A timeless and classic presentation that surveys the glorious Muslim past and analyzes the reasons why the ummah is failing to reach such standards of excellence today. On the campus of the University of Miami, respected historian and imam Abdullah Hakim Quick asks the audience to reflect upon the achievements of Muslims from the "Golden Age of Islam" in Spain to the more recent contributions during the "Age of Discovery" in the Americas. After revealing fascinating evidence of Muslim explorations and contributions to science and technology, the speaker focuses on the vital lessons that can be drawn from this history and what things about ourselves we must change today to reclaim the overall success of the past. The various topics discussed: names on the map with possible Arabic roots, Columbus' encounter with Muslims, Spanish Muslim migration to the Americas before Columbus, Muslim African slaves, Melungeons as part of your lineage, Muslims melting in the "melting pot", culture vs. religion, the marginalization of Muslim women, encouraging youth to take leadership roles, the dangers of extremism and dictatorship, the dangers of jealousy and arrogance, sincerity, superstition, nationalism, Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam, history from a "Euro-centric" point-of-view, and the difference between pride and dignity. (Duration: 1 hour, 19 min)

"Why can't she pray in the masjid?! Make a section for the sisters in the masjid. Look at the hadith really in truth and you will find that women came out to the masjid of the Prophet (S)!"

"But the history books said 'Christopher Columbus discovered America' and the people are standing there!! That's intellectual genocide! You destroy people, that is what has happened in the West in order to justify the system of oppression and racism established over the past 400 years."