stand up for yourself (lgbtq, feminism and religion)

The Hippiearab Podcast --- S1 E9
Every single human being has a belief, some hold a belief so strong they're willing to die for it. It is what shapes our identity and the way we interact with the world. But what happens when your belief conflicts with the mainstream belief? Worse yet, what happens if you don't have one to begin with? In a world where the left and right are constantly clashing, what is the one thing we can all agree on?
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[@ichikadey]

"if you are willing to die for something then you could argue at the same time that it is what's keeping you alive" this quote is really deep and memorable

[@lishasalimrosetta]

Truee 🤧✨

[@fangirlinneverland6335]

Its amazing quote

[@user49302]

she’s very well spoken

[@amirahx]

never be pressured into supporting something against your beliefs.

[@Yuzziixx]

😭 I needed to read this, thankyou. While waiting 4 the ad I read this and my family are just looking at me like I am crazy and told me I'm missing out on music 💔 like leave me alone, it's my belief.

[@normalperson8494]

@@Yuzziixx W, i aspire to abandon music like you one day! Very impressed May Allah Guide and Bless us all

[@_moonette__]

try remplace music with quran, so now you will not gain sins but good deeds

[@amirahx]

@@Yuzziixx I quit music when I was 13 and everything in my life is better especially my deen, stay strong and don’t get discouraged ❤️

[@leiacore]

@@amirahxthanks for the advice, I’m finding it hard but please pray that I become better insha-Allah

[@Ay27203]

I was born and raised as a Muslim. But two years ago I left my religion and declared myself as it's my enemy. Also became an agnostic after denying the God existence. I'm reverted now and learn more about religion also leaving some beliefs I used to cling such as feminism. And Alhamdulillah I learn from this channel too❤️ Edit: I almost dropped a tear😭🙏🏻thank you so much for the support my dear Muslim sisters❤️ may Allah bless you too❤️

[@amirahx]

May Allah bless you, ameen 🩷

[@jenin8411]

Masha Allah, I'm proud of you sister❣️🌺

[@Alan_18h]

Alhamdullilah 🤍

[@daisy_beezz]

MashaAllah Alhamdulillah ❤️

[@crybabymuslimah]

same experience here, Alhamulillah for islam

[@Tengoundelincuentenmiabitacion]

You did the most great thing by not editing and including the “boring” parts. This is pretty much the opposite of what toxic social media does

[@nonamenonumber-jx4xo]

Exactly

[@appalachiansufi5649]

It’s a very admirable thing. I do the same thing with my own podcast/channel.

[@roxyaya2]

Its not toxic social media Its the equivalent of the 18th century where people would send curated letters instead of the first jet where its all scrapped You could do that, but if you didnt, it didnt mean ur a toxic freak

[@dariapauls7611]

yes!!!

[@chadthundercock7054]

This video made me read the Qur'an again after a month of struggling with faith, barak allah

[@ourhaven]

Your username is killing me 😭🤣

[@molybd3num823]

i should try that, since im in the same situation right now

[@313mahaa]

@@molybd3num823Is it really that hard to listen to your Gods message? im muslim and never have i never wanted to listen to Quran.. May Allah help you

[@yrssur]

W my brotha

[@irenesara455]

Keep growing your faith. A true muslim gets swayed and thats ok. Most important thing is that you always get back and strenghen you faith even

[@ReligionOfTruth]

“If you were to obey most of those on earth, they would lead you away from Allah’s Way. They follow nothing but assumptions and do nothing but lie.” (Quran 6,116)

[@TestBot4231]

The religion of truth like the religion of peace 😂

[@nugaze420]

Personally when people ask why I'm a feminist I just say because I support the liberation of working class women and women of color around the world from inhumane working conditions in sweatshops, sexual slavery, femicide, FGM, domestic abuse, gender violence, or being killed in the name of 'honor killings.' Idk what certain people think of when someone says "women's rights," maybe they just see it as simply an issue with wage gap or clothes women ought to wear, yet it's so much more than that. I've seen a number of muslim women who declare themselves feminist and understand the difference between radical feminism, white first world feminism, and the real feminism which supports underprivileged women across the world. And I think it's a genuine cause that anybody could stand up for and fight for until they die.

[@d.n.8919]

FGM (female genital mutilation) breaks my heart. And it's quite prevalent in certain muslim countries, so I am not convinced that Islam has granted those girls/women everything they need. Those girls/women's right to bodily integrity must be fought for.

[@nightstar2548]

exactly!!! i think a lot of muslims like to declare themselves against feminism because they confuse feminism with liberalism

[@BREEZYor]

@@d.n.8919 as Farah said humans are faulty they're not perfect so we can't say Islam didn't grant us rights. it did but people did not follow the true teachings of it. they twist it for their own shitty benefit ig (they as men)

[@Victoria-wg7jb]

​@@d.n.8919Asslamu alaikum wa rahmatulahi wa barakatuhu. Islam does. Anyone who does that to a woman is an oppressor and believe me they will taste the wrath of Allah. FGM is from Satan. Absolutely disgusting. Allah gave women the right to sexual pleasure with our spouse and to take that the right away especially in such a repulsive way will definitely not go past the Almighty I assure you. So have ease knowing that the good doers will get what they earned just as much as the disgusting evil doers.

[@LelouchStrayKid]

I'm a muslim feminist from Egypt. I'm pro-life. I don't support the LGBT+ community. And I belive in the fundemental principles of feminism. All women in the Middle East are in DESPERATE need of feminism in this day and age. And it's not Islam that's oppressing them. It's the customs and traditions that people think are a part of Islam. Or they are just following them blindly. All the issues you mentioned are real and they need to be addressed. But western feminists only care about their rights. They have done very little for women from other parts of the world. That's why I, as a muslim feminist, am doing my best so that my voice can be heard.

[@TonyTones123]

Not Muslim, just a Orthodox Christian guy but I had to leave a comment after I found your channel. You seem like such a wonderful soul! Like a genuinely good sweet person…so God bless you!

[@raghad-zn9xn]

Have you read the Quran ❤?

[@nachorandom6913]

@@raghad-zn9xn As a christian what your saying is a little offensive because your telling us to read the quran which has stuff against our beliefs

[@rabiaaylmazdr7533]

@@raghad-zn9xn please shush

[@raghad-zn9xn]

@@nachorandom6913 how is that offensive? Getting more knowledge about something unknown to you should never be a negative thing. 👍🏻 if someone told me to read the bible I would NEVER feel offended. What is so offensive about their approach I don’t get it 🗿. And if I didn’t want to read it I can freely and simply decide not to. Even if the Quran is against some of your beliefs, it would never harm you, and will not change your belief except if your heart accepted to change it. But overall it’s a beautiful book with a lot to learn from about God and people and life in general. Nothing harmful, its a book definitely worth reading and understanding. Anyway I didn’t intend to offend anyone, when I saw the original commenter saying he’s not a muslim, I suggested reading the Quran ((if he wants to)) simply to understand and know about other faiths. ❤️ knowledge is light.

[@raghad-zn9xn]

@@rabiaaylmazdr7533 excuse me who are you to “shush” people 💀? Especially when you are in a muslim channel lol. You are welcome here though, no hate.

[@our_space_in_time]

Hi, catholic Italian girl over here :) honestly I think I could replace the word 'muslim' with the word 'christian' in the majority of your sentences and I would still resonate 100% with everything that you said. We are more alike than most of us like to think! Thank you for your words and your honesty!! ❤

[@sashaali8795]

We actually kinda same.. We believe in God and the one different is we have different prophets or messengers..

[@redleather9222]

yes we are actually the same...actually as muslims maryam pbuh who's marie will be one of the first women of jannah (paradise)...but unfortunately we believe that men has messed with the word of the only god and the holy books including the bible and thus have changed the faith from monotheism to a trinity where they believe jesus is a god..we believe jesus pbuh is a prophet who has been granted the ability to perform miracles with god's might.

[@mariemghanmi8647]

as a Muslim, of course we are alike! You guys are people of the book, and Islam came after Christianity not to negate any of the values of Christianity and Judaism but to reaffirm and confirm it and also add more to it.

[@Rizemble]

​@@mariemghanmi8647and also to correct and distinguish that the people of the book have corrupted and changed the scripture of god, Hence god sent islam to "complete" the religion and will preserve he scripture until doomsday which is a very strong reminder because today we are seeing lots of countries allowing and even promoting of the quran burning when ironically its the only true scripture they have and they're happy with their corrupted man made one

[@mariemghanmi8647]

@@Rizemble yesss thank you for the additional information. Absolutely correct!

[@Muslim_Student]

"If you are willing to die for something, then you could argue at the same time that is what is keeping you alive." - Farah Edit: Considering people haven't noticed, I was transcribing what farah said in the video, and it is clear that what i wrote isn't from Sun tzu. If it is from Sun tzu the Art of War, could you provide the exact quote?

[@rwited9250]

that is from the art of war...

[@zakarayahamdan5425]

@free_palestine786Muslims do read books (i.e. the Quran). We also read the Art of War (hence how she knew the quote). Crazy right?

[@manazon6945]

Willing to die for something? Yall mean ro tell me the hate you spew against gay people is worth their lives? God doesn't hate love. There is nothing wrong in being gay

[@Maryamsworld102]

After she said that, I also said with her in sync "thats deep, that was very deep" 😂

[@polaroidandroidjeff6383]

*Albert Camus*

[@hello-jy9hf]

I reverted in 2021 after a long wrestling with atheism, agnosticism, my birth religion of Catholicism and nondenominational, and - biggest of all - as a queer. For a long time my "first identity" was a pagan queer, even after I reverted because I didn't have a big community of Muslims and slowly fell away. Alhamdullillah I picked up my Quran again a few months ago and came back to Islam. I'm even trying to veil now!

[@bobhiggins1514]

Allahumma Barik, May Allah continue to bless u

[@hearts4malak623]

Mashallah, Alhamdulillah that you found islam now.

[@bekindyall5555]

U r blessed. ❤️

[@flowersglisteninglikeglass]

May Allah keep you no the most righteous path and grant you and your family the most highest rank in paradise❤️

[@leiacore]

Oh my goodness ❤ May Allah (swt) bless you, I’m glad you have made it to the right path

[@yesindeed5637]

I am a 15 year old girl who hasnt prayed most of her life. I started praying a few days ago and informed myself more about the muslim way of thinking, what the quran says, how to "repray”for the sins ive made etc... . Its not that i grew up in a non muslim family, my mother is an amazing muslim alhamdulilah and we went to mosques and classes for islam when i was little and all of the other things. I even knew how to (kinda) write in arabic when i was little. But then somehow everything stopped when i was in about 2-3rd grade i think . I have forgotten a lot of things since then but i know the most important surahs alhamdulilah. I now try to re-learn writing arabic and reading it because of the Quran and beacuse i love the language. But before ive started, i fell into deep depression about 2 years ago. I was treating the people around me horribly. Not only that, but i treated myself bad aswell. That was the time where i was "brainwashed" with the tik tok logic etc.. . I just felt so uncomfortable everyday and hated my life. After a long while , i decided to get my life together. I realized how much social media has affected me. I used to agree with everything i saw online. Now i barely agree with something said on the internet. I have started praying but sadly stopped again. But im convinced that i will now consistantly pray and inform myself more about the Deen. My goal is to read the german translation of the Quran while learning reading and writing in arabic. I have done sins that are horrible in the past and i hope to be forgiven by Allah. Thank you for making these videos.

