Paul: You have created what might be the only venue on the entire internet that engages with the highest levels of Western philosophical discourse while simultaneously maintaining an unapologetically Islamic worldview. Where were you when I was lost studying Philosophy as an undergrad? Jazāk Allāhu Khayran
Yes, this would have been nice to know as an undergrad. My first philosophy paper was over Malebranche and Occasionalism. The theory had to be rejected because of lack of free will. Or, If we have no free will and God is the cause of all, then the holocaust is his fault.
Theodicy vs Causality vs Free will Allah سبحانه وتعالى said, وَعَسَىٰ أَن تُحِبُّوا شَيْئًا وَهُوَ شَرٌّ لَّكُمْ ۗ وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ وَأَنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ And it may be that you dislike a thing which is good for you and that you like a thing which is bad for you. _Allah knows but you know not._ [Al-Baqarah 2:218] مَا أَصَابَ مِن مُّصِيبَةٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِي أَنفُسِكُمْ إِلَّا فِي كِتَابٍ مِّن قَبْلِ أَن نَّبْرَأَهَا ۚ إِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ عَلَى اللَّهِ يَسِيرٌ No calamity befalls on the earth or in yourselves _except that it is inscribed in the Book of Decrees (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz) before We bring it into existence._ Verily, that is easy for Allah. لِّكَيْلَا تَأْسَوْا عَلَىٰ مَا فَاتَكُمْ وَلَا تَفْرَحُوا بِمَا آتَاكُمْ ۗ وَاللَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّ كُلَّ مُخْتَالٍ فَخُورٍ In order that you may not grieve at the things that you fail to get, nor rejoice over that which has been given to you. And Allah likes not prideful boasters. [Al-Hadeed 57:22-23] قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ Say: "I seek refuge with (Allah), the Lord of the daybreak." مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ _"From the evil of what He has created."_ [Al-Falaq 113:2] أَمْ جَعَلُوا لِلَّهِ شُرَكَاءَ خَلَقُوا كَخَلْقِهِ فَتَشَابَهَ الْخَلْقُ عَلَيْهِمْ ۚ قُلِ اللَّهُ خَالِقُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَهُوَ الْوَاحِدُ الْقَهَّارُ _Or do they assign to Allah partners who created the like of His creation,_ so that the creation (which they made and His creation) seemed alike to them?" Say: _"Allah is the Creator of all things; and He is the One, the Irresistible."_ [Ar-Ra'd 13:16] وَإِن يَمْسَسْكَ اللَّهُ بِضُرٍّ فَلَا كَاشِفَ لَهُ إِلَّا هُوَ ۖ وَإِن يَمْسَسْكَ بِخَيْرٍ فَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ And if Allah touches you with harm, none can remove it but He, and if He touches you with good, then He is Able to do all things. [Al-An'aam 6:17] مَا اتَّخَذَ اللَّهُ مِن وَلَدٍ وَمَا كَانَ مَعَهُ مِنْ إِلَـٰهٍ ۚ إِذًا لَّذَهَبَ كُلُّ إِلَـٰهٍ بِمَا خَلَقَ وَلَعَلَا بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ ۚ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ No son (or offspring) did Allah beget, nor is there any ilah (god) along with Him. _(If there had been many gods), then each god would have taken away what he had created, and some would have tried to overcome others!_ Glorified be Allah above all that they attribute to Him! [Al-Mu'minun 23:91] وَاللَّهُ خَلَقَكُمْ وَمَا تَعْمَلُونَ _"And Allah has created you and what you make!"_ [As-Saaffaat 37:96] وَرَبُّكَ يَخْلُقُ مَا يَشَاءُ وَيَخْتَارُ ۗ مَا كَانَ لَهُمُ الْخِيَرَةُ ۚ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَتَعَالَىٰ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ _And your Lord creates whatsoever He wills and chooses: no choice have they (in any matter)._ Glorified be Allah, and Exalted above all that they associate (as partners with Him). [Al-Qasas 28:68] الَّذِي لَهُ مُلْكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَلَمْ يَتَّخِذْ وَلَدًا وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُ شَرِيكٌ فِي الْمُلْكِ وَخَلَقَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ فَقَدَّرَهُ تَقْدِيرًا He to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and Who has begotten no son (children or offspring) _and for Whom there is no partner in the dominion. He has created everything, and has measured it exactly according to its due measurements._ [Al-Furqaan 25:2] إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَظْلِمُ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ ۖ وَإِن تَكُ حَسَنَةً يُضَاعِفْهَا وَيُؤْتِ مِن لَّدُنْهُ أَجْرًا عَظِيمًا _Verily! Allah wrongs not even of the weight of an atom,_ but if there is any good (done), He doubles it, and gives from Him a great reward. [An-Nisaa'4:40] شَهِدَ اللَّهُ أَنَّهُ لَا إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ وَأُولُو الْعِلْمِ قَائِمًا بِالْقِسْطِ ۚ لَا إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ Allah bears witness that none has the right to be worshipped but He, and the Malãa'ikah (angels) (also bear this witness), and those having knowledge (also bear this witness); _(He always) maintains His creation in Justice._ None has the right to be worshipped but He, the All-Mighty, the All-Wise. [Ãal-'Imraan 3:18] لَا يُسْأَلُ عَمَّا يَفْعَلُ وَهُمْ يُسْأَلُونَ He cannot be questioned as to what He does, while they will be questioned. [Al-Anbiyaa' 21:23] وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ أَشْرَكُوا لَوْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ مَا عَبَدْنَا مِن دُونِهِ مِن شَيْءٍ نَّحْنُ وَلَا آبَاؤُنَا وَلَا حَرَّمْنَا مِن دُونِهِ مِن شَيْءٍ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ فَعَلَ الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ فَهَلْ عَلَى الرُّسُلِ إِلَّا الْبَلَاغُ الْمُبِينُ And those who joined others in worship with Allah said: "If Allah had so willed, neither we nor our fathers would have worshipped aught but Him, nor would we have forbidden anything without (Command from) Him." _So did those before them. Then! Are the Messengers charged with anything but to convey clearly the Message?_ [An-Nahl 16:35] رُّسُلًا مُّبَشِّرِينَ وَمُنذِرِينَ لِئَلَّا يَكُونَ لِلنَّاسِ عَلَى اللَّهِ حُجَّةٌ بَعْدَ الرُّسُلِ ۚ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ عَزِيزًا حَكِيمًا Messengers as bearers of good news as well as of warning _in order that mankind should have no plea against Allah after the (coming of) Messengers._ And Allah is Ever All-Powerful, All-Wise. [An-Nisaa' 4:165] أَن تَقُولُوا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ إِنَّا كُنَّا عَنْ هَـٰذَا غَافِلِينَ _Lest you should say_ on the Day of Resurrection: "Verily, we have been unaware of this." أَوْ تَقُولُوا إِنَّمَا أَشْرَكَ آبَاؤُنَا مِن قَبْلُ وَكُنَّا ذُرِّيَّةً مِّن بَعْدِهِمْ ۖ أَفَتُهْلِكُنَا بِمَا فَعَلَ الْمُبْطِلُونَ _Or lest you should say:_ "It was only our fathers afortime who took others as partners in worship along with Allah, and we were (merely their) descendants after them; will You then destroy us because of the deeds of men who practised Al-Batil (i.e. polytheism)?" [Al-A'raaf 7:172-173] قَالَ فَبِمَا أَغْوَيْتَنِي لَأَقْعُدَنَّ لَهُمْ صِرَاطَكَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ (Iblis - Shaytan) said: _"Because You have sent me astray,_ surely I will sit in wait against them on Your Straight Path." [Al-A'raaf 7:16] قَالَا رَبَّنَا ظَلَمْنَا أَنفُسَنَا وَإِن لَّمْ تَغْفِرْ لَنَا وَتَرْحَمْنَا لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ They (i.e Adam and Hawwa' عليهما السلام) said: _"Our Lord! We have wronged ourselves._ If You forgive us not, and bestow not upon us Your Mercy, we shall certainly be of the losers." [Al-A'raaf 7:28-29] إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَالَمِينَ Verily, this (the Qur'an) is only a Reminder to (all) the 'Alameen (mankind and jinn). لِمَن شَاءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَسْتَقِيمَ _To whomsoever among you who wills_ to walk straight. وَمَا تَشَاءُونَ إِلَّا أَن يَشَاءَ اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ _And you cannot will unless (it be) that Allah wills_ - the Lord of the 'Alameen. [At-Takwir 81:27-29] أُوتِيتُم مِّنَ الْعِلْمِ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا And of knowledge, you (mankind) have been given only a little. [Al-Israa' 17:85] فَلَا تَضْرِبُوا لِلَّهِ الْأَمْثَالَ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ وَأَنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ So put not forward similitudes for Allah. Verily! Allah knows and you know not. [An-Nahl 16:74] وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْبَصِيرُ There is nothing like Him; and He is the All-Hearer, the All-Seer. [Ash-Shura' 42:11] بَدِيعُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ وَإِذَا قَضَىٰ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُ كُن فَيَكُونُ The Originator of the heavens and the earth. When He decrees a matter, He only says to it: "Be!" - and it is. [Al-Baqarah 2:117] رَّبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا فَاعْبُدْهُ وَاصْطَبِرْ لِعِبَادَتِهِ ۚ هَلْ تَعْلَمُ لَهُ سَمِيًّا Lord of the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them, _so worship Him (Alone) and be constant and patient in His worship._ Do you know of any who is similar to Him? [Maryam 18:65]
You can learn much more about Sheikh Mustafa Sabri and his book if you know Arabic. Sheikh Ahmed al-Damanhury has a series of lectures on TH-cam explaining « Mawqif al-‘Aql ». You should watch it.
