Radical Middle Way http://www.radicalmiddleway.co.uk The Radical Middle Way project is a Muslim grassroots initiative aimed at articulating a mainstream understanding of Islam that is dynamic, pro-active and relevant, particularly to young British Muslims. The project is managed by young British Muslims themselves, in a unique partnership between FOSIS, Mahabba Unlimited, Q-News and YMOUK. The project will make every attempt to answer questions pertinent to what it means to be young British and Muslim, by connecting the youth with the greatest scholars of our time, including Shaykh Abdallah bin Bayyah, Habib Ali Al-Jifri, Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, Shaykh Abdal-Hakim Murad and others. The project has its roots in Islamic history, being an organic response by traditional Islam to challenges poised by extremist ideas. The project seeks to combat ignorance by spreading and empowering arguments for the middle way and by the consolidation of the mainstream Muslim community. The Radical Middle Way project is a global initiative aimed at articulating a mainstream understanding of Islam that is dynamic, pro-active. The Radical Middle Way project is a Muslim grassroots initiative aimed at articulating a mainstream understanding of Islam that is dynamic, pro-active and relevant, particularly to young British Muslims. The project is managed by young British Muslims themselves, in a unique partnership between FOSIS, Mahabba Unlimited, Q-News and YMOUK. The project will make every attempt to answer questions pertinent to what it means to be young British and Muslim, by connecting the youth with the greatest scholars of our time, including Shaykh Abdallah bin Bayyah, Habib Ali Al-Jifri, Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, Shaykh Abdal-Hakim Murad and others. The project has its roots in Islamic history, being an organic response by traditional Islam to challenges poised by extremist ideas. The project seeks to combat ignorance by spreading and empowering arguments for the middle way and by the consolidation of the mainstream Muslim community. en-us 2010 RMW Radical Middle Way ahmed@radicalmiddleway.co.uk Religion & Spirituality http://radicalmiddleway.co.uk/images/podcast.jpg http://www.radicalmiddleway.co.uk Radical Middle Way Radical Middle Way Habib Kazim Night Of Dhikr Night Of Dhikr Night Of Dhikr Radical Middle Way Radical Middle Way http://radicalmiddleway.co.uk/videos.php?id=83&art=83&vid=301 Tuesday, 05 Jan 2010 12:00:00 GMT Religion & Spirituality no 01:06:19 Shaykh, Habib, Kazim, Night, Dhikr Shaykh Abdul Hakim Murad Anger into Action Anger into Action Anger into Action Radical Middle Way Radical Middle Way http://www.radicalmiddleway.co.uk/video/Sh AbdalHakim-AngerintoAction_New Intro.mp3 Thursday, 16 April 2009 12:00:00 GMT Religion & Spirituality no 01:06:19 Shaykh, Abdul Hakim Murad, Gaza, Anger, Action Sidi Hakim Archuletta Anger into Action Anger into Action Anger into Action Radical Middle Way Radical Middle Way http://www.radicalmiddleway.co.uk/video/Hakim Archuletta-AngerintoAction_New Intro.mp3 Thursday, 16 April 2009 12:00:00 GMT Religion & Spirituality no 01:06:19 Sidi, Hakim Archuletta, Gaza, Anger, Action Habib Ali al-Jifri Anger into Action Anger into Action Anger into Action Radical Middle Way Radical Middle Way http://www.radicalmiddleway.co.uk/video/Habib Ali alJifri-AngerintoAction_New Thursday, 16 April 2009 12:00:00 GMT Religion & Spirituality no 01:06:19 Habib Ali, Gaza, Anger, Action Habib Ali al-Jifri Eyeless in Gaza Eyeless in Gaza Eyeless in Gaza Radical Middle Way Radical Middle Way http://www.radicalmiddleway.co.uk/video/Eyless in Gaza_Habib Ali_New intro.mp3 Thursday, 16 April 2009 12:00:00 GMT Religion & Spirituality no 01:06:19 Habib Ali, Gaza Habib Ali al-Jifri Loving the Beloved Loving the Beloved Loving the Beloved Radical Middle Way Radical Middle Way http://www.radicalmiddleway.co.uk/video/HabibAli-BrickLane.mp3 Saturday, 24 May 2008 12:00:00 GMT Religion & Spirituality no 01:06:19 Habib Ali, Brick Lane Mosque Shaykh Hamza Yusuf From Protest to Engagement From Protest to Engagement From Protest to Engagement Radical Middle Way Radical Middle Way http://radicalmiddleway.co.uk/images/stories/FPTE-HamzaYusuf.mp3 Friday, 3 August 2007 12:00:00 GMT Religion & Spirituality no 33:56 Hamza Yusuf, Engagement Imam Suhaib Webb From Protest to Engagement From