I read from 'A Thinking Person's Guide to Islam - The Essence of Islam in 12 Verses from the Qur’an' H.R.H. Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad www.whitethrea...
After listening to the video (or should I say reading the book), one realises that the word "reading" in the title means more than just reading. It entails in a much broader sense understanding, contemplating and appreciating its meaning and message. Brother Paul just knows how to lay it down in such a simpler language that almost everyone understands. Just amazing. Keep it coming, brother. Allah bless your efforts.
@@fedesetrtatio1 well maybe at least for you. Not for us believing Muslims. What do you even mean by "forced"? By who? Honestly, if you just put aside all your preconceived ideas and biases and sincerely engage with it, it'll surprise you. Trust me. You should give it a shot. 😊
Love from Egypt 🇪🇬 ❤️ Being the final preserved revelation, quran has a unique way to address and inspire every truth seeker throughout different cultures and times.
Must say this is one of your best videos in my opinion. As a non Arab muslim the three points you mentioned from this book have changed my way of reading Quran. Thanks!
@@applegreen4118 God had intended to reveal His message to another prophet deep in the New Guinea highlands. When God realised there were no trade caravans to raid or infidel cities to level, He deferred to a more appropriate geographic location.
@@fedesetrtatio1 [004:082] Do they not attentively consider the Koran? If it had been from any besides God, they would certainly have found therein many contradictions.
@@fedesetrtatio1 Good points and questions. I am myself a student of Qur'an and have answers to some of your points and questions, not to all as yet. Please do not let external narrations, outside the Qur'an, confuse you. Take care.
@@fedesetrtatio1 Let's actually start and examine each and every verse you say: _ quran 34:59 doesn't contradict anything, in fact it agrees with what God says: (17:15) *{He who follows the Right Way shall do so to his own advantage; and he who strays shall incur his own loss. No one shall bear another's burden. And never do We punish any people until We send a Messenger}* 1_ regarding the "first Muslim" verses. If you actually read the verses, you'll know what they say, let's begin: _Muhammad (6:14-163) notice how is BOTH verses Muhammad was commanded to "say" to his tribe. Moses (7:143) if you read exegesis such _as "tafsir al-maisar" and "tafsir al-jalalain" you'll find that it in this verses moses is referring to himself as the first to ever believe among the tribes of bani isreal IN THAT TIME (I.e. that period) _ the magicians of Pharaoh (26:51) were the first time ever believe in moses, meaning: they are the first to believe in his message. Again: if you read exegesis such as "tafsir al-maisar" & "tafsir al-jalalain" you'll find the same thing. _ Abraham/ishmeal/Jacob and the Descendants (2:127-133, 3:67) there is nothing here about them being "the first".. instead they were making dua, and this is not addressing someone (like what we see previously) _regading Adam (2:37) there is absolutely nothing to indicate such in this verse.. it only tells us that God forgive Adam. 2_ regarding seeing God. If we actually read the verses of (53:1-18, 81:15-29) there is NOTHING about seeing God. Quran 81:23 is talking about Gabriel, NOT God.. Read exegesis. Verse 42:51 proves that.. reading verses 53:1-18 we find NOTHING about Muhammad seeing God.. as some sahih hadiths in muslim (hadith no. 178) say: there was a veil that protected Muhammad from seeing God, the prophet only saw a bright light. Which confirms 42:51.
You are doing great job. MashaaAllah. Keep spreading Islam. You are among very few people who talk in a way which sounds solid and is appealing to the listeners.
The Author (the prince) is a cousin of the current king and not his son...Allah knows best... I like the Intro to the book , I think it provides a refreshing view of The Quran. In addition to that I believe the point is that the Quran is so powerful in the language it uses! It can really make it seem too deep sometimes that a single word can give 10 meanings on it’s own... Great content thats brother Paul! ✌🏽
From a very personal point of view, the unfamiliar way of chapter/verses organization is a phenomenon that may result in few things. I will mention some that I personally experienced: 1. Quran is a very challenging book to the readers. Even the name of the chapters being straight forward, they do not let you grab hold of the whole story that the chapter was named after. It is only a teaser, if you like. For example, chapter Mary, tells the essence but you need to go through others to know details. "If you want to know more, read more" kinda thing. 2. Unlike any book, Quran does not let you read only what you want to hear (pick and choose). Like warning from hellfire (which most of us would avoid to read about if a whole chapter was exclusively dedicated to it) Rather, you will find it even in a place you least expected it to be. 3. Whoever lacks knowledge of the Quran or reads the least of it can be easily exposed if he/she tried to preach or criticize the Quran. (From the first Quote we can tell who did read the book and who is merely copy/pasting from a random source). 4. At the same time, this way makes it beneficial to both practicing and less practicing Muslims (or the heavey and light reader). Whoever reads the least of the Quran can go just fine -spirtually. Because in almost every chapter the essentials are repeated: One God, created Angels, sent books, assigned messagers, mention of the hereafter (Hell, Paradis, etc.), and the destiny .... cause they are, in fact, the six core components of belief as prophet said. So, those who read and/or listen the least, get away with the least yet most essential (basis of belief), and the those reading/listening more, get more... in terms of spirtually and knowledge. 5. At last, God mentions whatever fits the context. Like in the story of Moses, many things happened but not told at once. Each chapter tells one or more unique stories that serve the underlying message of that very chapter. Sometimes, one story fits in two messages/chapters.. and sometimes same story is mentioned with more/less detail showing different sides of it, yet again, according to the message the context conveys.
Beautiful explanation of the Noble Qu'ran. Miraculously the Qu'ran opens it's wonders to the sincere reader and repel the otherwise. We recite the Qu'ran in Arabic hours daily, and we always thirsty for more, as The Qu'ran is the light in our lives.
As Salamu Alakum Paul this has been my favorite segment you have done so far. I wish I can buy all the recommended books you discuss in your videos however this one I must say I need to invest. Your eloquence in this small passage alone is most important for all audiences educated or not to make any excuses to live in such ignorance. Please continue your engaging and very much informative readings you bless us with.
I don't speak Arabic. I have heard the Qur'an in Arabic and have been struck by its unique style, rhythm and rhyme. I have also heard Arabic poetry and cannot but notice the vast differences between the words of the poets and the Qur'an. I have contemplated on the inescapable loss and deprivation experienced by those reading mere translations of the rich and undeniably beautiful world the Qur'an truly must be. I suppose one can imagine a person imbued with breathtaking beauty, charm, and charisma. Now imagine never seeing the striking color of her eyes, the manner in which her dark hair flails about her face, the captivating contours of her lips or experiencing her intelligence and spiritual dimension. All you have is her shadow on the ground. That to me is what mere translation offers, a mere shadow. For the literalists and the Halal Police, I am not comparing the Qur'an to a woman. I am merely providing an allegory.
