Islam’s Origins: Myth and Material Evidence

The traditional narrative of Islam’s origins centers on the career of the prophet Muhammad (d. 632 CE) in Arabia and the rapid spread of his movement throughout the Near East immediately after his death. Over the past half-century, however, scholars have come to realize that this picture is the product of the Islamic community of the eighth, ninth, and later centuries and that its goal of providing a satisfying narrative may not accurately reflect how Islam actually began and grew into the major world religion we know today. In this lecture, Fred M. Donner argues that a more historically accurate view of Islam’s origins has been hindered by the scarcity of documentary evidence from the seventh century and considers some of the key sources that may help us understand these momentous events in Islamic history.

[@stephenfoster7149]

00:04:44 Mecca with the Kaaba was polytheistic 00:07:00 Muhammad recites Quran and dies before a written Quran is completed 00:10:14 Mecca wanted Muhammad out. Yathrib (Medina) invited Muhammad over 00:13:50 Yathrib and local expansion 00:15:56 Islamic expansion 00:18:34 Problems with Muslim narrative 00:21:14 No one knows the beginning of Islam because there is no good evidence 00:24:14 Timeline of evidence sources 00:24:42 Quran likely underwent 'evolution' until about year 700 00:26:45 Early copy of Quran from the 7th century 00:28:19 What was this text from a scholar point of view 00:30:08 Problems with early written Arabic (early Quran) 00:33:10 Believers Movement 00:37:01 Documentary evidence that Islam mingled with other 'pious' groups (Jews, Christians) 00:46:04 Islam as we now know it starts around the years 690-700 (fishing; renaming; word use) 00:50:26 How modern science collect documentary evidence 00:57:23 Interview starts 00:57:46 Q1 Does finding new things make you buzzed? 01:01:24 Q2 How do modern Muslims view your work? 01:03:45 Q3 Are the Hadith still up for interpretation with new evidence? 01:07:40 Q4 Compare historical scholar types 01:10:56 Q5 Climate evidence of volcanos causing the up rise of Islam? 01:13:31 Q6 Why did the Believers not differ too much with other pious monotheists? 01:17:24 Q7 What led the Believers requiring to have to work with others and then stop? 01:21:38 Q8 Opportunities in Germany for Islamic studies... 01:25:45 Q9 Institutionalized Islam... Sufism? 01:29:09 Q10 Line between mystic and historic Muhammad

[@solyomalbazz4925]

After you die, you'll know the truth.

[@briggsy3155]

Thank you 👍

[@utente4068]

Thank you ❤️

[@Tex_Arcana]

MVP

[@wrdennig]

I so much appreciate this type of exchange of information. So many talks on KZbin are adversarial and distracting.

[@austinitesince1979]

interesting lecture and talk. I thought I was unfamiliar with this guy, and then I was trying to tell my mom about what I was "learning"... about the "creation of Islam"... from this video, about a professor from Chicago studying arabic texts in Germany and Vienna, and then my mom asks "Is it Fred Donner? He's ___'s husband" oh wow lol! The professor's wife is one of my mom's best friends hahaha! crazy ;p

[@withtanweer]

This was so interesting and fun 😆 !

[@thefakewitchdoctor]

Can you tell us why he has a patch of blue hair, please?

[@humanbeing8598]

Well you should tell your mother that this guy is lying about Islam, if you want to learn about something ask it's people, you don't learn math from a literature teacher. also if you want to learn about a religion read it's book and see if it looks like the word of god or the word of men.

[@davidlamb7524]

​@@thefakewitchdoctor It looks like the result of an accident. Or maybe he wants to show some solidarity with the "woke" ?

[@hugheypmorgan9576]

The blue hair?

[@NickVenture1]

The big problem with a lot of the archived materials is the missing digitalisation and online availability for everybody. This slows down the research worldwide. The decision to rather spend billions on other projects is taken by governments and the archive custodians. Some simply want to keep a control and power. To humiliate humans who must surrender and crawl on the doorsteps of their treasure vaults. With lengthy procedures and appointments. Nothing of this will be required if the stuff they hoard since centuries is finally made accessible in a dignifying fashion appropriate for a 21st century. And that these archive prison guards show more respect and less arrogance towards the millions of smart humans who will be able to discover far more in the collections than what a jealous bureaucratic hoarder will be able to read out between his coffee pauses, lunch times and holidays. Not to forget here that restrictions due to copy rights and cash grabbing business of state owned archives have to be terminated. For the sake of human right to its past without kisses to the feet of the archive priesthood.

[@elVagabondo]

you are a legend

[@islamisthetruewaytogod6812]

