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6:20 Equality in Islam
7:45 The Hijab
8:59 Traditional Gender Roles
9:45 Marriage in the Middle East
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13:00 Immigrants in the Middle East
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Have you ever talked to Xiaoma about doing something together? Drew Binsky would also be a good person to partner with, he could use the language aspect in what he does.
Allhamdulilah for Islam
May Allah guide you to Islam.
The muslims are only the people following the family of the prophet Muhammad... the others are liars..do research about the family of the prophet AND you will know the truth about islam.
Parents and family is the most important to muslim, you can raise your voice to your parents, not even 'aah'. That is syariah law. You did good with your observation. Love your vid bud
Brother, your last phrase was, we are all just trying to survive. Everyone will leave this world. In Islam, you live for Allah Azzawajal. You know that He has promised you a beautiful afterlife, and He never fails in His promise, Subhanallah. I used to be a confused Christian girl and now I am a proud Muslim, since last Ramadan. Before Islam, I didn’t have a meaning in life. Everything seemed useless no matter how happy I was, because I knew we’d end up dying. Happiness didn’t mean anything to me. In today’s world, people have made happiness their only goal which doesn’t make sense to me. I knew there was so much more to life than seeking pleasure after pleasure, in limited, material things. My soul needed something that wasn’t found in this world and I could never shake off the question of “but then what?”. After that moment of happiness, then what? Would my life just be a chain of events and feelings, all happening randomly, ending in the absolute emptiness, that is the non existent?
I refused to think that the life would just end. It never sounded logical for me. I have found everything in Islam; the guidance for the heart and the soul, my role in this life is set for me and I agree with it completely. How I should take care of my family, home and the less fortunate. Islam is about knowing your purpose, and to have the comfort of Allah’s infinite bounty, and promise that He is All wise, All aware, All powerful and All merciful. The peace after Islam is like nothing else. To submit myself completely to Allah swt has made me into a better person. Islam takes you out of this materialistic, cold world and centres you towards gratitude, forgiveness, and mercy. Allah is the All-Just.
Please look into Islam. If you want to ask anything from a revert’s point of view and why someone would come to Islam, my personal account on instagram is @_milasofia 😊 May Allah azzawajal keep your heart sincere in finding the right path 🤲
I came to Islam because I saw how well my friends treated their mother. She was like an actual queen. It made me wonder about if it came from the religion, so I asked for a translation the Quran and I started studying the religion. Yes sure enough, Islam encourages the best treatment to parents but especially the mother. I'm an American and I absolutely feel that Islam has the solutions to the world's problems.
And yet westerners have these pre-conceived notion that Islam is mysogynistic. Literally the one of the most famous hadeeth is about respecting your mother.
Yep America needs god
Clearly you haven’t read the kuran for you to say Muslims to respect women. Just educate yourself on Kuran and find out what islam is for women.
@@aidashitaye I might be wrong, but are you saying that the Quran doesn't encourage respect for women ?
I don't think Islam can solve any problems at all. There is a lot of infighting among Muslim sects which dates back to the time of the prophet or the time that came immediately after he died.
The Muslims would always be busy fighting over who is on the right path than offer solutions to modern day problems
I would say that 80% of Muslims don't speak Arabic. You don't need to learn it to be a Muslim since Islam wants to include everybody. So the translation such as the "Clear Quran" is enough to get the message. But to become a student of knowledge, of course, you need to learn Arabic. I myself converted to Islam and it seems like an impossible task but actually, after a few months, you'll get used to the Arabic prayer and the times of prayer. May Allah guide you to Islam bro.
Hi Jan
First, welcoe to Islam my brother,, may Allah make everything easier for you one day,, your efforts will be rewarded in shaa Allah
But I guess I understand what he means,, The Arabic language has more than 12 M unrepeated words,, while english has more than 650k unrepeated words
As the language of Quraan is a miracle itself,, the meanings may not be translated 100% accurate
Still when you need to pray,, memorizing Al-Fatiha alone will be accepted from you, by time you'll find yourself able to memorize more
and in the end, Allah knows your struggle and effort
May Allah bless you and be always your guidance :)
You do need to learn parts of the Quran in Arabic because you pray in Arabic. Also, those that want to get deeper into their faith learn Arabic so they can study the text direct and not through translation
Salam Jan
Yan, you're here! What a pleasant surprise!
Cole, I am absolutely ecstatic that you experienced this.
I'm an American from a secular place, and an atheist background, and when I was in Dubai during Ramadan I absolutely fell in love with Islam and converted. It's been the best decision of my life, and I'm really happy you got to see some of it.
One correction: In the beginning you mention that Allāh is "their god" but actually there is only One God, the same God that Jews and Christians pray to.
In fact, when you look up God in the original Aramaic language of the Bible, have a look at what it says: Allāh. Thats the name that Jesus (alaihi salaam) used whenever he prayed to God - not his god, but the One God that has declared Himself since the time of the Jews. This is also why the Islamic perspective is not one of a new religion, but rather of one continuous Revelation from the time of Abraham AS, to Moses AS, to Jesus (or Eesa) AS, to Prophet Mohammad ﷺ... in our perspective, the Law never changed, it was just people who did. I hope that was interesting.
Mashaallah ❤
Very important clarifications and thank you for that, may God reward you.
The Law never changed but Muhammad came with the new law 😂?
And it’s not Allah but Allaha or Ellaha got this things wrong.
@@Marcelo.1927by law, he meant the belief of the one and only true God, that remained the same. You confused it with the commandments and rules that were given to the different prophets of different nations. Prophet Muhammad ﷺ did not change the rules or commandments by his will. You can think of it like a software update, the Jews have the oldest version of this software, then the Christians, and then finally with the latest update, the Muslims.