You will surprised to find out that your native language English has more than 35% Arabic words in its grammar as most European languages do. Check out roots of Arabic language in my own language... On Google search.. Good luck.
*_O humanity! Indeed, there has come to you a warning from your Lord, a cure for what is in the hearts, a guide, and a mercy for the believers. {The Clear Quran 10-57}_*
He it is who has revealed the book to you. Among them are absolutely clear and lucid verses. These are the core of the book. Others are ambiguous. Those in whose hearts there is perversity go about the part that is ambiguous seeking mischief, and seeking to arrive at its meaning arbitrarily. Although none knows their true meaning but Allah, but those who are firmly rooted in knowledge say “ we believe in it, it is from our lord alone. No one derives true admonition except the people of understanding. Syrah 3 verse 7
Your voice tone.. your clear pronunciation.. how you elaborated it spontaneously from what you are thinking, made easy for us to understand and listen more.
I became addicted to your videos. This is so beautiful, thank you a lot, I ask Allah to bless you with more and more knowledge, and bless you with all the wisdom you need. اسأل الله أن يرزقك من العلم الكثير والكثير، وان يرزقك الحكمة التي من اوتيها فقد اوتي خيرا كثيرا. With all respect
May Allah bless you! I think you are the guided one to the logical, fairness, truth and honesty by reading comparing, understanding and explaining to the world of misunderstanding!
You make a good point at the end of the video about different people are in their thinking and how the Qur'an addresses all of them. I will check the recommended book.
3:50 "And [it is] a Qur'an which We have separated [by intervals] that you might recite it to the people over a prolonged period. And We have sent it down progressively." Al israa verse 106
6:40 sura Al Israa verse 41, in just in this day, i said Al Israa one of the most sura in Quraan cited, it has high impact value, second only to Al baquara
Thanks to Uthman for compiling the Quran. Uthman was a son-in-law & notable companion of the Muhammad & its important to standardize the written text of the Quran into one specific Arabic dialect. Arabs had many different tribes & dialects. Wrong dialects will cause meaning errors. That is why it is important to compiled according to the original dialect. Another reason for compiling the Quran was that many Muslims who had memorized the Quran in its entirety (huffaz) were dying, especially in battle.
Great theme. Love in the Quran. The main problem I had in reading the Quran was the non linearity of its themes. There are different stories and moral lessons in each chapter, except for the shorter ones at the end. It is a good idea to learn it by heart and savour the flow of the wonderful, rhythmic language on your tongue. Then it is easier to understand. Prince Ghazi is the son of Prince Muhammad bin Talal of Jordan and his first wife, Princess Firyal. He is a grandson of King Talal of Jordan and thus a first cousin of King Abdullah II.
@@BloggingTheology You do know that these are the Hashemite family? They are the surviving descendants of prophet Muhammad (PBUH) through his daughter Fatima.
I used mind mapping software to read Quran. I used docear but not so robust..Now I am using compendium. and I find it more flexible.. www.cognexus.org/download_compendium.htm
King Abdullah of Jordan is Prince Ghazi’s cousin and not his father. Ghazi is the son of Prince Muhammad 2nd brother of departed King Hussein God Bless his soul.
It's true , we Muslims don't know Quran by heart. I am reading Quran from my childhood but still now I can't grasp it's greatness. more I read more I learn new new things that I wasn't aware of before though i read it several times.
As always very insightful. If I may ad a simple observation! The coran can be read & understood in many different levels from the average person to the highly qualified scholars. Otherwise it won't be fair on the majority of people. Allah is fair and merciful to all . The point the umma is missing in our time is that they regard the koran as a book. It is much more than that. Allah in the Koran calls it different names like al fourkan which clarifies between right and wrong. Or al rouh ( the spirit) .so as well as the Koran address the mind and intellect it addresses the heart. As an example I saw this phenomenon by observing the effects it has on the older generations. Most recently my parents and their generation .have more faith an solace than us even though they couldn't read write. What ever they little they knew they put it into practice. And the result was apparent in society as whole. Nowadays people are more educated. But unfortunately they gather the knowledge like general knowledge and don't apply it in lives and towards the people around them. That is the essence of the teaching of the Koran. To change the hearts of the people and their dealings. This is from an average( jo ) a car park attendant from Hertfordshire. Peace my brother. God reward you for your efforts.
Salam I read the Coran lots and in Arabic speaking my experience when reading the coran is that the way the words are chosen is perfect and precise and you should always refer to explanation to understand to things that most people don’t get make sure you go to best scholar for that like tafsir ibn katir it opens your eyes
Hello Paul... It's always lovely to watch your videos. I was wondering if you can describe your experience with reading the Qur'an. You touched upon it briefly but it would be very interesting to hear an in-depth discussion on it. Thank you for everything you do!
Thank you for the like! Can you please look into shia Islam and discuss it as well? Sorry to bother you so much but your approach is amazing. Thanks again!
Thanks, ur briefing is more inspirational. Indeed The Qur'an is handed over to this Ummah ( Ummate Mohammadi S. A .W) to publicize for the whole humanity, since This Book revealed by ALLAH for mankind as a guide of life living as well as verifying The earlier scriptures like Torah & Injeel (so called OT & NT). But unfortunately we the people so called Muslims kept THIS BOOK aside , thinking It is too tough to understand , as you mentioned on the basis of the author of the said book. But ALLAH says in Qur'an "It is in easy language Arabic". But for whome who try to understand.
Paul , xtians nearly disappeared from following this Chanel because of the Islamic adv. Was related to them and in some how you manage it to attract and benefit them which is the main goal of this Chanel . just opinion of Old fan.
Thank you for building this wonderful channel! I am just wondering why there is no HD version of your videos, the highest resolution is just 360P. God bless you brother.
The work that has been done on understanding Islam by Professor. Javed Ahmed ghamdi is Profound but unfortunately it’s all done in Urdu, it’s 40 plus years of work , but one of his students DR Shahzad Saleem has translated a lot of his work in English, paul with due respect I think you should look in to his work, and understanding of Islam. God bless.
Allah says,"He it is Who has sent down to thee the Book(Quran): In it are verses basic or fundamental (of established meaning); they are the foundation of the Book: others are allegorical. But those in whose hearts is perversity follow the part thereof that is allegorical, seeking discord, and searching for its hidden meanings, but no one knows its hidden meanings except Allah. And those who are firmly grounded in knowledge say: "We believe in the Book; the whole of it is from our Lord:" and none will grasp the Message except men of understanding."(Surah-Al Imran) Al Quran
Quran written in a form of conversation, like we people speak in a gathering and most of the time is it a few minutes or an hour of discussion we usually change from one topic to another one it's a human nature, same way if you read single page of Quran some time you will get different topics, and I think the reason behind this is that through this single page, maybe one of the topic convince the reader, as well as we will not get bored.