[@aliceinwonderland5340]

i am so happy i found someone like me ❤, i am going to be 15 this year too!

[@teja5783]

It has happened to me too - social media affecting me negatively. Even though I'm not muslim (rather agnostic) - not being on social media helps a lot in getting healthier and happier.

[@nano5883]

praying is a way to talk , cry , hug genuinely with a great friend . So proud of you 🫂🤍

[@SanaSano-pv5vr]

May Allah guide you and reinforce you faith sister

[@fayznw1786]

ma sha Allah, may Allah guide us all to the right path. I relate to every single word you've said, but in sha Allah we will all better ourselves and stay on our deen.💕 Your comment really makes me feel less alone in my story and shows that we all have our own path and need to discover Islam ourselves to love it.

[@thekickinside__]

As a Christian this conversation is equally as important as whichever other religious person that is listening. I used to be someone that catered to the comfort of others more so than the comfort of what i believed was true. I still struggle w that sometimes but it's important to not let other ppl or movements stray you away from your truth. It's good to meditate on why you even believe what you believed to begin with, and why at this moment, you haven't been so close to that belief. I realized that my faith is not given importance and value by any other human, nor my family, but it's a personal bond that i created with God and one i want to maintain. Once you remove other ppl from the equation of your personal bond w God, it almost becomes easier to believe and make decisions and dedications

[@kikikiki9915]

when you find your self far away from the beliefs you,ve born with I think u have to question why ur far? A lot of Christians leave their religion because they thought it didn't make sense and a lot of other stayd stragulling with things they don't understand because they believe in god, but I tell in Islam we believe in god we believe in one god that can not be seen or imagined and he has no partners or son we worship god alone and the Quran is not writen by people we don't know like James, Mathew.. etc it's a revelation from god dearactly to the prophet Mohammed صلى الله عليه و سلم and then to us and ther's a lot of proves about this, if ur interested in this..or even just wanna learn more about other people's beliefs tell me and I'll gave some links in Shaa Allah 💗💗💗

[@doiknowyou6284]

I am not a muslim nor christian. I am gay, but I find your opinions very interesting and despite not agreeing with you on everything, I respect your honesty and openess to other people's ideas. I think that is what's missing greatly in this generation and society. Keep making these videos, they are greatly appreciated by more than a few.

[@M0na_L1sa]

This is what we want. I am a Muslim, so I may not support in your beliefs but that’s fine. There’s nothing stopping me from having a chat with a gay person. Now I wouldn’t be friends with an LGBTQ member but I will still be respectful. We should stop fighting each other and learn to live around each other. This doesn’t mean we will agree on everything, but we can compromise, like not talking about the subject. If any Muslim reads this, it is still haram to be mean or rude to an LGBTQ member. They are all humans, they have feelings just like you.

[@angelaortega1495]

​@@M0na_L1saI love your comment. But just one thing I want to clarify (maybe you already know this), being lgbtq isn't a belief. The aforementioned is something a lot of religious people don't understand and this is what often causes the lack of empathy towards some lgbtq people. Gay and bisexual people don't choose their sexuality just like how a black person doesn't choose to be black. Of course you are allowed to choose to be friends with who you want, but I want you to understand that being lgbtq does not necessarily mean you act on your attraction. You can be gay, but not have sex with people of the same sex as you. You can also be trans but not behave/try to be like the opposite gender. There's lgbtq the human state, and then there's lgbtq the movement.

[@leep7136]

​@@angelaortega1495Thank you a lot for saying that. It's not a belief nor a choice

[@sepsam4556]

@@M0na_L1sa Gay people are not the agressors. You speak as if gays and muslims have some type of moral war going on. It is muslims that have an issue with gay people just living their life. I understand what you are saying and appreciate the sentiment but if you are not sharing this mindset with fellow muslims around you than these are just words without meaning.

[@M0na_L1sa]

@@sepsam4556 what? I wasn’t being rude, I’m saying that they just have a different mindset to Muslims. Most LGBTQ members aren’t aggressive or rude, but there are bad people in every single community you can think of. It seems like you’re just trying to start a fight as I was being respectful and not putting down the community in any way. If you think me having a different opinion on things is rude then you’re the problem here.

[@ammanusman7485]

You mentioned that Muslims don't need feminism because it's already in our religion. This is a point that's made often. There's no doubt that Islam is a perfect religion. Allah values both sexes equally and there is great wisdom in the differences that He has established between men and women. However, I come from a country where women are treated terribly. I'm one of the privileged few that don't have to deal with it. In my 'Islamic' country, some women cannot access their God-given rights, for example, the right to inherit property that rightfully belongs to them. Feminists rally for these women because the justice system has abandoned them. Would you not say that those feminists are then upholding an Islamic system? Feminism doesn't automatically equate to anti-Islam. So I wonder why Muslims are so quick to distance themselves from it. Perhaps it is because of the myth that all feminists have the exact same beliefs. But the movement has evolved differently in different parts of the world. There is a version of the movement that is not at odds with Islam, a version of the movement that has disregarded the haram aspects of feminism in the West, a version that is sorely needed in parts of the world like mine. In 'Islamic' systems where women are treated horribly and the system will not even acknowledge that it is happening. They will just say: this is the true Islam. What you said is true - Islam already includes all that feminism has to offer. But, respectfully, how does saying that help the women of a country who's Islamic Council refuses to let a domestic violence bill pass? No Islamic figure is standing up for these people. Only the feminists everyone is intent on dismissing are. Those feminists are also Muslim men and women, fighting a corrupt system. Islam is a perfect system but it is not a system that is upheld in most places. And, respectfully, many Muslim men and women have no interest in upholding a true Islamic system because they benefit from the unbalanced dynamics that are currently prevailing - dynamics that punish women, minorities, the poor etc. I believe in equity between the sexes. I will say that that is a more harmonious system - a system that Islam vouches for. And a system that feminism vouches for. NOW, disclaimer: of course, I do not agree with the parts of Western feminism that go against Islam. But I want you to note that women's struggle for equity is not just limited to the West and there have been such movements in many parts of the world - even the Islamic world. People treat the word 'feminism' like a disease and use it to disregard womens' struggles because it benefits them. Their excuse is Western feminism is not Islamic. Well, fine - give it another name. Because a movement that calls on people to uphold womens' basic rights is not just one that exists in the West. It is a universal concept. Btw, I really love your content. And I've seen how your content has developed as you've connected more with your faith. It's lovely to see and I want to follow in your footsteps. Thank you for what you do. Thank you for standing up for our beliefs as a community. I can only hope you see that the world is super complicated. And your statement - I don't need feminism because I have Islam - may be right for you. But perhaps not for women in other parts of the world. Like, the girls in Afghanistan who can't even go to school. You may live in a non-Muslim country but in some ways, it's more Islamic than my Islamic country. Western Muslims (and non-Western but highly privileged Muslims like I) live in a world where we can abide by that statement. But, for many other people in the world, it just...doesn't cut it. So I hope we can keep this perspective in mind the next time we demonise an umbrella term for an incredibly complex struggle that unfolds differently in different locations. I find all the hate kind of ridiculous at times if I'm being honest. This may not be a good example but imagine a Muslim says - Hey, I support the Black Lives Matter movement because I believe that black people shouldn't be treated less that white people. And another Muslim turns to them and says: Astagfirullah, brother. This is a Western construct and we don't need it!! Islam already says all races are equal. 🙄 Like, sure, of course, that is true...but how does it help the Black Muslim that might get shot by the police?? Anyways, I hope it translated like how I intended it to. I don't want to push my beliefs on anyone because I don't like arguing and life is short. This is just food for thought.

[@stuffedgrapeleaves]

Hi! This was an interesting comment! The reason Farah and many other Muslims and Muslim women see that feminism inherently has baggage to it. If some places which claim to be muslim aren't following islam, then we need more islam, not ideology. Islam recognizes that men and women are not equal in the absolute sense, and that's okay, but we are spritually and we have rights similar to men. I do not need to be exactly 1 to 1 equal to a man to have value and worth, and I understand why some people felt that they needed that, but it's based on the assumption of putting men, any man, as the end virtue. And for black lives matter, although it seems to have innocent and actually justice-seeking intentions, movements have underlying beliefs that many may not of each other. For example, the "Black Lives Matter" website which is tied to the movement directly supports LGBTQ+ and uses the funds people have raised to support those oppressed by the police due to their race or otherwise for reasons relating to propagation. Obviously, most people are unaware of such and it's directly on the site of the website. The better solution is and will always be Islam, where there are no foreign ties.

[@AudioAlure]

I'm very sorry to hear that, but 99% of those things are unfortunately a product of religion. Remember, religion was created an extremely long time ago where misogyny, racism, and primitiveness was at it's highest. This is why there are many outdated beliefs such as women (and even young girls) being forced to wear scarfs on their head or else men will supposedly rape them and, if men do, then the women and even little girls deserve it.

[@jekob6553]

While we agree with somethings in feminism, like giving rights to women, we disagree with other things that are at the core of feminist ideology. One such matter is the issue of hierarchy. Islam considers the family as the building block of society, and thus a lot of islamic laws reflect the focus on empowering the family unit. Feminism on the other hand, as a result of being a product of western liberalism, is individualistic in nature, and seeks to address individuals as isolated units. Like you said, feminism sought to battle the oppression in the west by suggesting that men and women should have equal rights and responsibilities. Islam is recognizes the differences between men and women, and allocates rights and responsibilities based on the strength of each to ensure that the family unit thrives: In doing so, the feminist would say that this difference in treatment is discrimination - From sarmedd

[@rainmelodiess]

100%

[@laislyra5512]

​@@jekob6553 I guess the most irreconcilable issue here, is that liberals believe marriage and family dynamics should be different according to the people that are in them. People are different, so why would one certain type of marriage be right for everyone? Getting people to abide to a certain mold would be like cutting off your legs in order to fit in a small bed size. Liberals would say: Just get a bigger bed. That happens because, for most of us, marriage and family are a man-made institution, just like beds are man-made objects. They are made to serve us, not the opposite. I disagree that having different family dynamics according to you and your family's personal characteristics would weaken the family. In fact, I believe it would strengthen the family, as it is a personalized model. (you're much less likely to have problems with hand-made shoes that were made specifically for your feet than with shoes produced in larger scale to fit the feet of thousands of people). Besides, having your own family model would avoid a lot of emotional distress for not being able to fit in a certain pre-made model. I guess, in this situation, a religious person might say "But my god's model for a family is perfect, and everybody would be happier if they followed it.". Well, I can't argue with that because it bumps into dogma territory. I could only say, "But if he wants everyone to follow the same family model, then why did he create men and women that are so psychologically different from one another?". Of course, according to a liberal perspective, there would be nothing wrong with religious families that follow a certain model, as long as the people in the relationship are able to talk honestly to each other and understand each other's needs. They would just be wrong in believing this model could work for everybody.