Hello ! May Allah protect and guide you to his light and happiness in this life and the hereafter, God bless, Ameen. Excuse me for giving a little presentation of Islam, because it is very misunderstood nowadays, especially on those « Antichrist's » times, where media and politics are mixed to distort history and truth. And terrorists (puppets of the Antichrist) who misinterpret verses, out of ignorance and political motivations, and take them out of historical context (just like radical atheists do by the way), don't help either. Thank you very much for your time. Islam is an arabic word that means the Surrender to the One and Only God, our Creator, Protector, Provider, who gives us life and all that we have, we are safe and sound by his will and grace, we are His and to Him we return, and we have to thank him in this trial life by submitting to him by our free will, or later in the Day of judgment when it's too late to save our own skin. Islam was the original Religion descended to earth from heaven with Adam and Eve (peace and blessing be upon them) in the beginning of humanity. and was passed to people with the succession of the 124 000 prophets and 315 messengers of God to all nations and civilizations since, passing by Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Ismaël, Joseph, Moses, Aaron, Joshua, David, Solomon and Jesus (Peace and blessing be upon them) during the history of mankind, the last replaces and completes the previous, until the succession of the last messenger of God fourteen centuries ago, Muhammad (Peace and blessing be upon him) to complete the noble morals of all mankind, to bring humans and jinns out of darkness into light, and to purify people's religion and belief from corruption and polytheism, and return it to purity and true monotheism, like it was in the times of the prophets (Peace and blessing be upon them). Many Religions that we know nowadays, at their beginning were true and under Islam, initiated by one of the prophets of God, but their original teachings, history and scriptures have been corrupted over time with falsification and polytheism, or lost and replaced with false ones. That's why Islam is the only Religion accepted by God nowadays, which consists in bearing witness that there is no god besides Allah (God in Aramaic, the original language of Jesus and the Gospel), and that Muhammad is His servant and messenger, just like Jesus and Moses and others are His servants and messengers. Never a messenger of God said he was God or literally son of God, it was the people after him who changed the words of God and corrupted the Religion. God is unique and absolute, He does not need to have a family and sons or to associate anyone else with His kingdom, He can simply create whatever He wants, everything belongs to Him, and to Him everything will return. Allah said in Surah Al-Mu’minun : “God has never begotten a son, nor is there any god besides Him. Otherwise, each god would have taken away what it has created, and some of them would have gained supremacy over others. Glory be to God, far beyond what they describe. The Knower of the hidden and the manifest. He is exalted, far above what they associate. (91-92 / Translated by ITANI). Allah means the one and only God, the God of all prophets and creatures, the creator of the universe and mankind, and the Master of the Day of judgment, where our destiny, Hell or Paradise, is decided based on our faith and deeds in this trial life, and above all, Allah's mercy. Allah said in Surah Al-Ikhlas : In the name of God, the Gracious, the Merciful. Say, “He is God, the One. God, the Absolute. He begets not, nor was He begotten. And there is none comparable to Him.” (1-4 / Translated by ITANI). Allah said in Surah An-Nisa : O FOLLOWERS of the Gospel! Do not overstep the bounds [of truth] in your religious beliefs, and do not say of God anything but the truth. The Christ Jesus, son of Mary, was but God's Apostle - [the fulfilment of] His promise which He had conveyed unto Mary - and a soul created by Him. Believe, then, in God and His apostles, and do not say, "[God is] a trinity". Desist [from this assertion] for your own good. God is but One God; utterly remote is He, in His glory, from having a son: unto Him belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is on earth; and none is as worthy of trust as God. Never did the Christ feel too proud to be God's servant, nor do the angels who are near unto Him. And those who feel too proud to serve Him and glory in their arrogance [should know that on Judgment Day] He will gather them all unto Himself: (171-172 / Translated by Muhammad Asad). Allah the Most Merciful said in Surah Ali-Imran : Behold, the only [true] religion in the sight of God is [man's] self-surrender unto Him; and those who were vouchsafed revelation aforetime took, out of mutual jealousy, to divergent views [on this point] only after knowledge [thereof] had come unto them. But as for him who denies the truth of God's messages - behold, God is swift in reckoning! Thus, [O Prophet,] if they argue with thee, say, "I have surrendered my whole being unto God, and [so have] all who follow me!" - and ask those who have been vouchsafed revelation aforetime, as well as all unlettered people, "Have you [too] surrendered yourselves unto Him?" And if they surrender themselves unto Him, they are on the right path; but if they turn away - behold, thy duty is no more than to deliver the message: for God sees all that is in [the hearts of] His creatures. Verily, as for those who deny the truth of God's messages, and slay the prophets against all right, and slay people who enjoin equity - announce unto them a grievous chastisement. It is they whose works shall come to nought both in this world and in the life to come; and they shall have none to succour them. (19-22 / Translated by Muhammad Asad).. Salam (Peace) -----------------

[@jairajsingh2983]

@@islamisthetruewaytogod6812 Science without religion is lame and religion without science is blind.

[@aliceelborjo7074]

@@islamisthetruewaytogod6812 Thank you for so knowledgeably, truthfully and eloquently presenting the TRUTH to all who look for the truth with an open heart and mind. Atheists mock God "apparently God speaks Arabic...." as was said here and either through ignorance or intent to distort historical information are surely the lowest of the low since they inadvertently, or with true intent do the very same work of the accursed Satan who has vowed to bring mankind down and away from the belief and faith in One True God and all His messengers from our Father Adam all the way down to the last and final Messenger and Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). My blood was literally boiling listening to this lecture and I am so happy I found someone who spoke the truth in this regard. May Allah guide all those sincere people who seek truth to The Truth...AMEEN.

[@aliceelborjo7074]

@@jairajsingh2983 What does your comment actually mean, anyway.? The first part of it, makes no sense, and as for the second part, modern 20th century science proves the very existence of God, as these numerous scientific discoveries are present in the Quran. God created everything in existence , the Universe and all that's in it. Science is just a human word given to a human explanation to limited himan knowledge of our existence. Look into ......"Scientific Miracles in the Qur'an "

[@joshuaowen1123]

Came for the blue hair, stayed for the lecture.

[@explodinggaming1893]

same

[@fanny3553]

I was like is it just me of the camera angle?

[@ramezaziz2336]

There's blue hair?

[@thenationalist02]

Islam is the most dangerous belief in the world👿 It's a curse to Humanity. God Save this World from threat of islam

[@lucis3452]

@@thenationalist02 Muslims see you as the enemy so what makes your opinion right? Are you Christian?

[@architecturalmind]

Lecturer: any questions? Audience: everybody raises their hands Lecturer: any question not about my blue hair? Audience: everybody lowers their hands

[@georgialenny6265]

Man...I need answers too...I thought I was seeing things..

[@heloisaheng3189]

What’s the answer?

[@lm7092]

Blue hair. Why not?

[@heloisaheng3189]

@@lm7092 stop making me laugh 😆

[@HotelCharliHill]

I am wondering if that was some sort of political statement or a really terrible style choice.