@@BloggingTheology yes but u deserve it because u are speaking in an academically way and i am really inspired because i am not expert Or knowledgeable enough to discuss with cristians so i am using ur knowledge and experience such as arguments to discuss with cristian so really u are doing a great job Jazaka Allah Khyran
Hi Paul , I been watching your videos and find them very informative and interesting . I hope you study Rashad Khalid’s,s translation which i find the best translation so far of Quran . I hope to God you get to it and analyze the math side of it as well . Peace
@@BloggingTheology I am a Jordanian and didn’t know who this guy is but i know the names of the King’ kids that why hehe , thanks for introducing him , I wasn’t aware there are high level educated people in Islam within the royal family.
Hi Paul, have you read the works of Khaled Abou El Fadl and Wael Hallaq respectively? Would love to have your reviews on their works. Love your channel very much!
Have you heard any Qur'anic recitations? Can you take us through your thoughts. Can you also take us through your thoughts when you first read the Qur'an? Pretty please
The Bible makes sense in all languages as one would expect from a Almighty God. On the other hand the Quran cannot even be understood by Arabic speakers. And of course as we can buy more than 30 different Arabic Qurans we know for certain that the Quran has not been preserved.
1 to 10 million hufaz can't be correct. There's probably 1 million in Pakistan! In fact one madrasa chain (well one of the largest in tbe country) claims to have produced 1 million in 3 decades.
The complete acceptance of the teachings and guidance of our Creator as revealed to all His messengers (peace be upon them) is the religion of Islam.Islam enjoins faith in the oneness and sovereignty of Allah,which makes man aware of the meaning fulness of the universe and of his place in it.This belief frees the human being from all fears and superstitions as it makes him conscious of the presence of the Almighty Allah,and of his obligation towards Him.This faith must be expressed and tested in action,for faith alone is not enough.Belief in one God"Allah"requires that we look upon all humanity as one family under the universal Omnipotence of the Creator,and Nourisher of all.Islam rejects the idea of a chosen people while on the other hand,it approves that belief in the Creator,and doing righteous deeds is the only way to heaven.Thus,a direct relationship is established with Allah and without any intercessor at that.Islam is not a new religion.It is,in essence,the same message and guidance which Allah revealed to all His prophets,like Adam,Enoch,Noah,Abraham,Ishmael,Isaac,David,Moses,Jesus and Muhammad (peace be upon them).But the message which was revealed to Prophet Muhammad(peace be upon him) is Islam in its comprehensive,complete and final form.
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Brother Paul, Just wanted to make a correction to what you said about Prince Ghazi. Prince Ghazi is a first cousin of king Abdullah II. Ghazi Ben Mohammad Ben Talal. King Abdullah Ben Hussein Ben Talal. So king Abdullah and prince Ghazi are cousins, not father and son. King Abdullah was born in 1962 and prince Ghazi was born in 1966.
".. it is not the same as ... std Arabic... Quranic Arabic has to be learned anew even by native speakers.." and yet (despite Quran being universal according to some), this is what Allah (God) says: "Indeed, We have made this ˹Quran˺ easy in your own language ˹O Prophet˺ so perhaps they will be mindful." (44:58) I won't bother with other verses making it clear specific messengers are assigned to specific tribes...
The Quran is not a novel or a Story book where it starts like - once upon a time - . It’s Concentrated and concise . One needs to understand that the shift between the topics and incidents are because it was not revealed in bulk. It took over 23 yrs verse by verse chapter by chapter depending on the circumstances and incidents . And hence some of the stories of the earlier prophets are repeated and scattered. In fact Allah challenges for any one to present something like this if they can. And if you are in doubt as to that which We have revealed to Our servant, then produce a chapter like it and call on your witnesses besides Allah if you are truthful. But if you do (it) not and never shall you do (it), then be on your guard against the fire of which men and stones are the fuel; it is prepared for the unbelievers. Surah 2:23-24
10:05 I am not sure about Allah referring to himself as "I" can someone please confirm this? I haven't seen where Allah referred to himself as "I" He swt always uses the "Narrator's" position to speak of HIMSELF. Example, "HE said, I am your exalted Lord" I don't believe Allah speaks to us in the Qu'ran through the first person singular, He often uses "WE" the royal We, or HE. Correct me if I am wrong. Thanks
Q2:30 "Behold thy lord said to the Angels "I will create a vicegerent on earth" they said "will you place therein one who will make mischief therein and shed blood? While we do celebrate your praises and glorify thy holy name?" In similar verses it explain what God alone can do and no one else. In such cases God uses the singular but in other cases where God uses other agencies he used the plural like Q25: 48-9 "And we send down pure water from the sky that with it we may give life to a dead land" Q6:75 "So also did we show Abraham the power and the laws of heaven and earth, that he might (with understanding) have certitude" Q51:47 "And it is we who built the universe with power; and verily, it is we who are steadily expanding it” In similar verses you will find that what God is describing is using an agency to achieve what he wants, for example rain happens through various forces of nature he controls, Abraham was able to understand the laws of nature through various natural processes, the expansion of universe is achieved by a variety of factors etc. The “Kun fa ya kun” be and it is, is not a magic wand, God doesnt play magic but willed things and make them happens through process whose control are under his supervision. In a nutshell that is the difference between I and We.
The Corpus of the 114 Surats informs us that there is a Tradition which claims to be an Apostolic Tradition yet still rejects circumcision while the Apostles were all circumcised, didn't believe in Trinity, and had prescribed a dietary Law in Acts 15:22-34 which the said Tradition rejects. Is it not ironic! On the basis of those clues we can say for sure that: Qur'an is a codeword for Torah. The Reminder should be the proper Title for the corpus of 114 Surats. Islam means an Evangelical Party supposed to enforce the Torah as the Law of the land. Muhammad euphemism for Messiah Abu Quasim as an Arabian Evangelist who later became a Sovereign Ruler, Legislator...and took up Muhammad as a reign name. Unfortunately the "Muhammad" of the Palace and the "Mohammad" of the Shahada in the Mosque got blended together in the Tradition. If it is true that Abu Quasim signed off his formal treaties and official decrees as Muhammad as reported by Ibn Hisham, then this might explain how this present OPTICAL ILLUSION was perpetuated by those who were eager to capitalize on the Pilgrimage to Macca. It' s high time to differentiate the palace and the Mosque under the Messianic title Muhammad.
