Hamza A. Tzortzis Talks About His Favourite Books

The books discussed in order:
Literature:
Hope Wanted by Antonis Samarakis
Philosophy of Science:
Theory and Reality: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Science by Peter Godfrey-Smith
Epistemology:
Testimony: A Philosophical Study by C. J. Coady
Spirituality:
Love, Intimacy and Contentment by Imam Al-Ghazali
Christology:
Divine Perfection: Christianity and Islam on Sin and Salvation by Dr Osman Latif
Political philosophy:
Coercion by Alan Wertheimer
International Relations and Sociology:
On Being Human: How Islam Addresses Othering, Dehumanisation and Empathy by Dr Osman Latiff.

[@asadullahsaaid3794]

*Timestamps:* 0:00 - Introduction 0:17 - Background of the guest 1:04 - Topic of Discussion 1:28 - Engaging with Books 4:15 - Books recommended by Hamza 5:11 - Reading Books: Hard Copy vs Soft Copy 7:29 - Benefits of reading fiction books _Recommended Books & other topics:_ 8:48 - 1. *"Wanted Hope"* by Antonis Samarakis 14:29 - 2. *"One Night"* by Antonis Samarakis 22:02 - Hamza commends Blogging Theology 23:54 - 3. *"Theory and Reality: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Science"* by Peter Godfrey-Smith 24:13 - The truth about philosophy of science 27:36 - Science vs Scientism 43:14 - 4. *"Testimony: A Philosophical Study"* by C. A. J. Coady 44:27 - Epistemology of Testimony & its importance as a source of knowledge 55:19 - Validity of Testimony 58:53 - Preservation of the Qur'an 1:04:28 - The Bible not being preserved 1:06:31 - 5. *"The Revival of the Religious Sciences"* by Abu Hamid Al-Ghazali 1:06:52 - Allah ﷻ being worthy of worship & love 1:10:49 - Relationship between love & knowledge 1:11:40 - Four causes of Love by Al-Ghazali (To understand to love Allah ﷻ the most) 1:23:53 - 6. *"Divine Perfection: Christianity and Islam on Sin and Salvation"* by Dr. Osman Latiff 1:25:37 - God being maximally loving in Islam vs Christianity 1:39:25 - 7. *"Coercion"* by Alan Wertheimer 1:40:18 - Freedom vs Coercion 1:45:50 - Concept of Rights in Islam 1:50:13 - 8. *"On Being Human"* by Dr. Osman Latiff 1:51:07 - Dangers of Othering & Dehumanisation 1:54:33 - The Empathy of Muhammad ﷺ 2:05:52 - Caring for Others 2:07:49 - Closing Remarks 2:08:48 - Wrapping Up SubhanAllah ❤️🤍💖 Amazing Discussion 👍🏻👌🏻 _May Allah ﷻ bless you both and reward you for your efforts._ 🤲🏻

[@down9062]

Been waiting 😭

[@BloggingTheology]

Thank you again!

[@asadullahsaaid3794]

@@BloggingTheology My pleasure brother. Pin the comment again after I've finished. May Allah ﷻ bless you

[@AdrianMuslim]

@@asadullahsaaid3794 Nice work brother! 👍✨ JazakAllahu Khairan.

[@greencoolmoss]

such a helpful effort, may allah reward you firdous brother

[@hudycat]

“You don’t really read books; they read YOU.” Wow…that puts reading literature in a new light.

[@johnbrzykcy3076]

I agree. Very thought-provoking. My only problem is, I don't read Arabic or Greek. Can such a statement still apply? ( If the books read me, why not ? ) Peace

[@hanadikadayunan5648]

Wow that's deep

[@TravelingPhilosopher]

Everytime we read, it is an interplay of what we are reading and us. The process of reading does not exist in a vacuum, we bring about our psychological & emotional state, level of maturity, humility and previous life experiences with us when we read. It is beautiful :)

[@johnbrzykcy3076]

@@TravelingPhilosopher Your comments are great! Thanks.

[@TravelingPhilosopher]

Hamza Tzortis is one of the best Muslim philosophers in the world!

[@johnbrzykcy3076]

Thanks. I'm not Muslim so I never heard of him. I'll have to find some of his books.

