The fear tactic is a tactic that's used by people who want to maintain control, and it's very effective.
Hamza YusufI'm amazed at the courage of the journalists on the frontlines in Iraq, but we need intellectual courage in our community.
Hamza YusufPeople have to be exposed to Muslims, just experience Muslims; talk to them. Reach out, read about Islam, try to find out about it.
Hamza YusufWe 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 Yusuf