Adam Deen | Islam Is A Peaceful Religion | Oxford Union

Adam Deen gives his argument for Islam being a peaceful religion.
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Adam Deen, a prominent Muslim intellectual and founder and director of the Deen Institute, counters Anne-Marie Waters by arguing that "if we approach Islamic teaching fairly and objectively, there is a golden thread that runs through whole Qur'an," an ideal of "justice" and "positive peace".
He argues that in fact the whole of Islam is compatible with "just war theory", in which "the virtue of avoiding violence is superseded by the virtue of justice." He then quotes from the Qur'an which states: "Fight in God's cause but do not overstep the limits. God does not love those who overstep the limits."
MOTION: THIS HOUSE BELIEVES ISLAM IS A RELIGION OF PEACE.
Yes's: 286
No's: 168
Filmed on 28/02/2013
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ADAM DEEN is a Muslim public intellectual who has spoken at more than 40 UK university campuses. He is founder and Director of the Deen Institute, and has debated against many atheists including Peter Atkins.
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[@SikanderG]

Oxford Union yaar, at least number the videos so we know the order we're supposed to watch this in.

[@goodstuff4430]

I'd say end with Mehdi. He did a final number on everyone. Good way to end it.

[@lightningboltsniper1461]

i think first is matthew, then this guy, and then medi.

[@mahakhurshid48]

lmaooo yes

[@stev009]

they made a playlist

[@afgpielover]

I love this guy he said peace be upon him to prophet Muhammad (saw)

[@rockstarsmg3632]

He might be muslim.

[@Noora.Unfiltered]

He is a Muslim, I think ... he's mixed race

[@rockstarsmg3632]

@@Noora.Unfiltered his parents might be of different nationality and faith but he is still Caucasian so i wiuld not call him mixed race

[@Noora.Unfiltered]

@@rockstarsmg3632 Ahh right 😅

[@FahimAhmed-xj9lq]

He's Muslim

[@MrWagePeace]

Jabir reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The believer is kind and gracious, for there is no goodness in one who is neither kind nor gracious. The best of people are those who are most beneficial to people.”

[@asiedukwartengannor366]

There’s no peace when u draw Middle East Arabian Prophet

[@MrWagePeace]

@@asiedukwartengannor366 Matthew 7:12

[@soya9287]

@John Connor prophet muhammed SAW was not a foreigner, they're all descendants of prophet Abraham. Also, can you back up your claim please? prove to me that the Quran is not the word of God, enlighten me ^^

[@soya9287]

@John Connor right.. and your proof is? I actually was asking for proof that the Quran is not the word of God, but since you claim only descendants of prophet Isaac are prophets, I guess I will also need to ask you to enlighten me in that regard 😊

[@soya9287]

@John Connor and speaking of knowing the future, may I suggest you look into major and minor signs in islam, and please, maybe try to actually read without bias and see for yourself whether prophet Mohammed PBUH knew the future or not ^^

[@EastAsianCinemaHistory]

As a non-religous agnostic, I have to say Adam did a very good job here.

[@acash93]

I disagree. Adam's argument was that Islam may focus on self-discipline and avoidance of war, but he failed to rebut the opposition's argument that the religion intrinsically & explicitly treats non-muslims like crap, and its laws are very gender biased. Adam Deen said to ignore the bad places such as Saudi, but Anne-Marie was very right in that Saudi is NOT the extreme fringe of Islam, but the centre of it. Adam failed to rebut the gender mistreatment and instead focused on the Islam preaching and practice of war & Muhammad's treatment of certain prisoners of war. He failed to cover his ass regarding the use of sex slaves of women of captured cities. In other words, Adam ignored the real world problems of Islam and only cherry picked the main messages of Islam to show that it has a peaceful message. He was totally cherry-picking scriptures/stories from the Quran, and failed to address poor human rights record found in Muslim countries today. Instead of addressing the opposition's arguments, he decided to preach about Islam to the audiences. He did a good job at preaching, but not at debating.

[@dex7145]

Yes, so it does have things that talk about violence,like being sent into hell, yes, but the real Muslims HAVE to keep tolerance with other religions. I have muslims near me, they are always so nice to approach, they always say peace be on you when ever I meet them, and they are constantly giving charity. People are cherry picking those verses that may refer to violence, and they explain it in a way the Quran doesn’t mean to explain. Other religions have the punishment of hell threat as well for rejecting faith, not just us.

[@harryrocke2762]

@@dex7145 Most religions threaten the consequence of hell but Islam preaches violence against women, homosexuals and non believers. the Quran has at least 109 verses about war against non believers on the basis of their non muslim status. these include commands to cut off the heads and fingers of infidels and kill them and call muslims who do not join the fight "hypocrites". This is the teaching of islam and its not the opposition who were wrongly interpreting the teachings of the quran it was the proposition who were knowingly ignoring the true teachings of Islam.

[@Horriblebastad]

@Akon Ali Your moon god is fooling you

[@aneesaahmed211]

@@harryrocke2762 give me a single verse...

[@a.h.5217]

Logical man with a balanced point of view , justice and inner peace is what we need these days ... All of us

[@sorguvasfen2426]

Peace at the expense of critical thinking

[@mikaeljotsa6290]

I'm sure you are a muslim

[@diedertspijkerboer]

Well, except for the fact that the most just countries are also the least religious.

[@diedertspijkerboer]

It's not a balanced point of view, it's demonstrably nonsensical. All he says is that Islam is great in theory. Well, in practice, it sucks. Countries with Islam-based laws are disastrously unjust, while the most irreligious countries are the most just and the most forward-thinking.

[@billBingiS]

Quran 98:6 those who disbelieve, among the People of the Scripture and the idolaters, will abide in fire of hell. They are the worst of created beings. Quran 9:73 O Prophet, fight against the disbelievers and the hypocrites and be harsh upon them. And their refuge is Hell, and wretched is the destination. Quran 9:5, “When the forbidden (4) months of Islamic calendar have passed, then fight the polytheistic wherever you find them, capture them, besiege them, and prepare for them each, and every ambush. But if they repent, offer prayers perfectly, and give obligatory charity, then leave their way free. Surely Allah is forgiving merciful.” Quran 5:33 Indeed, the penalty for those who wage war against Allah and His Messenger and spread mischief in the land is death, crucifixion, cutting off their hands and feet on opposite sides, or exile from the land. This ˹penalty˺ is a disgrace for them in this world, and they will suffer a tremendous punishment in the Hereafter. Quran 9:29, “ Fight against those who do not believe in Allah, nor in the last day, nor forbid that which has been forbidden by Allah and Allah's messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of truth (Islam) among the people who were given the scriptures, until they pay the security tax willingly, and feel themselves subdued.” Quran 2:216, “Fighting (in Allah's cause) is ordained for you (Muslims) though you dislike it. It may be that you dislike a thing and it is good for you, and it may be that you like a thing and it us bad for you. Allah knows, but you do not know.” Quran 4:76 "The true believers fight for the cause of God, but the infidels fight for the devil. Fight then against the friends of Satan" Quran 48:29 "Muhammad is God's Apostle. Those who follow him are ruthless to the unbelievers but merciful to one another" (8:65) O Prophet! Rouse the believers to fighting. If they be twenty of you who persevere they shall vanquish two hundred; and if there be of you a hundred, they shall vanquish a thousand of those who disbelieve, for they are a people who lack understanding. Quran 47:4, “So, when you meet (in fight with) those who disbelieve, strike at their necks till you have killed and wounded many of them, then bind a bond firmly (and take them as captives). After the war lays down its burden, then either show generosity (free them without ransom), or ransom (to benefit Islam). But (Allah adapted this way) in order to test some of you with others. Those who are killed in the way of Allah, Allah will never let their deeds be lost.” Quran 8:55 Indeed, the worst of living creatures in the sight of Allah are those who have disbelieved, and they will not [ever] believe Quran 4:89 They wish that you should disbelieve, as they have disbelieved, and thus you become all alike. So, do not take friends from among them unless they migrate in the way of Allah. Then, if they turn away, seize them, and kill them wherever you find them, and do not take from among them a friend or helper. Quran 9:123 "O you who believe! fight those of the unbelievers who are near to you and let them find in you hardness." Quran 8:12 [Remember] when your Lord inspired to the angels, "I am with you, so strengthen those who have believed. I will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieved, so strike [them] upon the necks and strike from them every fingertip."

[@Karma_is_the_truth]

When in majority :- Sariya law When in minority :- secularism

[@anshshikashah2350]

2rs promotion from BJP/RSS andhbhakt 😂

[@zainm5919]

except you're completely wrong lol, muslim empires have been historically documented even by western historians to have allowed christian and jewish communities to have their own courts and laws apart from sharia.

[@hokkotha5632]

The main problem is those people who said islam is good for human being. Either they didnt read quran or hadis fully or they live in rich country where they live as minority. Well im form Bangladesh 🇧🇩🇧🇩 and i know the situation here. Its hell 100% hell to live in society where muslim is 80%+ and im also muslim by born. I hate my hypocrite islamic society. I hate my religion. I want to go other country where i can live like human not as muslim..but i cant coz i want to be an artist..so i have to live here. I love some people and i love this land also...

[@paddingtonbrown2181]

​@@hokkotha5632 You're copying and pasting your comment all over the place but I don't think you've actually 'read the Qur'an and hadith fully' yourself

[@archiaylien9650]

@@paddingtonbrown2181 have you?

[@aran-xo1uk]

Pew Research (2010): 84% of Egyptian Muslims support the death penalty for leaving Islam 86% of Jordanian Muslims support the death penalty for leaving Islam 30% of Indonesian Muslims support the death penalty for leaving Islam 76% of Pakistanis support death the penalty for leaving Islam 51% of Nigerian Muslims support the death penalty for leaving Islam

[@zachattack327]

That’s peace for yah

[@mohammadawyan5236]

Where are you getting these polls from? I'm an Egyptian Muslim I and everyone I know were never asked that.

