Sunni Theological Hermeneutics with Dr David Solomon Jalajel
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- Dr David Solomon Jalajel is a researcher with the Prince Sultan Research Institute at King Saud University, in Saudi Arabia. He holds a PhD in Arabic and Islamic Studies from the University of the Western Cape. Formerly, he was a lecturer in Islamic theology and legal theory at the Dar al-Uloom in Cape Town, South Africa, where he graduated and then received the higher specialisation in Islamic Law and the higher specialisation in Arabic.
In this video David speaks about Sunni Theological Hermeneutics. That is, he discusses the methodology that Muslim scholars in the classical Sunni tradition have used to interpret scripture for establishing matters of binding religious doctrine or Aqidah.
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*Timestamps:*
0:00 - Introduction
0:17 - Background of the guest
0:50 - Topic of the Stream
1:27 - Sunni Theological Hermeneutics introduction
2:05 - Topic of theology
2:14 - Sunni Theological Schools
3:06 - Theological Questions about God
6:03 - The Unseen World
10:32 - Conditions for things that are known through Scriptures only
11:22 - Events of the past included in the unseen
14:48 - Classical Theology & Scriptural interpretation
15:38 - Approach to what can be known only through scripture
22:53 - Tawaqquf: Theological Non-Commitment
26:13 - Tawaqquf in the Qur'an
27:45 - Tawaqquf in the Sunnah
29:34 - Tawaqquf among the Companions
31:01 - Tawaqquf as a doctrinal commitment: Al-Tahawi's "Creed"
39:23 - Tawaqquf & Exegesis (Salafi Stance)
43:59 - Tafwid vs Tawaqquf in Theology
49:46 - Tawaqquf in Theology vs Tawaqquf in Fiqh
57:25 - Tawaqquf in various Islamic Disciplines
58:22 - Advice from Brother Paul & the guest
1:00:02 - Examples of Theological Non-Commitment
1:00:16 - Examples of Tawaqquf:
Salafi position on Pious People enjoying a higher status than the angels
1:04:15 - Was God seen directly on the Night of Ascension (Ashari position)
1:06:22 - Do animals have rational souls? (Ashari position)
1:07:56 - Are virtuous Jinn admitted to Paradise ?
1:11:45 - Is Arabic the language of the Hereafter ? (Salafi position)
1:12:53 - Are animals recompensed for the suffering they undergo in life ? (Maturidi position)
1:14:02 - What type of fruit did the tree in the Garden bear? (Maturidi position)
1:18:00 - Will Moses PBUH be spared the general death when the trumpet is blown on the Day of Resurrection ?
1:19:15 - Was Garden of Eden in heaven or on earth?
1:20:31 - Is any unspecified Sin Major or Minor?
1:24:04 - Interpretive Restraint: determining what scripture isn't saying
1:26:35 - Example 1: Was Satan an Angel? (Maturidi position)
1:43:37 - Example 2: Is Time Eternal?
(Ashari position)
1:54:50 - Closing Statements
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Please please bring him back on. Perhaps even for a series. Mashallah tabaarakallah I love his rigour and humility. Dr Jalajel, if you are reading this, please make a TH-cam channel where you can share more of this valuable information.
Such a wonderful breakdown on this information. i have not seen this information broken down like this before. Thank you both. Would like to see him again.
What does ur profile mean? Aisha Christ and humanist r u muslim Christian or atheist
Thanks brothers Paul and David. Another excellent production. The main take-away from this for me was "if you don't know, don't guess, just say you don't know". We get the typical questions in the examples of Tawaqquf in dawah a lot, mostly from existing Muslims. So much time and effort many people waste wondering about such things that are of no concern nor would the knowledge of the answer benefit them.
Probably the best episode on this channel!!!!
The more we know, we realize how little we know. This leads to humility. And when it comes to theology or divine scriptures, integrity becomes all the more important. How much consciousness of God, fear of God, love of God, hope and trust in God and self-restraint it takes to not project one's own interpretations and assumptions onto the Divine Text. It is extremely tempting to vindicate one's own assumptions but it takes a lot of piety and righteousness not to do so because then that wouldn't be the truth. It would simply be deluding oneself. This is such a masterclass in hermeneutics. Kudos Br. Paul for researching and taking pains to organize such seminars. I'm not a theologian, I'm a software engineer but I can appreciate how superior theology is and what kind of self-discipline, God-consciousness and love of God it takes to dedicate oneself to its study.
