Rethinking Islamic Reform: Hamza Yusuf & Tariq Ramadan

The Rethinking Islamic Reform conference, originally held May 26, 2010, features two of the world's foremost Muslim intellectuals as they provide guidance in the ever polemical topic of reform in Islam.

Oxford University Islamic Society is honoured to have hosted Sheikh Hamza Yusuf Hanson (Zaytuna Institute, USA) and Professor Tariq Ramadan (Oxford University, UK) to participate at this ground-breaking conference.

The conference addresses the phenomena of how, in the post 9/11 world, it has grown to be an axiomatic truth that Islam needs to reform. Whether it is Western policy-makers seeking to protect themselves from Muslim extremists, humanitarian activists fighting to liberate silenced Muslims, or Muslims themselves responding to new paradigms faced in the 21st century, all are agreed that something within Islam needs to change. The question though, is what, and perhaps more pertinently, how?

Our distinguished guest speakers are well placed to answer.

Invitations for this event extended to ministers, policy advisors, think tanks, journalists, theologians, scholars and other public figures with an interest in the field of Islamic Reform.

Visit rethinkingislamicreform.co.uk to view the annotated transcript, read the summary, join the conversation, or sign-up for our mailing list, where we will announce any future events.

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[affy45]

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[Painterly51]

My fervent hope is that one day Islam will "reform" itself right out of existence. Islam is at the heart of so much instability, unrest, pain, suffering and murder in this world. Anyone who claims that the Quran is peaceful is deluding themselves. It is ugly and vile and so laden with monstrous punishments. It's a cliche question, but one is forced to ask "where is the love?" It's certainly NOT in the Quran!

[Painterly51]

What a perfectly lovely thought! Thank you!

[waelhamad77]

In the name of Allah , the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

[All] praise is [due] to Allah , Lord of the worlds -

The Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful,

Sovereign of the Day of Recompense.

It is You we worship and You we ask for help.

Guide us to the straight path -

The path of those upon whom You have bestowed favor, not of those who have evoked [Your] anger or of those who are astray.

[MichToJoshya]

This program is a joke, their prohet was the worst war monger who ever lived in this world.

[MichToJoshya]

Crucified: "Indeed, the penalty for those who wage war against Allah and His Messenger and strive upon earth [to cause] corruption is none but that they be killed or crucified or that their hands and feet be cut off from opposite sides or that they be exiled from the land. That is for them a disgrace in this world; and for them in the Hereafter is a great punishment." [5: 33]

Evil: "Say thou: 'Yea, and ye shall then be humiliated (on account of your evil)." [37: 18]

[MichToJoshya]

Slain: "You will find others who wish to obtain security from you and [to] obtain security from their people. Every time they are returned to [the influence of] disbelief, they fall back into it. So if they do not withdraw from you or offer you peace or restrain their hands, then seize them and kill them wherever you overtake them. And those - We have made for you against them a clear authorization." [4: 91]