[@fitri1885]

I did a bit of fact check by going directly to pew research website. There were about 20 countries mentioned in the research, most of them vote with much less. Also, these particular question vote was conducted only for those who agreed to apply Sharia Law to all citizens of each country so definitely doesn't represent the whole Muslim community in each country. Moreover, if Sharia Law was to be applied 100% (which none of the country is), it should be purely based on Islamic teachings, which is the Quran and Hadits. Just as mentioned in the debate, the Quran (2: 256) says "Let there be no compulsion in religion", among other verses that emphasize freedom in religion. Based on this, the notion of punishing people for their religious believes is opposed to what Islam is teaching.

[@igalkd]

I liked the phrase "islam is compatible with violence, but not identical to violence". There are tens pf milions muslims in the middle east supporting violence knowing Islam is compatible with it. Such a peaceful religion.

[@junaidahmed2133]

Osama Bin laden is friend & Business Partner of George Bush family ! In reality Christianity is compatible with Violence Their R Millions of Iraqi & Afghani Civilians r killed by Kafirs

[@Fadumoabdikhadar]

Nice try lol

[@billBingiS]

@@Fadumoabdikhadar Quran 98:6 those who disbelieve, among the People of the Scripture and the idolaters, will abide in fire of hell. They are the worst of created beings. Quran 9:73 O Prophet, fight against the disbelievers and the hypocrites and be harsh upon them. And their refuge is Hell, and wretched is the destination. Quran 9:5, “When the forbidden (4) months of Islamic calendar have passed, then fight the polytheistic wherever you find them, capture them, besiege them, and prepare for them each, and every ambush. But if they repent, offer prayers perfectly, and give obligatory charity, then leave their way free. Surely Allah is forgiving merciful.” Quran 5:33 Indeed, the penalty for those who wage war against Allah and His Messenger and spread mischief in the land is death, crucifixion, cutting off their hands and feet on opposite sides, or exile from the land. This ˹penalty˺ is a disgrace for them in this world, and they will suffer a tremendous punishment in the Hereafter. Quran 9:29, “ Fight against those who do not believe in Allah, nor in the last day, nor forbid that which has been forbidden by Allah and Allah's messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of truth (Islam) among the people who were given the scriptures, until they pay the security tax willingly, and feel themselves subdued.” Quran 2:216, “Fighting (in Allah's cause) is ordained for you (Muslims) though you dislike it. It may be that you dislike a thing and it is good for you, and it may be that you like a thing and it us bad for you. Allah knows, but you do not know.” Quran 4:76 "The true believers fight for the cause of God, but the infidels fight for the devil. Fight then against the friends of Satan" Quran 48:29 "Muhammad is God's Apostle. Those who follow him are ruthless to the unbelievers but merciful to one another" (8:65) O Prophet! Rouse the believers to fighting. If they be twenty of you who persevere they shall vanquish two hundred; and if there be of you a hundred, they shall vanquish a thousand of those who disbelieve, for they are a people who lack understanding. Quran 47:4, “So, when you meet (in fight with) those who disbelieve, strike at their necks till you have killed and wounded many of them, then bind a bond firmly (and take them as captives). After the war lays down its burden, then either show generosity (free them without ransom), or ransom (to benefit Islam). But (Allah adapted this way) in order to test some of you with others. Those who are killed in the way of Allah, Allah will never let their deeds be lost.” Quran 8:55 Indeed, the worst of living creatures in the sight of Allah are those who have disbelieved, and they will not [ever] believe Quran 4:89 They wish that you should disbelieve, as they have disbelieved, and thus you become all alike. So, do not take friends from among them unless they migrate in the way of Allah. Then, if they turn away, seize them, and kill them wherever you find them, and do not take from among them a friend or helper. Quran 9:123 "O you who believe! fight those of the unbelievers who are near to you and let them find in you hardness." Quran 8:12 [Remember] when your Lord inspired to the angels, "I am with you, so strengthen those who have believed. I will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieved, so strike [them] upon the necks and strike from them every fingertip."

[@Naruto-kun-y]

Hhhh really. It is very clear according to the data of 2000 years that Christianity is the most violenat religiin on the earth planet as they did not not except murdering and raping and at the same time preaching that christinity is most peaceful. Atheist is 2nd most violant religion in the world Budhism is 3rd most violant religion on earth planet. There are several religion like this. For your kind information islam comes last or 2nd last in this list. So, even if you consider those acts that are imperssible in islam but Muslim did then even inclusion of all that actions or wars that islam did not allow but Muslim still Islam is most or 2nd most peaceful religion on earth planet.

[@ReasonAboveEverything]

The debate would not exist If Islam was actually peaceful. In 10 muslim countries it is possible to get death penalty for simply leaving islam.

[@Andrew_Alxf]

Islam is the religion of peace, those who said otherwise will be put to rest in peace ☝🏻

[@oqm24]

Such "peace"

[@carbon-1486]

You’ve just proved all the other’s side correct

[@rockthepunchx9547]

Islam is religion of rest in peace. Well I suppose the dead are usually peaceful.

[@billBingiS]

@@carbon-1486 Quran 98:6 those who disbelieve, among the People of the Scripture and the idolaters, will abide in fire of hell. They are the worst of created beings. Quran 9:73 O Prophet, fight against the disbelievers and the hypocrites and be harsh upon them. And their refuge is Hell, and wretched is the destination. Quran 9:5, “When the forbidden (4) months of Islamic calendar have passed, then fight the polytheistic wherever you find them, capture them, besiege them, and prepare for them each, and every ambush. But if they repent, offer prayers perfectly, and give obligatory charity, then leave their way free. Surely Allah is forgiving merciful.” Quran 5:33 Indeed, the penalty for those who wage war against Allah and His Messenger and spread mischief in the land is death, crucifixion, cutting off their hands and feet on opposite sides, or exile from the land. This ˹penalty˺ is a disgrace for them in this world, and they will suffer a tremendous punishment in the Hereafter. Quran 9:29, “ Fight against those who do not believe in Allah, nor in the last day, nor forbid that which has been forbidden by Allah and Allah's messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of truth (Islam) among the people who were given the scriptures, until they pay the security tax willingly, and feel themselves subdued.” Quran 2:216, “Fighting (in Allah's cause) is ordained for you (Muslims) though you dislike it. It may be that you dislike a thing and it is good for you, and it may be that you like a thing and it us bad for you. Allah knows, but you do not know.” Quran 4:76 "The true believers fight for the cause of God, but the infidels fight for the devil. Fight then against the friends of Satan" Quran 48:29 "Muhammad is God's Apostle. Those who follow him are ruthless to the unbelievers but merciful to one another" (8:65) O Prophet! Rouse the believers to fighting. If they be twenty of you who persevere they shall vanquish two hundred; and if there be of you a hundred, they shall vanquish a thousand of those who disbelieve, for they are a people who lack understanding. Quran 47:4, “So, when you meet (in fight with) those who disbelieve, strike at their necks till you have killed and wounded many of them, then bind a bond firmly (and take them as captives). After the war lays down its burden, then either show generosity (free them without ransom), or ransom (to benefit Islam). But (Allah adapted this way) in order to test some of you with others. Those who are killed in the way of Allah, Allah will never let their deeds be lost.” Quran 8:55 Indeed, the worst of living creatures in the sight of Allah are those who have disbelieved, and they will not [ever] believe Quran 4:89 They wish that you should disbelieve, as they have disbelieved, and thus you become all alike. So, do not take friends from among them unless they migrate in the way of Allah. Then, if they turn away, seize them, and kill them wherever you find them, and do not take from among them a friend or helper. Quran 9:123 "O you who believe! fight those of the unbelievers who are near to you and let them find in you hardness." Quran 8:12 [Remember] when your Lord inspired to the angels, "I am with you, so strengthen those who have believed. I will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieved, so strike [them] upon the necks and strike from them every fingertip."

[@mohammadawyan5236]

Yet somehow this was never said by the majority of Muslims, the West has always been good at speaking for us

[@rajeev5259]

He can see goodness when there is no goodness,that is a real talent.

[@Naruto-kun-y]

Hhhh really. It is very clear according to the data of 2000 years that Christianity is the most violenat religiin on the earth planet as they did not not except murdering and raping and at the same time preaching that christinity is most peaceful. Atheist is 2nd most violant religion in the world Budhism is 3rd most violant religion on earth planet. There are several religion like this. For your kind information islam comes last or 2nd last in this list. So, even if you consider those acts that are imperssible in islam but Muslim did then even inclusion of all that actions or wars that islam did not allow but Muslim still Islam is most or 2nd most peaceful religion on earth planet.

[@momopopo5384]

The younger generation are so stupid . They don't know what they are talking about at all . I had a positive attitude towards Islam until I accidently found out how moderate Muslims friends of mine really felt about people of other faith .

[@sanjaysinghrathore99]

Can you elaborate?

[@5pointview717]

​​@@sanjaysinghrathore99He is lying that is why he never responded to you for 3 years!.

[@broomshed]

@@5pointview717or maybe it’s because there was a seven year gap between the original comment and the question…

[@mengelmoesNL]

Adam Deen: "Islam avoids violence"... LMFO. The only thing it avoids is progress.

[@Latifa1111-o6t]

Lmaoooooooooooo. Islam civilized Europe and gave you your Renaissance

[@mengelmoesNL]

@@Latifa1111-o6t Derp.

[@_.belladonna_]

Muslims invented everything you use till this day.

[@Sher245]

The fact that u commented this is because of Algorithms thanks to a Muslim mathematician named Al khwarizmi. So u can take ur opinion and shove it where it came from.

