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Hamza Yusuf (born Mark Hanson; 1958) [5] is an American Islamic neo-traditionalist, [6] [7] Islamic scholar, [3] [8] and co-founder of Zaytuna College. [ 2 ] [ 9 ] He is a proponent of classical learning in Islam and has promoted Islamic sciences and classical teaching methodologies throughout the world.
Sandala is the platform for Hamza Yusuf's publications, courses, podcasts, and media. Learn about his classical Islamic learning, Qur'anic anthropology, and criticism of extremism.
Hamza Yusuf is a prominent American Muslim scholar, author, and educator. He holds a PhD in Islamic Studies and teaches various subjects at Zaytuna College, where he is the president.
The Sacred Text Messages podcast with Hamza Yusuf provides an antidote to the modern madness by reconnecting us with God and His Messenger ﷺ. Listen to timeless wisdoms from sacred sources and...
- Early Life
- A Sought-After Sheikh
- Post-11 September
- Consolidation of A Philosophy
- The Arab Spring
- Black Lives Matter and Trump
- 'Culture Wars'
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Hamza Yusuf was born in 1958 in a Christian household in Washington state by the name of Mark Hanson. The family moved to northern California, where his father worked as an academic and his mother was involved in the civil rights movement. When he was 17, he narrowly survived a car accident that made him face up to the question of mortality and the...
On his return to the US in 1988, it was not long before Yusuf became known for his rousing lectures. He emerged as one of the more charismatic Muslim scholars in the country. For those struggling through a spiritual abyss of consumerist, hyper-modern America, Yusuf was its witty, cultured and polished Muslim equivalent that injected a type of estee...
The general consensus among scholars and researchers who have followed Yusuf since his early days as a Sheikh in America, is there was a monumental shift to his approach to politics after the attacks of 11 September 2001. According to Grewal, Yusuf was among the first to claim that Islam had been "hijackedby a discourse of anger and the rhetoric of...
Some observers suggest that Yusuf's change of heart vis-a-vis speaking up against oppression might have come as a result of the new pressures faced by American Muslims, and especially scholars, with the community under unprecedented scrutiny in the post 9/11 period. For others, many of whom experienced the unravelling of deep-seated Islamophobia, r...
In early 2011, millions of Egyptians took to the streets of Cairo, demanding that president Hosni Mubarak step down. In a blog in early February, Yusuf calledfor scholars "inside and outside Egypt to stand with the Egyptian people". He also went so far as to call for the removal of Mubarak. Yusuf also demonstrated a lucid understanding of geo...
At an event in Toronto in late 2016, barely weeks after Donald Trump had been elected president, Yusuf set off a series of gaffes that have followed him since. When asked if Muslims should be more supportive of Black Lives Matter (BLM), the civil rights movement focused on ending state violence against Black Americans, he categorically underminedth...
Though many Muslims in America prior to 9/11 supported the Republican Party for its conservative values, many have since moved towards the left, in light of the profiling and attacks on their civil rights. Some have done so despite an uneasiness or discomfort with the mainstreaming of LGBTQ issues on the left; they remain because of the escalation ...
Learn about the life and legacy of Hamza Yusuf, one of the most influential American Muslim scholars. Explore his journey from Christianity to Sufism, his alliances with governments and Trump, and his impact on Western Islam.
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 b...
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The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ promised us that 12,000 hearts united as one will not be defeated for lack of numbers. In this video, President Hamza Yusuf invites you to join 12000 Strong, our monthly giving program, and be a part of a community that strives to restore faith and character in education.
