Understanding Islam by Abdal Hakim Murad

This series of audio lectures are probably one of the best introductions to understanding Islam as it is and as it relates to today’s world.

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“One of the great cliches of comparative religion is that the higher aspects of religious experience can not be conveyed in human languages”

“It’s not sufficiently acknowledged, between the 8th and 16th century Islam was the dominant civilization”

“More than 38% of the world Muslims live as minorities, China 40 million, India 100 million, America 15 million”

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“…the tahajjud (Night Vigil Prayers) is when the real spiritual work is traditionally done”