[@mengelmoesNL]

@@Sher245 At one point in history Christianity was progressive too.

[@priyashmukherjee3015]

"If you can't decide the religion of Terrorist today, Terrorist will decide your religion tomorrow" -Eminent Intellectual

[@chemophile14]

This debate is definitely a hydrogen fission bomb on hindu extremists who always have problems with Islam and the growing trend of Islam.

[@Wakie-sj2tg]

Yup but force conversion is haram bro,, they may face hellfire for that.. ❤

[@lgjosad]

(4:104) -And be not weak hearted in pursuit of the enemy; if you suffer pain, then surely they (too) suffer pain as you suffer pain..." Quran (8:12) - "I will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve. Therefore strike off their heads and strike off every fingertip of them"

[@Sher245]

Theres verses are in the context of war, not like going out for shopping and striking peoples necks. Deluded man. U can only understand Quran through the prophetic tradition called ahadith not just by reading it. U think Quran is a fairytale? Its the most complete and perfect book. It has answers within itself.

[@billBingiS]

@@Sher245 Quran 98:6 those who disbelieve, among the People of the Scripture and the idolaters, will abide in fire of hell. They are the worst of created beings. Quran 9:73 O Prophet, fight against the disbelievers and the hypocrites and be harsh upon them. And their refuge is Hell, and wretched is the destination. Quran 9:5, “When the forbidden (4) months of Islamic calendar have passed, then fight the polytheistic wherever you find them, capture them, besiege them, and prepare for them each, and every ambush. But if they repent, offer prayers perfectly, and give obligatory charity, then leave their way free. Surely Allah is forgiving merciful.” Quran 5:33 Indeed, the penalty for those who wage war against Allah and His Messenger and spread mischief in the land is death, crucifixion, cutting off their hands and feet on opposite sides, or exile from the land. This ˹penalty˺ is a disgrace for them in this world, and they will suffer a tremendous punishment in the Hereafter. Quran 9:29, “ Fight against those who do not believe in Allah, nor in the last day, nor forbid that which has been forbidden by Allah and Allah's messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of truth (Islam) among the people who were given the scriptures, until they pay the security tax willingly, and feel themselves subdued.” Quran 2:216, “Fighting (in Allah's cause) is ordained for you (Muslims) though you dislike it. It may be that you dislike a thing and it is good for you, and it may be that you like a thing and it us bad for you. Allah knows, but you do not know.” Quran 4:76 "The true believers fight for the cause of God, but the infidels fight for the devil. Fight then against the friends of Satan" Quran 48:29 "Muhammad is God's Apostle. Those who follow him are ruthless to the unbelievers but merciful to one another" (8:65) O Prophet! Rouse the believers to fighting. If they be twenty of you who persevere they shall vanquish two hundred; and if there be of you a hundred, they shall vanquish a thousand of those who disbelieve, for they are a people who lack understanding. Quran 47:4, “So, when you meet (in fight with) those who disbelieve, strike at their necks till you have killed and wounded many of them, then bind a bond firmly (and take them as captives). After the war lays down its burden, then either show generosity (free them without ransom), or ransom (to benefit Islam). But (Allah adapted this way) in order to test some of you with others. Those who are killed in the way of Allah, Allah will never let their deeds be lost.” Quran 8:55 Indeed, the worst of living creatures in the sight of Allah are those who have disbelieved, and they will not [ever] believe Quran 4:89 They wish that you should disbelieve, as they have disbelieved, and thus you become all alike. So, do not take friends from among them unless they migrate in the way of Allah. Then, if they turn away, seize them, and kill them wherever you find them, and do not take from among them a friend or helper. Quran 9:123 "O you who believe! fight those of the unbelievers who are near to you and let them find in you hardness." Quran 8:12 [Remember] when your Lord inspired to the angels, "I am with you, so strengthen those who have believed. I will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieved, so strike [them] upon the necks and strike from them every fingertip."

[@dingytick9457]

Yea those verses are in the context of war. Cause if you have an entire tribe fighting, opposing, and harassing you for over 20 years for no reason but you are preaching a message different to their principles, it is only logical that you would fight back

[@dingytick9457]

Do people think that the Quran is a children’s book or something? It’s literally a RELIGIOUS revelation, of course it would include serious matters like wars and some things of those senses as commandments. People are so naive nowadays that they forget that the Bible and Torah have the same, even more violent commandments and stories than that of the Quran.

[@fitri1885]

Did a cross-check with the Quran and find that these verses are indeed in the context of war. In war, both sides will suffer damages so what you quote from verse 1:104 is just an obvious thing. Although if I read the complete verse, its purpose seems to serve as to strengthen the Muslim's conviction since they have what the opposition doesn't have (hope in Allah). Also, I found that verse 8:12 doesn't say "strike off their heads" but "strike over their neck", which can be interpreted with either strikes on the head or directly on the neck. Agree with dingystick and Sher that this is also natural in the midst of war at that time. Moreover, this is just one verse among 176 verses in the same chapters, lots of other verses talks about how to conduct with just and fairness in crisis situations, which is also a theme carried out in lot of messages in the Quran.

[@freddiemercerful]

Adam Deen says we should let Islam define itself, but as Marx points out one must: "never judge a man by what he thinks of himself".

[@theLondonPieMan]

It's amazing how we britains, have become tolerant, so tolerant, that many, many people in this country are unable to form substantiated views based on evidence for the fear of becoming intolerant! It's almost like these poor souls ignore the facts just to blindly convince themselves otherwise - Very sad state of affaires

[@Sparta-oo2iy]

KILLING AND ROBBING THE WORLD OF ITS TREASURES, now you tolerent, Do me a favour !!

[@EastAsianToday]

On August 21, a Pakistani cleric near Multan hacked his wife, 36, to pieces for refusing to wear a veil. (“For bucking his authority” would be more accurate.) He, 42, told law-enforcement personnel that he’d had to kill her to avoid responsibility for her sins. The couple had three children. Islam has NO redeeming features and should be eliminated from this planet. What good can be said for it? Nothing makes humanity less human. Everything done under the Islamic banner seems to require an excuse

[@uarsalan]

If justice is achieved by being unjust to the other, then it is not worth it. Peace

[@pradippramanik1627]

It is not for peace rather for war and hateful violence.

[@MyNaday]

"Islam lays a foundation for a profound societal peace....", that's because the 9/11 victims rest in peace....

[@bijo9111]

Terrifying religion at all, don't pretend and it's clear to everyone

[@vuiqlo]

????

[@alphijosephk2266]

Why Islam need a assertion as a Peaceful Religion ? That itself shows that, Islam reached in such a situation, because of its acts contradict to the claim as a peaceful religion!!! No other religion expect Islam need this type of propaganda for convince the World that Islam is a peaceful religion!!! The World need not these type of claims but the action from Islam to establish that it is a peaceful religion like other religions.

[@justj8565]

@Alphi Joseph - the propaganda is actually from the islamaphobes, governments and mainstream media against Islam. It is these sources that portray Islam as a violent religion because a minority of individuals who happen to be Muslims commit an act of terror. This does not make Islam a religion of violence but that is the narrative being pushed all over the world. Unfortunately most people do believe, without questioning, what they see and hear on the mainstream media. This, together with lack of knowledge on Islam leads them to believe that Islam is a religion of violence. This video is part of Oxford University's debate where there were people debating that Islam is a religion of violence and this video is the opposing view that Islam is a religion of peace. Even if this video was not part of a debate, there is nothing wrong in informing people about the misconceptions they hold, in this case about Islam. Especially as mainstream media is misguiding people about Islam and in doing so creating fear and violence in the way of hate crimes. It is better to correct their misconceptions about Islam rather than leaving them to believe what is untrue and hopefully end their fear and phobia about Islam and show them what they see/hear in the media about Islam is not true but actually the opposite. That it is a peaceful religion but allows war in self defence but within just rules and if there is a peaceful solution then choose this peaceful solution.

[@yuppa396]

Yeah....*rolls eyes* They were non uniformed combatants. the emperor himself called them all his warriors. They ran the factories,made munitions,raised troops,and even trained to fight when the US invaded. They were not innocent victims in truth,but of course you will deny it.

[@zakuk77]

Thank you Adam.

[@michaelscottland4239]

Masha’Allah my brother Adam Deen. May Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala bless you with Jannatul Ferdous for the Love of His Beloved Habib Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Alihi Wa Sallam.

[@woof6021]

Amin and may Allah blles all of us and guide us to the right path

[@michaelscottland4239]

Meowsuke 123 Ameen.

[@okashagnosis]

@@michaelscottland4239 allah bless you

[@dantefuego]

Do you condemn the rape and murder of innocents underaged woman by government in muslim countries? Islam is a dictatorship that silences anything that speaks about it. FREE IRAN FROM THE TERROR.

[@EastAsianToday]

TWO QUOTES ON THE SUBJECT 1) The learned know that their lives give their degrees value rather than the other way around. One doesn’t argue that pudding is good because its recipe is. If pudding tastes bad, its recipe won’t make it tasty. Your degree isn’t who you are. What you’re doing with your life is. 2) What would the world think of Jesus or the Buddha being awarded a posthumous honorary doctorate? Or what would the world think if either had bothered to earn a doctorate had one been...