[@BryanKirch]

Imagine having to give this presentation 20 minutes after your granddaughter gives you a surprise makeover. Excellent composer given the circumstances.

[@ArchKomposer]

Did she make his hair blue on the right side?

[@BryanKirch]

@@ArchKomposer yeah. Goofy granddaughter. I mean no full grown adult male would decide to die their own hair blue. Had to be his granddaughter right?

[@islamisthetruewaytogod6812]

Hello ! May Allah protect and guide you to his light and happiness in this life and the hereafter, God bless, Ameen. Excuse me for giving a little presentation of Islam, because it is very misunderstood nowadays, especially on those « Antichrist's » times, where media and politics are mixed to distort history and truth. And terrorists (puppets of the Antichrist) who misinterpret verses, out of ignorance and political motivations, and take them out of historical context (just like radical atheists do by the way), don't help either. Thank you very much for your time. Islam is an arabic word that means the Surrender to the One and Only God, our Creator, Protector, Provider, who gives us life and all that we have, we are safe and sound by his will and grace, we are His and to Him we return, and we have to thank him in this trial life by submitting to him by our free will, or later in the Day of judgment when it's too late to save our own skin. Islam was the original Religion descended to earth from heaven with Adam and Eve (peace and blessing be upon them) in the beginning of humanity. and was passed to people with the succession of the 124 000 prophets and 315 messengers of God to all nations and civilizations since, passing by Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Ismaël, Joseph, Moses, Aaron, Joshua, David, Solomon and Jesus (Peace and blessing be upon them) during the history of mankind, the last replaces and completes the previous, until the succession of the last messenger of God fourteen centuries ago, Muhammad (Peace and blessing be upon him) to complete the noble morals of all mankind, to bring humans and jinns out of darkness into light, and to purify people's religion and belief from corruption and polytheism, and return it to purity and true monotheism, like it was in the times of the prophets (Peace and blessing be upon them). Many Religions that we know nowadays, at their beginning were true and under Islam, initiated by one of the prophets of God, but their original teachings, history and scriptures have been corrupted over time with falsification and polytheism, or lost and replaced with false ones. That's why Islam is the only Religion accepted by God nowadays, which consists in bearing witness that there is no god besides Allah (God in Aramaic, the original language of Jesus and the Gospel), and that Muhammad is His servant and messenger, just like Jesus and Moses and others are His servants and messengers. Never a messenger of God said he was God or literally son of God, it was the people after him who changed the words of God and corrupted the Religion. God is unique and absolute, He does not need to have a family and sons or to associate anyone else with His kingdom, He can simply create whatever He wants, everything belongs to Him, and to Him everything will return. Allah said in Surah Al-Mu’minun : “God has never begotten a son, nor is there any god besides Him. Otherwise, each god would have taken away what it has created, and some of them would have gained supremacy over others. Glory be to God, far beyond what they describe. The Knower of the hidden and the manifest. He is exalted, far above what they associate. (91-92 / Translated by ITANI). Allah means the one and only God, the God of all prophets and creatures, the creator of the universe and mankind, and the Master of the Day of judgment, where our destiny, Hell or Paradise, is decided based on our faith and deeds in this trial life, and above all, Allah's mercy. Allah said in Surah Al-Ikhlas : In the name of God, the Gracious, the Merciful. Say, “He is God, the One. God, the Absolute. He begets not, nor was He begotten. And there is none comparable to Him.” (1-4 / Translated by ITANI). Allah said in Surah An-Nisa : O FOLLOWERS of the Gospel! Do not overstep the bounds [of truth] in your religious beliefs, and do not say of God anything but the truth. The Christ Jesus, son of Mary, was but God's Apostle - [the fulfilment of] His promise which He had conveyed unto Mary - and a soul created by Him. Believe, then, in God and His apostles, and do not say, "[God is] a trinity". Desist [from this assertion] for your own good. God is but One God; utterly remote is He, in His glory, from having a son: unto Him belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is on earth; and none is as worthy of trust as God. Never did the Christ feel too proud to be God's servant, nor do the angels who are near unto Him. And those who feel too proud to serve Him and glory in their arrogance [should know that on Judgment Day] He will gather them all unto Himself: (171-172 / Translated by Muhammad Asad). Allah the Most Merciful said in Surah Ali-Imran : Behold, the only [true] religion in the sight of God is [man's] self-surrender unto Him; and those who were vouchsafed revelation aforetime took, out of mutual jealousy, to divergent views [on this point] only after knowledge [thereof] had come unto them. But as for him who denies the truth of God's messages - behold, God is swift in reckoning! Thus, [O Prophet,] if they argue with thee, say, "I have surrendered my whole being unto God, and [so have] all who follow me!" - and ask those who have been vouchsafed revelation aforetime, as well as all unlettered people, "Have you [too] surrendered yourselves unto Him?" And if they surrender themselves unto Him, they are on the right path; but if they turn away - behold, thy duty is no more than to deliver the message: for God sees all that is in [the hearts of] His creatures. Verily, as for those who deny the truth of God's messages, and slay the prophets against all right, and slay people who enjoin equity - announce unto them a grievous chastisement. It is they whose works shall come to nought both in this world and in the life to come; and they shall have none to succour them. (19-22 / Translated by Muhammad Asad).. Salam (Peace) -----------------

[@latifhasani4744]

Excellent narrative the best among the recent scholars,objective and fair congratulations ❤❤🎉

[@sweynforkbeard8857]

Nah, he just uses one of those old-style ink pens with an ink well and did not notice he got ink on his hands and brushed back his hair.

[@saifsedir8716]

Very impressed . I truly appreciate all the details were given in this lecture. I loved the actual pronunciation for the words used as well in Arabic . This person definitely went through different places and different countries. Very appreciated .

