In this lecture, Khalid Yasin addresses problems within the Muslim community such as youth out of control, racism and similar related issues.
Both subjects are ones Muslim communities prefer to treat as somebody else's problem. Racism is understood as something done to Muslims rather than among them, and difficulties with young people are usually explained by the surrounding society rather than by anything happening at home or in the masjid.
The lecture does not accept either framing. It is direct about what the community has failed to do, which is why it has stayed in circulation for as long as it has.
About Shaykh Khalid Yasin
Shaykh Khalid Yasin, a former Christian, is the Executive Director of the Islamic Teaching Institute (ITI), an organization dedicated to the work of da'wah. He studied Arabic in Madinah and in Cairo, and had many mentors and teachers who tutored him in Fiqh us-Sunnah, Fiqh us-Seerah and Islamic history, as well as in the memorization and recitation of the Quran.
He is what is known as a da'ee — someone who speaks publicly about the Islamic faith in order to invigorate the spiritual and moral conscience of his listeners, and to educate and inform people about Islam. He has spent most of his working life doing exactly that, and he is among the most widely heard English-speaking speakers in the field.
