Near Death Experiences with Dr. Eben Alexander

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[@mohm2972]

There are many cases of NDE that describe hell and heaven as described in Islam. Paul, you can reach out to Abbas Mozoon, he is a muslim researcher in NDE and very informed on the topic, he has created a TV series on this, he can also provide a comprehensive view.

[@Aozziegamer99]

What is the name of the series please.

[@mohm2972]

@@Aozziegamer99 "Zendegi pass az zendegi" translates to "life after life", I think you can find some episodes with subtitles on KZbin

[@teenztown]

He's a liar... like most Pakistani media...fake

[@halshem]

@@noorjahan1333 people who don’t abstain and keep themselves from drops of impure urine.

[@authentic.message]

One of the best videos/interviews from Muslim perspective- kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2nbk4qKqLGsnKs

[@sameehasamad]

Oooohhh MY GODDD!!!! 😱😱😱 I don't know if this Dr has become a Muslim... But the description he gave about the portal and butterflies and colours are soooo consistent with Quraan and Hadith!!! It reminded me of the verses 14-17 of Surah Annajm.... And Prophet's hadith of his description of the night journey.... The tree is surrounded with ‘golden butterflies’. [Tirmidhi] He further said: ‘many a colour had covered it which I do not know (i.e. the colours of this tree were indescribable)’. [Muslim] Subhankallahumma ya rabbana...

[@khdmhd2947]

Stay mad

[@yelfouladi]

How is it consistent with Quran and Sunnah for someone to pretend he met God?

[@yelfouladi]

@@charlievaughan1308 He was a prophet (pbuh) and it was not a "horse". Is this question related to my comment?

[@yelfouladi]

@@charlievaughan1308 The prophet peace be upon him had proofs. The Quran is proof of the prophethood and the prophet (pbuh) is proof of the Divine origin of the Quran. It is impossible for a single human let alone an illiterate one to produce a book like the Quran. It is also impossible for a human to achieve what the prophet (pbuh) achieved (wisdom, conquest, miracles and prophecies). While in the time of the Revelation, people accused the prophet (pbuh) to be a magician, a liar or to be posessed, modern day "scholars" who reject the divine origin of the Quran do the same by either speculating that the Quran had many autors or that it was not preserved. What they fail to notice is that they confirm what the Quran says about its inimitability. Here's how I know the prophet peace be upon him was not lying: I read the Quran and the biography of the prophet and I accepted it. You need to ask yourself one thing, is it possible that humans produced something like the Quran which still puzzle every scholar and has been a mystery for the last 1400 years? The answer is no. Read about the story of the prophet with open heart and decide for yourself. Allah clearly tells us in the Quran that there is no compulsion in religion and that whomever wants to believe, believes and whomever wants to disbelieve disbelieves and none believes unless Allah's wills it. So people need to be sincere in their quest for truth and they will reach it God willing. I hope you find the truth and may Allah guide you.

[@aliaasman5518]

@@charlievaughan1308 bro I would suggest you reach out to a scholar or learnent concerned individual who specializes in Islamic theology . Going back and forth with thee regular people will not benefit you. Peace.

[@Prince-ri2co]

يا مُقَّلب القلوب ثبّت قلبي على دينك يارحمن يارحيم أشهد أن لا إله الله واشهد انا محمّد عبدُوه ورسوله.

[@studio_anaelle]

Interesting. But leaves many unanswered questions that result in human speculation. Islam provides all the answers alhamdulillah

[@Erhan_H]

After Paul asks his very good question regarding existence of hell in major world religions, including Christianity and Islam, at 49:58, Dr Alexander says the prophet Jesus (pbuh) and Muhammed (pbuh) were people who were "handing out a lot of pain and suffering to others" and that's why they (pbuh) talked about hell... wow. And Paul, amazingly you just took that without challenge. Couple weeks ago you argued quite severely with Stephen Meyer on how he did not give due credit to Muslims contribution to science, yet hear, Dr Alexander accused prophets of God with such atrocity, and you just let it go. I'm guessing you missed it. This Dr Alexander is a good seller. He is clearly well prepared to questions like these, so he has answer ready to go, without taking a breath. This brings me to my other point. Dr Alexander says we should believe and trust him due to his experience which lasted a brief moment. And he is clearly trying to monetize it by selling books. Not to mention his partner also is in the business of making money. Let's see how prophets of God transact themselves. They do not sell books or charge money for their service or advice. They certainly don't have "partners" who have businesses selling meditation music... They provide guidance to their people, from their heart with compassion for free. Because, as mentioned in Qur'an, they will get their efforts worth from God Himself. My last point, this is not "theology", so I don't know why this interview is in Blogging Theology. Dr Alexander is clearly advertising "new age spiritualism" which is regarding as deviation of utmost severity by religious leaders from all people of the Book.

[@firefly7519]

I respectfully disagree. I have read all his books, and seen his podcasts, and also in this video Dr. Alexander did not say Jesus and Muhammed were people who were handing out a lot of pain and suffering to others. He was saying that what he learned in his NDE, was that any HUMAN (but not the holy ones Jesus or Muhammed) who handed out a lot of pain and suffering to others on earth, would be able to feel that in their own afterlife review from the perspective of the person they hurt, and that would be hellish or extremely uncomfortable. And they would learn from it and become a higher soul through that learning.

[@MA2520]

He did not say that

[@SoldierOfAlIah]

@@firefly7519you can’t fully trust these as they didn’t actually die. Nobody who has died has come back to life. Near death experience just confirms the soul exists and there is an afterlife but it is definitely not to be taken as what they experienced is the true afterlife.

[@Fatima-i6r5v]

Hhhh, it is true, hhh, he did not need taking a breath C vrai, il ne reprend même pas son souffle, il 'tourne' sans répit comme un moteur d'avion, hhh, extraordinaire ce docteur.

[@aacc5984]

In my opinion, the guest deliberately and quickly was injecting the anti religion idea to the viewers and creating doubt in their mind he was aware that most of them are religious viewers specially muslims , just transferring devils idea to the viewers even wouldn't give chance to Mr Paul to ask or reflect his idea in that.

[@SimpleReally]

Honestly, if he chooses to non-chalantly dismiss the message of the prophets despite him directly experiencing heaven as they described it then there is nothing we can possibly do for him and it will be the most damning evidence against him.

[@yahya2925]

@@SimpleReally May Allah ﷻ guide us all. Everyone has there seat in paradise and hell. Maybe he was shown his seat and was tested to see what he would conclude. If he experienced a level of paradise, it's understandable he'd put almost all of his emphasis on the paradisical experience. If I was dipped into paradise and asked if I had ever experienced any suffering I'd surely say "No! I did not!".

[@pandawandas]

"Honestly, if he chooses to non-chalantly dismiss the message of the prophets despite him directly experiencing heaven as they described it" the prophets did not describe a God of unconditional love and no judgement. That is what his experience showed him. You want him to deny the experience of his senses and rely on thousands of year old books transmitted by people he never met written in a foreign language? Extremely silly logic@@SimpleReally

[@BassamBokhowa]

It's important to put the realm of NDEs in it's rightful place: life after death but BEFORE JUDGEMENT DAY. This is called Barzakh. There should therefore be no comparisons with what scripture describes on that judgement day because that is a much bigger event where the world stands still and material life as we know it comes to a forced stop. With Barzakh, both worlds continue existing in parallel.

[@yelfouladi]

NDE is actually nothing more than life before death. Death is certain. It's time unknown to us. Time only moves forward, hence death is close. Life is a near death experience.

[@funkycacahuete2933]

I am glad you posted this. I just reverted to Islam last year and I’m still confused about the topic of death and paradise. Is it correct to say that we don’t go to paradise right after death, but rather our souls wait in the grave until judgment day? I haven’t heard of Barzakh but thankfully because of your post I can now research it.

[@mop6279]

@@funkycacahuete2933 the topic is amazing. You'll find a couple of series on KZbin. It really does transport you to another world and the reality of the hereafter hits closer to home.

[@pandawandas]

Why would the barzakh be about an unconditionally loving God that doesn’t seem to care what you believe, if the real God on judgement day is not unconditionally loving and tortures people for their beliefs? Is he messing with the people in barzakh?

[@BassamBokhowa]

@@pandawandas Our creator is truly unconditionally loving and merciful in both worlds (Al Rahman Al Raheem). Hence the reason why non believers thrive in this world, and continue receiving his mercy in Barzakh, as his justice will have its time on judgement day. He shows his truth until then, that non believers may know his goodness. Understand this: even as he implements his justice on judgement day, he remains truly Al Rahman Al Raheem. For that is our god and none are similar to him.

[@theoldknowleadge5892]

he lost me when he said we need to focus on kabbalah and sufisim and all of other things literally saying follow the devil by studying jewish magic , this the problem with the west science to the extreme.

