Every civilization: by Hamza Yusuf

Every civilization:

Hamza Yusuf

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A democracy is predicated on an educated citizenry. You cannot have a democracy with people that are more interested in what Nicole Kidman is doing or whoever the latest fashion model is.

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There's a statement in the Quran: There should be "absolutely no... by Hamza Yusuf

There's a statement in the Quran: There should be "absolutely no compulsion in religion."

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There are 20,000 Muslim physicians in the United States, Americans putting their lives in the hands of Muslims every day.

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Muslims are peace-loving people generally. Among the young, yes, there are some militant attitudes. But a lot of it arises out of chivalry.

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In the Communist period, the revolutionaries, the leaders were almost always - Che Guevara, people like that - they were always from the middle class and the educated. And empathy is a very powerful emotion.

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I think that's deeply rooted in Muslim consciousness, the idea of not submitting to anything other than God. "You can abuse me, but you're not going to win me over. But if you treat me with respect and dignity, I'm going to fall in love with you. I'm going to sing your praises all over the world because you're powerful and you treated me with human dignity."

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Muhammad Ali put an end to the idea that you can't be an American... by Hamza Yusuf

Muhammad Ali put an end to the idea that you can't be an American and a Muslim.

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America has an immense amount of power, but it doesn't use it in any benevolent way. It uses it to maintain a status quo.

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I'm amazed at the courage of the journalists on the frontlines in Iraq, but we need intellectual courage in our community.

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I don't have the power to issue papal decrees. by Hamza Yusuf

I don't have the power to issue papal decrees.

Without discipline, Religion would be impossible by Hamza Yusuf

Without discipline, Religion would be impossible

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Muslims have been an almost entirely benevolent force in the 20th century. They did not wreak the havoc the Western powers wreaked on the world. They have not come anywhere near to the environmental degradation that we've done to the planet. So I think Muslims need to be seen in the proper light. They're mostly decent, hardworking people, people with deep family values, and they want to live in peace.

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The vast majority of Muslims would never accept the lawfulness of an active homosexual lifestyle. I don't see that happening. But there is also no authority in the tradition for any individual to take things into his own hands and impose their version of the religion on someone else.

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Knowledge is taken from breath, not lives in a book by Hamza Yusuf

Knowledge is taken from breath, not lives in a book

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There's no specific punishment in the books of fiqh (Islamic laws) that relate to homosexuality per se. They apply to any illicit sexual relations, including prohibited heterosexual acts like adultery. And the punishments are strong, but they are legal fictions because they are impossible to prove. You need four witnesses to say they witnessed (sexual) penetration. In what circumstances are you going to find someone to testify to that?

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If you had one word to describe the root of all this rage, it's h... by Hamza Yusuf

If you had one word to describe the root of all this rage, it's humiliation.

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There are irrational fears. If you see a woman wearing a hijab and fear is your first thought, something's really wrong.

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I know that people can live celibate lives, I did it myself for m... by Hamza Yusuf

I know that people can live celibate lives, I did it myself for many years.

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I definitely have sympathy for people who are struggling. I've met with young Muslims who have told me about their struggles.

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America is about choices, including those to live certain lifesty... by Hamza Yusuf

America is about choices, including those to live certain lifestyles.

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