[@TravelingPhilosopher]

@@johnbrzykcy3076 You are very welcome! You can read his 'The Divine Reality' if you are interested in philosophy, theology or atleast the fundamental questions that we ask about life.

[@fouziyaelgoutabi2069]

Yes

[@johnbrzykcy3076]

@@TravelingPhilosopher Hmmm.. My problem is that I seem to always be asking "the fundamental questions that we ask about life", especially those pertaining to "the meaning of life," and "Why did God create me" and "Does God love everyone" and much more. Peace

[@TravelingPhilosopher]

@@johnbrzykcy3076 I can relate to that. These questions seem to penetrate deep into our selves at different phases of our lives. You seem think about "Why am I here? What does this mean? Is there more to life than just going to work 9 to 5 and then getting old and dying?" I have been studying philosophy for 8 years now and one of the reasons I started studying is because of these deep existential questions. You will find a lot of good content in the book I recommended and I wish you all the best in your journey towards finding satisfactory answers to these questions :)

[@aspahija]

“A books battery never die” Love it!!!❤️ Salam from Sarajevo

[@Stillwater860]

Walaykum salaam 🇬🇧

[@slimb0b]

I just scrolled to this comment at the very point he said it!

[@absar4578]

Sarajevo is in Balkans right

[@user-iu4dq6wm1t]

Two brothers I love for the sake of Allah, having a conversation. Beautiful. Hamza Tzortzis always manages to marry empathy, good character and emotional intelligence with rigours, academic and intellectually stimulating arguments, his book recommendations reflect that.

[@BloggingTheology]

well said!

[@azmanmohd8537]

Brilliant…. Simply brilliant. May Allah swt reward Bro Hamza and Bro Paul for the effort in spreading Islam.

[@----f]

Blogging Theology has had such an amazing and diverse array of guests, from Dr. William Lane Craig, Bart D. Ehrman, Rabbi Tovia Singer, to Hamza Tzortzis, the Muslim Greek philosopher. May God bless you, Paul Williams

[@mohammadrezasheikmanoga6792]

@@----f Please let him not forget me. Find me on KZbin on the Islamic civilisation, 29 lectures in English & French 😁

[@facts.explained.]

Ustadh Hamza Tzortis is Loved by Muslims across the platforms, He's a phenomenon that we're proud of, May Allah give the best successful in this Dunya and the afterlife, Ameen.

[@rafayshakeel4812]

May Allah ﷻ bless Ustadh Hamza Tzortzis. Ameen!

[@waleedsyed4698]

Ahhhhh so beautiful to see you two wise men coming together :) SubhanAllah!!! Had to click the second I saw the notification.

[@rakyat_jelata_]

I bought Hamza's book 2 months ago from an online book store. I love it

[@malekdahmane959]

Which site ?

[@saeedkhalifeh8730]

SubhanAllah, I used to read the Quran on my own out loud and my dad once told me that I’m not allowed to read it from the book without having read it in front of an authorized teacher that has a chain all the way to the Prophet. When I first heard it, I was a bit uneasy about the thought and was heartbroken that my dad is preventing me from reading the Quran. But I later understood that that was the way it was preserved throughout the ages. It isn’t just the letters that are preserved, but their pronunciations also. We are from Damascus and all of my family members were taught the Quran that way. Alhamdullilah.

[@thairinkhudr4259]

I also was chided or warned this way after taking a one week class on fard. Additionally they said that all my knowledge I learned not from authorised teachers and the deeds I did from this knowledge was not accepted by Allah. Honestly I felt heartbroken and I still don't believe this is true. I don't think the threshold is THAT high, but how do I know? 😢

[@nabeelnazer7103]

'tajweed' the science of reciting quran is something that is thought along with qur'an. are you guys from north Africa? as you might be knowing arabic but the pronunciations are different? actually it exists everywhere and the accurate ones aren't scarce either. thank god we can listen to imams of Makkah from our devices. reducing the room for error.

[@saeedkhalifeh8730]

@@nabeelnazer7103 no I’m Syrian, but tajweed is mandatory for a person to be able to recite it correctly for its preservation, hence why we have to sit in front of qualified teachers to learn. Sometimes, you would think that you’re pronouncing a word and are giving it its due, but you are mistaken in a haraka, or a madd or a lack of ghunna, etc. That’s why just listening, while it helps, isn’t bulletproof.