[@elVagabondo]

meh, its really not impressive you are just lazy and dont want to read some books to get actual knowledge

[@islamisthetruewaytogod6812]

Hello ! May Allah protect and guide you to his light and happiness in this life and the hereafter, God bless, Ameen. Excuse me for giving a little presentation of Islam, because it is very misunderstood nowadays, especially on those « Antichrist's » times, where media and politics are mixed to distort history and truth. And terrorists (puppets of the Antichrist) who misinterpret verses, out of ignorance and political motivations, and take them out of historical context (just like radical atheists do by the way), don't help either. Thank you very much for your time. Islam is an arabic word that means the Surrender to the One and Only God, our Creator, Protector, Provider, who gives us life and all that we have, we are safe and sound by his will and grace, we are His and to Him we return, and we have to thank him in this trial life by submitting to him by our free will, or later in the Day of judgment when it's too late to save our own skin. Islam was the original Religion descended to earth from heaven with Adam and Eve (peace and blessing be upon them) in the beginning of humanity. and was passed to people with the succession of the 124 000 prophets and 315 messengers of God to all nations and civilizations since, passing by Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Ismaël, Joseph, Moses, Aaron, Joshua, David, Solomon and Jesus (Peace and blessing be upon them) during the history of mankind, the last replaces and completes the previous, until the succession of the last messenger of God fourteen centuries ago, Muhammad (Peace and blessing be upon him) to complete the noble morals of all mankind, to bring humans and jinns out of darkness into light, and to purify people's religion and belief from corruption and polytheism, and return it to purity and true monotheism, like it was in the times of the prophets (Peace and blessing be upon them). Many Religions that we know nowadays, at their beginning were true and under Islam, initiated by one of the prophets of God, but their original teachings, history and scriptures have been corrupted over time with falsification and polytheism, or lost and replaced with false ones. That's why Islam is the only Religion accepted by God nowadays, which consists in bearing witness that there is no god besides Allah (God in Aramaic, the original language of Jesus and the Gospel), and that Muhammad is His servant and messenger, just like Jesus and Moses and others are His servants and messengers. Never a messenger of God said he was God or literally son of God, it was the people after him who changed the words of God and corrupted the Religion. God is unique and absolute, He does not need to have a family and sons or to associate anyone else with His kingdom, He can simply create whatever He wants, everything belongs to Him, and to Him everything will return. Allah said in Surah Al-Mu’minun : “God has never begotten a son, nor is there any god besides Him. Otherwise, each god would have taken away what it has created, and some of them would have gained supremacy over others. Glory be to God, far beyond what they describe. The Knower of the hidden and the manifest. He is exalted, far above what they associate. (91-92 / Translated by ITANI). Allah means the one and only God, the God of all prophets and creatures, the creator of the universe and mankind, and the Master of the Day of judgment, where our destiny, Hell or Paradise, is decided based on our faith and deeds in this trial life, and above all, Allah's mercy. Allah said in Surah Al-Ikhlas : In the name of God, the Gracious, the Merciful. Say, “He is God, the One. God, the Absolute. He begets not, nor was He begotten. And there is none comparable to Him.” (1-4 / Translated by ITANI). Allah said in Surah An-Nisa : O FOLLOWERS of the Gospel! Do not overstep the bounds [of truth] in your religious beliefs, and do not say of God anything but the truth. The Christ Jesus, son of Mary, was but God's Apostle - [the fulfilment of] His promise which He had conveyed unto Mary - and a soul created by Him. Believe, then, in God and His apostles, and do not say, "[God is] a trinity". Desist [from this assertion] for your own good. God is but One God; utterly remote is He, in His glory, from having a son: unto Him belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is on earth; and none is as worthy of trust as God. Never did the Christ feel too proud to be God's servant, nor do the angels who are near unto Him. And those who feel too proud to serve Him and glory in their arrogance [should know that on Judgment Day] He will gather them all unto Himself: (171-172 / Translated by Muhammad Asad). Allah the Most Merciful said in Surah Ali-Imran : Behold, the only [true] religion in the sight of God is [man's] self-surrender unto Him; and those who were vouchsafed revelation aforetime took, out of mutual jealousy, to divergent views [on this point] only after knowledge [thereof] had come unto them. But as for him who denies the truth of God's messages - behold, God is swift in reckoning! Thus, [O Prophet,] if they argue with thee, say, "I have surrendered my whole being unto God, and [so have] all who follow me!" - and ask those who have been vouchsafed revelation aforetime, as well as all unlettered people, "Have you [too] surrendered yourselves unto Him?" And if they surrender themselves unto Him, they are on the right path; but if they turn away - behold, thy duty is no more than to deliver the message: for God sees all that is in [the hearts of] His creatures. Verily, as for those who deny the truth of God's messages, and slay the prophets against all right, and slay people who enjoin equity - announce unto them a grievous chastisement. It is they whose works shall come to nought both in this world and in the life to come; and they shall have none to succour them. (19-22 / Translated by Muhammad Asad).. Salam (Peace) -----------------

[@jbbolts]

@@islamisthetruewaytogod6812 Come back and say that after islam merges with the catholic church and the jews and the hindus and the rest of the deceivers. There is truth in everything but not everything is true

[@Rtg5637]

Cursed criminal murderer profit instigated the genocide of over 300 million innocent humans and turned into desert vast fertile regions in the world.

[@TS-zd2ud]

Son of God does not mean that God has a child in Christianity! *what a mistake in the Qur'an!* Son of God is a title referring to the Word of God!

[@JohnDoe-bt4ps]

He is doing the blue streak challenge for diabetes.. a simple Google search revealed it. I didn't know either.

[@triggerwarning2982]

Right on, I would’ve had a hard time taking him seriously if this was just his day to day hairdo lol

[@JohnDoe-bt4ps]

@@triggerwarning2982 I will admit at first glance it can be disconcerting.....

[@juusohamalainen7507]

People look ridiculous anyways in any case. That is how my dog thinks about human apes.