@@abdulhaseebkhan333 no because the rules of the Bible contradicts the rule in Quran so it can’t be an update.
We're not all Muslims. We are Christians too, hence the origins of Christianity in the Arab world... Muslim is a religion, not an ethnicity. You can be Chinese Muslim, American Muslim, etc..
Indeed. Lots of Christian Arabs out there!
True, in Egypt there is 15 million Christian .. and Lebanon have the most number of Christians in the Arab world.
Sure, there were also Jews before they were expelled and killed and more Christians before they began being massacred
But the arabic language is deeply linked to Islam, and it can't be denied. The expansion of the language is related to the rise of Islam. Of course we know that muslims can be of all races and languages, but arabic is very related to Islam
@@emmettdonkeydoodle6230 when people always say that, they fail to recognize that implicit in that statement is that for the majority of the time, they coexisted. So what is it in the modern world (a time when there is supposedly more religious tolerance) changed that steady state situation
Those who study the Quran, live by it. Teach it are the successful ones. May Allah guide us no matter who you are.
Lol
ameen
AMEEN…
و نعم القول
do not believe other than QURAN... when u join muslim friends beware, there are alot of additional story such as dajjal was created the story by human being, imam mahdi and more.... u still not find real truth even u join islam because of them, join islam because of truth ok... there are still muslim around the world say about the truth but they are not follow the truth....
Corrections:
The prayer is not based on the lunar calendar. We do use the lunar calendar but the daily prayers have nothing to do with them. The prayer changes for us because we have daylight savings and times change because of seasonal changes but if you live in an area like the Middle East, Northern Africa, East Africa, the daily prayers are set on a specific times and they never change. It is more about what time of the day it is. For example: fajr is to be prayed before the sunrise around dawn. You can’t pray it once the sun rises, and then there is the noon, afternoon, after sunset, and then Evening. So if the times of sunrise and sunset changes so does the prayer times.
You said muslims pray to “their God”,but that is incorrect. We don’t have a special god that is our own. We believe in the lord of the heavens and the Earth. Marster over Everything in Existence. The Lord of Abraham and the one that is been in communication with us since the beginning of time. He has sent us messengers and Revelations since the time of Our father Adam until the last prophet Muhammad ﷺ. He came with the last revelation. The word رب العا” لمين” this means lord of the worlds. “Whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth glorifies Allah. For He is the Almighty, All-Wise.”59:1
“He is Allah-there is no god except Him: the King, the Most Holy, the All-Perfect, the Source of Serenity, the Watcher ˹of all˺, the Almighty, the Supreme in Might,1 the Majestic. Glorified is Allah far above what they associate with Him ˹in worship˺!”
““He is Allah: the Creator, the Inventor, the Shaper. He ˹alone˺ has the Most Beautiful Names. Whatever is in the heavens and the earth ˹constantly˺ glorifies Him. And He is the Almighty, All-Wise.”59:22-24. Even if people don’t believe in Allah and they worship something else, it doesn’t change the fact that they are his creation and that he is the one who can guide them to the straight path (islam) or judge them for rejecting his revelation after it’s been made evidently clear to them that this is the truth. This our belief.
The Quran can be translated and is translated to any other language in the world for people to understand what they are reading but Allah revealed his revelation in Arabic so the only The Arabic can be considered “revelation”. The others would simply be only translation of the Quran. You have read the Quran in Arabic and recite it in Arabic that is why the alphabet of the Arabic language is first taught to us as non- Arabic speaking Muslims. 80% of Muslims are non-Arabs but we are still able to recite, understand and recite the Quran in our prayers daily. However, if you wanna get the full experience, you have to learn arabic because most islamic sources are in Arabic.
We don’t use “benign” shariah in muslim countries. We use sharia. What most people consider “sharia” is actually called Hadud laws( capital punishment laws). Sharia is the define heavenly laws that God commanded us to follow such as praying, fasting, charity, good conduct, observing hijab, building good relationships with people you live with, neighbors, and elderly people are all part sharia. Sharia also covers how to rule, politics, judicial system, law enforcement and many other aspects of life. Islam is the way of life and it covers all the necessary matters of life so we may live and govern ourselves in manner that is pleasing to Allah and also apply rulings that are harsh at times to have a morally acceptable (to Allah) societies.
It is not tradition that Muslim women can only be seen by her closest family members. It is islam.
“… and not to reveal their adornment except to their husbands, or their fathers, or their husband’s fathers, or their sons, or their husband’s sons, or their brothers or their brother’s sons, or their sister’s sons…” [al-Nur 24:31]
“The relationship of mahram which permits a woman to show her adornments may be through rada'ah as well as through blood ties, so it is permissible for a woman to show her adornments to those who are her fathers or sons through rada'ah.” (Tafsir al-Alusi. 18/143)
“Prohibited to you (For marriage) are: Your mothers, daughters, sisters; father’s sisters, Mother’s sisters; brother’s daughters, sister’s daughters; foster-mothers (Who gave you suck), foster-sisters; your wives’ mothers; your step-daughters under your guardianship, born of your wives to whom ye have gone in, no prohibition if ye have not gone in; (Those who have been) wives of your sons proceeding from your loins; and two sisters in wedlock at one and the same time, except for what is past; for Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.”Quran An-Nisa verse 23.
There is No tax enforced by the government at all in islam. We shouldn’t have taxes because it is un-islamic concept. The Islamic system of taxation is a voluntary one, if a non- muslim wishes to live under an Islamic government then they will pay jizyah which is a tax for non- muslim to grant them safety and security, and also have access to the same services and privileges that Muslims get. We muslims do something that is mandatory in islam called zakah. We are required to pay 2.5% of our wealth to the poor yearly while jizyah is much much smaller amount than zakah. This makes society better and makes up for the lack of resources, privileges between the poor and the rich while they uplifts each other. Muslims can’t take zakah from other muslims unless we are in need of it. So, there are times in history when islamic rulers run out of poor people to feed and the population complains on who to give the charity.