[@thairinkhudr4259]

@Yousuf Patel I think reading Quran in original Arabic is what is discussed here, because different reading of the Arabic of Quran can alter the meaning. Reading the translations of the Quran faces none of these problems.

[@thairinkhudr4259]

@Yousuf Patel wa iyyak brother

[@ikramdjaoud3673]

Oh my oh my, so many smiles right at the start. I am so glad to see the two of you! Thank you kindly for all of your hard work, Mr. Williams. Truly fantastic to see Mr. Tzortzis on the podcast! May Allah send blessing upon blessing on each of your projects and endeavours. 🌻🌻🌻

[@malekdahmane959]

We need more content like that to form intellectual and theological muslims for the future ! May Allah rewards our beloved brothers Hamza and Paul

[@blade4048]

BT is one of my favourite KZbin channel for many reasons. One of the reason is that this channel brings out knowledge that would otherwise remain academic circles to public. Like the views of Christian scholars. Also, good deal of thought provoking philosophy. Moreover, interviews with well-known scholars and academics as well as hidden gems from less well-known scholars. I really love your readings as well as KZbin shorts. overall quality content, for a relatively young channel. Mr. Paul may Allah reward you for your good works. Ameen

[@BloggingTheology]

Thanks!

[@musasalihu3306]

This channel is so amazing that that the interviews feels short. Jazak Allahu Khairan brothers.

[@stand4uyghurs690]

Can't wait to watch it 😊 I like the sincerity that emanates from our brother Hamza and although I do not understand English well, I am happy to watch this video.. Jazakum Allah kheiran brother Paul.

[@johnbrzykcy3076]

I'm not Muslim but I agree with you. He seems very sincere. Peace

[@beyondthebracken]

I'm so glad you guys talked about fiction books! I think in the Islamic Community fiction books don't get given justice and are fallen by the wayside compared to Non-Fiction. Fiction books to me are more impactful and beautiful to me so I'm really pleased to hear about them here.

[@beyondthebracken]

@Yousuf Patel Not just that, there's laya and majnun (roughly based in reality tho). Also it can be argued that the first sci-fi coming of age story was called Theologus Autodiactus by Ibn al Nafis.

[@AdrianMuslim]

Amazing conversation. Enjoyed it a lot. Alhamdulillah. 💗

[@abdulelahkhunji6871]

What an amazing choice to bring Hamza tzortis, thanks to Paul.. 🌹👍🏻🌹👍🏻🌹👍🏻🌹

[@mylesv2536]

Ordering that Divine Perfection book now, been looking for a book that address that topic. Thank you to brother Hamza Tzortis and brother Paul Williams, jazak Allah khair!

[@rogersmith6813]

This is awesome Hamza do more of these interviews with people Edit: there is another one he did recently with an atheist agnostic who seemed sincere. It was 3 hours long, and the dude isn't very well known. It was an amazing one as well. Hamza is on a roll. Been following Blogging Theology for a while, this dude is great, but so that he doesn't get a big head lol he should start an online course and teach others or join sapiance Institute

[@johnbrzykcy3076]

Hamza gives me the impression of a "talking book". Excellent. Thanks for bringing him to Blogging Theology.

[@revertDaWOOD]

Let me get some popcorn 🍿

[@rainman7769]

Don't forget to add butter 🧈

[@revertDaWOOD]

@@rainman7769 I personally don't use butter

[@johnbrzykcy3076]

@@revertDaWOOD Can we pause the podcast for some popcorn? Hahhaa

[@revertDaWOOD]

@@johnbrzykcy3076 well I did 😅

[@jasareader5580]

That was a well-spent two hours. I already learned so much from the brief summaries. I hope you'd have more guests talk about their favourite books in the future :)

[@rabuanmantine8522]

This channel is a portal to immerse yourself with all kinds of knowledge and listening to discussions with great scholars

[@elmouddenhassan]

Beautiful! Always beautiful to see Hamza spreading his wisdom Ma Shaa Allah. Brother Paul, we hope to see Mohammed Hijab as well on your channel.

