Hamza Yusuf Quotes


My alignment is with what I perceive as just and fair. If it's with the Muslims, then I'm with the Muslims, if it's with the West then I'm with the West. It's about justice and fairness.


Citations

Yusuf, Hamza. Interview by David Frost. Frost Over the World, Al Jazeera English, 2007.

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Hamza Yusuf
Hamza Yusuf
  • Born: January 1, 1958
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Clergyman

Hamza Yusuf (born Mark Hanson; 1958) is an American neo-traditionalist Islamic scholar and co-founder of Zaytuna College. He is a proponent of classical learning in Islam and has promoted Islamic sciences and classical teaching methodologies throughout the world.