Hope this clears things up and educates others.
İslam is not only for east africa. So of course the rest of the huge world have the changing of time due to the length of the day.
Ma sha Allah brother
@@U.mohammadi i am a sister
Masha Allah sister! It's a Ding dong explanation 😊!
Thank you so much for correcting me. I will definitely be passing on your wisdom in a follow-up video to correct my mistakes
Imagine being granted a "Mother" a "Father", a "brother", a "sister" and not even realize the value of that. Islam is the only religion/belief system worldwide that encourages and implements a family system. No religion nor country law comes close in comparison. Family structure increases the hope and strength in the individuals and makes you mentally and emotionally stronger. From a South African 🇿🇦 Muslim
I am an Arab muslim that has spent half of my life in the U.S. and U.K. I live in the Middle East now (Bahrain) and always welcome questions about the Islamic religion and culture. Thank you for sharing your experience and just keep in mind that a higher power truly gave you this opportunity to learn about this. It’s not a coincidence at times like these! May your video open the eyes of many into understanding and accepting something different than what they maybe were told.
If I was to travel to the Middle East alone how would I meet people to talk to and learn more about their culture?
I don’t want to be the weird white guy just pestering people.
@@CloudCoderChap Depending on which Middle Eastern country you go to, the tourist spots would be different and the ability to learn about Arab culture would differ as well. For example, you wouldn’t necessarily learn about Arab culture visiting Dubai as easily as you might in a smaller more traditional city or country. In Bahrain you get a good mix of traditional culture and modern life. No matter where you choose to visit, going to traditional markets and places where tourists go to learn the culture, you would be VERY much welcomed. Especially visiting a local mosque, having a tour and asking whatever questions you want! You are not the first ‘white guy’ to be interested in seeing a different culture and the locals are very friendly!
@@amnaalk Thanks for responding.
I think I’d like to go to a less touristy place. Maybe I’ll check out Bahrain.
It’s good that I can ask lots of questions as I am naturally inquisitive anyway.
i also live here what are the chances 😂?
Masha Allah...As a non muslim u have done a good learning/notes about islam ...May Allah guide u to the right path
Al aha is the best deceiver. Jesus is the way, the truth and the Life. Christian God is Love and father. Islams al aha is either love nor father to anyone. Come to Jesus Christ and have eternal life.
@@aidashitaye May Allah guide u to the ri8 path....that's it
@@aidashitaye a prophet aint a god💀 may allah guide you to the right path.
@@aidashitaye may allah guide you bro
@aidashitaye jesus itself said "not to worship me but the lord" and we worship the LORD and learn from the prophet. just try to learn how many times people made changes in bible .the original form was revealed to prophet easa (jesus)
"like a baby being reborn" into a new world. That is soooo true brother.
As a white Belgian convert(revert) since over 15 years ago, I completely feel you 😉God speed and facilitate your journey. Salamalaykum
mashallah brother, Salamualaykum
Hello brother, may i ask where can i find halal meat?im from the wallonie region
@@nekojin1164hello brother, where do you live in wallonia ? I personally live in Brussels, there is a ton of halal shops here selling meat (boucheries)
wa'alaykum assalam warahmatullahi wabarakatu
i prefer the term alah in stead of god cuz it is more specific and less generale than god :)
As a fully devoted Muslim, i think you did a pretty good job conveying Islam and the traditions of the Middle East
For sure, I feel like he could have done a little more to distinguish the 2 though
i can firmly say that when we lost my cousin Mohammad during Umrah in Mecca it took us a full day to find him XD
you’re not a stupid American, you’re a person who’s curious and seeks knowledge, if you make a mistake it’s okay and you’ll learn from it from the comments
Fr, seeking knowledge should be a thing everyone should be doing. It is because we humans seeking knowledge has what got us this far
That’s exactly why I’m here I’m very curious. History’s itself fascinate me..but different religions has always peaked my nerd brain . Didn’t know I needed this video but here I am
@@shawnmack1095well, good luck on your journey my friend !
May God bless you with knowledge
Knowledge from the Quran? That’s pretty funny 😆
@@Stephonix1stHave you read it?
Like he said, there are only two rules to remember when in islamic society.
1. Don't disrespect the religion (Islam)
2. Don't forget rule No. 1.
Literally that's just it.
This is a fact. If you wanna be in trouble? Make fun of Islam in private or public. Wanna have a great life? Don't insult Islam.
Why would anybody want to disrespect a religion when you're allowed to respectfully critique it and ask questions is just beyond me
That's what attracts Andrew tate to convert....!!!!.
I think it's a huge issue when you need to respect an idea or belief. We do not expect this of anything except religion.
@@DoppeD no, we expect that for everything, respect is the very root of the world as we know it, you respect something, until you have valid reason for disrespect
Now, tell me, why would you disrespect a religion which you can ask any question about, or argue about, and most importantly, one that didn't disrespect you? One that teaches us that honor and respect are the most basic of human rights
As a Muslim when he said that 'Al-Salam allicum'(may peace be apon you) was a very cute greeting i couldn't help but smile because I'm use to saying it a lot and I'm happy that western people are also so interested and fascinated about the culture! ✨️💞
We need more amazing people like you!!💖💕✨️✨️✨️
Can I just say, first and foremost your humility in your approach to learning is great! MashaAllah 🙏🏼
As a Muslim growing up in the west, I have seen westerners be so certain about their misconceptions of Islam and the middle east. I really appreciate you actually putting in the effort to learn about the religion and live amongst the people. Thank you!