[@sgab]

I think one issue here is that same-sex attraction and gender variance are not portrayed as a psychological reality that has existed in every culture across all of human history, but instead as an ideology or as a recent development that is incompatible with spirituality. But Hinduism, the oldest religion on earth, makes space for people that experience same-sex attraction and gender variance, and has held this space in various contexts for all of its history. From my perspective, Islam does not hold that same space for people who experience same-sex attraction and gender variance to be psychologically self-actualised, without requiring them to contradict their sense of self. Speaking from personal experience, myself and many others would be suffering from depression and may not still be here today if we were forced to conform to a certain gender identity and expression and were given the choice between never experiencing a romantic relationship with another person or having one with a person you could never be attracted to. I do recognise, however, that Islam can be self-actualising to many others. I don’t ask this with any condescension, but out of genuine curiosity: is it possible for Islam and the psychological well-being of people who experience same-sex attraction and gender variance to be reconciled?

[@kh-li3to]

TLDR: There are different interpretations of what the Quran means throughout Islam, and not all of them condemn LGBTQ people. There are also examples in Muslim history of societies who were more open to LGBTQ people (i.e. the Ottoman Empire). Really important to do research on this topic to make sure we’re not pushing people needlessly out of Islam who are leading the lives of good and faithful Muslims. It’s okay to personally disagree, but when someone is gay, how they choose to live their personal lives is between them and Allah. Additionally, I think you could make a case culturally here against gay people, but using the Quran to justify this isn’t really accurate or cut-and-dry. Long version: I’m a Muslim who for a long time ended up distancing due to my many Muslims’ views on certain topics. I felt as though there was no room in Islam for LGBTQ people, such as myself. I’ve learned a lot since then, and there is history of acceptance of LGBTQ people in Muslim societies in the past. The references used by people from the Quran allegedly condemning gay people are, in my belief, either misguided or purposefully misleading interpretations. The most common reference used is the story of Lut- here, the people in the story were cheating on their wives to rape travellers as a show of dominance on them, and the take-away from that story is that the problem was that they were also raping men? People are entitled to their own interpretations of the Quran, and which Hadith they see as legitimate, but it is very important to look at the actual passages of the Quran itself and accept that your interpretation or your Imam’s interpretation is not the only one. You can be gay and a Muslim, and a good Muslim at that. It pushes so many good people away from such a beautiful faith that the dominant narrative from Muslims is one of disgust toward gay people. It’s okay if you don’t agree with my interpretation, but from someone who grew up feeling alienated from Islam because of things I couldn’t change, I am much happier now and I’m starting to be able to build back my relationship with Allah now that I don’t feel like he built me ‘wrong’ and deserving of disgust based on who I want to marry

[@AudioAlure]

Who cares. None of that shit is your business anyway. If you don't like it, then leave people like that alone.

[@vilorene3088]

⁠@@kh-li3to with all respect, but you got it all wrong. To begin with where’s your sources about Islam or muslims being open to LGBTQ. Firstly you said using Quran to justify isn’t really accurate if it’s not accurate then you are saying our whole religion is wrong. Also in Imam’s interpretation when you take information about scientific or medical thing you always ensure it’s reliable researchers so does in Islam you should always take from trusted imams and they usually have the same interpretations. If you want I can give you their names. (I really need you to read my comment till the end) let’s start with statement “ you can be gay and a muslim ” A Hadith of prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم : whoever you find doing the work of Lot’s nation, kill the one who does it and the one to whom it is objected” source : ابو داود 4462 -الترمذي1456-ابن ماجه 2561- احمد 2732 So how you can say that you be gay and Muslim when the punishment is death. There’s another point you mentioned which is that Muslims took from Lot’s story the fact about raping men. You see in Quran there’s a lot of stories of prophets and their nations, their stories have in common that they invite them to islam and then they reject it. So what made Lot’s story outstanding is the doing of his people. Plus in the Quran it mentioned multiple times how sinful their sin is. Surat Al A’raf verse 80 (And ˹remember˺ when Lot scolded ˹the men of˺ his people, ˹saying,˺ “Do you commit a shameful deed that no man has ever done before?) so how come you say Islam is open to LGBTQ when the prophet whom is sent to them say their deed is shameful. Also in Al Shu’ara :( Why do you ˹men˺ lust after fellow men[165] leaving the wives that your Lord has created for you? In fact, you are a transgressing people[166] ) They are also many ayat talking about it you should check it with tafseer of good trusted people. if you understand Arabic this is a good website ان شاء الله : quran.ksu.edu.sa/tafseer/katheer/sura2-aya268.html To conclude, I replied because I wanted to help my fellow brother/sister who seem drifting away form the right path as you look like not getting information from trusted sources. Lastly you said “ you stopped thinking Allah created you wrong” but in fact we are never created wrong we get tested in this life by many things that seduce us to make sins as in surat Al ‘Ankabut (Do people think once they say, “We believe,” that they will be left without being put to the test?[2] We certainly tested those before them. And ˹in this way˺ Allah will clearly distinguish between those who are truthful and those who are liars.[3]) The comment above you have explained it in a good way you should read it. From paragraph 4 Lastly (for real): I don’t want you to think you’re wrong in anyway. If you really didn’t want islam you would have left it long time ago but clearly you aren’t and that’s why you are here and that’s really good for you.there’s this Hadith [O Messenger of God! Which people are most sorely tested ? He said: The prophets, then the righteous, then the next best, then the next best. A man is afflicted according to his religion, and if there is firmness in his religion, then his affliction is increased, and if there is tenderness in his religion, it is lightened for him, and the affliction continues with the believer until he walks on the earth and has no sin on him. ]We as humans get lost in life and we also start to wonder about many things But after really searching in Islam I have found my answers alhamdulilah. But as life goes on I keep questioning a lot of things of myself but Quran and Sunnah always beside me to get me through it and I hope it will be for you too. May Allah guides us all to the right path and be one of the people of Janet Al frdaws. والله اعلم

[@kh-li3to]

@@vilorene3088 Hi- I want to say my answer in complete respect as well, and appreciate that you approached it that way. I want to quickly address that I did not say or believe the Quran is wrong, but I am saying that there is a lot of interpretation involved when reading it- hence the reason we have Imams who study Islam to explain parts of its meanings to us. I agree that Imams have studied Islam, but Imams do not all believe the same thing and the same interpretation of the Quran. We even have different sects of Islam that also have different beliefs. There is no one interpretation of Islam that as humans, with our limited knowledge, that we can say with absolute certainty, is 100% correct while all others are 100% wrong. Obviously there are things which are very clearly laid out in the Quran, i.e. murder is wrong, adultery is wrong, etc. but being gay is not one of those things. In the story of Lut, as you said, these men were ‘lusting after men and cheating on their wives’, their lust was outside of marriage and led them to rape men with the desire to dominate and inflict harm. Hyperfixating on the fact that the people they were raping were men, when this passage clearly has actual problems that the Quran would want to address, is not in any way fair to say is the only correct, or even a correct, interpretation of the passage. The Hadith states that the holy prophet sa said that what they did was shameful, and the people should kill those who do it. Rape is incredibly shameful, and perhaps death is the answer to it. But how are you going to see this passage, ignore the rape, ignore the cheating, and think the holy prophet sa is focusing on the fact that they were doing this with men as the problem here? I don’t mind others having their own interpretation. However, I do mind when it cuts down on my rights to live by an equally valid interpretation. I don’t think it’s fair for others to judge me, and cut down on my ability to live by my beliefs. So long as the person is waiting for marriage, I don’t think it is a problem. It is okay if you don’t agree, but my point is that yes, there are other interpretations of the Quran that can also be valid regarding gay people

[@kh-li3to]

@@vilorene3088 I do want to reaffirm that I respect you and your thoughts and beliefs, and I appreciate the care and conversation

[@Noah-il6qn]

Blaming feminism for the actions of capitalism is always rich to me.

[@ignerisviivii8551]

well, the two are intertwined ; in fact, feminism emergence is a direct tool used by capitalism to vastly expand the volume of economical agents within the ''free'' market. The more economical agents you add, the more volume of currency can be exchanged, from the pockets of the newly added members of the workforce, that produce, that simultaneously become the new consumers, that spend, which the currency ends in the pockets of those that owns.

[@paris4234]

​@ignerisviivii8551 what you're describing is liberal feminism, not intersectional feminism

[@ignerisviivii8551]

@@paris4234 meaningless words, define your concepts and show a logical and consistent reasoning that backs up your claim

[@Noah-il6qn]

@@ignerisviivii8551 religion is used as a direct tool by politicians and capitalists as well, it doesn’t have me turning around thinking inflation is Islam’s fault.

[@Mervenurdemirr]

⁠@@Noah-il6qnincomparable. Feminism 2nd to capitalism vs. Inflation 2nd to Politicians using religion. Make it make sense.

[@BB-ns8xf]

its so refreshing to see someone who thinks like me, i feel like i was the one talking while listening to you

[@IbnThabitVerlag]

One of the best feelings in the world 🥹

[@imtired3937]

I’d like to preface that i do not say this with hate. I think a big thing you are misunderstanding here, is that LGBTQ isn’t an ideology, it’s not a religion, it’s not a belief system. It’s a group of people who can’t change what they are, the same way you can’t change what country you are from. it’s more of a “yo please don’t be a dick, just let me live like i am without someone looking to remove me from the world” not a group of people trying to convert others to be like them. it’s a human rights issue not a debate on belief systems. And no one is forcing you to disclose your pronouns, it’s people asking to be called the gender they are. It’s sad that you see being gay as something that can’t mix with religion. many gay people are religious, and put their religion first too. Me being a lesbian is something I would die for. Because a life where i am not allowed to love the one I care most for. is a life i do not care for. I would die for the right to not only love whom i do, but also for kids like me to be loved by their families, for them to not be cast out and shamed, for them to also have the possibility of a happy and quiet life.

[@MrThyten]

A trans person is like a vegan cat. We know who's feeding it. "Can't change what they are" then why are there the most amount of trans people in America in recent history? Because of the programming in schools, tiktok, pride month etc. And don't ignore the fact that there are detransititoners that go back to their original set. But I thought they can't change? Clearly they did. Don't lie to yourself. Any one can change

[@taleivara5127]

@@MrThytenThis is very silly. people who detransition do it because they found out they misjudged their feelings. This isn’t the case for everyone. Trans youth are at an extremely high risk of suicide due to them not being able to express themselves freely. Also trans people have existed since the dawn of time. There have been cases where people have been buried (and this is from cultures like the sin ent Egyptians who took burial rituals ridiculously seriously) like you traditionally would the gender opposite what they found the mummy remains to be. Also this whole “there are more trans and gay people today than before” is such a silly way to argue about this, because in the late 1900s being left handed became less stigmatised and people we no longer forced to write with their right hand, so naturally left handedness spiked an incredible amount until the spike flattened out decades later because everyone who had been born left handed now could use their left hand, and there was still a majority who are right handed. i just woke up so this might be slightly confusingly written but i hope it makes sense. If you didn’t get my left handed example look up a graph of left handed people from the early 1900s till today.