[@MrSongib]

18:00 If this person knows how Jin exists and how it works I think he will realize it's not reincarnation and probably conclude his experience with "Yep, this coma is a few snippets of what probably a hereafter is" 22:00 this reminds me of the figure of what a bad deed would look like after death. 😬 33:50 we need both. XD and this inline aswell with what Muslims call "Ghaib" and the material (i forgot what it is called. XD) 42:13 that's so profound with the knowledge of the after death in grave and hereafter in the hadith. 44:00 I think he just try a new standard for people calling GOD or Allah and other things. me? Nah, I stick with Allah. no, thanks sir. XD but one more thing, I think what he describes here are Ar-Rahman and Ar-Rahim. so I think I approve this. :D Overall this is good video sir and I wish he knew more about Islam from the right people. and realize that everything he said here is so in line with the knowledge we had in Islam.

[@DawahTrucker2024]

I agree, if he reads the Qur'an hell find the answers

[@pandawandas]

Can Jinn create entire memories of lifetimes and birth marks and savant skills? If these reincarnation cases are caused by Jinn then these guys must be gods

[@rameezabid356]

I kind of find it strange that he wants everyone to acknowledge his experience but wants to deny the experience of those who may have seen "hell" in their NDE. I don't believe it is a good idea to base one's whole life, and gamble with one's afterlife, on others' NDEs. I'll stick to Quran and Sunnah. The most we can say of these NDEs is that there is something beyond just the physical.

[@albiboi123]

Well stated observation!

[@ihab505]

Good point. If some experience a hellish NDE then it's simply experiences that he cannot rule out by not having the chance of experiencing it and just reasoning it through his own experience would be naturally a biased approach. Another major flaw/contradiction is, if there isn't a double edged outcome/judgement/punishment in accordance to someone deeds/actions, then there would be no actual reason to be "loving and caring" to begin with, which is what he is calling for and the core of his NDE journey from his point of view. It would be baseless and meaningless in core, some kind of a utopian world were everyone will live happily ever after without any regard to his past wordily life.

[@pandawandas]

"I kind of find it strange that he wants everyone to acknowledge his experience but wants to deny the experience of those who may have seen "hell" in their NDE. " he doesn''t deny those experiences. He says those experiences are mental creations of the experiencer, and people who've experienced distressing NDEs will attest to that by and large. "I don't believe it is a good idea to base one's whole life, and gamble with one's afterlife, on others' NDEs. I'll stick to Quran and Sunnah." well either way you're gambling with something, could turn out that Christianity is true and you end up in hell forever. Either way it's a gamble.

[@pandawandas]

"Another major flaw/contradiction is, if there isn't a double edged outcome/judgement/punishment in accordance to someone deeds/actions, then there would be no actual reason to be "loving and caring" to begin with, which is what he is calling for and the core of his NDE journey from his point of view. It would be baseless and meaningless in core, some kind of a utopian world were everyone will live happily ever after without any regard to his past wordily life." this is not what Eben describes. You WILL experience all the suffering you caused on other people, but it will be a totally just and fair 'punishment' which is seeing it from the other person's perspective and realizing how you hurt them. Not a totally senseless and insane punishment like your skin being lit on fire over and over again forever @@ihab505

[@yelfouladi]

This guy is basicly promoting NEW AGE KUFR and muslims are watching it during the last days of the holy month of ramadan and praising him? Ya Allah guide us to the straight path and protect us from this falsehood.

[@thesarasohrabi]

That's the issue with open minded people converting to Islam... They continue to be open minded afterwards as well...

[@LondonToTheLeague]

I watched the entire interview, it was not what I initially thought it was. It completely contradicts our deen.

[@DawahTrucker2024]

This shouldn't be taken as absolute truth but we should understand what the prophet Muhammad ﷺ described while traveling on the night journey to the highest heavenly limits.

[@DawahTrucker2024]

@@thesarasohrabi do you want them to be closed minded? I've been a revert for 18 years as a Muslim. What matters to me is what the prophet Muhammad ﷺ said is true and i take it as absolute truth‼️

[@think-islam-channel]

👍

[@Brata19]

Becareful of these NDE tell tale Paul, they still not dead yet, people still have their cultural bias and may interpret things differently. Would you put more trust to the testimony from Prophets or some commoner doctor or ordinary people? I've looked into these exp. from different religion & cultures; the details differ, e.g, some saw heaven & hell, etc. But similarities that they felt the presence of God and other realm. So, they're not in the realm of Barzah yet. People wanted to be seen virtous, yet only God knows the full story. Wallahualam

[@LondonToTheLeague]

I agree Brata19

[@harriskhan7671]

yes when we "" DIE "" then we go to barzakh but in " Nde " we don't die our soul is still in our body .

[@dekisugi3436]

So let’s list some of what is in common between Islam and NDEs: the soul (the human spiritual part) leaves the body It can see/hear/smell/sense everything The body is in fact a limitation (a filter), so your senses will be more developped after leaving it. Then you enter the ‘spiritual world’. This world is full of spiritual beings: angels (made of light), djinns or daemons, dead people, … You notice clearly that everything (including the physical world) is gouverned by God, who is one, in control of everything, and source of everything. God is far beyond anything humans can imagine You will be your own judge (the Quran for example says ‘there is no better judge for you than yourself’). Note that in most NDEs there is no judgement, but the reason may simply be that (real) judgement comes only after you finish all your life here. 8. There is an infinity of ‘destinations/places’ humans can go in the afterlife. 9. Light is very important in the spiritual world. In NDEs: people see light everywhere, encounter beings of light, … In Islamic teachings: God is the light of the heaven and earth, all angels are made of light, the rank of every human is related to his light (with the highly ranked ones having more intense light emanating from them), rooms, chairs and everything may be made of light, … 10. the happiness/ bliss/ love /possibilities /dimensions in the paradise world are beyond human imagination (and related to the person light). But the hell side is also very very awful. 11. In the spiritual world, concepts (like for instance: love, kindness, …) can become real as earth&sea in our physical world. 12. The soul seems to have a body-like envelope, visible to other souls. 13. Everything we do in this life is recorded in details, and we will see it in the afterlife. In NDEs people have in many cases a detailed review of their life. And the Quran said: So whoever does an atom's weight of good will see it, And whoever does an atom's weight of evil will see it. There are a lot of other common points i noticed between islamic teaching and what is mostly reported in NDEs … Now the NDEs don’t tell exactly what are the criteria of going to heaven or hell. NDEs indicate only that both (kind of) places exist. Especially, that the experiencers forget a lot of their experiences.

[@mentalismification]

Dear Paul, huge thanks for this episode, many thanks to your guest for sharing his experience. I was personally delighted to hear your follow-up question/commentary between ca. 48:00 and 50:00. God bless you, Paul, and your efforts. Keep striving, may you be rewarded abundantly for your intentions. You "scored" a prayer (دعوة) of a fellow Muslim brother in Fajr prayer 😉

[@BloggingTheology]

alhamdulillah

[@Learn_Quranwithme]

I warn against nde they are much suggestions of shaytaan

[@mentalismification]

@@Learn_Quranwithme I'll make a few assumptions prior to replying to your comment: 1) that you're a brother in Islam, 2) that you wrote this comment out of sincere concern, and 3) that you will read my reply to you with the same assumptions towards me. First, and foremost, there's nothing except by the force, strength, and will of God [Allah subhanahu wa ta'aala] لا حول ولا قوة إلا بالله، ما شاء الله لا قوة إلا بالله. Second, the shaytan has no authority or power over humans except within the limits granted by God which the shaytan himself will ascertain on Judgement Day (وما كان لي عليكم من سلطان إلاّ أن دعوتكم فاستجبتم لي) as stated in Surah "Ibrahim". Third, NDE as a whole is not a fully known or comprehensible phenomenon to us, maybe we have some clinical knowledge about the bodily processes involved; however, we have no idea what happens on the spiritual level. Hence, NDE belongs to the category of ghayb (hidden) الغيب. The only knower of ghayb is Allah subhanahu wa ta'aala علام الغيوب، عالم الغيب والشهادة. Therefore, I ask you so humbly to not state whether NDE is from shaytan or not, because neither you nor I know enough to state such things in public that may shape others' opinions. Our best case scenario is that we acknowledge that we do not know and state Allahu 'aalam (God knows best) الله أعلم. Fourth, NDE like anything during this lifetime may be fitna فتنة, a tool by which some will be guided to the straight path, and some others will be misguided away from it and go astray. الله يضل من يشاء ويهدي من يشاء. What is a reason for someone's guidance is misguidance for another. This is how this lifetime (dunia) works. There are people whose belief in afterlife and the metaphysical will be ignited by NDE and they become eager to fix their life and seek istiqama استقامة, while others are completely misguided taking such experience that death is a beautiful thing or that it will be peaceful and rosy for them with nothing to worry about-- of course forgetting that NDE is not actual death -- and falling completely into kufr كفر until such time they go through the real experience where angels are dragging their souls painfully out of their bodies. So, it all depends.... May God guide us all to the straight path wa Allahu 'aalam والله أعلم . Assalamualaikum wa rahmatu Allah السلام عليكم ورحمة الله

[@Learn_Quranwithme]

@@mentalismification In the name of Allah • jinn and Shaitan can possess people and you misquoting Quran Those who eat Ribaa will not stand (on the Day of Resurrection) except like the standing of a person beaten by Shaytaan (Satan) leading him to insanity. That is because they say: ‘Trading is only like Ribaa’…” [Al-Baqarah 2:275] • you might not know but you die when sleep and nde are no different from dream expect in mind of materialist who need measurement for this body and subsequently are dreams A good vision comes from Allah and a (bad) dream from devil. If you read a lot nde stories like I have because I was once down this path you know they include this new age concept of not one way to paradise. So as Muslim who Allah has saved from from this trial by his grace I warn against these things