[@MaskSwabe]

Yess

[@MZD15]

Alhamdulillah all Muslims should listen to video around 01:39:30 about concept of Freedom to those groups who shout Freedom Of that, Freedom of this etc. @blogging theology kindly post this clip seperately in your channel.

[@Addakhel]

This is definitely one of the best videos you've done Paul. Please bring Hamza back! And maybe Yusuf Ponders and Mohammad Hijab in the future?!

[@tannerlynam2559]

Great episode! Thank you

[@IrfanAli-fm9ws]

Thanks, brother Paul for inviting brother Hamza. I quite agree with the views of the unknown brother who labeled your channel "Switzerland of Internet". 😇😍

[@clasher3123]

I have to agree with Hamza that Paul is really doing great work.May Allah give you Ihklas and reward you with the highest Paradise Paul!Thank you

[@PenangNorthamRd.]

This is so lovely. Very interesting 😊 Thanks so much ! Salam from Penang.

[@irfanahmed6411]

Dear Paul Allah bless you you are doing great work on this planet and we love you

[@naisa9705]

May Allah bless you both for serving the Ummah

[@INJEEL_1028]

Great dialouge, nice to see Hamza again. My favorite word is knowledge, meaning to bring forth

[@Main-event_Muhammad024]

I can hear Ustadh Dr. Humza Andreas Tzortzis all day and night long, subhan'Allah! Thank you, Ustadh Paul, for him!

[@sanamt4945]

Very inspring, thank you brother Paul, for another great video

[@ibie27]

Sadly, I am that type of person who doesn't read alot of books. But summer is coming and i want to try my best change my habits

[@KingKhan-vo4zg]

To the brothers who dismiss philosophy, I always wonder how they define "philosophy"? As Hamza beautifully pointed out: the problems of induction and the validity of testimony are very important for Muslims to understand, when having discourse with atheists. Science is and never will be about the absolute truth, but rather truth in the sense as to how we best make sense of our observations at this current time. There is always the chance that future observations will either change or modify our current theories. This should help to get the atheist thinking; and more importantly get Muslims who have been given doubts from science a chance to reflect on the short comings of science. It also directly challanges the common atheist rhetoric that science and religion are diametrically opposed, as science is not conclusively proving or disproving anything. This all classifies as philosophy and it is abosolutely indispensable for Muslims.

[@johnbrzykcy3076]

I think "it is absolutely indispensable" for Christian believers ( like me ) too !

[@DawahDigital]

Ustadh Hamza ❤

[@islamicway5735]

Excellent Interview Brother Paul! ❤☝

[@sisterfleur7523]

Well sounds like me. I enjoy being alone but absolutely hate feeling lonely. And I have always wanted to find someone or people I can connect with, express myself with. I have a lot to say, very philosophical, very spiritual. But this world is extremely superficial unfortunately, and so are most of its inhabitants 😕...

[@johnbrzykcy3076]

I'm alone too since my mom died 13 years ago. I also find this "world is extremely superficial..." I wonder why that is? Something is wrong, don't you think so? Peace

[@clasher3123]

Guys im also lonely but we should never lose our hope.It is a test from Allah we should try our best to be patient and connect us with other Muslims

[@sisterfleur7523]

@@johnbrzykcy3076 " and be not like those who forgot Allah, so He made them forget themselves. Those are the defiantly disobedient." Quran 59:19 Most people choose to forget the Creator, naturally they forget that they have a soul, a spiritual side that needs nourishment (the Quran, the spiritual nourishment that helps us think deeply, purify ourselves etc). Hence they ONLY feed the physical side, the material, the superficial.

[@sisterfleur7523]

@@johnbrzykcy3076 I almost cried reading your comment. About your mom. Are you muslim? I pray Allah puts good people around you, pious and loving companions in this life and the next. "He [Allah] is with you wherever you are" Quran. Get close to Allah, He will shower you with blessings (peace of mind, tranquility, contentment etc) and you will feel less alone. If you are not muslim I pray Allah guides you to the Truth and I pray you find people who make you feel safe and loved. I am an introvert and I am very sensitive. The suffering around the world CAUSED by humans, the nonsense of pop culture/social media culture etc, it makes me sick. I don't trust human beings but at the same time I love them so much and wish the best for everyone. I don't fit. I value modesty in a world where shamelessness is at its peak. I value compassion, generosity etc. I do my best to earn paradise, where hopefully I belong. I also pray to meet good companions here of course. Salam Ps: excuse my english