Hey I agree with you 100% when you said "The more we know, we realize how little we know." I often apply that type of statement to myself although I am hoping my minimal knowledge about God can keep increasing.
Correction @1:27:10 the verse is verse 50 from Surah al-Kahf, not from Surah al-Jinn (as written on the slide)
Great discussion ما شاء الله.
Keep up the good work Brother Paul 🔥💯
Many thanks!
Brilliant presentation, please do more with him
Jazak’Allah Br Paul and Dr David, this was indeed enlightening. apart from gaining priceless knowledge, this stream had motivated me to be Courageous, Honest and Humble..
Good presentations. JazakAllah Khair.
the best blog on you tube i have come across.
Hey Paul, you said "It takes a bit of guts to actually say ' I don't know." I agree. I don't know if it's necessarily "courage" for me to say "I don't know" but I do understand my knowledge is minimal, especially regarding God, Islam, the prophets and Jesus. Life seems to be just too short to absorb and understand everything about God. Yet ironically, God does understand everything about His creation.
So much knowledge at your finger tips nowadays. Praise be to God.
MashaAllah brother Paul. This was fantastic. I want to thank brother Solomon as well. Pure gold. This is an absolutely essential video for all. Thank you so much for putting this in a ppt.
SubhanAllah!!!
Dr. Jalajal is very systemic in how he teaches. May Allah bless him.
Jazakallah for the great information. Again, humility is key to our approach to knowledge that Allah swt has chosen to reveal to us or to conceal from us.
Great discussion. A lot to unpack and think about. Jzk brother
This is a must watch! Jazakallahkhairan
Thank you, Paul, for Inviting Dr. Jalajel. The thoughtful and methodical approach adopted by Sunni scholars towards theology is helpful to understand. I appreciate that our scholars approached the Quran and knowledge of God with humility and fear. A worthy example to follow for all of us on our own faith journeys.
Top video .very informative...thanks to both of you
Glad you liked it!
Dear brother paul Allah bless you you are doing great work on this planet and
Great discussion... Tq Paul
very very good informative video. thanks to you both
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks I will save this video for future reference.
I learned from blogging theology something which even our scholars haven't taught us
One of the most amazing, informative podcasts I have listened to! Brother Paul, why do you make tears come out of my eyes? Why is it that when I listen to your lectures/podcasts, I feel closer to the Creator of the Worlds, Allaahu Ta'ala??? 😘😘😘😘😘
May Allaah bless you immensely with the highest of Heaven brother Paul and make you a great companion of Prophets Jesus and Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Them Both, A'layhisSalam and Sallallaahu A'layhi Wa Sallam, respectively) in the Hereafter, Ameen 😘😘😘
"... this verse is of extreme importance to all Sunni Muslims: 'God is the creator of all things and He is maintaining all things." As a Christian believer, that verse is also very important both theologically and philosophically.
@@srnp0007 That's a really tough question, especially for me to answer. Personally I don't believe that God Himself is "the Creator of 'evils" I'm no scholar and my knowledge about God and "evil" is minimal. However that doesn't negate the importance of your question. How do you perceive "evil" yourself?
@@srnp0007 Evil is Action !
Great systemic and clear presentation. I never before encountered handling the principles on such level and clarity before. I wish all critics would discuss their concerns on the same level ... critique is in the realm of "the possible", we all are human. But if I look into the comment section I realize again and not surprisingly how much the Ummah needs to "gear up"...
Amazing topic. JazakAllah khair...
mashallah ,thank you brother paul
You are doing a great job for humanity Paul! You will get your reward from Allah Inshaallah!🤲
It is a treasure trove. Need to watch more than once to understand and grasp thoroughly.....
Essential subject.
*All praise be to Allah☝️*
*_Great Explanation! Thanks Brother Paul 🙌💯_*
Impressive..... Jazakallah Bro Paul.
Brilliant 👍🏼
This is brilliant, great in depth explanation!
“Theological sobriety” I just finished the entire video. My absolute favorite guest since Ali Ataie. I learned to bite my tongue more and know it’s ok to not know and use correct method of understanding scripture & Hadith.