[@laislyra5512]

@@taleivara5127 this left-handed thing is a really good way to explain it and I'll be using it.

[@manazon6945]

This. This❤

[@amirahx]

Okay but it’s a problem when someone transitions to the opposite gender and wants to throw a tantrum when you don’t use the pronouns they think they are and affirm their delusions.

[@geode9512]

As a an lgbt person I think that it’s okay to believe whatever you want. But what I don’t think is okay is killing people (why do some countries still do this) or taking away their rights for loving someone consensually.

[@skywa7183]

Lgtv (being gae) is not about love, it's about s*x. Sorry bruv. I love my best friend to death but Im not Lgtv cuz I don't wanna have s*x with that person. So if u do commit that sin, you'll be exec*ted under a sharia rule. If u claim the feelings are unstoppable, no one is capable of making U stop feeling, so that's fine. As long as U don't act on those feelings. It is unnatural and goes against human nature. And leads to degeneracy. Im glad u at least think we can believe whatever we want. Cuz the rest of ur "community" will bash us for even believing it's forbidden when it's literally part of our religion and faith and by making us change our religions rules, they're denying us our right to practice religion.

[@LiveRight84]

Why lgbt support killing babies?

[@parvezhussain691]

Some sins/crimes are punishable by death in both religious and secular laws. Thing is these capital punishments shouldn't be meted out willy nilly. They are supposed to work as deterrent.

[@ilsev.3656]

@@parvezhussain691 and there it is, glad you are open about it. I mean this video of Farah is all nice but it avoids the central issue how islam wants to be a deterrent against open love between lgbtq people, and even has punishment to do so. Basically what you are saying to this lgbtq person you are answering here is, if he or she would be under islam, better not love who you love or there would be the threat of corporal punishment constantly. Would you like the same to be true if you wanted to express your identity as a muslim? Better stay silent about it or there is the threat of punishment? If not, why the hypocrisy?

[@nonamenonumber-jx4xo]

Well you should not be enforcing your beliefs onto others, or demonstrating and advertising sins. It’s okay if you feel attracted to the same gender but don’t go demanding conservative/religious societies to praise you or support you. Keep it inside your house.

[@mellib4889]

Hi, I was raised by two moms in America, in 6th grade I became good friends with a girl whose family had immigrated here as Syrian refugees. I would say neither my family nor her family had a great understanding for the others at first but approached everything with an open mind and compassion. Through this, our parents actually became good friends and we loved getting together as families. My parents didn't become Muslim and her parents didn't become a part of the lgbtq movement there was never an expectation of that on either side. There is a huge difference between disagreeing with someone and showing hatred towards them. We need to allow others the agency to disagree no doubt; to do so is not an act of hatred or violence.

[@ishakharrubi3995]

Your comment is so valuable. Thank you for explaining it in such a beautiful way. Tolerance is the key. Agreeing to disagree is completely acceptable. You can still like someone and not agree with certain beliefs or choices that they make. We as humans need to really learn to acknowledge that hatred is sinister and harmful. Disagreeing is not! There's definitely a difference

[@Search-about-Islam]

O believers! Take neither Jews nor Christians as guardians-they are guardians of each other.1 Whoever does so will be counted as one of them. Surely Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people.

[@maryamasomewhathuman.7870]

Thank you that was a nice comment. I really agree with you a 100% and I'm really happy that you had such a positive experience. I had a positive way of seeing people that were different from me growing up but not in a close up way like you. I am so happy we can see eachother (emotionally). 💗

[@usermyday]

This genuinely didnt feel like a 40 minute video! Thank you so much for this ep, it was exactly what i needed :)

[@finn5656]

As someone who identifies as LGBTQ+, I can see how the movement can be seen as people trying to force you to take on our beliefs. However, all I want (and I think a majority of the LGBTQ+ population) is for other people to respect us and our beliefs. You do not have to believe in gay people or trans people, but that does not mean you should be able to prevent them from having the same rights as other people, y'know? It's like the same thing how you would want to be able to wear your hijab in public and practice your religion without being ostracized for it. Pronouns are kind of like that. You don't have to believe in whatever I identify in as being true, but it would be nice if other people respected our life decisions.

[@AndrewtateIsinjail]

Exactly queer community supports Palestine 🇵🇸

[@lovelylavendertea4714]

so true thank you for sharing

[@antisocialbutterfly7979]

Farah,nothing about this video was 'boring' girl.This friday videos always inspire and encourage me about something so thank you pls never stop doing friday podcasts♥

[@sadgirlhours222]

as much as i love this video, i also love this comment section. Seeing so many people with different viewpoints and beliefs watching this video and sharing their opinions accordingly is so wholesome. i love people

[@martinepeters9891]

Yeah I love it too. I find beauty in all religions and repulsive things and injust things too at the same time. I believe that God is just and therefore I don't believe in eternal hell. Maybe a temporary punishment, but ETERNAL hell is crazy and I wouldn't do it to my worst enemy, so why would God?

[@martinepeters9891]

I read the Quran and you can't read it for more than 10 Aya, before you find a threat of hell. That's a perfect way to submit a whole society into submission and to do what their leaders say. The imaginary angry man on a cloud punishing you for when you're bad. That's the same parents do to threaten their children to be obedient even when the parents aren't watching. They threaten with things like the boogie man.

[@fangirlinneverland6335]

Same!

[@ishakharrubi3995]

​@@martinepeters9891I used to struggle accepting the concept of eternal hell, but that speaks a lot about my privlege. I have never withstood oppression to the extremes that people in Congo or Palestine are experiencing. Now that I have witnessed those things, I can completely understand why there is a necessity for eternal punishment. If these oppressors were given an eternal life they would continue to oppress. Their arrogance is beyond comprehension and the lack of humanity is astonishing. I just pray that God gives me guidance to never wrong or harm anyone. I never want to have those qualities.

[@random.ng.human.being.]

just because islam has woman rights doesnt mean that muslim men and men in general acknowledge them. feminism is fighting these people who dont follow what Allah and the prophet told us about womans rights. for example, just because were not poor doesnt mean we should ignore the poverty issue around the world. its not a “trend” as much as it is people realizing that men discriminate women. and sadly it happens even within the muslim community. that’s undeniable. thats how i see feminism.

[@foreveryoung3998]

and u are right, the only trend here is to say anything just so u go against the term feminism, its very trendy actually to be against feminism cause thats what everyone do today and if u go against the flock ull get smacked by the hate and belittling

[@safiaoud3245]

We don't need feminism,we need Islam,we need women who step up and preach ppl on how to treat women and teach women Thier rights

[@moralay79]

@@safiaoud3245”we don’t need feminism as Muslim women, we just need to do what true feminist do and acknowledge our rights” sounds about right lmao.

[@moralay79]

And this right here is exactly why I don’t understand when people shame feminism ESPECIALLY women. And being a Muslim you don’t need feminism because our religion grants us our rights, but that doesn’t mean our rights are actually acknowledged.

[@safiaoud3245]

@@moralay79 Islam has given us what we need as a woman but some people lack that knowledge and wisdom and they mistreat Thier wives , that is why I said why we should preach ppl on the view of women in Islam to those men , feminism isn't just what you think it is ,it has many views and ideologies like pro abortion, LGBTQ rights ,hate men movement, equal pay movement,free the t***s movement and all of those are against Islam rules ,so Instead of supporting feminism that is created by western non believers women with Thier subjectiveness and degeneracy ,we should educate ppl more on Islam

[@salwan2767]

The only time I feel like someone is actually and honestly speaking to my true self.

[@MA_756]

I’m a teenage arab Muslim, who was born into Islam and, this video was so insightful and helpful. I’m sorta going through this dilemma about not feeling Muslim enough and, feeling like I didn’t even understand my own religion. I’ve been going on and off of listening to music (despite the people around be listening to it like it’s nothing), and feeling really hurt, when I see that my friends had been memorizing the Quran during Ramadan, when I was having trouble praying on time. I feel this constant struggle around my identity that my friends and family don’t seem to have, this constant feeling that I’m not a good Muslim, that I could be better and if I’m not being better I’m just hopeless (I wear the hijab and don’t show a single stand of hair, I exclusively wear abayas and, I don’t swear. I try not to judge people and I’m trying to cut down on talking about people behind their backs (which is hard considering school gossip) I usually have trouble praying on time, but almost always pray everything before I go to bed, even if I have to pray my five prayers at once) and I STILL feel this constant feeling that just has me in a chokehold, and it’s worse because of all the outside influence of different beliefs constantly clouding my judgement. This video made me realize I have to be willing to die for my religion and be proud of it, instead of listening to music or gossiping just to feel involved. SORRY I RANTED A BIT 😭😭

[@allergictohumansnotanimals5671]

First step would be to learn how to pray on time. There's a chapter in the Quran that specifically mentions those who do not pray on time. It's the second pillar of Islam and it will be the first thing you will be asked about on the day of judgement. Once your prayer is fixed, things will fall into place. Keep your trust in Allah.

[@loubnaadnine9642]

SO PROUD OF ALL OF US FOR TRYING TO STICK TO OUR RELIGION, alhamdulillah for everything 🤲🏻

[@rokayabakhouche506]

I really really entirely fully genuinely did not want this episode to end.. I waited for someone to talk about this in this way a forever ago

[@idontknowanymore670]

As a person who resonates with more left leaning beliefs, such as feminism and queer rights, I didn’t consider anything you said to be bad in any way. If you follow a religion or a set of beliefs that contradict leftist ideology, you shouldn’t ever be forced to support it.

[@unknown_8588]

Sad that modern day man-hating-snowflake-feminazis have made feminism look like a leftist thing when it was supposed to be just simple human rights for women

[@LOU-cm2nj]

The ‘left’ is an American social construct. Human rights however, which includes LGBTQ rights and women’s rights, are not. Because the ‘left’ is a creation, the current association of feminism and LGBTQ rights as leftist ideology/ left leaning beliefs makes it so that ignorant people believe others are entitled to not support human rights.

[@NikolaGog0l]

Yep. But you shouldn’t hate or treat people differently for it.

[@idontknowanymore670]

@@NikolaGog0l exactly

[@sebastyann123]

"ou shouldn’t ever be forced to support it." does not mean "do everything you can to make their life miserable bc you don't support it" which is in fact, what Christian AND Muslim, people do, at least those with power.

