Conquest and Fall of Constantinople - Part 3 - Kleidion & The Great Schism
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Synopsis
In the aftermath of the siege of 717 - 718 the fortunes of the Caliphate and the Empire are reversed. The Umayyad Caliphate is overthrown by the Abbasid while the Byzantine Empire ascends into a high point under the Macedonian Dynasty. This Dynasty reaches its apex under Basil II, However, after his death the Eastern Empire will face the Great Schism and then a new enemy appears from the east.
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==== SOURCES ====
A Short History of Byzantium - John Julius Norwich
The Fall of Constantinople 1453 - Steven Runciman
The Siege and the Fall of Constantinople in 1453 - Hanak
1453 The Holy War for Constantinople - Roger Crowley
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@@FlashPointHx u sound very peacefully in your vids. It really ain't annoying to listen to you so. Could u explore the topic of Roman army against its cavalry based adversaries. The muslims and Bulgars both had probadly way larger cavalry put on field by east Rome. I dont understand why they never tried to fight their enemy this way. Clearly they had deeper pockets than Bulgaria nearly always if not always. Couldnt they reform in order to gain strategic equality? They be lucky they didnt had to face Mongols in their Hay day. Caesar wouldve been sitting and crying about how he cant reach them. No disrespect to 1 of the greats but rly he along with most Romans wouldve been looking at the Mongol ars always cause they were so slow. A very interesting idea is to explore what would be the result of a war between them. Sure they wont see the Mongol capital even on a paper map let alone sending soldiers there but my question be could they protect themselves? I would assume yes st least they will defend. Their army size and geaography would help. Sorry for over stretching my comment.
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@@jokesterthemighty227 did you watch the whole video? 8:40 onward is relevant...
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You can't imagine how I'm happy to see the Notifications
Felt like this one took me forever to produce
That story of Irene and Constantine was like a Greek tragedy
Miracles exist: I was thinking about your channel, and upon opening yt, your video was just uploaded. I don’t have notifications on. Thanks for your content !
This is a common thing with TH-cam - seems like the notification systems needs work
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Thank you so much 😀
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Ahh thanks - thats lovely to hear
Nikolaos Thessalos is a great artist.
Fantastic drawings!
He is also a really nice guy - super approachable and so passionate about his artwork
There is a confusion in terms of language. In Greek "saint sophia" and "holy wisdom" sounds exactly the same, but the temple's name is the latter, literally dedicated to the holy wisdom of the God and not to Saint Sophia. I found a lot of details about the period of Byzantine resurgence thank you very much.
Yeah, sophia is a greek name literally meaning "wisdom". "Saint" can mean holy in latin.
@@htoodoh5770 that's right, in Greek "agia" means both female holy or female saint, and "sophia" wisdom, "agia sophia".
@@anastasiosvervantidis2026 if "agia" mean female holy. It is probably not surprising that there will be confusion.
A lot of modern mostly western name have greek origins anyway, but besides alexander they are mostly due to early greek christian figures (demetrius/dmitry philip, nicolas, george and so on..)
Roger Crowley mentions in his book that the byzantine was always were crumbling like " a map forever curling in on itself " - but this period was enlightening to read about.
This is so intresting! I learn a lot about Byzantium with this serie, and the overview is just perfect, not to complex, and not oversimplified. Perfect for learning new things about this fascinating city!
The idea for me is to captivate people with just enough info and get them to look deeper if they want to
@@FlashPointHx Well, you are in a noble fight sir!
PLEASE make the last part of the reconquista! :(
Yes sir - all in good time - I put this series up for vote a bit ago and it was split 50 / 50
@@FlashPointHx do you have a book recommendation for the castilian civil war while we are here? dont need something scientifical (can be), just something written well enough to pleasure read in the evening
@@DMurphyApple When you ask about the Castilian Civil War - are you referring to the time of the Two Peters - or the post Henry IV / prior to Isabella rise -- that state was almost perpetually in civil war.
@@FlashPointHx the one with the brothers, so the first one i believe, sorry
@@DMurphyApple Sadly, in english there is very little out there. Usually its mentioned in a larger narrative. I had to piece it together using several sources. I really liked Brain Catlos - Kingdoms of Faith. He presents the entire reconquista - but in a very approachable way. If you read that, in the bibliography he has more in-depth resources.
I escaped being mugged today and watching this really helped take my mind off things
Wow - hope you're ok - happy that my video gave you some solace after that
what a coincidence so did i, but since you brought it up you kinda ruined it for me..
