Saturday 2 April 2011

Sheikh Hamza Yusuf on Image Making

Touches on the subject of excessive use of photography which, he argues, "divorces us two times from reality"-many of us already live without any real recognition of the illusory nature of this world and so image making, especially if excessive,only increases that alienation from The Real.

Faith can enter a person's heart just through meeting a pious person, Sheikh Hamza Yusuf suggests and points to Sidi Gai Eaton (May Allah have marcy on him) who spoke of how meeting a pious person(in the real sense) made him enter Islam, a reality to which Imam Al-Ghazali (May Allah have mercy on him) also attested. Sheikh Abdal-Hakim Murad, also alluded to the power Allah has placed in the countenace of the true devotee by stating that the believer's best argument is his face.

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