http://mybeliefs.co.uk/2012/06/29/neo-sufi-conservatism/
Basically he belives that western cultural values are Islamic!
http://mybeliefs.co.uk/2012/06/29/neo-sufi-conservatism/
Basically he belives that western cultural values are Islamic!
W-Salam,
Have you actually watched Hamza Yusuf's video & understood what he has said or simply read the blog and speculated and then started copy/pasting?
Jazakullah Khairun
Asslamo Allaikum,
To my limited udnerstanding...
He is saying that the idea of having a Shaykh and devoting oneself to him exclusively is an idea which is “Eastern” and the Western idea is “Individual Sovereignty and Independence” which is Islamic in its nature.
He is obviously wrong because it doesn’t matter whether we are in congregational Salah or in the path of Allah (SWT) the obedience to an Ameer is vital to our Deen and the Ameer could be Imam, Khaleefa , Shaykh etc
[4:59] O you who believe, obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those in authority among you. Then, if you quarrel about something, revert it back to Allah and the Messenger, if you believe in Allah and the Last Day. That is good, and the best at the end.
The western idea is exact opposite of “Individual Sovereignty and Independence” so he is dead wrong!
We can’t even pray without submitting our ““Individual Sovereignty and Independence” to the Imam.
He is having a go at Tassawuff but its actually he is debasing the very foundation of our Deen!
Asslamo Allaikum Brother,
I am also American by the way.
In the beginning he is saying to be careful and fair enough but then he destorys a very serious fundamental of Islam which is "Obedience to Ameer" and he actually believes in Tareeqa-less/Bayah-less Tassawuff and he continously speaks against it
Its already included in the post to which you replied to.
I don't and I am not Bay'at to anyone but another question can be phrased as
"Can Islah be done without being involved in Tassawuff and with a Shaykh?"
The answer from Deobandi Mashaykh is that yes it can be but being with a Shaykh makes it easier and less chance of things going wrong. Hamza Yusuf is going a step further then that though
I don't and I am not Bay'at to anyone but another question can be phrased as
"Can Islah be done without being involved in Tassawuff and with a Shaykh?"
The answer from Deobandi Mashaykh is that yes it can be but being with a Shaykh makes it easier and less chance of things going wrong. Hamza Yusuf is going a step further then that though
My question is not related to Hamza Yusuf at all but its more of a general question, so should I open a new thread for this?
This cannot be undone and I am sure it will be greatly appreciated.
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