[@mentalismification]

@@Learn_Quranwithme I apologize that I will not further debate with you. Not out of disrespect to your person, but because I do not dwell on ghaybiyat غيبيات. It is beyond my knowledge. My point has been made. God knows best and may Allah guide us all to the straight path. السلام عليكم ورحمة الله

[@joshburgess1495]

I was literally collecting books for a research paper on this topic and my notification for this came 😂 wow

[@farzini9448]

Omg sameee i just opened my laptop to do an assignment on a similar topic and this popped up 😂

[@zainiabdullah621]

When proven true of the AfterLife, never forget Judgement Day and the role of the 'Naseyah' (the Orbitofrontal Cortex) of the brain - QS 96: 15-16 and QS 55: 41

[@sultanryrox]

Bro same My aunt told me about it . I was gonna learn and boom ..it came

[@md.humayunalmamun9432]

Congratulations

[@salemali8888]

لَّقَدْ كُنتَ فِي غَفْلَةٍ مِّنْ هَٰذَا فَكَشَفْنَا عَنكَ غِطَاءَكَ فَبَصَرُكَ الْيَوْمَ حَدِيدٌ (22)

[@a9e6]

"You were heedless of this [Day of Judgment]. Now We have removed your veil from you; so your sight today is sharp.” Quran Chapter 50: Verse 22. Subhan'Allah

[@cocoyaourt560]

Subhan Allah, allahou akbar

[@aqa7401]

Please don't misuse the verse of the Quran to describe what this person experienced. In Islam one must taste death to experience the afterlife. Only the prophet (SAW) saw Heaven and Hell

[@nirvanic3610]

@@aqa7401 no brother, look up dreams in islam

[@nirvanic3610]

@@aqa7401 Prophet (pbuh) said, “A good dream vision of a pious man is a forty-sixth part of prophecy” (Sahih Muslim 2263).

[@mohamadromzee7394]

The day in which we are to be born and the day in which we will die had already been written. So these people who had near death experiences has never been visited by the angel of death. So we can never have a true account of an actual death experience other than what is stated in the Quran and the Hadith.

[@MohamedMohamed-tr2rz]

There is hadith that Sayidinna Azrael a.s visits every house 2 times a day

[@aqa7401]

@@MohamedMohamed-tr2rz EVEN IF this was an authentic hadith it doesn't mean people die twice a day; and experience/see the angel of death 2x a day

[@TamerlaneofTransoxania]

Agreed. These are not after death experiences.

[@aqa7401]

'beautiful loving god' 'nothing to fear' (Christianity) 'incarnation'(hinduism) 'oneness with the divine' (clear shirk of the highest order, even Abu Lahab and the meccan polytheists didn't believe that they are one with god) 'No such thing as eternal hell' (outright atheism)

[@merlinx8703]

There were also many similarities with Islam in what Eben said

[@extraordinary.verses]

Brings out the living from the dead and brings out the dead from the living.

[@LondonToTheLeague]

Paul, this guy is taking our deen away. What is your conclusion?

[@merlinx8703]

Not taking our deen away Eben had an experience and many Sufi Mystics would say that one knows God by personal gnosis.

[@lyrickoner]

@@merlinx8703 Yeah this has nothing to do with the direct guidance of Allah, the Qur'an or the Sunnah of Muhammad (saw). Each religion has these mystic types. Ie: kabala, sufis, certain branches of Catholicism etc. These types seek "spiritual" thrills rather than sincerely searching for Allah's guidance.

[@arsalenshamil4117]

Really Fascinating listening to this chap. Obviously we as Muslims dont believe in Reincarnation as this is not the belief in the Quran or Sunnah. Its explicitly not an Islamic belief. . Anyway , thanks for having him on. JazakAllah khair. may Allah swt guide him to Islam. Ameen.

[@kingmosesix432]

I think they reinterpreted resurrection as incarnation And about the story it might as well be thr qareen of the dead person

[@muhammadanas4884]

when is Shaykh Hamza Yusuf coming on the channel ?

[@baran1455]

With all due respect to Dr Eben's experience; All NDE are reflections of the experiencers' perceptions regarding their understanding of existence it is a kind of their interpretations thus they are subjective and outcomes may bind them.The thing bothering me in NDE is the nearly never changing conclusion: unconditional love excluding the heavenly guidance as we define revelation.It is similar to this unholy new age teachings.No earthly responsibilities ,no guidelines, no punishment whatsoever.Then why all the messengers and banner bearers of the truth suffered,sacrificed everything they own, should everyting is simple as Dr Eben describes.Now the question is; Are these NDE really a divine occurance or the devil is in the detail..?

[@SkeeloHendrix]

Said it best.

[@Nomad_786]

Omg Paul thank you so so much!!!!!! After reading his book I was hoping he would have any sort of discussion with a muslim on the internet but I couldn't find anyone. I'm so glad is it you out of the muslims who get to have the discussion with him!

[@yelfouladi]

We shouldn't be happy to be talking to someone promoting new age kufr in the last days of ramadan. This is sad.

[@AmbiCieux]

Don't know if you speak French, here another link of him : kzbin.info/www/bejne/hGKamYinbZWYi5o

[@monoth4555]

@@yelfouladi Yes exactly. The science on reincarnation has been found to be using very bogus methodology.

[@harisabram4767]

Yeah it was an original discussion. The guest had some unique and helpful insights into his NDE ordeal. I don't believe Paul was necessarily agreeing with all his points, I believe his position was to host and let the guest speak and find snippets of parallels. I would have loved to have heard about more scientific studies on the subject. I could not draw the same conclusion about the guest's evidence about reincarnation based off what visualised, I mean his choice to comeback when he heard his son's voice does not allude to reincarnation as opposed to staying in that realism but overall, his experience was very detailed and fascinating to hear. I took somethings away from that.

[@Nomad_786]

I don't agree with the kufr or his weird reincarnation beliefs, I just find his book a interesting read and have always wanted a Muslim to press him on it

[@marwansherif6201]

Fascinating and informative discussion. Makes me even more convinced of the wisdom and power of Allah the Eternal the Merciful,and the Kind.

[@aacc5984]

@noor jahan, im doubting if u r not a brainwashed muslim or loose iman or wobbling one or may lower categories.

[@marwansherif6201]

Thank u@@aacc5984

[@johnbrzykcy3076]

@@marwansherif6201 May the eternal, the merciful and the kind God look upon you and give you peace.

[@shahid8545]

@@noorjahan1333 Why do you keep saying this? So what? We are not animals to be walking around with feces in our bottoms and urine on our skin and clothes and God does what he wills and orders what he wills.

[@shahid8545]

@@noorjahan1333 To be honest, it's about cleanliness. Peeing while sitting is cleaner, the entire point is to warn people to be as clean as possible. Both front and back areas are washed with water after using toilet. This is the best way. Our religion tackles every issue of mankind because it is indeed from the creator. Humans were created in the best of stature and thus there is a system in place and expectations from the one who created us. Pissing your pants, walking about impure with feces in your backside and urine in your underpants is filthy and we are not like animals. Even animals clean themselves and yes, Allah does what he wills.

[@Jaafar_Alkhalifa]

I find it meaningless when someone talks about a spiritual experience and has almost no religious knowledge. It sounds like childish fairy tales. We are created to worship God, not to become one with God. This is just one of the many blunders that this man just preached with confidence, but no evidence to back it up with.

[@3Crumbs]

Even as a Muslim, and curious about NDE, my gut feeling about him is to be very skeptical. Con using others’ interest in the topic. Very crossing over kind of a narrative.

[@in2theqalb]

likewise, the first thing I quickly picked up on was how narratative it was. He is not trustworthy, and it kept proving to be that way throughout the interview.

[@tomasino3572]

Salam brother Paul, and thanks for this fresh topic with an interesting guest. About the guest, his doubts about the purpose of eternal punishment, which he said he find not understandable, is very well addressed by Jeffrey Lang his famous presentation The purpose of life. Mr. Lang said at one point of its presentation that despite its love for his dog, a funny lovely one, the dog would never stand comparison with his children. Because the dog has a limit between him and a human, whereas a child while growing can reach more and more the state of understanding of its adult parents. As well Mr. Lang emphasizes that men are growing, either closer to their creator, or to the opposite. So as well as a parent differentoates between a dog and a child (and I talk not of evil here), also we see not what sense it would make for the Supreme Being to draw next to him creatures that have proved unfit to moral growth. Anyway, I'm just summarising quickly. For me in conclusion, the guest seemingly assumes that human are complete beings ready at any time, in any shape or form, for meeting greater that him. Which I think wrong, like Mr. Lang (if I read him well enough of course).

[@biased6463]

Dr. J. Lang. What a guest would he be. Paul please check hime out. He hasnt been in the media for such a long time. Hope he is ok.