Mâcha Allah
Jazakallah khair
Very interesting
Happy and ready to listen to such productions again and again. Thank you both ! Peace !
Early scholars from the salaf were so careful wow this is why the 3 schools of aqeeda are well respected ... I know neo salafis think they have a monopoly on aqeeda but that's only because of petro dollars the reality is far from it
Thank you both for for your work and efforts. But whan Dr Jalajel speaks, an echo goes along and some words are very hard to understand and makes it hard to follow his explanations.
Maybe use a proper microphone or headset instead of the inbuild one next time?
When Paul speaks the sound is crystal clear.
blessing uncle Paul salam aleykum ☝
Wa alaykumu s-salam
Subhanallah.
Another classic after the last one on qadr by brother Paul and his guests.
The ending(the Razi 'perception') if I may call it that, I must say left some of us with much to ponder and where we end up, I pray that Allah save us and makes us steadfast on the middle course as well as the straight path onto Himself.
But I hope to ask Dr David question regarding the authentic narration where Allah says amongst other things that 'He is time'. I would like to know the discourse of these scholars especially Razi on this.
A lot of information to ponder, but I implore brothers and sisters not to make general conclusion on our own to avoid falling into error and disbelief; waiyyaz billah, after all it is aqida---its more or less always WYSWYG.
Wallahu 'lam.
Some of the commenters here are ridiculous. They declare people to be heretical when they can’t even explain why they’re heretical.
Hi Paul, I really appreciate your work and I would like to ask you for, or propose you a subject to investigate : how do the people of sufism combine their theology with mainstream theology.
For exemple, how do they combine or respond to the fact that this fellow says that to affirm knowledge of the unseen is unbelief while they (the soufis) are affirming that you can know certain things of the unseen when you are rightrous by the mean of maarifa (gnose).
Thank you
what an important topic
min 51
Yes.
In the case of doctrine, supporting evidence must be definitive in terms of authenticity and clarity.
However, in matters related to lawful and unlawful there is room for uncertainty. In other words, overall evidence to make a decision does not have to be conclusive but must be persuasive. This is logical.
Can you make a video regarding Darwinism and the evolution theory?
th-cam.com/video/a9hxQ-lOzS0/w-d-xo.html. This may help ,
Salam , can you try to put French subtitles in all your debate?
One of the most interesting tidbits is that the prophet suspended judgement on whether Ezra is a prophet and about Moses during the trumpet blast.
some philosophers(esp non-theists) have been speculating on matters of unseen(natural theology of metaphysics) without possibility of knowledge for more than 2000 years leading to no where…..this is part of the reasons when Al Ghazali claimed the incoherence of the philosophers……..al Ghazali was not condemning the whole of philosophy as an important epistemic discipline (as erroneously claimed by some modern fundamentalists)
Do you mean extreme salafis
@@khaderlander2429 , many others as well apart from the self-proclaimed salafis😢
Exactly. The problem of translation has made it appear as if philosophy as a whole was condemnable, when it fact it was moreso sophistry and or philosophy unguarded by scriptural barriers.
The fact that this is misunderstood nowadays led to a decline in our proheminent thinkers, which we used to have a pletora of
I feel like there are going to be quite a few interpretive assumptions which the average person and even some scholars have made over the centuries, based on previous scientific paradigms or traditions inherited from other religions, that are going to be re-examined in the light of this theological method of interpretation.
Please host Abdur Raheem McCarthy. He’s an American Salafist and a very good Sheikh.
Can we rename the video to " the power of i don't know "
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Salaam only one God and it's Allah SWT love here from South Africa Johannesburg pray 5 times a day
@@Showme-SHORTS wls okay will do so
Masha Allah tabarakallah
Isn't that Allah shall reward ألموءمنون/The Believers with الفردوسparadise - Q(23: 1- 11)? Isn't that the term ألموءمنون/The Believers Q(23:1) inclusive which includes the Jinn Believers too?
Assalamualaikum, excuse Brother Paul, have your about Rabbi claims in upcoming Messiah in year 2022 upon astronomical event in their scriptures.
Jesus(pbuh)' return is a major sign, and no one can predict the beginning of the major signs, or the minors for that matter. I'd take with precaution anyone that tells me they can predict anything, let alone such a big matter.
