Introduction to the Western Tradition with Paul Williams

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[@revertDaWOOD]

Mashallah, uncle Paul is a good public speaker.

[@Muhammed01FI]

@It's a Journey *He

[@Habo1003]

@It's a Journey ?

[@vmarzein]

@@Habo1003 perhaps someone else is being referred to

[@b07x]

@@vmarzein I've seen this person before in different channel, he is just trolling and calling people a different gender in comments.

[@hamzaalirehan822]

Masha Allah

[@maciejgronowski]

fantastic! thank you for sharing! Masha Allah! Salams from Polish Muslim community in the UK! for centuries people said we are the bridge between East and West!

[@ysaviationtrains2313]

Nice to hear that youre Polish and Muslim. Sadly Poland itself isn't a friendly place for Muslims. Secondary schools organise Auschwitz trips, but even locals start discriminating students of foreign descent.

[@BloggingTheology]

Wa alaykumu s-salam

[@thewariscomingtoatownneary7572]

Where is the polish community in in the UK?

[@thewariscomingtoatownneary7572]

Where is the best place to find polish material on Islam?

[@mikhailbabushkinum]

@@ysaviationtrains2313 been there , people aren’t really anti Muslim, it’s just that the country as a whole is against massive non European migration

[@alib7489]

About time brother Paul had his own lecture! Haven't watched it yet but just had to comment because I am so happy you are delivering this lecture brother Paul.

[@Muhammed01FI]

9:39 an iconic presentation moment. Alexander the Great is known as a mightly military commander but the prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) is belittled as warlord even though they both did basically the same thing! Paul pulling that tweet up was a such classy move.

[@Exp3rter]

I understand what you're trying to say, but saying that The Prophet and Alexander "did basically the same thing" is abominable, and disrespectful to the Prophet. Alexander wasn't a "good guy," and war atrocities were committed in his reign.

[@aq4356]

@@Exp3rter Plus, Alexander the Great wanted to conquer the world out of greed and power, Muhammad alayhi salaatu wa salaam did not believe in wars for material gain, rather, everything was for that the words of Allah would be supreme, and his companions followed that, that's why they didn't divide into seperate states and fought each other, the same cannot be said for the companions of Alexander, who also held the same ambition, their master had.

[@Exp3rter]

@@aq4356 More precisely, he did it for fame first, while power and greed weren't his main objectives. He idolized Achilles, and wanted to engrave his name in history just like him, something that Islam abhors more than greed, which is vanity and ostentatiousness.

[@Monkeydonkey10]

I've found these presentations to be most fascinating. I'm glad to see they're online, to be revisited as need dictates.

[@s3youtubevids156]

Please see the rest of his channel inshAllah you will find it enthralling

[@Incandescence555]

I love a good dictator

[@fauziahpawan6605]

Alhamdulilah....we benefit from your vast reading and learning.....we benefit from you hsving lived, learned and left Christianity....we benefit from your informed view of Islam...as a muslim....we benefit from you wanting to share your learning with us....may Allah swt Guide and Protect you always......jazakallah khairan

[@zainabzuhasarafdeen4873]

Aameen aameen yarabbal aalameen

[@kolakoli2645]

@@seekthetruthandthetruthwil2388 cope

[@Muhammed01FI]

I didn't know Paul is that good at public speaking ma sha' Allah. 😯

[@mohamed-deeqmuhumed5173]

Assalamu aleykum veli

[@pic18f452]

He does go to speakers corner as well

[@ahwehbe6070]

I live in Australia, didn’t have the chance to meet you Paul in real life, i pray Allah (SWT) unites us in Jannah with his prophets. One of my dreams Regards Abdul Hamid 💙♾

[@rubana7487]

If you enjoy Paul's work, you should financially (whatever you can) support him I used PayPal.

[@BloggingTheology]

many thanks!

[@wahidazizi5952]

Paul, You must provide these lectures back in the UK as live seminars for the Muslims here. We desperately need this knowledge so we know the landscape we are operating in. You come with a certain package which makes this even more appealing, white, westerner, ex-Christian, philosopher etc. the only other person I can think of like this is Timothy Winters

[@daventry2]

Fascinating lecture, really well delivered, and easy to understand. Bro. Paul you are an excellent speaker! Alhumdolilaah very charming, humble and English❤

[@rinopw4262]

Wow Paul is like a walking library, amazing how he synthesized and recalls all the things he read.