[@JkDograJakt]

Why there are many videos in the internet explaining islam is peaceful....... actions matter more than preaching

[@billBingiS]

Quran 98:6 those who disbelieve, among the People of the Scripture and the idolaters, will abide in fire of hell. They are the worst of created beings. Quran 9:73 O Prophet, fight against the disbelievers and the hypocrites and be harsh upon them. And their refuge is Hell, and wretched is the destination. Quran 9:5, “When the forbidden (4) months of Islamic calendar have passed, then fight the polytheistic wherever you find them, capture them, besiege them, and prepare for them each, and every ambush. But if they repent, offer prayers perfectly, and give obligatory charity, then leave their way free. Surely Allah is forgiving merciful.” Quran 5:33 Indeed, the penalty for those who wage war against Allah and His Messenger and spread mischief in the land is death, crucifixion, cutting off their hands and feet on opposite sides, or exile from the land. This ˹penalty˺ is a disgrace for them in this world, and they will suffer a tremendous punishment in the Hereafter. Quran 9:29, “ Fight against those who do not believe in Allah, nor in the last day, nor forbid that which has been forbidden by Allah and Allah's messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of truth (Islam) among the people who were given the scriptures, until they pay the security tax willingly, and feel themselves subdued.” Quran 2:216, “Fighting (in Allah's cause) is ordained for you (Muslims) though you dislike it. It may be that you dislike a thing and it is good for you, and it may be that you like a thing and it us bad for you. Allah knows, but you do not know.” Quran 4:76 "The true believers fight for the cause of God, but the infidels fight for the devil. Fight then against the friends of Satan" Quran 48:29 "Muhammad is God's Apostle. Those who follow him are ruthless to the unbelievers but merciful to one another" (8:65) O Prophet! Rouse the believers to fighting. If they be twenty of you who persevere they shall vanquish two hundred; and if there be of you a hundred, they shall vanquish a thousand of those who disbelieve, for they are a people who lack understanding. Quran 47:4, “So, when you meet (in fight with) those who disbelieve, strike at their necks till you have killed and wounded many of them, then bind a bond firmly (and take them as captives). After the war lays down its burden, then either show generosity (free them without ransom), or ransom (to benefit Islam). But (Allah adapted this way) in order to test some of you with others. Those who are killed in the way of Allah, Allah will never let their deeds be lost.” Quran 8:55 Indeed, the worst of living creatures in the sight of Allah are those who have disbelieved, and they will not [ever] believe Quran 4:89 They wish that you should disbelieve, as they have disbelieved, and thus you become all alike. So, do not take friends from among them unless they migrate in the way of Allah. Then, if they turn away, seize them, and kill them wherever you find them, and do not take from among them a friend or helper. Quran 9:123 "O you who believe! fight those of the unbelievers who are near to you and let them find in you hardness." Quran 8:12 [Remember] when your Lord inspired to the angels, "I am with you, so strengthen those who have believed. I will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieved, so strike [them] upon the necks and strike from them every fingertip."

[@vuiqlo]

Both r matter

[@b.elijahakinola8819]

Who's here in 2024 seeing how peaceful Islam as become around the world?

[@billBingiS]

Idk if you’re being sarcastic but…. Quran 98:6 those who disbelieve, among the People of the Scripture and the idolaters, will abide in fire of hell. They are the worst of created beings. Quran 9:73 O Prophet, fight against the disbelievers and the hypocrites and be harsh upon them. And their refuge is Hell, and wretched is the destination. Quran 9:5, “When the forbidden (4) months of Islamic calendar have passed, then fight the polytheistic wherever you find them, capture them, besiege them, and prepare for them each, and every ambush. But if they repent, offer prayers perfectly, and give obligatory charity, then leave their way free. Surely Allah is forgiving merciful.” Quran 5:33 Indeed, the penalty for those who wage war against Allah and His Messenger and spread mischief in the land is death, crucifixion, cutting off their hands and feet on opposite sides, or exile from the land. This ˹penalty˺ is a disgrace for them in this world, and they will suffer a tremendous punishment in the Hereafter. Quran 9:29, “ Fight against those who do not believe in Allah, nor in the last day, nor forbid that which has been forbidden by Allah and Allah's messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of truth (Islam) among the people who were given the scriptures, until they pay the security tax willingly, and feel themselves subdued.” Quran 2:216, “Fighting (in Allah's cause) is ordained for you (Muslims) though you dislike it. It may be that you dislike a thing and it is good for you, and it may be that you like a thing and it us bad for you. Allah knows, but you do not know.” Quran 4:76 "The true believers fight for the cause of God, but the infidels fight for the devil. Fight then against the friends of Satan" Quran 48:29 "Muhammad is God's Apostle. Those who follow him are ruthless to the unbelievers but merciful to one another" (8:65) O Prophet! Rouse the believers to fighting. If they be twenty of you who persevere they shall vanquish two hundred; and if there be of you a hundred, they shall vanquish a thousand of those who disbelieve, for they are a people who lack understanding. Quran 47:4, “So, when you meet (in fight with) those who disbelieve, strike at their necks till you have killed and wounded many of them, then bind a bond firmly (and take them as captives). After the war lays down its burden, then either show generosity (free them without ransom), or ransom (to benefit Islam). But (Allah adapted this way) in order to test some of you with others. Those who are killed in the way of Allah, Allah will never let their deeds be lost.” Quran 8:55 Indeed, the worst of living creatures in the sight of Allah are those who have disbelieved, and they will not [ever] believe Quran 4:89 They wish that you should disbelieve, as they have disbelieved, and thus you become all alike. So, do not take friends from among them unless they migrate in the way of Allah. Then, if they turn away, seize them, and kill them wherever you find them, and do not take from among them a friend or helper. Quran 9:123 "O you who believe! fight those of the unbelievers who are near to you and let them find in you hardness." Quran 8:12 [Remember] when your Lord inspired to the angels, "I am with you, so strengthen those who have believed. I will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieved, so strike [them] upon the necks and strike from them every fingertip."

[@vuiqlo]

​@@billBingiSand the context is war, right? u supposed to kill your enemies, right? and what's wrong by saying the non believer will burn in hell? literally all religion say the same thing, you don't follow my religion you'll going to hell

[@fitri1885]

I see that the religion of Islam itself was peaceful and will always be peaceful (since the main guidance, the Quran, is rigorously preserved). Muslims that I know of are mostly peaceful and kind too but just like in any other religion, there might be extremists who by no means represent the true religion itself.

[@chemophile14]

Peace doesn't mean absence of war and presence of justuce ❤

[@randomcontent7917]

Brilliant stuff. From his voice he sounds like Mehdi Hassan's brother

[@billBingiS]

Quran 98:6 those who disbelieve, among the People of the Scripture and the idolaters, will abide in fire of hell. They are the worst of created beings. Quran 9:73 O Prophet, fight against the disbelievers and the hypocrites and be harsh upon them. And their refuge is Hell, and wretched is the destination. Quran 9:5, “When the forbidden (4) months of Islamic calendar have passed, then fight the polytheistic wherever you find them, capture them, besiege them, and prepare for them each, and every ambush. But if they repent, offer prayers perfectly, and give obligatory charity, then leave their way free. Surely Allah is forgiving merciful.” Quran 5:33 Indeed, the penalty for those who wage war against Allah and His Messenger and spread mischief in the land is death, crucifixion, cutting off their hands and feet on opposite sides, or exile from the land. This ˹penalty˺ is a disgrace for them in this world, and they will suffer a tremendous punishment in the Hereafter. Quran 9:29, “ Fight against those who do not believe in Allah, nor in the last day, nor forbid that which has been forbidden by Allah and Allah's messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of truth (Islam) among the people who were given the scriptures, until they pay the security tax willingly, and feel themselves subdued.” Quran 2:216, “Fighting (in Allah's cause) is ordained for you (Muslims) though you dislike it. It may be that you dislike a thing and it is good for you, and it may be that you like a thing and it us bad for you. Allah knows, but you do not know.” Quran 4:76 "The true believers fight for the cause of God, but the infidels fight for the devil. Fight then against the friends of Satan" Quran 48:29 "Muhammad is God's Apostle. Those who follow him are ruthless to the unbelievers but merciful to one another" (8:65) O Prophet! Rouse the believers to fighting. If they be twenty of you who persevere they shall vanquish two hundred; and if there be of you a hundred, they shall vanquish a thousand of those who disbelieve, for they are a people who lack understanding. Quran 47:4, “So, when you meet (in fight with) those who disbelieve, strike at their necks till you have killed and wounded many of them, then bind a bond firmly (and take them as captives). After the war lays down its burden, then either show generosity (free them without ransom), or ransom (to benefit Islam). But (Allah adapted this way) in order to test some of you with others. Those who are killed in the way of Allah, Allah will never let their deeds be lost.” Quran 8:55 Indeed, the worst of living creatures in the sight of Allah are those who have disbelieved, and they will not [ever] believe Quran 4:89 They wish that you should disbelieve, as they have disbelieved, and thus you become all alike. So, do not take friends from among them unless they migrate in the way of Allah. Then, if they turn away, seize them, and kill them wherever you find them, and do not take from among them a friend or helper. Quran 9:123 "O you who believe! fight those of the unbelievers who are near to you and let them find in you hardness." Quran 8:12 [Remember] when your Lord inspired to the angels, "I am with you, so strengthen those who have believed. I will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieved, so strike [them] upon the necks and strike from them every fingertip."

[@rts100x5]

5:33 The only reward of those who make war upon Allah and His messenger and strive after corruption in the land will be that they will be killed or crucified, or have their hands and feet on alternate sides cut off, or will be expelled out of the land. Such will be their degradation in the world, and in the Hereafter theirs will be an awful doom...... So uplifting and inspirational

[@NurryFuts]

Feeling the peace after that for sure

[@Latifa1111-o6t]

Did you purposely ignore the “striving for corruption in the land” or are y’all both illiterate.

[@dark7element]

@@Latifa1111-o6t They define anyone who questions or challenges Islam to be "striving for corruption in the land". Islam is a totalitarian system that destroys human freedom.

[@shuvellmum1424]

Defending Islam as a lawyer would a criminal 🤔

[@boitshekomyataza8113]

To everyone that’s fighting... It’s a debate 🤷‍♀️ To the people saying that his fact are this or that that’s not the point. Debate means convince me of something, whether you believe it or not, make me (the judge) believe what you’re saying.