@@Ersilay Have you heard about The Prophecy Of Rising Superpower Nation. It is called the Golden Age of Messiah Ruling. It is in holy scriptures from Torah, Bible, Holy Quran. I do not make this up. There is scholar in Iraq that find Numeric Miracles and it link all the evidences from every holy scriptures to the same year. It is impossible to call coincidence. So i want to make sure this prophecy truly accurate.
@@husainmohd6377 Yes I know... but it can't be used to predict anything. Prophecies are either time bound for a reason, mainly immediate credit to prove the prophet is from God or far-reaching, with no mention of a timeline because time is irrelevant and only the actions of the people brings us closer to said prophecies.
Anyone that claims they can predict a time accurately is certainly deluded...
@@Ersilay There is nothing in this world is coincidence. All fate and destiny already written in Book Of Sealing. But Allah SWT makes us use our effort to think about the fate already knotted. Holy Quran revealed everything about Last Day and Prophet Muhammad is The Final Prophet and Sealer of Prophethood. Every hints already given and also signs about Qiyamah. I just need clarity in these prophecies about 2022
@@husainmohd6377 prophecies that are unclear in their timelines are so for a reason...
Dr. Solomon Jalajel contradicts the great Quranic scholar Abdullah Yusef Ali.
I heard a good quote from sheikh Hamza Yusuf, meaning;
reality is in the quantum physics, and sharia considers the physics.
Sharia uses causality, but God doesnt need to use cause and effect. In the quantum physics, nothing makes sense.
We can't see the past or the future because we have limited senses, but Allah has unlimited sense and can see all the past, present and future at the same time, beside that our time (past, present and future) are created by God and Allah is not subjected to what he created. Allah is All knowledge.
true hermeneutics should not have to depend on external sources, though, because the Qur'an explains itself
That is called Tafsir Quraniya
Meaning using the Quran as a tafsir of the Quran itself
@@merlinx8703 I hope you meant tafsir instead of takfir :D
@@SiriuslyCold I corrected it
The follow up need to include the tawaqaf on Evolution, and the so called scientific verses.
God willing!
@@BloggingTheology so u want to bring in more “Muslim” experts to corrupt the muslims into adopting the evolution theory? The Prophet Muhammad PBUH never believed in evolution nor did the salafis…so why are u pushing these perverse agenda now? According to your guest since the Quran is not clear on the subject Adam may or may not be the first human! Since Allah swt never mentioned dinosaurs we can not affirm or refute there existence …by that logic we can not deny or affirm aliens put the first humans on earth! When the angles “questioned” why Allah would put a Khalifa on the earth it is understood he is the first human and we all descended from him …not apes…not Adam mating with some other species …just Adam and Hawa….you have a great channel so please I urge you to stop giving these people a platform to spread corrupt ideas. May Allah guide us all.
Well it would be really good if u host dr.Sami amry a scholar in comparative religion who wrote many books about athism christianity and islam and refuting the lies of many orientalist it would be good to host him.
There is a huge difference difference on how muslim scholars dealt with unclear verses and how Christian scholars dealt with their own.
Can you explain better what you mean? I'm a Christian believer.
Islamic theologians are of two types Sunni and Shia theology. Jalajel explains some of the topics. I am a Sunni but I am confused why the prophet's descendants supported the Shia, who went on to make the Islamic golden age, while the Sunnis only conspired to oppose and stop Islamic progress. It seems to have direct bearing on what the scriptures say (not discussed by Jalajel), that his followers should go to distant China to gather knowledge (misinterpreted by Sunnis who claim all knowledge is in the Quran and scientific investigation is not required) someone is at fault. However, if you try to call for Shia theologian, maybe some of the confusion can be removed.
Paul, I think you should expose the history of post-prophet developments, it shouldn't be difficult to decide who is wrong/ Please, expose the two theologies, so Muslims can decide why they are divided unable to unite. This is the most important favor you can di to Muslims. Thank you.
Choose your proposed guest and the proposed topic..and write the names of more Islamic personalities to get to know them:
1.Sheikh Bilal Philips
2.Sheikh Assim Al hakim
3. Sheikh Khalid Yasin
4.Yusuf Estes
5. Shamsi
6. Khalid Green
7. Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Dimashqieh
8. Abdur Raheem McCarthy's
9. Dr.. Zaghloul El-Naggar
10. Saajid Lipham
11. Dr.Tahir Wyatt
12. Sheikh Mufti Menk
13. Abu Mussab Wajdi Akkari
14. Dr Muhammad Salah
15. Joe Bradford
16. Nicholas Pelletier
17. Samuel Sharcher
18. Farid Responds
19. Dr. Abdul-Rahim Mollazadeh
20. Sheikh Okasha Kameny
21.