This may be the most balanced of the surveys quoted from by Paul. I applaud the author for his seeming willingness to be honest about the koran's presence. Disclosure: please remember I am a christian and not a koran or islam believer ( in other words as you guys would say a disbeliever/ mushrikun, whichever) So read my note as hostile nevertheless ~ 10:15 "even the pronominal narrative voice changes god sometimes refers to himself as he, sometimes as I, sometimes by we and sometimes by his divine names. God clearly cannot be limited or constrained by pronouns or by a single point of view and each of these shifts contains a secret and a meaning" My reflection: I am struck by the fact that he writes not even a single point of view can constrain God. This is because muslims in their attempt to say the Trinity is wrong (or not in the Bible) demand that their single point of view on the nature of God be the way it actually is. And if presented with a different view are again constraining in their view. But what makes God God is that this being is not containable, and not definable. We affirm God is one (but three persons within that unity). Just as we may have a triangle possessing quite obviously three sides, or three states of H2O existing at one point in time at the triple point (which is impossible otherwise) then we recognize our biblical revelation of God. Muslims try to say that the Bible never reveals such ideas. But anyone who says that is a Liar. They will purposefully extract verses that constrain God to their single point of view and DENY verses that lift the lid so to speak. They either DENY OR DECRY verses on points of historicity or meaning in order to maintain their single point of view that there is only one person who is God. While I do not need to deny or eject a verse of the koran. They mean what they mean. Even if flawed in my view they must mean exactly that. and all verses should be taken as a whole to prove a point. if someone shows me a verse that seems to soften a point then i should integrate that into my understanding. ________________-------------------------------_______________________--------------------------------_______________________ ~11:00 "the Koran at first seems to contain a number of obscurities, repetitions, interrupted sentences, abridgements and ellipses. These two have certain secrets and meanings that have to be penetrated. they force people to stop and think deeply and that is perhaps part of the reason they are there." So my question to persons reading this is WHAT MAKES A GOOD BOOK? the author highlights some of the very things that make a book bad. I agree that such issues mean something and that they need to be examined. but why should we believe that it is necessarily of some deep psychological spiritual meaning when these issues exist. Might it not be that the reason these things are there is because the writers were not sure about what they were writing (obscurities), forgot sentences and ideas that they had previously written(repetitions), were distracted many a time due to issues of life and other writers had to take up their place(interrupted sentences), could not be bothered at times to fully explain certain ideas(abridgements) and were not prophets at all hence ellipses. I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR VIEWS ON THIS!!!
@@nyubitolkaskus7136 Thank you for the reply. However, I really am not sure whether you were intending to be tacitly aggressive in your comment or not. So in case the former I want a discussion and not a word fight please. I disclosed my perspective on the koran but that want a serious comment on the points not on the merits of how much of the video you may have thought I watched. (Which for your information was at least twice and even at less than normal speed for clarity sake) To clarify for you, the quotes were from his reading of the author's book. I was asking in light of the quran and not that book. I want to hear opinions about the koran in lieu of those points PLEASE.
@@teachmetheway7081 your question related to "what constitutes a good book?" has actually been discussed in the video at around minute 3:22. While what brother Paul mentioned in minute 10:15 in Islam it was never about God having different persons or Godheads as Christianity asserts, and what you're trying to reinforce with your statements.
@@nyubitolkaskus7136 Yes. Certain characteristics were mentioned indirectly. I heard that. You still have not provided an answer or comment on the points. It doesn't matter what someone else believes about what constitutes a good book. It is what you believe. I was asking persons generally for comments on exactly that. "Brother Paul" did not mention anything to do with the Trinity in his video at 10:15. I agree with that. I never said that Nyubitol. Read carefully my statement. what i said was the very quote that i extracted around minute 10:15 speaks to a muslims approach to talking about the Trinity. In other words, muslims limit God by their single point of view which was the quote I used: " ...God clearly cannot be limited or constrained by pronouns or by a single point of view..." While i would reinforce the belief in a "threeness" i was not doing it at that time. You muslims reinforce the belief in a personal oneness but we in a personal threeness of God. ALL I ASK IS FOR OPINION ON THE TWO ISSUES BY MUSLIMS OR ANY OTHER.
I listen or read the Quran almost every day, and everyday I find new wisdoms in it.
After listening to the video (or should I say reading the book), one realises that the word "reading" in the title means more than just reading. It entails in a much broader sense understanding, contemplating and appreciating its meaning and message. Brother Paul just knows how to lay it down in such a simpler language that almost everyone understands. Just amazing. Keep it coming, brother. Allah bless your efforts.
@@fedesetrtatio1 well maybe at least for you. Not for us believing Muslims. What do you even mean by "forced"? By who? Honestly, if you just put aside all your preconceived ideas and biases and sincerely engage with it, it'll surprise you. Trust me. You should give it a shot. 😊
The fact that you say you understand it proves you don’t. It’s dark age rubbish.
@@oldman8584 how do you know? He did not really know what the Arabic word mean?
@@fedesetrtatio1 drop dead!
Love from Egypt 🇪🇬 ❤️
Being the final preserved revelation, quran has a unique way to address and inspire every truth seeker throughout different cultures and times.
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Thanks for translating a video into Arabic
شكرا على ترجمة فيديو للعربية ... من السعودية 🇸🇦💛
Must say this is one of your best videos in my opinion.
As a non Arab muslim the three points you mentioned from this book have changed my way of reading Quran. Thanks!
Wow!
I highly recommend Bayyinah tv for western English speaking audience who are eager to delve into quran's beauty.
Yeah definitely !
@@applegreen4118 God had intended to reveal His message to another prophet deep in the New Guinea highlands. When God realised there were no trade caravans to raid or infidel cities to level, He deferred to a more appropriate geographic location.
No! He doesn't interprete the Qur'an the way prophet mohammed pbuh interpreted it. He puts his own understanding.😈
Thank you, Paul. So grateful to know such a book exists. Watching, and enjoying, your videos in California. Salaams.
Glad you enjoy it!
@@fedesetrtatio1 [004:082] Do they not attentively consider the Koran? If it had been from any besides God, they would certainly have found therein many contradictions.
@@fedesetrtatio1 Good points and questions. I am myself a student of Qur'an and have answers to some of your points and questions, not to all as yet. Please do not let external narrations, outside the Qur'an, confuse you. Take care.
@@fedesetrtatio1 shut your dirty mouth
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Let's actually start and examine each and every verse you say:
_ quran 34:59 doesn't contradict anything, in fact it agrees with what God says:
(17:15) *{He who follows the Right Way shall do so to his own advantage; and he who strays shall incur his own loss. No one shall bear another's burden. And never do We punish any people until We send a Messenger}*
1_ regarding the "first Muslim" verses.
If you actually read the verses, you'll know what they say, let's begin:
_Muhammad (6:14-163) notice how is BOTH verses Muhammad was commanded to "say" to his tribe.
Moses (7:143) if you read exegesis such _as "tafsir al-maisar" and "tafsir al-jalalain" you'll find that it in this verses moses is referring to himself as the first to ever believe among the tribes of bani isreal IN THAT TIME (I.e. that period)
_ the magicians of Pharaoh (26:51) were the first time ever believe in moses, meaning: they are the first to believe in his message.