Protest to Engagement From Protest to Engagement Radical Middle Way Radical Middle Way http://radicalmiddleway.co.uk/images/stories/FPTE-SW.mp3 Thursday, 2 August 2007 12:00:00 GMT Religion & Spirituality no 23:18 Suhaib Webb, Engagement Shaykh Abdal-Hakim Murad From Protest to Engagement From Protest to Engagement From Protest to Engagement Radical Middle Way Radical Middle Way http://radicalmiddleway.co.uk/images/stories/FPTE-AHM.mp3 Wednesday, 1 August 2007 12:00:00 GMT Religion & Spirituality no 24:43 Abdal-Hakim Murad, Tim Winter, Engagement Dr Umar F. Abd-Allah Islamic Extremism in the Context of Globalism focuses on three elements: issues, ideology, and the social psychology of 'globalized religion.' Extremism is not restricted to Muslims but is equally prevalent today among Jews, Christians, Hindus, and Secularists. Among Muslims and others, extremism is a peripheral, albeit perilous phenomenon. Within all groups, it is represented by different camps. It takes on different forms of expression, diverse responses, and is neither internally nor externally monolithic. Nevertheless, some generalizations are possible regarding the phenomenon in today�s globalised world. Muslim extremists and their Jewish, Christian, Hindu, and Secular counterparts have several features in common. They identify strongly with charismatic leaders, are communalistic, and thrive on a strong �we-feeling� based around their leadership. Their worldviews are black-and-white and sharply dichotomous; they foster unquestioned allegiance to the group and antipathy toward the Other. 'Globalised' religious extremists are generally anti-intellectual and anti-theological in a traditional sense. They are averse to the 'higher' tradition of their faith, although they justify their innovations through selective retrieval from tradition and atypical interpretations of revelatory texts. The personal religiosity of religious extremists is primarily individualistic and experiential; it roots itself in a sectarian sense of solidarity with the group and the �we-versus-them-feeling� that it inspires. Today�s extremists adopt an idealistic (ahistorical) picture of the past and apocalyptic vision of the future, which lies at the base of their social and political strategies. They have a sharp sense of immediate crisis engendered by the modern world, yet utilize its most advanced technologies�generally with great sophistication�to execute their ends. Islamic Extremism in the Context of Globalism concludes with a search for solutions. All the three essential elements of extremism�grievances, ideology, and social psychology�must be effectively addressed. It is a grave mistake, however, to regard globalized religion as we know it as something unique to our age. Similar developments have happened before in the history of world religions when powerful political and economic realities�as in the Roman Empire�amalgamated vastly diverse ethnic and religious groups in a unified world system. Such precedents provide insight for the future. One of these is that the religious and secular extremisms we face today must be treated as essentially default positions in the absence of satisfactory alternatives. As Muslims, we are required to restate Islam�s Middle Way as embodied in mainstream Islamic culture and civilization over the centuries. Our vision of the Middle Way must be authentic, articulate, and fully relevant to the pluralistic realities of the global age. But abstract formulations of worldviews are never effective in the abstract; they need human faces that embody them in the eyes of the people like the movements of Malcolm X, Dr. Martin Luther King, and Nelson Mandela. Merely giving directions to the Middle Way is not enough; our communities must cultivate and bring to the forefront a generation of charismatic men and women who embody that path and are role models for others. All the three essential elements of extremism � grievances, ideology, and social psychology � must be effectively addressed All the three essential elements of extremism � grievances, ideology, and social psychology � must be effectively addressed Radical Middle Way Radical Middle Way http://radicalmiddleway.co.uk/images/stories/Dr UmarAbdAllah - Extremism.mp3 Thursday, 26 April 2007 14:00:00 GMT Religion & Spirituality no 1:13:41 Extremism, Umar Abd-Allah Dr Tariq Ramadan Following his controversial