@@FlashPointHx they always do tbh it's history but with great narrative and narration voice it's always good
@@1112viggo sorry to hear that, and sorry to ruin it for you, was not intended
@@bethmarriott9292 lol i was only joking, though i have actually been mugged and attempted mugged many many times.
However i do find it kinda ironic that you made a post about the mugging if you are trying to take your mind of it.
I mean won´t all the notification from likes and sympathy comments keep reminding you of it for a long long time?
I can´t help to think that what you really want is attention. Not that there is anything wrong with that, talking about it afterwards is healthy iv been told, i just prefer it when people shoot straight ya know.
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Nice overview of the Medieval Roman Empire’s resurgence.
I love this series!
Thanks! - as always - love the name
Always look forward to your videos, the narration and graphics always spot on 👌
Thank you! Appreciate that
It is nice to watch this channel grow and thrive
Thanks
The way you describe all event is out of the world
Thank you - happy that you liked the presentation
I love it when I see the notifications for this channel.
Very unique style and well produced!
Don't ever stop making videos man!
Thank you so much - so good to hear this !
Amazing, as always. Thanks.
Thank you!
Great Video!
The Great Schism of 1054, in MY historical analysis, was one of the main catastrophic events for the Medieval Christian civilization (and for Christian history as a whole). It was also catastrophic for Constantinople! The Great Schism created a series of events that triggered the Fall of Constantinople itself.
Note: The Great Schism of 1054 was not only catastrophic within the religious sphere, but it was also catastrophic militarily and politically. Moreover, the Great Schism created a "domino effect" that contributed for the expansion of the Ottoman Empire itself! In my historical analysis, the Schism was catastrophic due to three main factors (which are interconnected).
• 1) The Schism divided the Latin and Greek churches. The division of the two churches (Σχίσμα των δύο Εκκλησιών) only reinforced the rivalry and disagreements between Constantinople and Rome.
• 2) The Schism of 1054 directly led to the sack of Constantinople in 1204. Had it not been for the religious division between Latins and Greeks, Enrico Dandolo's Venice would never have plundered Constantinople during the Fourth Crusade.
• 3) The Schism of 1054 triggered the Fall of Constantinople itself (Άλωσις της Κωνσταντινούπολης). The Fall of Constantinople was simply a direct consequence of the Fourth Crusade. In my historical analysis, the destruction of the Byzantine Empire was completely "decreed" in 1204, not in 1453! 1453 was only the "mercy shot". The Fourth Crusade (1202-1204) simply destroyed all the efforts made during the so-called Komnenian Restoration (1081-1180), which was carried out by the Emperors Alexios I Komnenos (1081-1118), John II Komnenos (1118-1143) and Manuel I Komnenos (1143-1180). Furthermore, the 4th Crusade further weakened the city that once represented the "shield of Christianity" ("Η ασπίδα/προστασία του Χριστιανισμού"), the "queen of the cities" ("H Βασίλισσα των πόλεων"), the "pride of the Christians" ("Η υπερηφάνεια των Χριστιανών"), and the "queen of the east" ("Η βασίλισσα της Ανατολής"): Constantinople! In fact, ALL the emperors of the Palaiologos Dynasty reigned and ruled over a completely bankrupt Constantinople (including Michael VIII Palaiologos, Andronikos II Palaiologos, Andronikos III Palaiologos, John V Palaiologos, Manuel II Palaiologos, John VIII Palaiologos and Constantine XI Palaiologos). ALL the emperors of the Palaiologos Dynasty faced serious economic and/or military problems because of the 4th Crusade (which, in turn, was triggered because of the Great Schism). After the fall of Constantinople, all of Medieval Christian civilization was threatened. The "shield" (ασπίδα) that Constantinople represented was "broken". Since the 4th Crusade was a direct consequence of the Great Schism, the Schism of 1054, therefore, indirectly contributed to the fall of Constantinople.
The military was neglected after the reign of Basil II. The Anatolian aristocracy was given free reign to buy up land from the peasants (and the Theme system was severely weakened).
So well said - it was a watershed moment that could only be felt down the line
Yeah the main distraction it caused was that it divided the land and gave the rivals time. My country at the time the second Bulgarian empire was tasting fine fruits due to that event too. I'm not sure if litteraly it helped but he aftermath was that southern kingdoms couldnt hope to KO the reborn empire. Another thing is maybe just maybe it also helped the Serbs who would later enter Thessali too and lastly ofcourse it must have given the muslims time to expand westward. So rly this moment which created 3 new so called empires neither of them on it's own being an empire and worst be they were rivals with themselves at same time as the enemies werent sleeping. If this even happent 50 years prior perhaps it wouldve been quite but I dont remmeber which group entered Thrace while Bulgaria was already under Roman rule so maybe they wouldve taken advantage. The thing is this point is as busy as a highway and there be always some wannabe famous guy looking for riches and East Rome had it.
More quality work!
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Wow! I just watched all three parts of this series and I can't stress enough how impressed I am! Fantastic work 💯
Thank you so much! !
Great Video as always i love hearing about Basil II
Thanks - he was both an effective and ruthless emperor
@@FlashPointHx Indeed
Fantasttic video once again. This is a period in which i was lacking knowledge in so i appreciate it very much. Can't wait for the next one already! One of my fvaorite channels on youtube and I'm also glad you're closing in on 100K
I agree - Byzantine history has a tendency to jump to Manzikert. This was fascinating for me to research as well.
@@FlashPointHx the jump from Justinian/Heraclius to Manzikert/First Crusade is a bad thiing but you can see why it is done. Also i only knew both Basil monarchs due to K&G and Unkown5. After the series of the byzantine empire, what are you thinking of covering next?
@@RodolfoGaming Heading back to the Reconquista and covering Isabella before doing Age of Discovery
@@FlashPointHx Can't wait!!! Wishing for more portuguese coverage this time too!
These series for Constantinople are some of the best documentaries I have ever watched. Though one tiny detail, the map that shows Bulgaria in this documentary is wrong. It shouldn't include territory North of the Danube, and eastern Bulgaria or in this case Moesia should be in Roman hands.
Yeah - Im' beginning to realize the map resources that I used may not have been 100%
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Top quality documentary in all aspects!
Thanks!
This is a top quality channel
Thanks!
Sorry I'm late, you uploaded this just as I was going to bed last night XD.
Hey no worries - better late than never
Great Video! I wish we could have a tour of constantinople, quarter by quarter during either justinian's reign or basil ii's reign. It's just so unique!
IKR - I've been to Istanbul twice and very little of the Romans remains now
@@FlashPointHx yes sadly the aqueduct is still a sight
Great video!
Thank you!!
this channel is so underrated , it actually physically pains me. Like my heart aches.
hahah - I feel your pain
In Bulgarian it’s Samuil, so thank you for mentioning it :)
A friend of mine is Bulgarian - he educated me on how proud Bulgarians are of their history - especially how they essentially saved Constantinople in 717-718
Tagma (plural tagmata) is a division in modern Greek army, the equivalent of a battalion.
Got the term out of an Osprey publication - Love the way it sounds
Good stuff
Appreciate it!
Amazing and for free!
Happy that you liked it !
Great work, learned a lot, keep it up please :)
Will do!
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Best history channel on YT
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Man, Can't wait for Ep7: Isabella. Any Idea on time of release? May, Aug, Dec? I cant wait for the age of discovery. I've been able to trace back to 1655 Mexico in my family tree. I Hit a brick wall. I did a simple search on the House of Mendoza on wiki to find notable members and interesting events that happen in parallel with your Reconquista Series timeline. I was able to follow along with your videos and visualize what life was like and what the daily news were like. (Being called to arms or fleeing major cities) Thank you for that! Greetings from San Jose, Ca!
Later this year sadily - This Constantinople vid is taking longer than expected. It will come - promise =)
Long awaited.
I will enjoy this immensely.
Thank you. 😎🖖
Always good to see you here
15:00 What happened to the Nea Ekklesia is simple. After the Ottomans conquered the city in 1453, they seized control of the church and converted it into a warehouse to store gunpowder for the Janissaries. Then about 2 centuries later, an accident occurred which ignited the gunpowder and blew up the former church.
wait - didn't this happen with the Parthenon ?
Cant wait for the podcast
The podcast for the first three videos on Constantinople is out
@@FlashPointHx Fantastic, thank you very much. Great work.
Ravenna and Rome were provinces of the Roman Empire when the Lombards tried to take them.The Romans were fighting with the Bulgars and with the Arabs so they didn't had men to spare and send to Italy.
Pope grabbed the chance to break free from the Romans as they couldn't answer his call for aid and asked Pepin the Short King of the Franks to help him.
Pepin came and defeated the Lombards but instead of returning the land to the Romans he gifted the to the Pope to be ruled with him as King under the protection of the Frankish King.
And that's when the Western Catholic Church unofficially began.
The Pope now was a King and he didn't need the approval of Constantinople and of the
Ecclesiastical Councils to make decisions because now as a Monarch he could raise an army to defend his claims from the fury of the Emperor and from the rest of the Church.
That's what happened.
Very well put - but sometimes going into narrative like that would break the flow of the video narrative. It was an opportunistic move - no different than what would come later at Clermont in 1095
@@FlashPointHx I understand.
Keep up the good work.
Fantastic
Thanks!
Good video overall, but my main complaint is that you referred to the medieval Roman Empire as Byzantine and not Roman. But then you redeemed yourself by calling them Eastern Romans, so.... 🤷♂️
I try to rotate the terms to it doesn't sound too repetitive. I'm not a fan of 'Byzantine' - it was a constructed term made in the 18th cen. No one in the Eastern Empire thought of themselves as anything more than Romans
Excelent
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The champ has returned! About time bro :)
Yes Sir!
Really well done.
Thank you! Cheers!
Another excellent video! I still love your black desth video. Truly epic!!
Thank you - that vid just hit 1 million views
How are there not whole miniseries or a movie franchise on the life of Basil the Macedonian, from his rise to peasant to Roman Emperor, or Basil the Bulgarslayer and his exploits? Anyways, I would really recommend reading the Krispos Cycle by Harry Turtledove, a fantasy retelling of Basil’s story. Fantastic trilogy of books. ❤
Liked immediately.
Thank you - appreciated
Ma man!
Hoo rah!
Epic as always!!!
Awesome - thanks!
Love the video
Thanks!!
Isn’t there more than one example in history where a friend/close companion of the emperor BECOMES the new emperor?
- When the last fortresses of Andalusia fell, a new superpower appeared on the international scene, Spain, and America was discovered with the help of Andalusian sailors.
Note: Some hidden Islamic sources say that the Americas were discovered three centuries before Europe. But by virtue of that time there was what is called ignorance of the other (unlike the era of globalization nowadays) the discovery was attributed to Columbus.
- When Constantinople fell, new superpower appeared on the international scene, the so-called Ottomans, which dominated most of the Muslims and became their official representative, and the giant cannons were discovered, and the beginning of the era of gunpowder, with the help of the Hungarian engineers in the court of the Ottoman sultans.
I need more!!!!
Its coming - the next part is already written =)
Also, Antioch in Cilicia were in N
Byzantine hands around Basil II's time.
Yeah the map I used as reference wasn't all that accurate
DO A VIDEO ON SIMEON THE GREAT of Bulgarian empire
It's fine they can have this one. Roman gold failed so long. The Serbs were spoiled, The Magyars too and the Kievan Rus finally was the success story. I think Samuil didnt had access to the proffesional Bulgarian horse army. Perhaps it was eaten out by the Kievan Rus invasion and later Roman conquest of the East part. So Samuil rly had no resources to prepare the army. After all nowhere would we hear of infantry beating Roman army on open field. The enormous defeats on East Romw happend when he enemy had great sized cavalry. Dunno if it always stood but Bulgaria's successes were done directly due to the bigger Bulgarian cavalry. East Rome didnt had the cavalry size so its army was slower and possessed no tactical advantage.
The mosaic that you are using for irene is wrong guys. The mosaic depicts Irene of Hungary and not Irene of Athens.
Bummer - thats the problem with trying to find these icons, you don't always get the correct one. Thanks for pointing that out
Thanks for posting my comment again man.
Any time!
Hey you forgot to mention the Viking siege of Constantinople in 860 and other raids, it isn't that important but it's one of the many sieges Constantinople faced
There is unfortunately a lot that ended up on the cutting room floor. Wanted to focus on the fight between Christianity and Islam which would reach its zenith in 1453
@@FlashPointHx Understood, as a suggestion maybe we can have a one off video about the viking interactions with the Byzantines and the Islamic world
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Medieval macedonia was in Thracia, the regional name migrated east from the Ancient Macedonia region, just like the Trajan Dacia was moved south to the Balkans in Modern Serbia and Bulgaria in the 3th century
That's the wrong Irene!
Next please..
Its written and I just have to dictate it when I get some time off - hopefully later this month.
Conquest and Fall? I'm sad now even though I knew was coming.