[@johnbrzykcy3076]

@@sisterfleur7523 Greetings from Florida. I'm not Muslim but a Christian believer. However I feel a lot like you do. I often feel like a "misfit" in this world. I'm so happy to hear that you "value compassion, generosity etc." That's wonderful. I think Jesus was the best example of compassion. Was Muhammed compassionate? In my belief, we can't "earn paradise" as you said. Why should we have to earn paradise if Allah ( God ) is all-forgiving? He is maximally forgiving. In fact, God sent Jesus to earth to teach us about God's love and forgiveness. Like you, I am kind of an introvert and "very sensitive." I'm so sensitive that I'm afraid to offend Muslims ( and others ) because then they will get upset with me. But I also do respect Muslims and people of other religions. I'm learning about Islam through Blogging Theology. I still believe that Jesus was more than a prophet because I see Him as the Son of God who came to teach us about love and to destroy the power of sin. I often wonder why is there sin in this world? Yes, you belong in Paradise because God loves you. God understands our feelings and desires. Don't you think so? Peace to you from Florida

[@IdreesKhan-ts5fp]

I suggest Sir Paul to arrange the Sessions like these with the current Muslim influential people... Special Sessions *Just about Books, Reading, Knowledge*!!!

[@PabloSensei]

these are some really good books especially Godfrey Smith's anthology to the Philosophy of science 👌👌

[@ashifhassan1148]

My book recommendations:- 1.Translation of the Holy Qur'an by Abdul haleem or Clear Qur'an by Musthafa Khattab 2.The Sealed Nectar - Biography of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). 3.The History of the Qur'anic Text: From Revelation to Compilation : a Comparative Study with the Old and New Testaments by Muhammad Mustafa Azmi 4.Divine Speech: Exploring Quran As Literature by Nouman Ali Khan and Sharif Randhawa 5.Discovering the Quran by Neal Robinson 6.Structure and Quranic interpretation by Raymond Farrin 7.Studies in Hadith methodology and Literature by Muhammad Mustafa Azmi 8.Hadith: Muhammad's Legacy in the Medieval and Modern World by Jonathan A.C. Brown 9. Misquoting Muhammad by Jonathan A. C. Brown 10.The Divine Reality: God, Islam and The Mirage of Atheism by Hamza Tzortzis 11.God and Logic in Islam by John Walbridge 12.Islam and secularism by Sayyid Muhammad Naquib Al- Attas 13.Purification of the heart by Hamza Yusuf 14.Inner dimensions of the prayer by Ibn Qayyim al jawziyya 15.Shariʻah: The Islamic Law by Abdur Rahman I. Doi 16.Fiqh Us-Sunnah by Shaikh Syed Sabiq 17.Women and the transmission of religious knowledge in Islam by Professor Asma sayeed 18.Sexual ethics and Islam by Kecia Ali 19. The Bible, the Qur'an, and Science by Maurice Bucaille Islamic history:- 1.The Preaching of Islam by Thomas Walker Arnold 2.The Hidden Debt to Islamic Civilisation by S.E. Al-Djazair 3.The venture of Islam by Marshall Hodgson 4.The Matter of Araby in Medieval England by Dorothee Metlitzki 5.The Enterprise of Science in Islam: New Perspectives published by Cambridge: MIT Press 6.Science Among the Ottomans: The Cultural Creation and Exchange of Knowledge by Miri Shefer-Mossensohn 7.The Jews of Islam by Bernard Lewis, Mark R. Conen 8.Jewish Life Under Islam Jerusalem in the Sixteenth Century by Amnon cohen 9.Science in Medieval Islam by Howard R. Turner 10.The Moriscos of Spain by Henry Charles Lea 11.A history of inquisition of spain by Henry Charles Lea 12.The Martyrs of cordoba by Jessica A. Coope 13.The history of the ottoman empire Osman's Dream by Caroline Finkel 14. Sephardic and mizrahi jewry edited by Zion Zuhar 15. The ornament of the world by Maria Rosa Menocal 16. Islam and the west by Norman Daniel 17. Britain and the Islamic World, 1558-1713 by Gerald Maclean 18. The influence of Islam on medieval europe by W.Montgomery Watt 19.Minorities in the Ottoman Empire, edited by Molly Greene 20.An Economic and Social History of the Ottoman Empire by Donald Quataert and Halil İnalcık 21. Slavery and Islam by Jonathan A.C. Brown