[@triggerwarning2982]

Juuso Hämäläinen What a moronic statement. Do you think you can read your dogs mind? You sound like the son of Sam. What’s your view on morality? Are morals objective or subjective in your opinion?

[@juusohamalainen7507]

@@triggerwarning2982 Do you think anything as ugly as a human looks good? Dog is man's best friend hence we have a special mental connection between us which women never can understand. Think about that..

[@emrahyalcin]

could somebody tell me what he is saying at 01:00:54 - 01:01:00 . I am not native speaker and I try to follow from subtitle. But at the time, I can't comprhened.

[@jakesabean]

“they’re still not open, we do not know what is inside them” English is my first language and that was hard to understand 😂

[@durhamgrigg3125]

Thank you for this most helpful and insightful lecture by someone who clearly has approached matters from the genuine research efforts to find historical truth! Much appreciated . More please.

[@CorePathway]

I haven’t watched it yet, but it seems to me that a large population wanted their own hero instead of worshipping another.

[@muhammadeisa1459]

@@CorePathway what?

[@CorePathway]

@@muhammadeisa1459 People must be able to closely relate to a Prophet to use them to find God. When Europeans co-opted Jesus and made their iconography into their ideal: blond haired blue eyes fair skinned, the Prophet Muhammad grew from the same Abrahamic roots to appeal to a different population, one who had the background and traditions to appeal to a different population. I believe there have been many Prophet and saints. Zoroaster, Krishna, Gilgamesh, and countless others lost to time. God did not ignore the peoples of Asia, South America, Indonesia, China, Russia for millennia. He appeared to them and through their prophets and saints. The Baghavad Gita specifically explains how it’s easier for people to connect with an incarnation of Divinity than it is to worship the Oneness, the Unity of everything. For the peoples of the Middle East the Prophet Muhammad is that incarnation of Divinity. That’s what my belief and opinion is.

[@rocksparadox]

@@muhammadeisa1459 ''WHAT?'' Islam is a cheap rip off from the existing monotheisms, M0h4mm3d was an obvious liar, rapist, thief and murderer if you read the texts.

[@formxshape]

All these mainstream religions come from a time when scientific understanding was so poor that for example ‘witches’ were burned alive for causing hail storms, and people were possessed with the devil when in reality they were suffering from epilepsy. So… let’s take all these religious with a humongous pinch of salt shall we. Admitting there is no god, examining evolutionary biology, comprehending the vastness and coldness of the universe, understanding how long it took life to evolve (millions of years, millions and millions of years) facing your fears and the harsh cold realities that life is a fluke - is the true enlightenment, rather than burying your head in sand with religions.

[@gunawankartapranata7948]

1:02:12 an open minded Indonesian here... interested on the truth about the historical origin of Islam... Tremendously fascinating and interesting lecture professor. Thank you for your work Mr. Donner...

[@Yohanes8.6]

Kisah di dalam Al-Quran. [Number 1] The Seven Sleeper Quran 18:1-26 The story of The Seven Sleeper. Mengisahkan ttg 7 askar Kristian yg bersembunyi di gua. Penulis asal : Syrian bishop Jacob of Serugh (450 - 521)A.D [Number 2 ] Kisah Al-Khidr (The Green) Quran 18:65-82 The Story of Al-Khidr Penulis asal : Jewish Rabbi Joshua Ben Levi(300AD) Book : Jewish Legends Al-Khidr juga wujud dlm dongeng org persia(dikenali dgn khizr), dongeng India, Greek, Eropah utara etc.. [Number 3] Fountain of Youth Quran 76:1-36 Mengisahkan ttg pancur air abadi di negara alam mistik bernama negara Bimini. Penulis asal : Herodotus (500BC) dan juga ditulis oleh penulis unknown pada 300AD dalam buku "Alexandre Romance (Latin)"

[@ibatan4336]

@Asadul Hasan Rasel Carbon dating is not an efficient method in aging. One of the 3 labs decided that these manuscripts go back to before muhamad birth. Bart Erhman admits in his book misquoting Jesus that the few translations/copying mistakes he found do not affect any of the basic Christianity believes such as the Holy Trinity, that Jesus is our ONLY LORD/GOD, his birth, his death on the Holy Cross, his resurrection. Only few Human typos and extremely few mistranslated words over about 4000 years of narration & 2000 of translations. The Birmingham copy is not the complete quran just a few pages of it.

[@ibatan4336]

@Asadul Hasan Rasel Every item carbon-dated is done in 3 different labs at the same time and each one of them dates such items differently than the other two labs. Each lab is very sure that his results are the best among the three different results. Try it yourself, take a piece of wood, leather, papers, fabric, pottery, etc.. without telling them the age of such item and let them age it. You will see, by yourself, that they will age it few hundred (maybe thousand) years old although it is a new item. Also, don't count on the BBC documentaries. BBC is fake media and almost 100% run by atheists/leftists who are financed by the British government.

[@thesadguyfromtheeast6349]

Hadir gan wkwkwwkwwk

[@horemopik2152]

@@ibatan4336 lol so you are saying science is wrong, carbon dating is wrong, looool, that quran was not a few pages, it was THE WHOLE BOOK, do you have a 2000 years old BIBLE ?? max you can find a 500 years old, 66 gospels "inspired" by a holy spirit ... 6000 years old earth.... a prayer to jesus stopped the SUN AND THE MOON, but not the EARTH, witch means that BIBLE says the sun rotates around the earth .... LOL LMAO

[@you2ubewtchr]

Beautiful lecture, delving into an almost criminally understudied period of history. I hope Dr Donner and others continue this vitally needed scholarship.

[@galaxyamer5656]

He is a Liar. He doesn't tell you the truth about Islam

[@Stardust475]

Sneakers Corner YT channel has done excellent reasearch tying together various diverse sources with very interesting thesis on Islam's origins. Lots of work done actually.