Sheikh Dr.: Walid bin Idris Al-Munisi
22. Dr. Ahmad Ibn-Saifuddin
23. Sheikh Abdur Rahman Hassan
24. Ustaadh Muhammad Tim Humble
25. Ruba Qewar
26. Shariffa Carlo Al Andalusia
28. Sheikh Abdul Mohsen Al-Ahmad
It's good to say please .
Sheikh hamza yusuf , sheikh hakim.murad, sheikh yasir qadhi
TH-camrs student of knowledge - muhammad hijab and bro hajji are not bad to learn the difference between sects
9:31 They have taken their rabbis and their monks, and even Christ, the son of Mary, for their lords instead of God, when they were commanded to serve only one God. There is no god but Him. May He be exalted in His glory above all the partners they may ascribe to Him.
Most Sectarians have a veil upon their hearts that they cannot seem to understand that they are basically repeating the very misguidance as those before them.
salam
@@muhammadabdulmateen8473 we don't need sufies stay away from this channel
More i know about Islam the more i get convinced that the great scholars like al ghazali ra,al matrudhi ra and others are on right path ,they are class apart,alrazi ra is a gem.
but sadly for strange reasons some people defame asharis,matrudis,to me they are authorities in religion and most close
Allah the most Wise ... 🤲🏾
Is this person human
No
He is a genius
Does anybody know any book written by him plz inform
1.islam and biological evolution
2.women and leadership in Islamic law. A critical analysis of classical legal texts.
So how then does Razi deal with the explicit hadith mentioning Allah and there being nothing else , and reports of the initial creations like the Throne , the Pen !
I watched the interview, I never heard or known this guy before, and while watching I came to realize that the guy is using the (Tawaqquf) argument as a gateway to hint that other things could be possible, and I instinctively felt that something isn't right on how he presenting his points..but i kept watching nevertheless.
So for example, the Issue about if Satan was a Jjin or Angel, where the majority of scholars agreed without a shadow of a doubt that Satan is a Jjin and never was an Angel, but this guy argues that we use Tawaqquf and that Satan could be an Angel.
I searched YT his name to know more about him, and funny enough I saw that the exact same argument being used on Human evolution using the (Tawaqquf) argument by him, he even called Adam and Eve (PbuT) are Mythical begins... go figure. (May Allah keep us on the right path).
It's scary how good knowledge can be mixed with bad and presented as good, People need to be very careful these days and do more research and always go back to well-known scholars.
I'm a Christian believer and I agree with you that we need to "do more research and always go back to well-known scholars." Do you mind if I ask, what Islamic scholars do you prefer to listen to? I know very little about Islam but I try to respect Muslims.
@@srnp0007 Prove it.. give one verse where it says so. And I’m and Arabic speaker so I can fully understand every single word and grammar and nothing will pass by, give one verse where it says Satan was an Angel.. because I can give you a verse where it says he was a Jin
سورة الكهف
وَإِذْ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلَائِكَةِ اسْجُدُوا لِآدَمَ فَسَجَدُوا إِلَّا إِبْلِيسَ كَانَ مِنَ الْجِنِّ فَفَسَقَ عَنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّهِ ۗ أَفَتَتَّخِذُونَهُ وَذُرِّيَّتَهُ أَوْلِيَاءَ مِنْ دُونِي وَهُمْ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ ۚ بِئْسَ لِلظَّالِمِينَ بَدَلًا ﴿٥٠﴾
Surah al-Kahf
50. And We said to the angels, “Prostrate before Adam.” So they prostrated, except for Iblis. *He was of the jinn* , and he deviated from the command of his Lord. Will you take him and his descendants as friends instead of Me, although they are your enemy? What an evil alternative for the wrongdoers!
Now show an evidence of your claim.
If you actually bother to read his books instead of reading the mendacious 'refutations' of a certain Muslim skeptic, you'll see that he does indeed affirm belief in the existence of Adam عليه السلام. He quite clearly states that there's no reading of scripture that can allow for a rejection of Adam.
