Islamic Talks

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Here you can find some of the best Islamic talks, and spiritual teachings, from some of the world's most prominent and respected Islamic scholars.

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Quran Explorer: The best FREE on-line Quran - complete with translations, tajweed rules, Arabic recitations and more!
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(The 'Quran Explorer' is best viewed using Internet Explorer)

Dr. Abdal-Hakim Murad

Islamic Law and Ijtihad (MP3): This was a talk delivered on Sunday 22nd May 2005, at the East Oxford Community Centre. It is split across three MP3 files and is approximately 136 minutes long.
The month of Ramadan (RealPlayer): This link takes you directly to a talk delivered in November 1999, at the Aylesbury Masjid.

Hamza Yusuf Hanson

Zaytuna Audio (MP3 and RealPlayer): An extensive set of audio files, on over 70 subjects, ranging from Talks to Quranic Recitations by Hamza Yusuf and friends (including Imam Zaid Shakir).
Interview With Hamza Yusuf (RealPlayer): An Interview with Shaykh Hamza Yusuf about his life and his conversion to islam. The video quality is not great but it's an interesting interview (Approximately 56 minutes long).
Al-Burda - The poem of the Scarf (RealPlayer): Here you can listen to both:
-A talk, by Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, about the translation of the 'al-Burda' poem.
-Listen to section 1 of al-Burda.
There is also a short, and beautiful, recitation of the Quran.
Alhambra - Free Audio Downloads (MP3 & RealPlayer): Three free talks, by Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, provided by Alhambra productions.
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Nuh Ha Mim Keller

Brief Replies to Commonly-Asked Questions about Islam (MP3): This link gives replies to questions posed by a young Muslim.
The replies address the relationships between Islam, destiny, free will, evolution, and other revealed faiths...
The answers were given in a series of informal gatherings with Shaykh Nuh; held over five evenings, during Ramadan (2003) in Amman, Jordan.
This is Jihad? (MP3): On this page you will find a series of 7 tracks from a lecture which Shaykh Nuh gave to a London audience (at 'Friends House' on August 29th 2005) regarding the crisis of understanding Islam...

Zaid Shakir

Barakah of Ramadan (MP3): This is a free talk provided by Alhambra productions.
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Zaytuna Audio (MP3 and RealPlayer): An extensive set of audio files, offering over 15 talks.

BBC Radio 4

The Abbasid Caliphs (RealPlayer): The Abbasid Caliphs were the dynastic rulers of the Islamic world between the middle of the eighth and the tenth centuries. They headed a Muslim empire that extended from Tunisia to the frontiers of India. The Abbasid Caliphs presided over a multicultural empire where conversion was a relatively peaceful business.
Muslim Spain (RealPlayer): In 711 a small army of North African Berbers invaded Spain and established an Iberian Islamic culture that would last for over 700 years. Muslim Spain was a land where Muslims, Jews and Christians co-existed in relative peace and harmony. Its capital, Cordoba became the centre and focus for generations of revered and respected philosophers, physicians and scholars. With Tim Winter.
Thought for the day - Dr. Abdal-Hakim Murad (RealPlayer): A very good series of over 25 thought provoking short talks about current events.
Thought for the day - Hamza Yusuf Hanson (RealPlayer): Two inspiring short talks. Sometimes the audio doesn't work but one talk can be read here.

Video Documentaries

30 days - Muslims in America: Morgan Spurlock, the guy who produced the oscar-nominated 'Supersize Me', makes a devout Christian live with a Muslim family and practice Islam for 30 Days...
Turning Muslim in Texas - People reverting to Islam in Texas: This Channel 4 documentary explores the lives of several Texan families. Muslim and Non-Muslim, and their views about Islam and life in the West.
Muhammad (peace be upon him): Legacy of a Prophet: This PBS documentary explains in detail the life of Muhammad (peace be upon him) through interviews with notable Historians and American-Muslims (including Hamza Yusuf Hanson).
Islam: Empire of Faith: This three-part PBS documentary series covers more than a thousand years of Islamic history and culture...
PART 1: This part deals with the life of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), his early life, his encounter with God Almighty and the birth of Islam.
PART 2: This part relates to the golden age of Islam. A time of great learning when Europe was steeped in the Dark Ages.
PART 3: This part explains the growth of the Ottoman Empire, which would control the bridge between 3 continents: Africa, Europe and Asia.
Zaytuna Video (RealPlayer): A good selection of 8 videos from the Zaytuna Institute.

Sheikh Muhammad Afifi al-Akiti

During the last 19 April 2008, Dubliners were honoured to have Sheikh Muhammad Afifi al-Akiti coming all the way from Oxford, UK to give a one-day course on the topic of 'The Hidden Treasure of Imam al-Ghazali'.
The video is composed of 22 parts: