Why I converted to Islam (Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad) Part 1/2
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- Timothy Winter's (Shaykh Abdul Hakim Murad) BBC Radio 3 interview on his conversion to Islam with Joan Bakewell.
Joan Bakewell talks to Cambridge University chaplain and Muslim convert Tim Winter, known as Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad. He explores the moral sense of the sacred, instilled in him by his mother, his search for a connection with his creator and what it means to be a Muslim convert in Britain today.
Winter made his own journey towards Islam via the Unitarian church, bringing Western academic methods to his studies of Islam and its history. He is strongly critical of Wahhabism and of the kinds of Islamic interpretation and fundamentalism which underlie extremism and justifications of violence. A participant in inter-faith dialogue at high levels, he has recently returned from the Vatican in an attempt to improve Muslim Catholic relations. (December, 2009)
Asalaam Alaikum wa Rathmatullahi wa Barakatu I said shahadah when i was 49 in August 2003 in America. Inshallah I will be 63 in July and Muslim 14 years in August. Best decision I ever made . Ramadan Kareem ya'll (i'm southern lol ) i do my best but my arabic always has a little southern drawl in it ... Masalaama ....Thabit ibn Harold
Alaikum Salam Sir. 14 years is how old I was when I reverted 7 years ago. Happy birthday SIr and I also reverted in August :)
Alhamdulillah. ...May Allah bless us all...
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How and why you became muslim ?
Peace be upon you brother Paul.
it is never too late to find the truth...so rewarding for us all to see how easily Timothy Winter makes the journey to Islam....
see the truth, by being that truth,,,
salaam alaikum
Amen dear brother - Amen - Walaikumasalam
Nasser MJ
"Awakening is not changing who you are but discarding who you are not".
-- Deepak Chopra--
salaam alaikum. Brother Nasser
Observer Jules
Jules Rensch walaikum salam!
That's right. It's about the truth. Most of us know about outward honesty. What our dear brother, Tim/Abdul Hakim, has demonstrated is inner honesty. Honesty to himself to see the truth. Most people delude themselves for instant, wordly gratification.
Walaikum Salam wa rahmatullah wa barkatuh brothers
Sounds good! So poetic...!
I love how the interviewer is so interested in sheikh murads story and not judgemental at all
He too was v. Tactful .
Best scholar of Islam in the 21st century. He is truly a gift not only to Islam but to any modern seeker, Muslim or not
Tim Winters/ Abdul Hakim Murad.What a beautiful soul he carries with him . God rewards who work hard and are sincere in the search of truth and Peace.
John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Nice to learn about Shaykh Abdul Hakim Murad.
One of the leading Muslim thinkers .
I don' t like the word conversion. I prefer accomplishment. Mohammad is the accomplishment of Noah, Moses and Jesus. The Christian or Jew who adopt Islam is giving up nothing. My Sheik used the word: Initiation.
Michael Benmoshe well said brother. god bless you
Michael Benmoshe
Great comment. last week two people came to my house trying to convert us to jehova witness but I wish I could reply to them with a comment like this.
The essence of wisdom, beautiful words sir 🙂عليكم سلام
Usually and preferably the word is revert, as in coming back to the original "fitra" which is Islam (submission to God).
@@a.wazani1354 you should prove those informations.They did live for sure...
I love this man as well as everyone who reminds us of God's mercy and favor on us
Excellent speaker....
Thanks Mr. Winter.. All the best wishes from Canada.
Islam teaches for a pious life. May Allah keep Mr.Tim long life so that he teaches western world what the real Islam is. I hope he will prepare a team of such like scholars inshallah.
beautiful man with beautiful ilm..
An amazing soul. Brilliant man.
MashaAllah! May Allah bless him for his contributions.
Thanks for this , I was searching for his story from his mouth ,Thanks, allah bless you
Nice interview. Peaceful.
Jzk for the upload sir
I like all of the his lectures...
Assalam alaykum.. from India
alhamdulillah. from malaysia
Maashaa-Allah what a beautifull interview, i'm sure the interviewer Joan Bakewell, must have been profoundly affected, by your clarity. I find your talks very enlightening. thank you.
Great respect for sheikh ..I wish I could meet with him
Very nice . MaShaAllah.
Tim Winters is one of the few balanced voices in the western (muslim) sphere.
Ma sha ❤Allah beautiful I always here his praise to our bloved prohfet صلى الله عليه وسلم So beautiful Knowledgebel Shaykh Hamid Murad
Can someone please tell me where I can find the piece of music in the Interview. Thanks
I love this shaykh ❤️
So I can say, I think, that I was validly converted to Islam by a teenage French Jewish nudist.
- Shaykh Abdul Hakim Murad
اللهم صل وسلم على سيدنا ومولانا محمد عبدك ورسولك النبي الأمي وعلى آله وصحبه وسلم
Genuine scholar and practitioner of original Islam-submission to God Almighty. May Allah keep blessing all his achievements and piety. “Cosmic nostalgia” for Allah -wow, Alhumdullilah.
Love the journalist’s even and thoughtful tones.
I have the same issues as Shaykh Abdul.
I think the church has treated Jesus as someone in a tabloid.
Who was Jesus really???
Can you rely on the bible as the Gospels were not written till 100ad and nobody kmows who wrote them.
Jesus told fave the sermon on the mount in which he outlined those who God wants.
Yet we then go on and say it doesnt matter what you do as long as you believe Jesus?
Well Jesus was a man who clearly showed us that we need to love and forgive?
He even said those who judge will be judged.
Jesus didnt' know in Matt 24 when he would return but omly his heavenly father.
Well if Jesus was God he clearly would have known wouldn't he
I to feel drawn to Islam
There is only one step, just make your decision and jump to the truth which is Islam and get more close to your creator.
steven rowe
You will be at peace my brother with Islam
My Alluh Subh guide you to the truth
Ameen
Ha my Christian friends say Jesus didn’t know certain things because he set aside his divinity for his earthly existence.
As far as I know Jesus did not know they day and hour so that people would not prepare only for that moment but to be always prepared as far as I know. The same story applied to the special night in Ramadan were you dont know the exact night so that you seek in all...if you actually think about why Jesus didnt know day or hour it makes sense. God bless
Very nice Interview ! Lot of Hindus like me can connect only to sufi version of islam.
sufi islam is the real islam
@@ValentineCrescent
Some Sufi are far away from Islam.
The real Islam is very clear for clean mind and heart.
Sufi islam is the negative version of islam..
And here we have it in these comments.
No one can decide what Islam is. And what the best 'version' of it is. So many different contradictory views and beliefs.
Why is there different versions?
Islam needs reform.
@@colinh8983 there is only one version of Islam، it's mentioned the holy Quran if it's not in Quran it's not Islam, but some people like to call it Islam even if it's so far away from Islam, and what need reform is how people see things and think .
being moslem caused by in search of excellent personality in front of Allah...Jazakallahu khairan katsiran...
masaallah
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welcome to the true religion 💖
Shut up muppet
he converted 43 years ago
MashAllah.
Allah o akbar
Judaism and Islam are identical but Christianity is a total fabrication which I always found very interesting.
Everything makes sense. The good traditional men are being forced into the only traditional sphere left in the old world. Islam.
Spot on
Not being forced into but choosing to...
The only traditional sphere? are other religions dead? He choose islam.
@@malachi7948 thats a misconception. Islam is a kaleidoscope and comes in all the prisms. All you need to be is Be. (Monotheism which is the natural disposition of man)
Islam is the final revelation.. the only truth to life. As much our brains try to think about life and our existence, we can never find the answer unless you deeply understand Islam. The universe is full of unexplained occurrence which even scientists cannot explain. Where does an atom comes from? When did all this start? There is a Creator. Allah is the one and only Creator. Allah the Creator is Infallible. The Most Powerful and Merciful. Humans are nothing but His Creations. That is why Muslims accepts the Islamic way of life. But of course there are those who uses Islam in the wrong way. God gave humans the mind for a reason, to know right and wrong and everything in between. ISIS is wrong, they chose not to use their brain and their compassion.
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An intellectual theist. How can one come to faith by the intellect? He chose Islam, is that right?
cynic150 how is it possible to be a intellectual atheist?
You can’t be Muslim without being an intellectual. For it is the most intellectual religion which compels you to read and learn and question ... constantly. Furthermore, without Muslim thinkers, you wouldn’t even have a western civilisation. You have been deceived by today’s modern narrative and some people’s actions.
@@miralabualjadail4206 Read and question what? the Quran? I think that most religions are about faith. That is, credulousness without proof by indoctrination. You cannot prove that religious doctrine is correct or true by intellectual study. Science has nothing directly to do with Islam. It is about what can be proven by facts and observation.
@@cynic150 your confusing a lot of things and its clear you have many misconceptions.
@@cynic150 I will break it down for you, if you are interested.
Timothy winters converted to Sufism, studied Islam and is on a mission to promote the so called TRADITIONAL ISLAM.
+sanaulla sharief Hope more people will follow suit on that.
why is sufism an issue?
suffism is the orthodox Islam! which is the true Islam, not so sure about the salafi that are giving us this bad name in the world.
Mo was a very spiritual guy, especially when taking sex slaves.
Chris Steer never happened ,
Wonder what excuses he has for this... "The Prophet [ﷺ] married Aisha when she was six years old and he consummated his marriage when she was nine years old.” - The revered Sahih al-Bukhari, 5134; Book 67, Hadith 70. 😮
Some people also wonder about the age of Mary when she conceived. Could it have been a cultural issue from which society is evolving? Especially in light of the fact that dome states in the US still have child marriages and have not passed clear laws against the practice?
So suicide martyrdom has no deep Islamic theology?
Why then do the Hadith's tell of those who when they heard that to die in the cause of Allah wiped away all evil deeds and one entered paradise, literally went out and got killed?
What a teaching, evil to the core. But as they say about Islam, once written they'll do it forever.
Religious academics are full of erudition and well spoken lies.
No, it is forbidden in Islam to kill yourself.
However, if you die while you struggle and fight the enemy that want to harm you, your family and country.. thats how we can get the rewards.
Therefore the
@@mzahidfullah2
Rewards indeed.
What if you what you believe is a lie, will you get rewarded for fighting for lies?
@@MAX-tw3qz hi that hadith is out of context, that is used for war, this was something that is used in wars. the morons who use this hadith to kill innocent people are not muslims, far from it. thats why radical muslims dont make sense because you wouldnt find one thing in the quran that makes that legit its quite the contrary person who does that isnt muslim and will be punished in next life. whats even more crazier is that when it comes to foreign terrorties like western countries, islam tells muslim that they must abide and follow the rules set in non muslims country this is written in the quran but many muslim dont do this and try stating their own culture and making it a norm which is silly, to bring you culture is fine but to implement it and not adapt to the land you live in is completely not islamic.
Why are you taking Hadith over the Quran?
@@imanf3882
Qur'an are Hadiths anyway, it's all the same and you need both to practice Islam.
Bottom line - I chose Islam because I wanted to be different - I gain recognition by being different & I piss off the family 👍🏻