[@shiningirisheyes]

@@galaxyamer5656 The Islam scholars wont debate the reality of history of Islam just shout from the side lines the infedel dont tell the truth about Islam . For me roman Catholic the information explains the diversity of Islam believed across the planet and why the Saudi version gets the most traction in certian regions. For the countries that ban the Saudi Islam teachers and Mullaghs they often get a peacefull muslim population. The lectuers from sneakers corner and this lecture explain many of the hidden mechanisms of Islam and make it more possible for non muslim Christians like me to understand the logic of the muslim I deal with such as west african muslims versus Indonesian muslims that have a culturally different type of Islam beliefe . This cultural religious diversity can be seen in even different regions of Europe with Roman Catholic beliefes that differences exist give them . Hopefully in time I can utilise the history to convert Muslims to my religion and Muslims are welcome to try to convert me to Islam but now i have better understanding as to why Muslims wont debate the history often because they cant as they adhere to Ciaro 1926 Koran is perfect logic when there are many Korans and many thousands of differences

[@mohdbilalamuslimfromnosect2548]

@@shiningirisheyes how can you say this

[@oa2162]

@@shiningirisheyes Converting muslims to believe that their God couldnt forgive Adam and Eve and their offspring until he sent his innocent son to let him die in the hand of his creature. and Halleluja, we are saved. We just have to eat God"s blood and flesh every sundy and baptize our kids because they are born with this etenal sin. Your belief is the weakest in all abrahamic religions. You dont even have the originals of your bible which is filled with mistakes, historical theological scientific and you name it, endless contradictions. Jesus spoke aramaic and what do you have today? 1000 Bibles for every sect, we have one Koran and I dare you to find two or more. If you are confusing "Arts of recititations" which is like two english speakers with their respective dialect, not other words, and we have the original copies in Birmingham, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Paris etc.. You have the Vulgata, which is in Latin translated from ancient Greek, where is aramaic the language of Jesus, how can we know for sure what he said when we know the history of modifications of your Bible, its like a commercial book with new "embellished and modified versions every couple years. The Koran and even Sahih Al bukhari und Sahih Muslim are more historical documents than your bible. we aint even sure who actually wrote your gospels, they are affected to Mathew, John, Marcus, Peter without even any evidence. The new testament doesnt support your triniarian belief which is a catholic dogm, like Eucharisty, Baptism, Papa etc.. you have contradictions in stories of "Jesus presenting himself to Paul" who toke it as proof of his mission to change(corrupt) the christian belief from within and insert some strange beliefs like "the alt law doenst apply to you" "Eat what you want" "dont circumcize" etc.. and the dogm of "God is died for your sins, you just have to believe in him and you are saved"-... GOd dying is already an Oxymoron.. the bible itself states that "God is immortal" So, brother catholic.. which muslims do you want to convert after watching this funny pseudo lecture, that really funny and pathetic. You should maybe look to keep your fellow catholics in the church after the massing leavings due to the sexual scandals of your very "pious" bichops and chruch Fathers. Still want to try to convert muslims?:D

[@bachirbenchoukroun4946]

Arabic pronunciation is surprisingly refined.

[@jeffmarlatt6538]

The "lawyer'' at 1 hour 11 minute mark couldn't ask a simple and clear question when given 2 chances to do so.

[@bangguyraj]

The Indian accent lady in her question was referring prophet Muhammad as Islamic god. How terrible! From her own midset of belief, anything and everything they refer to as god!

[@shriharikulkarni2305]

Yes God is in empty building of Kabba Satisfied ???

[@bangguyraj]

@shriharikulkarni2305 Cowdunggies don't count! Keep yourselves busy on 330 million nonsense while drunk on holy cola and high on holy dunggy!

[@koroglurustem1722]

Thanks to him for describing the arduous process of earlier hadith scholars sorting out the hadith collections.

[@koroglurustem1722]

@CNN is Fake News haha fake news. Go f yourself. Be little serious clown

[@mcbawangyakuznouxman9439]

Al Hadid of the Hades!

[@samuelmorales2344]

@@koroglurustem1722 he is correct. Mecca is suppose to to be Abraham's place of origin but the pilgrimage is to Jerusalem combined into one. Marwa and Safa, where do you think they are located? They are Mt. Scopus and Mt. Moriah in Jerusalem. Who puts Marwa and Safa at Jerusalem, the very names that Muslims think are mountains in Saudi Arabia? Josephus, the 1st century historian. Jahannam in the Quran is Gehenna, where the apocalypse is suppose to take place. Bakkah in the Quran is mentioned in the Bible as a rest stop to Jerusalem. Islam at it's core is based on Judeo-Christian traditions but heavily distorted by political factors where Muslims have no idea where their religion comes from. They think it came from a prophet named Muhammad but if you notice in the Quran, you get no real information about Muhammad as prophet but you come across Jesus plenty of times. The Dome of Rock inscriptions is about Jesus with no information who is MHMD as an individual but when you consider the subject matter, MHMD is most certainly Jesus. Jesus is the messenger of Allah. The Christology of Jesus matches well with Nestorian Christology that Jesus has two full natures and they are not intermixed. The historical "Islamic Muhammad" of the Arab conquests, at best, was Walid ibn Khalid, who was called Al Farooq, the Redeemer, the Savior, the one who divides between good , and bad, also known as Umar. Contemporary sources put "Islamic Muhammad" at the wrong place and at the wrong time.

[@koroglurustem1722]

@@samuelmorales2344 thanks for your uncooked half baked ideas, rather daydreams

[@samuelmorales2344]

@@koroglurustem1722 how are they half-baked? You don't make any sense. It is pretty clear that Muhammad of Islam was invented 2 centuries later. Invented with many hadiths and siras and the scholars wettled down the material to create Islam. Muhammad the miracle man in Sahih Muslim to Gnostic Muhammad who existed before Adam. The Dome of Rock is dedicated to Jesus. It tells a full narrative of Jesus the prophet. There is no Islamic Muhammad in it. There is no angel Gabriel, the caves of Hira, none of that. It is all Jesus.