Again: if you read exegesis such as "tafsir al-maisar" & "tafsir al-jalalain" you'll find the same thing.
_ Abraham/ishmeal/Jacob and the Descendants (2:127-133, 3:67) there is nothing here about them being "the first".. instead they were making dua, and this is not addressing someone (like what we see previously)
_regading Adam (2:37) there is absolutely nothing to indicate such in this verse.. it only tells us that God forgive Adam.
2_ regarding seeing God.
If we actually read the verses of (53:1-18, 81:15-29) there is NOTHING about seeing God.
Quran 81:23 is talking about Gabriel, NOT God.. Read exegesis.
Verse 42:51 proves that.. reading verses 53:1-18 we find NOTHING about Muhammad seeing God.. as some sahih hadiths in muslim (hadith no. 178) say: there was a veil that protected Muhammad from seeing God, the prophet only saw a bright light. Which confirms 42:51.
Now that's a great book. He explained it very well and got everything on point.
You are doing great job. MashaaAllah. Keep spreading Islam. You are among very few people who talk in a way which sounds solid and is appealing to the listeners.
Thats very kind of you Salahuddin
Just placed an order, paper back on eBay!! - looking forward to reading this, especially on my long London tube/train commutes 🙂
Did the same thanks
Thinks for translations ❤. Allah (S.W.T) bless you Paul.
The Author (the prince) is a cousin of the current king and not his son...Allah knows best...
I like the Intro to the book , I think it provides a refreshing view of The Quran.
In addition to that I believe the point is that the Quran is so powerful in the language it uses! It can really make it seem too deep sometimes that a single word can give 10 meanings on it’s own...
Great content thats brother Paul! ✌🏽
From a very personal point of view, the unfamiliar way of chapter/verses organization is a phenomenon that may result in few things. I will mention some that I personally experienced:
1. Quran is a very challenging book to the readers. Even the name of the chapters being straight forward, they do not let you grab hold of the whole story that the chapter was named after. It is only a teaser, if you like. For example, chapter Mary, tells the essence but you need to go through others to know details. "If you want to know more, read more" kinda thing.
2. Unlike any book, Quran does not let you read only what you want to hear (pick and choose). Like warning from hellfire (which most of us would avoid to read about if a whole chapter was exclusively dedicated to it) Rather, you will find it even in a place you least expected it to be.
3. Whoever lacks knowledge of the Quran or reads the least of it can be easily exposed if he/she tried to preach or criticize the Quran. (From the first Quote we can tell who did read the book and who is merely copy/pasting from a random source).
4. At the same time, this way makes it beneficial to both practicing and less practicing Muslims (or the heavey and light reader). Whoever reads the least of the Quran can go just fine -spirtually. Because in almost every chapter the essentials are repeated: One God, created Angels, sent books, assigned messagers, mention of the hereafter (Hell, Paradis, etc.), and the destiny .... cause they are, in fact, the six core components of belief as prophet said. So, those who read and/or listen the least, get away with the least yet most essential (basis of belief), and the those reading/listening more, get more... in terms of spirtually and knowledge.
5. At last, God mentions whatever fits the context. Like in the story of Moses, many things happened but not told at once. Each chapter tells one or more unique stories that serve the underlying message of that very chapter. Sometimes, one story fits in two messages/chapters.. and sometimes same story is mentioned with more/less detail showing different sides of it, yet again, according to the message the context conveys.
Beautiful explanation of the Noble Qu'ran.
Miraculously the Qu'ran opens it's wonders to the sincere reader and repel the otherwise.
We recite the Qu'ran in Arabic hours daily, and we always thirsty for more, as The Qu'ran is the light in our lives.
As Salamu Alakum Paul this has been my favorite segment you have done so far. I wish I can buy all the recommended books you discuss in your videos however this one I must say I need to invest. Your eloquence in this small passage alone is most important for all audiences educated or not to make any excuses to live in such ignorance. Please continue your engaging and very much informative readings you bless us with.
Salam and many thanks.
I don't speak Arabic. I have heard the Qur'an in Arabic and have been struck by its unique style, rhythm and rhyme. I have also heard Arabic poetry and cannot but notice the vast differences between the words of the poets and the Qur'an. I have contemplated on the inescapable loss and deprivation experienced by those reading mere translations of the rich and undeniably beautiful world the Qur'an truly must be. I suppose one can imagine a person imbued with breathtaking beauty, charm, and charisma. Now imagine never seeing the striking color of her eyes, the manner in which her dark hair flails about her face, the captivating contours of her lips or experiencing her intelligence and spiritual dimension. All you have is her shadow on the ground. That to me is what mere translation offers, a mere shadow. For the literalists and the Halal Police, I am not comparing the Qur'an to a woman. I am merely providing an allegory.
You will surprised to find out that your native language English has more than 35% Arabic words in its grammar as most European languages do.
Check out roots of Arabic language in my own language...
On Google search..
Good luck.
@Real Deal I have promised myself to learn Arabic just so I can understand the internal universe of the Quran.
the title of the book refers to people who think
as opposed to those who do not think
and that should make a noticeable difference.
*_O humanity! Indeed, there has come to you a warning from your Lord, a cure for what is in the hearts, a guide, and a mercy for the believers. {The Clear Quran 10-57}_*
Beautiful and profound reflection!
Thanks for listening
He it is who has revealed the book to you. Among them are absolutely clear and lucid verses. These are the core of the book. Others are ambiguous. Those in whose hearts there is perversity go about the part that is ambiguous seeking mischief, and seeking to arrive at its meaning arbitrarily. Although none knows their true meaning but Allah, but those who are firmly rooted in knowledge say “ we believe in it, it is from our lord alone. No one derives true admonition except the people of understanding. Syrah 3 verse 7
Beautiful indeed. Thank you!
Your voice tone.. your clear pronunciation.. how you elaborated it spontaneously from what you are thinking, made easy for us to understand and listen more.
I became addicted to your videos.
This is so beautiful, thank you a lot, I ask Allah to bless you with more and more knowledge, and bless you with all the wisdom you need.
اسأل الله أن يرزقك من العلم الكثير والكثير، وان يرزقك الحكمة التي من اوتيها فقد اوتي خيرا كثيرا.
With all respect
Wow, what a beautiful description of the Quran
In every video you give us a new book for further study. Thank you very much indeed.
May Allah bless you! I think you are the guided one to the logical, fairness, truth and honesty by reading comparing, understanding and explaining to the world of misunderstanding!
Eloquently put. Ma sha Allah :)
You make a good point at the end of the video about different people are in their thinking and how the Qur'an addresses all of them.
I will check the recommended book.