Same thing applies to pretty much anything people hear on the internet especially from the media, people are naive, ESPECIALLY because they're told the east is strict, against women etc... Which to be honest if I heard the same thing myself I'd automatically be against it, but this is why research is important
It's just a civilised society that you can live in by having a bit of decency :)
Still if you want to study medicine you have to learn latin same for islam you have to learn classic arabic to realy understand
@@ondiep6852 oh the irony since less than 94% of muslims even know arabic yet funny how you guys want so many to convert to your cult
oh btw, its one thing to learn and study something, but another to get into something that will practice Sahih Bukhari 6922 on you should you go the other way
@@ondiep6852what you're saying is so insane it must be a joke, you think doctors have to learn Latin? Who? Where?
@@ondiep6852 not really true, in palestine our daily language is very close to the classic arabic, classic arabic is not exactly a new or different language.
the idea is, it might be that quran it self have evolved the language around it in some islamic countries "not all" that's why some islamic countries do sound and speak much closer to the classic arabic than others.
an example would be, i have never been religious but whenever i had "islamic religion subject exam" in school. i'd go to the exam with zero knowledge and enver have read anything. and i'd be able to explain the quranic text in front of me accurately enough to get 70% of it correct.
because most of the words are words i speak everyday, but with more grammatical application which is why my accuracy is not 100% in explaining it.
so that is to say, in palestine for example , we do not learn another language to understand quran, we learn grammars.
As a non-Arabic Muslim I have to say it's easy to learn Arabic and pray ... actually learning and memorizing Quran is very easy as I exprienced learning Quran and Arabic language itself
I agree with the Quran being easy to memorise but learning arabic for me is very challenging. Make dua for me and my brother whom is also learning with me.
@@muqiwara2626Watch 'How to learn 50% of the Quran' on TH-cam.
Learning Arabic to use as a second or third language is hard. Learning to read and memorize is easy
@@JaguarKing1 yeah, it would be easier if i did hijra so i can speak/listen to learn it easier
as an arab person i really appreciate you sharing how you feel about learning the quran from your point of view a none arab speaker . thank you for sharing brother . may allah gives you more light and knowledge
May Allah guide u brother. Thanks for the video. Like and comment from Uzbekistan 🇺🇿 by ur Muslim brother.❤
About the four wives, it may be a shock for people outside of Islam when taken literally without further information but Allah SWT only permits a second wife and so fourth on the basis of the husband being able to provide equally down to how many breaths he takes, so if he take 50 breaths with his first wife he must take 50 with his second wife and so forth -which is basically impossible. So it’s not just for fun and games, it’s a lot deeper than ‘a man can marry four women’. I hope you enjoyed your time in the Middle East, maybe next you should come to Kuwait!
Bro, as a Muslim born in Yemen and living currently in the west, you have no idea how deep and heart-touching your video was, I am almost falling in tears right now watching your video and seeing how moral values in the west have been to! I am praying for the well-being of the next generations of both parts of the world
Alssalamu Alikom! Mashallah my brother. I wish peace and prosperity to the Muslim world as well! Much love from Europe
*what a mistake in the Qur'an!*
Allah himself testifies that he has a son and he is the son as Christians understand it! Only the Koran writer was too ignorant to know what Son of God means! Allah's word which created everything is Allah himself too! *The Word Allahs which created everything is the Son of God according to Christianity!*
Son of God does not mean that God has a child in Christianity!
*what a mistake in the Qur'an!*
Son of God are 2 titles one referring to the Word of God and one referring to creation (humans, angels, demons)
Allahuma aameen
@@Hannestv4607 bro pls get tf out of here if u wanna force your religion into us lmfao
You are so respectful!! I’m American Somali raised in Minnesota and I love to see your enthusiasm for our religion ❤
I agree with you 100%
@nadia-wo2sx You have a name similar to Moroccan names. Are you of Moroccan origin?
@@tarikboughars3242 which name Nadia ??
@@tarikboughars3242Nadia and Tarik both are included in Bangladshi names, no wonder!
massive respect to you actually going out into the world to gather information for yourself and presenting it in a respectful and educational manner
great stuff
If the internet was full of people like you, it would be a very peaceful place. Good role model in that regard.
I am not a muslim btw.
2:55 as a muslim I find it funny cause I remember in my class 7 out of the 30 students were named muhammad, so I remember my friend just outta nowhere would say muhammad in a loud voice and more than half of em would turn to my friend confused
just to clarify, Hijab is not " a tradition " It's an obligation but some women Unfortunately choose to ignore it.
@@MP-mh1tuit clearly is.
Correction: Hijab is an obligation to men and women. Please stop using the word "hijab" to refer to the headscarf or women's clothing. Hijab is for covering the 'Awrah or the area of the body that is supposed to be covered. The headscarf is called Khimar, and the verse in surat nisaa actually uses the words "khimar" to cover their body. This suggests that the khimar is an important part of hijab, but at the same time hijab for a woman is supposed to cover much more. The more we deviate from the actual meaning of the words the more we deviate from the actual practice of Islam. Which is why you see women wearing a headscarf and wearing some tight clothes.
@@vkak1correct may Allah bless u for knowing the truth
i hope he sees this
@@MP-mh1tu It is. Read the Quran chapters:
( Al ahzab ) ayah 59.
