Yasir Qadhi – Rethinking Sectarianism

			We need to rethink through sectarianism. We need to rethink through our sectarianism. You see, one
of the problems that we have as an ummah, is that in order to be trained to be an Adam, you need to
go through a school, which is, of course understandable. And when you go through a school, each
school is very eager to protect its own interests. And one of the ways it must do that is by
separating itself from the other schools of thought.
		

			In other words, it has to trumpet its own and denigrate the other groups, they have to this is
survival. So what happens is we send our students to these schools, but they're coming back with
baggage. That's we don't need over here. We don't need over here. They're coming back with
disparaging remarks about other movements, other groups, because that's what their own teachers have
been teaching them, because that's sort of society they're living in. And we need to understand that
sectarian lines are being redrawn in front of us right now.
		

			No longer does anybody care about what is your opinion about Allah's names and attributes? There's a
huge controversy in classical Islam. Nobody cares about this anymore. Where do you place your hands
in Salah? These are issues let the advanced students of knowledge debated, but do not bring them to
the public sphere, and have one group of average innocent Muslims hate another group of Muslims
because of these issues. We need to move beyond this type of rhetoric. And this is a deep topic, and
I've spoken about it in more detail. You will find it online dealing with sectarian issues that yes,
there is a middle ground I'm not saying to ignore. There are certain things that are theologically
		

			very painful to me, and I cannot tolerate from another Muslim. But does this mean that we ignore the
good in this person? So
		

			many times, the best person to help the OMA might not be the one who is the most theologically
similar to me and you. He might have a different belief. And our teachers will teach us Oh, because
of his belief. Don't pray behind him because of his belief hate him. Okay, maybe I don't pray behind
him. But can I invite him for a conference? Suppose let me give you a practical example without
mentioning names. There is somebody in this land. I'm very impressed with journalist debater, it
comes on TV, right debated in Oxford, very, very good debater. I see him online all the time. I met
him a few times seems like a nice guy. It just so happens. He's born into a family that is not
		

			Sunni. So his heritage is non Sunni. Okay. I understand he's born into that family. That's what he
is.
		

			I don't know your country that well. But I would venture he is one of the most eloquent debaters
that you can offer. Simple question. Are we allowed to take this person and put him with your
Douglas Murray, let's say, right, and put them in a room on live TV? Or do you want one of you to
stand in his stead? Just because you have the theology of the person you agree with? Think about
that. That is my question to you. What's happening now we need to look beyond sectarian know, you
know, maybe I wouldn't invite this person to lead the Salah in my master, I understand. I wouldn't
advise him to get the hotbar. But can we not understand that maybe this person, even if he doesn't
		

			agree with me, theologically, but his interest is the OMA, his interest is the freedom to be a
Muslim. Correct? Right. Suppose his theology is different than mine, to the level that maybe I
wouldn't even pray behind him maybe okay. But does that mean I cannot reach out to him for a help
that the both of us have in common, which is defending Islam in the public sphere, we need to
rethink through sectarian lines. And what's happening is sectarian lines are being redrawn, not over
classical issues. Those are only the madrasa students care about those issues. 99% of the OMA
doesn't care about these issues. The bulk of the Ummah is no longer talking about those issues, but
		

			madrasa students they're taught it because and I was taught it and other groups are taught it,
because again, that's their heritage, but we are seeing a different sectarian lines, for example,
sectarian lines are being drawn by the modern society over quote unquote, your values. If you are
decent, chaste, dignified, your wife is wearing hijab or the sister is wearing a job. You don't want
your sons and daughters to go on dates before marriage. It doesn't matter whether your selfie or
Sophie or Deobandi or Sherry, you are in one camp. I mean, be as explicit as possible. The media and
your politicians don't care what your belief is about the sahaba. I do by the way, I do. Because I
		

			don't want to pray behind somebody who courses. I'll be honest with you, I don't want to pray behind
that person. But if that person has some positive for the greater community, can I reach out to him
and
		

			Ask him to help me on another platform not on the masjid not on the member not to give me a class on
it then theology but to debate in public. Can I do this or not? Well, Allah He Yes, you can. And
this is what I'm saying. We need to rethink through sectarian issues now. And understand that the
best person for the job might not be somebody with my same vision in mind. And there are plenty in
America that I know that by virtue of their training their background, they might have very liberal
views or whatnot. But they're the best to debate with the Islamophobes. They're the best to be put
on Fox News and just destroy the interviewer.
		

			I would not want to go on Fox News. Well, I'll be honest with you, by the way, I haven't been
invited. If I weren't invited, I would really have to think long and hard. Those people are vicious.
They're vicious. You need to be trained in a certain manner. Maybe I'm not the best person for the
job. So my point is, we need to rethink sectarianism. And especially let me be as blunt as possible,
especially within the broad Sunni tradition will lie it is high time we got rid of Salafi and Sufi
and Deobandi and Alia these no group should be teaching hatred of the other. Yes, I understand.
Respect your tradition. I understand. Follow your tradition the way you want to.
		

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