[@bes8127]

hearing you talk about this directly is something that makes me believe even further that kind honesty is the best thing we can offer to other people, by the things that you said openly no matter if i felt or not directed by them i had such a great time listening to you and honestly i'd also say thank you, cuz this video is actually making me wanna say my truth to others even more

[@fumi3984]

Hi, I'm an lgbt+ person (and i watched through the whole video omg crazy) and I wanted to say even if we have different beliefs your perspective is still valued to me! I wanted to preface three things: 1.) The whole pronoun thing, there's a mythos that its somehow connected to the lgbt movement, but really it just runs alongside each other. Its simply a grammatical thing so people know how to refer to you. Nothing anything to do with sexual orientation. 2.) When you said what would you die for and what my beliefs are, I immediately thought of my identity as an openly gay man. My whole life has been centered around my identity how it affected me how my peers saw me as weird or off-putting, how I overcame it to truly be myself and find love in my boyfriend. I believe every person should find this identity in themselves and never have to hide or I guess conform to others as well. Whether that being something agaisnt your faith, or not wanting to be seen liking a certain gender out of fear. 3.) I suppose even if the religion of Islam and the ideals of LGBT+ are different, we understand the struggles of being tested for your ideals, and we support your practice regardless. In the USA, theres a general idea of not being supportive but being tolerant, and normally that'd be okay but things are just... so volatile. That silent tolerant majority often makes corrupt people think that theres more people rallying for our eradication then there actually is. In the state of Florida there have been laws to censor the ideas of LGBT+ and outing children who identify as such to the government and their parents. There are hatecrimes happening everywhere. We never meant to push our ideals to your faith at the core, we just want to be seen and heard and happy in a country where we are being silenced. Thank you for reading all of this if you've made it this far this subject is really important to me

[@ashesrockstotaldrama]

Thank god for Florida, keep ur gay shit to urself

[@teenzofdenial]

well said :)

[@leenmcheik7862]

I believe that even if i don't support you I'm obliged to respect you as an individual human being, but i also believe that you have to respect what i wish for my children. I certainly find it obnoxious for a person to openly come and ask a 6 year old about his Sexuality(and trust I've seen it!) when that kid doesn't know how to write his name yet. As I'm obliged to respect you, don't you think that you are also obliged to respect what i believe? Think of as drug consuming bro, that person ain't hurting anyone, he wants to be accepted, so he tries to spread that message up and normalize drugs , how would you react to such a thing? Just like you would have strongly reject that for logical reasons, some people also would reject normalizing your ideas and actions also for reasons logical to them. So what gives the right for that person to have his reasons respected, and not the reasons for the other side? I really hope i was able to deliver the message properly, and about children who accepted those ideas upon themselves, don't you think it's my duty as a parent to stop from kid going to a road that i know is not good for him, i mean that's the least thing I'm expected to do, besides they're children dude they couldn't know less about who they are and what this life is all about and i think this point is already proven scientifically, it ain't a matter of opinion. On a final note, we all pass through identity problems constantly, wondering how the hell this happened and why is this happening and sometimes we strongly wanna run away from ourselves, thinking this is ganna make life easier, make us HAPPIER, but who said that life is meant to be easy? And is really being happy means your doing something right? Ain't all kinds of people happy at some point of there lives? So what makes a person laughing in his car different from the one laughing in a one he stole? Does that mean that both their ways are right? If no one is perfect and no one knows what 100 % the right way is, then how are we supposed to know and judge? From here i believe comes the necessity of religion, not to describe what makes you happy, but objectively what's right and what's wrong regardless of what everyone thinks. I reply hope you got my point, and you reached this far in reading^_^

[@fumi3984]

@@leenmcheik7862 Hi, I said verbatim that i still support other practices in religion. Doing drugs is not the same as being gay. Stealing a car is not the same as being gay. Both of these things are outwards actions not ideas. Doing illegal drugs hurts your body. Stealing a car causes problems for the person you stole from. I know I am happy because i feel fulfilled in my purpose in life. I am not scared to speak a certain way nor am i scared to wear certain clothes anymore. That is what makes me happy my identity.

[@arid591]

@@leenmcheik7862 "If no one is perfect and no one knows what 100 % the right way is, then how are we supposed to know and judge? From here i believe comes the necessity of religion, not to describe what makes you happy, but objectively what's right and what's wrong regardless of what everyone thinks." Thinking this way you run into the same problem again - No one is perfect and no one can know and judge which religion is the right one.

[@melakalzubaidi1122]

Girl come here let me give you a hug, literally thank you for this pod because you speak everything that I would want to if I had a podcast so thank you

[@idkthrat]

As someone who is apart of the LGBTQ community and is a feminist there’s nothing wrong with not supporting something that goes against someone’s personal religion. The problem happens when someone goes out of their way to harm or disrespect others. A lot of people on the media especially tiktok can shine the community in a forcing way when in reality people in the community just want to live. I grew up with half of my family being muslim and the other half christian, so i’m around people that don’t support it but can respect it. Good video Farah, love the way you talk and your ideas! Mashallah.

[@goldennuggets8150]

This. Many religious folk take it too far and harm people who don't have similar views.

[@idkthrat]

@@goldennuggets8150 very true, couldn’t agree with you more.

[@lubnaabdulrehman4431]

the problem is that LGBTQ community like to shove their agenda in everyone's faces. like respectfully, we don't need to know what y'all do behind closed doors. When the FIFA World Cup came to Qatar , all the western countries try to boycott it cuz of the whole "LGBTQ" thing , even though there is no such human rights issue in Qatar (at least not openly spoken about). We just want to maintain the respect and dignity of the community built on conservative religious values , without the white colonial man telling us what we should and shouldn't do.

[@danre6165]

@@lubnaabdulrehman4431 if ur religious and u don’t like ppl having to express themselves don’t host a football game where everyone will be there, not everyone is entitled to respect ur beliefs especially if it goes beyond their control, no one chooses outright to be gay and thats where these beliefs get toxic

[@lubnaabdulrehman4431]

@@danre6165 when you go to any country you have to respect their customs and cultures. So when a conservative country tells you to not show any kind of public display of affection in public areas everyone should respect that wether you are gay or not. Its the same as peeing in public or starting unnecessary fights or arguments in public. Nobody wants to see that so just respect it. Americans and western people are so used to living their lives on they own terms and imposing their beliefs on third world countries so much so that they forget that they are need to respect they way that other non-western countries choose to live their lives and abiding by their laws. We are no longer you subjects, we have our own rules and regulations based on god's Devine decree .

[@smalt0]

Thank you for speaking out for your truth in such a kind and relatable way that even the comment section passes the vibe check. It is so important to not feel pressured into supporting something which goes against one’s beliefs even if it is the latest trend. But by no means do we have to treat people horribly just because we do not support their lifestyle. Always be kind and respectful but never forget what you stand for ♥️

[@linahussein1]

“If you stand for nothing, you’ll fall for everything.” -alexander hamilton I love this girl, she’s what society needs rn with everyone being brainwashed by everything they see. Keep those podcasts going I loveee them and so many of us benefit from it.

[@yeetyeet1655]

Oh no! I’ve been brainwashed into liking men! This is so sad, whatever shall I do?

[@kinzanoor6995]

they're so dumb it hurts lol @@yeetyeet1655

[@manazon6945]

Would you also stand for innocent gay people wanting to live and love? 😊

[@foreveryoung3998]

would u use same logic for ppl growing up religous that they are "brainwashed" by these religious folks into believing and not having choice to disbelieve?

[@hysteri]

@@foreveryoung3998that’s… culture. Religion and culture become intertwined, and when it becomes intertwined to where people don’t speak out, that is them corrupting religion. Read the English translation of Surah Kaafiroon if you truly believe it’s Islamic to force religion. It literally is accepting the fact that people have different ways of life.

[@emi500]

It's great hearing someone talk about all these things in a "sober", reflected way. Because you asked: Even if I like to think I'm pretty consistent in my behavior and beliefs, I still struggled with coming up with a thing I would die for. Well, except for my grandma. That's probably because I used to really really identify with the lgbt community and I've just (more or less recently) started questioning why I do. And now im in the process of sorting out what they wanted and what I want. It's been a weird few months, trying to get to know myself and sometimes, although less frequently, I still catch myself with contradicting actions. But I'm constantly working on it. Thank you for your Videos and thank you for your time.

[@barbiedoll44]

the hijab does not protect you from catcalling sister. i used to be a hijabi and ive been catcalled / approached by creepy men wearing it. it is a shame.

[@rem-05]

Well one should wear a hijab first and foremost for the sake of Allah s.w.t not for anything/anyone else :>

[@tjb5522]

There will always be creepy men who will do these things regardless. Still, the hijab guards a woman's beauty. It stops these men from gazing even more and prevents other situations like it.

[@nugaze420]

The only time I've ever been catcalled was when I wore a hijab in public! It's so ironic.

[@idekanymore1624]

What you’re saying is true, but a girl that is not wearing the hijab is more prone to being cat called and assaulted than a girl that is wearing hijab. And secondly, Allah doesn’t just tell us to wear hijab because of perverted men, but also for the purpose of modesty.

[@tristiscapra9508]

I don’t think that’s really what she was saying. I think she was commenting on how society has progressed to a point of shamelessness and objectification of women, and how because of this hijab is even more important in todays society

[@notshynotme3029]

How funny is this? When i've just had this convo with my best friend yesterday lol thank you farah for this!! It reminds me again for what i stand for and what i believe in❤

[@sadia8174]

she's been spying on you lmao JK that's some wild coincidence

[@zomiyaj]

i love ur videos and you’re very articulate with your words. i usually listen to them on spotify but they have truly changed the way i think and the way i see life.

[@seasonsgreetings7191]

I think we see a lot of LGBTQ on social media since in real life and most of America at least, it’s not really accepted unless your a certain ‘type’ of gay. It’s a place where we can gather and express ourselves since other places won’t allow it, or because it’s just dangerous to be out in a conservative family or town. It does create a bubble though.

[@practicalphilosophy301]

Yes, but also people, especially conservatives, love to discuss us and turn it into more than it is. It's created a sort of mass hysteria, which amplified everything even more. So I think the exposure is coming from multiple sides. I'm not mad about queer-inclusive movies, shows, books and comics - I love those. And as you said, the exchange and the sense of community is important to us. It would just be nice if all the others calmed down, because we're not actually trying to take over. We're just trying to live and be safe. It wouldn't be such a huge all-over-the-place issue.

[@seasonsgreetings7191]

@@practicalphilosophy301 yesss well said 👏🏽

[@StarGaze725]

This. There is a gay man in my hometown that owns a bakery. He gets shit everyday. His guard is up constantly while trying to live his life. Social media is where marginalized people can be open and free because 9/10 that is NOT the case offline.

