Yes Hillel was a man of peace, and so was Imam Ghazali a man of outer and internal peace. We know that. BUT, Hillel was adamant on halakha, and did not compromise on it. And neither did Imam al-Ghazali compromise on Shari'ah. Why does Hamza Yusef want us to change and reform our Shari'ah for the Modern Age?
St. Thomas Acquinas who moves these people so much, he was a Dominican. Thats the reason why Habib Umar gave a speech at the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology in the same area.
"we need the judaism of rabbi ... " "we need the islam of imam ghazali and fakhruddin al-razi" "we need the christianity of st. ..." qatalahullah! does this shaytan even know what al-ghazali would have said in regards to someone who desired christianity or judaism?
This other man was also awarded by the progressive movement in the same conference at Berkeley http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hbi6FnvWwvc
Some background as context for this clip. Lerner had insisted on stage to Hamza Yusef to visit his progressive movement and be a part of it in front of thousands of Muslim audience. He said on stage that he was most impressed by the hard work of Hamza Yusef towards bridging the gap between the abrahamic religions. He visibly looked astonished. Anyways, there are better ones awarding Zaytuna Institute.
