Another Mother of the Believers
By Hamza Yusuf

On November 29, 2009, a majority of Swiss voters approved a proposed referendum to ban the construction of minarets in their nation. The following is a translation from Arabic of an address and commentary on the matter by Shaykh Abdullah bin Bayyah, president of The Global Center for Renewal [...]

Islam has a progressive tradition too
By Hamza Yusuf

When a Welsh resistance leader was captured and brought before the emperor in Rome, he said: “Because you desire to conquer the world, it does not necessarily follow that the world desires to be conquered by you.” Today one could offer an echo of this sentiment to western [...]

In Praise of God – The Prophet’s Birthday BBC World Service
By Hamza Yusuf

Produced by Caroline Donne, readings by Shazir Khan and Omar Eltayeb, recitation by (various)

Recitation/ Repentance verses

Twenty-six years ago I became a Muslim largely because I fell in love with a beautiful human being. “I was only sent to perfect noble character”, said the [...]

By Hamza Yusuf

An Interview with Shaykh Hamza Yusuf by Nazim Baksh

Q: The convenient response to those who revile your religion is to return the favor. The more virtuous position however is to forgive. Forgiveness as you know, while less in virtue when compared to love, nevertheless, can result in love. Love, by definition, does not [...]