I’m a new American Muslim that is ignorant of so much about Islam, I just discovered this and I feel like I discovered treasure! Thanks Thinking Muslim!
10. The making of a salafi muslim woman 9. The critique of pure reason 8. The oxford book of English verse 7. Misquoting Muhammad 6. Muhammad: His life based on the earliest sources 5. Ibn Taymiyyah on reason and revelation 4. Encountering mystery: religious experience in a secular age 3. The book of hadith: Sayings of the Prophet Muhammad from the Miskat al Masabih 2. Islam and the destiny of man 1. The meaning of the Holy Quran (i.e Yusuf Ali translation of Quran)
1.The history of najd - with full maps of slaughter places and slavery market by uthman bin bishr alnajdi. 2. The Rantings of ibn taymiyya called the fatawa of Islam's only shaikh alislam ( the One and only shaikh alislam who has no partners). 3. The sermons of Abubakr baghdadi of Daesh - how to chillingly instill fear among your audiences. A best seller 4. How to blow yourself up to Janna by brother Abu himar dimwit albritani 5. The 10 nullifiers of Islam by ibn Abdulwahab - a dummy's guide to easy takfir or how to catch a kafir easily - highly recommended by Daesh as it is easy to implement 6. The obedient wife or satr awrat by maulana sarbazi. Best Taliban explanation on why a women should only go out twice in her lifetime, from father's house to husband's house and from there to her grave. 7. Jihad alnikah - how to satisfy the sexual needs of our salafi jihadis. Best seller among our sisters. Comes with huge deduction as it is sponsored by the great mujahids. 8. Loyalty and disavowal by bin fawzaan - on how to love and hate anyone on a whim. 9. Ibn Abdulwahab the new prophet of Islam who established tawhid more than Muhammad 10. House of Saudi founder and his 300 wifes and concubines.
My favourite translation is Abdullah Yusuf Ali, I love it because Abdullah is a real old fashioned English gentleman and it comes through in his commentary. I visited his grave in Ramadan and whilst there prayed for dear Gai Eaton as well
For a long time time I wanted to know about the list. I have asked brother Paul to make a video about it. Thank you guys for bringing this interview. Hope people will be benefited from this.
Ozymandias is also a favourite of the great Hamza Yusuf as outlined in his How to Read a Book by Mortimer Adler lecture. He said it gave him goosebumps when he read it as a 13 year old boy. Great idea about starting a book club. I’m in the Zaytuna one which is obviously pretty special with the Sheik involved- but brother Paul, your book club would have its own flavour and I might add, would be pretty special also.
Thank you very much, brothers! It was very very interesting! May Allah SWT shower you with His mercy in both worlds! I fully agree with brother Paul, reading takes you to a different world, it is such an exciting journey of mind! Thank you very much for the books you shared. I am happy I have your book #1 :)))) Mashallah!
Very important episode stemming from this great source of an avid reader.. I already started buying a couple of his recommended titles.. thank you to both for all the efforts
Thank you for an amazingly inspiring and uplifting discourse! Paul Williams is a great modern intellectual thinker, blogger and writer. Looking forward to the above mentioned book club.
Excellent episode. I wish you also do an episode on 'Top 10 books Unavailable in English'. There is a vast corpus of Islamic literature in Arabic, Perisan and Urdu which has to be read for a good understanding ofnthe world and religion, but has not been done yet. Let's see who you invite for this. Maybe some of your listeners could be spurred to take up the neglected task.
I had a weird out of body experience. There was this day when I prayed fajr and then went back to bed but when I fell back to sleep I was hearing a jet like noise before I slipped out of conciousness and into sleep which was unusual thing to experience in itself. immediately afterwards I started witnessing myself leaving the body and frantically walking on the walls and the cieling before I left the room through the door and went into my mothers room and then I saw my mum approaching from behind, gently tapping me on my shoulder as if telling me to go back to bed. As soon as I returned to bed I wokeup and run into my mothers room where I found her sleep. I tried to replicated this whole thing many times but no luck.
