Zaytuna Knowledge Resources presents “Real Love“, a lecture by Shaykh Hamza Yusuf. In this amazing lecture, Shaykh Hamza asks the listeners to examine the objects of their love. Recorded in Hayward, California in 2008 as part of the weekly Hayward Halaqah gatherings at Masjid Muhajireen.

Previously, only available by using a special link and access code on a Zaytuna DeenCard (see our coverage here and a video). Now, this much sought after lecture is available as digital download for only $5.00. IslamCrunch readers can use the discount code “lovecrunch” to receive a discount of $1.00!

This lecture is available online only as an audio MP3 download. Over 80 minutes of audio!

Also, available as a digital download (audio MP3 and high quality video): Curing Extremism: Three Voices, One Message with Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad and Imam Zaid Shakir. [Click here for a discount opportunity and here for a video clip]

Please visit the Zaytuna Knowledge Resources for the full catalog of online courses.

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Here’s a special treat for IslamCrunch readers: an exclusive look at a new project of the Zaytuna Distance Learning Program – the DeenLoad series.

Curing Extremism

The DeenLoad series offers single lectures for download. The first series is titled Curing Extremism with Imam Zaid Shakir, Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad and Shaykh Hamza Yusuf.

In this timely download, Imam Zaid, Shaykh Abdal Hakim and Shaykh Hamza diagnose and offer curative solutions to one of the most pressing problems we face as a globalized human society…. religious extremism.

Is Islam intrinsically extreme? Who’s to blame? What is the role that the individual, the community and the society at large can play in combatting and preventing religious extremism?

Find the answers to these essential questions and more in this critical series.

Click the link to purchase the download: http://zikrcast.com/Distance_Learning/deenload.php

We highly recommend the video download. It is high quality video in 640 x 480 mp4 format.

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LECTURE OUTLINES

Part 1 by Imam Zaid Shakir

• Particular dynamics of Muslim life in Britain
• What shapes who we are
• Parallels between the ghettos in the US & Britain
• Distorted understanding of “the other”
• The reality of low self esteem amongst the youth
• Fighting with the wrong weapons
• Superficial reactions to social ills
• Changing our perception of western societies
• Taking advantage of the opportunities that Western society offers
• Being a community of balanced
• Forging a new vision of change for our youth
• Doing more to help more

Part 2 by Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad

• The bewilderment of this age
• The guiding Ship of Faith
• Unity amidst diversity
• The response of the believers and the response of the hypocrites to trials
• A multitude of choices and conflicting voices
• Following the scholars or ones whims
• The tranquil stability of the believers
• Projecting inner ugliness onto Islam
• Aiding the enemies of Islam with our wrong actions
• Spreading the message of Rahmah

Part 3 by Shaykh Hamza Yusuf

• Defining terms & limits
• Living in a culture of extremes
• Causing our own suffering
• To whom is our allegiance
• Interacting with the law of the land
• Understanding civil disobedience
• Studying the Prophetic model of social reform
• Advice for Muslims living in the West
• Perceptions of Muslims in the West
• The question of assimilation and integration
• The potential benefits that Muslims bring to society
• A call to wisdom
• The example of the Bee
• The best defense