Love the way Paul speaks. I wish more people used a similar speaking manner: speaking clearly, enunciating and using good pace. This all amounts to easy listening and understanding. The matter of course, is always on point. Keep sharing Paul, you are a conduit to sharing Islamic content and knowledge. 👍
Paul, you should get Shayhk Hasan Spiker on the podcast. He has studied a decade under north African scholars and has dual PHDs in philosophy. He has works on Kantian metaphysics and on Objective truth, how it can be reached. Incorporating concepts like Nafs al amr in his metaphysical system. Check him out!
Your channel seems to keep growing and growing and growing. Never stop. I wonder what this channel will become in the coming years with this speed of growth and quality.
Mr. Faruk, the most interesting theological/philosophical conversation I've heard in a long time. Looking forward to the next one. I must confess I'm unable to perceive all that was said in its fullness, only due to my ignorance, but you had me glued to your words. Gracias. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 👍🏽😘
If you read the Critique and understood it, you are way ahead of most. When Kant first wrote the book, he sent it to a colleague to read before publishing it. About a month later he asked this colleague if he had gotten round to reading it. The colleague replied " I have read half of it. I fear if I read the other half, I shall go mad."
Well Kant has bad habit to rename old concepts with unique words like instead of simply saying "principle" he says "categorical imperative" and so on...
As a complete neophyte in philosophy, I was anxious to learn about Kant and Sabri effundi. But your guest started as if everyone knew what the theory of causality was, and then what was Islamic position. Paul your loyal viewers are enthralled by the subjects and guests you bring. I have for the first time learned the depth of Islamic scholarship and the scholarly personalities. Please start your lectures with a view that a great number of uninitiated Muslims are listening and they wish to absorb every aspect of the lecture. I have watched 3-hour lectures and came out with some knowledge.
Alhamdulillah! Thanks for another very informative session. This is a really great channel! Additionally, nice to see and hear a German muslim! Grüße aus dem Süden Deutschlands (Greeting from Germany's South).
00:00 Introducing Emir Faruk an author and his book 03:30 Emir Faruk speaking start - Biografy of Mustafa Sabri - Osman Empire world and its crisis 12:24 Ossasionalism
To. Bro. Paul I had written this for another channel so if it sounds like it is structured to answer a different subject that is because it is actually answering a similar questions. But it also does answer the problem of Free will and what seems to be Ordained (KADAR). I would like to explain how these Hadith (Hadith that Allah has Created certain people for Jahannam and certain people for Jannah) are to be understood. The issues were as follows, 1) How is it that Allah's AwJ knowing something does Not mean that he has preordained it? 2) How is it that Allah AwJ says that He has prepared Jannah for these people and Jahannam for these others? 3) How is it that Allah has created these people for Jannah and these for Jahannam. 4) And lastly the Hadith where Hz. Aisha saying that this boy is a bird of the Birds of Paradise. All of these category of questions have ONE thing in common, and that is, they are ALL related to TIME. Allah AwJ is NOT bound by Time and We ARE. That is the main significance. Instead of the example Teacher and Student relationship if you use the Time Machine analogy Then you will find it easier to explain. Example, I wrote this to an Atheist so if it seems prewritten, it was. But the understanding still applies; Therefore at every point point in time there is only one thing you can possibly do, which is the thing that Allah has FORESEEN. How is it that you are misunderstanding a term that is self evident in meaning? Let me explain this term to you and if you still don't understand then I'm going to conclude that you are lacking in the critical thinking department. FORESEEN to SEE BEFORE hand. Merriam-Webster - Definition of foresee ... : to see (something, such as a development) beforehand Now if God gave you the ability to see the future, SO if were Able to Foresee or Science advanced to the point where you were able to FORESEE into the future and you looked at the Stock Market and you saw what stocks would be doing, going up or down. Then I don't think that you can say that because you were able to SEE into the future that now the Stocks have become PREDETERMINED, AND the Whole system has now come under your POWER. So "FORESEEN" is to be able to SEE into the FUTURE in which GOD already SAW what you DID before you DID it in the course of TIME. Now, when it comes to Allah AwJ preparing "THOSE and THESE" people for certain places ie. Jannah and Jahannam, It is obvious that even a person would prepare a place for a pet that they may interested in. Not that I am equating Humans to Animals. But let's say you were getting a dog. you would depending on the type of dog, you would obtain a doghouse for that particular dog. Small dog equals small house Large dog... and so on. Since Allah KNOWS/ Has Foreseen the future and how the person will Choose to Behave, He has prepared a place for them. Don't forget that Allah is Not Time bound so for Him These things are done in a different TIME Level/Zone/Dimension. Time is RELATIVE! TIME is RELATIVE is KEY here! We are EXPECTED to Function in OUR Time Dimension. If we Don't then We are at a LOSS. So this is also why we have the understanding that we must PRAY/Worship/Ask/make Tawbah AND even ask Allah to Change Our KADAR. Because WE have NO Idea of the FUTURE while Allah AwJ DOES. We don't know if Allah has Forgiven us already BUT we must STILL Live Islam the Best we can, Because we DON'T Know. It's all about TIME! Let's take the No.4 . The most important part of this Hadith may be that the Prophet SAwS was emphasizing that Muslims should NOT be Guaranteeing anyone to be Automatically going to Jannah. THAT is Allah's Domain we should NOT venture into that Area. If people thought that a child would go to heaven because they died before the age of accountability, then SOME may decide to take their own child's life to guarantee them Paradise. And probably the Prophet SAwS foresaw that and placed a prohibition for it. AllahuAalam. AsSlamunAlaykum. P.S. If you need further clarity on any of it, I may be able to elaborate further.
I think the problem actually lies in anthropomorphism. Many people assume that God's knowledge of events indicate that they are predetermined because they presume that God knows future events in the same way humans predict future events. When we see many clouds in the sky, we predict that it is going to rain; that is because clouds cause rain. Hence, humans predict the future according to their understanding of causation. If we do not know the cause of something, we cannot predict its occurrence. For instance, we do not know what causes financial crises, thus we cannot predict their occurrence in the future. As such, many people mistakenly presume that God knows future events because He knows all causes and effects. Likewise, they presume if an event, hypothetically, does not have a cause, then God would not be able to predict it. Accordingly, since God knows all future events already, that implies that everything has a cause. Therefore, the present state of the universe is the effect of its past and the cause of its future. Since God knows all the forces that set nature in motion and all the positions of all items of which nature is composed, nothing is uncertain and the future just like the past is present before His eyes. This view entails causal determinism, according to which every event is necessitated by antecedent events and conditions together with the laws of nature. As such, every action previously taken, currently being taken, or that will take place was destined to happen from the instant of the big bang. I think that the solution is that God knows all future events regardless of causation, unlike humans. God's knowledge is eternal and He just knows. As such, even if an event, hypothetically, does not have a cause, then God would still know its occurrence. That is because God does not predict events, rather, all events are just known by Him. To illustrate, God exists without a procedure, or a condition, or a how; similarly, God know events without a procedure or a condition, or a how. It is all 'unveiled' before him. As such, God's knowledge is not conclusive evidence for absolute determinism and does not entirely omit the existence of the human mind. And in the end, only God knows best.
@@BloggingTheology br Paul, there was another great Ottoman scholar Said Nursi who was contemporary of Mustafa Sabri Efendi. There's an English academic, muslim convert Colin Turner in University of Durham who studied Nursi very deeply and wrote many articles about him. Nursi in fact focused on the foundations of faith and he used Kalam to support faith against the western positivist onslaught on Islamic foundations. His Kalam though was inspired from Quranic methodology, unlike the traditional philosophical one which takes the argument back to beginnings of the creation to make a link with the creator. Brother, please consider inviting Dr Colin Turner to your channel. In my humble opinion it may well be multiple sessions. Jazakallahu khairan!
@@BloggingTheology That was a great idea, to present Mustafa Sabri Efendi, the last Ottoman Shayh al Islam but also a great scholar, since he is not know very well ! Thank you again !
AsslamuAlaykum Br Paul, I have a request! The venue you have created in Blogging Theology, it's format that allows well versed academics to dive deeper into topics related to Islam, in a concrete and well grounded manner that educates more than entertains (in contrast to Sound-bite/debate type dawah), is a necessity. I don't know how much longer I have on this planet, and you don't know how much longer you have on this planet. So I urge you brother, to put effort into establishing the platform itself, and encouraging similar types of platforms by advising and mentoring youth so that your efforts towards this category of dialogues would continue to bear fruit for generations to come, long after you and I are gone. As you have already done, having a new co-host is one step in the right direction! JazakAllah for your efforts and may Allah bless us for our intentions!