[@RynneFdin]

Fascinating. Jazakallah khairan for sharing. I wish I was there attending your lecture

[@daventry2]

Yes I wish I could have attended too.

[@sharifahmed45]

Thanks Dr. Paul for the lecture, could you please kindly give the audience a microphone in the future lectures so we can understand their questions?. Thanks as always

[@BloggingTheology]

Yes good point!

[@mohamedabdelazeem9262]

Please keep posting the rest of the lectures you mention in the beginning. Thank you Paul!

[@LowlierThanThow]

I enjoyed and benefited from the lecture and look forward to the whole series - thank you. Just a quick point, the painting at the beginning illustrates Ibn Rushd (Averoes) and not Ibn Sina (Avicenna).

[@BloggingTheology]

Thanks for the correction!

[@muhafazakarmilitarist0001]

Your body language is great brother Paul!

[@azch6424]

Assalam Alaykum. Lovely to see you in action on stage brother Paul. Just halfway through but thoroughly enjoying this. Thanks for uploading!

[@CabdifataaxCardiologist]

Pual I initially thought that u are only Online intellectual but u are also extraordinary presenter

[@imen97]

Mashallah! You're a very good lecturer. Clear and organized ideas, you must have spent days preparing 😯❤

[@UTICAMASJID]

Excellent lecture brother!

[@akhbarkhanmohamad6705]

Brother Paul is eloquent and this audience are knowledgeable and respectful.Everybody who watch this video must have been enlightened.Thank you and Salam from Singapore.

[@Mo-ck6qn]

Paul, your delivery of ‘nausea’ did make me chuckle. Great presentation

[@binghamguevara6814]

Paul is the man!

[@Chris-qm6po]

Mashallah, Allah has gifted you with knowledge, And I'm glad your making use of it, good job brother Paul.

[@islamnurul5261]

Very proud of you sir 😊

[@stevves4647]

This is really fascinating, I had just watched a lecture on western civilization but this one takes the cake! really good!

[@chuckhillier4153]

Interesting lecture. Looking forward to the next.

[@faysal8597]

Amazing series, I can’t wait to see the rest 👏🏾

[@ckotty]

Excellent presentation, time just flew by. I found it really helpful for my own sake, learned a lot. Many thanks for sharing it with us. 👍🏽😘

[@ainsleyharriott2559]

Nice session brother Paul thanks for sharing 🙌

[@kairaakhtar1866]

Nice work Brother Paul...well done really happy for you...

[@islamicattitudestatus6141]

Outstanding lecture brother Paul

[@faryals0862]

Jazak Allah Khair. I'm so glad you have uploaded this bit from the retreat. Really wanted to be a part of it but iqama was due for renewal which might have posed some visa issues.

[@KimJongUn_DPRK]

Wonderful presentation, Bro! I’m happy seeing your progress, Masha Allah!

[@shameera8000]

How many nukes do you have?

[@ayyazsiddique5381]

JazakALLAHukhairan brother @Paul Williams

[@jobaerahmed74]

Great Lecture! If you could somehow provide links to the slides/photos in description it would be really helpful.

[@sychoo96]

Thank you for your hard work

[@earthynomad7160]

Omg it's been a while I saw u and now you are touring the globe preaching the word of God . What a drastic growth . Am inspired. Please forgive me for ever doubting your strength . Am inspired to learn more . If u made it to be from the duat of Allah and his prophet in ur age. Then I can. Prayers 🙏

[@yousufcajee]

Good going Paul Williams (can I say synonymous with the ever fascinating Blogging Theology). Salute! and salutations of peace and love from South Africa, the land of the freed but struggling with the modernist order of a liberal and constitutional democratic world.

[@hyedefinition1080]

Jazakallah Khair ustadh Paul. I wish the camera exposure can be adjusted so the slides can be seen better iA Edit: I watched the whole lecture. Really, the screen wasn't needed. I was able to learn so much that scholarly work was so easily explained and understood by a layman like myself. May this video (and this channel!) be testimony to Ustadh Paul's efforts for the deen.

[@R8V10]

Wow this is such a treat!

[@mikhailbabushkinum]

Looking forward to watching this tonight

[@truthmatter9972]

Excellent ..job brother Paul. I love it .