@@jpaqon I'm not Muslim and I do have problems understanding the stories of Adam and Even as they relate to both theology ( in scriptures) and science. However I do believe that a truth does lie somewhere in the book of Genesis. What do Muslims believe about Adam and Eve?
@@jpaqon did anyone mention "Muslim skeptic" here? the guys videos and interviews are all over the internet, he called a prophet a mythical being, mythical in the sense that he isn't denying his existence but as something we have no knowledge of his creation, which clearly goes against the Quran, Sunnah, and Scholar consensus. So don't change the subject, rather discuss what he said .. I never knew the guy before this, but I knew from this interview the misleading argument he is using.
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1:10:31 - someone explain me what is being discussed,I slept 3 times simultaneously.
"Do not purse that which you have No knowledge" Then how do you acquire knowledge? 🤔
minute 46
My son asked me whether Allah's hand looks the same as ours?
If I said No, I will make Asharites happy because Allah said in chapter 42 verse 11 There is certainly nothing like Him. He is All-hearing and All-aware.
However, I will upset Salafis because i should have said I dont know. May be yes and May be No.
Ibn Taymiyyah was jailed for his unclear position on anthropomorphism
"... Ibn Taymiyyah was jailed for his unclear position on anthropomorphism..."
Who were the jailors?
God?
Angels?
Prophets/Messengers?
However, since the jailors were NOT of the above and were just as misguided as Ibn Taymiyyah...
22:69 On the Day of Resurrection, God will judge between you regarding your differences."
Going by the rule of justice and fair play and not being partisan to any Sectarian beliefs... since ibn Taymiyyah was already punished in this life, then... let us all pray and let us not be like ibn Taymiyyah's jailors on the Day of Resurrection!
peace.
When the intellectual discussion is full of fruits and impurities at the same time, the idea of the meeting is lost.
It is not useful for someone to talk about Maturidiyah, Salafism and Ash'ari at the same time, and we do not know the doctrine of this person, his thought, nor his sheikhs.
Because Salafism does not accept the Ash’aris and Maturidis as Sunnah, and vice versa, each sect has its own style in dealing with the texts of the Qur’an and Sunnah or innovation.
His doctrines are meaningless if the content of his speech is right. Will you turn a blind eye to the truth if it came from a christian?
Listen, learn and take what you deem as good and leave what you deem as bad. Condemning a whole lecture because you simply didn't deign to inform yourself upon the speaker's aqeedah is shameless.
@@Ersilay May we never "turn a blind eye to the truth" no matter where it comes from. That is why I listen to both Islamic and Christian scholars.
The asharis and maturidis by large hold the view that wahabis are within the ahlul sunnah. Its the wahabis tat are saying they are not and only their sect is saved
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Iblis as a former Angel argument is interesting. Not because angels only do good but the fact that angels are given orders and follow through. Does not Iblis follow orders when he is basically misguiding souls until end of time? I’m not here to make the argument rhat a jinn was an Angel, just wanted to point out that Iblis is still following orders like angels do but of of deception not good.
Unfortunately, theological and heurmenetic methods are not significant in Islam. Even so far Islam does not need them. Islam was revealed in a solid structure with a homologous combination of its elements and makes it always compatible in every context of the cycle of time. So, if there are some elements that invade and distort some concept, it will be very easy to detect.
Rasulullah salallahu 'alaihi wasallam inherited us a theory called bid'ah, which is a method for how to detect new elements outside of religion that intrude into the structure and damage its homologs.
Admittedly, theology and hermeneutic will only provide a strange explanation about Islam.
Quite obvious. Ashari Aqueda is Ahlus sunnah walJamah
9:31 They have taken their rabbis and their monks, and even Christ, the son of Mary, for their lords instead of God, when they were commanded to worship only one God. There is no god but Him. May He be exalted in His glory above all the partners they may ascribe to Him.
57:27 Then We sent in their wake Our messengers, and followed up with Jesus son of Mary, and We gave him the Gospel, and instilled in the hearts of those who followed him compassion and mercy. But as for the monasticism which they invented-We did not ordain it for them-only to seek God's approval. But they did not observe it with its due observance. So We gave those of them who believed their reward, but many of them are sinful.