Late in the video you speak of Kant working under an already established paradigm. Except maybe for some very early Eastern philosophies, all philosophers after Plato and Aristotle can be said to be working under established paradigms. That includes Ibn Rushd and Ibn Sina. Alfred North Whitehead, I believe it was, said all philosophy after Plato is just a footnote to Plato. Plato asked all the major questions while others simply tried to answer these questions in their own way.
brother paul please make a video comparing prophecies of the end of time in quran and the bible it will help alot and i can,t find anyone who did this kind of videos in youtube :(
that was a very rich discussion, the guest is very infirmed about occasionalism yet his abswer to the free will question was noylt satisfactory. In fact, the theory of the Ash'ari is like a coin with two sides: occasionalism on one side and acquisitionism - الكسب on the other. Sorry for the translation as I am not sure if it's the right english translation however all this falls into the category of the creation of the actions of men مسألة خلق أفعال العباد to put it in simple terms: all actions of men are created by Allah and they results are acquired to the one who did the action, أفعال العباد من الله إيجادا وللعبد اكتسابا let me give this example to illustrate it better: the act of grabbing a cup of water: you feel thirsty, you now have the intention to drink and the will to grab the water in front of you so you extend your hand and you grab the water, now the extension of your hand is the result of biological signaling pathways, neuronal firing and action potentials spiking, muscular fibers compressionand and stretching...none of this was by your control or your will, Allah SWT created all of this and your only observing the result: the extension if your arm which followed your will however it was realized by all this intricate biology.
Dear Sir Paul plz make one video on the letters which prophet Muhammad (PBUH) sent to Emperor Ashama ibn Abjar in Ethiopia, Heraclius, the emperor of the Byzantine Empire, Chosroes, the king of Persia, Munzir ibn Sawa, the ruler of Bahrain, Himyarite Harith, the prince of Yemen, and Harith Gassani, the governor of Sham about Invitation to Islam .....
It's a good book From islamic point of view, Read Al Gazalis THE INCOHERENCE OF PHILOSOPHY. After reading both books, you will be incredibly aware of the topic of philosophy and it's anti_
@@AsadAli-jc5tg yes. Al Gazali was a giant against all the philosophers of that time who were continuing the works of socratic times. It's intellectually healthy to study all of this from all sides
History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps is quite good. It's a multiseries focused on specific time periods so I'd recommend reading Ancient Greece and the Islamic World
How is the ashari view on free will deterministic? As far as I understand it’s not really deterministic, but it’s Mustafa Sabri Efendis own view. At least that the claim in Zahidul Kawtharis al-Istibsar.
Gentlemen,you are men of letters, this channel is divine help to seek knowledge. Muslims are advised by tradition to seekit,even if they have to go to China , now China comes home here,meaning this channel.
Isn’t it a contradiction to say that Mustafa Sabri Efendi’s work inspired the work of Hume (some of it at least) but then note that Efendi’s work was not translated into any “Western language”? Well how could Hume then incorporate any of Efendi’s work if they were inaccessible to him (i.e. only available in Arabic & Turkish languages) unless you’re suggesting Hume spoke those languages or employed an Arabic or Turkish interpreter?
If you are a Muslim you should use the Islamic greeting of As Salaamu Alaikum. Just because non Muslims may also watch your show doesn't mean its better to say 'Hello Everyone'
Thanks for the advice brother, I would appreciate it if you adhered to the same rule though !!! Remember, prophet Muhammad pbuh said he came to complete the best of manners, let's follow his teachings in word and in practice, thanks for hearing me out. Salam
Unfortunately a lot of these subjects aren't studied in academia by Muslims because Muslim majority countries don't have a lot of these academic programs. Despite there being a good amount of Muslims studying these things on an academic level because there are Muslims based in Western countries, I hope Muslim majority countries can have the same level of scholarship available homegrown.
Theodicy vs Causality vs Free will Allah سبحانه وتعالى said, وَعَسَىٰ أَن تُحِبُّوا شَيْئًا وَهُوَ شَرٌّ لَّكُمْ ۗ وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ وَأَنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ And it may be that you dislike a thing which is good for you and that you like a thing which is bad for you. _Allah knows but you know not._ [Al-Baqarah 2:218] مَا أَصَابَ مِن مُّصِيبَةٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِي أَنفُسِكُمْ إِلَّا فِي كِتَابٍ مِّن قَبْلِ أَن نَّبْرَأَهَا ۚ إِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ عَلَى اللَّهِ يَسِيرٌ No calamity befalls on the earth or in yourselves _except that it is inscribed in the Book of Decrees (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz) before We bring it into existence._ Verily, that is easy for Allah. لِّكَيْلَا تَأْسَوْا عَلَىٰ مَا فَاتَكُمْ وَلَا تَفْرَحُوا بِمَا آتَاكُمْ ۗ وَاللَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّ كُلَّ مُخْتَالٍ فَخُورٍ In order that you may not grieve at the things that you fail to get, nor rejoice over that which has been given to you. And Allah likes not prideful boasters. [Al-Hadeed 57:22-23] قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ Say: "I seek refuge with (Allah), the Lord of the daybreak." مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ _"From the evil of what He has created."_ [Al-Falaq 113:2] أَمْ جَعَلُوا لِلَّهِ شُرَكَاءَ خَلَقُوا كَخَلْقِهِ فَتَشَابَهَ الْخَلْقُ عَلَيْهِمْ ۚ قُلِ اللَّهُ خَالِقُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَهُوَ الْوَاحِدُ الْقَهَّارُ _Or do they assign to Allah partners who created the like of His creation,_ so that the creation (which they made and His creation) seemed alike to them?" Say: _"Allah is the Creator of all things; and He is the One, the Irresistible."_ [Ar-Ra'd 13:16] وَإِن يَمْسَسْكَ اللَّهُ بِضُرٍّ فَلَا كَاشِفَ لَهُ إِلَّا هُوَ ۖ وَإِن يَمْسَسْكَ بِخَيْرٍ فَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ And if Allah touches you with harm, none can remove it but He, and if He touches you with good, then He is Able to do all things. [Al-An'aam 6:17] مَا اتَّخَذَ اللَّهُ مِن وَلَدٍ وَمَا كَانَ مَعَهُ مِنْ إِلَـٰهٍ ۚ إِذًا لَّذَهَبَ كُلُّ إِلَـٰهٍ بِمَا خَلَقَ وَلَعَلَا بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ ۚ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ No son (or offspring) did Allah beget, nor is there any ilah (god) along with Him. _(If there had been many gods), then each god would have taken away what he had created, and some would have tried to overcome others!_ Glorified be Allah above all that they attribute to Him! [Al-Mu'minun 23:91] وَاللَّهُ خَلَقَكُمْ وَمَا تَعْمَلُونَ _"And Allah has created you and what you make!"_ [As-Saaffaat 37:96] وَرَبُّكَ يَخْلُقُ مَا يَشَاءُ وَيَخْتَارُ ۗ مَا كَانَ لَهُمُ الْخِيَرَةُ ۚ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَتَعَالَىٰ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ _And your Lord creates whatsoever He wills and chooses: no choice have they (in any matter)._ Glorified be Allah, and Exalted above all that they associate (as partners with Him). [Al-Qasas 28:68] الَّذِي لَهُ مُلْكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَلَمْ يَتَّخِذْ وَلَدًا وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُ شَرِيكٌ فِي الْمُلْكِ وَخَلَقَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ فَقَدَّرَهُ تَقْدِيرًا He to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and Who has begotten no son (children or offspring) _and for Whom there is no partner in the dominion. He has created everything, and has measured it exactly according to its due measurements._ [Al-Furqaan 25:2] إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَظْلِمُ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ ۖ وَإِن تَكُ حَسَنَةً يُضَاعِفْهَا وَيُؤْتِ مِن لَّدُنْهُ أَجْرًا عَظِيمًا _Verily! Allah wrongs not even of the weight of an atom,_ but if there is any good (done), He doubles it, and gives from Him a great reward. [An-Nisaa'4:40] شَهِدَ اللَّهُ أَنَّهُ لَا إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ وَأُولُو الْعِلْمِ قَائِمًا بِالْقِسْطِ ۚ لَا إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ Allah bears witness that none has the right to be worshipped but He, and the Malãa'ikah (angels) (also bear this witness), and those having knowledge (also bear this witness); _(He always) maintains His creation in Justice._ None has the right to be worshipped but He, the All-Mighty, the All-Wise. [Ãal-'Imraan 3:18] لَا يُسْأَلُ عَمَّا يَفْعَلُ وَهُمْ يُسْأَلُونَ He cannot be questioned as to what He does, while they will be questioned. [Al-Anbiyaa' 21:23] وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ أَشْرَكُوا لَوْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ مَا عَبَدْنَا مِن دُونِهِ مِن شَيْءٍ نَّحْنُ وَلَا آبَاؤُنَا وَلَا حَرَّمْنَا مِن دُونِهِ مِن شَيْءٍ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ فَعَلَ الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ فَهَلْ عَلَى الرُّسُلِ إِلَّا الْبَلَاغُ الْمُبِينُ And those who joined others in worship with Allah said: "If Allah had so willed, neither we nor our fathers would have worshipped aught but Him, nor would we have forbidden anything without (Command from) Him." _So did those before them. Then! Are the Messengers charged with anything but to convey clearly the Message?_ [An-Nahl 16:35] رُّسُلًا مُّبَشِّرِينَ وَمُنذِرِينَ لِئَلَّا يَكُونَ لِلنَّاسِ عَلَى اللَّهِ حُجَّةٌ بَعْدَ الرُّسُلِ ۚ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ عَزِيزًا حَكِيمًا Messengers as bearers of good news as well as of warning _in order that mankind should have no plea against Allah after the (coming of) Messengers._ And Allah is Ever All-Powerful, All-Wise. [An-Nisaa' 4:165] أَن تَقُولُوا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ إِنَّا كُنَّا عَنْ هَـٰذَا غَافِلِينَ _Lest you should say_ on the Day of Resurrection: "Verily, we have been unaware of this." أَوْ تَقُولُوا إِنَّمَا أَشْرَكَ آبَاؤُنَا مِن قَبْلُ وَكُنَّا ذُرِّيَّةً مِّن بَعْدِهِمْ ۖ أَفَتُهْلِكُنَا بِمَا فَعَلَ الْمُبْطِلُونَ _Or lest you should say:_ "It was only our fathers afortime who took others as partners in worship along with Allah, and we were (merely their) descendants after them; will You then destroy us because of the deeds of men who practised Al-Batil (i.e. polytheism)?" [Al-A'raaf 7:172-173] قَالَ فَبِمَا أَغْوَيْتَنِي لَأَقْعُدَنَّ لَهُمْ صِرَاطَكَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ (Iblis - Shaytan) said: _"Because You have sent me astray,_ surely I will sit in wait against them on Your Straight Path." [Al-A'raaf 7:16] قَالَا رَبَّنَا ظَلَمْنَا أَنفُسَنَا وَإِن لَّمْ تَغْفِرْ لَنَا وَتَرْحَمْنَا لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ They (i.e Adam and Hawwa' عليهما السلام) said: _"Our Lord! We have wronged ourselves._ If You forgive us not, and bestow not upon us Your Mercy, we shall certainly be of the losers." [Al-A'raaf 7:28-29] إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَالَمِينَ Verily, this (the Qur'an) is only a Reminder to (all) the 'Alameen (mankind and jinn). لِمَن شَاءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَسْتَقِيمَ _To whomsoever among you who wills_ to walk straight. وَمَا تَشَاءُونَ إِلَّا أَن يَشَاءَ اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ _And you cannot will unless (it be) that Allah wills_ - the Lord of the 'Alameen. [At-Takwir 81:27-29] أُوتِيتُم مِّنَ الْعِلْمِ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا And of knowledge, you (mankind) have been given only a little. [Al-Israa' 17:85] فَلَا تَضْرِبُوا لِلَّهِ الْأَمْثَالَ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ وَأَنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ So put not forward similitudes for Allah. Verily! Allah knows and you know not. [An-Nahl 16:74] وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْبَصِيرُ There is nothing like Him; and He is the All-Hearer, the All-Seer. [Ash-Shura' 42:11] بَدِيعُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ وَإِذَا قَضَىٰ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُ كُن فَيَكُونُ The Originator of the heavens and the earth. When He decrees a matter, He only says to it: "Be!" - and it is. [Al-Baqarah 2:117] رَّبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا فَاعْبُدْهُ وَاصْطَبِرْ لِعِبَادَتِهِ ۚ هَلْ تَعْلَمُ لَهُ سَمِيًّا Lord of the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them, _so worship Him (Alone) and be constant and patient in His worship._ Do you know of any who is similar to Him? [Maryam 18:65]
In Indian yogic tradition and teaching, it is said that humans have the potential to reach certain dimensions in the spiritual realm where MazAllah God starts serving that man! Will it be wrong to compare this with Iqbal's... KHUD HI KO KAR BULAND ITNA...?
I don’t agree with this guy because he’s more like a Sufi when he said god is everywhere, because the Quran says (“Do you feel secure that He who in the heaven would not cause the earth to swallow you and suddenly it would sway? Or do you feel secure that He who in the heaven would not send against you a storm of stones?”) (Surah almulk verse 16-17) And Allah say in surah (fatir verse 10) “If anyone desires power, all power belongs to God; good words rise up to Him and He lifts up the righteous deed, but a severe torment awaits those who plot evil and their plotting will come to nothing.” Allah is not inside he’s creation
He Can't answer your question on free will because he doesn't have an answer. The Asharite position essentially went halfway between the Jabriyah, who believed there is no free will (which contradicts the Quran which explicitly states humans having free will and Qadar as well) and Qadariyah who believed that there is only free will and said we don't know. Unfortunately probing past books on the topic will remain an unfruitful affair, seeing how there is no reason for humans to have comprehension beyond that of a human, and not that of a God. The fact of the matter is, quantum physics' standard model of the atom states that time itself does not exist, mass itself does not exist, so make of that what you will.
Paul your not biased at all are you with your work on Islam are you.? You do look middle eastern to me. You need to show us some younger photos of your self. Like defends like. If I was an Aboriginal Australian then all of a sudden everything Aboriginal is the greatest. Lol Dam Biasy if there is a word
A comparison between the moral training the wisdom of the All-Wise Qur'an gives to personal life and what philosophy and science teach: The sincere student of philosophy is a pharaoh, but he is a contemptible pharaoh who worships the basest thing for the sake of benefit; he recognizes everything from which he can profit as his lord. Such an irreligious student is obstinate and refractory, but he is wretched together with his obstinacy and accepts endless abasement for the sake of one pleasure. And he is abject together with his recalcitrance and shows his abasement by kissing the feet of satanic people for the sake of some base benefit. And that irreligious student is conceited and domineering, but since he can find no point of support in his heart, he is an utterly impotent blustering tyrant. And that student is a self-centered seeker of benefit whose aim and endeavour is to gratify his animal appetites; a crafty egotist who seeks his personal interests within certain nationalist interests. However, the sincere student of Qur'anic wisdom is a servant, but he does not stoop to worship even the greatest of creatures; he is an esteemed slave who makes not even a supreme benefit like Paradise the purpose of his worship. And its student is humble; he is righteous and mild, yet outside the limits of his Maker's leave, he would not voluntarily lower and abase himself before anything other than his Maker. And he is weak and in want and he knows his weakness and poverty, but he is self-sufficient due to the wealth which his All-Generous Lord has stored up for him in the hereafter, and he is strong since he relies on his Master's infinite power. And he acts and strives only for God's sake, for God's pleasure, and for virtue. The training the two give may be understood from the comparison of the two students. from The Risale-i Nur Collection
Paul: You have created what might be the only venue on the entire internet that engages with the highest levels of Western philosophical discourse while simultaneously maintaining an unapologetically Islamic worldview. Where were you when I was lost studying Philosophy as an undergrad? Jazāk Allāhu Khayran
indeed! love this channel!
Yes, this would have been nice to know as an undergrad. My first philosophy paper was over Malebranche and Occasionalism. The theory had to be rejected because of lack of free will. Or, If we have no free will and God is the cause of all, then the holocaust is his fault.
Theodicy vs Causality vs Free will
Allah سبحانه وتعالى said,
وَعَسَىٰ أَن تُحِبُّوا شَيْئًا وَهُوَ شَرٌّ لَّكُمْ ۗ وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ وَأَنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ
And it may be that you dislike a thing which is good for you and that you like a thing which is bad for you. _Allah knows but you know not._ [Al-Baqarah 2:218]
مَا أَصَابَ مِن مُّصِيبَةٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِي أَنفُسِكُمْ إِلَّا فِي كِتَابٍ مِّن قَبْلِ أَن نَّبْرَأَهَا ۚ إِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ عَلَى اللَّهِ يَسِيرٌ
No calamity befalls on the earth or in yourselves _except that it is inscribed in the Book of Decrees (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz) before We bring it into existence._ Verily, that is easy for Allah.
لِّكَيْلَا تَأْسَوْا عَلَىٰ مَا فَاتَكُمْ وَلَا تَفْرَحُوا بِمَا آتَاكُمْ ۗ وَاللَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّ كُلَّ مُخْتَالٍ فَخُورٍ
In order that you may not grieve at the things that you fail to get, nor rejoice over that which has been given to you. And Allah likes not prideful boasters. [Al-Hadeed 57:22-23]
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ
Say: "I seek refuge with (Allah), the Lord of the daybreak."
مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ
_"From the evil of what He has created."_ [Al-Falaq 113:2]
أَمْ جَعَلُوا لِلَّهِ شُرَكَاءَ خَلَقُوا كَخَلْقِهِ فَتَشَابَهَ الْخَلْقُ عَلَيْهِمْ ۚ قُلِ اللَّهُ خَالِقُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَهُوَ الْوَاحِدُ الْقَهَّارُ
_Or do they assign to Allah partners who created the like of His creation,_ so that the creation (which they made and His creation) seemed alike to them?" Say: _"Allah is the Creator of all things; and He is the One, the Irresistible."_ [Ar-Ra'd 13:16]
وَإِن يَمْسَسْكَ اللَّهُ بِضُرٍّ فَلَا كَاشِفَ لَهُ إِلَّا هُوَ ۖ وَإِن يَمْسَسْكَ بِخَيْرٍ فَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
And if Allah touches you with harm, none can remove it but He, and if He touches you with good, then He is Able to do all things. [Al-An'aam 6:17]
مَا اتَّخَذَ اللَّهُ مِن وَلَدٍ وَمَا كَانَ مَعَهُ مِنْ إِلَـٰهٍ ۚ إِذًا لَّذَهَبَ كُلُّ إِلَـٰهٍ بِمَا خَلَقَ وَلَعَلَا بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ ۚ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ
No son (or offspring) did Allah beget, nor is there any ilah (god) along with Him. _(If there had been many gods), then each god would have taken away what he had created, and some would have tried to overcome others!_ Glorified be Allah above all that they attribute to Him! [Al-Mu'minun 23:91]
وَاللَّهُ خَلَقَكُمْ وَمَا تَعْمَلُونَ
_"And Allah has created you and what you make!"_ [As-Saaffaat 37:96]
وَرَبُّكَ يَخْلُقُ مَا يَشَاءُ وَيَخْتَارُ ۗ مَا كَانَ لَهُمُ الْخِيَرَةُ ۚ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَتَعَالَىٰ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ
_And your Lord creates whatsoever He wills and chooses: no choice have they (in any matter)._ Glorified be Allah, and Exalted above all that they associate (as partners with Him). [Al-Qasas 28:68]
الَّذِي لَهُ مُلْكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَلَمْ يَتَّخِذْ وَلَدًا وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُ شَرِيكٌ فِي الْمُلْكِ وَخَلَقَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ فَقَدَّرَهُ تَقْدِيرًا
He to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and Who has begotten no son (children or offspring) _and for Whom there is no partner in the dominion. He has created everything, and has measured it exactly according to its due measurements._ [Al-Furqaan 25:2]
إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَظْلِمُ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ ۖ وَإِن تَكُ حَسَنَةً يُضَاعِفْهَا وَيُؤْتِ مِن لَّدُنْهُ أَجْرًا عَظِيمًا
_Verily! Allah wrongs not even of the weight of an atom,_ but if there is any good (done), He doubles it, and gives from Him a great reward. [An-Nisaa'4:40]
شَهِدَ اللَّهُ أَنَّهُ لَا إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ وَأُولُو الْعِلْمِ قَائِمًا بِالْقِسْطِ ۚ لَا إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ
Allah bears witness that none has the right to be worshipped but He, and the Malãa'ikah (angels) (also bear this witness), and those having knowledge (also bear this witness); _(He always) maintains His creation in Justice._ None has the right to be worshipped but He, the All-Mighty, the All-Wise. [Ãal-'Imraan 3:18]
لَا يُسْأَلُ عَمَّا يَفْعَلُ وَهُمْ يُسْأَلُونَ
He cannot be questioned as to what He does, while they will be questioned. [Al-Anbiyaa' 21:23]
وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ أَشْرَكُوا لَوْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ مَا عَبَدْنَا مِن دُونِهِ مِن شَيْءٍ نَّحْنُ وَلَا آبَاؤُنَا وَلَا حَرَّمْنَا مِن دُونِهِ مِن شَيْءٍ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ فَعَلَ الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ فَهَلْ عَلَى الرُّسُلِ إِلَّا الْبَلَاغُ الْمُبِينُ
And those who joined others in worship with Allah said: "If Allah had so willed, neither we nor our fathers would have worshipped aught but Him, nor would we have forbidden anything without (Command from) Him." _So did those before them. Then! Are the Messengers charged with anything but to convey clearly the Message?_ [An-Nahl 16:35]
رُّسُلًا مُّبَشِّرِينَ وَمُنذِرِينَ لِئَلَّا يَكُونَ لِلنَّاسِ عَلَى اللَّهِ حُجَّةٌ بَعْدَ الرُّسُلِ ۚ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ عَزِيزًا حَكِيمًا
Messengers as bearers of good news as well as of warning _in order that mankind should have no plea against Allah after the (coming of) Messengers._ And Allah is Ever All-Powerful, All-Wise. [An-Nisaa' 4:165]
أَن تَقُولُوا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ إِنَّا كُنَّا عَنْ هَـٰذَا غَافِلِينَ
_Lest you should say_ on the Day of Resurrection: "Verily, we have been unaware of this."
أَوْ تَقُولُوا إِنَّمَا أَشْرَكَ آبَاؤُنَا مِن قَبْلُ وَكُنَّا ذُرِّيَّةً مِّن بَعْدِهِمْ ۖ أَفَتُهْلِكُنَا بِمَا فَعَلَ الْمُبْطِلُونَ
_Or lest you should say:_ "It was only our fathers afortime who took others as partners in worship along with Allah, and we were (merely their) descendants after them; will You then destroy us because of the deeds of men who practised Al-Batil (i.e. polytheism)?" [Al-A'raaf 7:172-173]
قَالَ فَبِمَا أَغْوَيْتَنِي لَأَقْعُدَنَّ لَهُمْ صِرَاطَكَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ
(Iblis - Shaytan) said: _"Because You have sent me astray,_ surely I will sit in wait against them on Your Straight Path." [Al-A'raaf 7:16]
قَالَا رَبَّنَا ظَلَمْنَا أَنفُسَنَا وَإِن لَّمْ تَغْفِرْ لَنَا وَتَرْحَمْنَا لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ
They (i.e Adam and Hawwa' عليهما السلام) said: _"Our Lord! We have wronged ourselves._ If You forgive us not, and bestow not upon us Your Mercy, we shall certainly be of the losers." [Al-A'raaf 7:28-29]
إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَالَمِينَ
Verily, this (the Qur'an) is only a Reminder to (all) the 'Alameen (mankind and jinn).
لِمَن شَاءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَسْتَقِيمَ
_To whomsoever among you who wills_ to walk straight.
وَمَا تَشَاءُونَ إِلَّا أَن يَشَاءَ اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ
_And you cannot will unless (it be) that Allah wills_ - the Lord of the 'Alameen. [At-Takwir 81:27-29]
أُوتِيتُم مِّنَ الْعِلْمِ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا
And of knowledge, you (mankind) have been given only a little. [Al-Israa' 17:85]
فَلَا تَضْرِبُوا لِلَّهِ الْأَمْثَالَ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ وَأَنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ
So put not forward similitudes for Allah. Verily! Allah knows and you know not. [An-Nahl 16:74]
وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْبَصِيرُ
There is nothing like Him; and He is the All-Hearer, the All-Seer. [Ash-Shura' 42:11]
بَدِيعُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ وَإِذَا قَضَىٰ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُ كُن فَيَكُونُ
The Originator of the heavens and the earth. When He decrees a matter, He only says to it: "Be!" - and it is. [Al-Baqarah 2:117]
رَّبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا فَاعْبُدْهُ وَاصْطَبِرْ لِعِبَادَتِهِ ۚ هَلْ تَعْلَمُ لَهُ سَمِيًّا
Lord of the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them, _so worship Him (Alone) and be constant and patient in His worship._ Do you know of any who is similar to Him? [Maryam 18:65]
A lot of time for this comment
I am an Arab Muslim I wish I could understand English fluently but I am a loyal follower of you and I am proud of you my brother in Islam Mr. Paul ❤
Be a loyal student of your PROPHET MUHAMMAD SALLALLAHU ALAYHI WASALLAM. Lots of love from Indian occupied Kashmir.
You can learn much more about Sheikh Mustafa Sabri and his book if you know Arabic. Sheikh Ahmed al-Damanhury has a series of lectures on TH-cam explaining « Mawqif al-‘Aql ». You should watch it.
@الأزدي جزاك الله خيرا
@@dinomar7818 جزاك الله خيرا
@@caliphalifpietyhaya6046 اللهم ارزقنا شفاعة رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم جزاكم الله خيرا
Love the way Paul speaks. I wish more people used a similar speaking manner: speaking clearly, enunciating and using good pace. This all amounts to easy listening and understanding. The matter of course, is always on point. Keep sharing Paul, you are a conduit to sharing Islamic content and knowledge. 👍
Wow Kant and The last Ottoman scholar what an extraordinary event of history.
Paul, you should get Shayhk Hasan Spiker on the podcast. He has studied a decade under north African scholars and has dual PHDs in philosophy. He has works on Kantian metaphysics and on Objective truth, how it can be reached. Incorporating concepts like Nafs al amr in his metaphysical system. Check him out!
I'm a housewife from Indonesia. Also your follower sir. 👍
This is pure gold Sheikh Paul. Jazakumullahu Khair to both of you. Can't thank you enough so sending best wishes and heart felt Duas.
Dear brother Paul Allah bless you you are doing great work on this planet and we love you
Masha Allah!! Great interview with a very intelligent guest. Two great minds once again!
Best channel on TH-cam, keep it up brother
May Allah bless you for your invaluable work.
Your channel seems to keep growing and growing and growing. Never stop.
I wonder what this channel will become in the coming years with this speed of growth and quality.
