Collection of Dr. Abou El Fadl's lectures given around the world. 

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Lectures

First single by Wietske Merison from her album titled, WITNESS. For more, visit www.usuli.org/music/wietske. Also available on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/DvOG3qce5Ko Full album release date: March 1, 2023.

Lyrics:

I testify
By heart and eye
By the tears I cry
I no longer deny

The blessings in my life that are too numerous to count
My heart I thought was lost but in your mercy it was found
So from this moment onward, ya Hadi be my guide
Till even my darkest darkness is just a shadow of your light

Ashaddu an la ilaha illa Allah, la ilaha illa Allah,
La ilaha illa Allah, la ilaha illa Allah
La ilaha illa Allah, la ilaha illa Allah
La ilaha illa Allah, wa ashaddu anna Muhammadan Rasul Ullah

I witness
I see you are the sight beyond my eyes
I witness
Truth has become apparent beyond lies
I witness
The many different names have become one
I witness
Returning back to where we had begun

Ashaddu an la ilaha illa Allah, la ilaha illa Allah,
La ilaha illa Allah, la ilaha illa Allah
La ilaha illa Allah, la ilaha illa Allah
La ilaha illa Allah, wa ashaddu anna Muhammadan Rasul Ullah

WITNESS

Shahada by Wietske Merison

Professor Khaled Abou El Fadl delivers a powerful lecture on the notion of reasoning with God and the forgotten role and importance of reason in the Islamic tradition. He discusses his latest book, Reasoning with God: Reclaiming Shari'ah in the Modern Age, and how Muslims need to reclaim the beauty of their tradition in which reason and reasonableness are central to leading a life of Godliness as opposed to Godlessness. Enlightening, powerful and pertinent to the challenges facing Muslims in the modern world today. Delivered keynote lecture at the University of Indiana, Bloomington, Indiana, April 14, 2017.

Reasoning with God and the Challenge of the Unreasonable

Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl delivers the keynote lecture by Skype for the International Institute for Islamic Thought (IIIT) 2017 Summer Institute for Scholars on the theme, "Theologies and Ethics of Justice: New Directions in 21st Century Islamic Thought." Powerful lecture and Q&A. July 26, 2017

Shari'ah and Epistemology for Humanitarian Ethics

Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl's book reading of selections from the "Conference of the Books: The Search for Beauty in Islam"

Lecture: Reading of the "Conference of the Books"

Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl elaborates on the khutbah he delivered during Friday prayers earlier the same day, entitled "Addressing the Generational Divide Among Younger and Older Muslims," 10 April 2020, presenting the geopolitical landscape of the powers and influences that have shaped the current state of the Muslim world today. The original khutbah can be found on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/jVjdQMzjfJQ and on SoundCloud.

Usuli Addendum: Unpacking the Storm When Islamophobes and Hypocrites Align 4.10.2020

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Reasoning with God and the Challenge of the Unreasonable

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