I was waiting for the mafia connection, as I always felt it. My nana on my moms side, her dad came from Italy. When I try to find out from where exactly, the family pretends they dont know. I reverted to Islam 34 years ago, yet my uncles on my moms side made sure that no info passed my way. Yet, I remember as a child my nana was not like the other women in the family. She never left her home without her husband which was considered an oddity. I was only 10 when she died. I suspect she was Sicilian on her dads side, and here's why. Her husband, my papa was pure Irish ancestry. It was normal at that time to intermarry in the Boston area, as long as both were Catholic. The pivotal point here is my papa became the Vice president of the International Longshoremen's Union in the port of Boston for 30 years. He was a major figure at the horse and dog tracks In the area and my mom said as a girl she remembers the bookies coming to the house with the numbers. My mum was the only daughter with 4 brothers and when she married my dad they couldn't conceive for 7 years. Finally I was born and they stopped the race at the track to announce my birth "Dan Donovan got a granddaughter!" Well, Allah decreed that I would detest gambling and I've never even bought a lottery ticket😂 Nanas maiden name was Portella, And as we know, names ending in ella or alla especially Latino based names were Muslim.

"Your first bath was done by someone and your last bath will be done by someone, so where are you going with your pride and arrogance? Humble yourself." ' كُلُّ نَفْسٍ ذَائِقَةُ الْمَوْتِ ۖ ثُمَّ إِلَيْنَا تُرْجَعُونَ ' "Every soul shall taste death. Then you shall be brought back to Us."

I am a convert of 4 years Alhamdulilah and my nana was Sicilian. I’ve always wondered about this history…it feels so affirming to know there were Muslims in my “homeland” SubhanAllah.

Alhamdulillah! We have the "BEST" religion (ISLAM) on Earth! We can get along with any religion! AllahuAkbar! Very interesting history lesson on Islam in Sicily! Jazakallahu Khairan for sharing this beneficial knowledge with us Shaykh!

Wonderful history of Islam in Sicily. Who knew Sicily was ruled by muslims, Subhan Allah.

That is true. I am Tunisian and I could understand about 30-40% of the Maltese language when I heard it and read it. The pronounciation is also closer to the Tunisian Arabic dialect

Wow I had absolutely no idea thank you for this fascinating facts. Just wanted to say that you’re freestyle speech is very much appreciated I absolutely love it thank you for you’re a beautiful preaching…may Allah (swt) continue to you and your family🤲🏻

Masah Allah how amazing they learnt tolerance from Muslims and now people say to Muslims why aren't they secular or liberal minded.

Tell me I'm not the only one obsessed with history in general😩🤚

Aselam ualeykum wa rahmatullah wa barakatuh from mirabella imbaccari (sicily)

More lectures like this please...

InshaAllah going to Palermo this September for the same reason.i was very young when I first watched God father.didn't know much about the world at that time but the Sicilian culture of family values and respect to elders striked me most and I remember saying to my father they are so much like Muslims

Awesome awesome awesome I m giving my exam on Islamic Studies Was searching the decline of Islam in Sicily... n here I come across Yasir Qadhi's beautiful lecture JAZAAKUM ALLAH KHAIRAN MAY ALLAH reward him for his brilliant work❤❤❤

SubhanAllah fascinating. Random but huge Federer fan here, so King Roger reference made me lol. Also mafia anecdote haha! JazakAllah Khair!

The Cappella Palatina in Palermo is the palace church built by Roger II, and its interior is a fusion of Roman, Byzantine and Islamic architecture. There is scripture written on the walls in Latin, Arabic and Greek. It also has a carved wooden muqarna ceiling which was painted by Egyptians... This building is a testament to the harmony between human spirits, and the greatness that can be achieved when put to a task together.

my question why every believer of Islam needs to pray in Arabic language...I really appreciate the way of praying and worship ..a very humble way of giving honor to the creator.

jazakallah khair sheikh!

Fascinating masha Allah ♥️

As an etymology nut myself, I'm really floored by the last point of this talk 😂 As a history buff and more so of the history of our ummah, all the points before this were amazing as well 💯

Brilliant brilliant brilliant I love Shaykh YQs history lessons...learn so much!

Jazakallahu khair Ya Shaikh.

Fascinating ❤️👍

We are truly so lucky to have an amazingly bright sheikh like Yasir Qadhi. We need more of our high IQ children to follow his path then Muslims will be powerful once again. Really enjoy his lectures and wish to meet this sheikh one day inshallah

This is epic. I enyoy history and sheikh just makes it more interesting

Amazing and fascinating

Amen subhnallah nice lecture

JazakAllahu Khairan shaykh

Jazakallah khair Sheikh

Makes me wonder about the future generations of Muslims in the west 🙁

Jazak Allah Khair Sheikh Saheb. So interesting ,I was spell bound by our Islamic history.

Jazak Allah khair for sharing details about Sicily

Very nice and inspiring story of Sicily. Jaza ka Allah Khyran for sharing Bro. Very thoughtful and insightful. Enjoyed the whole lecture so much……

MashaAllah excellent sheik JazakAllah khaira

Your lectures are really amazing.

SubhanaAllah

Outstanding speaker with verified facts. Knows how to keep your attention, shows both sides of the medal.

I have visited visited sisly Alhamdolillah

الله أكبر. ما شاء الله. بارك الله فيكم

It's best the brother dedicates more of his time to discussing these topics and avoid politics

Love these Khatirahs!