Mr. Faruk, the most interesting theological/philosophical conversation I've heard in a long time. Looking forward to the next one.
I must confess I'm unable to perceive all that was said in its fullness, only due to my ignorance, but you had me glued to your words.
Gracias.
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I have passed on your comments to Emir :)
@@BloggingTheology thanks Paul
This topic is superb!!!
If you read the Critique and understood it, you are way ahead of most. When Kant first wrote the book, he sent it to a colleague to read before publishing it. About a month later he asked this colleague if he had gotten round to reading it. The colleague replied " I have read half of it. I fear if I read the other half, I shall go mad."
Well Kant has bad habit to rename old concepts with unique words like instead of simply saying "principle" he says "categorical imperative" and so on...
As a complete neophyte in philosophy, I was anxious to learn about Kant and Sabri effundi. But your guest started as if everyone knew what the theory of causality was, and then what was Islamic position. Paul your loyal viewers are enthralled by the subjects and guests you bring. I have for the first time learned the depth of Islamic scholarship and the scholarly personalities. Please start your lectures with a view that a great number of uninitiated Muslims are listening and they wish to absorb every aspect of the lecture. I have watched 3-hour lectures and came out with some knowledge.
1:42 that smile on his face made my day😊😊😊
Your platform is amazing may Allah bless you
Danke für die wertvollen Informationen, Mr. Emir.
Wow what an intelligent, articulate and handsome man - and Emir also what a breath of fresh air he was too 😊 - thanks very much to both!
Alhamdulillah! Thanks for another very informative session. This is a really great channel! Additionally, nice to see and hear a German muslim! Grüße aus dem Süden Deutschlands (Greeting from Germany's South).
ALHAMDULILLAH ❤️ ALLAH bless you all ❤️ JAJAKALLA KHIRAN 🙂❤️🙂
I thoroughly enjoy studying about intellectual cross-fertilization! Excellent discussion!
Paul can you please do a video on how you study and are able to organize your reading ambitions?
As well as stay motivated to finish books
00:00 Introducing Emir Faruk
an author and his book
03:30 Emir Faruk speaking start
- Biografy of Mustafa Sabri
- Osman Empire world and its crisis
12:24 Ossasionalism
Awesome guest!
Imagine Jordon Peterson's video's get clipped but Paul's videos who have just as much more gems but don't get clipped. So divided is the world
3:19 That was extremely funny, not appalling 🤣.
you are very kind!!
To. Bro. Paul
I had written this for another channel so if it sounds like it is structured to answer a different subject that is because it is actually answering a similar questions. But it also does answer the problem of Free will and what seems to be Ordained (KADAR).
I would like to explain how these Hadith (Hadith that Allah has Created certain people for Jahannam and certain people for Jannah) are to be understood. The issues were as follows,
1) How is it that Allah's AwJ knowing something does Not mean that he has preordained it?
2) How is it that Allah AwJ says that He has prepared Jannah for these people and Jahannam for these others?
3) How is it that Allah has created these people for Jannah and these for Jahannam.
4) And lastly the Hadith where Hz. Aisha saying that this boy is a bird of the Birds of Paradise.
All of these category of questions have ONE thing in common, and that is, they are ALL related to TIME. Allah AwJ is NOT bound by Time and We ARE. That is the main significance. Instead of the example Teacher and Student relationship if you use the Time Machine analogy Then you will find it easier to explain. Example, I wrote this to an Atheist so if it seems prewritten, it was. But the understanding still applies;
Therefore at every point point in time there is only one thing you can possibly do, which is the thing that Allah has FORESEEN.
How is it that you are misunderstanding a term that is self evident in meaning? Let me explain this term to you and if you still don't understand then I'm going to conclude that you are lacking in the critical thinking department.
FORESEEN to SEE BEFORE hand.
Merriam-Webster - Definition of foresee ... : to see (something, such as a development) beforehand
Now if God gave you the ability to see the future, SO if were Able to Foresee or Science advanced to the point where you were able to FORESEE into the future and you looked at the Stock Market and you saw what stocks would be doing, going up or down. Then I don't think that you can say that because you were able to SEE into the future that now the Stocks have become PREDETERMINED, AND the Whole system has now come under your POWER.
So "FORESEEN" is to be able to SEE into the FUTURE in which GOD already SAW what you DID before you DID it in the course of TIME.
Now, when it comes to Allah AwJ preparing "THOSE and THESE" people for certain places ie. Jannah and Jahannam, It is obvious that even a person would prepare a place for a pet that they may interested in. Not that I am equating Humans to Animals. But let's say you were getting a dog. you would depending on the type of dog, you would obtain a doghouse for that particular dog. Small dog equals small house Large dog... and so on. Since Allah KNOWS/ Has Foreseen the future and how the person will Choose to Behave, He has prepared a place for them. Don't forget that Allah is Not Time bound so for Him These things are done in a different TIME Level/Zone/Dimension. Time is RELATIVE!
TIME is RELATIVE is KEY here! We are EXPECTED to Function in OUR Time Dimension. If we Don't then We are at a LOSS. So this is also why we have the understanding that we must PRAY/Worship/Ask/make Tawbah AND even ask Allah to Change Our KADAR. Because WE have NO Idea of the FUTURE while Allah AwJ DOES.
We don't know if Allah has Forgiven us already BUT we must STILL Live Islam the Best we can, Because we DON'T Know. It's all about TIME!
Let's take the No.4 . The most important part of this Hadith may be that the Prophet SAwS was emphasizing that Muslims should NOT be Guaranteeing anyone to be Automatically going to Jannah. THAT is Allah's Domain we should NOT venture into that Area. If people thought that a child would go to heaven because they died before the age of accountability, then SOME may decide to take their own child's life to guarantee them Paradise. And probably the Prophet SAwS foresaw that and placed a prohibition for it.
AllahuAalam. AsSlamunAlaykum.
P.S. If you need further clarity on any of it, I may be able to elaborate further.
I think the problem actually lies in anthropomorphism. Many people assume that God's knowledge of events indicate that they are predetermined because they presume that God knows future events in the same way humans predict future events. When we see many clouds in the sky, we predict that it is going to rain; that is because clouds cause rain. Hence, humans predict the future according to their understanding of causation. If we do not know the cause of something, we cannot predict its occurrence. For instance, we do not know what causes financial crises, thus we cannot predict their occurrence in the future. As such, many people mistakenly presume that God knows future events because He knows all causes and effects. Likewise, they presume if an event, hypothetically, does not have a cause, then God would not be able to predict it.
Accordingly, since God knows all future events already, that implies that everything has a cause. Therefore, the present state of the universe is the effect of its past and the cause of its future. Since God knows all the forces that set nature in motion and all the positions of all items of which nature is composed, nothing is uncertain and the future just like the past is present before His eyes. This view entails causal determinism, according to which every event is necessitated by antecedent events and conditions together with the laws of nature. As such, every action previously taken, currently being taken, or that will take place was destined to happen from the instant of the big bang.
I think that the solution is that God knows all future events regardless of causation, unlike humans. God's knowledge is eternal and He just knows. As such, even if an event, hypothetically, does not have a cause, then God would still know its occurrence. That is because God does not predict events, rather, all events are just known by Him. To illustrate, God exists without a procedure, or a condition, or a how; similarly, God know events without a procedure or a condition, or a how. It is all 'unveiled' before him. As such, God's knowledge is not conclusive evidence for absolute determinism and does not entirely omit the existence of the human mind. And in the end, only God knows best.
Omg omg omg I can't believe I'M SO EXITED OMG
Emmanuel can't, but Mustafa Sabri can 😂
Groan! 😱
@@BloggingTheology br Paul, there was another great Ottoman scholar Said Nursi who was contemporary of Mustafa Sabri Efendi. There's an English academic, muslim convert Colin Turner in University of Durham who studied Nursi very deeply and wrote many articles about him. Nursi in fact focused on the foundations of faith and he used Kalam to support faith against the western positivist onslaught on Islamic foundations. His Kalam though was inspired from Quranic methodology, unlike the traditional philosophical one which takes the argument back to beginnings of the creation to make a link with the creator. Brother, please consider inviting Dr Colin Turner to your channel. In my humble opinion it may well be multiple sessions. Jazakallahu khairan!
Waw ! This is quite a video ! Thank you !
Glad you liked it!
@@BloggingTheology That was a great idea, to present Mustafa Sabri Efendi, the last Ottoman Shayh al Islam but also a great scholar, since he is not know very well ! Thank you again !
AsslamuAlaykum Br Paul, I have a request!
The venue you have created in Blogging Theology, it's format that allows well versed academics to dive deeper into topics related to Islam, in a concrete and well grounded manner that educates more than entertains (in contrast to Sound-bite/debate type dawah), is a necessity.
I don't know how much longer I have on this planet, and you don't know how much longer you have on this planet. So I urge you brother, to put effort into establishing the platform itself, and encouraging similar types of platforms by advising and mentoring youth so that your efforts towards this category of dialogues would continue to bear fruit for generations to come, long after you and I are gone.
As you have already done, having a new co-host is one step in the right direction!
JazakAllah for your efforts and may Allah bless us for our intentions!
Salam and thanks for the advice!
