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Episode 23 - Unity In Division | Shaykh Omar El-Banna
Category: Religion & Spirituality
Duration: 01:06:16
Publish Date: 2018-07-28 16:55:18
Description:

It seems like political events cause huge divisions in the ummah. So we talk with Shaykh Omar El-Banna about how we can reconcile political events. He also clarifies the whole takfir incident that happened with him.

 

 

Shaykh Omar completed a Bachelor of Science majoring in Engineering, attained in ijazah in teaching the Quran, studied for 8 years under shaykhs in Egypt, and also graduated from Al-Azhar University in Cairo from the Faculty of Shariah, Islamic Jurisprudence.

 

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https://www.facebook.com/Sheikh-Omar-El-Banna-212684098797820/

 

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Shownotes

 

[1:00] Intro to Shaykh Omar's life

 

[4:00] Shaykh Omar taking Al-Azhar University to court

 

[8:55] The nature of Al-Azhar in regards to be controlled by the government

 

[12:00] How should Muslims react to Muslim political divisions?

 

[17:00] How do we reconcile groups with ideological difference like HT and Muslim Brotherhood?

 

[22:00] Does finding the Haqq in regards to politics boil down to sincerity?

 

[27:00] Does each group have a “portion” of the straight path?

 

[28:00] Tanzim mentions an example of cultish behaviour due to being affiliated with a certain group.

 

[32:00] Can cultish behaviour be excused on the basis of “taqlid”?

 

[34:00] What should our actions be when we witness injustice by the government? Should we stay quiet and obey the state or rebel?

 

[35:25] Are scholars perhaps justifying injustice by the government?

 

[40:00] Tanzim witnessing the different Islamic groups as a youth and the different ideologies that they bring to the table.

 

[45:00] Describing the incident where a person takfired Shaykh Omar

 

[56:00] If you had to hang with 3 people from history who would it be?

 

 
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