Tag Archives: Scholars and Rulers

Scholarly Legitimacy and the State

It doesn’t take long for one sitting on the sidelines observing the state of Muslim scholarship and its engagement in the political arena to note the widening abyss between two camps. On the one side, are scholars wedded to the state’s apparatus, issuing edicts that align with visions of the ruling (dictator) class and maintenance […]

Ep 78. Scholars, Rulers, and Your Greatest Enemy

Shaykh Hamza Yusuf is considered by a number of official entities to be the most influential Muslim leader in the West. Given his public status, he has attracted much attention, some of which has of late been negative given the political engagements he has been involved in. Due to an increasing level of attacks targetting […]