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**conurgenceDen** · 07-06-2012, 07:32 PM

Yes, some examples would be helpful because I too keep hearing 'he's changed', which is very vague.

You seem like a reasonable brother (abdulwahhab) so please try and provide some examples, since you have commented on the thread. You can point to other threads if you think they contain valid criticism, but I don't want to this myself as I don't know which of them are valid or invalid criticism.

Well his lectures before 9/11 were very much against Western foreign policy and the medias bigotry towards muslims, he would strongly and confidently tackle and refute those atttacks that were directed towards Islam, and his message to the youth was be confident be proud to be a muslim do not let the media have an inferiority complex about you being a muslim.

Post 9/11 his lectures were toned down and came across as apologetic towards the media and establishment. Although my opinion is that he did not want to give the media further fuel to attack Islam, hence his more apologetic stance. Some of these issues were the American invasion of Afghanistan, niqab, even the muslim anger concerning the cartoons published against the prophet

He appeared on tv and condemned the muslims in arab countries for boycotting the Danish goods.Rather then strongly condemning the Cartoons that were published.

But taking everything into account there is no reason you should not listen to Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, certainly if you are feeling down and depressed and need some uplifting and inspiration he probably one of the best lectureres to listen, very inspirational and dynamic and make you feel proud to be muslim. But at the same time do not take everything he says as gospel and take intyo account that some of what he says is said as to not offend the wetern media.

07-06-2012, 07:32 PM	#22
conurgenceDen Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 405 Senior Member	Yes, some examples would be helpful because I too keep hearing 'he's changed', which is very vague. You seem like a reasonable brother (abdulwahhab) so please try and provide some examples, since you have commented on the thread. You can point to other threads if you think they contain valid criticism, but I don't want to this myself as I don't know which of them are valid or invalid criticism. Well his lectures before 9/11 were very much against Western foreign policy and the medias bigotry towards muslims, he would strongly and confidently tackle and refute those atttacks that were directed towards Islam, and his message to the youth was be confident be proud to be a muslim do not let the media have an inferiority complex about you being a muslim. Post 9/11 his lectures were toned down and came across as apologetic towards the media and establishment. Although my opinion is that he did not want to give the media further fuel to attack Islam, hence his more apologetic stance. Some of these issues were the American invasion of Afghanistan, niqab, even the muslim anger concerning the cartoons published against the prophet He appeared on tv and condemned the muslims in arab countries for boycotting the Danish goods.Rather then strongly condemning the Cartoons that were published. But taking everything into account there is no reason you should not listen to Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, certainly if you are feeling down and depressed and need some uplifting and inspiration he probably one of the best lectureres to listen, very inspirational and dynamic and make you feel proud to be muslim. But at the same time do not take everything he says as gospel and take intyo account that some of what he says is said as to not offend the wetern media.
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