Such a keen mind and a playful demeanour. Making reading sound like a whole adventure. May Allah bless you Paul for instilling in us a thirst for knowledge and of course, for giving us the courage to make terrible jokes!
For all the critical thinkers out there, I’d strongly recommend reading the book Islam, Authoritarianism, and Underdevelopment by Ahmet T. Kuru. It’s truly phenomenal and deserving of serious attention.
@@eg4848 This is what happens when one is making excuses for lacking the focus and intellectual vigour to read all the time, lol. Anyone can make the time to read a book an hour or two per day mate.
Shia's Islam and Sunni's Islam are different religions following 2 different ways. the 2nd islam believes that the prophet's companions, including his familly, are trustworthy so they fellow their authentic narrations. the 1st islam does not believ in the transmission by the companions. they instead assume that only the imams of Ali's familly can directly explain the religion of Mohammed to shias. of course now, giving the absence of the imam number 12 who is 1200 years old somewhere, the religion can still be taken temporary from the 8 shia hadith books containing the teaching of the 11 imams and from the shia schoolars as well. the countries where the 2 faiths co-exist are having very hard time today in terms of social peace like in irak, syria, lebanon, Bahrain ... and in iran. Because both sides do not realise that they have 2 different religions that each one has to respect and continue to interfere in each other's business. Such struggle does not exist for instance between the sunnies and christians in Egypt or between the jews and the shias in Asfahan-iran.
37:30 This is what people need to know when they seen certain madhab, sufy, sunni or anything else. The Sharia is the boundary that each individual not to cross.
Omg I can't describe how much I appreciate this amazing channel to have my favorite youtuber of all time, may Allah SWT preserve you our dear brother Paul! Maa Shaa Allah, and thank you very much for having him @The Thinking Muslim🤍
Some great Books by Indo-Pak Scholars - 1. Khilafat o Malookiyat By Abul Ala Moududi ( available in English, Urdi) 2. God Arises by Wahiduddin Khan ( available in English and Urdu) 3. Hujjatullahu Alal Baligha by Shah Waliullah Dehlavi ( idk if it's available in English or not) 4. Qadiani Problem by Abul Ala Moududi ( available in English and Urdu) 5. When Life Begins ( fiction) by Abu Yahya ( available in English and Urdu) (audiobook in Urdu also)
Shia's Islam and Sunni's Islam are different religions following 2 different ways. the 2nd islam believes that the prophet's companions, including his familly, are trustworthy so they fellow their authentic narrations. the 1st islam does not believ in the transmission by the companions. they instead assume that only the imams of Ali's familly can directly explain the religion of Mohammed to shias. of course now, giving the absence of the imam number 12 who is 1200 years old somewhere, the religion can still be taken temporary from the 8 shia hadith books containing the teaching of the 11 imams and from the shia schoolars as well. the countries where the 2 faiths co-exist are having very hard time today in terms of social peace like in irak, syria, lebanon, Bahrain ... and in iran. Because both sides do not realise that they have 2 different religions that each one has to respect and continue to interfere in each other's business. Such struggle does not exist for instance between the sunnies and christians in Egypt or between the jews and the shias in Asfahan-iran.
12:00 If they are coerced to wear extreme hijab, så, they gave some obsession you should look at. 17:50 Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem is copy-pasted directly from Torah Critique of the Pure Reason is not the best choice as one of the 10 books to recommend to the general audience. Because reading and comprehending that book craves a great deal of knowledge in philosophy. So, for one without that knowledge, it's like to say go and study philosophy.
The first question that the speaker asks about reading can be addressed by observing the era of the Prophet peace be upon him. Everything about the prophet peace be upon Him, including the mode and medium of transmission, preservation and transference of knowledge is of the most benefit. In light of the question, the medium and mode of preservation of the Koran is an indication of why reading is so incredibly important in book format. Books provide something that our current mediums lack today, context. A world without context is shallow and is the opposite of critical thinking. If we are not critical thinkers, it will be difficult for us to determine the truth. When we😊 receive information in short format, without context, this works against the paradigm of having the attention span to digest enough information to make a educated decisions. Our attention is destroyed. Our minds adjust to the medium by which we receive information. We need to return to reading books so that we can enable our future Generations to be critical thinkers vs allowing today's mediums creating the adverse effect.
