Hamza Yusuf

Muslim Scholar & Co-Founder of Zaytuna College; One of the Leading Proponents of Classical Learning in Islam

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Hamza Yusuf Biography

Hamza Yusuf is a co-founder and president of Zaytuna College, located in Berkeley, California. He is an adviser to Stanford University’s Program in Islamic Studies and the Center for Islamic Studies at Berkeley’s Graduate Theological Union. He also serves as vice president for the Global Center for Guidance and Renewal, which was founded and is currently presided over by Shaykh Abdallah bin Bayyah, one of the top jurists and masters of Islamic sciences in the world. Recently, Hamza Yusuf was ranked as “the Western world’s most influential Islamic scholar” by The 500 Most Influential Muslims, edited by John Esposito and Ibrahim Kalin.

Hamza Yusuf is one of the leading proponents of classical learning in Islam. He has promoted Islamic sciences and classical teaching methodologies throughout the world. He has also been a strong advocate for social justice, peace and conviviality among peoples and places. For several years, he has argued that the “them versus us” problem is fundamentally flawed, as he considers himself one of “them” as well as one of “us.”

Hamza Yusuf has served as an adviser to many organizations, leaders and heads of state. He has been an innovator in modern Islamic education, founding the highly imitated Deen Intensives, and with Shaykh Ibrahim Osi-Afa, he started the first Rihla program in England, which has been running for over 15 years. Dozens of young Muslims who were influenced by his call to reviving traditional Islamic studies in the West went to the Muslim lands in the '90s and early part of the current decade to study, many of who are now teachers in their own right. Hamza Yusuf's contribution to the development of Islam in England has been described as "immense," "considerable" and "enormous," by the academic Haifaa Jawad in her recent book, Towards Building a British Islam.

With Eissa Bougari, Hamza Yusuf initiated a media challenge to the Arab world that resulted in a highly successful cultural religious program that he hosted for three years and was one of the most watched programs in the Arab world during Ramadan. Cambridge Media Studies stated that this program had a profound influence on subsequent religious programming in the Arab world. He has also been interviewed on BBC several times and was the subject of a BBC documentary segment "The Faces of Islam," ushering in the new millennium, as it aired at 11:30pm on Dec. 31st 1999.

Hamza Yusuf has been a passionate and outspoken critic of American foreign policy as well as Islamic extremist responses to those policies. He has drawn criticism from both the extreme right in the West and Muslim extremists in the East. Ed Hussain has written that Hamza Yusuf’s teachings were instrumental to his abandoning extremism.

Hamza Yusuf has also authored several encyclopedia articles and research papers. His published books include The Burda, Purification of the Heart, The Content of Character, The Creed of Imam al-Tahawi, Agenda to Change our Condition, Walk on Water and The Prayer of the Oppressed.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 08/30/2024.

Hamza Yusuf Videos

  • The Jewels of the Qur'an 2022 with Hamza Yusuf: Session 2 ...
    Support Zaytuna College's Ramadan 2022 Campaign: https://zaytuna.edu/illuminateZaytuna College President Hamza Yusuf takes us on a journey ...
  • Hamza Yusuf | The Global Philosophy of Religion Project | Islam ...
    How does Islam address big questions in philosophy of religion? How does Islam approach the Problem of Evil, arguments for the existence of ...
  • Islam's Universal Values - Shaykh Hamza Yusuf - YouTube
    Shaykh Hamza Yusuf at Muis Academy, Singapore, ...

Hamza Yusuf Books

  • The Creed of Imam al-Tahawi
    The Creed of Imam al-Tahawi
  • Agenda to Change Our Condition
    Agenda to Change Our Condition

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