[@asadullahsaaid3794]

جَزاكَ اللهُ خَـيْراً أخي ❤️

[@LuqmansReacts]

Great video! Jaxakhallahu khayr paul🙏🏾❤

[@hibatuadam2777]

Yaaaay. Hamza. Always lovely to hear from Hamza. Alhamdullilah

[@youneverknew_me]

Really love the discussion, I get the impression that you guys were a long lost old friend that finally meet up. In addition, I love the last part when Hamza mention how prophet Muhammad SAW treats person individually, this slaps me not to stereotype others and treat them fairly.

[@johnbrzykcy3076]

I agree. It seems like we humans tend to stereotype others so easily and that leads to negative behavior. Thanks for sharing.

[@abdikamal9551]

Definitely I will have your book 📖 very soon insha Allah brother Hamza ❤️

[@BlackKnight215]

This was great. Thank you

[@usamamian309]

Would LOVE to see a conversation with another awesome Hamza, i.e. Sh. Hamza Yusuf.

[@أفنان-ف8ذ]

Enjoyed that one! Thank you!

[@umarbnnaseer]

If you read 'The Divine Reality' you'll love this podcast

[@johnbrzykcy3076]

Maybe if I love this podcast, I'll read "The Divine Reality" !

[@umarbnnaseer]

@@johnbrzykcy3076 definitely, take your time and listen to it.

[@nasimabegum2770]

Salam and respect both of you.I love reading books very much and both of you I respect most. Tzortzis so young and me elderly, love you son Tzortzis and respect very much Williams. Your program highly developed and improved us Muslim community. Zazak Allah Khairan

[@deadpoolstrikesagain3914]

HAMZA a beautiful soul..mashallah. Allah keep you all safe and steadfast. Ameen

[@Farrukhsiyar159]

Hamza Tzortzis is the Plato of our day.

[@zenityquest8402]

“you don’t read books, books read you”

[@averroes6807]

Excellent choice again!

[@Kobenoz]

05:27 Alhamdulillah! I thought I was the only weird person who preferred to read while touching and smelling the papers of physical books... ;p Edit: this is not my number one favourite book, but it's one of the first and most impactful books that I've read when I was a teenager (and a quite challenging to my mindset); The Madness of God & The Men Who Have The Elephant by Shawni

[@Abdullah-mt9ns]

Didn't watch yet but Ik it's gonna be good.

[@SALAM-rj8dk]

2 gems 💎💎

[@datodrali3998]

Excellent session Sir. Jazakallah

[@zakirhussain5448]

Peace and mercy, bless of ALLAH to be both of you and your family. Keep it up.

[@aminaahmad8328]

In my 73 years of life, my actual experience has been that Allah swt has forgiven me over and over and over again and if He didn’t forgive me for ALL my SLIPS, I would not have lived to 73, period. Subhanallah.

[@mohamedalahmadani5174]

Instant like for anything to do with Hamza Tzortzis!

[@syedjamil6372]

Hamza after writing this book you should make an Oscar worthy movie related to your first choice greek book.

[@ApolloDeRothschild]

Agree with br Paul the pdf books don't work for me, the physical copy makes me want to actually read the book

[@sisterfleur7523]

Booooooks ! How I love them 🥰🥰

[@facts.explained.]

Masha'Allah

[@saraids94]

Assalamu alaikum Paul ,if possible please invite Dr.Naik

[@fartunali5537]

Physical Books also help you jot down your thoughts at the time of reading. I have a hard time journaling but when I read a book and something touches me, i jot down my thoughts on the margins of the page. Can’t really do that with a kindle.

[@Thaftalflasefa7446]

الله أكبر ولا إله إلا الله محمد رسول الله ..

[@essa200911]

I already watch 30 minutes of this I want to save the other minutes for other time because I don’t want this to finish 🥰😆

[@aadil7302]

Can someone share link to "wanted hope" book .