[@sarahbenzaoui]

@@practicalphilosophy301 you allready take over and make many like you but in future you will be old trend people wil start make incest normal or even legal there are allready start you have mentally problem if we live in sane world people might find a soltions to your case but therapy work if people like you willing to change

[@foreveryoung3998]

@@StarGaze725 exactly!! your comment is very real and no one mentions this part, them queers and feminist are getting shitted on everyday where they are minorities and social media have big part in this, we're not trying to 'take over' we just wanna be living in peace

[@viktorijabogdanaite5167]

As an orthodox Christian, I fully agree ❣️ thank you!

[@hereticmorte666]

Regarding Feminism, you are contadicting yourself. you emphasized so much on listening other ideologies and then confessed you don't know anything about it and yet you've concluded it's not for you. Feminism is a diverse movement, it isn't just what you see in the mainstream. Also, just my opinion, maybe shared by a lot of women who live in a muslim society that it is an uphill battle for them to assert their rights as a women in Islam. besides that, the 'treated like a queen' can be a subjective thing. we should be allowed to pick our cage. (cage being an inherent aspect of being).

[@Noah-il6qn]

Mind you it’s only the women who are privileged and face less gender discrimination than most who have this “treated like a queen” mindset. It’s a very personal experience to be “treated like a queen” Islam doesn’t obligate anyone to treat women like royalty. But to just be gentle, kind and have mercy with others regardless of gender, in general. For some reason Muslims think having Islam makes them immune to misogyny and crimes committed against women. I have suffered and still suffer my share of misogynistic abuse, for god skates there are women being murdered in our communities by systemic misogyny that leads people into thinking that a woman’s tainted reputation or image is a grounds of justified murder. It’s like if this was about racism issues, the equivalent is for her to say that we don’t need activism against racism because we already have Islam…

[@Noah-il6qn]

Another misconception is thinking that Islam is “honoring women” or “giving them privileges” by not obligating them to work like men or provide for their men like how they are provided for.That’s not true. Women ALREADY provide to humanity physically (birth, breast feeding, and periods if not doing any of that) and men providing for their wives is just an action of cooperation and equity. It is not a privilege given by Islam, it’s a right. If women were truly not equal to men, there would be no way women’s humanity would be taken into consideration like this, it would be much much harder for women and easier for men. People’s idea of gender equality is very ridiculous, it doesn’t mean being identical, that’s called erasing gender all together, gender equality is recognizing that human beings are all equally human regardless of gender.

[@silverstarlight9395]

​@@Noah-il6qnI have a question. What about women who choose to be childfree? Should they not have jobs?

[@Noah-il6qn]

@@silverstarlight9395 what kind of question is that? Every adult has the right to work

[@Deivid-bn6yw]

I’m bisexual and atheist and it sucks queer people and religious people just cannot seem to coexist. I had a Muslim friend and when I came out to him he wasn’t the nicest, to the point it wasn’t healthy for me to be around him and it sucks because I really thought we could just coexist and learn from each other. It seems like when ever the 2 groups interact, even in the most respectable situations, instead of trying to learn from each other we’re desperate to change each others minds and it gets us nowhere. Generally queer people are atheist and some atheists just have no respect for religions and are desperate to tell you that “god isn’t real” and religions create false narratives to vilify queer people and tell them they aren’t real. Higher power or not We’ve all got one life and it’s just like why are we bickering about how other people live their lives, we’re all human and have the ability to think for ourselves and do and be whatever it is we feel right and why are we hindering such a special thing we’re capable of that allows us to grow together as a society.

[@Icarus975]

Because ignorance is bliss and people don’t wanna support human rights when it doesn’t benefit them

[@buttercupVT]

I think you missed some of her point, respectfully (as a Queer muslim)

[@decemberose]

@@buttercupVT With utmost respect, how do you identify yourself as Queer so openly while being a Muslim, when promoting the queer behaviour/lifestyle goes literally against the Quran and the Sunnah. I'm not trying to attack you, just trying to understand ur point here.

[@oc3607]

​@@decemberoseBeing queer is nor a lifestyle or behaviour. That's like saying that being straight is. You "lifestyle" doesn't deppend on your sexuality. You ARE gay, straight, bi, etc. If you can choose your sexuality become gay for one day, let's see if you can

[@manazon6945]

​@@decemberosebeing queer is not a lifestyle or behavior get it right

[@seasonsgreetings7191]

I was born Muslim but was not raised in the religion. The thing I would die for is loving everyone. I know it’s a hippie ideology and it seems really flimsy, but it’s something I firmly believe in. As long as no one is hurting anyone, and your not hurting yourself, do what you want. Because it does not affect me at all. That includes peoples beliefs, I don’t think it’s right for people to pressure others to believe in something their religion deems haram or sinful. I am queer and I’ve loved women and have been in a relationship with one. I don’t think what I’m doing is wrong. My biggest thing, I just wish people would stop killing each other for being different. Be it race, ethnicity, religion, sexuality, or gender. There’s a balance to the world and not everyone can believe in the same thing. There is a place for everybody. NO ONE IS THE ENEMY (except evil). So let’s love each other and not change people PS I watched the whole video hehe

[@vikysarchive]

your comments really tell what I believe as well, thank you 🫶

[@user-dw8ht9ge5l]

What is evil?

[@rainmelodiess]

@@user-dw8ht9ge5l one who wishes for the downfall or harm of another

[@shaikya]

Sometimes something can be bad for you and bad for society even if it isn’t physically hurting anyone.

[@themysticwarriorgal9465]

​@@shaikyafor example?

[@bayounesmariem9177]

Just the way I can relate with these thoughts and beliefs is insane ✨I already listened to 2 episodes and this is the third and I loveeee it❤️❤️

[@uzi.goyard6118]

I'm starting to fall in love with your channel. The way you approach these "sensitive" and social topics is perfect. and I agree with this video so much, I cannot lie though I think I struggle a lot with the self contracting thing

[@firacingast]

"You need to have one set of core beliefs because if you don't you're unpredictable and contradictory. You'll do one thing one day and another the next". What an absurd argument. People are allowed to change their minds day to day. The same thing doesn't have to motivate them day in and day out. You then say "You can change, but that's not really contradiction it's just a part of growing up"... What a way to acknowledge you yourself recognize the argument you've made is absurd, but try to minimize it. Islam has changed actually. There's a reason there's malikis, hanbalis, hanafis, ibadis etc. amongst the Sunnis. And then there's Shia's. And then there's Sufis. Then there's Ahmadia. And on top of that, there's all the different versions of the Quran. The Hafs and Warsh versions. None of this invalidates Islam but to claim it's the same religion today as it was in the time of it's revelation is just patently false and is a common appeal to tradition that muslims make when trying to convince non-muslims of the religion's validity. It is extremely out of place in this podcast, but you're young and presumably new to speaking about this stuff so it's understandable. But it certainly comes off in both content and delivery as a regurgitation of what you heard at a khutba. Cat calling didn't exist 1400 years ago? That's the argument? The hijab was literally invented because Umar couldn't keep his eyes off Muhammad's wives going to the restroom at night. He catcalled one of them when they went to use the restroom, according to hadith he said "I recognize you Sauda!". So you can talk about people getting a little too comfortable all you want, but I suspect this is just a setup for you to explain why it's okay to be Anti-LGBT/Anti-Feminist because you immediately say after this that people are "too comfortable expressing themselves today" as if that's a bad thing. Nobody should come after you for wearing the hijab or being muslim but you should also not come at anyone else for what they do with their life. You say that people don't really know what their "first identity" is so they just "go where the tides will take them, they don't really stand for something". This is clearly your own interpretation. You don't like what they stand for so you claim it is inconsistent, or that they don't know what their identity is. LGBT people fight for themselves all the time in the middle east and guess what, they still get executed for it. You say that it's fine for them to have rallies etc. but it comes with a tone of "if I had my way". Then go on to talk about how religious people are bullied into supporting it. Get real. Later on you say that it's okay for people to leave Islam for example. Well, if your truth is Islam, no it's not. What's the ruling on apostasy in Islam again? You then again claim that people that disagree with you need to "know what they stand for" as if they don't. It comes off as "You don't agree with me so I'm going to invalidate your opinion by saying you don't know what you stand for". You then move onto feminism and criticize muslim women who support feminism because "It's already in your religion". I respectfully disagree. Women's representation is not in Islam. In fact, it says that their testimony is worth half that of a man and this is the case in the vast majority of muslim countries. The few exceptions are in the Maghreb countries and Oman, which is famously liberal due to the Ibadi fiqh. So lets just be honest. Women's rights are clearly defined in Islam, but they're not equal. Treated like a queen is just an absurd statement. And to compare the argument to an airline ticket is simply sickening. To then continue and tell others they need to do their research is veering into clown territory. Feminism is a push for equality, and is not present in Islam. You talk about being honest about your beliefs and then go on to be completely dishonest in your arguments for your beliefs. This entire episode comes off as you whining that people are doing exactly what you advocate for with the title, standing up for themselves. Except you're mad that they're winning people over from your side of the issue. To hold an identity so dear you'd die for it isn't extreme actually, like you said. But to hold an identity so dear you'd kill for it is, and the LGBT community nor feminists are doing that. In fact, they're having it done to them at the hands of religious zealots daily and the middle east is the biggest contributor to that. So yes, I think rightfully they should continue to stand up for themselves. You continue on to say that the issue with the LGBT community is that they try to enforce their beliefs on other people (at 40 mins)... They don't though. They just demand they get respected, regardless of what your religious beliefs say. You continue to play the victim too. "If you're not muslim and you're still here, major respect. Or you're just waiting for me to say something wrong so you can comment". I had no issue finding things you said wrong in the 40 minutes before that. I suspect there's a reason this is a solo podcast instead of a discussion panel style. If you argued against anybody with critical thinking on the opposite side of the aisle you'd routinely get humbled and have no content to upload. Lastly, cognitive dissonance is not your interpretation of the clinical definition. "You going crazy in your own brain because of contradiction". No... Cognitive dissonance is the inability to see your contradictions. Which is just peak irony coming from this video, which has a title about standing up for yourself and then condescendingly tears down two movements that are doing just that for 45 minutes. It's also got nothing to do with not knowing who you are. In fact it's quite the opposite. People that have cognitive dissonance are overwhelmingly confident in their beliefs. It's literally what causes their cognitive dissonance.

[@uncoveur]

Thank you for breaking down her “arguments” (more like excuses to shit on those who don't think like her) I didn't have the patience to continue her nonsense

[@RickSanchez-iy6np]

Omg thank you. Our ummah is in an identity crisis. People are so prone to ideology without reflecting anything. Even if there are clear facts against their prejudice, people will lock themselves in a bubble.