( Anoor ) aya 31
For example 😊
According to The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “Most of the classical literature that spurred the European Renaissance was obtained from translations of Arabic manuscripts in Muslim libraries.” (1984), Vol. 15, p. 646. Bertrand Russell in ‘History of Western Philosophy,’ London, 1948, p. 419. "Our use of phrase 'The Dark ages' to cover the period from 699 to 1,000 marks our undue concentration on Western Europe... "From India to Spain, the brilliant civilization of Islam flourished. What was lost to Christendom at this time was not lost to civilization, but quite the contrary..."To us it seems that West-European civilization is civilization, but this is a narrow view." Professor, Reverend, W. Montgomery Watt reminds us in The Influence of Islam on Medieval Europe (Edinburgh: University Press, 1972: “It is clear that the influence of Islam on Western Christendom is greater than is usually realized. Not only did Islam share with Western Europe many material products and technological discoveries; not only did it stimulate Europe intellectually in the fields of science and philosophy; but it provoked Europe into forming a new image of itself. Because Europe was reacting against Islam, it belittled the influence [of Muslim scholarship].... So today, an important task for our Western Europeans, as we move into the era of the one world, is to correct this false emphasis and to acknowledge fully our debt to the Arab and Islamic world." Tim Wallace Murphy, A Templar Historian wrote a book called What Islam Did For Us, on page 215 sums up as follows: "even the brief study of history revealed in these pages demonstrates that the European culture owes an immense and immeasurable debt to the world of Islam. Muslim scholars preserved and enhanced the learning of ancient Greece, laid the foundation for modern science, medicine, astronomy and navigation and inspired some of our greatest cultural achievements. If it were not for the inherent tolerance for the People of the Book that was manifest within the Islamic World for over 15 centuries, it is highly doubtful that the Jewish people could have survived as a racial and religious entity, and we would have lost their contribution to art, medicine, science, literature and music which is almost beyond measure. We in the West owe a debt to the Muslim world that can never be fully repaid. Despite our common religious and spiritual roots, we have thanked them with centuries of mistrust, the brutality of the crusades and imperial takeover that conducted with callous indifference to the needs of the peoples we exploited"
Oh yeah. In AP world history and AP European history we learned about this. But we learned that the reason why credit was barely given was because of Racism towards Muslims as a whole. I'm Muslim so it was pretty awkward in the class when she mentioned that but our teacher is great and unbiased so she explained it well.
Thanks for a very informative comment
What a beautiful video, I love how nuanced and open minded you are! God bless!
The kind of content the world NEEDS!! Bless your heart 🙏
As an American born, Muslim Revert-- I believe very very very very very strongly in the values I find in Islam, many of them I held even as a self-proclaimed "Toranic Christian" before my reversion last Ramadan. Islam is the greatest teaching alive in humanity today. Mashallah we are blessed to have the message. Should families not be most important? Should women not be held to a respect where we see them as something to protect and preserve? Surely not having these values is the source of many of our cultural ills in the west. As a black man, I see first hand how lack of family values is absolutely DESTORYINGGG my community, has been since before I was born, and today the "please everyone" media touts its moral poison as though it has results to back up the assumed worth to our western way of thinking. Marriage is dead in the west. Many children are dead in the west. Western governments even pay for muslim societies in the east to be bombarded with warfare, killing their women and children. The west could do with more islam. They're preparing to teach the children the value of genital mutilation and chemical castration here in the US. In the words of Willy Wonka, What do you think will come of that?
Machallah brother , we're happy you found Islam , may Allah bless you and grant you happiness here and after
Truly one of the comments of all time
*May Allah bless you and your family.* 💓🙏
Mashallah
Your true brother from Uganda pray for you.may Allah reward you let's pray for our generation.all that enemies will answer to Almighty God on the day of judgment
Alssalamu Alikom !!
This is my first time watching one of your videos. as a Muslim Arab from Palestine , I am impressed. you managed to learn a lot from social interactions, and the respectful approach you have to our religion and culture is heart worming and admirable.
now I am sure you will likely get a load of comments from other Muslims who are eager to team more about Islam to a polite and respectable gentleman like yourself. so I will only give you a couple of interesting points from my side :)
while you have learned a lot about what Muslims do and how they behave, it will help you to really understand us if you know the core of our religion. especially the parts that confused you a bit: hijab, why our religious is so important to us, why ones family, ESPECIALLY their MOTHER is a RED LINE ( you could really get you butt kicked if you jock about ones mother I warn you).
For Muslims, the most important this is God , whom we call in arabic Allah ( since you are interested in language , the word Allah is very interesting, look it up. but to be brief , this single word described God being one and only and having no gender.... its is not even close to the English word "God" which can be in plural Gods , or have gender Goddess )
Islam in short means to be completely obedient to Allah , we believe the soul purpose of our existence is to worship and obey him. where this world is just a temporary one, that is created to test us, to show who among us is better in their deeds (Surah Mulk Ayah 2 ) , and after death, everyone will be judged according to their deeds.
That is how a Muslim sees life and existence, if you contrast that with new western world view, where you exist just to maximize your happiness, just to feel good as much as possible , and minimize and bad feeling and any suffering. it is easy to understand the difficulty both sides have in understanding each other.
anyway, good luck to you mate.
This was extremely interesting to me, thank you!
@@ColeLangs I would add some more here cause you are very honest and a knowledge seeker (i truly mean it)
now, this one concerns western atheistic beliefs most, as mentioned above, western people see life as "maximize happiness and feel good as much as possible at the cost of everything", which... let's face it, is impossible, they go as far as putting their grand mothers in old care homes 😔, its sad, now back to my point. Atheists will tell us that "God (Allah) cannot possibly exist because of all the suffering (cancer children, earthquakes etc.) that's going on in the planet, even if he exists... he's not the most merciful like you always claim, therefore islam is false", this is a logical fallacy, the world is not heaven, these are the test grounds and we'll all face all kinds of different challenges.