The Sectarians must study the true meaning of the phrase translated as, "But as for the monasticism which they invented..."
What is the best English translation for this Arabic word ( رَهْبَانِيَّةً )?
Is it "theology?" "aqidah?" "asceticism?" "sectarianism?" "Christianity?" "Judaism?" "Catholicism?" "Protestantism?" "Salafism?" "Sufism?"
Or, ALL of the above?
peace.
It seems to be taking about the ascetic practices of the christians, mainly the fact that they discarded every human contact instead of using the retreat then sharing the knowledge they earned on the scripture.
Considering the following part "We did not ordain it for them-only to seek God's approval. But they did not observe it with its due observance". It shows that what they did has taken precedence over "seek[ing] God's approval". So it must be a matter of practice and not faith that is in question here. The use of "ordain" also shows that it was a command rather than a point of belief.
If we take the ascetic practices, or monasticism as a whole as the subject of critique here, it can be easily understood why Allah speaks about it in harsh terms. Don't we have the result of said monasticism nowadays? The monks and priests do not marry, so they turn to children to satisfy themselves, may Allah curse them. The damages this practice has done are innumerable, and many have forgotten God because of those deviants who forbade what God allowed and prescriped.
I hope this answered your question, I'm not learned in the tafsir regarding this specific subject so I hope you'll take my opinion with tact, as it is merely an opinion.
@@Ersilay So, as far as your personal expert opinion of this verse is concerned... it does NOT in any way affect you or your revered religious scholars with long beards?
As far as your personal expert opinion is concerned, the Quran is just a history book telling you stories about peoples of old and there is no lesson or wisdom from which you and your revered religious scholars with long beards could learn...
You and your revered religious scholars could commit the very same shirk practices and yet be excused?
Enjoy life while you still can... there is, literally, hell to pay afterward.
Think, ponder and reflect on the verses of the Quran.
@@shukriyusof2104 ? We don't have monastic practices in Islam? The closest to that is a retreat, but it's always for the betterment of the self and sharing knowledge with the community so what's wrong exactly?
@@Ersilay What is wrong is how you have conveniently defined "monastic practices" to absolve you and your revered religious scholars with long beards of your own glaring misguided malpractices.
Go read the Quran and study those Arabic words with the root word "Ra-ha-ba" to get a feeling of what it really means.
salam.
@@shukriyusof2104 Well, you don't like it but it fits the context, unlike the other answers you've given. And quite frankly, Islam does not care about the scholars themselves, even if we acknowledge the efforts and the work they've made, because whatever mistake they make we can reject and whatever is good we take.
As salam alaykoum.
I precise I just watched the beginning.
"Salafism" didn't started with ibn taymiyyah. It started with our prophet and his companions. It's just a most precise word used to describe the original Islam, the orthodox islam.
The reason why we don't use the term "sunny", it's because deviant sects use this term, like ashary and maturidy. Because a sunny it's someone who refers to Quran and sunna. But what distinguish orthodoxy from heterodoxy, it's the understanding of the salaf (the 3 first generations of islam). This is why we say that we are "salafy" (those who refer to the salaf).
Every deviant sects will pretend to follow Quran and sunnah, but nobody will understand this two sources like our prophet, his companions, the tabi'in (students of the companions), and atba at tabi'in (their epigones).
And no, DAVID SOLOMON, the difference between salafy (or sunny, or ahl al sunnah, or ahl al sunnah wal jama'ah, or ahl al hadith, or ahl al athar) and ashary/maturidy is not a minor issue. The one who has the creed of ashary or maturidy is out of orthodoxy, or worst.
Salafisim started with the prophet ? How is that possible since salaf means " the previous ones " , who was previous to Mohamad (saw) ? I'm genuinely trying to understand your logic brother
Like i said, salafism is orthodox Islam. Do you agree with me that Allah only accept the Islam of our Prophet and his companions : same manhaj (methodology), same aqida (creed/doctrine), same ibadah (worship), and same legislation ? This is the definition of salafism (or orthodoxy, if you like an english word). I think you are mixing the word "salafism" with the word "salafy" (the one who follow the salaf). Why we are obliged to say we are salafy and not only that we are muslims (like in the time of our prophet) ? It's because deviant sects appeared through islamic history, like shiism, kharijiism, qadarism, asharism, maturidism, and so on... All those groups deviated from the original Islam, specially in aqidah (creed) and manhaj (methodology).
