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There's a statement in the Quran: There should be absolutely no compulsion in religion.
Hamza Yusuf
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Hamza Yusuf
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: January 1
Islamic Scholar
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Walla Walla
Washington
Hamza Hanson
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