[@bennyt1020]

I wouldn’t pretend to know the answer to this but it seems to me that there is people that choose such destiny through their deeds and choices , Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala simply gives them what they have chosen. If you prefer evil, you have made a choice. Cow dung is a horrible environment but there is creatures who prefer that. What Im saying is that NDA are hardly grounds for any theological arguments and possibilities are many as to the nature of reality and those possibilities don’t necessarily fit into our little brains. May Allah forgive us for speculating and may he give us true wisdom.

[@tomasino3572]

@@bennyt1020 You right brother, Allah knows best. Still the point view of the guest of the talk here is not reasonable. The fact that life afterlife is eternal, should lead it to ask what would be thisan or this man state after infinitely sliding down the slope drawn from its activities in life. If someone was only decreasing in morality, without countermeasures, he would eventually end very uggly at the horizon of time. So even the simplest reasoning shows us how far people of good and people of evil would stand the ones relatively to the others. Then how can he think of the first sharing a place of everlasting with the others.

[@tomasino3572]

@Charlie Vaughan, for all the precision O point you to the video of Dr. Lang. For the distance between the Creator and a creature that didn't use his free-will to grow in the way pointed out by God with is a way of similarity according to some of its attribute, I think that it makes sense that this distance should be at least as big as the distance between you and your dog. For example in term of literacy level, what hope would you have to have a discussion on this matter with your dog? At least the dog here is not limiting itself by choice. But if you are willing to meet the Most-Kind, shouldn't you start to climb this hill by this side, as well as by the many other side's that you can only be conscious of if you start being conscious of your God and the challenges requested by Him to you to beat. - Other example I can see would be this: what are the chances that you make it to the race at the stadium just by walking randomly by the tracks or sitting in the grass around?

[@tomasino3572]

@@charlievaughan1308 as far as you don't reach Jeffrey Lang's own speech you probably won't get it. If you have a scientific background, it will interest you most surely. The Dr. Lang is a great mathematician.

[@DawahTrucker2024]

Salaam alaikum brother Paul what an amazing interview this is‼️ brother have you considered bringing back Dr Lawrence Brown and team him up with Dr Alexander in a whole interview focusing on this huge topic? This is mind blowing‼️ we must keep in mind that Christians like the Jehovah witnesses picture paradise as another worldly experience with your Western family and your dog. We know that in paradise as the prophet Muhammad ﷺ described that the should of the martyrs rest in the chest of green birds. He ﷺ also said that it'll take the fastest horse rider 70 years to ride from one side of a tree to the other in paradise‼️ wow when he mentioned that there's no eternal hell he threw meet off ‼️ he needs to read the Qur'an ink order to get a clear and better understanding. When he said if we should call the God this, that, that .. Allah? Wow he's out of his wits already‼️ he's derailed from the main objective

[@Learn_Quranwithme]

you might not know but you die when sleep and nde are no different from dream expect in mind of materialist who need measurement for this body and subsequently are dreams A good vision comes from Allah and a (bad) dream from devil. If you read a lot nde stories like I have because I was once down this path you know they include this new age concept of not one way to paradise. So as Muslim who Allah has saved from from this trial by his grace I warn against these things

[@Mhh90]

Make no mistake, there is no coming back once the Angel seizes your soul.

[@azraa7110]

Period!

[@pandawandas]

so how do you explain eben's experience?

[@moussanuur8369]

It wasn’t his time

[@fastlabs6684]

Alhamdulillah for the Manhaj Salaf that has a strong foundation on the assessment of truth, compared to trusting the subjectivity of someone who needs to be tested for honesty..

[@Learn_Quranwithme]

you might not know but you die when sleep and nde are no different from dream expect in mind of materialist who need measurement for this body and subsequently are dreams A good vision comes from Allah and a (bad) dream from devil. If you read a lot nde stories like I have because I was once down this path you know they include this new age concept of not one way to paradise. So as Muslim who Allah has saved from from this trial by his grace I warn against these things

[@fastlabs6684]

​@@Learn_Quranwithme you might not know there is no absolute truth except what Allah subhanahuwataala's postulated(Quran), and exemplified by the prophet shalalahu alaihi wassalam(Hadith), and in accordance by the consensus understanding of his companions.

[@Mek7699]

@@Learn_Quranwithme It is Allah Who takes away the souls at the time of their death, and those that die not during their sleep. He keeps those (souls) for which He has ordained death and sends the rest for a term appointed. Verily, in this are signs for a people who think deeply.” [Az-Zumar 39:42]

[@unhingedconnoisseur164]

I don't really think Eben Alexander is necessarily trustworthy, I mean, just check out this paragraph on his wiki page: "While practicing medicine in Lynchburg at the Lynchburg General Hospital, Alexander was reprimanded by the Virginia Board of Medicine for performing surgery at an incorrect surgical site, two times over the course of a month. In one instance, Alexander altered his operative report because he believed the surgery had diminished the patient's symptoms. He was sued by the patient for damages totaling $3 million in August 2008, but the case was dismissed by the plaintiff in 2009. As a result of the mishaps, Alexander lost his privileges at the hospital and was forced to pay a $3,500 fine to the Virginia Board of Medicine and complete ethics and professionalism training to maintain an unrestricted medical license in the state."

[@Antarah525]

Important detail, thank you

[@unhingedconnoisseur164]

@@Antarah525 no worries! just to clarifythough i do support Br. Paul’s work in general and i think that his interview with Dale Allison was a lot more effective when it comes to this topic due to his Dale’s trustworthiness

[@henriquesombiga4338]

Interesting....but he is confusing.. is there a creator? If Yes, will he tell humans why did he create us? No ? ( My question was rhetorical, and was for the expert, now every Tom Dick and Harry are commenting as experts here below)

[@khalidk5613]

There is a creator. And why he created us is in the Quran.

[@SALAM-rj8dk]

وَمَا خَلَقۡتُ الۡجِنَّ وَالۡاِنۡسَ اِلَّا لِيَعۡبُدُوۡنِ‏ (QURAN 51:56) I created the jinn and humans for nothing else but that they may serve ME. The creator is one and only ALLAH & HE said in QURAN that HE created us only to worship HIM.

[@henriquesombiga4338]

@@khalidk5613 i know. I am Asking rhetorical questions. Come on man. Dont be condescending.

[@DawahTrucker2024]

The creator whom we know by the name Allah, already answered that question to us in the Quran. He said: and I did not create mankind and Jinn except to worship me.

[@henriquesombiga4338]

@Snakejüce you have a bad attitude and u lack etiquette of boot licking !!😂 Now get lost

[@bas6628]

When you go past the great barrier ( barzakh) there is no coming back...if you did come back you DIDN'T reach there!.

[@marwananwar9075]

I actually experienced something similar under anesthesia for an operation i had ...though without the visuals. Very interesting. I think some of it may be the result of the medication during the coma. Though....Having said that, ive read and heard a few accounts of similar events. It would be interesting to hear from someone whod been a crim all their life and what they experienced in NDE. Will definitely research more into this.

[@smtri8405]

me too but it was diffrent

[@Learn_Quranwithme]

you might not know but you die when sleep and nde are no different from dream expect in mind of materialist who need measurement for this body and subsequently are dreams A good vision comes from Allah and a (bad) dream from devil. If you read a lot nde stories like I have because I was once down this path you know they include this new age concept of not one way to paradise. So as Muslim who Allah has saved from from this trial by his grace I warn against these things

[@khaderlander2429]

Interesting topic, unfortunately there is a lot of rationalising away the idea of eternal hell in the afterlife, using the atheistic argument, why would a loving God put some people in hell for eternity for a finite of evil actions. God explains the reason why that is the case for some people in the Qur'an. Qur'an 6:27-31. 27.If you could only see, when they are made to stand before the Fire, how they will say, ‘If only we could be sent back, we would not reject the revelations of our Lord, but be among the believers.’ 28. No! The truth they used to hide will become all too clear to them. Even if they were brought back, they would only return to the very thing that was forbidden to them-they are such liars! 29. They say, ‘There is nothing beyond our life in this world: we shall not be raised from the dead.’ 30. If you could only see, when they are made to stand before their Lord, how He will say, ‘Is this not real?’ They will say, ‘Yes indeed, by our Lord.’ He will say, ‘Then taste the torment for having disbelieved.’ 31. Lost indeed are those who deny the meeting with their Lord until, when the Hour suddenly arrives, they say, ‘Alas for us that we paid no regard to this!’ They will bear their burdens on their backs. How terrible those burdens will be! 32. The life of this world is nothing but a game and a distraction; the Home in the Hereafter is best for those who are aware of God. Why will you [people] not understand?

[@sm98710]

لَّقَدْ كُنتَ فِي غَفْلَةٍ مِّنْ هَٰذَا فَكَشَفْنَا عَنكَ غِطَاءَكَ فَبَصَرُكَ الْيَوْمَ حَدِيدٌ (And unto the evil-doer it is said): Thou wast in heedlessness of this. Now We have removed from thee thy covering, and piercing is thy sight this day.

[@justsaying444]

Amazing discussion, i thoroughly enjoyed it , i definitely would like to see the islamic perspective on this issue too. If you can find someone that would be really interesting .

[@ameg2707]

Agreed.

[@quickquestion4271]

Sheikh Abdul hakeem murad

[@justsaying444]

@@quickquestion4271 yes, he would be the perfect choice.