3:50 "And [it is] a Qur'an which We have separated [by intervals] that you might recite it to the people over a prolonged period. And We have sent it down progressively." Al israa verse 106
6:40 sura Al Israa verse 41, in just in this day, i said Al Israa one of the most sura in Quraan cited, it has high impact value, second only to Al baquara
Love your rational & unbiased works. Keep it up. God Bless you.
Thank you! Will do!
Wat do u expect from a book direct from the Creator of Everything in Existence? Perfection!
Thanks to Uthman for compiling the Quran. Uthman was a son-in-law & notable companion of the Muhammad & its important to standardize the written text of the Quran into one specific Arabic dialect. Arabs had many different tribes & dialects. Wrong dialects will cause meaning errors. That is why it is important to compiled according to the original dialect. Another reason for compiling the Quran was that many Muslims who had memorized the Quran in its entirety (huffaz) were dying, especially in battle.
Wow ! It was like intellectual massage
Thanks
Glad you liked it!
Great theme. Love in the Quran.
The main problem I had in reading the Quran was the non linearity of its themes. There are different stories and moral lessons in each chapter, except for the shorter ones at the end. It is a good idea to learn it by heart and savour the flow of the wonderful, rhythmic language on your tongue. Then it is easier to understand.
Prince Ghazi is the son of Prince Muhammad bin Talal of Jordan and his first wife, Princess Firyal. He is a grandson of King Talal of Jordan and thus a first cousin of King Abdullah II.
Thank you for putting right my blunder!
@@BloggingTheology
You do know that these are the Hashemite family? They are the surviving descendants of prophet Muhammad (PBUH) through his daughter Fatima.
@@sherifel-hadi3439 yep
I used mind mapping software to read Quran. I used docear but not so robust..Now I am using compendium. and I find it more flexible..
www.cognexus.org/download_compendium.htm
Maasha Allah. May Allah guide you.
Please keep up the good work. It's rightly need at the present hours. Pray Allah bless you
Asalamualikum brother,
Amazing information videos; love to watch. May Allah SWT rewards you.
Thank you
Subhana Rabbi al A'laa. Allah is the Master of words for he is the One that created language and the understanding of it.
Amazing stuff brother Paul. May Allah reward u inshaallah
King Abdullah of Jordan is Prince Ghazi’s cousin and not his father. Ghazi is the son of Prince Muhammad 2nd brother of departed King Hussein God Bless his soul.
Yes, my mistake!
Wow Very nice Paul is best
Thank you Paul.
How perplexing the mind is!?
How stimulated by amazement and yet stunningly clueless, without a question of...?
What a beautiful video
Glad you think so!
Brief yet comprehensive review. thank you.
Gazi ben Mohammed is certainly NOT the son of King Abdullah. Insightful summary, I am glad to have listened to it.
Oops!
It's true , we Muslims don't know Quran by heart. I am reading Quran from my childhood but still now I can't grasp it's greatness. more I read more I learn new new things that I wasn't aware of before though i read it several times.
As always very insightful. If I may ad a simple observation! The coran can be read & understood in many different levels from the average person to the highly qualified scholars. Otherwise it won't be fair on the majority of people. Allah is fair and merciful to all . The point the umma is missing in our time is that they regard the koran as a book. It is much more than that. Allah in the Koran calls it different names like al fourkan which clarifies between right and wrong. Or al rouh ( the spirit) .so as well as the Koran address the mind and intellect it addresses the heart. As an example I saw this phenomenon by observing the effects it has on the older generations. Most recently my parents and their generation .have more faith an solace than us even though they couldn't read write. What ever they little they knew they put it into practice. And the result was apparent in society as whole. Nowadays people are more educated. But unfortunately they gather the knowledge like general knowledge and don't apply it in lives and towards the people around them. That is the essence of the teaching of the Koran. To change the hearts of the people and their dealings.
This is from an average( jo ) a car park attendant from Hertfordshire. Peace my brother. God reward you for your efforts.
Thank you the your comments Mohamed.
Paul brother you are my online professor. May allah almighty reward you for your efforts.
Wow, thank you
Well, looks like Prince Moe has nailed all my obstacles. I could have saved quite a deal of time all those years ago.
For those with pure and sincere hearts and seeking guidance from God, pray to Him.
Insya Allah, He will granted Hidayah and ways to seek the Truth
May Allah add to my knowledge
Beautifully argued.
As always, enjoy your video, informative and full of knowledge.
Can the video make longer ?, 13 mins seems like 3 mins for me 🤔
Salam
Noted!
I had an apple for breakfast.
Apple - activation till booking the idea of an apple.
😎
Thanks all
Salam I read the Coran lots and in Arabic speaking my experience when reading the coran is that the way the words are chosen is perfect and precise and you should always refer to explanation to understand to things that most people don’t get make sure you go to best scholar for that like tafsir ibn katir it opens your eyes
No obstacle to reading it but rational thinking is the obstacle to taking it seriously.
This should be learned and practised by all
barak allah feikom
It's a devine book that not that many people can be touched by
good job jeff that is genesis!
Hello Paul... It's always lovely to watch your videos. I was wondering if you can describe your experience with reading the Qur'an. You touched upon it briefly but it would be very interesting to hear an in-depth discussion on it.
Thank you for everything you do!
Thank you for the like! Can you please look into shia Islam and discuss it as well? Sorry to bother you so much but your approach is amazing. Thanks again!
That was beautiful 👍🏽😘
MashaAllah
Thanks, ur briefing is more inspirational.
Indeed The Qur'an is handed over to this Ummah ( Ummate Mohammadi S. A .W) to publicize for the whole humanity, since This Book revealed by ALLAH for mankind as a guide of life living as well as verifying The earlier scriptures like Torah & Injeel (so called OT & NT). But unfortunately we the people so called Muslims kept THIS BOOK aside , thinking It is too tough to understand , as you mentioned on the basis of the author of the said book. But ALLAH says in Qur'an "It is in easy language Arabic". But for whome who try to understand.
11:20 GEODE IS A ROCK THAT HAS BEAUTIFUL CRYSTAL INSIDE, THE GEOLOGIST MIGHT RELATE
woow indeed the Quran is full of abundant knowledge ...
@@cervezaway7049 haha its GOD who wills to guide hearts and whom ever he wills to not guide.. you are one of the misguiders.. MAY GOD OPEN YOUR HEART
Paul , xtians nearly disappeared from following this Chanel because of the Islamic adv. Was related to them and in some how you manage it to attract and benefit them which is the main goal of this Chanel . just opinion of Old fan.
Thank you for building this wonderful channel! I am just wondering why there is no HD version of your videos, the highest resolution is just 360P. God bless you brother.
Good question!
Appreciated.