here's some 2 verses on the quran that summarize our hypocrisies as human beings:
10:22
هُوَ ٱلَّذِى يُسَيِّرُكُمْ فِى ٱلْبَرِّ وَٱلْبَحْرِ ۖ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا كُنتُمْ فِى ٱلْفُلْكِ وَجَرَيْنَ بِهِم بِرِيحٍۢ طَيِّبَةٍۢ وَفَرِحُوا۟ بِهَا جَآءَتْهَا رِيحٌ عَاصِفٌۭ وَجَآءَهُمُ ٱلْمَوْجُ مِن كُلِّ مَكَانٍۢ وَظَنُّوٓا۟ أَنَّهُمْ أُحِيطَ بِهِمْ ۙ دَعَوُا۟ ٱللَّهَ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ ٱلدِّينَ لَئِنْ أَنجَيْتَنَا مِنْ هَـٰذِهِۦ لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلشَّـٰكِرِينَ ٢٢
He is the One Who enables you to travel through land and sea. And it so happens that you are on ships, sailing with a favourable wind, to the passengers’ delight. Suddenly, the ships are overcome by a gale wind and those on board are overwhelmed by waves from every side, and they assume they are doomed. They cry out to Allah ˹alone˺ in sincere devotion, “If You save us from this, we will certainly be grateful.”
- Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
10:23
فَلَمَّآ أَنجَىٰهُمْ إِذَا هُمْ يَبْغُونَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ بِغَيْرِ ٱلْحَقِّ ۗ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ إِنَّمَا بَغْيُكُمْ عَلَىٰٓ أَنفُسِكُم ۖ مَّتَـٰعَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا ۖ ثُمَّ إِلَيْنَا مَرْجِعُكُمْ فَنُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ ٢٣
But as soon as He rescues them, they transgress in the land unjustly. O humanity! Your transgression is only against your own souls. ˹There is only˺ brief enjoyment in this worldly life, then to Us is your return, and then We will inform you of what you used to do.
My closing thoughts:
i've seen these things happen, when you are in a tough situation you beg the lord like there is no tomorrow but when things are smooth sailing, people tend to transgress because their safety makes them feel too powerful. They forget who gave them that safety And last but not least, always remember cole about this verse:
39:53
۞ قُلْ يَـٰعِبَادِىَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَسْرَفُوا۟ عَلَىٰٓ أَنفُسِهِمْ لَا تَقْنَطُوا۟ مِن رَّحْمَةِ ٱللَّهِ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَغْفِرُ ٱلذُّنُوبَ جَمِيعًا ۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ ٥٣
Say, ˹O Prophet, that Allah says,˺ “O My servants who have exceeded the limits against their souls! Do not lose hope in Allah’s mercy, for Allah certainly forgives all sins. He is indeed the All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
NEVER LOSE HOPE IN ALLAH's MERCY.
Aslm Alkm bro! The English word God does not have plural. It means Allah. It's the word god that has plurals like gods, goddesses etc. Hence No god but God or La ilaha ila Allah. Shukran.
@@abdirahmann السلام عليكم انا مثلك بس فلسطيني سوري و أكيد عربي مسلم و انا مبسوط من إني أشوف إخواني الفلسطينين بينشروا رسالة اللأسلام انشالله تيجي الخلافة الأسلامية و انحرر سوريا و فلسطينة و جميع البلدان العربية و
.الأسلامية
@@adambrownhussein6525 brother, God in Arabic is 'ilah' as in the first part of our shahaadah and Allah is unique name for The God.
La ilaaha il-la Allah literally means
No God Except Allah.
Don't trust me, you can research the Arabic meaning between 'Robb' and 'illah', also the tafseer of Surah An-Najm, 53:19-26. Quite hard to directly interpret some Arabic term to simple English actually. I'm not quite sure where you get the god and God terms, because there's no capital letter in Semitic languages.
Thank you, extremely well done and presented!! 💯
I like how you're describing everything you saw and felt instead of what you've been told by the media in the west, props to you, amazing video ❤
Most important thing I learned about pair-bonding came from a Muslim just after my conversion to Islam.
We had a discussion about marriage and I was being encouraged to find a spouse. I could not understand (at the time) why dating was so strict and I asked ""How do you fall in love"" and the brother said Love comes after marriage....
Even it seemed strange at the time, It was the most important piece of wisdom I had ever heard of regarding female and male relationships. The importance of that concept is so vast that you could fill volumes of books on the virtues for a society that understands it.
If the West could just implement this alone, it would save them from the copious amounts of problems that affect its society...
Di dalam islam di anjurkan untuk mengenal calon pasangan dan juga keluarganya kita harus saling mengenal dan berjumpa dalam batasan batasan aturan agama.
Jika dalam perkenalan kita mendapatkan ketidakcocokan maka di perbolehkan menolak perjodohan tersebut.
I’m a born Muslim and I got married over 2 years ago. I would say that after marriage, there’s a specific kind of love that surface. The feelings before marriage doesn’t even compare to that of when we were married. Despite having arguments, that love always brings us together again because it shows despite having differences of opinion, we’re always one. That’s why people always say, if you can get through the first 5 years of marriage, you can get through decades together In Shaa Allah
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Salam Alikum brother...
Love comes after marriage if both people are decent and want to grow in love. People date to try to get to know the character of the person.
Before marriage, love is all about how I want it to be. After marriage, love is who I really am
Very happy you had a good time. I am a German and converted to Islam 10 years ago approx. I am also on my language journey, learned first. Now I do teach it living in Egypt.
I wish you the upmost success
Christian ity teaches better things. But there is no solidarity or bond among Christian s. That's the problem
@@joychaniathiraj1057the problem is the Christian church teaches things, like the trinity , that have no relation to Jesus' teachings or the Bible. It is a corrupt religion that has been lost. It had 300 years before it was corrupted.
I left Christianity, because I think it is not the original teaching from God.
How can we worship Jesus?
