Towards Bridging the Salafi-Ashari Divide

Shaykh Dr. Yasir Qadhi sheds light on an academic perspective to the scholars and activists present encouraging them to overcome the Salafi-Ashari divide of intra-Sunni Islam. In a discussion that delves on historical and modern aspects, the Shaykh contemplates on these strands of Sunnism dating back to the 3rd Islamic century, during the time of Imam Ahmad b. Hanbal and his contemporary Imam al-Muhasibi. In the modern era, the Shaykh argues the pros and cons of their unity and disparity. All in all, this essential talk focuses on brotherhood and unity amongst groups that have been historically agitated since time immemorial.