Yasir Qadhi
Yasir Qadhi | |||||||
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Education | Yale University (MA, MPhil, PhD) Islamic University of Madinah (BA, MA) University of Houston (BS) | ||||||
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Years active | May 23, 2012–present | ||||||
Genre | Islamic | ||||||
Subscribers | 616 thousand[4] | ||||||
Total views | 99.0 million[4] | ||||||
Associated acts | Epic Masjid Memphis Islamic Center | ||||||
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Yasir Qadhi (formerly known by his
Born in
Early years
Qadhi was born in
Professional career
After a short stint working in engineering at
Qadhi taught in the Religious Studies Department of
Qadhi was a guest on an episode of Harvard professor
Views
Jihad
Qadhi has presented papers on
In September 2009, he presented a paper at an international conference at the
Qadhi was previously affiliated with the
Sufism and veneration of the saints
Qadhi believes that the practice of some Sufi Muslims visiting the graves of Sufi saints and calling upon Muhammad and calling upon them for help or guidance is not shirk (polytheism) but said it is haram, sinful, an evil innovation, and called it a stepping stone and gateway to shirk but not shirk in and of itself. Qadhi has also stated that these Muslims should still be regarded as Muslims, though misguided. He believes that questioning whether veneration of Sufi saints at gravesites can be called shirk is highly problematic because that would mean accusing many Muslim scholars who hold affirmative views towards it of committing shirk and being out of the fold of Islam. [23] He has said it is not shirk in and of itself unless they believe they are calling out to a god, intend to worship or believe in the saints to have independent powers in and of themselves. He also believed that Sufi Muslims that participate in the practice do not believe in the saints to be gods and don't intend it to be worship when calling upon them nor believe they have independent powers.[23]
Views on social issues
Yasir Qadhi has criticized progressive Muslims who interpret Islamic law as supporting homosexual relations, saying these teachings contain "very little Islam".[24]
In regards to religious liberties, Qadhi believes that Islamic teachings don't support or require that Muslim business owners discriminate or refuse service to LGBTQ individuals. Nonetheless, Qadhi expresses concern that Islamic institutions may face issues if they speak in a vulgar manner and employ or fire employees that don't conform to conservative beliefs regarding sexual behaviors.[24]
Death threat by Islamic State of Iraq and the Syria
In the April 2016 issue of
Controversies
Some of his statements have been controversial, including comments in a speech in 2001 questioning Hitler's motives in the Holocaust. He later stated that he regretted those comments and visited the Auschwitz concentration camp with a delegation of Muslim leaders.[11]
In January 2010, the British
Qadhi denied stating that the Holocaust was a hoax or that it was false propaganda, but in 2008 admitted that he had briefly held mistaken beliefs about the Holocaust, and had said "that Hitler never actually intended to massacre the Jews, he actually wanted to expel them to neighboring lands." Qadhi said that his views were wrong and said "I admit it was an error".[28] Qadhi added that he firmly believes "that the Holocaust was one of the worst crimes against humanity that the 20th century has witnessed" and that "the systematic dehumanization of the Jews in the public eye of the Germans was a necessary precursor" for that tragedy.[28] More generally, he said that he "fell down a slippery slope", expressing anger at actions of the Israeli government in the form of anti-Semitic remarks he later recognized as wrong.[12]
In July 2010, Qadhi was selected to participate in an official delegation of eight U.S. imams and Jewish religious leaders to visit the concentration camps at Auschwitz and Dachau. The imams subsequently released a joint statement condemning anti-Semitism and labeling Holocaust denial as against the ethics of Islam.[29]
The Times newspaper reported that British Charity Commission regulators contacted three Islamic charities about Qadhi's 2015 tour, where he allegedly made controversial comments and told students that "killing homosexuals and stoning adulterers was part of their religion." He also clarified to them that these punishments were only applicable in an Islamic society and were not to be applied in the West.[30][31]
On June 8, 2020, Qadhi was interviewed by Muslim apologist Mohammed Hijab, where he was asked about the "perfect preservation of the Qur'an," a popular Islamic apologetical argument, in light of different Qira'at and Ahruf. During the interview, Qadhi said, "The standard narrative has holes in it. That's what I'm gonna say. The standard narrative does not answer some very pressing questions."[32][33] His comments became fodder for Christian polemicists, becoming an Internet meme, and prompted negative reactions from Muslim apologists, leading Qadhi to private the video on his YouTube channel, though his comments are not atypical of the views of critical scholarship of the Qur'an. In an April 2024 interview, Harvard University Islamic studies PhD candidate Javad T. Hashmi joked that he considered naming his lecture on the preservation of the Qur'an, as part of a course taught alongside New Testament scholar Bart D. Ehrman, "Holes in the Narrative," as a reference to Qadhi's controversial comments.[34]