May Allah’s wisdom allow us Muslims to keep our traditions of mercy and respect for all traditions -even if we have been tainted by externalized versions of “cultural” Islam, similar to “cultural” versions on any other religions of postmodernity. Thank you for reminding us of our Prophets’ teachings of tolerance for all Faiths. (May Allah never make our Ummah of those who practiced genocide or mass rapes of humanity). Ameen

Very cool lecture, always thought it was an interesting time in history, I was told mafia is also likely Siculu Arabic for Almaerifat Alkhafia..hidden knowledge? If that’s right. Also the underground tunnels that the Muslims built has been a major part of those secret societies until modern day

MashaALLAH! Alhamdulillah!

Salam alaykum,im actually playing age of empire defintive edition2 right now and im playing the hautevilles,this surprised me as to how three different religions used to be in harmony for years under the normans 🤔🤔

I love Islamic history. So fascinating!

Jazak Allah

Thank you and Selam please add maps and bright colorful photos in a projector while talking and have someone to operate with the projector while you talk,so to make things more understandable while you talk.

Interesting history of Islam in Europe !!

Jzk Allah kheir for explaining the history

As an algerian, i watched some videos of maltese.... 50% of it looks like our north arabic dialect

Masha Allah

Al hamde li Allah. الحمد لله

Umayyad conquered Sicily in 741 CE but abandoned it immediately because of Berber revolt. Aghlabid (Abbasid) under Asad ibn Furat took it in 827 CE. The last city conquered was Taormina in 902 CE.

Amazing. Subhanallah

Kindly sheikh recommend sources and book about history . Jazakallah khaira

Ottoman Muslims introduced Pasta Pizza to Sicilian and Arabic food also been introduced now it became Italian

But when watching Godfather I saw many similarities between and Sicilian and Muslim culture especially family values.

ASSALAM Alaykum Nargis Hameed. Pliz I would like to advice you that me and you are students only. If we were in secular schools/universities all those wasted years learning Under non muslims, why shouldn't we listen to Shk YQ and leave the scholars rectify his mistakes. What we don't know is alot . Shukran

Thanks!

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Alhamdulillah

When we Caucasians were seeing films about mafia we always were associating them with us...that's before understanding what Islam actually is

I knew scilly was ruled by Muslim. Oldest university is in palermo, I think that's where pizza was invented, that's where when later when they got rid of the Muslims they put parma ham everywhere.

eccezionale ❤

brother you belive that you can ask the grave to make the dwuwa for you

John Locke, s letter

It was actually Erathostene that calculated the circumference of the earth lol😂😂😂 a thousand years before

Recall the leader in WW11 BENITO MUSSALINI Italian president..his last name is Arabic read Surat AlMaoon verse 4,5 فويل للمصلين٤ الذين هم عن صلاتهم ساهون٥ This verse is referring to those who pray without proper concentration. Of course he was Roman Catholic. The point here is his name is pure Arabic😄

Notice how traditional sicilian women still wear hijab

Another example of Islamic colonial imperialism He is literally using the same arguments that Israelis use. “Before us Palestine was a poor backward empty place. We jews made the desert bloom and created cherry tomatoes, start-up nations, etc.”

As you said. European lands that " you lost " 😂😂😂 🇪🇸✝️🇮🇹

When you learn history from an imam😂😂😂

Secular Islam is Nifaq, repent before it's too late Yasir and stop misguiding people.

I have heard ma ny lectures of dr yasir and benefited from them, but when I came to know about his views about shirk and preservance of quran , I was shocked to hear that and now I have intended not to listen him again. May Allah guide him to right path otherwise this willbe a great fitna for ummah

DAILY DHIKR TO REMEMBER ALLAH (SWT) SubhanAllahi wa biHamdihi, Subhan-Allahi 'l-`adheem (Glory be to Allah, and Praise, Glory be to Allah, the Supreme) Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Two words are light on the tongue, weigh heavily in the balance, they are loved by the Most Merciful One." [Sahih al-Bukhari; #7:67, Sahih Muslim, #4:2071] 2. Whoever says SubhanAllahi wa biHamdihi (Glory be to Allah and Praise Him) a hundred times during the day, his sins are wiped away, even if they are like the foam of the sea [Sahih al-Bukhari; #7:168, Sahih Muslim; #4:2071] Abu Dharr reported that the Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) said, "Shall I tell you the words that Allah loves the most?" I said: "Yes, tell me, O Messenger of Allah." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The words dearest to Allah are: subhanAllah wa bihamdihi”. [ Muslim and at-Tirmidhi.] 3. La Hawla wa la Quwatta illa Billah (There is no Might or Power except with Allah) [the above is] a treasure from the treasures of Paradise.[Sahih al-Bukhari; al-Fath al-Bari #11:213, Sahih Muslim #4:2076] 4.SubhanAllah, walHamdulilah, wa La illaha ilAllahu, waAllahu Akbar (Glory be to Allah, All Praise is for Allah, There is No God but Allah, Allah is the Greatest) The above are mentioned as the four most beloved words to Allah. It does not matter with which one of them is begun.[Sahih Muslim; #3:1685] Abu Sa`id (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) said, "Perform the enduring goods deeds (al-baaqiyaat al-SaliHaat) more frequently." They asked, "What are these enduring good deeds?" The Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) replied: Takbir [Allahu Akbar], Tahlil [la ilaha illallah], Tasbih [Subhan'Allah], alhamdulillah, and la hawla wa la quwwata illa billah.