[@nbk2134]

Good lecture. Brother Paul is a great lecturer

[@mn-lt4kq]

Thank you Paul

[@louay.fatoohi]

Nice and succinct overview. Thank you, Paul.

[@BloggingTheology]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@AFGsultanZ]

This was in Istanbul? I was there a week ago along with London and Roma. Beautiful places. I also look forward to your future lectures Paul. Keep it up!

[@doctr7147]

Outstanding ...impressive stuff Paul ..you are a legend !

[@nasimabegum2770]

I respect you brother Paul Williams very very much, May Allah grant you beneficial knowledge greatly. My mother tongue is Bangla and I am weak in English but still I learn from you

[@kez007007]

Looking young, energetic and wise....good luck.

[@HistoryOfRevolutions]

Very interesting talk. Thanks for sharing.

[@ah4356]

Brilliant talk! Bravo Paul 👏 Didn’t realize we needed our brother Paul up there in the stand giving pivotal lectures like this. We need more of this. Very much looking forward to watching all the videos in this series and really hoping for for lecture based contents like this. You look like you belong up on the stage, mashallah 😊😊

[@BloggingTheology]

Alhamdulillah

[@imranqqq7307]

Very well done Paul!

[@koroglurustem1722]

I am surprised at the people who are surprised by Br Paul being good at public speaking 🤷‍♂️. What do you think he has been doing all along in his KZbin channel ?! If you say it's a different mode of delivery, I would say there are many common elements in the interviewing and public speaking. You should have noticed the dizzying eloquence and fluency of br Paul in his interviews. He many times very succinctly and eloquently summarized long chain of ideas of his guests. So, it shows his command of English as well as systematic thinking in delivering complex ideas. Thank you br Paul, it was very enlightening compact lecture.

[@fire.smok3]

I really enjoyed this lecture! It’s good timing for me since I just finished reading Plato’s Republic!

[@BloggingTheology]

Wonderful!

[@issaalfaransi5263]

Salam aleykum from France brother Paul et thanks for the sharring

[@iyepmamun2315]

It's such an absolutly amazing lecture .

[@muslimguardian6514]

Assalamualaikum dear brother, Glad to hear your voice on interesting topic. Keep it up. May Allah swt bless you.

[@shukrimoe2814]

Very educational. Thank you Dr. Paul. Sallam from Libya. May Allah highly reward you for your efforts.

[@zulhafis9858]

Nice job brother Paul. I always follow your lecture coz you just using a common English word. So it's can give a lot more understanding. Alhamdulillah.

[@unknownpng650]

Mashaalah im proud of you brother Paul , i still didnt watch the video , i will grab my tea cup and start it now inshaalah !!

[@mohammadalibhose968]

CONGRATULATIONS bro.... ALLAH Bless you and expand your knowledge, You are a great source of learning especially to Westerners personalities...!! You are a great guy..

[@Rashrash1234]

Well done Paul, Great presentation, Zaytuna and Shaykh Hamza would have been proud, they study and understand both the western and Islamic traditions. One of the few Muslim scenes that truly understand. Thanks

[@yasmiiineee]

This was so easy to follow. Thank you so much! Jazaka Allah Khairan :)

[@BloggingTheology]

Glad it was helpful!

[@richardbradley1532]

I will watch this with interest

[@Ismail-fm9tn]

MashaAllah brother paul, i have been your fan since your speaker's corner days. ❤️ from your malaysian brother in islam. May Allah bless you.

[@kensei9531]

You are truly a scholar Mr. Paul 🙂. Welcome to our country.

[@johndoeiii9767]

Jazak'Allah Khair uncle Paul.

[@mohamedhashi1643]

Well done Paul you teach me alot 👏

[@ibrahim5035]

Mashallah, barakallahu feek for the Presentation. I hope you enjoyed your time in turkey :)

[@nizamm4908]

Excellent lecture !

[@blade4048]

MashaAllah. Excellent public speaking. I would shiver and sweat on idea of giving 5 minute presentation 😂

[@Monothiest247]

Paul is back in Turkey. Safe travels brother.

[@hassanmirza2392]

Well done Paul. You are building bridges between West and Muslims.

[@oogahpanda9275]

I’ve only watched 5 minutes into and already looking forward to Saturday InshaAllah I get to finish this video first !