[@HussainFahmy]

*_Dr is just promoting his books._*

[@احمد-ك2ص1ر]

I'm an Arab and I don't understand English.... I hope my brother Paul will put the subtitles for the video

[@squidproxy136]

Or you can use youtube auto translate

[@tomasino3572]

KZbin translate introduced explicit content, it's very broken and disrespectful of religious talks unfortunately.

[@kamranasif2004]

How does this account of his experience fits with the Islamic paradigm? Is this discussion not syllogistically leading the viewers towards the argument or conclusion of unity of all religions or am I missing something here?

[@pandawandas]

yes

[@fire.smok3]

This was a great episode! You are a good host, engaging and asking good questions while not taking away attention from the guest.

[@fire.smok3]

@@noorjahan1333 good, i can’t stand nasty ass people who don’t clean themselves properly or wash their hands after pissing

[@aacc5984]

@noor jahan, im doubting if u r not a brainwashed muslim or loose iman or wobbling one or may lower categories.

[@Learn_Quranwithme]

I warn against nde they are much suggestions of shaytaan

[@johndrake1979]

In reading the Holy Quran I'm struck by how all creatures and even physical objects clearly have sentience/consciousness

[@Dunia_Strategi_Indie_Games]

I disagree, it may be some form of memories/records

[@Learn_Quranwithme]

you might not know but you die when sleep and nde are no different from dream expect in mind of materialist who need measurement for this body and subsequently are dreams A good vision comes from Allah and a (bad) dream from devil. If you read a lot nde stories like I have because I was once down this path you know they include this new age concept of not one way to paradise. So as Muslim who Allah has saved from from this trial by his grace I warn against these things

[@lovepeople951]

NDEs were the reason I understood Islam is not the "true" religion, rather All thiests and who do good and spread love are on the right path.

[@Jaafar_Alkhalifa]

You lost it. God gave us brains and hearts to use reason and follow him. NDE is extremely subjective and vague.

[@goodtree6228]

Mashallah, none of you will have faith unless you love one another

[@Learn_Quranwithme]

I warn against nde they are much suggestions of shaytaan

[@mohammadk30]

Watching this episode made me emotional and made me remember many many verses of the Holy Qura'an and many many Hadeeth by prophet Muhammad Peace be upon him when they describe the unseen world and the hearafter. For example, In minute 06:44 *Dr* . *Alexander explains how is the unseen the world or the hearafter is the Real life* , *and the holy Qura'an says* : "What is the life of this world but amusement and play? but verily the Home in the Hereafter,- that is life indeed, if they but knew." *Qura'an* 29:64 In minute 07:28, *Dr* . *Alexander speaks about millions of butterflies* , *and The messenger of Allah says in the Hadeeth of the night journey that he saw golden butterflies* / *moth covering Sidratul Almuntaha tree and an explained colors covering it* . It is narrated on the authority of Abdullah (b. Umar) that when the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was taken for the Night journey, he was taken to Sidrat-ul-Muntaha, which is situated on the sixth heaven, where terminates everything that ascends from the earth and is held there, and where terminates every- thing that descends from above it and is held there. (It is with reference to this) that Allah said in the (Qura'an) :" When that which covers covered the lote-tree" ( Qura'an 53:16 ). He (the narrator) said: (It was) *gold moths* ( has colors) . He (the narrator further) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was given three (things or orders): he was given five prayers, (he was given) the concluding verses of Sura al-Baqara, and remission of serious Sins for those among his Ummah who associate not anything with Allah. *Sahih Muslim* In minute 09:15, *Dr* . *Alexander speaks about the golden rule which is written in the fabric of the universe* . *He said that it is* " *treat others in the way you like to be treated* ". And The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "No one of you becomes a true believer until he likes for his brother what he likes for himself". *Bukhari and Muslim* In minute 13:12 *Dr* . *Alexander speaks about awareness* , *which is the many part of our spirit* , *as something gifted from God* . *And Allah says* in the Qura'an *about the story of creating Adam* : "after I have shaped him (Adam) and breathed of My spirit (I created) into him, fall down prostrate before him." *Qura'an* 38:72 I think his interpretation of what happened to him by reincarnation needs to be clarified, because in my opinion what happened to him only explain that there is another unseen world or another life which is the hearafter, that's it. Also, his NDE experience was only on the heavenly experience. He did not experience the hellish experience while others have experienced it. Therefore, he cannot dismisses it because he did not experience it.

[@shahid8545]

It's a subjective experience of a glimpse of it. That is all.

[@meredithmonks7451]

Which one when allah say be or shaping adam?

[@Learn_Quranwithme]

Abdullah bin 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) said: One day the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) mentioned Al-Masih Dajjal (the Antichrist) in the presence of the people and said, "Verily, Allah is not one-eyed but Al-Masih Ad-Dajjal is blind in the right eye which looks like a swollen grape." Sahih Muslim

[@Learn_Quranwithme]

I warn against nde they are much suggestions of shaytaan

[@Learn_Quranwithme]

you might not know but you die when sleep and nde are no different from dream expect in mind of materialist who need measurement for this body and subsequently are dreams A good vision comes from Allah and a (bad) dream from devil. If you read a lot nde stories like I have because I was once down this path you know they include this new age concept of not one way to paradise. So as Muslim who Allah has saved from from this trial by his grace I warn against these things

[@Frederick.J.Marshall]

What a remarkable experience, this is such an interesting topic.

[@Learn_Quranwithme]

you might not know but you die when sleep and nde are no different from dream expect in mind of materialist who need measurement for this body and subsequently are dreams A good vision comes from Allah and a (bad) dream from devil. If you read a lot nde stories like I have because I was once down this path you know they include this new age concept of not one way to paradise. So as Muslim who Allah has saved from from this trial by his grace I warn against these things

[@imranmir1]

I was eagerly awaiting this interview but it’s been a ‘damp squib’. 👎What non-sense is he blabbering about? If I want to learn about NDE, I’ll go to other numerous resources, but from Paul, I was expecting an insight into Islam through NDE.

[@johnbrzykcy3076]

Are you aware of anyone who had a NDE and after the event, they turned to Islam? Maybe Paul ( of Blogging Theology) is aware of such? Peace

[@think-islam-channel]

Constant blabber American new age nonsense Sells books

[@hi.tech.muslim]

I have only watched half of the episode but given the content so far and the comment section, i think some points needs to be cleared up: TLDR; our epistemology is not dependant upon experiences instead we have the knowledge first and use that knowledge to explain experiences, not the other way around. 1. this wasn't what i was expecting i.e. i was expecting more of scientific stats from different studies on these experiences rather than his own experience in so much details, he started describing the reality in new terms, it sounds like yet another new age religion and the guy was evangelizing a lot about his shallow beliefs. 2. the start was maybe good if what he said is correct i.e. scientific studies on such topics point towards a non-material reality (while we already believe it and no proof required but for dawah to materialists this maybe a good evidence) and probably the only take away from the whole presentation. which was i think the goal of Paul for bringing this guest. 3. people from all backgrounds have spiritual experiences and from what he described, it does seem like NDE are spiritual experiences than actually being near death. also his description also seemed close to how people feel with psychedelics etc. they describe similar stuff of entities, higher consciousness surreal experiences etc. 4. from Islamic point of view, we can't deny such experiences completely. but we also don't know what he says is true and what is not. but we do have a way of finding out what is true and what is not. i.e. whatever is clearly inline with Islamic teachings, we may affirm it with caveats but we are not required to believe in any such claims, whatever goes against Islam, we have to reject that and about other things, we should try to avoid affirming as we can't be sure about anything of unseen reality. 5. it is not a good idea to attack Paul, while the video clearly has a lot of kufr, Paul also does bring Christian scholars etc as well. at best this video isn't probably for many Muslims especially those who are not very well versed in deen.

[@pimpnameslimbak]

Not to start a debate, but Im curious as to where is the kufr in this video?

[@hi.tech.muslim]

@@pimpnameslimbak primarily his description of the belief in afterlife

[@fl5537]

@@pimpnameslimbak This doctor seems to be promoting new age spirituality (paganism/hinduism/polytheism/shirk). but the purpose of this discussion seems to be to confirm that there is more to this world than just the material, however a warning should still be issued for example "the law of attraction" a new age idea, the shirk and influence of Jinns is clear, especially when you are told to make dua to and "worship the universe" to get whatever you desire. You may find that a lot of new age ideas promote sihr.

[@plung3r]

Regarding the permanency of Hell, there are some Islamic scholars who don't hold this idea that punishment in hellfire is permanent. Dr. Adnan Ibrahim has a khutba about this and even gives proofs from the Quran that punishment in hellfire is temporary. Anyhow, we should all protect ourselves from hellfire even for one fraction of a second.

[@johndrake1979]

You know what, taken the right way, the hellish NDE's are probably a blessing in disguise

[@in2theqalb]

yep

[@teenztown]

Damn Brother Paul's content just keeps getting better... didn't expect this topic and guest from you at all

[@KSS040192]

As a muslim I am very sceptical to this nde. It seems like the same experience many have with drugs....And that is not engalic but demonic - but it seems beautiful! This is not from Quran and sunnah. It is new age stuff we as muslims should stay away from.