[@sagebias2251]

It is so rare to hear scholarship about early Islamic history. Very dangerous work.

[@ehsantorkaman7285]

He omits Persian sources an entire family of ancient sources from the enemies of the Muslims that corroborate.. .

[@annaclarafenyo8185]

No it isn't.

[@kamarudinhj.dolmoin8578]

Slowly but surely the truth prevails.. Refer Qur'an 17:81.

[@IslamMohamedSafiyyudin]

The knowledge is there.. you need only seek God with an open heart.. the God that created ALL and has no son or partner or advisor.. ALLAH to whom we All shall verily return

[@annaclarafenyo8185]

@@IslamMohamedSafiyyudin These questions are not about God, they are not questions about God, these questions are about HISTORY. Meditating about God will help you learn about God. To learn about history, you need to study human beings.

[@DangRenBo]

What was said at 20:17? The audio drops out.

[@colvinator1611]

In the early picture of the ' Yemen ' text of the koran, there are no dots above and below the script. 16 letter Aramaic alphabet ?

[@XX-qi5eu]

"Religion poisons everything.". -- Christopher Hitchens

[@shriharikulkarni2305]

Be precise Say Islam

[@alifahim1090]

قال تعالى:"يُرِيدُونَ أَن يُطْفِئُوا نُورَ اللَّهِ بِأَفْوَاهِهِمْ وَيَأْبَى اللَّهُ إِلَّا أَن يُتِمَّ نُورَهُ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الْكَافِرُونَ" صدق الله العظيم...

[@rusdayatiidrus5401]

He must have carried out such a thorough n rigorous study on his field. Not to mention the evidence in him that his pronunciation in Arabic is as good as his in English. Regardless the real value of his finding, this is truly inspiring n encouraging.

[@chinmayshetye3]

Loved the lecture! Agree with you 100% But just pronouncing "muslim" correctly is a giant leap for the west!

[@basraabdulle3526]

No He did do his home work now days many fake visitors come to my Country and try to study fake history and at end they lost what they want to achieve I don't why he bother to come to Saudi Arabia and next time we are making rules just the rules that non believers can't cross the free way close the our prophets grave they try to lie about him do something they like and stay away from us

[@mohemmedabdul_kader8931]

​@@mosaabtwice3999za===÷,?

[@islamisthetruewaytogod6812]

Hello ! May Allah protect and guide you to his light and happiness in this life and the hereafter, God bless, Ameen. Excuse me for giving a little presentation of Islam, because it is very misunderstood nowadays, especially on those « Antichrist's » times, where media and politics are mixed to distort history and truth. And terrorists (puppets of the Antichrist) who misinterpret verses, out of ignorance and political motivations, and take them out of historical context (just like radical atheists do by the way), don't help either. Thank you very much for your time. Islam is an arabic word that means the Surrender to the One and Only God, our Creator, Protector, Provider, who gives us life and all that we have, we are safe and sound by his will and grace, we are His and to Him we return, and we have to thank him in this trial life by submitting to him by our free will, or later in the Day of judgment when it's too late to save our own skin. Islam was the original Religion descended to earth from heaven with Adam and Eve (peace and blessing be upon them) in the beginning of humanity. and was passed to people with the succession of the 124 000 prophets and 315 messengers of God to all nations and civilizations since, passing by Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Ismaël, Joseph, Moses, Aaron, Joshua, David, Solomon and Jesus (Peace and blessing be upon them) during the history of mankind, the last replaces and completes the previous, until the succession of the last messenger of God fourteen centuries ago, Muhammad (Peace and blessing be upon him) to complete the noble morals of all mankind, to bring humans and jinns out of darkness into light, and to purify people's religion and belief from corruption and polytheism, and return it to purity and true monotheism, like it was in the times of the prophets (Peace and blessing be upon them). Many Religions that we know nowadays, at their beginning were true and under Islam, initiated by one of the prophets of God, but their original teachings, history and scriptures have been corrupted over time with falsification and polytheism, or lost and replaced with false ones. That's why Islam is the only Religion accepted by God nowadays, which consists in bearing witness that there is no god besides Allah (God in Aramaic, the original language of Jesus and the Gospel), and that Muhammad is His servant and messenger, just like Jesus and Moses and others are His servants and messengers. Never a messenger of God said he was God or literally son of God, it was the people after him who changed the words of God and corrupted the Religion. God is unique and absolute, He does not need to have a family and sons or to associate anyone else with His kingdom, He can simply create whatever He wants, everything belongs to Him, and to Him everything will return. Allah said in Surah Al-Mu’minun : “God has never begotten a son, nor is there any god besides Him. Otherwise, each god would have taken away what it has created, and some of them would have gained supremacy over others. Glory be to God, far beyond what they describe. The Knower of the hidden and the manifest. He is exalted, far above what they associate. (91-92 / Translated by ITANI). Allah means the one and only God, the God of all prophets and creatures, the creator of the universe and mankind, and the Master of the Day of judgment, where our destiny, Hell or Paradise, is decided based on our faith and deeds in this trial life, and above all, Allah's mercy. Allah said in Surah Al-Ikhlas : In the name of God, the Gracious, the Merciful. Say, “He is God, the One. God, the Absolute. He begets not, nor was He begotten. And there is none comparable to Him.” (1-4 / Translated by ITANI). Allah said in Surah An-Nisa : O FOLLOWERS of the Gospel! Do not overstep the bounds [of truth] in your religious beliefs, and do not say of God anything but the truth. The Christ Jesus, son of Mary, was but God's Apostle - [the fulfilment of] His promise which He had conveyed unto Mary - and a soul created by Him. Believe, then, in God and His apostles, and do not say, "[God is] a trinity". Desist [from this assertion] for your own good. God is but One God; utterly remote is He, in His glory, from having a son: unto Him belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is on earth; and none is as worthy of trust as God. Never did the Christ feel too proud to be God's servant, nor do the angels who are near unto Him. And those who feel too proud to serve Him and glory in their arrogance [should know that on Judgment Day] He will gather them all unto Himself: (171-172 / Translated by Muhammad Asad). Allah the Most Merciful said in Surah Ali-Imran : Behold, the only [true] religion in the sight of God is [man's] self-surrender unto Him; and those who were vouchsafed revelation aforetime took, out of mutual jealousy, to divergent views [on this point] only after knowledge [thereof] had come unto them. But as for him who denies the truth of God's messages - behold, God is swift in reckoning! Thus, [O Prophet,] if they argue with thee, say, "I have surrendered my whole being unto God, and [so have] all who follow me!" - and ask those who have been vouchsafed revelation aforetime, as well as all unlettered people, "Have you [too] surrendered yourselves unto Him?" And if they surrender themselves unto Him, they are on the right path; but if they turn away - behold, thy duty is no more than to deliver the message: for God sees all that is in [the hearts of] His creatures. Verily, as for those who deny the truth of God's messages, and slay the prophets against all right, and slay people who enjoin equity - announce unto them a grievous chastisement. It is they whose works shall come to nought both in this world and in the life to come; and they shall have none to succour them. (19-22 / Translated by Muhammad Asad).. Salam (Peace) -----------------