[@s3youtubevids156]

MashAllah this is brilliant. I have longed for a n explanation of the big picture of the western tradition more detailed than britanica but less detailed then a PhD thesis. May Allah give you strength to continue your search of knowledge and allow us to share the journey through your work

[@SohailAh46]

Stepping up with your great work Paul. Alhamdulillah really happy to see you delivering the lecture. May Allah bless you ❤️

[@truthseeker4470]

Great lecture, Brother Paul. 10:47 I really like that point, that Alexander is looked on relatively positively in the West, but Muhammad (Saliyahu Alahi Wa Salaam) and his successors are viewed negatively as some kind of intolerant warlords...and yet, ancient religions, cultures, and even (in many cases) ancient languages still exist to this day in areas conquered by the Islamic Empire. Yet Alexander and his successors (especially people like Antiochus Epiphanes, who's deeds against the Jewish people are found in the Catholic Deuterocanonical books/Protestant Apocrypha) were brutal in their assimilation of other peoples. The double standard is really apparent when the Muslims are viewed as "occupiers" of Spain for the entire time they were there--800 years, a time three times as long as the United States has been in existence. Or how the Turks are viewed as "occupying" the Hagia Sophia when they've been there since before Columbus sailed. Turning to the west, the Israeli state hasn't been in East Jerusalem more than 55 years, but dare not call them "Occupiers"...and you'd never say the United States "occupies" its current geography, even though we've only existed as a nation for 1/3 of the time the Muslims were in Spain. This is especially egregious when you consider that the Muslim rule in Spain was demonstrably more tolerant, intellectual, technologically advanced and materially successful than what came before it and what came after it. In addition, the same Spanish state that kicked out all Muslims and Jews also began a horrible exploitation of the Americas in their lust spreading their Catholic faith, acquiring gold, and bringing personal glory to the conquerors.

[@ahmedjabbar2820]

We are very proud of you

[@rabuanmantine8522]

Now I am convinced that Brother Paul is the real person

[@islamicattitudestatus6141]

I like your video, it is very informative.

[@truthwefollow]

MashaAllah, uncle Paul is a very good speaker🤲🏽

[@poordadrichson6115]

Oh man, this is brilliant!

[@thrunzala]

Masha Allah brother Paul, very hardworking indeed. May Allah reward your work for the Deen.

[@abdulsalamyousif179]

I really like to listen to your videos on Spotify. I think it will beneficial if you direct your listeners on KZbin to your podcast. I find it easier to listen to an hour long conversation in podcast format.

[@yolda1849]

I hope you will also give interviews to religious youtubers in Turkey.

[@socratesson4320]

Nice lecture

[@infinto1]

Please put all of those handouts and references in the description or a link to them on your website. Good work God bless you

[@datodrali3998]

Excellent lectures...

[@BloggingTheology]

Glad you like them!

[@taleebsyed3865]

Masha Allah brother.. may Allah increase you in knowledge, and bless you with happiness and success in this life and hereafter..

[@stonerosesuk]

You’re a clever man Paul.

[@faouziacoulter2282]

Mashallah Paul you was amazing and the lecture was very interesting thank you 😊

[@Stonefalconetti]

Excellent.

[@MRshraaf]

That was eloquently done brother! My only problem is that it wasn't long enough. 😛

[@malikshehu979]

I like this, I like this proper! Didn’t see this coming but this is brilliant, I can’t wait to see where Allah takes you my brother! Much love from across the Atlantic

[@kamranmalik747]

Just a couple of observations pertaining to Raphael’s fresco: 1- Socrates is there in the fresco in profile - the guy standing in greenish clothes in the top center left. 2- it’s Ibn Rushd (Averroes) rather than Ibn Sina who is depicted in the lower left. Of course a number (some) of the people identified in the fresco are educated guesses by scholars as compared to others who are identified by the books etc they carry or by their actions etc. But terrific presentation as always!

[@akhtarmehjabeen]

Very informative

[@GuardianMehmed]

Thanks for coming to turkiye and sharing your knowledge, may Allah protect you, I stumbled upon you at Üsküdar, thanks for the picture

[@ahmadfrhan5265]

this is really beautiful. we need lectures and by Allah you did very well may Allah carry you and us to a greater cause 🏴🇹🇷🏳☝🏼