Saad Yaqub
PhD Candidate in Islamic Studies at Georgetown University; scholar, writer, and Ustadh specializing in Islamic theology, philosophy, and Muhammad Iqbal's thought.
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Jul 15, 2026
MahmoudHOST
Iqbal,
Saad YaqubGUEST
Muhammad Iqbal, he starts his most important prose work, which is a reconstruction of religious thought in Islam, with a very profound statement, which is the Quran is a book that emphasizes action over idea.
Saad YaqubGUEST
And my question for all of them at all times is what are you going to do about it? Because realistically, what I see amongst Muslims is people who are so desperate and in despair about the possibility of action that they've retreated from action into feeling.
MahmoudHOST
Why is that? What do you think is so profound about his thought?