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This episode was recorded on December 28th, 2021.
In this episode, Hamza Yusuf and I discuss the core beliefs of Islam, Hamza’s conversion, the importance of bridging religions, and the problem with our culture now.
Hamza Yusuf is an American neo-traditionalist Islamic scholar, co-founder of Zaytuna College, and the author of seven books, including Purification of Heart: Signs, Symptoms, and Cures of the Spiritual Diseases of the Heart, Agenda to Change our Condition, and The Marvels of the Heart: Science of the Spirit.
—Links—
Follow Hamza on Instagram: https://instagram.com/shaykh_hamzayusuf
Twitter: https://twitter.com/sh_hamzayusuf
YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/user/SandalaMediaCenter
Every other Hamza link: https://linktr.ee/HamzaYusuf
—Chapters—
0:00 — Intro
1:01 — Religious upbringing
5:09 — Community & freethinking
7:03 — The glue that holds things together
9:59 — The problem with our culture
10:01 — Arabic word for disbeliever
13:00 — Gratitude despite suffering
17:02 — Jacques Lusseyran
20:53 — Repentance I
30:11 — Cleanliness, prayer, discernment
32:48 — Repentance II
33:55 — Hamza's conversion & near-death experience
40:24 — Preparing to die
45:38 — What drew Hamza to Islam
48:30 — Obedience to God—practically & conceptually
50:29 — Islam vs. collectivist philosophies
53:20 — Differentiating religious beliefs
54:48 — Aurel Kolnai
57:23 — The idea of evil
1:00:49 — Religiosity, atheism, values
1:07:04 — Creation, evolution, consciousness
1:09:26 — Islam in practice
1:16:44 — Importance of bridging religions
1:18:57 — Summary of Islam’s core beliefs
1:22:20 — Commonalities among religions
#Islam #Atheism #Values #Gratitude #Religion
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This episode was recorded on December 28th, 2021.
In this episode, Hamza Yusuf and I discuss the core beliefs of Islam, Hamza’s conversion, the importance of bridging religions, and the problem with our culture now.
Hamza Yusuf is an American neo-traditionalist Islamic scholar, co-founder of Zaytuna College, and the author of seven books, including Purification of Heart: Signs, Symptoms, and Cures of the Spiritual Diseases of the Heart, Agenda to Change our Condition, and The Marvels of the Heart: Science of the Spirit.
—Links—
Follow Hamza on Instagram: https://instagram.com/shaykh_hamzayusuf
Twitter: https://twitter.com/sh_hamzayusuf
YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/user/SandalaMediaCenter
Every other Hamza link: https://linktr.ee/HamzaYusuf
—Chapters—
0:00 — Intro
1:01 — Religious upbringing
5:09 — Community & freethinking
7:03 — The glue that holds things together
9:59 — The problem with our culture
10:01 — Arabic word for disbeliever
13:00 — Gratitude despite suffering
17:02 — Jacques Lusseyran
20:53 — Repentance I
30:11 — Cleanliness, prayer, discernment
32:48 — Repentance II
33:55 — Hamza's conversion & near-death experience
40:24 — Preparing to die
45:38 — What drew Hamza to Islam
48:30 — Obedience to God—practically & conceptually
50:29 — Islam vs. collectivist philosophies
53:20 — Differentiating religious beliefs
54:48 — Aurel Kolnai
57:23 — The idea of evil
1:00:49 — Religiosity, atheism, values
1:07:04 — Creation, evolution, consciousness
1:09:26 — Islam in practice
1:16:44 — Importance of bridging religions
1:18:57 — Summary of Islam’s core beliefs
1:22:20 — Commonalities among religions
#Islam #Atheism #Values #Gratitude #Religion
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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