It is coming. . . like winter
@@FlashPointHx yet winter is always defeated by spring. And our marble emperor he sleeps
@@JohnnyLodge2 I have a great ending quote about the Hagia Sophia which mentions this
where is part 4
Making it now =)
You failed to mention Leo was obviously inspired by Islam where religious images are forbidden.
Also, map at 8:28 is wrong, why no ERE territory in the Balkans at all? Also 15:40
ERE still possessed parts of Italy and certainly parts of Balkans including Athens and Thessaloniki.
this video proves my point shown in the commentsscreen in the end
what do you mean?
@@FlashPointHx i wrote that this is the best all around history content on youtube :D
@@DMurphyApple ah gotcha!
I don't think Constantine V conquered anything in Syria. He led expeditions there, which were mostly punitive, but his main territorial conquests came near Thracia.
This “mix” is mixed up and out of sequence. Where is the second part of Justinians rule?
That's a different series - Justinian will come out in a bit
Do you know why your views are so concentraded on the longer 1h+ vids?
Think my audience likes the longer formats and it take more views to watch to completion.
i love you
Why thanks! But usually people buy me dinner first =)
It was Basil’s sister, not daughter who married the Kievan Prince.
Yeah - I mention that in a subtitle in the video
Where is part 4?
working on it now =)
The Music 2:00 in, what is it called?
👍👍👍
For the algorithm.
@23:10 Thought he was gunna say slaughter but i fucking shoulda known he was going to say mop up operation lol
Am i getting that predictable?
@@FlashPointHx lmao yes, but yooo i fucking love your videos especially the series on the Punic wars. keep it up broski!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I want to see battle of manzikert
What’s Manzikert? Just kidding. - it’s next
@@ΡωμαϊκόνΠύρ yes
@@ΡωμαϊκόνΠύρ I did like that series - albeit I only got in a few books
What's with the long wait? Covid?
That's right - I'm in health care so Covid surges affect me directly
Damn that sucks man. Keep up the good work!
@@FlashPointHx plandemic and rich dipshits be blamed for our worries. The masters of the planet decided that they dont need us to stay on our lazy ars.
Is this the simple history guy?
Nope
I went to school with a guy like Basil
You've made a great video but your maps are too inaccurate. Antioch was reconquered by Nikephoros II but your video show that during Basil II's reign it wasn't. Also, that image in 9:00 doesn't show Irene (the mother of Contstantine VI) but John II's wife.
What's more important, Samuel empire was much smaller. alchetron.com/cdn/samuel-of-bulgaria-053f4412-b5c7-4d0f-9f23-ad95f4214a5-resize-750.jpeg
You have to check more informations before you want to publish a video.
4:41 Trebizond wasn't under Abbasid rule. upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/Byzantine_Empire_717_AD.png
Besides that good work.
The maps I used were not always accurate for the times - and many times I cover a broad scope of time so I simply mention that the borders were approximates and would change
The Bulgar Slayer... so Bulgaricus?
hahahah - that is awesome! Now you just need to refer to yourself in the third person - Bulgaricus wants to go forth! Bulgaricus will deploy his army !!
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( According to the Quran Christians and Jews worship TRUE God )
(Quran 3:113-114)
'' Not all of them are alike: Of the People of the Book ( Christians and Jews ) are a portion that stand (For the right): They rehearse the Signs of God all night long, and they prostrate themselves in adoration. They believe in God and the Last Day; they enjoin what is right, and forbid what is wrong; and they hasten (in emulation) in (all) good works: They are in the ranks of the righteous.''
Note: According to the Quran that Jesus is not God nevertheless Christians still worship one '' TRUE '' God.
( > Allah < Is The Protector Of Monasteries, Churches, Synagogues And The Mosques )
Quran 22:40
[They are] those who have been evicted from their homes without right - only because they say, "Our Lord is Allah ." And were it not that Allah checks the people, some by means of others, there would have been demolished monasteries, churches, synagogues, and mosques in which the name of Allah is much mentioned. And Allah will surely support those who support Him. Indeed, Allah is Powerful and Exalted in Might.
( Why Are There So Many Different Religions In The World ? )
Quran 5 48
''...... If God wanted He could have made all of you a > single nation < But He willed otherwise in order to test you in what He has given you;(scriptures) therefore try to excel one another in good deeds. Ultimately you all shall return to God; then He will show you the truth of those matters in which you > DISPUTE submission < to God), never will it be accepted of him; and in the Hereafter He will be in the ranks of those who have lost (Salvation)''
My explanation of above verse
Islam mean > submission < to God
( The above verse saying is that God will not accept a religion from the > MUSLIM < and the Non-Muslims but total > submission < to God.)
