This episode was recorded on December 28th, 2021. In this episode, Hamza Yusuf and I discuss the core beliefs of Islam, Hamza’s conversion, the importance of bridging religions, and the problem with our culture now. Hamza Yusuf is an American neo-traditionalist Islamic scholar, co-founder of Zaytuna College, and the author of seven books, including Purification of Heart: Signs, Symptoms, and Cures of the Spiritual Diseases of the Heart, Agenda to Change our Condition, and The Marvels of the Heart: Science of the Spirit. —Links—Follow Hamza on Instagram: https://instagram.com/shaykh_hamzayusufTwitter: https://twitter.com/sh_hamzayusufYouTube channel: https://youtube.com/user/SandalaMediaCenterEvery other Hamza link: https://linktr.ee/HamzaYusuf —Chapters—0:00 — Intro1:01 — Religious upbringing5:09 — Community &amp; freethinking7:03 — The glue that holds things together9:59 — The problem with our culture 10:01 — Arabic word for disbeliever 13:00 — Gratitude despite suffering17:02 — Jacques Lusseyran 20:53 — Repentance I30:11 — Cleanliness, prayer, discernment32:48 — Repentance II 33:55 — Hamza's conversion &amp; near-death experience40:24 — Preparing to die45:38 — What drew Hamza to Islam48:30 — Obedience to God—practically &amp; conceptually 50:29 — Islam vs. collectivist philosophies53:20 — Differentiating religious beliefs54:48 — Aurel Kolnai 57:23 — The idea of evil1:00:49 — Religiosity, atheism, values1:07:04 — Creation, evolution, consciousness1:09:26 — Islam in practice1:16:44 — Importance of bridging religions1:18:57 — Summary of Islam’s core beliefs 1:22:20 — Commonalities among religions #Islam #Atheism #Values #Gratitude #Religion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

255. What We Can All Learn From Islam & The Quran  | Hamza Yusuf & Jordan Peterson

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