Paul, re out of body experiences it occurred to me and reminded me that Muslims believe that when you fall asleep your soul departs the body. So when you are undergoing an operation and put into deep sleep surely your soul departs the body to the extent where it is able to hover above and see whats going on?
thank u for the interview!! i've got a question for Paul or anyone really, do you have some kind of a note-taking system to keep track of interesting ideas you find in books? all i do is highlighting stuff on my kindle and that's it :/
Jazakallah khair to all of you for your kind comments. Please remember to subscribe to this channel and click on the notifications button. And keep us all in your duas in these remaining Ramadan days.
This video on Abdullah Yusuf Ali by his graveside in Brookwood Cemetry gives a concise overview of his life th-cam.com/video/3KF-Tj_qmh0/w-d-xo.html - the cemetery can be found here brookwoodcemetery.com/plots-and-section/
Some great books here. I would the following: 1. Bible, Quran and Science by Maurice Buccaille 2. The Road to Makkah by Muhammad Asad 3. Milestones by Syed Qutb 4. Blood on The Cross by Ahmed Thomson 5.The Preaching of Islam by Arnold
Great list. I found Hegel even more impenetrable than Immanuel Kant. I loved Hasan Spiker's critique of Kant. The man was a genius but his legacy is not so great.
I have the same 2 top ones. I don't think Abdullah yusuf Ali used the word 'Allah' in the main body of translation as he translated it to 'God'. Are you sure that's the original translation or is it the Saudi censored/edited one? I may be wrong.
We don't need fiction .We don't need philosophy. Jonathan AC Brown is a deviant who says people have the right to insult the prophet salallahu alayhi wa salamthe and that kind of free speech is what makes western style society the best model for human happiness . He also is for "the right" of gay marriage. This is what philosohy and shaky foundations in knowledge does . Add to that arrogance and hating to be called out and straightened.
And as for ibn Taymiyyah, I think of him and ibn Abdul Wahab in terms of the quote on Erasmus. "Luther (ibn Abdul Wahab) hatched the egg that Erasmus (ibn Taymiyyah) laid," which engendered manifestations of protestantatism from which secularism leaps headfirst. What do you think MBS is overseeing in Arabia?
Please give me some advice..I struggle so much with faith.... Every now and then I become atheist and then again I regain faith...Its such a painful confusion.... Early in my adolescence I watched lectures of so many atheists like Dawkins, Hitchens, etc...Now my mind always jumps from atheism and faith...This brings me no happiness...
Asalam alikom, brother. A simple advice, I have is learn and understand the concept of God and the attributes of Allah in Islamic Aqeedah. Simultaneously, try to avoid the major sins and bad habits that u might have. Because, sins can and will destroy even the little Iman u have. Of course, this will not be easy, but constantly make dua for guidance to Allah. And don't worry too much, as long as there is Iman as the size of an atom in your heart that is a great blessing and khair from Allah. May Allah grant us understanding. Ameen
I heard Sheikh Ibrahim Al-Qasim, the imam of Al-Haram Al-Madani urging the listeners to read the book of Sheikh Muhammad Abd Al-Wahhab, Kitab Al-Tawhid and the book Al-Aqeedah Al-Wasitiyyah by Ibn Taymiyyah, because they are among the most important books of faith to ensure meeting the Creator with a sound belief without polytheism or wrong interpretations of the Creator’s attributes. I heard Sheikh Salih Al-Usaimi encourage reading the book “The Forty Nuclear”, “Bologh Al-Maram”, “Umdat Al-Ahkam” and “Riyadh Al-Salihin” Because it is one of the most important hadith books that a Muslim should learn at the beginning instead of reading the great books on the science of hadith such as Bukhari and Muslim, and only a few benefit in matters of faith. Because learning large volumes such as Al-Bukhari and Muslim is a late stage for a Muslim after he understands his faith well and the basic teachings of Islam.