comments about hudood laws, Dr Ramadan addresses deep misconceptions about the concept of reformation. Dr Ramadan addresses deep misconceptions about the concept of reformation. Following his controversial comments about hudood laws, Dr Ramadan addresses deep misconceptions about the concept of reformation. Radical Middle Way Radical Middle Way http://radicalmiddleway.co.uk/images/stories/RMW-TariqRamadan.mp3 Friday, 09 March 2007 14:00:00 GMT Religion & Spirituality no 1:18:05 Imam Suhaib Webb What legacy will we leave behind? How are we going to be remembered by our friends, families, neighbours when we die? Reflections on the legacy of the Prophet (saw). Leaving a legacy worth remembering What legacy will we leave behind? how are we going to be remembered by our friends, families, neighbours when we die. Reflections on the legacy of the Prophet (saw). Radical Middle Way Radical Middle Way http://radicalmiddleway.co.uk/images/stories/SuhaibWebb.mp3 Saturday, 22 October 2006 05:00:00 GMT Religion & Spirituality no 1:06:50 Shaykh Zakariya Siddiqui Sirah Tour 2006 Sirah Tour 2006 Sirah Tour 2006 Radical Middle Way Radical Middle Way http://radicalmiddleway.co.uk/images/stories/ZakariaSiddiqui.mp3 Saturday, 22 October 2006 05:15:00 GMT Religion & Spirituality no 22:50 AbdalRehman Helbawi Sirah Tour 2006 Sirah Tour 2006 Sirah Tour 2006 Radical Middle Way Radical Middle Way http://radicalmiddleway.co.uk/images/stories/AbdalRahmanHelbawi.mp3 Saturday, 22 October 2006 05:30:00 GMT Religion & Spirituality no 24:33 Hasan Al Banna Sirah Tour 2006 Sirah Tour 2006 Sirah Tour 2006 Radical Middle Way Radical Middle Way http://radicalmiddleway.co.uk/images/stories/HasanAlBanna.mp3 Saturday, 22 October 2006 05:45:00 GMT Religion & Spirituality no 26:49 Dr. Muhammad Abdul Bari What are the reasons for this extremism? Lack of knowledge and understanding? Lack of proper thinking? Muslims were a thinking nation, and that's why they were superior in education and technology. Nowadays, Muslims simply work. We have produced many workers, but very few thinkers. Another reason is the feeling of insecurity and vulnerability. When people are bullied, they are insecure. Sometimes they become the bully themselves. Rebuilding a Muslim nation of thinkers. What are the reasons for this extremism? Lack of knowledge and understanding? Lack of proper thinking? Muslims were a thinking nation, and that's why they were superior in education and technology. Nowadays, Muslims simply work. We have produced many workers, but very few thinkers. Another reason is the feeling of insecurity and vulnerability. When people are bullied, they are insecure. Sometimes they become the bully themselves. Radical Middle Way Radical Middle Way http://radicalmiddleway.co.uk/images/stories/MohammadAbdulBari.mp3 Fri, 6 October 2006 04:00:00 GMT Religion & Spirituality no 10:45 Shaykh Abdallah bin Bayyah Brother and sisters, the world today is living in an immense amount of anxiety and some of it is directed towards us. The question that is being put to us, is who are we, what do we want? What are we going to do? And our answer to that question is that we're Muslims. And we have to ask ourselves then, what is Islam? Islam is a state of resignation towards your Lord. It's a state of submission towards Allahu subhanahu wa ta'ala. The Qur'an tells us that Allah calls or invites to the abode of peace. The word peace itself, al-Salam, is one of the names of Allah. The greeting that we have amongst ourselves is peace. So this is a question that we have to ask ourselves, is how can we introduce a culture of peace? How can we introduce a culture of peace? Brother and sisters, the world today is living in an immense amount of anxiety and some of it is directed towards us. The question that is being put to us, is who are we, what do we want? What are we going to do? And our answer to that question is that we're Muslims. And we have to ask ourselves then, what is Islam? Islam is a state of resignation towards your Lord. It's a state of submission towards Allahu subhanahu wa ta'ala. The Qur'an tells us that Allah calls or invites to the abode of peace. The word peace itself, al-Salam, is one of the names of Allah. The greeting that we have amongst ourselves is peace. So this is a question that we have to ask ourselves, is how can we introduce a culture of peace? Radical Middle Way Radical Middle