0:01 Introduction 1:25 Why was the book’s cover image chosen? 2:32 The legacy of Ishmael 10:55 Should Muslims embrace being outsiders in society? 13:06 Why does the Muslim belong in Europe more than the atheist? 22:45 Is it easier for white Muslims to be both European and Muslim than those from minority backgrounds? 24:24 Culture and Islām in the West 28:52 Should Muslims be more involved in Western literature, as well as modern forms of it? 31:33 Why should Muslims try and solve societal ills when we ourselves are in most need of help? 35:35 The relationship between Muslims and the environment 45:13 Climate change and Muslims 47:02 European populism reflecting chronic, spiritual recession 1:00:14 ‘Tanfīr’: Muslims who drive people away from Islām 1:05:17 Don’t Muslims have a right to be angry? 1:12:35 Q&A 1:12:41 Where does Ismāʿīl’s story end? 1:17:43 Should Muslims avoid the internet and online platforms, particularly when it comes to education? 1:21:11 How does the Muslim leader deal with the mistrust of classical authority? Should they be active online? 1:22:29 How do we deal with the secular narratives of Afghanistan? 1:27:15 How do speak about British Islām or French Islām in the context of a globalised, monocultural world? 1:31:54 What does it mean to be Sharīʿah-compliant in the West? 1:32:29 What is the best way to ward off atheism in the next generation? 1:34:19 Conclusion
If I missed anything or if there are any mistakes or suggestions for improvement, please let me know. Thank you CMC for making this content available. May Allāh Subḥānahu wa Taʿālā bless and preserve you, the Shaykh, the hostess and all those involved. These talks really are a breath of fresh air and this particular conversation really was an instantiation of the beauty manifest within the outdoor setting.
@@CambridgeMuslimCollege Alḥamdulillāh, it is my pleasure and I feel honoured that there’s been benefit enough in the above list to include it within the video. Also, it appears at least one question was missed which I’ve reproduced below, which I thought you may wish to include as well: 1:14:31 How can Muslims be heirs to a fleeting sense of Britishness?
Would it be possible to have another session about the pedagogy and education of our children as parents? We were born in Europe. We got married and now we have children. Unlike our parents, we have this double culture which is both an advantage and a disadvantage. We are faced with new challenges every day, particularly concerning the education of our children. If Sheikh Abdul Hakim Mourad could give us some leads and advice on this subject, it would be very beneficial to us.
Recently completed this book. An absolute masterpiece. In my humble opinion, this book should be part of the Darul Uloom curriculum in western Madrasas.
@@alexanderv7702 Difficult for a layman like myself to give you a book review but the book discusses a plethora of key topics/issues/challenges that concern every Muslim in Europe and offers some profound, visionary solutions.
Islam is an ocean of knowledge. This man is blessing from Allah, not just for Muslims, but for Europeans and the west, if they would only open their hearts and ears
his sincerity touches a chord in your heart perhaps. I too am very impressed by his intellect , his selfless efforts to 'tailor' Islam to the Brits . As a scholar he had the ability to absorb the entire Islamic history and the Sharia . He has taught himself Arabic . A really impressive and lovable man . You have good reason to feel that way about him .
I'm must be the only Muslim who connects with nature where I live. All other Muslims where I live are so concerned about making money or what possessions they have. The salat has become more automatonic for some than a act of connectivness with the Divine. Taking a walk in the country side or a bike ride reciting the Recitation in the presence of nature(and subsequently the Divine)is good for the heart and soul
Wallahi, I was wiping tears of joy, smiling and just simply in awe of this conversation. The ease with which Shaykh Abdul Hakim Murad weaves different elements of the human civilisation, is simply breathtaking! The Shaykh is blessed with Prophetic light which is being transmitted through digital technology. May Allah most High preserve the Shaykh and the Interviewing sister.