يا وهابي ألا تتوب إلى الله في هذا الشهر المبارك؟ ارجع إلى مذهب جمهور الأمة من علمائها وصالحيها قبل الفتنة الوهابية، ولو أبيت الرجوع فاقرأ وثقف نفسك. بعدين الأربعين النووية ما يصير تترجمها حرفيا إلى Nuclear لأن هذا معناه السلاح النووي. الأربعين النووية تكتب بالحروف الإنجليزية Nawawiyyah لأن النووية نسبة إلى الإمام النووي رضي الله عنه وهو نسبة إلى قرية نوى بالشام.
@@talalalhasan2530 الله يهدينا وإياك لطريق المستقيم هذا الشيخ صالح المصعبي هو من مشائخ المدينة شاهد نقاشه مع الصوفية th-cam.com/video/fqVamu2fouc/w-d-xo.html
I’m a new American Muslim that is ignorant of so much about Islam, I just discovered this and I feel like I discovered treasure! Thanks Thinking Muslim!
Assalam alaikum - thank you very much for your support. Welcome and May Allah keep us all strong and righteous.
AS SALAAM ALLAYKUM. ALHUMDULILLAH.
Walaikum assalaam... I return the salaam on behalf of my new brother
Alhamdullilah. Allah guided you Masha Allah.
So true!!
10. The making of a salafi muslim woman
9. The critique of pure reason
8. The oxford book of English verse
7. Misquoting Muhammad
6. Muhammad: His life based on the earliest sources
5. Ibn Taymiyyah on reason and revelation
4. Encountering mystery: religious experience in a secular age
3. The book of hadith: Sayings of the Prophet Muhammad from the Miskat al Masabih
2. Islam and the destiny of man
1. The meaning of the Holy Quran (i.e Yusuf Ali translation of Quran)
Have read 1,2,3 (not the English but the original), 6 ( absolute favourite), 8, 9. Should read 5. Don’t know anything about the others.
Thanks for the list btw
1.The history of najd - with full maps of slaughter places and slavery market by uthman bin bishr alnajdi.
2. The Rantings of ibn taymiyya called the fatawa of Islam's only shaikh alislam ( the One and only shaikh alislam who has no partners).
3. The sermons of Abubakr baghdadi of Daesh - how to chillingly instill fear among your audiences. A best seller
4. How to blow yourself up to Janna by brother Abu himar dimwit albritani
5. The 10 nullifiers of Islam by ibn Abdulwahab - a dummy's guide to easy takfir or how to catch a kafir easily - highly recommended by Daesh as it is easy to implement
6. The obedient wife or satr awrat by maulana sarbazi. Best Taliban explanation on why a women should only go out twice in her lifetime, from father's house to husband's house and from there to her grave.
7. Jihad alnikah - how to satisfy the sexual needs of our salafi jihadis. Best seller among our sisters. Comes with huge deduction as it is sponsored by the great mujahids.
8. Loyalty and disavowal by bin fawzaan - on how to love and hate anyone on a whim.
9. Ibn Abdulwahab the new prophet of Islam who established tawhid more than Muhammad
10. House of Saudi founder and his 300 wifes and concubines.
@@kurdistanijuniorBAHAHAHA 🤡😂
@@corniel657
Can you guess which books is actually real?
A book club with Paul Williams? Sign me up!!
Sign me up too
I love brother paul and his channel
My favourite translation is Abdullah Yusuf Ali, I love it because Abdullah is a real old fashioned English gentleman and it comes through in his commentary. I visited his grave in Ramadan and whilst there prayed for dear Gai Eaton as well
I'm used to listening to Brother Paul Williams of Blogging Theology on a night of vigil.
Thanks, a ton!
Residing in India-occupied Kashmir?
This is wonderful Paul, thank you
Curiousity and the desire to understand... very true 👍
For a long time time I wanted to know about the list. I have asked brother Paul to make a video about it.