@@user-bv4fn4hw4w ذلك لأن النبي جاء بهذا المنهج اتباع السلف الصالح فهو الذي قال خير القرون قرني ثم الذي يلونهم ثم الذين يلونهم.
جواب آخر: لأن النبي اتبع سلفه الصالح وهم الأنبياء.
أما ابن تيمية رحمه الله فجاء وصحح ما كان اختل من المفاهيم والتصورات لدى الناس وأرجعهم لما كان عليه السلف وهكذا شأن كل داعية مجدد.
Debian this is the tragedy of ummate Muhammadie . We have divided ourself to 72 sects and each one says they are the most correct followers of Islam and the Rest of 71 are deviations .
@@Mohammed-jf2sp شكرا على الاجابة، الان اتضح لي المعنى .
لكن اليس ديننا "الاسلام" فقط ؟
ANNUU
Barkat in English.
NAZLI
This the same scholar who made the claim (using tawakuf) that Adam and Eve are potentially mythical creatures? - I believe I saw this on yaqeen institute.
He also claimed ( through tawakuf) that somewhere through the human evolutionary process Adam / eve’s offspring had intercourse with apes / Neanderthals and the human race branched out from them - saying this to try and rationalise (using tawakuf) or bridge the gap between Darwinian evolution and creationism.
I’m not a scholar - but I think too much tawakuf and philosophy hurts the brain and the heart.
Understanding core theological concepts shouldn’t require scholarship and 5000 hours pondering on the many possibilities of a verse……
it should be simplistic to understand and not confusing and hodge podge……..
God isn’t the author of confusion; I left Christianity because of the false narratives regarding the trinity, the original sin, the lack of answers to our modern day problems and mostly the understanding of GOD and the hereafter.
Respectfully, this feels like a Christian narrative of more questions being left unanswered then clarity of mind and sound judgment.
This is completely wrong it’s Athari not salafi and Ibn Taymiya is not it’s founder rather Imam Ahmad himself is!
This individual is not entitled to represent anything from the sunni tradition after having the audacity to call Adam and Eve story a myth. I don’t care if he gives lectures and speeches on academia to promote whatever his ideas might be, but giving him a platform to spread his non-islamic ideas (which are kufr) is a wrong thing. Usually, I don’t take the time to comment on random channels Mr. Paul, but since I believe you have been doing a great job on reviving the islamic discourse, then please don’t mix it with non-islamic ideas that could corrupt the purity of our tawheed-based worldview.
How is someone's ideas suppposed to 'corrupt the purity' of your 'tawheed-based world view?'
@@CG-zi5ku it’s rocket science. You won’t get it.
@land cruiser guy is correct, you have completely misunderstood and misrepresented Dr Solomon. He doesn't believe it's a myth.
@@besartalshiqi1005 when did he say that?
@@besartalshiqi1005 More like BS.
These scholars he mentioned are Assarysاشعري and they repented and went back to the salafai way like khazali Ashaari jewani razi they back to the salafai way and left the Greek philosopher way . Allah explain everything in the Quran and our massager Muhammad peace upon him tougt us everything,and the Ashaari and Maturedies says Allah is not above us don't talk about him stay silent. peace
Don't like this guy, he was talking about Adams as ad hs children mating with animals
Was the Satan an angel?
The SATAN that Al-Mansour Maturidi in 4 quoted alQuranic verses is the IBLIS.(except the verse aQ AtTahrim 6 refers to Angels of hellfire)
There's only 1 (ONE) individual IBLIS.
The IBLIS is certainly the FIRST SYAITAN (شيطان ) - Q(Taha V 120)
Now every verse in AlQuran that relates Adam AS and The SATAN is referring to that one IBLIS or that specific individual SATAN.
Now it is very obvious that Al-Mansour Maturidi
1. Made up philosophical arguments were all false/invalid.
2. His conclusion that there is uncertainty that the SATAN/IBLIS was not an ANGEL invalid.
It is very obvious too that the IBLIS and every syaitan @ the follower of the IBLIS@THE FIRST SATAN (which can be of Jin Kind or/and Human Kind) are the enemy of the descendents of Adam AS.
this guy spreds misguidance, stay away from such people