Way http://radicalmiddleway.co.uk/images/stories/AbdallahBinBayyah.mp3 Fri, 6 October 2006 04:10:00 GMT Religion & Spirituality no 1:32:06 Shaykh Hamza Yusuf We have people that are simply safeeh, and I don't care how sincere they are. There are plenty of sincere people out there but we have people who are fools. They are foolish people. There are people that read things and take them literally. You have naqal and you have 'aqal. This is what Shaykh Abdallah was talking about. You have naqal and you have 'aqal... unfortunately we have some naqal-heads out there... Using our aqals, not our naqals. We have people that are simply safeeh, and I don't care how sincere they are. There are plenty of sincere people out there but we have people who are fools. They are foolish people. There are people that read things and take them literally. You have naqal and you have 'aqal. This is what Shaykh Abdallah was talking about. You have naqal and you have 'aqal... unfortunately we have some naqal-heads out there... Radical Middle Way Radical Middle Way http://radicalmiddleway.co.uk/images/stories/HamzaYusuf.mp3 Fri, 6 October 2006 04:20:00 GMT Religion & Spirituality no 13:34 Habib Ali Al-Hifri Do not be afraid in this country. You are a part of it. Feel that you have a responsibility towards improving it and remedying its ailments. If you see good, follow it through, and if you see wrong, be the first to reject it. If someone wants to do harm to the country in the name of Islam, we are the first to reject him. - Habib Ali al-Jifri. Delivered on 16th December 2005 at Kensington Town Hall, London. Delivered on 16th December 2005 at Kensington Town Hall, London. Do not be afraid in this country. You are a part of it. Feel that you have a responsibility towards improving it and remedying its ailments. If you see good, follow it through, and if you see wrong, be the first to reject it. If someone wants to do harm to the country in the name of Islam, we are the first to reject him. Radical Middle Way Radical Middle Way http://radicalmiddleway.co.uk/images/stories/Audio/HabibAliAlJifri-RMW.mp3 Fri, 15 Sep 2006 08:55:00 GMT Religion & Spirituality no 1:27:14 Shaykh Abdal-Hakim Murad This arbitrary brutality that has now come to the streets of this city and has caused such despair and confusion and division and battlement amongst Muslims and such joy and celebration amongst those who really wish we weren't here at all. This has to stop. And we should have a policy of zero tolerance of those who try to fudge the issues, and say, well in some places its all right, but here it isn't, because this is a moral absolute. The practices is qabeeh, it is ugly, and Allah is Jamil yahibbu al-Jimal. He is beautiful and He loves beauty. Delivered on 16th December 2005 at Kensington Town Hall, London. This arbitrary brutality that has now come to the streets of this city and has caused such despair and confusion and division and battlement amongst Muslims and such joy and celebration amongst those who really wish we weren't here at all. This has to stop. And we should have a policy of zero tolerance of those who try to fudge the issues, and say, well in some places its all right, but here it isn't, because this is a moral absolute. The practices is qabeeh, it is ugly, and Allah is Jamil yahibbu al-Jimal. He is beautiful and He loves beauty. Radical Middle Way Radical Middle Way http://radicalmiddleway.co.uk/images/stories/AbdalHakimMuradRMW.mp3 Fri, 15 Sep 2006 09:00:00 GMT Religion & Spirituality no 28:46 Shaykh Hasan Le Gai Eaton One of the definitions of Islam is that it is the "Middle Way" because it is a religion of peace and peace is only at the centre of things and never at the extremes. There are many ways of understanding the concept of the Middle Way. The first one I want to deal with relates to two different forms of excess: one is fanaticism, violence and terrorism, and the second is consumerism. Both are forms of self indulgence. Delivered on 16th December 2005 at Kensington Town Hall, London. One of the definitions of Islam is that it is the "Middle Way" because it is a religion of peace and peace is only at the centre of things and never at the extremes. There are many ways of understanding the concept of the Middle Way. The first one I want to deal with relates to two different forms of excess: one is fanaticism, violence and terrorism, and