What We Can All Learn From Islam & The Quran | Hamza Yusuf | EP 255

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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_hamzayusuf Twitter: https://twitter.com/sh_hamzayusuf YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/user/SandalaMediaCenter Every other Hamza link: https://linktr.ee/HamzaYusuf —Chapters— (0:00) — Intro (1:01) — Religious upbringing (5:09) — Community & freethinking (7:03) — The glue that holds things together (9:59) — The problem with our culture (10:01) — Arabic word for disbeliever (13:00) — Gratitude despite suffering (17:02) — Jacques Lusseyran (20:53) — Repentance I (30:11) — Cleanliness, prayer, discernment (32:48) — Repentance II (33:55) — Hamza's conversion & near-death experience (40:24) — Preparing to die (45:38) — What drew Hamza to Islam (48:30) — Obedience to God—practically & conceptually (50:29) — Islam vs. collectivist philosophies (53:20) — Differentiating religious beliefs (54:48) — Aurel Kolnai (57:23) — The idea of evil (1:00:49) — Religiosity, atheism, values (1:07:04) — Creation, evolution, consciousness (1:09:26) — Islam in practice (1:16:44) — Importance of bridging religions (1:18:57) — Summary of Islam’s core beliefs (1:22:20) — Commonalities among religions #Islam #Atheism #Values #Gratitude #Religion // SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL // Newsletter: https://linktr.ee/DrJordanBPeterson Donations: https://jordanbpeterson.com/donate // COURSES // Discovering Personality: https://jordanbpeterson.com/personality Self Authoring Suite: https://selfauthoring.com Understand Myself (personality test): https://understandmyself.com // BOOKS // Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life: https://jordanbpeterson.com/Beyond-Order 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos: https://jordanbpeterson.com/12-rules-for-life Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief: https://jordanbpeterson.com/maps-of-meaning // LINKS // Website: https://jordanbpeterson.com Events: https://jordanbpeterson.com/events Blog: https://jordanbpeterson.com/blog Podcast: https://jordanbpeterson.com/podcast // SOCIAL // Twitter: https://twitter.com/jordanbpeterson Instagram: https://instagram.com/jordan.b.peterson Facebook: https://facebook.com/drjordanpeterson Telegram: https://t.me/DrJordanPeterson #Islam #Atheism #Values #Gratitude #Religion #JordanPeterson #JordanBPeterson #DrJordanPeterson #DrJordanBPeterson #DailyWirePlus #podcast #hamzayusuf