[@munawir5302]

If you are referring to the 1st on the list, I think it's Hope Wanted.

[@aali8874]

Wa'alaikum assalaam wa rahmatu'LLAHI wa barakatuh

[@cogthusiast1150]

There's a difference of opinion on reading while in a state of wudu on an electronic device.

[@mohammadrezasheikmanoga6792]

I have a hundred Caliph Al Hakam II of ANDALUSIA had 400000 & he had read them all, some still in the Escurial & his handwriting found in there!

[@habibrehman1746]

mashAllah both of u have beuatiful knowledge actully more then us born muslims .keep it up spread the message of prophets.i have a reqest if u can do urdu arabic other languges subtitles if brothers of those languages can help its gona help a lot.its so deep conversation myself have good command in english have to do research on your philosphical words mashAllah i learnt more from revert muslims compare to native scholars .i wana help this channel i wish u can come to US and setup a stall and deleiver message we can get training from u

[@solsak836]

Some opinions are when you open the app, you need to have wudu, because the pixels are in the shape of the Arabic letters of the quran

[@babulsarwar3714]

Dear, no free pdf download of these books available online?

[@matthijsvanderwijk2454]

Bedankt

[@BloggingTheology]

Many thanks Matthijs!

[@turgutfan9868]

No design 😃 Thank you sir

[@merccy]

Alhamdulillah looovvve this book chat

[@ahmadullahrajib2244]

could someone please tell me how many copies of "the divine reality " were sold? I'm just curious to know.

[@zalishaabdool7030]

I Remembered Reading!! THE PROPHET'S LAST SERMON FOR MY MOTHER!!..AND SHE LISTENED WITH AMAZEMENT!!...ABOUT 5 YEARS AGO...AS I VISITED HER!!...She Said To Me As I Finished!!...SHE SAID THAT THIS SERMON WAS RECITED SO BEAUTIFULLY!!.. And Further..Said That WHEN SHE INVITES PEOPLE!!.. TO...A PRAYER MEETING!! THAT SHE WANTS ME TO READ THIS SERMON!!...And That Day Came!!...AND MY UNCLE WHO WAS AN IMAM CAME AND HE AND OTHERS Would Hear Me Read For The First Time!!...AND MUCH TEARS!! CAME TO HIS EYES!!..AS I WAS...READING!!... AND MY MOTHER DECIDED TO GO TO HAJJ.... ❤ BECAUSE OF THIS SERMON!! ❤...SHE SAID... Another Day I Was Invited To Another Gathering...For Another Uncle Who Passed Away...I REACHED AS THE PRAYERS HAD ALREADY STARTED...I Raise My Eyebrows!!..I Thought IN MY Mind...❤ WHAT IS THIS? ❤...AS IF THE SPEAKERS!! ❤ DID NOT COME ALIVE!!❤...So MY UNCLE ASKED ME.."TO SAY... SOMETHING!!"......❤I RESPONDED!!❤... I RECITED Ch...75 OF THE HOLY QURAN!!...THE RESURRECTION!!.... (Al- Qiyamat)... And I'll Write Part Of That: ..In The Name OF Allah (SWT)... The Most Gracious The Most Merciful.. 1. I Do Swear By The Resurrection Day; 2. And I Do Swear!!...BY THE SELF - REPROACHING SOUL :~~~~~~~~~~~ 3. DOES MAN THINK THAT WE CANNOT ASSEMBLE HIS BONES??~~~~~~~~~~ 4.NAY,..WE ARE ABLE TO PUT~~~~~~~ TOGETHER!! ❤ IN PERFECT ORDER!! ❤ ❤THE VERY TIPS OF HIS FINGERS!!❤.. 5. ❤BUT MAN WISHES TO DO WRONG IN THE TIME!! IN FRONT OF HIM!!❤~~ 6. HE QUESTIONS..." WHEN IS THE DAY OF RESURRECTION??"~~~~~~~~~~~ 7. AT LENGTH WHEN THE SIGHT IS DAZED...~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 8. AND THE MOON IS BURRIED IN DARKNESS!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 9. AND THE SUN AND THE MOON 🌙 IS JOINED TOGETHER!!~~~~~~~~~~~~ 10. THAT DAY WILL MAN SAY.. ❤WHERE IS THE REFUGE?? ❤~~~~~~~ BY NO MEANS❤NO PLACE OF SAFE!!❤ And It Continues!!.... ❤BUT THE AUDIENCE!!CAME ALIVE!!❤ AMEEN!!