[@NE-ib4jd]

"The Qur’an speaks of giving testimony in the context of five specific situations it clearly considered either important or was moved to address because of an incident that had arisen among Muhammad’s followers at the time. These contexts relate to financial transactions , the property of orphans, sexual misconduct by women and men, accusations of infidelity against a married woman, and divorce . In only one of these five cases does the Qur’an make a distinction between witnesses on the basis of gender, namely in the case that relates to financial transactions , where two women may be required to testify in lieu of one man. Meanwhile another one of these five cases outlines when a woman’s testimony is worth more than a man’s, namely when a husband accuses his wife of infidelity -although we never hear anyone mentioning this extraordinary verse or highlighting the principle behind it. Finally, in the remaining three of these five cases-which relate to orphans’ property, sexual misconduct by both women and men, and divorce , no distinction on the basis of gender is made between witnesses. Several scholars have pointed out that since the only time the Qur’an makes a distinction between men and women as witnesses is in relation to financial transactions , it should not be taken as a general rule. They point out that the phrase “so that if one of them forgets/errs the other can remind her” is a reference not to the inferiority of women but rather to the fact that women at the time did not engage in borrowing or lending themselves and were moreover mostly illiterate, making them less effective witnesses than men to a debt contract should a dispute arise." link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-83582-8_18 For more clarification: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJS2lpqjf86ifNVm

[@1stladyofet]

Thank you for this well written an unbiased response

[@hellobye4984]

Ahmadis are not a sect of Islam lol They are literally a British creation and were created during British colonization of South Asia to control & misguide Muslims. It’s the reason anyone who identifies as ahmadi is rich as fuck, they’re funded by the west.

[@aliadaouk]

timestamps of my thoughts that no one asked for 1:46 UR SO REAL FOR THIS FARAH 10:52 exactlyyyy 12:52 yes! 13:22 the way I had chills 23:20 this reminds me of the ayah: “if you were to obey most of those on earth, they would lead you away from Allah’s Way. They follow nothing but assumptions and do nothing but lie.” 6:116 39:20 literally

[@ShutterMurgh]

Omg omg I love nerds like me who leave timestamps Saves time and keeps you focused on the content Also I love the quoted verse it's so close to what Farah might be trying to convey in her own way

[@rahymaasif2787]

im a 16 year old muslim girl and ive been struggling, this video has helped me so much. Thank you!!

[@Orbitinbloom19018]

You are indoctrinated

[@bailasanzaina4790]

The first video I watched on your channel was “learn to be bored”. I haven’t only started being more aware of the time I spend on SM, but also found a motivation to go for walks knowing that I’ll listening to your talks. I’m killing two birds with one stone and the two birds are because of your channel.

[@marieperih]

Have a good time in Poland!! was sooo surprised when you said that! thank you for the video, got me thinking and re-evaluating things

[@bluenymph6857]

Hi Farah, I came across your channel in the last week and have pretty much been catching up on your videos. I’ve been a Christian for three years now and I’m very convicted on my own religion but I have so much respect for you for sharing your faith and worldview, theres a lot of things Im learning from you and many things, such as this topic today I have agreed with from my Christian worldview. Keep up the good work♥️ I love to see it

[@sophiaouchari2785]

i love it when Christians and Muslims realize how much they have in common together < 33 respect to you too

[@peachy_talisman]

you make so many good points and opened my eyes to different ways of interpreting things. thank you for this episode Farah

[@altonsafe]

You spoke to my heart in this cast. Thank you so much for revealing what we all need to hear!

[@qash1695]

ive really been enjoying these videos, you put my thoughts into wordss

[@cindycueva]

this is the first time I'm listening to her podcast, and I'm surprised because I liked it a lot. A lot of the things she said made me reflect about myself and that I don't think I have something I truly believe in, and that actually surprised me, because until now I was fine just living life without having something to guide me, but she really hit the nail by saying that if I dont know what is believe in and I don't know what I want my message to the world to be, someone else is gonna choose for me and maybe I'm gonna follow and support what other people want me to support. so this was really an eye-opening episode for me and now I realize I have to look for that thing I'm going to believe in and guide my life upon.

[@mohammady7895]

its so easy for straight muslims to talk about the LGBTQ+, try talking to someone who is LGBTQ+ and muslim. ask them of their struggle, please.

[@milkjelly829]

i second this

[@maryams..]

you can't be lqbt whilst being muslim have u not heard of prophet lut pbuh story

[@mohammady7895]

@@maryams.. do you know the various non-gay s*x related transgressions that the people of lut did? Also their gay s*x wad rape. It was not s*x.

[@ashs7462]

@@maryams.. you can and many people are trust me queer muslims are the most people who value their religion

[@ashs7462]

@@maryams..genuinely if you talk to any of them you will see how close they are to allah

[@alinka9884]

as a person that is getting deep into their spirituality, i love how raw and real you are in this podcast, it’s becoming a consistent thing to listen to every night, is your podcast •.•

[@no-wy8tr]

Thank you farah, what you presented was Highly insightful and i related to this a lot, this is EXACTLY the type of things we need to discuss more often I love how how you’re presenting a good idea about us Muslims to other groups of people, please keep on going, god blessed you with a wise mind and tongue ❤ جزاك الله كل خير فرح، الله يجعله في ميزان حسناتك🤍

[@nourhanahmed749]

hello Farah i really want to thank you for your great videos , they made a great change in my life specially the one about quitting music i had a hard time quitting it, it has been 8 days now for me without music and i want to tell that i feel an extreme change in my life and in my way of thinking. i also want to say that i love listening to your podcast. god bless you and i hope you continue making those amazing videos ❤

[@nourhanahmed749]

@@thamannaabdulkader1938 thank you🙏

[@thedrasc1465]

Youre exactly right. If youre going to support something, make sure you know exactly what it is youre supporting. Dont just passively start agreeing with the proponants of what you claim you support, just to be consistent in your support. Ive done this in my life, fervently supporting causes until they started being about things that went against my core beliefs, so I was at odds with whether i should abandon the core beliefs just to be consistent in my support of the cause. Causes transform all the time, but your core beliefs should be static, which is why it helps to follow a religion that is static, not one that changss with the times

[@EmpressAfiaX]

Thank you Faraahhh This is one good episode, lot of things needs to be understood by a lot of people I loved this one! Jazak Allahu Khairan sis

[@juliaberg5626]

When you asked what do you foremost identify as and would die for my mind immediately went to women and feminism. Would give anything to better the position of sisters around the world❤

[@parvezhussain691]

Isn't it just identity politics? Women mostly fare much better than men in the western societies -sometimes at the detriment of men. Family laws are dangerously skewed in favour of women by design. A recipe for an inevitable societal collapse. Women needs to realise this and start identifying with men's cause, instead. Otherwise, we will be shooting at our own feet.

[@mariemghanmi8647]

feminism doesn't better the position of women, Islam does.

[@laislyra5512]

I would die for democracy. True democracy, not this bull crap we live in.

[@foreveryoung3998]

@@mariemghanmi8647 for you! but for many of us feminism is, and all the privious feminists that fought for us and all women to have a stable education to at least write these comments

[@mariemghanmi8647]

@@foreveryoung3998 some values of feminism are correct but not all of them, especially this day and age's feminism. My point is Islam provides and protects women's rights while also giving men their own rights. It's basically just, unlike feminism which focuses on equality. Equality sucks and it oppresses women. As a woman, I don't appreciate that. I'm happy with the rights I get in Islam.

[@evanbakr3787]

I've actually been waiting for a new episode

[@AReflectiveSoul]

You displayed in such a beautiful way how to be confident in our beliefs despite the pressure of knowing who watches your videos.

[@assalaamu-alaykum]

Love your channel and mission. Your openness towards everyone welcoming diverse perspectives.... wake up call about who is in control of the narrative...very good ❤

[@esetayubova5475]

Love how you say everything I feel, but can’t explain

[@wnt6673]

I think most people don't have super strong beliefs. I would consider myself a feminist and lgbtq supporter. But I don't surround my whole identity around it. I appreciate your openness and respectfulness towards people with different worldviews than yours. I think it's an important, healthy, and mature attitude to have. Especially now in the world filled with bigotry.

[@hajrahc3350]

You don't have to, cuz your rights are not on the line, perhaps they don't affect you directly. That too is a privilege

[@wnt6673]

@hajrahc3350 I am not trying to criticize people who are devoted to the feminist movement and think it's a big part of their life. Power to them. I'm talking about the toxic attachment that some people have to their beliefs, which doesn't allow them to respect someone else's opinion.

[@binghamguevara6814]

If you’re an lgbtqia supporter, then you are supporting a whole identity around it. It’s called identity politics.

[@ezzwizz5219]

@@wnt6673 i think this is the main problem to woke people, they do not tolerate other beliefs and force people to literally submit to their beliefs....as muslim, Allah already told us that no everyone will believe the same thing, that is why all prophet called as massenger not converter... Surah Al;Kafirun (109:6) [ 1 ] Say: O disbelievers, [ 2 ] I do not worship what you worship. [ 3 ] Nor are you worshippers of what I worship. [ 4 ] Nor will I be a worshipper of what you worship. [ 5 ] Nor will you be worshippers of what I worship. [ 6 ] For you is your religion, and for me is my religion.

[@ShutterMurgh]

@wnt6673 have it all you want - your beliefs _But labelling anyone who isn't a LGBTQ supporter as having toxic attachment to a belief is wrong_ I cannot support your pro LGBTQ opinions on religious, political and medical grounds but I certainly have the same right to opinion as you do.. Just don't shove your opinions by labelling us as toxic,homophobe or any new gen Z labels.. You are not satisfied with what God gave you so please don't expect people to be satisfied with what you use as your pronoun/s

[@alanaamar]

love this farah!! thanks for this video, sending love 💓💓

[@avadavenport]

i love these podcasts sm

[@panda3pinguin]

Love what you said about being interested in other beliefs. Not to change yourself, but to learn and understand❤ Let’s be people who respect and love God’s creation.

[@mimi5769]

Hi, i just like listening to you talking ahah. I'm not Muslim myself, my best friend is, i was raised kinda Catholic but both my parents weren't really into all that, so i ended up growing up as an atheist, but I'm really fascinated by religious people

[@That_ukhtyyyy]

May allah guide you to the right path ❤

[@mimi5769]

@@That_ukhtyyyy thank you:)

[@HeyitsZani]

Jesus loves you immensely sister 🩷

[@mimi5769]

@@HeyitsZani thank you as well

[@harharharharharharharharha240]

@@HeyitsZanius Muslims love him too

[@elif2864]

i didnt know how much i needed this

[@veronicavail777]

i love your expression of what you believe in and what you stand for. thank you for being honest and kind and inspiring !

[@EmmyDawnbrooke]

i went to a christian school but it never quite stuck with me, grew up obsessed with science and how the world works anyways and i absolutely love to see everyone else's opinions and takes on things in this world, but still stand strong with my own beliefs. i think people can get along perfectly even if you don't agree with eachother. there is no point to always be at war with eachother. if anything, listening to eachother is such a good way to grow and learn, and form your own views and opinions that are important to you. i wish more people would be like this. i also think, as a bisexual, lgb and especially the t-part is pushed onto people way too much. it went from being respected to being hated because it's EVERYWHERE. it's not about simply loving someone anymore, it's become a full-on personality trait. like.. come on, there's so much more to life than that. and i just feel ashamed to be apart of the community now. really great video, i love all of your content

[@practicalphilosophy301]

I don't like the trendiness of it either - I find it suspicuos. But as a non-binary/trans-identified person, I don't think that the problem is with the t. I feel like it's kind of like what Farah said. People are so used to casually complying with something, once they're presented with an alternative, they just start to waver. I've met a lot of cis people who didn't seem too stable in their identity and chose to talk to me about it, because I'm non-binary. Like A LOT. It's become a normal occurence since my coming out. I think it's because people are so used to their normality, once they're presented with an "alternative", they start wavering and questioning. But I think it will stabilize in the long run. I think it's unfair that people like me are being blamed/hated for this.

