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Reality of things is hidden in the realm of the unseen

Hamza Yusuf

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Hamza Yusuf
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: January 1
Islamic Scholar
Scholar
Writer
Walla Walla
Washington
Hamza Hanson
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Reality
Things
Unseen
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There's a statement in the Quran: There should be absolutely no compulsion in religion.
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In our inherent contradictions as humans, and in order to validate our own pain, we deny the pain of others. But it is in acknowledging the pain of others that we achieve fully our humanity.
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Everything that we do has a spiritual essence. There is a spiritual dimension in everything. All of life has meaning and everything that you do in life is in preparation for your great meeting. This great meeting is your meeting with your Lord, which is absolutely inevitable.
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For young people, if someone tells you: you are the future - say No! I'm the present. You have things to do right now.
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Where is your heart? Is your heart with God? Is it with your own ego or your lust? Is it with your greed, your pride, envy, or your resentment? This is a time where you can go into yourself and ask: Where is my heart? Ramadan is a time to give the heart back to the One who possesses the hearts.
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After that one fitnah, every time it calms down in one place, it starts somewhere else.
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Everyone’s a believer when things are going fine. The real faith is when one becomes patient with tribulations.
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I don't have any control over what other people do, and they don't represent me or my faith.
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Every civilization: Hindu, Buddhist, Confucianist, Christian, Jewish and Muslim, all of them understood that LEARNING was to make a BETTER HUMAN BEING, LEARNING was NOT to MAKE MORE MONEY It was to make a BETTER HUMAN BEING.
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Hypocrisy is wretched because the hypocrite says with his tongue what is not in his heart. He wrongs his tongue and oppresses his heart. But if the heart is sound, the condition of the tongue follows suit. We are commanded to be upright in speech, which is a gauge of the heart's state.
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People have to be exposed to Muslims, just experience Muslims talk to them. Reach out, read about Islam, try to find out about it.
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Force yourself to be humble, until it becomes second nature. Then it will be an unconscious activity.
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If Islam is not making you happy, then something is wrong with your Islam
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I know that people can live celibate lives, I did it myself for many years.
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I can't - and won't - impose my beliefs on others, either verbally or otherwise. I'm not going to judge people.
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If you had one word to describe the root of all this rage, it's humiliation.
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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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Allah knows exactly what to give you to help you return to Him. The events in your life are purposeful, appropriate & non-random.
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