@@joychaniathiraj1057
Ah man, the bit about most guys being called Mohammed or a variation thereof is so true; I was on mission in Jordan a few years ago and our local colleague called a random person "Abou Hmeid" (short for Mohammed, Ahmed, or Mahmoud) when asking for directions.
When I asked how he knew the guy's name, he started laughing and said "man, half the people here are called Ahmad, Mohammad or Mahmoud, you you can't go wrong with that".
This is such a beautiful message. The world will be 100 times better if more people are educated about the multiple truths of reality.
Correction at min 2:15. Prayer time is based on the daily position of the sun, not moon.
I'm living in a Arabic country and i became Muslim 3 years ago I'm still learning but it's was the best thing i have ever did in my whole life
Happy for you ❤
I don't know why but as a born Muslim, I feel very happy when I see someone convert to Islam :)
@@save_sudan_and_palestineme too makes me happy
Welcome to Islam may God bless you.
@@save_sudan_and_palestinenobody is born religious. It is forced on us. My mum is great. She told me to read Bible and Quran and decide for yourself. That’s how it should be done.
A great channel, thank you...
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Keep doing what are you doing
Great video. I wish more people would summarize Islam and the culture in a video like this. Thanks for making it.
I found beautiful how you cleared our misconceptions without removing from them their intended meaning, something a lot of Western Muslims fail to do themselves. Although, the hijab is mandatory and a religious obligation (not cultural), but people who do not follow it are not forced by compulsion, but they acknowledge their errors. I wish you the best, and hope that you may be opened to the beauty in our light. May peace reach you.
Assalamu Alaikkum Akhi are you safe now?
@@anzalrasheed2653 west bank is safer than gaza, but no our sons and kids are going out one by one to fight with stones.
I hope you’re ok 😢😢😢😢
Great video dude
Great video, great message 🙂
Honestly impressed by the amount of truth in here. Thank you for trying to understand our religion. Even as a Muslim, I learned a thing or two (from the Quranic references), so thanks!!
Hijab is not tradition; you are considered sinful if you are not wearing it. However, one cannot be punished for not wearing it. For example, the Quran specifically sets out punishments for those who commit adultery. But there are no set rules or punishments for not wearing the hijab, in neither the Quran nor the Hadith. It is generally agreed that it is a sin like lying, where you are sinful if you do it, but not punished for it by authority. The same goes for not lowering one's gaze
It is simply because the authorities choose not to punish. The rules of chastity and covering were enforced during the times of the Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم and the Khalifah.
@@cyberspace7208what punishment was given?
@@cyberspace7208Can you provide any source of information about your allegation?
@@Ahra-Su Which allegations? If a country claims to uphold the rules of Allah, it will uphold the covering of women in public as uncovering is a sin that will be punished by Allah for disobedience. And it's upon. The ruler of the land to enforce those laws.
You must know which sins are only personal matters with Allah SWT and sins that harm others such as killing, adultery, stealing, and others. So if women don't wear hijab, they don't have to be punished by the state because it's a sin that is only a personal matter with Allah SWT. Try to show me the Quran and Hadith that command women to be punished if they don't wear it. No scholars have said this but you make up your own laws and try to act like a scholar.@@cyberspace7208
Forget about other points but when he says "Family is everything in Islam"
Me:- On point ❤
as long as they are straight
@@Silphiroth duh~ it was always ADAM and EVE, you Steve.
hijab isnt a tradition... its an order from Allah... its sad to say but those who doesnt wear it are actually sinners. thats all. also thank you for your kind words.
Thank you for correcting me!
Niqab is tradition let’s not conflate with hijaab
there is a difference of opinion, some say niqab is obligatory@@canopusinthenorth
@@canopusinthenorthNiqab is not tradition either.
Well then people should become like what u call sinners to live in 21st century
it was truly incredible of you to take the time and effort to learn about us! it's sad that we are called the religion of oppression and many more negative things when we are so happy in our society with the rules Allah gave for us to follow. I wish more people would view us the real way, the way you did. and i hope this video reaches more people so we can learn more and more about Islam may Allah bless you - Salma from egypt
Thanks for making this video.. Actually one of the things I like about learning languages is how it opens doors for me to learn about the different cultures around the world.. I had been correcting several misconceptions people around me had about different cultures, countries, or religions for so many years now.. it’s actually great
Anyway hope you had a great time in the UAE.. don’t hesitate to visit Saudi Arabia or any other country in the Middle East.. just know you’re welcome at any time 🫡
Your earnesty, honesty and genuine curiosity of Islam, the Muslims and their culture shined throughout this video. This warmed my heart immensely.
FYI, the calendar for religious events is based on the lunar calendar, but the timings for prayers are based on the time of day.
The first prayer must be performed between the beginning of dawn to sunrise.
The second prayer must be performed after midday and before the later part of the afternoon.
The third prayer must be performed after the later part of the afternoon and before the start of sunset.
The fourth prayer is performed between sunset and dusk.
The fifth prater is performed after dusk and before dawn.
Obviously these times vary on the time of the year so calendars are available based on your location. Mosques tend to have congregational times fixed within these slots.
Thank you! I'll correct my mistake in a future video :)
this was great video, loved every bit of what you said
the amount of sheer respect this guy has towards other people and cultures is actually crazy
Yes mashallah ❤
Good on you for keeping an open mind. I became Muslim back in 2007 and I find that you learn a lot from first-hand experiences with other Muslims. The first Muslim I really knew inadvertently became my mentor because I worked with him and learned from his character. Keep on learning brother.
thanks for this video dude. it's nice to see your journey of discovery
Great video, love the style!