Question: How Can Muslim And the > Non-Muslim < > submit < to the God?
Answer: Be kind to other human beings and Do not lie, Do not steal, Do not cheat, Do not hurt others, Do not be prideful and Do the charity work.
( God Allow Muslims To Marry And Eat Food From the Christian And Jew And Vice Versa )
Quran 5;5
''This day [all] good foods have been made lawful, and the food of those who were given the Scripture ( Christian and Jew) is lawful for you and your food is lawful for them. And [lawful in marriage are] chaste women from among the believers and chaste women from among those who were given the Scripture ( Christian and Jew) before you, when you have given them their due compensation, desiring chastity, not unlawful sexual intercourse or taking [secret] lovers. And whoever denies the faith - his work has become worthless, and he, in the Hereafter, will be among the losers.''
( Kindness Toward Atheists / > APOSTATE < )
Quran 60:8
'' As for such [ of the unbelievers ( atheist) ] as do not fight against you on account of [your] faith, and neither drive you forth from your homelands, > Allah < does not forbid you to show them > kindness < and to behave towards them with full equity: for, verily, Allah loves those who act equitably. ''
( All The Terrorists / Killers Will Enter Hell Fire )
Quran 5:32
"......Whoever kills a soul unless for a soul or for corruption [done] in the land - it is as if he had slain mankind entirely......"
( Turned Your Enemies Into Your Awesome Friends )
Quran 41:34
"The good deed and the evil deed are not alike. Repel the evil deed with one which is better, then lo! he, between whom and thee there was enmity (will become) as though he was a bosom friend."
( The Husband and The Wife Are > Protecting Friends < One Of Another )
Quran 9:71
''And the believers, men and women, are > Protecting Friends < one of another; they enjoin the right and forbid the wrong, and they establish worship and they pay the poor-due, and they obey God and His messenger. As for these, God will have mercy on them. Lo! God is Mighty, Wise.''
Quran16:97
“To whoever, male or female, does good deeds and has faith, We shall give a good life and reward them according to the best of their actions.
Quran 30:21
“And of His signs is that He created for you from yourselves mates that you may find tranquility in them; and He placed between you > affection and mercy { Love }
The Prophet Muhammad said, “The best among you is the best to his wife”
( Human Are One Big family )
Quran 49:13
" O mankind! We created you from a single (pair) of a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that ye may know each other (not that ye may despise (each other). Verily the most honored of you in the sight of God is (he who is) the most righteous of you. And God has full knowledge and is well acquainted (with all things)."
( All The Racist People Will Enter Hellfire )
Quran 30:22
"And of His signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth and the diversity of your languages and your colors. Indeed in that are signs for those of knowledge."
My conclusion:
The > BASIC < message of God to the human is that '' YOU '' believe in God and be kind to other human beings / > animals < and in the > RETURNED < God will > REWARD < you with a new life in Paradise.
* The Quran ONLY guides you how to become a good human being "Nothing Else".
* You are a good human being or a bad human being that is YOUR choice.
* No one can force you to become a good human being.
* You MUST work HARD to become a good human being.
* Why should ''YOU'' do good deeds and avoid bad deeds?
* Do Good - it's for You. Do Bad - It's against you.
* '' YOUR'' life is a TEST from God that you will choose to do either Good or Bad.
* Find the excuse to help others and forgive others NOT the other way around.
* '' YOUR '' final destination is either Hell or Heaven.
* So work HARD toward choice of YOUR destination.
Quran 17:7
'' If you do good, you will do so for your own good. And if you do evil, it will be to your own loss.''
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So its just best to be a good person ?
@@FlashPointHx We all are from God,We all shall return to God one day. Being a good human who care about the welfare of this world and its inhabitants human and animals is the quintessence of the call of the Quran.
Love the series! I could be wrong (usually I am), but you referred to Anna as Basil's daughter @ 19:00ish (who was married off to Vladimir), but wasn't he unmarried and Anna was actually a sister? ....edit: I saw your notation! Sorry, I listened to this without watching at first. Ty!
hahahah - yeah - I felt bad that i made that mistake, but for me with a 2 yo running around, finding time to re-record the narrative is very limited. So just added the subtitle
Great work
Thank you so much 😀