All-American Sheikh

As he tells it, Sheikh Hamza Yusuf, born Mark Hanson in Walla Walla, Washington, hails from a family of seekers. His journey to Islam began at age 17, when a head-on automobile accident led him to serious reflection on the meaning of life. In a spiritual quest over the ensuing decades, he converted from Christianity to Islam and studied with Muslim scholars in Britain, Spain, the United Arab Emirates, Algeria, Morocco, and perhaps most notably, with Sheikh Murabit Al-Hajj and Sheikh Abdullah Bin Bayyah of Mauritania. Today, Yusuf is widely regarded as one of the leading Western scholars of Islam and one of the most influential Muslims in the United States.

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ChezC3 said:

All-American Sheikh - The Cairo Review of Global Affairs

This guy is brilliant. I can't even count how many hours of lectures I've watched.

A true credit to his religion. Almost all my foundational knowledge on Islam is due to this guy.

An excellent orator and a true scholar.

I really can't say enough about him, one of my biggest living influences.

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joG said:

Trump would make a good All-American Sheikh.

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