[@reralt]

Allahu Akbar

[@eg4848]

Its kinda splitting hairs the whole mercy of God in Islam vs Christianity if at the end of the day both religions state that most people are gonna roast in hell for all eternity. And both religions have a kind of predestination lack of free will element as well.

[@MegaAbs786]

Masha Allah brothers

[@l._il._h]

ما شا ءالله

[@ihtesham_emon]

If someone is in hurry just watch 58:53 that portion will worth your time ❤️

[@johnbrzykcy3076]

Sir Paul.... when Hamza talked about love, I was very impressed. Adam and Eve were the first benefactors of God's love. I like when Hamza said " Forgiveness is an expression of love." Excellent. However when Hamza said that "it seems to me that God's holiness in the Christian tradition takes precedence over His forgiveness," I don't accept such a view. I think God is "maximally forgiving" too. Peace

[@stand4uyghurs690]

John, I give you two examples : 1. In Islam we believe that the Prophet Adam peace be upon him repented to Allah and Allah simply forgave him, no one had to bear the burden of his sin after him. 2. We also believe that Allah did not need an innocent man such as the Prophet Jesus peace be upon him to be tortured and killed to forgive the sins of men, in fact Allah forgives whom He wills on the condition of not associating anything or anyone with him, to believe in all His prophets from Adam to Muhammad and to believe in their message: Islam.

[@stand4uyghurs690]

In this sense there is a very interesting video on youtube, I recommend it, type: the purpose of life by dr Jeffrey Lang.

[@noorkhadim844]

Mr. Brzykcy - there is a professor, metaphysician, scholar, sufi, whatever you want to call him, called Dr. Seyyed Hossein Nasr. In my humble opinion, he is the greatest Muslim metaphysician who writes in English alive right now. Only thing is his books and articles are quite challenging to non-academics like me. Maybe you will like him? Be sure to check him out if you can my friend

[@johnbrzykcy3076]

@@stand4uyghurs690 Thanks for your comments. I am aware of the Islamic belief regarding Jesus and I'm still struggling as a Christian to understand Jesus' identity. Regarding Prophet Adam, I think the Islamic belief makes sense. However I'm trying to reconcile that Islamic belief with the narratives in the book of Genesis. I've never really studied Genesis so I can't say much. I think some Christian scholars say that Adam and Eve were "evicted" from paradise. So do Muslims believe that Adam and Eve stayed in paradise ( the garden ) after they ate the "forbidden fruit"? Peace

[@johnbrzykcy3076]

@@noorkhadim844 Thanks for the information. To be honest, I'd consider myself a "non-academic" too. I dropped out of Physics in college and Philosophy made me frustrated ( it still does ! ). I appreciate your advice. Peace

[@alqods80]

God knew that Adam & Eva will make the mistake, it’s a minor sin, they eat a couples of fruits and symbolize that they where ready for earth because they made their first independent choice. That why when God told the angels that he will put an advisory on earth, they replied by why, and that was before they where put down to earth and eat from the tree. And that why God forgave them for eating a couple of fruits. Big difference from the biblical perspective.

[@Chaos4190]

Couldn't find some of the book listed.

[@elwaleed1970]

Mushaf= mus-haf. That is how is pronounced. Greetings from an avid follower from Sudan.

[@Nasreddiin]

« obviously you read the Qur’aan but the Qur’aan actually reads you » 👍 the Qur’aan will be a witness against or for us. According to some hadeeths …

[@hamdimohammedtaha]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@AryanKhilji596]

0:18 need to return the salam equally or more.

[@fmvrpv3509]

54:43 LORDDDD

[@huzaif5183]

1:16:40

[@HD13POWER]

“Jesus said to them, “You don't need to know the time of *those events that only the Father controls* . But the Holy Spirit will come upon you and give you power. Then you will tell everyone about me in Jerusalem, in all Judea, in Samaria, and everywhere in the world.”” (Acts‬ 1:7-8‬ CEVDCI‬‬)

[@johnbrzykcy3076]

Thanks !!