I gifted a copy of the maroon Burdah Sharif that was translated by Shaykh Abdul Hakim. The recipient- 'nonmuslim-' was brought to tears over the beauty of the copy!💚. May they be guided to Islam!. Ameen! ✨💫⭐💚
Thank you. Very good interview. As a muslim in europe we need more advices about how we manage our life in western countries. The world change fast and we need to deal with that. ❤️👍
I have watched a few lectures of the sheikh only but I simply adore the way he presents the message of Islam so aesthetically it becomes inevitable to undeny his message , believes or values
Abdul Murad Hakim is a great Islamic scholar and I've learned alot from his lectures which I have recorded onto DVD. And I was born into a Muslim family. His brother is a great football correspondent who I follow also
Would it be possible to have another session about the pedagogy and education of our children as parents? We were born in Europe. We got married and now we have children. Unlike our parents, we have this double culture which is both an advantage and a disadvantage. We are faced with new challenges every day, particularly concerning the education of our children. If Sheikh Abdul Hakim Mourad could give us some leads and advice on this subject, it would be very beneficial to us.
Thank you for such great session yesterday. Yet to read the book iA. Plz continue with the excellent work and services CMC and Shaykh are providing to the community!
Great show/programme.Thanks. Further enhances my knowledge of Islam with Jewish and Christian roots - learning started in 2009 following Chis Hewer's evening classes - Understanding Islam in a church hall in London. Abdal Murad/Tim Winter was made known also via Blogging Theology/Paul Williams. He is very good in his presentation. I like his concept of Islam adapting to England and English culture. Thus confirming the universality of Islam cf Catholic nature of Christianity. His elucidation and lessons of extremes of Islam and Spanish Inquisition, etc is coming out clearly. God bless him. He is an ambassador for Islam. He has been to the Vatican. Thus the message of Pope Francis ? - Fratelli Tutti - On Fraternity and Social Friendship (of humanity). Good Dawah work is good. PS: Also see Ingrid Mattson's (from London, Ontario, Canada) lectures.
Jazakallahu khairan CMC for uploading this! Couldn't make it to the event yesterday :( but alhamdulillah we can follow this superbe conversation here :-D
Judi to the interviewer for being able to co duct such an amazing interview with such great scholar who seemed to be be blessed with the worlds of knowledge and eloquence! The last is very well read and well informed / well spoken Masha Allah
It's the universalizing force of Islam that allows those who are or become Muslim to become indigenized, even more so than one who is indigenous but who has departed from their ancestral universal values.
It is important that the people to make the changes in society start as or mostly include minorities and the oppressed, but to bring in the principles to the material and psychological culture of those who are not deemed as secondary.
Thank you for the good work and the masterpiece of your book.. my Allah protect you and give you good health and continue to do talks to spread the truth message of Islam for humanity at Large .. thanks
Nature is the missing link in our lives. We need to be part of this world not just observing it from afar, otherwise our souls will be in grave danger.
Thank you for sharing this, so illuminating as always, Shk Murad is a gem for our community, also the sister presenting is brilliant mahshAllah 🙏🏼 Please may I ask if the talk from Shaykh Adeyinka Mendes and Muneera Pilgrim is available? Thanks so much for all your help and work in sharing these fantastic resources! 🙏🏼
The host's eye contact is so hilarious. She's so humbled by the vast knowledge Sheikh Murad has. And the fact he was not making eye contact with her made her situation unbearable. She was looking all around the place and sometimes simply closing her eyes and surrendering for the flux of knowledge 😊. It was cute. Great questions and great discussion though. I wish it was a daily program.
Salaam, this was a beautiful lecture. Could you please add this to the Spotify podcast and keep it updated? It's a much more convenient form of listening than RU-vid. Thanks!