The work that has been done on understanding Islam by Professor. Javed Ahmed ghamdi is Profound but unfortunately it’s all done in Urdu, it’s 40 plus years of work , but one of his students DR Shahzad Saleem has translated a lot of his work in English, paul with due respect I think you should look in to his work, and understanding of Islam.
God bless.
Allah says,"He it is Who has sent down to thee the Book(Quran): In it are verses basic or fundamental (of established meaning); they are the foundation of the Book: others are allegorical. But those in whose hearts is perversity follow the part thereof that is allegorical, seeking discord, and searching for its hidden meanings, but no one knows its hidden meanings except Allah. And those who are firmly grounded in knowledge say: "We believe in the Book; the whole of it is from our Lord:" and none will grasp the Message except men of understanding."(Surah-Al Imran) Al Quran
Quran written in a form of conversation, like we people speak in a gathering and most of the time is it a few minutes or an hour of discussion we usually change from one topic to another one it's a human nature, same way if you read single page of Quran some time you will get different topics, and I think the reason behind this is that through this single page, maybe one of the topic convince the reader, as well as we will not get bored.
"Resonance" is big point.
Thanks a lot Dr
thanks. But I'm not a Dr.
@@BloggingTheology yes but u deserve it because u are speaking in an academically way and i am really inspired because i am not expert Or knowledgeable enough to discuss with cristians so i am using ur knowledge and experience such as arguments to discuss with cristian so really u are doing a great job Jazaka Allah Khyran
Hi Paul , I been watching your videos and find them very informative and interesting . I hope you study Rashad Khalid’s,s translation which i find the best translation so far of Quran . I hope to God you get to it and analyze the math side of it as well . Peace
Thanks.
You're welcome
Great video Paul , one small note Prince Ghazi bin Mohammed is not the son of King Abdullah
My bad!! Oh dear.
@@BloggingTheology
I am a Jordanian and didn’t know who this guy is but i know the names of the King’ kids that why hehe , thanks for introducing him , I wasn’t aware there are high level educated people in Islam within the royal family.
@@tamimi8085 ابن عم الملك
@@abduallahamin2001
ما انا عرفت بعد ما سويت بحث ، غريبه ابوه محمد ما حدا بجيب سيرته والتركيز كان عالحسن والحسين
Hi Paul, have you read the works of Khaled Abou El Fadl and Wael Hallaq respectively? Would love to have your reviews on their works. Love your channel very much!
thanks!
Could you make a video on The Study Quran, please?
The Qur'an "confirms the readers prejudices". Says it all right there.
Yep but not in the way you mean
Have you heard any Qur'anic recitations? Can you take us through your thoughts. Can you also take us through your thoughts when you first read the Qur'an? Pretty please
6:21 Exactly.
There is one more obstacle that is not listed in HE's book .
there are plenty of groups that made sure that people does not pick up Qur'an.
Wow
The Bible has been translated & revised numerous times. I can't believe a God inspired the bible if He didn't even preserve it.
The Bible makes sense in all languages as one would expect from a Almighty God. On the other hand the Quran cannot even be understood by Arabic speakers. And of course as we can buy more than 30 different Arabic Qurans we know for certain that the Quran has not been preserved.
@@abangabang417 Thank you for your opinion. How about you back up your opinion with facts and logic.
1 to 10 million hufaz can't be correct. There's probably 1 million in Pakistan! In fact one madrasa chain (well one of the largest in tbe country) claims to have produced 1 million in 3 decades.
How many books do you have ? 😅😅
I remember there used to be a book named Europe in the left corner of that bottom shelf.
I moved Europe.
@@BloggingTheology yes sure, through brexit hahahaha
@@Aminharp1 😅
@@BloggingTheology Europe needs to move more East to find a more pleasant ground.
@@allykhan8594 the alliance with muslims is inevitable... It is told by the prophet before the big Malhama
The complete acceptance of the teachings and guidance of our Creator as revealed to all His messengers (peace be upon them) is the religion of Islam.Islam enjoins faith in the oneness and sovereignty of Allah,which makes man aware of the meaning fulness of the universe and of his place in it.This belief frees the human being from all fears and superstitions as it makes him conscious of the presence of the Almighty Allah,and of his obligation towards Him.This faith must be expressed and tested in action,for faith alone is not enough.Belief in one God"Allah"requires that we look upon all humanity as one family under the universal Omnipotence of the Creator,and Nourisher of all.Islam rejects the idea of a chosen people while on the other hand,it approves that belief in the Creator,and doing righteous deeds is the only way to heaven.Thus,a direct relationship is established with Allah and without any intercessor at that.Islam is not a new religion.It is,in essence,the same message and guidance which Allah revealed to all His prophets,like Adam,Enoch,Noah,Abraham,Ishmael,Isaac,David,Moses,Jesus and Muhammad (peace be upon them).But the message which was revealed to Prophet Muhammad(peace be upon him) is Islam in its comprehensive,complete and final form.
Five people disliked the video. I wonder why?
You would understand far too much if you understood that. Best not to know!
Christian 😃
Sometimes a blind person would accidentally hit the icon.
No worries.
Get acquainted with a blind person and hear his beautiful speech about visualisation of colours.
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Just for information prince Ghazi is king Abdallah first cousin not son
Yes, my mistake!
Brother Paul,
Just wanted to make a correction to what you said about Prince Ghazi.
Prince Ghazi is a first cousin of king Abdullah II.
Ghazi Ben Mohammad Ben Talal.
King Abdullah Ben Hussein Ben Talal.
So king Abdullah and prince Ghazi are cousins, not father and son.
King Abdullah was born in 1962 and prince Ghazi was born in 1966.
".. it is not the same as ... std Arabic... Quranic Arabic has to be learned anew even by native speakers.." and yet (despite Quran being universal according to some), this is what Allah (God) says: "Indeed, We have made this ˹Quran˺ easy in your own language ˹O Prophet˺ so perhaps they will be mindful." (44:58) I won't bother with other verses making it clear specific messengers are assigned to specific tribes...
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Is this man a professor of having discussions about different religions or what
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The Quran is not a novel or a
Story book where it starts like - once upon a time - . It’s
Concentrated and concise . One needs to understand that the shift between the topics and incidents are because it was not revealed in bulk. It took over 23 yrs verse by verse chapter by chapter depending on the circumstances and incidents . And hence some of the stories of the earlier prophets are repeated and scattered. In fact Allah challenges for any one to present something like this if they can.
And if you are in doubt as to that which We have revealed to Our servant, then produce a chapter like it and call on your witnesses besides Allah if you are truthful. But if you do (it) not and never shall you do (it), then be on your guard against the fire of which men and stones are the fuel; it is prepared for the unbelievers. Surah 2:23-24
10:05 I am not sure about Allah referring to himself as "I" can someone please confirm this?
