We live in the age of Noah (a.s.) in the sense that a flood of distraction accosts us. It is a slow and subtle drowning. For those who notice it, they engage in the remembrance of God. The rites of worship and devotion to God's remembrance (dhikr) are planks of the ark. When Noah (a.s.) started to build his ark, his people mocked him and considered him a fool. But he kept building. He knew what was coming. And we know too.
Hamza YusufOpinion is not knowledge. You're entitled to your own opinion but you're not entitled to your own facts.
Hamza YusufAmerica has an immense amount of power, but it doesn't use it in any benevolent way. It uses it to maintain a status quo.
Hamza YusufWhatever is for the sake of Allah will go on and continue. Whatever is for other than Allah, it will end and be severed
Hamza YusufMuslims have been an almost entirely benevolent force in the 20th century. They did not wreak the havoc the Western powers wreaked on the world. They have not come anywhere near to the environmental degradation that we've done to the planet. So I think Muslims need to be seen in the proper light. They're mostly decent, hardworking people, people with deep family values, and they want to live in peace.
Hamza Yusuf