[@Areeish]

Over 5 million converts just in the US.

[@sheikibrahim5595]

" ISLAM IS THE FASTEST GROWING RELIGION. PEACEFUL WAVES OF ISLAM ! 80% PROVED TO BE 100% CORRECT.".

[@whatulookingat6366]

Marie is so funny to watch, each time istg 😂😭😭

[@freedomfighter6908]

When is the debate regarding whether Buddhism as a religion of peace happening?

[@pocopongpong7948]

Just imagine, this girl that said islam is bad. Said buddhist is bad based on rohingya issue. Same issue, they will point to some one misspractice religion to blame totally

[@alnotbiggaytho7124]

Google: rohingya and the argument falls apart

[@aaser5860]

Pocopong Pong preach

[@lgjosad]

Quran (3:56) - "As to those who reject faith, I will punish them with terrible agony in this world and in the Hereafter, nor will they have anyone to help." Quran (3:151) - "Soon shall We cast terror into the hearts of the Unbelievers, for that they joined companions with Allah, for which He had sent no authority" Quran (4:104) - "And be not weak hearted in pursuit of the enemy; if you suffer pain, then surely they (too) suffer pain as you suffer pain..."

[@pjmcc1uk]

Adam just basically destroyed his own argument. He brought up the parts where violence is not only permitted but encouraged. Therefore he shows that Islam is violent. It makes no difference whatsoever if there is a certain context to it. It gives specific instructions on violence. That's before going into the stuff about apostasy and how they treat women. Or even the bits about how Islam first spread

[@pjmcc1uk]

That's based on your interpretation, which is the problem with any religion. But let's face facts, the Koran encourages the killing of apostates and blasphemers. So it is not about fighting what peaceful people would think of as injustice. Never in the history of the world has religion used that interpretation of Jihad. Islam became a larger religion through conquest. Not because it used violence in self defence. My original point stands.

[@TheLincolnrailsplitt]

He also didn't tackle Islam's division of the world into two opposing parts; the House of Islam and the House of War. We in the West live in the 'House of War'.. I would have ejoyed listening to his thoughts about these concepts.

[@georgechristiansen6785]

The no true Muslim fallacy again. Yawn.

[@nl8509]

Well does 99.9% of Muslims fare better?

[@acash93]

@@nl8509 Yeah of course there is no true Muslims. Most Muslims would be peace loving, and are compliant because they are ruled by fear and all the critics are imprisoned/beheaded. Even apostacy requires capital punishment. How can Muslims be true Muslims if they are not allowed to given basic human rights, the liberty to freely criticise theire religion or have equal rights among different genders?

[@FaisalAli-he2db]

Exactly thats what the speaker said Separate islam and muslim Judge islam by quran and the prophet

[@boxingmonthly]

idiot

[@sharpshooterxigbar5713]

acash93 What? That’s complete nonsense. I choose to be a Muslim and no one is forcing me to. Stop acting like all Muslim countries are the same country. There’s a drastic difference between Iraq and UAE for example. One country is currently in a war and the other isn’t. Yes sure they are countries like Yemen and Iraq where the people are oppressed but that’s two counties out of dozens. There is religious freedom in most Islamic countries.

[@EastAsianToday]

THE FOUR MOST COMMON FEATURES OF MUSLIM RESPONSES TO RESISTANT INFIDELS: 1) no verbal case for Islam to begin with; 2) rapid onset of intolerance for resistance; 3) indignation over that resistance; 4) anger, at times threateningly, over that resistance. The first produces the second, which produces the third and fourth. Islam features jihād because it has no VERBAL defense. Muslims defend Islam violently because Muhammad couldn’t defend it verbally. Qur'ān 5:101-02 INEVITABLY produces violence.

[@fitri1885]

What do you mean? I just check Quran 5:101 and it has nothing to do with violence.

[@Muslim604c]

Ma Sha Allah

[@ruhulauliya6772]

He made it really clear n put on evidence from al-qur'an ♥️🔥

[@ehudshapira2745]

This is a far more coherent argument than the first one for this side was. Whether or not the man is correct about the "essence" of Islam being peaceful, I would like wish him success in spreading this view among believers. But rather, this is where the problem is with this proposition: the essentialist claim that it is peaceful distorts the realities of what "peaceful" means and/or of what Islam is and has been, since if someone accepts this claim and sees things in Islam that should not be viewed as peaceful, they might adjust their views of what "peaceful" means so that "peaceful" is no longer "peaceful". Better to acknowledge that the religion is ancient and massive and contains contradicting values, and picking which values to accept and which to reject. Although, I am speaking from my position as an atheist, of course. This method is quite a bit more difficult as an actual believer, I suppose. But hopefully it is still a view that can be accepted as valid and appreciated even by theists who do wish to claim that this is "the essence" of the religion. Cheers.

[@irenejhvasti5152]

While I agree that it would be best for our society, picking what "is" and what "isn't" is exactly what invalidates a religion. For if the Holy book was written by God it must be taken as the truth and whatever is altered by humans later on can not replace the "word of God" since a human is not above God. God is all knowing and perfect from the beginning so there should be no need for any moral updates anyways.

[@rubelsiddique6321]

Bible, Luke19:27 says"Who didnot want me to be king over them, bring them here and kill them".. Peacefull religion.

[@elinhagglund33]

Yes exactly. You can find lots of violence in old testament. It is all what you make of it. And books of religion might be interpreted not litterally and it also might be taken into consideration when they where written and that the word of God, Allah could also have been combined with the person who wrote it's words...

[@TheWorldsStage]

Those words of Jesus was quoting a character in a parable, not telling his people to kill anyone. Jesus was never violent, even when violence was done to him. He specifically commanded his followers to not be violent. Matthew 26:52 "Then Jesus said to him, "Put your sword back into its place; for all those who take up the sword shall perish by the sword."

[@helenzoubi2723]

YOU DON,T KNOW THE BIBLE AT ALL

[@helenzoubi2723]

LOL YOU DONT HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT

[@helenzoubi2723]

WOMAN ARE SLAVES IN ISLAM, WHY WOULD YOU BELIEVE THAT GOD WOULD WANT THAT FOR YOU .

[@fmuta1]

Go on, tell me again how you think the rantings of a rapist , child molester,wife beater, looter, blood thirsty pirate, mass murderer, hate spreader, liar, self appointed prophet, and war monger, are all the signs of a prophet. Best laugh i have had for ages.

[@samuel9skinner]

+fmuta1 first of all there are no documents to show he raped anyone, beat anyone or anything like that. secondly, the reason he killed people is because he was a political leader who had to please the general public and they wanted to expand the empire so he used his genius as a general

[@fmuta1]

Samuel Skinner Yeah, keep on believing that.

[@samuel9skinner]

those are facts that I stated

[@dingytick9457]

@@fmuta1when you have nothing to prove so you put everything on the table. Best laugh I have had for ages…

[@aditthiyansa5395]

no religion should call themselves as peaceful

[@AtamMardes]

Muslims say Qur'an teaches peace and freedom of opinion. I agree. But can you name any Islamic country where the penalty for apostasy is not death? Have Islamic countries have made up the "death for apostasy" law on their own and are misrepresenting Qur'an? If it is the responsibility of a Muslim to make sure that Qur'an is not misrepresented, why don't the Muslims put their effort in encouraging those Islamic countries not to misrepresent Qur'an by making up "death for apostasy" laws? What guarantee is there that promoting a peaceful Islam in a non-Islamic country will not eventually lead to "death for apostasy" law once the whole country becomes Islamic?

[@iritkazuki1]

***** In what context?

[@JJ-pt3xr]

***** if qur'an is teaching violance, who is teaching to kill innocent muslims that atheists/anti-islamic goveernment are killing in countries like bangladesh?

[@JJ-pt3xr]

***** thats my point!!! its a muslim country with no sharia law but the government is anti-islamist, killing, beating, shooting innocent muslims in the street, mosque and just everywhere. its very sad to see that men in beard and caps, women in veil, are getting killed for being... well,,, a muslim. so why they get no justice? why no one talks about them? why no one fights for them instead of bashing religions? why no one cares about them? what happened to the world? humanity? DOOMED. and most importantly, if Qur'an teaches violence then who is teaching those bastards to kill innocent muslims for no good reason?

[@arbresistance]

Muslims say Qur'an teaches peace and freedom of opinion. I do not agree. I read it. I felt sick. The word LOVE is not written in the Quran, not even once. The words SLAVE, KILL, BOOTY, WAR, SLAUGHTER, etc... are written many times. In Islam there is only one opinion, Sharia tells you what to eat, how to dress, what to do, what not to do, how to think. Islam is not a religion, it is a political system which uses the Divine to impose its totalitarian ideology.

[@iritkazuki1]

Its is a religion.Quran is the guidance to Man-Kind.One question,Do you hate Islam?

[@diedertspijkerboer]

How did Islam originally spread? Through wars of conquest. How did Christianity originally spread? Through missionary work. I'm not defending Christianity, but it's obviously less violent.

[@spanker54]

24 million were estimated dead from the Crusades ( when Europe's population was between 38 million and 76 million between 1000-1500 A.D. 17 million were estimated dead from WW1, and 73 million were estimated dead from WW2. Enjoy your delusion.

[@lizd2943]

For all their excesses, the Crusades were a defensive reaction to aggressive Islamic expansion. WWI and WWII were not started over Christianity. Enjoy your confusion.@@spanker54

[@dantefuego]

except for woman, gays, jews, Christians and Iran

[@hassanosman337]

Advice: Read your comment again

[@sawcrab2249]

Adam quotes Al-Quran And Annie has the dare to talk about "eVidEnCe"

[@disturbed0insane]

I mean, Quran is NOT evidence for the rest of the world.