About Professor Javed Ahmed Ghamidi, he can be right or wrong but his level of tolerance and morals are commendable and example for every scholar of this era and should follow suit, I not only believe that there is no scholar of his stature profundity of religious thought and precision of its understanding and lucidity of his articulation in the Muslim word, but I also believe that I have yet to see anybody more profound just and humane than Professor Javed Ahmed Ghamidi sahib, when it comes to commentary on social issues including human rights. May Allah bless his countless blessings upon Ghamdi sb! Ameeeeeen. ( USTAAD MOHTARAM MAY YOUR SEED PROSPER GOD WILLING)
German Christians like this human being are so beautiful human beings. Thank goes to God! (I know he is Muslim, but such beauty is traditional European Christian beauty, just to look on the calmness of his posture, which I did not found in traditional or modern Islamic scholars, is typically an imprint which is of Christian-Germanic origin). Much Greetings!
Imam AHM is one of the top notch Islamic scholar in the world right now. He has wealth of knowledge on pretty much everything. Just listen to him and follow him and you don't have to go to any college or university. Thanks,
A point that needs to be stressed is that Islam is a 'universal' message. Sadly , the cultural baggage it carries does not help to reveal this most important aspect of our Religion .Its Universality . There is no such thing as Muslim attire for both men and women. Modesty and public decency are the requisites and are applicable to any society in whatever time . I condone the idea that Muslim Information Centers and Mosques should be run ONLY by those who are from the community where they are set up . The local Muslim converts understand the people better and are informed of the history and culture of the place . Importing Muslim 'clerics' from the Middle East or Elsewhere may alienate would be converts and those who simply frequent centers in search of information about Islam .
The point is that the Shaykh should altogether avoid discussing race or local artistic expressions since he immediately falls into error. Furthermore, it is the bad habit of a colonial mind-set to focus so much on dividing Muslims from each other along racial or ethnic lines.
@@wafaabdullah2172 Hi Wafa, however, the colonial mind-set is very hard to remove if you belong to the colonizer group. Having said that there are good examples of white British converts who do not accept the mind-set and implicit bias of having been a colonial power. I can think of the likes of converts like Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall who would never dare think, let alone utter, such illogical ideas about races and ethnic minorities. Hakim is not necessarily a good example of what a convert should be saying.
Salaam Wafa . I agree that Martin Lings and Cat Stevens are very fine examples. You get a very warm feeling listening to them and unlike Hakim they are not ideological or self-promoting 'professional Muslims'. Not at all smug or conceited.
@M Ahmed The Pakistani community in the UK may need a Pakistani to provide guidance when needed , you are correct , the person to lead a community should be one of them .
Have those questions of renewable energy and green orientations been asked to thr Sheikh elsewhere? Just had a déjà-vu with Morroco having most of renewable energy in the world 🤔
When I watched him describe 9/11 as a "Middle East temper tantrum" I knew that Hakim had again fallen into error. Blaming the entire Middle East for 9/11 is not only racist but this highlights his bad habit of making sweeping generalisations about groups who are "Other" than white or British. He identifies problems in other Muslim ethnic minority communities like Arabs Turks Moroccans but not his own. Hakim suggests that ethnic minority Muslims should simply drop their ethnicity in order to "fit in" - this seems to be exactly what the far right racists have always wanted.
@M Ahmed Indeed, there is nothing jarring or ugly about these Eastern architectural forms even when pitched against a typically British or English landscape. It simply adds colour, form and vibrancy in most instances. Hakim's jaundiced, highly personal and somewhat tired observations are not surprising given the deviance of Brexit thinking which is intent on destroying the cosmopolitan outlook of our Universities. I doubt very much that many eminent and truly noble English scholarly converts such as Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall and others would ever dare to think, let alone actually utter such trivializing comments about Muslim communities in the manner with which Hakim has for so long gotten away. Being 'Muslim' does not excuse him from much needed criticism for his racialized journalistic diatribe (and very crude stereotyping) which he almost always prefers over and above real academic discernment. The same argument is applicable to Russian Orthodox Churches and Hindu temples which are exquisitely beautiful set against a dreary English backdrop. This does not, however, mean that there is nothing intrinsically beautiful about classical English artistic forms; only that Hakim is not the person to put his finger on what they are and, due to his incessantly sloppy thinking, probably will never be in a position to fully understand or contemplate. Unfortunately, as a 'great scholar' he is shockingly inarticulate, as is clear from his many ill-chosen self-promoting videos on RU-vid.
