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Have Muslims misunderstood Evolution? - A discussion between prominent Muslims tackling the controversial topic of evolution in a public forum.
This video features Shaykh Yasir Qadhi's Initial Presentation, Rebuttal & Conclusion. For Usama Hassan's video please follow the links below.
Link to Usama Hassan's Presentation:
Link to Usama Hassan's Rebuttal:
Link to Usama Hassan's Conclusion:
Recorded on 5th January 2013, London UK
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER -
Yasir Qadhi is a lecturer and Islamic orator who has authored several books about slam. He is a popular speaker in many Muslim circles in the United States, Canada, England and Australia. He is one of the few people who has combined a traditional seminary training with western education.
He was born in Houston, Texas, USA, went onto high school in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and worked for Dow Chemical on a short stint.
He then decided to pursue an education in Islamic studies, and left for the Islamic University of Madinah in Saudi Arabia. There, he completed a second Bachelor's degree, specializing in Hadith studies, and then went onto complete MA in Technology. Presently, he is completing his Ph D in Islamic studies at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
Apart from his studies, he is an active Instructor in the Al Maghrib Institute and the Al-Kauthar Institute where he teaches theology, Seerah, Tajweed, and other topics, he gives regular Friday sermons and lectures.
Have Muslims misunderstood Evolution? - A discussion between prominent Muslims tackling the controversial topic of evolution in a public forum.
This video features Shaykh Yasir Qadhi's Initial Presentation, Rebuttal & Conclusion. For Usama Hassan's video please follow the links below.
Link to Usama Hassan's Presentation:
Link to Usama Hassan's Rebuttal:
Link to Usama Hassan's Conclusion:
Recorded on 5th January 2013, London UK
__________________
ABOUT THE SPEAKER -
Yasir Qadhi is a lecturer and Islamic orator who has authored several books about slam. He is a popular speaker in many Muslim circles in the United States, Canada, England and Australia. He is one of the few people who has combined a traditional seminary training with western education.
He was born in Houston, Texas, USA, went onto high school in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and worked for Dow Chemical on a short stint.
He then decided to pursue an education in Islamic studies, and left for the Islamic University of Madinah in Saudi Arabia. There, he completed a second Bachelor's degree, specializing in Hadith studies, and then went onto complete MA in Technology. Presently, he is completing his Ph D in Islamic studies at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
Apart from his studies, he is an active Instructor in the Al Maghrib Institute and the Al-Kauthar Institute where he teaches theology, Seerah, Tajweed, and other topics, he gives regular Friday sermons and lectures.
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Who is Yasir Qadhi?Yasir Qadhi is an American Muslim scholar and writer of Pakistani descent. Since 2001, he has served as Dean of Academic Affairs at the Al-Maghrib Institute, an international Islamic educational institution with a center in Houston, Texas. He also
teaches in the Religious Studies department at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee, where he resides. Qadhi has written numerous books and lectured widely on Islam and contemporary Muslim issues. A 2011 The New York Times Magazine essay by Andea Elliott described Qadhi as "one of the most influential conservative clerics in American Islam."
What is Evolution?Evolution is change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations. Evolutionary processes give rise to bio-diversity at every level of biological organisation, including the levels of species, individual
organisms, and molecules. In the mid-19th century, Charles Darwin formulated the scientific theory of evolution by natural selection, published in his book On the Origin of Species (1859). Evolution by natural selection is a process first demonstrated by the observation that often, more offspring are produced than can possibly survive.
What is Islam?One of the major religions of the world, Islam literally translates to "submission," as a follower of Islam (Muslims) devotes their life to that of their God. The religion began with the teachings of Muhammad in the 7th century. The theology of Islam
is based on the Qur'an, which was given to Muhammad by God. Some of the major fundamental principles of Islam include the Five Pillars, which hope to unite all Muslims into a community. Two different factions of Muslims exist - the majority are known as Sunni, with a small percentage known as Shi'a - both predominantly reside throughout the Middle East.
Muhammad died in 632 AD and the religion of Islam formally started after his death. The Quran was formally compiled and finalised in 650 AD, prior to which it was 'memorised' and written across many parchments.