Assalamu aleikum brother. I applaud your efforts to learn a new language and learning Arabic at that! I am not Arabic, however I do know how to read the Quran alhamdulillah. I also want to say that I appreciate your open-minded way of thinking, and your willingness to understand other people's lives with a judgement-free approach. May peace be upon you
This Video Is Very Comprehensive and Well Done Great Job 👏 Allahuma Barik Bro
Big respect for your openness and willingness to empathize & understand.
this channel needs more support, nice description Cole !
This video is gonna go viral. I absolutely loved this video so much
bro....watching this actually brought tears to my eyes. Your sincere representation is heart warming. Assalamu Alaikum
Waalaikum assalam 😄
Love to see someone with an open mind to experience different cultures like you did. I suggest you visit Saudi Arabia as well and you would be surprised of how much similar yet different it is from UAE. You can visit some of the big cities like Riyadh or Jeddah and some of the smaller cities like in the north or south and you will have a completely different experience.
Very well said and observed. Thank you for sharing your experience with the world :)
Great video with such a respectful tone.
I agree, it's very refreshing to see someone talk about islam without bias
That was a great video. May Allah guide you ❤
I really enjoyed the video and how accurate and unbiased it was!
The best video ever ❤
Fantastic video. Thank you brother Langs. May Allah bless you
Nice video and thanks for sharing your experience. I just learned the Arabic alphabet... Let's say that learning Spanish was easier 🙂
Yh Arabic is hard but is beneficial
for the love of God, learn classical arabic, its far more easier than julius ceaser english, infact they can't be compared, the reason i'm advising you to do this is once you learn classical arabic, you've learnt all arabic, no need to learn the different way other cultures speak cause they all understand classical arabic. ALL OF THEM. so yeah, good luck and with a good bit of effort you'll succeed. Take care :)
@@abdirahmannfor the love of Buddha, learn Chinese.
what a message 🥰🥰
thanks for all the efforts to make this video
here for the stressed christian comments to tell us Jesus (pbuh) loves us and that he died for our sins 😂😂😂😂
when someone is sincere, his words touched the hearts even if he makes some mistakes
I remember this fitting verse of your learnings at the end of this experience.
Allah says in the quran surah 49 verse 13:
"O humanity! Indeed, We created you from a male and a female, and made you into peoples and tribes so that you may ˹get to˺ know one another. Surely the most noble of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous among you. Allah is truly All-Knowing, All-Aware."
I would say you did a pretty good job! The hardest part is distinguishing between local traditions, religious ideals, and their application.
I love your open-mindedness! And I agree at what an important role learning the language (effectively) can play in making connections, both in practical terms and in terms of making it clear what an effort you’re willing to make. I had a similar wonderful and revealing experience staying with my penpal’s family in Mombassa Kenya back in 1987 when I was in my twenties, working hard at learning Swahili on the side. They were amazing hosts and it was a life-changing few months, but at the same time, in hind-sight there are limits. For example, while I am respectful and warm toward any religion that people are part of with a feeling of love and belonging, I am also fundamentally (and usually quietly) an atheist myself…But being open and asking and learning is wonderful and rare, so by all means go for it!!!
People from other parts of the world not only have different religion, culture, language, clothing and food, they also have different sets of morality and laws. I sincerely hope the people from the west learn or at least made an effort because we certainly learn about them.
Exactly
Learn what “morality” and “laws” exactly lol
No you are really accurate in everything you said. Also your pronunciation was really good too. Ur very logical, good luck!
Very insightful! thank you for sharing
May god guide you to the right path. Please dont call yourself stupid you are a human being learning, discovering and exploring. You should be proud of yourself. May god bless you always
Thanks for sharing your experience, I am proud to be Muslim from San Francisco California ❤ alhamdulila for Islam
May allah guide you brother, i became a muslim 1.5 years ago, trust me read the quran (if you havent) we believe its the literal verbal words of god
Thank you for such an informative and unbiased weighted opinion. Much appreciated....
a brave, interesting and open and honest discussion, great work.
A wonderful video rich in religious information and Arab values.
Thank you ♥️
2:46 I find it really bizarre when someone shows a Roman-looking guy with blonde hair and Roman clothes, gives him wings, and calls him "Angel Gabriel". Astaghfirullah.
We really need more videos like this!
Incredibly respectful way of looking at the society, it's crazy how well you worded some parts I always try to tell people. You should do a similar thing with other cultures with common misconceptions in the west (ex: China, Russia)
Masya Allah. A young man of inspiration. May Allah bless you with more wisdom in Arabic knowledge, so that someone like me can learn from you. 😊🇮🇩
Thank you for being fair and honest. The mainstream media is obsessed with Muslims and the one way narratives they push about us. So videos like this, always help.
They were "obsesssed" with muslims a few years ago. Now they are more obsessed with LGBTQ. Well come to think of it, they are hitting two birds with one stone.
You’re an awesome human being Cole! May God continue to bless you better!!! 🙏🏼
Its good to see your way of thinking; Hopefully, there are more like you.
A humble guy with a informative video.
Excellent video, thank you for your visit and recap!
Something I want to add is that although each Arabic country has it's own dialect, some differing so much that other Arabs struggle to understand them (namely, Moroccan and Algerian dialects) but that doesn't form a language barrier between us, because every Arabic speaker knows Classical Arabic, as it's used in books, articles, reports, studies, even stories, and of course, the Quran.
Love this man
Absolutely fantastic video. A few minor errors, but I'm glad to overlook given your enthusiasm for seeking out a different way of living.
Please do many more videos on this topic. I'll definitely sub if u do.
Wish u peace and blessings.
Thanks for explaining❤
Mashallah Brother, I love your morals, values, and speech. It’s so evident from just a short 10min video. Welcome to the Brotherhood, I’ll meet you in the next life. Ameen.
as a non muslim, you have the knowledge about islam more than all the us citizens combined, brother!