@@DavidSmith-zl2ww Brilliant! Thank you David for your insight. Unfortunately, being 'a professional Muslim' these days like Hakim is no longer a guarantee for being objective, intelligent or smart on any of the important issues of the day.
Assalamu Alaikum Waraham Matullahave Wabarkatuhu For The World Brother And Sister Familys. Allah Din Islam Nur Rul Karim For Allah Banda Rosul Lul Ummad Kuldu Niyar....
Travelling home best read ever, could not put the book down. More please soon. Please can you come and participate in a multifaith event up north with book talk.
I understand that you want to voice what your beliefs are, I have read some of your replies from other comments, but I believe you need to personally meet the shaykh because your points are not really insightful as you are simply just reacting to something the shaykh has said or mentioned but if you raised some of your issues up with him he would explain the narrative and thinking behind what he meant personally against what you are assuming he means. You don't need to criticize just simply agree or disagree with what you want to do and first and foremost we should look for criticisms in ourselves first before trying to pinpoint somebody else's, But I do understand what you mean mate. 👍
@@bassy786 What the Shaykh thinks or says is clear from the video. Since the video has been made public the Shaykh is open to criticism of the constructive kind. I do not need to raise the matter personally with the Shaykh since his comments are not private and I am not one of his followers. Perhaps, in hindsight, he should not have ventured into the politics of race since he is obviously very much out of touch.
@@DavidSmith-zl2ww Everyone has their own experience of politics and race issues, for instance me and you will both have different views he's maybe developed his answers based on his own experiences and what he has discovered and the reason I said you would need to personally ask the shaykh is because you can get a sense of what he actually means and ask him what he means by his sayings, I'm sure it would be nore beneficial than a comment of constructive criticism which the shaykh will never probably even see the comment so cannot be constructive if it is not helping him and he cannot see what point's you disagree with, nobody from the comment section can help you understand the shayhks point of view more than the shaykh himself and it doesn't matter if you are not his follower or not I'm pretty sure he would not be reluctant to have a friendly discussion with you.
I met a Ratheyon employee in a local park last year who told me in detail how 9/11 was an inside job. It was a surreal experience. Like Matrix. He was in charge of painting the planes (PODs) not knowing that they were going to be used in that "exercise" ... insane. He said he threw up when he recognised the planes he painted on Tv a few months later ... and demanded an early retirement from the military. .. Anyway, why is the interviewer absentminded?
Atheism and materialism is the greatest challenge to Muslims in the west and other religious traditions. 'were you created by nothing? Did you self create yourself? Or were you created by something?', only the reader can answer that
Thank you David. Shaykh Hakim plays on his own very peculiar perception of the 'vulnerability' of an ethnic minority person. Hakim's assumption is that being from minority (with distinct racial/religious characteristics) places you in a disadvantageous position vis-a-vis the majority. This crude reduction makes it easy for Hakim to bash minorities or to suggest that they have failed to 'integrate' with local traditions and norms whilst failing himself to put his finger on which 'local traditions' the poor minorities should adopt.
Thanks Wafa - Well, going to the pub is a local tradition but I very much doubt that Hakim would want his followers to do that since Alcohol is forbidden. He could suggest going to football matches, playing cricket or ensuring that they adopt afternoon tea ceremonies with cake but these are social rather than cultural practices. As for religion, he could try to make Imams resemble English parish vicars without the dog collar but again this would fail as any lay Muslim can function as an Imam ( unless you are a believer in Imamology like the Shi'a). However crude and simplistic Hakim's stereotypes are they are wholly compatible with the darkened xenophobia of Brexit. We can only hope for a much needed return to the cosmopolitan outlook of our more enlightened ancestors (before Brexit) who respected Enlightenment ideals. One only needs to look at the lives of many eminent non-racist Brits like Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall to see exactly how far Hakim has fallen.
