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Hamza Yusuf
Hamza Yusuf
American Clergyman
Born: Jan 1, 1958
About Live People Religion World You
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Reason cannot calm the storm of emotion, and emotion usually wins, until it settles down and allows reason to rise again and apologize on behalf of it. Hamza Yusuf
Calm Down Rise Wins Emotion Until Behalf Storm Cannot Again Apologize Reason
In being aware of others' hunger, we contribute to a more empathic world. Hamza Yusuf
World Others Hunger More Contribute Being Aware
A tree grows. If you're staying the same, something is wrong. You're not alive. Hamza Yusuf
You Tree Alive Staying Something Wrong Same Grows
Many people in the West do not realise how oppressive some Muslim states are - both for men and for women. This is a cultural issue, not an Islamic one. Hamza Yusuf
Women People Men States Muslim Some Both Islamic How Issue West Cultural Oppressive Realise Many
All of the people are the dependents of Allah. Hamza Yusuf
People Allah
Islam was hijacked on that September 11, 2001, on that plane, as an innocent victim. Hamza Yusuf
Innocent Islam Victim September Hijacked Plane
People can't think when their minds are clouded with fear. Hamza Yusuf
People Fear Think Minds Clouded
I know that people can live celibate lives. I did it myself for many years. Hamza Yusuf
Myself People Live Know Years Did Celibate Many Lives
I would rather live as a Muslim in the West than in most of the Muslim countries, because I think the way Muslims are allowed to live in the West is closer to the Muslim way. Hamza Yusuf
Live Think Way Muslim Muslims Would Rather Allowed Countries Most Because West Than Closer
September 11 was a wake-up call to me. I don't want to contribute to the hate in any shape or form. I now regret in the past being silent about what I have heard in the Islamic discourse and being part of that with my own anger. Hamza Yusuf
Me Anger Hate Regret Past Own September Silent About My Own Shape Part Call Islamic Discourse Heard Wake-Up Call Contribute Any Being Want Form In The Past Now
Katrina did much more damage than anything the terrorists could ever put together. Hamza Yusuf
Together More Could Put Terrorists Than Did Anything Much Katrina Ever Damage
When a man wrote a political screed against the IRS and flew into its building, he was deemed mentally ill, even though it was clearly a political act. There's a double standard, which is: If his name is Muhammad, it's automatically terrorism. Hamza Yusuf
Terrorism Man Political Building Though Mentally He Clearly Name Wrote Political Act His Automatically Which IRS Against Double Act Flew Standard Muhammad Ill Deemed Even
America is about choices, including those to live certain lifestyles. Hamza Yusuf
Live Those About Lifestyles America Certain Choices Including
ISIS is very similar to the Kharijites, who were a toxic off-shoot of Islam. It's not Islam; it's a perversion of Islam, and to label these militant externalities as Islam is to legitimize their actions. Hamza Yusuf
Islam Similar Toxic Were Label Very Perversion Militant Who Actions
If you don't have religious fallibilism, you have immense problems. Hamza Yusuf
You Problems Immense Religious
I think that the idea of a war on an abstract noun is unacceptable. Hamza Yusuf
War Think Unacceptable Abstract Idea Noun
Americans are generally decent and fair people with a commitment to sense, but some of us, swept up by our passions, wade too far into a sea of sensibility. Hamza Yusuf
Commitment People Sense Too Our Some Generally Fair Wade Passions Up American Decent Sensibility Far Us Sea Swept
My great, great grandfather, Michael O'Hanson, fled the impending potato famine of Ireland and arrived in America in the early 1840s with his bride, Bridget. They headed for Philadelphia, the city of brotherly love and a mecca for Irish-Catholic immigrants then. Hamza Yusuf
Love Great Immigrants City Brotherly Potato Impending Headed Great-Grandfather Arrived His Ireland Michael America Famine Grandfather Then Mecca Bride Early Philadelphia
Much to the chagrin of the staunchly secular among us, religion shows no sign of going away. Predictions of the demise of religion, faith, tradition - and even God - have consistently been proven wrong. Hamza Yusuf
God Faith Religion Secular Consistently Sign Wrong Demise Proven Tradition Been Going Going Away Predictions Us Much Chagrin Even Shows Away Among
The greatest preventative to terrorism is Muslim religious literacy. Hamza Yusuf
Terrorism Muslim Religious Greatest Literacy
Our world is increasingly interdependent and pluralistic, and in order to ensure a civil future, we must get to know one another. Hamza Yusuf
Future World Increasingly Our Ensure Our World Must Civil Pluralistic Know Another Get Order Interdependent
The human family is a great one, and the Muslim branch is certainly worth knowing. Hamza Yusuf
Great Family Worth Muslim Great One Knowing Branch Human Human Family Certainly
You can condemn and criticize religion... all those things are fine, but you can't mock and disrespect people. Hamza Yusuf
Religion You People Disrespect Those Criticize Fine Condemn Mock Things
The Islamic tradition does show some areas of apparent incompatibility with the goals of women in the West, and Muslims have a long way to go in their attitudes towards women. But blaming the religion is again to express an ignorance both of the religion and of the historical struggle for equality of women in Muslim societies. Hamza Yusuf
Religion Ignorance Struggle Women Equality Goals Long Way Muslim Muslims Some Both Area Blaming Long Way Towards Attitudes Islamic Does Tradition Go West Historical Again Show Apparent Express Societies
We Muslims in the West, like Jews before us, grapple with the same issues that Jews of the past did: integration or isolation, tradition or reform, intermarriage or intra-marriage. Hamza Yusuf
Isolation Past Before Jews Muslims Like Tradition Issues West Integration Reform Did Same Us
Where you don't have people who have strong intellectual capacity, you get demagoguery. Hamza Yusuf
You People Strong Demagoguery Intellectual Get Where Capacity Who
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