[@in2theqalb]

100%, as someone who had experiences before accepting Islam, his story triggered an immense amount of forgotten memories from those moments, and ultimately they are heavy, darkness covered in light.

[@h.r.529]

@@in2theqalb can you give example please. i have watched many NDEs they all seem very peeceful i am very intrested in this topic please share.

[@jacklin231]

شكرا للدكتور ألكسندر أنا عندما بدأت أكتشف عن مواضيع الاقتراب من الموت وعن العالم الروحي و الملائكة والجن وكيف تؤثر على حياتنا اليومية وعلاقاتنا بل وأحساسينا وتفكيرنا، وعرفت أن الجسد الانساني له طاقة سلبية عن يمينه وطاقة إيجابية عن شماله وانه عندما تحب روحه وقلبه وعقله فعل الخير وحب الإنسانية فإنه يقترب كثيرا من خدام الخير الذين يسكنون هذا العالم من الملائكة الكرام وأرواح المؤمنين الصالحين والجن المؤمنين فيعيش في سلام روحي وجسدي عظيم ،وإذا ٱقترب من أفعال الشر فإن نفسه تفتح له بوابات الشر التي توجد في الكون أيضا وأرواحها تطوف أيضا من الجن والشياطين المعتدين فيعيش في عذاب وعناء نفسي كبير، هذا في الكون الذي نعيش فيه ولقد بلغنا أن الأمم القديمة كانت لها علوم بالارواح وٱتصلت بها وعملت معها في تناغم وبنت معها الحضارات العظمى وسافرت بها في الفضاء ومنهم الفراعنة الذين كانوا يستخدمون الاسقاط النجمي لينفصلوا عن أجسامهم ويسافروا عبر الكون وهو ماادعى فرعون ليعلن ألوهيته في الارض والسماء وأنه يمكنه أن يضع تلك الارواح في النعيم أو العذاب لأن ٱتصاله بالسحرة والشياطين جعله يدرك أن الارواح تطوف في السماء الدنيا ، فأجابه الله تعالى "وأنه هو رب الشعرى"ولا ننسى مملكة سليمان عليه السلام التي عمل فيها الجن والإنس والملائكة في الخير وكانت من أعظم الحضارات فهذا الاكتشاف الذي يذكره الطب اليوم ليس حديثا أبدا ،ولكنه في الاصل طريق مفيد لتفاهم الإنسانية جميعا لفعل الخير وان الكون نفسه خلق للناس ليفعلوا فيه ما يعبر عن السلام والتجانس والتفاهم ليس الشر والتخالف ،غير أنه خلف هذا الستار الروحي الجميل هناك عوالم ستنتهي إليها هذه الارواح لتستقر فيها وتجتمع فيها وتحاسب على أفعالها، ولا يمكن لعاقل حكيم أن يساويها في المكانة ولذلك فمستقر الارواح من الجنة أو النار هوحقيقة أيضا ووجود إله لهذا الكون تعود له هذه الارواح هو حقيقة أيضا لا يجب إنكارها بل يجب الاعتراف بها وشكرا لكما على الموضوع المهم .

[@aomarmian]

I also had an nde but not same conclusion. It took me closer to Islam so to me it seems difficult to make general conclusions except that we are not just a sum of our atoms...

[@h.r.529]

can you please share your experience?

[@Gabriel-ServantOfGod]

76:25 وَٱذْكُرِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ بُكْرَةًۭ وَأَصِيلًۭا ٢٥ ˹Always˺ remember the Name of your Lord morning and evening, - Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran I think names do matter, i get the ones who talk like that, but i think they go too lax, sure some do the opposite, and it is true that Allah SWT has many names, but if you call Allah SWT with a name of a demon then that would be an issue, so it does matter, of course also the intention you have.

[@zainiabdullah621]

OMG, was he not informed of the 'naseyah' (the Orbitofrontal Cortex) of the brain mention in QS 96: 15-16 and QS 55: 41 ? "Every soul will taste DEATH. You will be paid full recompense on the Day of Resurrection. Anyone who is distanced from the HellFire and admitted to the Paradise, has indeed triumphed. The life of this world is only the enjoyment of delusion.” (QS 3: 185) "When their specified time arrives, they cannot delay it for a single hour nor can they bring it forward.” (QS 16: 61)

[@zainiabdullah621]

He claimed to encounter NED but not true DEATH as yet. He believe in the reincarnation of the soul just like the Hindoos and other Shamanic religions, and thru incarnation that God can become man or earthly creatures. NDE is much BS and full of conjectures and assumptions. Quod erat demonstradum.

[@E-dirts]

While I can not question the authenticity of someone's own NDE, what I find really interesting is that how many of them explains everything as if they were actually talking about a real life scenario when they were physically in coma state. I believe it's possible but we can't simply verify it and that's where the problem is. Another interesting issue is I tend to hear all these NDE stories are "mostly" coming from the people of Christian faith. What possibly could go wrong with people from other faiths?! It would be interesting to listen to their stories as well. Hopefully to find a common ground perhaps. Interesting episode. Thank you Paul.

[@Ashleii]

Yes I noticed too about mostly Christian or western people having this experience.

[@alalwahraniya416]

Near death is just a promoted Christian concept illustrated with fancy stories and sold now to muslims for corruption purpose. How can each of these people experiencing near death sees only some kind of majestuous light. No one reported seing he'll. This will not sell well to the eager Christian believer in spirits and ghosts.

[@tomasino3572]

It's not science because not reproductible, and in terms of morality it looks a little a dead end also. It leaves perplexing.

[@AaAa-nq6dl]

Because Muslims don't need NDE. They have a whole organized path to reach the realms. Muslims are much much further in this aspect, they have a whole science and 1400+ years of experience on the realms passed on to Muslim students.

[@merlinx8703]

@@Ashleii I believe the Sufi Mystic Ibn Arabi had some sort of NDE or out of body experience when he was young

[@suriel8164]

To those who are offended by this discussion - I'd love to hear your opinion on the following verses: Al-An'am 6:75 وَكَذَٰلِكَ نُرِىٓ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ مَلَكُوتَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَلِيَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلْمُوقِنِينَ And thus did We show Abraham the realm of the heavens and the earth that he would be among the certain [in faith]. Al-Hijr 15:14 وَلَوْ فَتَحْنَا عَلَيْهِم بَابًا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ فَظَلُّوا۟ فِيهِ يَعْرُجُونَ and even if We opened a gateway into Heaven for them and they rose through it, higher and higher, Al-Hijr 15:15 لَقَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّمَا سُكِّرَتْ أَبْصَٰرُنَا بَلْ نَحْنُ قَوْمٌ مَّسْحُورُونَ they would still say, ‘Our eyes are hallucinating. We are bewitched.’ Unfortunately the vast majority of are trained to "believe" in the Qur'an while simultaneously rejecting ideas that are clesrly presented within it as non reality.

[@SkeeloHendrix]

EXACTLY.. You have to recognize & accept the MESSAGE, not just the MESSENGER.

[@monoth4555]

I was going through the research on reincarnation which he quoted, and not one of the cases studied and noted passed a proper methodology rather there were confirmation bias, selection bias, and very bad scientific research methodology. A few scientists and researchers who were opened minded, designed a study with a sound methodology, and they stated that not one case passed the methodology.

[@hln6821]

Really? I was confused about reincarnation thing too, Hindus always bring up the science behind it but tbh it looks bogus

[@monoth4555]

@@hln6821 If they want to claim science, then they need to bring peer reviewed studies backed by a proper methodology free of bias. Which they do not have. Further, studies on people who believe in past lives have been found to have memory issues stemming from source monitoring issues.

[@suryakumairi3622]

I would present bias then, someone in my country has experience NDE and he said : Reincarnation DO EXIST but it was an exception rather than general ... *for Children below 3 years old they get privilege to do 3 things : 1.they can choose to die and born again or 2.they can choose to delay and continue suffering another week or month and then die and born again 3.they can choose to die and serving God Almighty *for Children 3-12 years old reincarnation is up to God but usually there is no reincarnation and they get food from tree, every children get their own tree *for People 12 years and above reincarnation is up to God but usually there is no reincarnation, they got food from market. There are 2 kinds of market : 1.For muslim (it seems so) open at the time of 5 daily prayer and must recite random surah from Koran, the sort one would be just fine to buy food 2.For any religion open all the time, but those that do not want to give charity in their life will be forbidden to enter the market, the result is the same image like that you see of mal-nutrition kids in Africa ... the most dangerous thing is if you act and behave like certain animal for example greedy you would end up being forced by angel to enter a grown up monkey ... a human spirit in a monkey body ... damn ...

[@hln6821]

@@suryakumairi3622 good story, sounds like a fever dream someone had

[@monoth4555]

@@suryakumairi3622 I dreamt I saw a half kangaroo half elephant who ate himself to sleep.

[@bas6628]

The prophet Muhammad pbuh was given explicit details by the arch angel jibrael what happens after death and the function of when the angel of death comes to collect...no other human being except the prophet Muhammad pbuh was given details of the unseen.....' We created death to walk amongst you. We will not be undone..

