Modern Challenges

Yasir Qadhi

Muslim Central

Society & Culture, Islam, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 3 October 2016

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Shaykh Yasir Qadhi takes on the topic of conflicting challenges faced by the modern generation and the generation of our parents or the previous generations. Being Muslims, we should adopt the approach of understanding our society around us and not just focus our energy on building our own community. Of course, it is a necessity but it should be done in a balanced way such that we lay equal emphasis on our role in the framework of the huge nation that we are a part of. Who is voicing the concerns or the troubles faced by the Muslim ummah? The past supporters of Islam did provide us with quintessential support to the best of their ability. But today,where are the influential Muslim voices? The youth of our Islam religion should step up and realise their role in the upliftment of Islam and confront their fears while reminding themselves of their large part to play as a part of the population of this nation. The flourishing of Islam is also because of our previous generation and we should be always proud of that culture and the efforts that went into the realisation of their dreams.

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0:00.0	This audio is brought to you by Muslim Central.com. As I'm Sala, al-Alihum, what I'm with Allahi, over a katu.
0:17.0	We began, as we began all of our talks by praising Allah,
0:21.0	the Rahmman and the Rahim. And we ask Allah
0:24.8	Subhana to send his peace and salutations and salutations and Salawat and
0:28.7	Salaam upon the one who was sent as Rahmata and Lille al-A-Lamein.
0:34.0	It's always nice for me to come to the Igna Convention.
0:37.0	In fact, the Ikna Convention was my first convention that I ever attended as a teenager.
0:42.0	Back when I think most of you in this audience were not yet
0:44.8	even born. And I actually attended a YM session. This is by the way in 1990 by the way. 1990 was my first ICNA convention it was in
0:54.8	upstate New York buffalo New York and I actually attended the YM session back at a
1:00.4	time when I vividly remember there were around 20 or maximum 25 people in that small room.
1:09.4	And that's because obviously I am talking about a batch of young men and women who are really of the first born of the immigrant generation.
1:18.0	When I grew up, Sunday school was not in a mess chill. We didn't quite have a mess jit it was in the backyard of somebody's house
1:26.3	in some type of in some type of rundown structure that was just a ranshackle type of thing put together.
1:35.2	And how things have changed as I see the flourishing of Islam, how Islam is growing year by year,
1:42.1	decade by decade, And I find myself straddling that generation
1:47.1	where I can give talks amongst you and I feel an elder unto you and I give talks in the main
1:52.3	session and I feel somewhat of a
1:54.0	youngster amongst them. I'm straddling both of these worlds and yet I feel a part of
1:59.0	both of these worlds. A few years ago some kid passed by me and said,
2:02.5	Uncle Gee.
2:03.4	And I was like, whoa, hold on, I ain't no uncle yet.
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