[@sawcrab2249]

@@disturbed0insane The quran is what muslims follow, it's the best evidence for whether or not islam is a peaceful religion.

[@disturbed0insane]

@@sawcrab2249 Quran may be an evidence for muslims but for the rest of us, it's just a book.

[@youbigtubership]

So the argument that justice is intrinsic to Islam, and that violence is prescribed in Islam to uphold justice, doesn't equate to an argument that Islam, a religion requiring that justice be upheld, prescribes violence? Oxford's standards are slipping, I reckon. It is not righteous to fetishize the idea of a law which says that it must be upheld at any costs, including the lives of those who disagree.

[@atheistpsychof.4543]

Well done Adam!!! You shining the ISLAM.... Beautiful!!! I LOVE ISLAM

[@atheistpsychof.4543]

allahloves mycock Oh! don'worry joseph raped little child Mary.... the Pedophile little child Mary by Joseph send every heaven to find more like Mary or else Joseph will rape Son of god too... hahahahaaa

[@nabimuhammadsaw1]

is joseph a prophet?

[@atheistpsychof.4543]

allahloves mycock is Joseph Chief or Master of Pedophile??

[@nabimuhammadsaw1]

Yes Joseph is your pedophile master for pedophile muhammad. Joseph taught pedophile muhammad how to rape little child aisha....

[@nabimuhammadsaw1]

yes Joseph taught pedophile muhammad on how to rape little child aisha....

[@farhanafathi1010]

Who started world war 1 & 2.is tat muslims???

[@abdulazizmohamoud1945]

NO

[@shubhamlele5395]

Christians duh

[@zakazikoziko1419]

Shubham Lele You shouldn’t blame their religion for it.

[@Mohamed-yi9cl]

Zakaziko Ziko dont call muslims terrorists

[@zakazikoziko1419]

Mohamed Akbar Im on the same side.

[@snowflakemelter1172]

there is peace in Islam, unless you choose not to believe in it anymore, then there is a distinct lack of peace for you. A religion of peace doesn't have a death sentence for leaving, isn't that quite obvious ?

[@kire12298]

The only argument used here is the widely disproved, "No true Scotsman" fallacy. Maybe if they learned that the no true scot fallacy is a horrendous lack of debate skill, they might actually make sense.

[@hereturbie7458]

No, he clearly provides evidence from the Quran, Hadith, and basic logic that shows how Muslims are supposed to act. "Share food with prisoners" not stale bread and water. That alone should be enough to show the true character of Islam. Why would they do that if they were evil? You can say that he is simply lying if you wish, but then you forfeit the claim to no true scotsman. Furthermore, disregarding his statements without good faith efforts to discover the truth will never be a just way to evaluate Islam. Only you will know in your heart what truly constitutes good faith efforts.

[@Napalm6b]

@@hereturbie7458 He makes a decent case for just war theory, but he denies the values of pacifism that led Ghandi to defeat the British Empire & Martin L King to defeat racial segregation in the US. The speaker denies the validity of pacifism as a moral failing but does not back up this statement with any evidence of any kind. This is a big hole in the argument.

[@habibarahman2172]

Napalm6b yes he does rather crudely condemn pacifism as a whole. But i suspect, given the limited time, he was approaching it in the narrow context of the debate at hand and islam’s historical inception. Islam isn’t against pacifism per say; this is evident from the makkan period when tremendous violence against muslims was not met with equal violence but restraint and pacifism by the muslims and the prophet. Now of course it did not work in the way it did for mlk and ghandi; but that is the hit and miss nature of it. Now because islam is a 360 religion, it draws a line between pacifism and appeasement. For example, pacifism against hitler would not work. This is where islam draws the line for purposes of self defense and fighting back. Ghandi and mlk would look rather foolish, indeed unethical doing what they did against hitler.

[@leondiegodelpino]

Point out misrepresentations of yours Ideas cannot be seen as a "no true Scotsman" fallacy, to demonstrate that you have to show us what was not a misrepresentation of the opposition, what you failed to do.

[@Karma_is_the_truth]

Peaceful community spreading peace everywhere in the world even in Europe .

[@aishachildbride9229]

I am deeply offended by people who criticise Islam and people who make fun of our profit Mo Ham Mad.

[@jibreelangel6314]

As I told This lady she doesn't have to mention my country Mali because we haven't got any trouble due to Muslims but because of you western media which is also present in our countries. And thanks so much Brother for this sentence "we must leave Islam defend itself not Saudi Arabia or wherever "Because Islam has came for the Arabs but the whole mankind whether you accept or not.

[@shamsia_rahimi8717]

Well done bro mashallah islam mean this not what Social Media shows 👏👏

[@lszujo73]

"we have to allow islam to define itself"....they've been defining themselves all right for 1300 years and the rest of the world is getting the hiccups😀

[@elinhagglund33]

Fight does not necissarily mean with violence. A fight could be in the mind and soul. Even if a sword is mentioned it could be interpreted metaforically.

[@aegontargaeryan]

Elin Hägglund - in Islam there's nothing like fight within one's mind ..it's literally fighting n slaughtering tens of thousands of innocent non Muslims ...The one who practices this cult ends up hating the Jews n the Christians ..but sadly the west are becoming dumbass to this dirty tactics of white washing Islam ...Why weren't the western countries not being attacked or susceptible to violence up until the 20 th century?? Cause they had lived up the standards n ethos which shaped Europe n the rest of the west ..The destruction started since they allowed entry for Middle easterners n Asians migrants n refugees who are not indigenous Muslims of Europe ...Am i sounding islamophobic ? No definitely not cause it's the Muslims who are hurted by the Christian Cross and it's teachings ... A Jew or a Christian or a Hindu or any other non Muslim couldn't practice freely his/her religion in a Muslim dominant country and stamping islamophobia on the west when it comes to protecting it's people against Islam is downright hypocrisy of the Muslims

[@farhaanahmed8924]

@@aegontargaeryan Well it's even more astonishing that the egotistical governers of the west can kill an even greater number of people in these eastern lands all for selfish western needs, and they don't need a book to have any implications for them do it.

[@aegontargaeryan]

@@farhaanahmed8924 Well it's not astonishing why the middle easterners need Western support as well to a great extend just for survival and protection from their own folks cause islamists themselves will slaughter , destroy the people and land and the leaders of the middle East knows that well . If US protection and technical support given is what you meant then the withdrawal of the west ,be it army or technical assistance will only mean the utter destruction of middle East . Instances of defending the western allies in the middle East is often regarded as an attack orchestrated by the west on Arabs and on the other hand Arabs want huge Western support is quite one of the greatest examples of Islamic hypocrisy . Yeah the west may not have turned to a book for it's implications because they don't have one but certainly the Arabs mostly turn to a so called holy book for justifying rape ,mass killings etc on the west .This double standard hypocrisy is what should be condemned .

[@farhaanahmed8924]

@@aegontargaeryan You really called it Islamic Hypocrisy? I guess by that analogy, America is Christianity?

[@3ksaif]

@@aegontargaeryan jihad is a huge part of islam which refers to the inner fight and struggle a muslim experiences in their daily life so saying 'theres nothing like fight within ones mind' is completely wrong. Please go educate yourself

[@NassimDhaher]

May Allah reward you with goodness. JazakALLAHo khairan.

[@highdefinitionstanleytm9614]

Allah Allah who the fuck is Allah.

[@sitizaleha4236]

@@highdefinitionstanleytm9614 respect other religion bro

[@highdefinitionstanleytm9614]

@@sitizaleha4236 i dont respect a religion that have a paedophile prophet im afraid.

[@sitizaleha4236]

@@highdefinitionstanleytm9614 Muslim respect others religion and you? Your religion taught you that?

[@highdefinitionstanleytm9614]

@@sitizaleha4236 haha stay off the crack. What about all the christians being persecuted in pakistan. What about all the yazedi being persecuted in iraq. I could go on. Im no religion as there all bullshit its just islam is the very worst of a bad bunch and it needs eredicating .

[@EastAsianToday]

IGNORANCE, ARROGANCE, AND CRUELTY SUPPORT EACH OTHER IN ISLAM To quotes from an Egyptian cleric; a Muslim Brotherhood founder; an early Muslim historian; and Islam’s first caliph, founder, and major text, Kristian Joensen said “Just because something is true of some member of a class doesn't mean it is true for all members of that class.” To a reminder that Muhammad had threatened to “burn...alive inside their homes” all who ignored his call to prayers, saiyyadhassan said “This was just a...

[@Karma_is_the_truth]

I left Islam the day , I read and completed Quar by my own and compared with other religions and athesim . It is World worst religion , don't believe then search on KZbin .

[@supersuper3493]

🙌🏼🙌🏼good for you, from where you are? Are you a hidden apostate?

[@EmilyRose1]

While Islam itself may not be entirely evil, it is not truth.

[@aslanb.1966]

Emily Rose Go ask the jews, they will tell you it is a thousand times more thruth than Christianity.

[@UndergroundRap4eva]

Saying "Islam is a religion of peace and the extremists who kill in the name of Allah are only a minority of the Muslim population" is like saying "cigarettes are safe to smoke because only a minority of cigarette smokers suffer from lung cancer and other related cigarette smoking pulmonary diseases"

[@raheelaali9767]

Great speech, honest, direct and to the point

[@EastAsianToday]

“The Susannah”? Is that the “...don’t you cry for me” Susannah, Abdel Mabrouk?