[@Mek7699]

It is Allah Who takes away the souls at the time of their death, and those that die not during their sleep. He keeps those (souls) for which He has ordained death and sends the rest for a term appointed. Verily, in this are signs for a people who think deeply.” [Az-Zumar 39:42]

[@thisbeesah4502]

Thank you for the video Paul and Dr Alexander, what a lovely conversation! I wonder if the concept of hellfire or jannah occur after the point which Dr Alexander experienced. The concept of punishment within the grave also exists in Islam, between death and Judgement. I wonder if that's the situation he describes? Since the day of judgement has not occurred yet. Allah knows best what is correct! :D

[@aliaasman5518]

It's interesting to hear about outside experiences but we Muslims should refrain making aqeeda out of it. Allah knows best

[@shahid8545]

Intriguing, however thinking along these lines of an afterlife experience which will be different and totally subjective from person to person is absolutely NOT the way to go as he asserts pertaining to leaving religiousity and leaning to this totally subjective experience. This is A human beings perspective of a glimpse into the afterlife which in all due fairness was a blip of understanding of its entirety and not to be taken literally and each person will have their own unique experience of it. Appreciate him for sharing his experience, it was fascinating and it was equally fascinating to listen to his experience as he goes through his "book of deeds" as explained in Quran and each soul will get to the adams weight of good they did and an adams weight of bad they did as per Quran and that all of our deeds are being recorded and will be played back to us like a movie as per Quran. These were fascinating to find out but not a shock because we know the book of Allah is true and final. May Allah give us good lives filled with good deeds ameen

[@pandawandas]

"his "book of deeds" as explained in Quran and each soul will get to the adams weight of good they did and an adams weight of bad they did as per Quran" The Qur'an says this will happen on the Day of Judgement, and it describes it as a literal book. Not really analogous to Eben's experience. The Qur'an never says it will be played back like a movie.

[@shahid8545]

@@pandawandas You will see your deeds in front of your eyes.

[@pandawandas]

yes, in a book. @@shahid8545

[@truthseeker-u7y]

So this guy is definitely here to mislead the youth. Another meaning you don't need religion technically

[@user-jg8eh8fw5z]

Viewers. Even though his experience is intriguing. It is just that. It's his experience. What ever he saw our felt does not give intricate guidance on how to live your life.

[@amazaan]

This unique experience is very subjective. The guest speaker I think never had any nde because there is no such thing as nde. He is conjuring up all these hyperbolic events. Trust me American universities teach students all these nonsense. No offense to the host as he tried to rationalize this phenomenon through islam. But the guest is atuned to his own self indulging apathy to the reality of islam. When someone is in coma. They are on sedatives which often are known to cause amnesic effects. How is he in denial of amnesia ? And how is it that his memory is so vivid?

[@mercifulservants5970]

you should quite christian/atheist/jewish societies and do hijra toward muslim contries where there a lot of work to do. correcting the society so to produce correct gouvernements. the corruption of governement is only due to society tolerating corruption. imo we should start toward our countries first and AllAh knows best.

[@usman1969ma]

Some dreams are NDEs, the real awakening is coming

[@husamabou-shaar9740]

I wonder if that experience was real, would the natural response to it manifest through writing books and composing meditation music (coming up with a new religion) in conflict with what billions of people believe, or perhaps the natural response should have been manifested through contemplating about what religions teach about the subject... especially that the experience itself as reported provides no concrete information about the unseen other than it exists, wouldn't one be curious to learn about it after believing in it? I don't think anyone should waste time listening to non-trustworthy reports about the unseen... definitely not support such new religions through buying books. Just because most people nowadays don't believe in the unseen is not a good enough reason to resonate with just about anyone who does, no matter how silly their argument/belief is, we have better sources that are REVEALED to us through trustworthy PROPHETS, which is enough.

[@AS-jj4dv]

In a 2013 investigation of Alexander's story and medical background, Esquire magazine reported that before the publication of Proof of Heaven, Alexander had been terminated or suspended from multiple hospital positions, and had been the subject of several malpractice lawsuits, including at least two involving the alteration of medical records to cover up a medical error. He settled five malpractice suits in Virginia within a period of ten years. Esquire also found what it said were discrepancies with regard to Alexander's version of events in the book. Among the discrepancies, was that Alexander had written the cause of his coma was bacterial meningitis, despite his doctor telling the reporter that he had been conscious and hallucinating before being placed in a medically induced coma. In a statement responding to the criticism, Alexander maintained that his representation of the experience was truthful and that he believed in the message contained in his book. He also claimed that the Esquire article "cherry-picked" information about his past to discredit his accounts of the event.] Proof of Heaven was also criticized by scientists, including by neuroscientist Sam Harris, who described Alexander's near death experience a (NDE) account on his blog as "alarmingly unscientific", and that claims of experiencing visions while his cerebral cortex was shut down demonstrated a failure to acknowledge existing brain science. He noted that DMT, a neurotransmitter of the brain, as well as Ketamine, an anaesthetic commonly used in the management of neurological conditions, are common and more plausible means of such strong hallucinatory experiences. He added that while neurosurgeons need to understand its anatomy, they do not need to study how the brain functions, unlike neurologists. Neurologist and writer Oliver Sacks agreed with Harris, and argued that Alexander had failed to recognize that the experience could have been the result of his cortex returning to full function at the outset of his coma, rather than a supernatural experience. (wiki)

[@Duckman75]

as expected

[@mr1go]

I couldn't care either way b About NDEs etc but seriously dude your siting wiki 🤦‍♂️

[@mr1go]

@@somatotrophin1535 🤣🤣🤣Why ..why are you sending me all this. Did you not read don't care buddy. My point was on credible citations

[@mr1go]

@@somatotrophin1535 cool but just one would have sufficied, you know I still don't care either way :-) so i wont actually validate, but thanks for the effort.

[@AS-jj4dv]

@@mr1go Please consult the methodology of wiki. You cannot dismiss wiki as a valid source of information, just because it does not please you and may help to be critical. Providing freely accessible information to the general public is the objective of wiki. Mistakes and false information, even manipulations, may occur, but in principle these will and should be corrected in the course of time by readers and contributors based on reliable and verifiable sources (see references mentioned in the wiki articles). If the subject is (very) controversial, such as the islamic theology and belief, the articles expose different views, the islamic narrative, but also the secular view, evidence, and facts, and abstain generally from specific conclusions. The wiki articles are a base for knowing more about the subject, and if some passages seem to be suspect, you can always do your own research and consult the numerous references which are cited. Just like in science, where peer review, critical examination and fact checking will ultimately correct errors and mistakes, these methods and processes are at the origin of real scientific progress and better knowledge. But it takes time and effort, and it requires inputs such as some minimal education and an open mind! You may stay deaf, dumb, and blind to quote a phrase of the quran, others will become more critical and eventually leave islam, thanks to the internet resources, including wiki.

[@imranmir1]

This is my 2nd time watching this video and I still don’t understand a word this man says. It’s gibberish.

[@Cancer-bm7zo]

Again this is a personal perspective. Believing an experience as such does not make it true nor that it is consistent with what real death and the after life are about. There isn't a proof that what he had experienced is "Kashaf" or Visual detection at death.

[@ashcomics13]

well its possible that their is a type of soul that no matter how many chances choose to be destructive and in return recieve destruction.

[@chuckhillier4153]

Thank you again for this and your other stimulating talks. Although I can neither accept nor reject the truth (perhaps validity is a better word?) of his experience, the idea of time (and so much else) wasted on the debate and competition surrounding organized religions and simple universal righteousness of the Golden Rule ring true with me, personally. Logic, not NDE brings me to the conclusion that divinity must exist outside of space and time. And it makes sense to me that grace may be available without allegiance to any dogma, ancient or modern.

[@johnbrzykcy3076]

I respect how you feel about "logic" and I hope it does bring you "to the conclusion that divinity must exist outside of space and time." However I do think that awareness or belief in God may be perceived through various ways, including NDE, academic study, spiritual experience, and yes logic too. By the way, I really like when you said "it makes sense to me that grace may be available without allegiance to any dogma..." I'm not sure what you mean by "allegiance" but I believe God understands His creation ( including mankind ) and He does welcome us with "grace." That was one reason Jesus came to earth... to show us God's grace and love. Peace

[@chuckhillier4153]

@@johnbrzykcy3076 With "Allegiance to any dogma", I'm alluding to the fact that each major religion requires that followers accept that theirs is the one path to grace and all others are false.

[@johnbrzykcy3076]

@@chuckhillier4153 Thanks. I kind of thought that was what you meant by "allegiance" but I wanted to make sure. And I do understand your perception of religions because I also struggle with the idea that each religion claims to hold the truth. Whether it be Islam or Christianity or whatever, the claim of "one path to grace" is confusing to me. In fact, Jesus Himself claimed that He was "the Way, the truth and the life." Although there must be some objective truth regarding God, why is it that individuals within these various religions choose to accept that their own "dogma" is necessarily the objective truth? How can various Holy Scriptures in different religions influence believers to accept and approve "allegiance to any dogma" ? It seems like an "allegiance to any dogma" requires the belief/acceptance that certain scriptures are authoritative. Does the Islamic claim of "preservation" provide strong support for those who accept Islam as the "one path to grace"? It seems like it does because so many people base their beliefs on this "preservation." To me, the "hiddenness" of God seems to magnify the problem of the claim that other religions are false. Some people claim that God is not hidden for those who study and do research. But often the research may simply lead to "allegiance" to a dogma and not necessarily to any objective truth that other religions are false. Maybe that was why professor Alexander said that this earthly life is "vague" and "murky." I had never heard anyone say such before. But what does it all mean? If this life is "vague" and "murky", can any religion claim it's dogma is NOT vague or murky? What do you think?