Thank you guys for bringing this interview. Hope people will be benefited from this.
Yes please start a book club
Our man of culture, the great Paul Williams. Thanks for the recommendations, throwing Critique of Pure Reason in there is a bit of a flex 😂
Brother Paul is a true treasure
Very refreshing conversation. Tabarakallah.
👍 Just purchased the book ‘Islam and the Destiny of Man’ by Gai EATON.
YOU WILL LOVE THIS BOOK
Ozymandias is also a favourite of the great Hamza Yusuf as outlined in his How to Read a Book by Mortimer Adler lecture. He said it gave him goosebumps when he read it as a 13 year old boy. Great idea about starting a book club. I’m in the Zaytuna one which is obviously pretty special with the Sheik involved- but brother Paul, your book club would have its own flavour and I might add, would be pretty special also.
❤
that would be really special I agree :)
Loved this podcast, full of pearls to benefit from. Thank you.
Thank you for this interesting and most insightful discussion
Wonderful interview! I couldn’t turn away.
Jazakallahu khair brothers ❤❤
May Allah help everyone on of us to understand Islam and apply it throughout our life, Aaameen
Thank you for asking Paul Williams about a Book Club; this would be awesome.
Such an inspirational discussion. Amazing brothers, Alhumdullilah. Eid Mubarak to everyone, In’sha’Allah
Eid Mubarak and Jzk
Thank you very much, brothers! It was very very interesting! May Allah SWT shower you with His mercy in both worlds! I fully agree with brother Paul, reading takes you to a different world, it is such an exciting journey of mind! Thank you very much for the books you shared. I am happy I have your book #1 :)))) Mashallah!
This video singlehandedly made me want to read books
Jazaa kAllahu khairah fid daarain
Very important episode stemming from this great source of an avid reader.. I already started buying a couple of his recommended titles.. thank you to both for all the efforts
Thank you for your supprt.
Jazakallah.I have always wanted to buy Gai Eaton's book which I will do Insha'Allah after Ramadan.And yes you should start a book club brother Paul.
Thank you for an amazingly inspiring and uplifting discourse! Paul Williams is a great modern intellectual thinker, blogger and writer.
Looking forward to the above mentioned book club.
Both of these brothers have a soothing voice and are pleasant to listen to.
Excellent episode.
I wish you also do an episode on 'Top 10 books Unavailable in English'. There is a vast corpus of Islamic literature in Arabic, Perisan and Urdu which has to be read for a good understanding ofnthe world and religion, but has not been done yet. Let's see who you invite for this. Maybe some of your listeners could be spurred to take up the neglected task.
Br Paul looks really good as he aged. MasyaAllah. I hope he will have good health and good long live.
Simply dope for the craving mind, loved every second of it ❤️, Abdullah Yusuf Ali translation is also my favorite.
Thank you brothers for all the valuable information, May Allah bless you all with success
Great discussion!
I like your warning in your channel description. Are you Muslim?
@@fahadn2002 yes. Alhamdulillah
I had a weird out of body experience. There was this day when I prayed fajr and then went back to bed but when I fell back to sleep I was hearing a jet like noise before I slipped out of conciousness and into sleep which was unusual thing to experience in itself. immediately afterwards I started witnessing myself leaving the body and frantically walking on the walls and the cieling before I left the room through the door and went into my mothers room and then I saw my mum approaching from behind, gently tapping me on my shoulder as if telling me to go back to bed. As soon as I returned to bed I wokeup and run into my mothers room where I found her sleep. I tried to replicated this whole thing many times but no luck.
Brother Paul is very educated and well spoken.
No, you are.
Love this ❣️!!
Just downloaded the book by Martin Lings, it’s beautifully written and lovely to hear on audible
Such a keen mind and a playful demeanour. Making reading sound like a whole adventure. May Allah bless you Paul for instilling in us a thirst for knowledge and of course, for giving us the courage to make terrible jokes!
jazakallahou khair paul
Wow! Bro Paul you are a master story teller, thoroughly enjoy listening to your readings!