I haven't seen where Allah referred to himself as "I" He swt always uses the "Narrator's" position to speak of HIMSELF. Example, "HE said, I am your exalted Lord" I don't believe Allah speaks to us in the Qu'ran through the first person singular, He often uses "WE" the royal We, or HE.
Correct me if I am wrong.
Thanks
Q2:30 "Behold thy lord said to the Angels "I will create a vicegerent on earth" they said "will you place therein one who will make mischief therein and shed blood? While we do celebrate your praises and glorify thy holy name?"
In similar verses it explain what God alone can do and no one else. In such cases God uses the singular but in other cases where God uses other agencies he used the plural like
Q25: 48-9 "And we send down pure water from the sky that with it we may give life to a dead land"
Q6:75 "So also did we show Abraham the power and the laws of heaven and earth, that he might (with understanding) have certitude"
Q51:47 "And it is we who built the universe with power; and verily, it is we who are steadily expanding it”
In similar verses you will find that what God is describing is using an agency to achieve what he wants, for example rain happens through various forces of nature he controls, Abraham was able to understand the laws of nature through various natural processes, the expansion of universe is achieved by a variety of factors etc. The “Kun fa ya kun” be and it is, is not a magic wand, God doesnt play magic but willed things and make them happens through process whose control are under his supervision. In a nutshell that is the difference between I and We.
The Corpus of the 114 Surats informs us that there is a Tradition which claims to be an Apostolic Tradition yet still rejects circumcision while the Apostles were all circumcised, didn't believe in Trinity, and had prescribed a dietary Law in Acts 15:22-34 which the said Tradition rejects. Is it not ironic!
On the basis of those clues we can say for sure that:
Qur'an is a codeword for Torah.
The Reminder should be the proper Title for the corpus of 114 Surats.
Islam means an Evangelical Party supposed to enforce the Torah as the Law of the land.
Muhammad euphemism for Messiah
Abu Quasim as an Arabian Evangelist who later became a Sovereign Ruler,
Legislator...and took up Muhammad as a reign name.
Unfortunately the "Muhammad" of the Palace and the "Mohammad" of the Shahada in the Mosque got blended together in the Tradition.
If it is true that Abu Quasim signed off his formal treaties and official decrees as Muhammad as reported by Ibn Hisham, then this might explain how this present OPTICAL ILLUSION was perpetuated by those who were eager to capitalize on the Pilgrimage to Macca.
It' s high time to differentiate the palace and the Mosque under the Messianic title Muhammad.
This may be the most balanced of the surveys quoted from by Paul. I applaud the author for his seeming willingness to be honest about the koran's presence.
Disclosure: please remember I am a christian and not a koran or islam believer ( in other words as you guys would say a disbeliever/ mushrikun, whichever) So read my note as hostile nevertheless
~ 10:15 "even the pronominal narrative voice changes god sometimes refers to himself as he, sometimes as I, sometimes by we and sometimes by his divine names. God clearly cannot be limited or constrained by pronouns or by a single point of view and each of these shifts contains a secret and a meaning"
My reflection: I am struck by the fact that he writes not even a single point of view can constrain God. This is because muslims in their attempt to say the Trinity is wrong (or not in the Bible) demand that their single point of view on the nature of God be the way it actually is. And if presented with a different view are again constraining in their view. But what makes God God is that this being is not containable, and not definable. We affirm God is one (but three persons within that unity). Just as we may have a triangle possessing quite obviously three sides, or three states of H2O existing at one point in time at the triple point (which is impossible otherwise) then we recognize our biblical revelation of God.
Muslims try to say that the Bible never reveals such ideas. But anyone who says that is a Liar. They will purposefully extract verses that constrain God to their single point of view and DENY verses that lift the lid so to speak. They either DENY OR DECRY verses on points of historicity or meaning in order to maintain their single point of view that there is only one person who is God.
While I do not need to deny or eject a verse of the koran. They mean what they mean. Even if flawed in my view they must mean exactly that. and all verses should be taken as a whole to prove a point. if someone shows me a verse that seems to soften a point then i should integrate that into my understanding.
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"the Koran at first seems to contain a number of obscurities, repetitions, interrupted sentences, abridgements and ellipses. These two have certain secrets and meanings that have to be penetrated. they force people to stop and think deeply and that is perhaps part of the reason they are there."
So my question to persons reading this is WHAT MAKES A GOOD BOOK?
the author highlights some of the very things that make a book bad. I agree that such issues mean something and that they need to be examined. but why should we believe that it is necessarily of some deep psychological spiritual meaning when these issues exist. Might it not be that the reason these things are there is because the writers were not sure about what they were writing (obscurities), forgot sentences and ideas that they had previously written(repetitions), were distracted many a time due to issues of life and other writers had to take up their place(interrupted sentences), could not be bothered at times to fully explain certain ideas(abridgements) and were not prophets at all hence ellipses.
I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR VIEWS ON THIS!!!
If you watched the video from the beginning, you'd noticed that the book has addressed your viewpoints.
@@nyubitolkaskus7136 Thank you for the reply. However, I really am not sure whether you were intending to be tacitly aggressive in your comment or not. So in case the former I want a discussion and not a word fight please. I disclosed my perspective on the koran but that want a serious comment on the points not on the merits of how much of the video you may have thought I watched. (Which for your information was at least twice and even at less than normal speed for clarity sake)
To clarify for you, the quotes were from his reading of the author's book. I was asking in light of the quran and not that book. I want to hear opinions about the koran in lieu of those points PLEASE.
@@teachmetheway7081 your question related to "what constitutes a good book?" has actually been discussed in the video at around minute 3:22.
While what brother Paul mentioned in minute 10:15 in Islam it was never about God having different persons or Godheads as Christianity asserts, and what you're trying to reinforce with your statements.
@@nyubitolkaskus7136 Yes. Certain characteristics were mentioned indirectly. I heard that.
You still have not provided an answer or comment on the points. It doesn't matter what someone else believes about what constitutes a good book. It is what you believe. I was asking persons generally for comments on exactly that.
"Brother Paul" did not mention anything to do with the Trinity in his video at 10:15. I agree with that. I never said that Nyubitol. Read carefully my statement. what i said was the very quote that i extracted around minute 10:15 speaks to a muslims approach to talking about the Trinity.
In other words, muslims limit God by their single point of view which was the quote I used:
" ...God clearly cannot be limited or constrained by pronouns or by a single point of view..."
While i would reinforce the belief in a "threeness" i was not doing it at that time.
You muslims reinforce the belief in a personal oneness but we in a personal threeness of God.
ALL I ASK IS FOR OPINION ON THE TWO ISSUES BY MUSLIMS OR ANY OTHER.
People say, Islam comes by birth.
Jesus said, "unless you born-again", you are not Christin.
Which is to be guided?