the second is consumerism. Both are forms of self indulgence. Radical Middle Way Radical Middle Way http://radicalmiddleway.co.uk/images/stories/HasanLeGaiEaton-RMW.mp3 Fri, 15 Sep 2006 09:05:00 GMT Religion & Spirituality no 22:13 Moez Masoud Another meaning of Radical Middle Way is naturally entailed, which is - to affect great and revolutionary change in something - and how much is this world in need of revolutionary change; to bring it out of self-worship and back to the worship of God again? Delivered on 16th December 2005 at Kensington Town Hall, London. Another meaning of Radical Middle Way is naturally entailed, which is - to affect great and revolutionary change in something - and how much is this world in need of revolutionary change; to bring it out of self-worship and back to the worship of God again? Radical Middle Way Radical Middle Way http://radicalmiddleway.co.uk/images/stories/Audio/MoezMasoud-RMW.mp3 Fri, 15 Sep 2006 09:10:00 GMT Religion & Spirituality no 24:09 Dr. Murad Hoffman We must learn to avoid a bunker mentality. When you are under assault, you are likely to become like your opponent. If he is intolerant, you are likely to turn intolerant. When his argumentation, George Bush's argumentation turns narrow, you are likely to turn narrow, into a confrontational mode and stance. We must avoid even under the suspicion under which we live, the discrimination which is exercised against us, we must avoid falling in to the trap of developing a victim's mentality and a bunker mentality when we become narrow and constricted. Because our chance, and this chance is still there, lies in convincing our environment that we have something to offer, which may be the saving of the civilisation. Delivered on 27th January 2006 at the London Muslim Centre We must learn to avoid a bunker mentality. When you are under assault, you are likely to become like your opponent. If he is intolerant, you are likely to turn intolerant. When his argumentation, George Bush's argumentation turns narrow, you are likely to turn narrow, into a confrontational mode and stance. We must avoid even under the suspicion under which we live, the discrimination which is exercised against us, we must avoid falling in to the trap of developing a victim's mentality and a bunker mentality when we become narrow and constricted. Because our chance, and this chance is still there, lies in convincing our environment that we have something to offer, which may be the saving of the civilisation. Radical Middle Way Radical Middle Way http://radicalmiddleway.co.uk/images/stories/Audio/MuradHoffman-RWC.mp3 Fri, 15 Sep 2006 09:15:00 GMT Religion & Spirituality no 23:57 Imam Ziaullah Khan Muslims do not rebel, they try to straighten the things. The Prophet (saw) said that the believer is simple and noble. The one who is a transgressor has no nobility. 'Rebel' for the Muslim means he is baseless, false, contrived and downright dishonest. With rebellion you become angry. And the Prophet (saw) said that no one becomes angry without drawing closer to the brink of hell. You rationalise things that are not right. You will do stupid things and do things that are wrong. Prophet (saw) asked of his sahaba, 'Who do you consider the strongest person from among you?' and they answered, 'The one that cannot be defeated.' The Prophet (saw) said, 'No, it is the one who controls himself when he is angry.' Delivered on 27th January 2006 at the London Muslim Centre Muslims do not rebel, they try to straighten the things. The Prophet (saw) said that the believer is simple and noble. The one who is a transgressor has no nobility. 'Rebel' for the Muslim means he is baseless, false, contrived and downright dishonest. With rebellion you become angry. And the Prophet (saw) said that no one becomes angry without drawing closer to the brink of hell. You rationalise things that are not right. You will do stupid things and do things that are wrong. Prophet (saw) asked of his sahaba, 'Who do you consider the strongest person from among you?' and they answered, 'The one that cannot be defeated.' The Prophet (saw) said, 'No, it is the one who controls himself when he is angry.' Radical Middle Way Radical Middle Way http://radicalmiddleway.co.uk/images/stories/Audio/ZiaullahKhan-RWC.mp3 Fri, 15 Sep 2006 09:20:00 GMT Religion & Spirituality no 52:44 Imam Ziaullah Khan, Islam, Radical Middle Way