Excellent interview
A book club would be amazing!
How the turntables...
Very beneficial talk!
keep up the good work.
Mr Williams seems to make everything sounds fun and enthusiastic Such a wonderful thinker he is.
Yes. Reading makes you smarter 👌
Well done Paul. Thnks
Thanks.....
I have 5 of the books mentioned in the list...Thank you Br. JAMAL for this interview...cheers
For all the critical thinkers out there, I’d strongly recommend reading the book Islam, Authoritarianism, and Underdevelopment by Ahmet T. Kuru. It’s truly phenomenal and deserving of serious attention.
Why?
Tell us why.
If I could be even 20% of the reader br. Paul is, then I'll be alright.
Its what happens when you dont have or never have had a family. Lots of time to read
@@eg4848 This is what happens when one is making excuses for lacking the focus and intellectual vigour to read all the time, lol. Anyone can make the time to read a book an hour or two per day mate.
@@eg4848 Keep crying. Victim mentality. Lol
@@eg4848 muhhh I only have 24 hours wahhhhh 👶 🍼
@@eg4848 sounds like you're projecting your miserable life onto brother Paul
*_A brilliant quest._*
Dear Bro Paul,
The Quran is actually explains everything (QS 12:111, 16:89).
So, the primary book that humans need to read is the Quran.
Shia's Islam and Sunni's Islam are different religions following 2 different ways. the 2nd islam believes that the prophet's companions, including his familly, are trustworthy so they fellow their authentic narrations. the 1st islam does not believ in the transmission by the companions. they instead assume that only the imams of Ali's familly can directly explain the religion of Mohammed to shias. of course now, giving the absence of the imam number 12 who is 1200 years old somewhere, the religion can still be taken temporary from the 8 shia hadith books containing the teaching of the 11 imams and from the shia schoolars as well.
the countries where the 2 faiths co-exist are having very hard time today in terms of social peace like in irak, syria, lebanon, Bahrain ... and in iran. Because both sides do not realise that they have 2 different religions that each one has to respect and continue to interfere in each other's business. Such struggle does not exist for instance between the sunnies and christians in Egypt or between the jews and the shias in Asfahan-iran.
I love him in Allah - how an amazing beautiful man.
Marvelous ❤
Who baked the baker, who interviewed the interviewer
37:30 This is what people need to know when they seen certain madhab, sufy, sunni or anything else. The Sharia is the boundary that each individual not to cross.
ozymandias was my favorite poem too!!
Thank you so much from Malaysia x
🤍🤍🤍❤️❤️❤️🇵🇸🌏🤲🏻
It was Lord Byron, not Shelley, who died in Greece and supported the Greek against the Ottomans.
Thanks
Omg I can't describe how much I appreciate this amazing channel to have my favorite youtuber of all time, may Allah SWT preserve you our dear brother Paul! Maa Shaa Allah, and thank you very much for having him @The Thinking Muslim🤍
Jazakallah khair - thats very kind of you
PAUL IS TRUE BELIEVER!
Some great Books by Indo-Pak Scholars -
1. Khilafat o Malookiyat By Abul Ala Moududi ( available in English, Urdi)
2. God Arises by Wahiduddin Khan ( available in English and Urdu)
3. Hujjatullahu Alal Baligha by Shah Waliullah Dehlavi ( idk if it's available in English or not)
4. Qadiani Problem by Abul Ala Moududi ( available in English and Urdu)
5. When Life Begins ( fiction) by Abu Yahya ( available in English and Urdu) (audiobook in Urdu also)
Shia's Islam and Sunni's Islam are different religions following 2 different ways. the 2nd islam believes that the prophet's companions, including his familly, are trustworthy so they fellow their authentic narrations. the 1st islam does not believ in the transmission by the companions. they instead assume that only the imams of Ali's familly can directly explain the religion of Mohammed to shias. of course now, giving the absence of the imam number 12 who is 1200 years old somewhere, the religion can still be taken temporary from the 8 shia hadith books containing the teaching of the 11 imams and from the shia schoolars as well.
the countries where the 2 faiths co-exist are having very hard time today in terms of social peace like in irak, syria, lebanon, Bahrain ... and in iran. Because both sides do not realise that they have 2 different religions that each one has to respect and continue to interfere in each other's business. Such struggle does not exist for instance between the sunnies and christians in Egypt or between the jews and the shias in Asfahan-iran.
