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**iOqedeyH** · 07-07-2012, 12:35 AM

Has everyone forgotten when he said that the "J-word" was not used in the Quran with a military meaning "not once" on CBS's 60 minutes?

Furthermore, I would advise that the OP just do a search through old threads in the forum and he'll see why many have reservations about his post-9/11 material.

To get you started:

http://www.sunniforum.com/forum/show...64-hamza-yusuf

However, bear in mind that his heart is probably in the right place, as I'm sure his intentions are noble, but it is the path he's taking toward his goal of helping Muslims that many of us object to.

Look at post 44 in the thread you just posted and see that it yet another example of Shaykh being as ambiguous is possible. He did not say fighting is not mentioned but tried to convey that when jihad is mentioned in the Quran, it does not mean military fighting only. I disagree with such an approach but this approach is taken by a lot of scholars, many of whom are not criticised on Sunniforum every few months

07-07-2012, 12:35 AM	#31
iOqedeyH Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 432 Senior Member	Has everyone forgotten when he said that the "J-word" was not used in the Quran with a military meaning "not once" on CBS's 60 minutes? Furthermore, I would advise that the OP just do a search through old threads in the forum and he'll see why many have reservations about his post-9/11 material. To get you started: http://www.sunniforum.com/forum/show...64-hamza-yusuf However, bear in mind that his heart is probably in the right place, as I'm sure his intentions are noble, but it is the path he's taking toward his goal of helping Muslims that many of us object to. Look at post 44 in the thread you just posted and see that it yet another example of Shaykh being as ambiguous is possible. He did not say fighting is not mentioned but tried to convey that when jihad is mentioned in the Quran, it does not mean military fighting only. I disagree with such an approach but this approach is taken by a lot of scholars, many of whom are not criticised on Sunniforum every few months
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