This is a lecture given by Yasir Qadhi on 1st June 2026 which is available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. In this lecture Dr. Yasir Qadhi, explores the paradox of why intra-faith conflict between different Islamic groups and sects is far more severe and violent than inter-faith conflict between Islam and other religions such as Christianity, something which I have personally witnessed myself. One week friends are sitting next to each other in an Islamic talk, joking and smiling, and then the next week they are enemies due to a minor disagreement. Their intense hate for each other is even more severe than against the enemies of Islam who are actually killing and slaughtering Muslims. These conflicts are not new and have existed since the time of the Rightly Guided Caliphate when the Khawarij broke away from Imam Ali with their slogan, “La hukma illa lillah” (There is no judgment/rule but for Allah). Ali responded to them with the famous phrase: كَلِمَةُ حَقٍّ أُرِيدَ بِهَا بَاطِلٌ “A word of truth by which falsehood is intended.” … Continue reading Why Muslims Divide: The psychology of why the people closest to you are the hardest to tolerate