I enjoyed this, thank you!
I came from twitter
Reading EncounteringMystery just now
Thank you so much! for this @TheThinkingMuslim
12:00 If they are coerced to wear extreme hijab, så, they gave some obsession you should look at.
17:50 Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem is copy-pasted directly from Torah
Critique of the Pure Reason is not the best choice as one of the 10 books to recommend to the general audience. Because reading and comprehending that book craves a great deal of knowledge in philosophy. So, for one without that knowledge, it's like to say go and study philosophy.
Khilafat o mulukiyat by Maulana Maududi is a must read. No better book on the political system of Islam, than this.
Alhamdulillah
When r u going to interview Dr Hani Atachan
The first question that the speaker asks about reading can be addressed by observing the era of the Prophet peace be upon him. Everything about the prophet peace be upon Him, including the mode and medium of transmission, preservation and transference of knowledge is of the most benefit. In light of the question, the medium and mode of preservation of the Koran is an indication of why reading is so incredibly important in book format. Books provide something that our current mediums lack today, context. A world without context is shallow and is the opposite of critical thinking. If we are not critical thinkers, it will be difficult for us to determine the truth. When we😊 receive information in short format, without context, this works against the paradigm of having the attention span to digest enough information to make a educated decisions. Our attention is destroyed. Our minds adjust to the medium by which we receive information. We need to return to reading books so that we can enable our future Generations to be critical thinkers vs allowing today's mediums creating the adverse effect.
Thank you both. Book no 10 is an interesting one.
Paul, re out of body experiences it occurred to me and reminded me that Muslims believe that when you fall asleep your soul departs the body. So when you are undergoing an operation and put into deep sleep surely your soul departs the body to the extent where it is able to hover above and see whats going on?
Assalaamu Alaykum great show. I didn’t see the link to where the books can be purchased?
thank u for the interview!! i've got a question for Paul or anyone really, do you have some kind of a note-taking system to keep track of interesting ideas you find in books? all i do is highlighting stuff on my kindle and that's it :/
Jazakallah khair to all of you for your kind comments. Please remember to subscribe to this channel and click on the notifications button. And keep us all in your duas in these remaining Ramadan days.
brilliant interview as always brother :)
@@tashifjilani1732 Many thanks. May Allah accept from all of us
@@TheThinkingMuslim jazakallah khair brother.May allah reward you in the akhirah inshallah
This video on Abdullah Yusuf Ali by his graveside in Brookwood Cemetry gives a concise overview of his life th-cam.com/video/3KF-Tj_qmh0/w-d-xo.html - the cemetery can be found here brookwoodcemetery.com/plots-and-section/
Why is reading important?! Answer why is eating or breading important?
‘IQRA’ - READ 📖 is the very first word revealed to the Prophet (pbuh) by Archangel Gabriel to a man who could NOT READ! Makes one Wonder WHY? 🧐
55:34 can anyone tell me the hadith number please?
Some great books here. I would the following: 1. Bible, Quran and Science by Maurice Buccaille
2. The Road to Makkah by Muhammad Asad
3. Milestones by Syed Qutb
4. Blood on The Cross by Ahmed Thomson
5.The Preaching of Islam by Arnold
6. Revivers of The Islamic Spirit by Syed Abul Hasan Nadwi
7. Islamic Renaissance The Real Task Ahead by Dr Israr
Please avoid Syed Qutb. he is an extreme Rifai Soufi. unless if u r interested only in the political aspects
Please avoid Syed Qutb. he is an extreme Rifai Soufi. unless if u r interested only in the political aspects
Stan Shelley!
17:33
Great list. I found Hegel even more impenetrable than Immanuel Kant. I loved Hasan Spiker's critique of Kant. The man was a genius but his legacy is not so great.
