1 on 1 with Imam Omar Suleiman

A casual chat with my brother in Islam, Imam Omar Suleiman. This was recorded while we were on a tour together in the UK, the annual Light Upon Light Conference Tour 2024.

We discuss his childhood, friendships, his late mother’s influence on him and Palestine, Imam Omar’s ethnic origin.

0:00 Intro
1:19 Background & Growing Up
22:22 Teenage Days
37:07 The missing piece of the puzzle
44:00 Lessons regarding Palestine
1:01:26 Daily routine

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[belal.assaad]

May Allah free Palestine and the Palestinians from oppression, save and protect our remaining brothers and sisters in Gaza, which our hearts bleed for, and unite the Ummah on strength and love between them. We need to return to our brotherhood and sisterhood, which Allah named us with, and recognize that Allah’s support only comes when we are together on truth, patience, compassion and mercy between us, not disunited. “…and do not quarrel with one another lest you should lose courage and your power depart. Be steadfast, surely Allah is with those who remain steadfast.” (Quran 8:46)
May Allah bless and reward all those who have been striving and doing whatever they can in support of our Palestinian brothers in Gaza and Palestine, ameen.

[Zinozino]

These people ..when they listen, they listen like a student, and when they speak, they speak like a teacher.. much respect and love for them

[denisalvarado]

I reverted to Islam, and the brother Omar Suleiman helped me a lot with his videos to understand better the religion

[kevinkruize]

I'm not muslim. But these men I respect so much. Such wisdom..

[Nad.s.b]

The way he speaks of his mum. 😢😢😢 may Allah forgive her. May Allah reward her endlessly for her struggles in this world and for raising such a wonderful man. Alhamdullilah

[Umunani]

I don’t know if it’s only me, but I always think Sheikh Omar has the character of our beloved prophet (saw) may Allah always protect him, grant him good health and Jannah inshallah! He has transformed me as a person and he’s one of my favorite sheikhs and scholar! Ya Rabbi bless him always 🙏🏾

[jinanh]

May we meet with Sheikh Omar and his mother in Jannah inshallah!

[belal.assaad]

We had a loss in audio at 37:29 for a couple of minutes and had to use AI to recover some of it, hence the 'robotic' sound. The message conveyed was too important to leave out. Apologies for this error.

[SabbirHossain-rivx]

As a Muslim we shouldn’t hold someone hero or follow blindly other than our prophet Muhammad (Pbuh) . But these two subhanallah you just can’t stop listening to their eloquent speech. I’m sure they are human being and we all have short comings but certainly they have touched many believers and guided many back to believe. May Allah swt guide them and enable them to make more and more positive changes in our societies. Ameen

[whoamiandwhoareyouandwhoisbigb]

two of my favourite humans on earth right sitting together, allahuma barik may allah make your paths easier

[Okeezy-vg]

First of all, if I ever have sons, I want sons like these two gentlemen. 😢 Ya Rabb! Such beautiful souls.

[Tikerazer]

Subhanallah look at the noor beaming from their blessed faces. May Allah bless and preserve our beloved shuyookh

[Sunflowersarepretty]

I didn't even think this collab would happen but here we are. May Allah bless both of you sheikhs. ❤❤

[submissionishealing]

My jaw and eyes hurts. I couldn't stop smiling the whole video. And my eyes couldn't stop pouring. SubhanAllah, the love of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, Sheikh Omar has bursts my heart with love and joy. I pray for the same love of our Prophet Muhammad ﷺ in our hearts. Ameen. I want to Him ﷺ as Allah ﷻ wants us to love Him. As He ﷺ deserves. There is nothing more than that ❤

[danat]

These two men have literally changed my brain chemistry. May Allah bless them ❤❤

[bearani]

When the Sheikh talks about his mother it gave me goosebumps!! May Allah grant her the highest of Jannah and continue to allow her children and family be a sadaqah jarriah!

[her]

My 7yr old cousin is obsessed with Palestine and he always jas questions about it..I remember him asking his father how he was related to Palestinians..he also once told his father that he's dropping out of school and fighting for Palestine 😭 I remembered him when the Sheikh said we're all Palestinians wallahi we all are even though we can't be them our hearts are all bleeding for them I pray that we all witness a free Palestine in our lifetime.. Ameen ❤🇵🇸

[wurobokkiblog]

Sheikh Dr. Omar Suleiman i love you for the sake of Allah The Exalted, May Allah grant your mum Aljannatul Firdaus

[ant-hwos]

I’m in a low point in my life right now now as a Muslim, and I aspire to be like you two. I aspire to spend my life in the cause of Allah, being of benefit, living for more than myself and seeking redemption for my past mistakes, never to fall into them again. This Dunya is not worth it

[imanandthat]

From someone who grew up with a sick father who passed away and was also righteous and full of tawakul it was beautiful to hear shaykh Omar speak so openly and vulnerably about his late mother and grief. May Allah bless them eternally Ameen