[@lgjosad]

Quran (5:33) - "The punishment of those who wage war against Allah and His messenger and strive to make mischief in the land is only this, that they should be murdered or crucified or their hands and their feet should be cut off on opposite sides or they should be imprisoned; this shall be as a disgrace for them in this world, and in the hereafter they shall have a grievous chastisement"

[@bilalabbas3388]

alhamdulillah for speakers like Adam Deen and Mehdi Hasan btw alhamdullilah means praise be to God for all those who may try to misinterpret our PEACEFUL phrases ( ;

[@moriombegum8363]

Finally a person uses a VERSE from the Quran

[@FreeAnalyst]

Adam Deen says, “Islam must be allowed to define itself...” but then goes on to say, “not like Saudi Arabia and all these other horrible places.” Who in that case is the legitimate voice of Islam? When you mention the Saudi State, Yemen, Iran, Pakistan we are told that these systems do not represent Islam. Who or what does then? Any mention of terror or misogynistic treatment of women, etc; we are always told that these things are all being done by the wrong type of Muslims. How convenient.

[@EastAsianToday]

Thanks for that. Readers can find more about it at a video called “Condemnation of Shias by Sunni leaders lead to new attacks.” In it, Abdusshomad Buchori says “We from the Islamic Council want peace. That’s why the Sunni community in Indonesia has to be defended. There’s no advantage to allow another group with a very different religious opinion to grow. This will lead to conflict, and that’s dangerous for our country.” In Islam, every Muslim is right, and disagrees with every other Muslim.

[@amaansurti4774]

Go to sleep............. like for a nice long decade or two.

[@cocothekitty3680]

I don't get you ?? Are you referring to something he said in the lecture??

[@Cody_x1995]

Thank u this restored my iman

[@microbiologistnishantgupta]

Just think Why they need to Prove Izlam is peaceful ? It is very obvious and common to biased towards the religion which we belongs or we have connections with it. All religion were made and evolved to manage a particular society and traits. Now it is time to think about oneness, not your is inferior or mine is better. We should accept and improve those ancient rules, rather than to defend forcefully.

[@boxingmonthly]

ISLAM TRANSLATES TO: PEACE

[@yuppa396]

no it translates to SUBMISSION fucking liar

[@yuppa396]

troll. welcome to post blocker .

[@boxingmonthly]

so called expert.. u know NOTHING

[@jackywhipet]

islam means submission.

[@boxingmonthly]

no it means Peace aquired Through submission to Gods will

[@flyagaric1607]

islam is about as peaceful, or indeed welcome, as a fart in a library.

[@mushtariynazirov]

101 percent ISLAM is a peaceful religion and i 200% believe it

[@rouzbehazshab]

He reads well!!!

[@deedlessdeity218]

5:50 "Fighting is prescribed to you, though you may not like it." To read into that, that Islam is a peaceful force is twisting your brain through a blender. I can not phrase this any more diplomatically. That sentence is nothing other but forcing someone who does not want to fight, to fight. It is the polar opposite of what Deen renders it to be.

[@kimiwanaka266]

Can't believe an educated man from Oxford can say Islam is a religion of peace!! He really didn't read the Qur'an!!!

[@mariamlovesyou]

looks like you didn't read the Quran either, moron..

[@kimiwanaka266]

I did! So don't give me your Islamist Bullshit it won't work on me! Instead of convincing me, why don't you work on the Islamist around the world causing chaos and harming people!

[@kimiwanaka266]

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[@dr.jimnikol1020]

The question "is Islam a peaceful religion?" cannot be answered because Islam is not a religion it is political and military doctrine.

[@cher0appa98]

twaddle!

[@EastAsianToday]

said “The [Kuwaiti] constitution respects freedom of religion but it does not mean that a Muslim should be allowed to convert from his religion to another.” In 2007’s Lina Joy case, Malaysia’s Federal Court said “A person who wanted to renounce his/her religion must do so according to existing laws or practices....a person cannot at one’s whims and fancies renounce or embrace a religion.” Read, too, about Gennady Tseuma, Steve Centanni, Bae Hyung-kyu, Ahmadey Osman Nur, and Ahmed Matan....

[@cocothekitty3680]

Kuwait constitution is not the Islam teachings 😂 Islam versus in the book of Islam Quran says Clearly "no force to embrace any religion, common-sense and non-sense is obvious" 😊 leaving it to each person to use his brain as human😊

[@khalil650]

Please dont make me laugh, please my friend update ur knowledge then talk to me about the situation in Palestine. apparently u dont know what is happening to the Palestinian civilians.

[@sharpshooterxigbar5713]

Shelby B That’s not your call to make. The Israelis took Palestine from the Palestinians. Why would they not fight to reclaim their country? I don’t know where you’re from but i know you would hate someone taking your land away from you and making it a war torn shadow of its former self.

[@sharpshooterxigbar5713]

Shelby B No that’s complete ignorance. The prophet Mohammed never killed innocent people, he went to monarchies where they oppress their people and he and his army only killed the oppressive leaders. In the Quran it says that you shouldn’t attack a country or opposition if they want peace, so prophet Mohamed did the right thing because his enemies didn’t want peace. “And if they incline to peace, then incline to it [also] and rely upon Allah. Indeed, it is He who is the Hearing, the Knowing.” (8:61- Saheeh International translation) Also the Quran says that {Let there be no compulsion in religion: Truth stands out clear from Error…} (Al-Baqarah 2:256) Your statement about the prophet Mohamed is complete ludicrous. Muslims, Jews and Christians are meant to get along in Islam, so palestians who were rooting for the holocaust are against Islam. [2.62] Surely those who believe, and those who are Jews, and the Christians, and the Sabians, whoever believes in Allah and the Last day and does good, they shall have their reward from their Lord, and there is no fear for them, nor shall they grieve. So these palestians who hate Jews are doing the opposite of what allah has told them to, and they oppose the Quran. The Jews and Christians are allies of Muslims.

[@sharpshooterxigbar5713]

Shelby B You take that verse out of context. The surah/ chapter descended during the war of the trench. Before the siege, about 2-3 years, the prophet Mohamed signed a treaty with the Jews in madinah, they would live peacefully together and the Jews (Bani Quraydah was the name of these specific Jew tribe) can practice Judaism without any problem, but the rule was if madinah was attacked and there was a siege, the Jews will fight with alongside the Muslims. When the war of the trench happened, the Quraysh tribe (these were against the prophet and always spitting at him and throwing rocks at him in his hometown of Makkah, so that’s why he went to Madinah with the Muslims) attacked madinah, and they were in great numbers. So the Jews thought the Muslims would lose so they ran off instead of fighting with the Muslims, and the Muslims prevailed in the fight. One of the 16 Major Sins is “Turning back when the army advances (running from the battlefield)” so Allah told the Prophet and his People to hunt down these traitors and kill them all. Unbelievers doesn’t necessarily mean non Muslims. If it did then the prophet would’ve killed the Jews in madinah immediately and not agreed to a contract of alliance. This is further backed up with this verse: “There shall be no compulsion in [acceptance of] the religion. The right course has become clear from the wrong.” (2:256 - Saheeh International translation) Homosexuality is prohibited in Islam for one reason, you are disrespecting the lord, which the worst possible sin you could commit. God has created 2 genders for a reason, and when you have a martial relationship with the same gender, you’re basically flicking off to god. I don’t have a problem with non Muslims committing this act, but when you legalize it and make it normal in an Arab country, it’s as if you are flicking off to god as well. But that is your choice to be a homosexual. It’s not something a human is born with, they choose to do that. I would say it’s disrespectful to come into a country, break their rules and say that it’s unfair. If you hate the rules, leave the country. At the end of the day it’s your choice to be gay, and if you want to be gay where it’s illegal, you will pay the consequences. If you want to be gay and not be harassed, go to a country where it’s legal. Homosexuality is also one of the 16 Major sins. I do agree however that they shouldn’t be executed, that’s too much. I don’t personally assault and harass Homosexuals because I think it’s wrong to attack other humans unless it’s to defend yourself or to defend your country in a war. I don’t think it is just to kill them and any Muslim who does kill them is killing an innocent person (Murder in an unjust Manner) which is a Major Sin, I think deportation is fine, but when it’s a citizen of that country it becomes difficult, jail for life is too much, I think they can’t repent if they really want so I wouldn’t personally put them in jail. I condemn the killing of any innocent human (Nationality, Race and sexuality doesn’t affect this decision) Omar mateen has done a major sin, he killed innocent people and he should be imprisoned for life. My belief is that God will punish the homosexuals in the afterlife it is not my duty to kill/ harm or harass them. So my recommendation for homosexuals in the Arab/ Muslim countries is to leave said countries and go to a country where it is legal. There are many countries who accept these people, so they can literally pick where they want to go. Sorry, we are not going to change our rules and religion to apply something that was made prohibited in our religion for 1400 years, if you make it normal in our countries, it will spread and many people maybe Muslims even may sin, and the government will be responsible. If you don’t like the rule, leave the Arab/ Muslim country or pay the consequences of the law. Simple. Because at the end of the day you choose what you want to do with your sexuality, and it’s not like Nationality or skin colour which you’re born with naturally. Don’t ever compare me or any of the 1.6 billion to the 13000 dogs in ISIS. I have no correlation to them and so do the 99.99999% of Muslims who are not in ISIS. ISIS kills all people, both non Muslims and Muslims. So them killing LGBT people is not special. Whatever ISIS do, it is prohibited. Here’s a verse that condemns the killing of innocent people “[w]hoever kills a soul unless for a soul or for corruption [done] in the land - it is as if he had slain mankind entirely. And whoever saves one - it is as if he had saved mankind entirely.” (5:32 - Saheeh International translation) Also ISIS Claim they kill people of other religions in the name of Islam. “There shall be no compulsion in [acceptance of] the religion. The right course has become clear from the wrong.” (2:256 - Saheeh International translation) Also this is backed up by them killing Muslim Syrians and Iraqis who are not in ISIS. How are they doing it in the name of Islam if they are killing their own people?! This is what Isis is about! Killing innocent people which absolutely prohibited in Islam. They do not represent the Quran or the Muslim community in any way shape or form, especially because they only make up 0.00001% of all Muslims.