I have the same 2 top ones. I don't think Abdullah yusuf Ali used the word 'Allah' in the main body of translation as he translated it to 'God'. Are you sure that's the original translation or is it the Saudi censored/edited one? I may be wrong.
brandeis isnt an ivy i dont even think close
Walaikumasalam warehmatullahi wabarakatuhu
I like what they discussed at the 52 min mark
Part 2 when?
We don't need fiction .We don't need philosophy. Jonathan AC Brown is a deviant who says people have the right to insult the prophet salallahu alayhi wa salamthe and that kind of free speech is what makes western style society the best model for human happiness . He also is for "the right" of gay marriage. This is what philosohy and shaky foundations in knowledge does .
Add to that arrogance and hating to be called out and straightened.
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I am here assalamualaikum
My apologies Paul but it was Byron who fought for the Greeks, I believe; Shelley drowned in Lake Como I think, in Italy.
Martin Lings died in 2005.
And as for ibn Taymiyyah, I think of him and ibn Abdul Wahab in terms of the quote on Erasmus. "Luther (ibn Abdul Wahab) hatched the egg that Erasmus (ibn Taymiyyah) laid," which engendered manifestations of protestantatism from which secularism leaps headfirst. What do you think MBS is overseeing in Arabia?
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Immanuel 'copy & paste' Kant
Please give me some advice..I struggle so much with faith.... Every now and then I become atheist and then again I regain faith...Its such a painful confusion.... Early in my adolescence I watched lectures of so many atheists like Dawkins, Hitchens, etc...Now my mind always jumps from atheism and faith...This brings me no happiness...
Can I contact you somewhere to give some links for that?
Asalam alikom, brother. A simple advice, I have is learn and understand the concept of God and the attributes of Allah in Islamic Aqeedah. Simultaneously, try to avoid the major sins and bad habits that u might have. Because, sins can and will destroy even the little Iman u have. Of course, this will not be easy, but constantly make dua for guidance to Allah. And don't worry too much, as long as there is Iman as the size of an atom in your heart that is a great blessing and khair from Allah. May Allah grant us understanding. Ameen
Pray to Allah sincerely to guide you. especially in the middle of the night.
I heard Sheikh Ibrahim Al-Qasim, the imam of Al-Haram Al-Madani urging the listeners to read the book of Sheikh Muhammad Abd Al-Wahhab, Kitab Al-Tawhid and the book Al-Aqeedah Al-Wasitiyyah by Ibn Taymiyyah, because they are among the most important books of faith to ensure meeting the Creator with a sound belief without polytheism or wrong interpretations of the Creator’s attributes.
I heard Sheikh Salih Al-Usaimi encourage reading the book “The Forty Nuclear”, “Bologh Al-Maram”, “Umdat Al-Ahkam” and “Riyadh Al-Salihin”
Because it is one of the most important hadith books that a Muslim should learn at the beginning instead of reading the great books on the science of hadith such as Bukhari and Muslim, and only a few benefit in matters of faith.
Because learning large volumes such as Al-Bukhari and Muslim is a late stage for a Muslim after he understands his faith well and the basic teachings of Islam.
يا وهابي ألا تتوب إلى الله في هذا الشهر المبارك؟ ارجع إلى مذهب جمهور الأمة من علمائها وصالحيها قبل الفتنة الوهابية، ولو أبيت الرجوع فاقرأ وثقف نفسك.
بعدين الأربعين النووية ما يصير تترجمها حرفيا إلى Nuclear لأن هذا معناه السلاح النووي. الأربعين النووية تكتب بالحروف الإنجليزية Nawawiyyah لأن النووية نسبة إلى الإمام النووي رضي الله عنه وهو نسبة إلى قرية نوى بالشام.
The creed of Tahawi is the best book for a beginner Muslim.
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An expensive podcast, Alhamdullilah!
Assalamualaikum brother Paul don’t start a book channel il be broke in a flash I’ve already bought 5 books from your recommendations lol 😂