Hamza Yusuf | The Global Philosophy of Religion Project | Islam

Make a donation to Closer To Truth to help us continue exploring the world's deepest questions without the need for paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq How does Islam address big questions in philosophy of religion? How does Islam approach the Problem of Evil, arguments for the existence of God, mystical experiences and the relationship between the creator and the created? Hamza Yusuf Hanson is the president of Zaytuna College in Berkeley, California, the first accredited Muslim liberal arts college in the United States. In this interview with host Robert Lawrence Kuhn, he discusses God, existence, and spirituality from the Islamic perspective. The Global Philosophy of Religion Project aims to make the philosophy of religion a truly global field by promoting the scholarly work of researchers from underrepresented regions and religious traditions. It is led by Professor Yujin Nagasawa and hosted by the University of Birmingham. Learn more about the project: https://www.global-philosophy.org/ This project was made possible in part through the support of a grant from the John Templeton Foundation. The opinions expressed in this video are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the John Templeton Foundation. 0:00 Introduction 0:47 Arguments for God's existence in Islam 5:14 The problem of evil in Islamic thought 11:28 How can we know God? 14:20 Mystical experience and gnosis 21:05 Do all religions worship the same God? 27:06 The 99 Names and attributes of God 37:44 Creator, sustainer, and the nature of creation 45:12 Miracles, natural law, and eschatology