It's funny that there was a TH-cam ad in this video where it was said:
"You create your own happines." 😀
Beautiful. Jazak Allah.
I love you in the way of Allah, brother Paul :)
Mashallah I was wondering about the ottoman yeni ilm ul kelam respond to the irrationalists and you came with this video !
Is anyone anywhere trying to take the tasks of translating Mustafa Sabri Effendi's books?
Late in the video you speak of Kant working under an already established paradigm. Except maybe for some very early Eastern philosophies, all philosophers after Plato and Aristotle can be said to be working under established paradigms. That includes Ibn Rushd and Ibn Sina. Alfred North Whitehead, I believe it was, said all philosophy after Plato is just a footnote to Plato. Plato asked all the major questions while others simply tried to answer these questions in their own way.
brother paul please make a video comparing prophecies of the end of time in quran and the bible it will help alot and i can,t find anyone who did this kind of videos in youtube :(
Brilliant
GOOOOD evening everybody!!!!💖😊💖
MashaAllah Paul
If you could ask Mr. Emir Faruk, is there any recommended edition (tahqiq) of Mawkif al-Aql to buy?
Fantastic simply.
that was a very rich discussion, the guest is very infirmed about occasionalism yet his abswer to the free will question was noylt satisfactory. In fact, the theory of the Ash'ari is like a coin with two sides: occasionalism on one side and acquisitionism - الكسب on the other. Sorry for the translation as I am not sure if it's the right english translation however all this falls into the category of the creation of the actions of men مسألة خلق أفعال العباد
to put it in simple terms: all actions of men are created by Allah and they results are acquired to the one who did the action, أفعال العباد من الله إيجادا وللعبد اكتسابا
let me give this example to illustrate it better:
the act of grabbing a cup of water: you feel thirsty, you now have the intention to drink and the will to grab the water in front of you so you extend your hand and you grab the water, now the extension of your hand is the result of biological signaling pathways, neuronal firing and action potentials spiking, muscular fibers compressionand and stretching...none of this was by your control or your will, Allah SWT created all of this and your only observing the result: the extension if your arm which followed your will however it was realized by all this intricate biology.
Dear Sir Paul plz make one video on the letters which prophet Muhammad (PBUH) sent to Emperor Ashama ibn Abjar in Ethiopia, Heraclius, the emperor of the Byzantine Empire, Chosroes, the king of Persia, Munzir ibn Sawa, the ruler of Bahrain, Himyarite Harith, the prince of Yemen, and Harith Gassani, the governor of Sham about Invitation to Islam .....
What's the best book on Philosophy for beginners? I'm reading Bertrand Russell's 'History Of Western Philosophy', anymore suggestions?
It's a good book
From islamic point of view, Read Al Gazalis THE INCOHERENCE OF PHILOSOPHY.
After reading both books, you will be incredibly aware of the topic of philosophy and it's anti_
@@chemicalsurrealist I've heard a lot about it and it's rebuttal too by Ibn Rushd.
@@AsadAli-jc5tg yes. Al Gazali was a giant against all the philosophers of that time who were continuing the works of socratic times.
It's intellectually healthy to study all of this from all sides
@@chemicalsurrealist Thanks for the recommendation.
History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps is quite good. It's a multiseries focused on specific time periods so I'd recommend reading Ancient Greece and the Islamic World
This channel increasingly reveals terms that may have different meanings for each individual. Maybe it's time to discuss Wittgenstein.
How is the ashari view on free will deterministic? As far as I understand it’s not really deterministic, but it’s Mustafa Sabri Efendis own view. At least that the claim in Zahidul Kawtharis al-Istibsar.
Paul can you provide us with contact details of the speaker.
ma shaa allah
Gentlemen,you are men of letters, this channel is divine help to seek knowledge. Muslims are advised by tradition to seekit,even if they have to go to China , now China comes home here,meaning this channel.
Isn’t it a contradiction to say that Mustafa Sabri Efendi’s work inspired the work of Hume (some of it at least) but then note that Efendi’s work was not translated into any “Western language”? Well how could Hume then incorporate any of Efendi’s work if they were inaccessible to him (i.e. only available in Arabic & Turkish languages) unless you’re suggesting Hume spoke those languages or employed an Arabic or Turkish interpreter?
al-Ghazali inspired Hume, and his works are available everywhere. Mustafa Sabri comes after Hume and Kant (i.e: 20th century)
Allah is not everywhere. He is on his 'Arsh.
Is there a transcript available please.
soon insha Allah
@@BloggingTheology thank you so much.
MashaAllah Emir
If you are a Muslim you should use the Islamic greeting of As Salaamu Alaikum. Just because non Muslims may also watch your show doesn't mean its better to say 'Hello Everyone'
Thanks for the advice brother, I would appreciate it if you adhered to the same rule though !!! Remember, prophet Muhammad pbuh said he came to complete the best of manners, let's follow his teachings in word and in practice, thanks for hearing me out. Salam
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Unfortunately a lot of these subjects aren't studied in academia by Muslims because Muslim majority countries don't have a lot of these academic programs. Despite there being a good amount of Muslims studying these things on an academic level because there are Muslims based in Western countries, I hope Muslim majority countries can have the same level of scholarship available homegrown.
More Ilm-ul-Kalam nice.
@40:55 ♥️♥️
What ALLAH as to offer you wont find in any university but in isolation
Totally agree...but as isolation is difficult for most people...striving to read and learn is still a half decent substitute.
Theodicy vs Causality vs Free will
Allah سبحانه وتعالى said,
وَعَسَىٰ أَن تُحِبُّوا شَيْئًا وَهُوَ شَرٌّ لَّكُمْ ۗ وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ وَأَنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ
And it may be that you dislike a thing which is good for you and that you like a thing which is bad for you. _Allah knows but you know not._ [Al-Baqarah 2:218]
مَا أَصَابَ مِن مُّصِيبَةٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِي أَنفُسِكُمْ إِلَّا فِي كِتَابٍ مِّن قَبْلِ أَن نَّبْرَأَهَا ۚ إِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ عَلَى اللَّهِ يَسِيرٌ
No calamity befalls on the earth or in yourselves _except that it is inscribed in the Book of Decrees (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz) before We bring it into existence._ Verily, that is easy for Allah.
لِّكَيْلَا تَأْسَوْا عَلَىٰ مَا فَاتَكُمْ وَلَا تَفْرَحُوا بِمَا آتَاكُمْ ۗ وَاللَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّ كُلَّ مُخْتَالٍ فَخُورٍ
In order that you may not grieve at the things that you fail to get, nor rejoice over that which has been given to you. And Allah likes not prideful boasters. [Al-Hadeed 57:22-23]
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ
Say: "I seek refuge with (Allah), the Lord of the daybreak."
مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ
_"From the evil of what He has created."_ [Al-Falaq 113:2]
أَمْ جَعَلُوا لِلَّهِ شُرَكَاءَ خَلَقُوا كَخَلْقِهِ فَتَشَابَهَ الْخَلْقُ عَلَيْهِمْ ۚ قُلِ اللَّهُ خَالِقُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَهُوَ الْوَاحِدُ الْقَهَّارُ
_Or do they assign to Allah partners who created the like of His creation,_ so that the creation (which they made and His creation) seemed alike to them?" Say: _"Allah is the Creator of all things; and He is the One, the Irresistible."_ [Ar-Ra'd 13:16]
وَإِن يَمْسَسْكَ اللَّهُ بِضُرٍّ فَلَا كَاشِفَ لَهُ إِلَّا هُوَ ۖ وَإِن يَمْسَسْكَ بِخَيْرٍ فَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
And if Allah touches you with harm, none can remove it but He, and if He touches you with good, then He is Able to do all things. [Al-An'aam 6:17]
مَا اتَّخَذَ اللَّهُ مِن وَلَدٍ وَمَا كَانَ مَعَهُ مِنْ إِلَـٰهٍ ۚ إِذًا لَّذَهَبَ كُلُّ إِلَـٰهٍ بِمَا خَلَقَ وَلَعَلَا بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ ۚ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ
No son (or offspring) did Allah beget, nor is there any ilah (god) along with Him. _(If there had been many gods), then each god would have taken away what he had created, and some would have tried to overcome others!_ Glorified be Allah above all that they attribute to Him! [Al-Mu'minun 23:91]
وَاللَّهُ خَلَقَكُمْ وَمَا تَعْمَلُونَ
_"And Allah has created you and what you make!"_ [As-Saaffaat 37:96]
وَرَبُّكَ يَخْلُقُ مَا يَشَاءُ وَيَخْتَارُ ۗ مَا كَانَ لَهُمُ الْخِيَرَةُ ۚ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَتَعَالَىٰ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ
_And your Lord creates whatsoever He wills and chooses: no choice have they (in any matter)._ Glorified be Allah, and Exalted above all that they associate (as partners with Him). [Al-Qasas 28:68]
الَّذِي لَهُ مُلْكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَلَمْ يَتَّخِذْ وَلَدًا وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُ شَرِيكٌ فِي الْمُلْكِ وَخَلَقَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ فَقَدَّرَهُ تَقْدِيرًا
He to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and Who has begotten no son (children or offspring) _and for Whom there is no partner in the dominion. He has created everything, and has measured it exactly according to its due measurements._ [Al-Furqaan 25:2]
إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَظْلِمُ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ ۖ وَإِن تَكُ حَسَنَةً يُضَاعِفْهَا وَيُؤْتِ مِن لَّدُنْهُ أَجْرًا عَظِيمًا
_Verily! Allah wrongs not even of the weight of an atom,_ but if there is any good (done), He doubles it, and gives from Him a great reward. [An-Nisaa'4:40]
شَهِدَ اللَّهُ أَنَّهُ لَا إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ وَأُولُو الْعِلْمِ قَائِمًا بِالْقِسْطِ ۚ لَا إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ
Allah bears witness that none has the right to be worshipped but He, and the Malãa'ikah (angels) (also bear this witness), and those having knowledge (also bear this witness); _(He always) maintains His creation in Justice._ None has the right to be worshipped but He, the All-Mighty, the All-Wise. [Ãal-'Imraan 3:18]
لَا يُسْأَلُ عَمَّا يَفْعَلُ وَهُمْ يُسْأَلُونَ
He cannot be questioned as to what He does, while they will be questioned. [Al-Anbiyaa' 21:23]
وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ أَشْرَكُوا لَوْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ مَا عَبَدْنَا مِن دُونِهِ مِن شَيْءٍ نَّحْنُ وَلَا آبَاؤُنَا وَلَا حَرَّمْنَا مِن دُونِهِ مِن شَيْءٍ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ فَعَلَ الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ فَهَلْ عَلَى الرُّسُلِ إِلَّا الْبَلَاغُ الْمُبِينُ
And those who joined others in worship with Allah said: "If Allah had so willed, neither we nor our fathers would have worshipped aught but Him, nor would we have forbidden anything without (Command from) Him." _So did those before them. Then! Are the Messengers charged with anything but to convey clearly the Message?_ [An-Nahl 16:35]
رُّسُلًا مُّبَشِّرِينَ وَمُنذِرِينَ لِئَلَّا يَكُونَ لِلنَّاسِ عَلَى اللَّهِ حُجَّةٌ بَعْدَ الرُّسُلِ ۚ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ عَزِيزًا حَكِيمًا
Messengers as bearers of good news as well as of warning _in order that mankind should have no plea against Allah after the (coming of) Messengers._ And Allah is Ever All-Powerful, All-Wise. [An-Nisaa' 4:165]
أَن تَقُولُوا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ إِنَّا كُنَّا عَنْ هَـٰذَا غَافِلِينَ
_Lest you should say_ on the Day of Resurrection: "Verily, we have been unaware of this."
أَوْ تَقُولُوا إِنَّمَا أَشْرَكَ آبَاؤُنَا مِن قَبْلُ وَكُنَّا ذُرِّيَّةً مِّن بَعْدِهِمْ ۖ أَفَتُهْلِكُنَا بِمَا فَعَلَ الْمُبْطِلُونَ
_Or lest you should say:_ "It was only our fathers afortime who took others as partners in worship along with Allah, and we were (merely their) descendants after them; will You then destroy us because of the deeds of men who practised Al-Batil (i.e. polytheism)?" [Al-A'raaf 7:172-173]
قَالَ فَبِمَا أَغْوَيْتَنِي لَأَقْعُدَنَّ لَهُمْ صِرَاطَكَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ
(Iblis - Shaytan) said: _"Because You have sent me astray,_ surely I will sit in wait against them on Your Straight Path." [Al-A'raaf 7:16]
قَالَا رَبَّنَا ظَلَمْنَا أَنفُسَنَا وَإِن لَّمْ تَغْفِرْ لَنَا وَتَرْحَمْنَا لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ
They (i.e Adam and Hawwa' عليهما السلام) said: _"Our Lord! We have wronged ourselves._ If You forgive us not, and bestow not upon us Your Mercy, we shall certainly be of the losers." [Al-A'raaf 7:28-29]
إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَالَمِينَ
Verily, this (the Qur'an) is only a Reminder to (all) the 'Alameen (mankind and jinn).
لِمَن شَاءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَسْتَقِيمَ
_To whomsoever among you who wills_ to walk straight.
وَمَا تَشَاءُونَ إِلَّا أَن يَشَاءَ اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ
_And you cannot will unless (it be) that Allah wills_ - the Lord of the 'Alameen. [At-Takwir 81:27-29]
أُوتِيتُم مِّنَ الْعِلْمِ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا
And of knowledge, you (mankind) have been given only a little. [Al-Israa' 17:85]
فَلَا تَضْرِبُوا لِلَّهِ الْأَمْثَالَ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ وَأَنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ
So put not forward similitudes for Allah. Verily! Allah knows and you know not. [An-Nahl 16:74]
وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْبَصِيرُ
There is nothing like Him; and He is the All-Hearer, the All-Seer. [Ash-Shura' 42:11]
بَدِيعُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ وَإِذَا قَضَىٰ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُ كُن فَيَكُونُ
The Originator of the heavens and the earth. When He decrees a matter, He only says to it: "Be!" - and it is. [Al-Baqarah 2:117]
رَّبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا فَاعْبُدْهُ وَاصْطَبِرْ لِعِبَادَتِهِ ۚ هَلْ تَعْلَمُ لَهُ سَمِيًّا
Lord of the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them, _so worship Him (Alone) and be constant and patient in His worship._ Do you know of any who is similar to Him? [Maryam 18:65]
In Indian yogic tradition and teaching, it is said that humans have the potential to reach certain dimensions in the spiritual realm where MazAllah God starts serving that man! Will it be wrong to compare this with Iqbal's... KHUD HI KO KAR BULAND ITNA...?
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Part 2: th-cam.com/video/k2qhaOCmaJo/w-d-xo.html
I don’t agree with this guy because he’s more like a Sufi when he said god is everywhere, because the Quran says (“Do you feel secure that He who in the heaven would not cause the earth to swallow you and suddenly it would sway? Or do you feel secure that He who in the heaven would not send against you a storm of stones?”) (Surah almulk verse 16-17)
And Allah say in surah (fatir verse 10) “If anyone desires power, all power belongs to God; good words rise up to Him and He lifts up the righteous deed, but a severe torment awaits those who plot evil and their plotting will come to nothing.”
Allah is not inside he’s creation
ترجم يا اخي
He Can't answer your question on free will because he doesn't have an answer. The Asharite position essentially went halfway between the Jabriyah, who believed there is no free will (which contradicts the Quran which explicitly states humans having free will and Qadar as well) and Qadariyah who believed that there is only free will and said we don't know. Unfortunately probing past books on the topic will remain an unfruitful affair, seeing how there is no reason for humans to have comprehension beyond that of a human, and not that of a God. The fact of the matter is, quantum physics' standard model of the atom states that time itself does not exist, mass itself does not exist, so make of that what you will.
Shaikh Mustafa Rahimuh Allah didn't fully understand Kant's arguments, Kant was more consistent in his thinking.
Paul, Sufism is a parallel din. Kindly refer to Javed Ahmed Ghamidi.
Ghamidi center of Islamic learning- TH-cam.
Paul your not biased at all are you with your work on Islam are you.?
You do look middle eastern to me.
You need to show us some younger photos of your self.
Like defends like.
If I was an Aboriginal Australian then all of a sudden everything Aboriginal is the greatest.
Lol
Dam Biasy if there is a word
Behave son
A comparison between the moral training the wisdom of the All-Wise Qur'an gives to personal life and what philosophy and science teach:
The sincere student of philosophy is a pharaoh, but he is a contemptible pharaoh who worships the basest thing for the sake of benefit; he recognizes everything from which he can profit as his lord. Such an irreligious student is obstinate and refractory, but he is wretched together with his obstinacy and accepts endless abasement for the sake of one pleasure. And he is abject together with his recalcitrance and shows his abasement by kissing the feet of satanic people for the sake of some base benefit. And that irreligious student is conceited and domineering, but since he can find no point of support in his heart, he is an utterly impotent blustering tyrant. And that student is a self-centered seeker of benefit whose aim and endeavour is to gratify his animal appetites; a crafty egotist who seeks his personal interests within certain nationalist interests.
However, the sincere student of Qur'anic wisdom is a servant, but he does not stoop to worship even the greatest of creatures; he is an esteemed slave who makes not even a supreme benefit like Paradise the purpose of his worship. And its student is humble; he is righteous and mild, yet outside the limits of his Maker's leave, he would not voluntarily lower and abase himself before anything other than his Maker. And he is weak and in want and he knows his weakness and poverty, but he is self-sufficient due to the wealth which his All-Generous Lord has stored up for him in the hereafter, and he is strong since he relies on his Master's infinite power. And he acts and strives only for God's sake, for God's pleasure, and for virtue.
The training the two give may be understood from the comparison of the two students.
from The Risale-i Nur Collection
Is this your Philosophy?
In simple English, please
That is from the writings of the Turkish Mujaddid Said Nursi. Search for Nature: Cause or Effect by Nursi
@@Oxygen11115 This is from Badi'uzzaman Said Nursi, if I'm not mistaken
@@AmrylMalekyes right
Take look the godspell of barnabas chapther 39.
Youll find islam is
Brilliant