[@lailasatia1644]

i respectfully disagree to you. see, i am from brazil. trans people are hated here, we are the country that kills more trans people than any other, and it has been like this for a long time. but i don't think lgbt "ideology" has been "pushed" to the population, at least not until very recently. And now, i see way more people become accepting of their trans child/person than becoming hateful after being exposed to this reality. Maybe this is due to a compassionate human core that is beyond the hate, but this is another subject. Anyway, in my outsider point of view, the average american has a very distorted view of the world, as if all reality is centered in their individual perception, and everything that challenges their world view is seen as direct confrontation (be it Islam or lgbt rights, it's all "The Other", "The Enemy" all that being said, I have to respecfully disagree that "the t part is pushed onto people way too much". Yes, companies are taking advantage of youth, trying to dictate what is "cool" and what isn't. But they've Always done that! And I have never heard ppl say "well idk i think this drink Coke is being pushed too much onto peoe. What if i don't wanna taste happinness? that is my right as an American citizen!"( sounds ridiculous). We are being manipulated into pointing fingers at each other, instead of really developing a sense of community, and it is sad.

[@lailasatia1644]

and like, the thing about personality traits... What's with this obsession about having the most complex and interesting personality of the room, always? And constantly pointing fingers at other's personality traits? At one point we'll become tired of dictating what is valid and what is not and start to focus on what matters to us most intimately, i hope.

[@manazon6945]

Problem is when religion doesn't evolve with them.

[@amirahx]

@@practicalphilosophy301 the problem is there is no such thing as non-binary which frustrates non-delusional people.

[@hangsang7180]

listening to your podcast gives me chills because I can relate so much to what you're saying, despite me being a Christian. thank you so much for such amazing videos!! 🔥binge-watching your content this whole day you're truly inspiring me to learn more about my religion and stay bold in my faith 🙏 Edit: as a Ukrainian, I can tell that the russian language is indeed quite triggering. It's better to use English 😅❤

[@wishh1271]

this video really feels like listening to a really wise and understanding friend

[@lizzlemonade]

Hiii, I pretty much never comment on anything, but your video really stands out to me. I'm an Orthodox Christian, and I share very similar opinions with you. It's the first video I've found by you, but I feel like we would see eye-to-eye on a lot of things. Also, you're so brave for stating your opinion and exposing your thoughts to the public! You don't ridicule people's beliefs, and you take the time to see what their perspective is. And at the same time, you still stick to who you are as a person and your beliefs. I'm so glad to finally see someone who thinks similarly to me in an online space. Beautiful!

[@digitaldina]

Often the idea that "I don't meet gay people in real life but they're pushing it on my phone and socials" is wild because how would you know? Unless you know somebody personally, or are interested in them in that way, it's not anybody's business to tell you what they do or don't like, but on socials people have that labelled and in your face because of bipartisanship and people overcompensating for hate. The online world doesn't reflect the real world because in the real world we are able to have privacy when we pass or interact with somebody. I don't think I'm "BS-ing" myself as a Muslim by sticking to my fundamental belief that people have a right to a happy and healthy life regardless if I think their actions are morally incorrect. In fact I extend that empathy towards people who purposely do wrong, because we're all humans and redeemable to the Most High. In your eyes, it may be more beneficial spiritually for them to follow religion the way you do , however once beliefs extend past ourselves this is called control. Besides this is not new, people understanding coexisting with humans that live completely different lives than you on the planet is something Muslims all over the world have done literally since the religion expanded from one initial region. I think it's backwards to preach about "dying" for something when we're really just talking about a lack of ability to focus on our spiritual paths and wanting to separate and purify a group, which if we are really being honest has more to do with ego than saving us from some "end times". Its important to admit that we are not warriors, this is real life, and nobody is being a hero saving all of us from apocalypse by telling other people how to be better. But what more can I expect from someone who makes $ and a social following doing exactly that! lol

[@barbiedoll44]

PREACH!!!

[@user-rq7vr6kk9t]

U think u did somthen but you really didn't I hate where Muslims now days are going it really is sickening Really what do yall stand for?

[@Krieksu]

I respect your opinion, I do disagree in some points as a lgbt individual but I appreciate your way of disclosing your beliefs, is so respectful and so rare to see lately an “opposing view” discussion in such a calm manner. I’d like to debate that pronouns are for everyone since everybody uses them be it to refer to others or to yourself, and while I do understand that lgbt people started disclosing them in bios and social media in an effort to normalize people who don’t align with the mainstream idea of gender, I think it isn’t something that actively participates in lgbt rhetoric, for example I’m surrounded by many artists, some of them might not want to show themselves publicly but would like to be addressed still in a way that make sense to them thus putting pronouns so people can know how to refer to them, or people who may have androgynous features, and the thing is we assume based on what we’ve been thought so for some people someone who looks very much like a woman may put someone else in a tricky situation trying to decide how it’s right to address them, so stating the way you are to be referred to might just take that out of the way. Also, I don’t think wanting freedom would be equivalent to imposing beliefs, I think being lgbt would be an identity and wanting that to be respected would be the same as me wanting to be let’s say respected as a Christian, I don’t want you to convert to Christianity any more than I want you to turn gay, I would just like to be able to disclose myself as a Christian if I want to without it hindering certain aspects of my life, have a place to congregate with other Christian’s, have equally rights of healthcare as non Christian’s etc.. the same I’d like for lgbt people, Muslim people, people of other races and so on. I’m not bothered by people having their own valid beliefs, but I think the thing with religion is that it takes someone not from their religion acting under the rules out of that religion as inappropriate of that other person, to me personally it’d be comparable to a Jewish person wanting a Christian to stop eating pork, I know that it’s forbidden in Judaism but I don’t know how that translates to the Christian individual and unless the Christian wants to convert to Judaism I don’t know why that should affect them. In other words as long as they’re not trying to regulate other people’s life’s (legally/socially) I think everybody should be entitled to an opinion, the thing is sometimes words can turn to blades very quickly, and go from saying “I think people are living in sin if they’re not living by ‘Christ’” to “I don’t think people should be allowed to congregate or express their opinion if it doesn’t align with the ‘gospel’” and maybe lgbt people are so defensive right now because there’s more evidence of the former thing happening (religion trying to regulate non religious people’s life’s against their will) than the latter (non religious/pagan people forcing their way of life onto others) and I don’t mean wanting to be respected and deserving of basic human rights but actually making people change their lifestyle to theirs.

[@heymayday8761]

well said 💯

[@batoul313]

Sister I love everything you said in this video. It’s so important to not remain complacent and just “go with the flow” of what popular culture is doing. And it’s important to not hide our beliefs just for the sake of not offending anyone. If we present our opinions in a way that doesn’t attack people then we can make it so much easier to have intellectual discussions and conversations with people that are different to us. And we can’t as muslims rely on others to defend our beliefs. It’s great to have non muslims as ally’s who respect us and what we stand for, but we have to be able to stand on our own. Really great video mashallah

[@deRyasFavourite]

You have no idea how much this helped me. Thank you so much Farah. ❤️

[@etherealray]

people from different communities are so focused on being the 'right one' that they forgot that compromising exists, it's fine we humans have different beliefs but there is a way we all can live with each other in pure harmony without any violence or hatred to each other, basically we all forgot what respecting others and their beliefs are.

[@lulluuss]

She literally takes my thoughts and puts them into words bro

[@ah5512]

Hi farah I know from tiktok so when I saw the video recommended to me I thought I really love her so I clicked into just to pass time but god I was literally going to cry when you stared to talk about feminism and women’s rights in islam cuz I’m 19 years old girl living in jordan and sometimes the society (the society not the religion) make me feel like my whole identity is just being a woman and the stories that we sometimes hear just make me hate being a woman sometimes and I always try to fight people to remember that our religion isn’t like that and your video just reminded me that there still people around us that from our generation that are fighting and trying there hardest to educate the people especially muslims about our religion.Anyway thank u for this amazing video (Sorry for any mistake English isn’t really my strongest point)

[@iamtree6924]

thank u farah i needed this

[@alex-dg8vi]

ngl you did get the blood boiling at first LOL but i appreciate you for challenging my thoughts and beliefs with respect 💞 i absolutely love your content

[@shaikya]

Why did it make you angry?

[@alex-dg8vi]

@@shaikya not necessarily angry, but it did strike a nerve on topics of lgbtq & feminism. it was rather instinctual to want to defend myself as if I was personally attacked, when that wasn't what she was doing.

[@buttercupVT]

​@@alex-dg8viher intentions are ever harsh, it's ok to be upset just not to that degree ❤️ (not using sarcasm)

[@alex-dg8vi]

@@buttercupVT i wasnt but thx

[@wusdum]

"get mad its ok" killed me ily 😭

[@dipesh849]

im new to this channel and this is exactly the content I needed

[@AsmaaElsogiara-gd1kl]

Actually, I'm very proud of you, dear. Thank you for this content that has become rare to get

[@hafsataj6715]

I was waitingg since it’s Friday

[@Mimi_vivii]

i love your podcasts they made me realize a lot abt myself

[@hygtcvytf]

ONE OF THE MOST HONEST VIDEOS I'VE SEEN IN THIS MONTHS

[@shouq1325]

When you said about the moment where you should choose between Islam or your friends.. even though I still miss them, we were more than sisters and I fought myself to keep that relationship, and that hurt me without even knowing.. until everything just stopped.. I lost myself and my family cause I put all my power into that relationship.. and I literally ignored my beliefs and even my opinion in simple things. I was just forcing myself to agree with them just because I was scared to lose them but I lost everything.. it was a tough years but it’s the battle that made me stronger.

[@sunro3726]

Agree 1000% on the cognitive dissonance part. Even though I'm not Muslim and I didn't agree with some parts, I really appreciate these videos that challenge the ideas I had taken for granted. In fact, there were a lot of points in the video where I initially disagreed and then saw the truth in your words. Thank you so much for these videos, I can't wait for the next episodes!!

[@invested_inn6728]

You literally changed my life. Totally got out of my depression in one video

[@raghad-zn9xn]

If you’re a muslim you should say “Alhamdulillah” first 😁🤍

[@deejverseofficial]

i’m a young arab muslim, thank you so much farah. this made my eyes open, love you , !جزاكي الله

[@mimi5769]

I don't agree with everything you say but at the same time i love hearing different prospectives