[@osamae6944]

@@sharpshooterxigbar5713 mashallah. well-said brother!

[@Latifa1111-o6t]

Shelby B Israelis should go back to Germany, Poland and Austria and wherever they came from.

[@Best-ew9br]

Wish you the best. 🙂God bless you

[@crispyskin3856]

allah*

[@wonderfullife737]

"Fight those who do not believe in Allah or in the Last Day and who do not consider unlawful what Allah and His Messenger have made unlawful and who do not adopt the religion of truth from those who were given the Scripture - [fight] until they give the jizyah willingly while they are humbled" quran 9;29..... islam itself is the problem

[@zainm5919]

he was specifically talking about hostile tribes that were attacking his tribe

[@badboyalex9394]

Thanks to Oxford union. It is amazingly surprising to me that we came to debate on Islamic teaching but we completely avoided Bible and it's teaching, it is important in such debates, the opponents escaped because they are atheists, I wonder how they call them academic. It is a shame, even I like to say that even Muslim doesn't know Quran and sunnah properly. When I read bible it make me completely fade and worried. Jesus is poor guy abused by Christians, Christians believe jesus as a god and follow so called Paul. Bible teaches violence war and pornography. This is our responsibility to bring this issue to the face and read Quran. As Allah said, do not exceed in your religion. In the bible jesus said that they hear but hear not, they seen but see not, not they believe.

[@csabaszabo8624]

no christian states today execute gays. Islam execute gays, makes women as secondary citizens. Tell me about that too

[@azishidayatullah1199]

I love Adam Deen

[@EastAsianToday]

An American, I should go on record here opposing American intervention in Syria’s civil war. I’m sincerely sorry for the pain suffered there, especially of children, but I doubt that U.S., or any other, intervention would help. NATO’s sympathetic involvement in Libya proved disastrous, with parties that benefited from it later displaying their ingratitude. In Syria, Muslims are killing Muslims. That’s the Islamic world. And J. William Fulbright was right about the limits of American power.

[@MrMacmiller99]

cheers all :D before you say that islam is a religion of violence, can you look at the answers of these questions : 1: who killed more than 10 million people at the world war 1 ? was it islam ? 2: who killed more than 60 million people at the world war 2 ? was it islam ? 3: who killed over 2 million african in the slave trade and buried in the atlantic ? was it islam ? 4: how many civilian and child was killed by the bombing iraq,, afghanestan,, yemen,, pakistan,, ? 5: how many civilian died by the israel war machine bombing in gaza since 1995 ?? 6: most of the casulaties of the suicide boming was from muslims in iraq ,, saudi ,, syria ,, yemen ,, afghanestan do you know that ? 7: do you know how many muslims and christians have been killed and still being killed in Burma by Buddhist munges. Fox News ?? 8: The 30 year war in the name of jesus(pbuh), was it really christianity? etc…. Does christianity promote violence? off course not! Does Buddhism promote violence? Nope! How about islam? yup. But why just because fox news said so? Even the word ISLAM reads no! if you actually understood it :( let me tell you something about the prophet Muhammad peace be on he : when the muslims goes to war, he used to give them the Commandments of war : dont kill anyone who doesn't fight you ,,, dont harm woman ,, old man ,, child ,,, anyone who is praying including non muslims ,, dont cut a tree ,, is that a prophet of violence ? and the prophet refused to handcuff the war prisoners !!!! do you know how many times the word sword is mentioned in the holyy quran ? ZERO do you know how many times the word sword is mentioned in the holy bible ? over 200 times. do you know that the one is not a muslim if he curses any other ibrahemek religions ? i need more than a year to wright about islam and it wont be enough what i want you to understand is that: islam is not a religion of terror their is a few of people who did their acts in the name of islam, whom are aggressively hostile. And by the way, islam in the arabic language came from the world salam and isteeslam in arabic means " peace “ and “submission" islam means submitting peace to Allah (god almighty) to bring peace for you and others ..ISLAMIC STATE SIMPLY MEANS THE STATE THAT SUBMIT PEACE it just does not make any sense, idiotically speaking :( Islam is off course not a pacifism religion under very specific circumstances , and those idiotic Illiterate take it out of context :( Most people are least informed & most entertained , by the media: a troll factory where erroneous info keeps piling up, Independence from intelligence. Its correspondents are the biggest liberal fedora tippers of all time. they're basically Reddit: The Person. Instead of solving the problems that their own early policies produced; they chose to blame it on us, Just excuses and tinkering deceptive history denial. They should really learn from Scandinavians by just looking at them. TERRORIST uses terrorism in the pursuit of political aims and they terrify people, including "MUSLIMS"! THEY ARE "NOT ISLAMIC!”. HOW is it hard to actually understand that? MUSLIMS are there main victims; they terrify the vast majority of main stream muslims. IF Muslim scholars, intellects, thinkers, 99.99..% of muslims say no TERRORIST are "not ISLAMIC":- therefore they are not. why double standard? ISIS, TALIBAN, Al QAEDA..They are MONSTROSITIES OR deaf CULTS...THEY SHOULD BE DESTROYED, its unfortunate this gen have to go through this. How prudent is it to actually agree with those remorseless killers to some extent by applauding their clams and giving them recognition by calling them “ IS***IC STATE”, since its their main goal? if you have to judge take the words of the vast majority muslims instead of the tiny minorities barbaric people who gets their asinine delusion drilled by chopping heads of and sharing their heartlessness digitally. If islam teaches us to be as violent as those cults, why aren’t we all of us doing it? Humanity would have vanished. Human being can be PEACEFUL OR VIOLENT, FACT! Cheerless, to see some muslims feeling apologetic on behalf of those deaf cults b/c of peoples’ discombobulated dopy hypocrisy :( 21c:( Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than being Illiterately dyslexic, sincerely ignorant and conscientiously stupid. when humanity in general become antagonistic towards those indecent, barbaric, unsophisticated & savagely cruel inhuman vicious beings, they will be sorted out and ultimately terminated. Making muslims part of the solution instead of disdaining them is vital. Bombing them only gives temporary satisfaction with high probability of civilian lose ( 1western life=1 Iraqi life). Painting the entire muslims with the same brush is fruitless RATHER it radicalise the illogical ones to act irrationally perhaps join isis. Instead of getting your naive chowderheaded delusion drilled by damn Fox News narrative worthy of scorn idiotic polemic...Just be a decent human being. ITS NOT 1800 ANYMORE please don’t make a cruel judgment on islam based on whats on the headlines... :(~~~~~~~~

[@JoshHarrisHimself]

F- tech Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah wa barakatuh. Masha'allah brother. You speak true words. I am a Muslim convert, and discovered the true nature of Islam only once I tried to understand what was happening, rather than just taking the news for granted. I know first-hand that it is far easier and more "convenient" for the masses to "believe" the sensationalism the media impresses upon them... and remain of one's convictions in that ignorance of opinions that are based on the superficiality of that lack of knowledge. Opening one's mind brings answers one would never imagine otherwise. If I may just add to the truth you speak, brother: the first thing to realise here is that, according to the CIA, ISIS militants number about 35.000... whereas there are about 1.6 BILLION Muslims in the world. You can do the simple math, here. In other words, ISIS makes up 0.002% of the entire Muslim population (if we can even call them Muslims, based on their conduct). So THAT makes them - or anyone with that minimal of a factorial element - in no way representative of what Islam is or stands for; if even 1% is not considered representative, 0.002% is even less than a "trace" element in quantity. They are hardly the majority, no matter how loud and dangerous they are. Sala'am.

[@MrMacmiller99]

Ron Howard I pray you reach this level of maturity in your ideology so as to fairly assess other religions, to be able to have respectful dialog about other religions without resorting to name-calling & bashing regurgitating right-wing paranoid statements.

[@ronhoward7541]

ideology, other religions, respectful dialog, you lot vomit there words on everyone else and expect us regurgitate them back. Would that be vanilla, chocolate or strawberry. And about the right-wing is that Shiite or sunnie you moron.

[@JoshHarrisHimself]

Ron Howard It's very revealing of your own person that, whereas WE are peacefully trying explain things to you in a fashion of dialog, you are being vulgar, belittling, and showing no inclination to participate constructively in the very dialog you mock us as "vomiting". It is clear that there is little that we can do to even try to "engage" you, as your own convictions will be what they are, and you show no interest in an exchange other than to criticise, and offend, without any basis for it. You have brought nothing of substance to the table, and that you wish to carry on with an attitude of deference, is testament to the fact that you are not open to a discussion of sense. Mind you, no one here is trying to convert you, and the very fashion in which we have "spoken" with you is testament of the peace that Islam preaches. By all means, do go ahead with your own ideas, keep your own convictions, continue to display the offensive behaviour stemming of ignorance and lack of knowledge, and persist in not engaging in a constructive dialogue. The prerogative is yours, and I will not attempt to engage you any further. Sala'am.

[@ronhoward7541]

Your derogatory remarks and attitude to other societies and religions. Murders, liars, bigots, sorry what did you say, dialog, is that with guns, knives, bombs, or the systemic malice of your society.

[@aminullahmarwat2685]

Mashallah great speech

[@BobofMIB]

2:216 Yusuf Ali: Fighting is prescribed for you, and ye dislike it. But it is possible that ye dislike a thing which is good for you, and that ye love a thing which is bad for you. But Allah knoweth, and ye know not.

[@SeedsofJoy]

Makes me sick seeing this muslim lying through his teeth.

[@charlietv8953]

The only truth in this video is Ann Marie waters shaking her head at him

[@fluidmodels3796]

Point1, quran speak a lot about justice Point2, war in quran is only in the context of... just war and forbids to overstep limits

[@achabacha63]

those who are against islam or its not a peace full religion please contact dr. zakir naik please search on you tube