Works
Title | Description |
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Riyaa: Hidden Shirk | Dar-al-Fatah, 1996 |
An Introduction to the Sciences of the Qura̓an | Al-Hidaayah Pub., 1999, ISBN 1-898649-32-4
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An Explanation of the Four Principles of Shirk | Muḥammad ibn ʻAbd al-Wahhāb, Al-Hidaayah, 2000, ISBN 1-898649-52-9
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Du'a : The Weapon of the Believer | Al Hidaayah Publishing & Distribution, 2001, ISBN 1-898649-51-0
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15 Ways to Increase Your Earnings from the Quran and Sunnah | Al Hidaayah Publishing & Distribution, 2002, ISBN 1-898649-56-1
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An explanation of Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab's Kashf al-Shubuhat | A critical analysis of shirk, with Muḥammad ibn ʻAbd al-Wahhāb, Al-Hidaayah, 2003, ISBN 1-898649-62-6
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Maqalat al-Jahm b. Safwan wa-atharuha fıl-firaq al-Islamiyya | The Doctrines of Jahm b. Safwan and Its Effects on Islamic Sects,
2 vols. Riyad: Adwa al-salaf, 2005. |
Like a Garment: Intimacy in Islam | Independently published (March 4, 2019), ISBN 978-1798705247
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Seerah of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) | Independently published (May 7, 2019), (length: 776 pages) ISBN 978-1099278389
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Lessons from Surah al-Kahf (Pearls from the Qur'an) | Kube Publishing Ltd. (March 10, 2020), ISBN 978-1847741318
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Lessons from Surah Yusuf (Pearls from the Qur'an) | Kube Publishing Ltd. (November 3, 2020), ISBN 978-1847741370
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Reflections: Personal Insights From Shaykh Dr. Yasir Qadhi | Al-Buruj Press (February 17, 2021), ISBN 978-9672420651
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The Miracle of the Qur'an | Tertib Publishing (March 1, 2021) |
The Power of Repentance | Tertib Publishing (March 9, 2021) |
The Parables of the Qur'an | Kube Publishing Ltd. (March 12, 2022), ISBN 978-1847741790
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The Sīrah of the Prophet: A Contemporary and Original Analysis | Kube Publishing Ltd. (June 15, 2023), ISBN 978-0860378785
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Research papers
- Reconciling Reason and Revelation in the Writings of Ibn Taymiyyah (d. 728/1328): An Analytical Study of Ibn Taymiyyah’s Dar' at-ta’aarod, PhD Dissertation, 2013, Yale University.
- "The Unleashed Thunderbolts' Of Ibn Qayyim Al-Ǧawziyyah: An Introductory Essay", Oriente Moderno vol. 90, no. 1, 2010, pp. 135–149.
- "A Christian Islamist?", Political Theology, vol. 14, issue 6, 2013, pp. 803–812.
- "Salafı-Ash'arı Polemics of the 3rd & 4th Islamic Centuries," The Muslim World, 2016.
Translations
- Sunan Abu Dawud - first 2 volumes
See also
- Dawah
- Islam in the United States
- Islam in Dallas
References
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- ^ a b c Elliott, Andrea (April 17, 2011). "Why Yasir Qadhi Wants to Talk About Jihad" Archived 2013-04-27 at the Wayback Machine, The New York Times.
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- ^ ""V International Conference on Islamic Legal Studies; "Lawful and Unlawful Violence in Islamic Law and History", Islamic Legal Studies Program". Harvard Law School. Archived from the original on January 21, 2010. Retrieved January 5, 2010.
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- ^ "Did Modern Salafi Scholars Invent the Notion of 'Istihlal'? A Critique of Yasir Qadhi's Paper" Archived 2010-12-06 at the Wayback Machine, Salafimanhaj
- ^ Fouad, Khadija (2016). American Muslim Undergraduates Views On Evolution (PhD). Indiana University. p. 14.
- ^ a b Shaykh Dr. Yasir Qadhi | Q&A | is invoking saints shirk, charity as tax deductions?, retrieved January 27, 2022
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- ^ Qadhi, Yasir (June 8, 2020). "In the Hot Seat: Muḥammad Hijāb Interviews Dr. Yasir Qadhi". YouTube. Event occurs at 1:26:50. Archived from the original on June 26, 2020. Retrieved June 8, 2024. The video has since been privated.
- ^ Qadhi, Yasir. "In the Hot Seat: Muḥammad Hijāb Interviews Dr. Yasir Qadhi – S07E150". AccidentalMuslims.com (Podcast). Event occurs at 1:26:50. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
- ^ "Bart D. Ehrman and Javad Hashmi: Comparing the Historical Problems in the Qur'an and the Bible". YouTube. April 12, 2024. Event occurs at 22:24. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
Our first lecture is going to be on the quranic preservation; in fact, I wanted to call it 'Holes in the Narrative'—that's a very famous meme, as you know, online.