[@chuckhillier4153]

@@johnbrzykcy3076 By "grace", I mean pure. As in "died in a state of grace", acceptable to heaven. To be in the condition that various religions say one should be in so as to ascend to heaven. Some say they achieve grace through confession. Others by some ceremony, others by prayer, and so on. Christiani sects, for instance, says one must not only live by the teachings of Christ but must believe (hold allegiance) as well. Islam seems to hold that you can live a life as virtuous as God would want, but you must be Muslem to be in a state of grace. Through history, religion has been a team sport with brutal consequences. Wars, jihads, inquisitions, colonization, in order to satisfy human nature that feeds self-interest but done in the name of religious teams. If a Buddhist lives a life precisely as Jusus or Mohamed prescribed, why can s/he not be in a state of grace? Makes no sense. Is actually corrupt, it seems to me. I'm still learning about Islam. A question that I'd like to ask is, what will be the status of someone's soul who prays four times a day?

[@chuckhillier4153]

@@Trilliman707 You agree, I'm sure that religions have been responsible for some major wars.

[@aacc5984]

So he should have explain the purpose of life, and how justice would be done to the tyrants like fero, hitler and so on..and even if there is helish experience by the soul would it be equall to the physical and spiritual torture in this world and many more cases

[@MohamedMohamed-tr2rz]

Quran Chapter 15:14-15 ❤️ Quran 50:22 See: The Barzakh I will add to this as I watch more! NDEs are amazing SubhanALLAH!

[@MohamedMohamed-tr2rz]

At the time of death, Satan is most keen to tempt the children of Adam.

[@AhmadEdinHodzic]

@@MohamedMohamed-tr2rz i was not dying but wide awake when angel took me to heaven.

[@abdalhaqq9465]

The question is: is this in accordance with Islam?

[@seismicdna]

Much awaited, especially after the subject matter was mentioned in the discussion with Dr. Lawrence Brown. Jzk!

[@abdullahahmad9300]

Link

[@harriskhan7671]

@@abdullahahmad9300 watch Dr l. brown on blogging theology with paul .w.

[@roserose8024]

I experienced what they call near death experience and it's not like what he described.

[@reiki546]

Neurologist get NDE hhhmmm thats interesting

[@travelwithtahir711]

May Allah almighty guide us all to the truth.

[@funkycacahuete2933]

I reverted to Islam a year ago and the topic of what happens after death still confuses me. Do we go to heaven straight away? Or do our souls sit in the grave and wait until the day of judgment after which we all go to heaven? Any recommendations on this topic is greatly appreciated.

[@aliaasman5518]

Go find a scholar dear...

[@aliaasman5518]

Go to sapience institute on you tube you can reach them out aswel.

[@seedysaid6588]

The souls go to barzkha watch dr yasir qadhi barzkha series

[@animatedislamichistory]

Your guest should read the islamic literature regarding barzakh, jannah and so on, it might just be enough match to what he experienced to convince him of truthfulness of Islam. اللهم ادخلنا جنة الفردوس

[@aminahbergliotrolsdorph7557]

Incarnation.. Djinn World 🌎

[@bluelightmoon777]

Very refreshing indeed. But please keep in mind that these are *near* death experiences. Dont take this as some kind of ultimate truth, rather as something that opens your mind to the metaphysical world

[@johnbrzykcy3076]

I really like when you said that these Near Death Experiences could be "something that opens your mind to the metaphysical world." I think lots of experiences that people have could point to the "metaphysical world." In my belief, Jesus the Christ was the "ultimate truth" about this world and the metaphysical world. Thanks for sharing. Peace

[@sychic_auratina5170]

Candles and hoods !

[@merlinx8703]

Great Guest & Great Host Keep it up Paul 👍🏻

[@Learn_Quranwithme]

I warn against nde they are much suggestions of shaytaan

[@authentic.message]

Also i noticed on many occasion the guest either mentions too many times number ‘6’ or some number which in total comes to ‘6’ , like six faces, six days in coma, 42 weeks 4+2=6 …something is going on here 🧐🧐

[@BassamBokhowa]

I believe reincarnation has an explanation compatible with Islamic doctrine. This goes back to the presence of beings that accompany every human as stated in the Quran and called Qareen. Beings with a much longer lifespan who have witnessed a previous humans' detailed life. These represent the so called "memories" of a past life. They are beings of the type called Jin.

[@boogus1670]

When u die u go to a place where a place where ur soul waits for day of judgement

[@pandawandas]

How does this explain the reincarnation MEMORIES and birth marks? It also doesn’t explain why some of the memories are altered, if it was a supernatural being and not just a normal memory you would expect the recollections to be completely accurate and not behave like normal memories

[@BassamBokhowa]

@@pandawandas To further place this in context: We are told to beware the fallacy of the Jin, as they amuse themselves by deviating humans. Jin can - and do - go to a large extent to achieve this goal, including the psychological and physical abuse of humans called Mas as mentioned in the Quran.

[@pandawandas]

@@BassamBokhowa This doesn’t address my points. Do you think Jinn can create birth marks and create actual memories? This is not based on anything in the Islamic scripture. All they are capable of is wiswas, not creating visual memories and physical birthmarks. Moreover I haven’t come across any authentic source that says that the Qareen has a long lifespan. Is this bid’aa?

[@BassamBokhowa]

@@pandawandas Can they create bodily marks? From practical eye witnesses: yes. Visual memories? Whose memories? Most incidents are stated under hypnosis and not in a person's full awareness. Who is speaking in that case? Jin lifespan? No authentic source, but their generations do share information from one to another and between themselves. That's how witches learn private information about a person they've never met.

[@lazytitan1075]

Took you long enough 😅

[@extraordinary.verses]

Power of argument in Quran Interpretation of Quran 79 (The Forceful Chargers).10-12 _10-They are [presently] saying, "Will we indeed be returned to [our] former state [of life]?_ _11-Even if we should be decayed bones?_ _12-They say, "That, then, would be a losing return._ Interpretation of Quran 56 (That Which is Coming).62 _62-And you have already known the first creation, so will you not remember?_ Polytheists: there is no after life. We will not be accountable. Quran asked: why? Polytheists replied: resurrection is not possible this time. Quran asked: So, you believe in the first creation? Polytheists replied: yes. Quran replied: you believed in a creator who initiated mankind first time from whatever state without asking how?, yet this same creator is incapable of resurrection from a state of decayed bones. You bear the burden of proof.

[@authentic.message]

When that angelic figure ‘girl’ told him to not ‘fear’ , then it suggest that there’s some place/can be a situation where one can be in fear while being in those realms i.e - hell, punishment valley🙂

[@ishatariq3892]

My knowledge is very little to make comments but i have watched many nders telling their experience on youtube, these are reported mostly by people who left their body under accidental circumstances like RTAs, Drowning, under GA etc and majority found it very pleasant and thus they conclude that there is no judgement thus no hell. I feel that it might be because from Islamic perspective people who die accidentally are treated as "shaheed/ martyr" and thus their treatment is totally different from an average soul. Generalizing that to every soul would be taking too much liberty. Some might disagree that non-muslims cant be martyrs but i believe any person who has not been preached Islam but believes in God and does good then seems very possible they are counted as muslims by Allah like people of the cave anyway thts another debate. Allah knows best. Point is most nders undermine religion. I believe what they experience is true but it is very specific to that person i reckon.

[@shakmanlawal5895]

Good topic. This experiences are not limited to people with near death experience. The are people with similar experiences that are very conscious and awake at the time of this phenomenon. Most are afraid to talk about it. Any it is a gift of the unseen world if one can control themself. This things can’t be explained naturally.

[@AhmadEdinHodzic]

I was awake when i was taken by an angel to heaven.

[@Malajar04]

15:2 'The day will come when' the disbelievers will wish they had submitted to Allah 15:3 so let them eat and enjoy and be diverted by false hope, for they will soon know

[@AhmadEdinHodzic]

God sent an angel to take me to him one night while i was not sleeping or in coma! To show me the heaven and thing i would build there in the future i can confirm that paradise is real and those not mindful of God wont get there! For the God is only one and only real existence! Only Jesus As was there Angels singing beautifully and God in his divine cover of light above us ,the brightest light you can ever see and it wont hurt your eyes! According to Jesus As when i asked him how long am i here he said ” if this was on Earth it would have been 70000 years! Time is not relative here” There is much more i experienced i will make video about it!

[@Jaafar_Alkhalifa]

How do you know that this wasn't Satan or one of his goon pulling a prank on you? Serious Question. It's seems pretty dangerous to base your belief on a dream.

[@AhmadEdinHodzic]

@@Jaafar_Alkhalifa And what is my belief?

[@myousufsaliha1963]

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