This guy is a bad orator. Not giving any examples, using arabic words with non muslims and non arabs. He is very vague and veers off of the current sentence often. Says "um" and "uh" too much. Sheesh. Also, modern sufiyyah is bid'ah.
I listened to this in a small group and similar observations was also made, but we came to the conclusion that Dr. Jackson is very careful about his word choice. As for the other translation help, I think using Google or asking for help is essential to absorb something as heavy as what he discussed. This is a talk that requires slow and deliberate chewing to consume properly. Your sentiments are valid, though. If this was a topic that was easily absorbed by us mere mortals, the world would be 100x better place.
So happy I found this. A masterful treatment of spirituality, politics, theology, and activism. May Allah bless Dr Jackson.🤲🏽
Thank you so much for uploading all this content here. Hope its not going to be taken down after the lockdown :)
Interesting…..
This guy is a bad orator. Not giving any examples, using arabic words with non muslims and non arabs. He is very vague and veers off of the current sentence often. Says "um" and "uh" too much. Sheesh.
Also, modern sufiyyah is bid'ah.
Even though he’s been a professor at a few universities and author of many books. Bid’a has become a loose term to brandish nowadays
I listened to this in a small group and similar observations was also made, but we came to the conclusion that Dr. Jackson is very careful about his word choice. As for the other translation help, I think using Google or asking for help is essential to absorb something as heavy as what he discussed. This is a talk that requires slow and deliberate chewing to consume properly. Your sentiments are valid, though. If this was a topic that was easily absorbed by us mere mortals, the world would be 100x better place.