1996 08 06 Tuesday - Part 1 of 2

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Bismillahir Rahmaanir Rahiim, This series is a day-to-day Chronicle of Mawlana's 1996 USA California Visit. (SHOW MORE below for Video Bookmarks) Today, GrandShaykh NAZIM al-HAQQANI and Shaykh HISHAM KABBANI were interviewed for a Los Angeles Cable TV station by THE ISLAMIC INFORMATION SERVICE. Many revealing questions were asked and answered in this important interview. 00:00:00 Bism'illah Fatihah animation 00:00:30 Welcome 00:00:45 You had a very successful Unity Conference - Why was this held? 00:03:42 Has the Unity Conference achieved its objectives? - What more needs to be done? 00:05:31 Has Unity ever been achieved among Muslims? 00:06:48 How can real Unity be achieved? 00:07:52 Why do you think that you will succeed whilst others have failed? 00:08:58 Besides Ikhlas and Love, what else do you emphasize in your teachings? 00:09:44 As others see you, they might say that your followers worship you ...... 00:15:17 People think that you may intercede for them on the Day of Judgement...... 00:20:31 Break 00:20:51 Sometimes you are introduced as 'The Perfect One'...... 00:22:41 What are your comments on the objections people are making? 00:27:59 But you do not actively discourage people from those actions...... 00:29:56 What are the principles of your teachings? 00:31:04 Why is there emphasis on the external appearance of your followers? 00:32:53 The appearance makes you look like a Cult 00:34:45 The Holy Qur'an is accessible to everyone. Why should anyone follow a Shaykh? 00:35:32 What is your Religious Authority? 00:36:43 Is the religion only for the Ulama? 00:39:08 Break 00:38:35 What is the teaching of Ahl as-Sunnah wa-l-Jamat and how does it differ from other teachings within Islam? 00:40:41 So, every Muslim has to follow the message of the Qur'an and Sunnah? 00:41:28 So, the Madhabs? 00:43:10 So, you feel that we need more Madhabs? 00:43:28 So, where does your teaching fit within these four Madhabs? 00:44:04 Are the interpretations of the four Madhabs still applicable in today's changing world? 00:46:43 Do you believe that all the Ahl al-Kitab will gain Allah's reward, or only the Muslims? 00:48:31 What is Islam and what is Iman? 00:50:50 What is Iman? 00:51:33 Can a person go beyond Iman? 00:54:08 So, Ihsan is a process? 00:54:41 What is Marifa? 00:56:51 I see your Tasbih. What do you actually say? 00:57:39 What is the meaning of the word Sufi? 00:59:03 Please make a Du'a for us 00:59:42 Break 00:59:55 About The International Islamic Unity Conference 01:02:11 Why are Americans and Europeans converting to your way of teaching? 01:03:12 What in your teachings is attractive to Americans and Europeans? 01:04:31 How did the Gang members come to the Conference? 01:04:57 How were the Gangs approached? 01:07:28 What sort of support do you have for people that convert to Islam? 01:08:22 You have Centers in the USA now. 01:09:09 Do people who follow you have to leave their jobs? 01:09:47 There is no hardship to them and their families? 01:11:08 What sort of co-operation do you expect from other Muslim groups? 01:17:13 Do you think that emphasis on the external appearance is an advantage or a disadvantage here in the USA? 01:20:11 Thank you for the Interview 01:20:27 Bism'illah Fatihah animation