what they are doing. I know he takes inspiration from prophet mohd.and tries to emulates him.
And there are people out there slandering Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, accusing him of selling out and not standing up for our Palestinian brothers and sisters. Subhan Allah
Palestinians have told us what they want: shout it in the streets and beg your governments to stop. Hamza's paltry responses seem to even throw Chris hedges off (1:02, 1:07) It comes down to this: we are in a crises. The Palestinians have told us what they need. And not one request was philosophizing. A response to Palestinians would be Zaytuna college organizing protests. And coordinating political power hours (students calling representatives). The Palestinians have asked us to shout and Hamza is whispering.
The Middle East Eye posted a video out of context where they intentionally distorted Hamza Yusuf's position about Palestine. In their video description they said things that have nothing to do with his actual views. Please, you have to publish a video and clarify things to people who can be misled by such channels.
A very interesting discussion, I follow Mr Hedges and his wisdom and writing is always substantive. As a War correspondent he was second to none, as a man his witness demonstrates deep integrity and as a scholar and intellectual he is a great force for good. All the guests were interesting ~ As for the Palestinians there must be a solution. Personally I would like to see a one state solution, where the two parties live in peace, respect and equal justice AKA South Africa.. Let it be so.. Thank you Mr Yousuf for this presentation... The Auden Quotation at the end is one of Chris's favourites and mine too....
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A wise person once said that if you want to straighten out a plate of cooked spaghetti, it’s easier to first separate every piece individually and then straighten them out
A crucial takeaway is we have to become sophisticated on PR and spreading the Message of Islam. People have to be reminded of who are the rightful inheritors of the Holy lands.
Attacking civilians is prohibited in Islam. If we do not condemn attacking civilians, then with the same logic, the enemy has a right to commit genocide, as they are doing. Muslims must abide by Shari'a at all times, not only when it suits us. There will always be war and bloodshed, this does not mean we behave without morals.
Does Islam also speak about annexation of occupation. Like, what does Islam expect people who are literally confined to a small area, all food and power controlled by outside forces, they get carped bombed every few years. Does Islam put that into context? No offence to Muslims, but since you justified genocide.
@@alvodin6197 Traditional Sunni Islam has strong guidelines for rules of war, which you can easily research. There is no concept of revenge or bloodlust in Islam. If there is a battle against occupation or religious freedom, it must target the military only.
@@arbitScaleModels The problem is... "Wahhabis" don't believe it. Until recently, in the 20th century, especially after the War on Terror, they (officially) considered it perfectly legitimate to target civilians (kuffars). For example, the followers of MIAW in Karbala and throughout the Arabian Peninsula, or the modern movements (you know who). They use the classical ahkam of the Shafi'i and Hanbali madhabs to legitimize it.
@human0_0skull It's not my business what others believe or don't believe. There are good scholars to deal with them. I am not a scholar, but our traditional ulama taught to avoid bloodshed at all costs.
@@alvodin6197As Muslims we have a moral code that is enshrined once we accept the covenant that Allah has given us. And what that means is that through both trial and ease we have to live up to the moral codes that are obligated in Islam. It is incredibly hard and we will falter but that moral code is there. May Allah protect our brothers and sisters and grant them victory. أَمۡ حَسِبۡتُمۡ أَن تَدۡخُلُوا۟ ٱلۡجَنَّةَ وَلَمَّا یَأۡتِكُم مَّثَلُ ٱلَّذِینَ خَلَوۡا۟ مِن قَبۡلِكُمۖ مَّسَّتۡهُمُ ٱلۡبَأۡسَاۤءُ وَٱلضَّرَّاۤءُ وَزُلۡزِلُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ یَقُولَ ٱلرَّسُولُ وَٱلَّذِینَ ءَامَنُوا۟ مَعَهُۥ مَتَىٰ نَصۡرُ ٱللَّهِۗ أَلَاۤ إِنَّ نَصۡرَ ٱللَّهِ قَرِیبࣱ﴿ ٢١٤ ﴾ • Abdul Haleem: Do you suppose that you will enter the Garden without first having suffered like those before you? They were afflicted by misfortune and hardship, and they were so shaken that even [their] messenger and the believers with him cried, ‘When will God’s help arrive?’ Truly, God’s help is near. Al-Baqarah, Ayah 214
Christmas is cancelled in Bethlehem this year- baby Jesus is in the rubble. Pray for peace and that Palestinians will have their own, legitimate statehood. I stand with Palestine.✊🏾🇵🇸
I just want to correct something. The Maghrebian gate is not the Moroccan gate. Actually, Jerusalem has more Maghrebin of Algerian origin than Moroccan. The word Maghrebi is badly translated as Moroccan when it means North African ( Tunisian, Algerian and Moroccan). Sidi Boumediene of Tlemcen had his hand cut off during a war against Crusaders in Palestine and it was buried in Jerusalem where there is a Waqf under his name in Jerusalem. So please , stop translating the Maghrebi gate as the Moroccan gate because it is not.
Abu Darda reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Verily, the angels lower their wings for the seeker of knowledge. The inhabitants of the heavens and earth, even the fish in the depths of the water, seek forgiveness for the scholar. The virtue of the scholar over the worshiper is like the superiority of the moon over the stars. The scholars are the inheritors of the Prophets. They do not leave behind gold or silver coins, but rather they leave behind knowledge. Whoever has taken hold of it has been given an abundant share. Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 3641 Grade: Sahih
I am Christian and a woman. I started reading Israeli news years ago at the promptings in prayer. My understanding of my religion has changed significantly in asking where is justice? and why is it so hard to forgive? So I don't know Islam, but I do know Judaic scriptures. Jesus said he didn't come to bring peace, but a sword; he said the truth will set you free. It is a hard lesson. But once you start to know who you are to god, you also know he honors with an unbreakable faith your prayers for your children, he will hold them like a shepherd and he will see his people through death. The enforced unity of an idea is a wrong idea. God says "You don't know my thoughts; my ways are not your ways." He says he does "new things." I believe He makes each person perfect for His kingdom. That is our same God. Jesus said to his few, rather thick in the head disciples, "I have others who are not of t his tribe." God is doing something. Thank you for your expressions of your experience and beliefs.
Perfect timing for UN Peacekeepers to steps in or it might be Wagner Group. Muslim could propose a new Artificial General Intelligence warfare ethics so that the west @world knows what's in our muslim future minds, where modern technology could differ between civilian VS army's. Assalamualaiqum peace be upon us all
Obviously the jews experienced during ww2 was not horrible enough for them because they now feel entitled to commit these same atrocities against Palestinians in Gaza.
The Israelis are in a fix now that the Chinese are concerned in solving the Paestinian0Israeli problem. Now they have to face 100+ UN members voting in favor of the Palestinians. Besides that the Jews now have to explain how did their god chose them when they are inferior to Hamas and why their god chose those who disobeyed his order?