[@shanksyagami1398]

@@islamisthetruewaytogod6812 k

[@tammuz80]

This made me happy and confirmed some thoughts I had about my religion. Thank you for such treasure working. How I can follow your studies?

[@ldahmy]

U should be wary tho. Cause he clearly get stuff wrong like saying "Muslims fight each other all the time" and that's a bit hyperbolic. And the word Islam as a religion didn't exist when in the quran there's a verse that says : the religion to Allah is Islam.

[@mahbubellahi9191]

​@@ldahmyi think we shouldn't be harshly judging his studies because,this man i studying old stuff without a bias. So he is only speaking on the basis of his study, so let him study. And his study isnt about preaching islam so we dont need to follow that. And the party of him saying muslims fight eachother all time , is true. Although we believe in the same religion, we argue on the basis of madhabs/ sects and a lot of stuff. There are sects which are even banned from Saudi Arabia, because they have concepts that are so messed up that, normally they aren't even muslims anymore. You also have shias who have scholars who even discard hadiths and even claim adulteration of the Quran. Iam not sure about the term islam ,coz i have never studied that( as its too small of a matter to give importance), so i will study on that too.

[@Speedfighter313]

@@mahbubellahi9191 I appreciate your answer here but I think to say that other sects are so "messed up" is the whole basis he is trying to explain here, all he is saying is that we have been fed one sided and biased narratives that have changed so much since the life of our prohpet that muslims are blindly accepting hadith and history that may not be true at all, for example the term Muslim and Islam were also mentioned in the early covenants of the jews and christians....we can't accept hadith in the same manner as the Quran. Hadith even when completely 'sahih' has been narrated in almost a chinese whisper methodology and when comparing two same narrations by different narrators it's clear to see there was no consensus on some key information between the narrators, just proving the point that Hadith is a good foundation but should not be used to narrate history from a historians pov due to the sheer biases. You aren't to know which sect is really messed up and which is truly on the right path from these hadith as they are subjective. JaazakAllah

[@johannesrosenbaum]

@@ldahmy "And the word Islam as a religion didn't exist when in the quran there's a verse that says : the religion to Allah is Islam." إن الـديـن عـنـد الله الإسـلام That presupposes that din means religion and islam means Islam as we understand it today as a religion. islam could also be a practice: to submit to Allah. What exactly does dín mean? Does it connote a fixed set of rules and a historical community that adheres to it? How then can both Muhammad and Ibrahim be Muslims, when they lived in separate time periods? Is dín then a certain way of behaving, a way? Then you could translate as: The way with God is submitting (unto him).

[@SeekingCertainty]

@@johannesrosenbaum actually in Surah 22:78 we are named as "Muslims" literally "Strive for ˹the cause of˺ Allah in the way He deserves, for ˹it is˺ He ˹Who˺ has chosen you, and laid upon you no hardship in the religion-the way of your forefather Abraham. Who named you 'Muslims' ˹in the˺ earlier ˹Scriptures˺ and in this ˹Quran˺, so that the Messenger may be a witness over you, and that you may be witnesses over humanity. So establish prayer, pay alms-tax, and hold fast to Allah. He ˹alone˺ is your Guardian. What an excellent Guardian, and what an excellent Helper!"

[@gow2ilove]

Great lecture. Unfortunately the audience questions were pretty terrible and they didn't understand the concept of keeping things brief...

[@connorlancaster7541]

Hello do you believe in Jesus?

[@gow2ilove]

@@connorlancaster7541 well he definitely existed if that's what you mean by "believe"

[@wanitagutierrez7748]

Boring lecture people should read fit themselves the Quran and not let others tell what it say. Do not be deceived said Christ.

[@connorlancaster7541]

@@gow2ilove Do you believe he rose from the dead?

[@Hannestv4607]

*Who explains to us why the Koran says Christians believe God has a biological son!* To all Muslims! Son of God means NOT SON! What is called the son of God is the word of God = god himself! Which has nothing to do with a child (son)! Thus, the Son of God is incarnated as the human Jesus and the human Jesus is therefore referred to as a son, which does not mean a son!

[@danielcrane4847]

I enjoyed your video, full of great info BUT, WTF is up with the BLUE hair bro?

[@GospelOfTimothy]

If you want fools to believe what you say you have to dye your hair blue first.

[@basitali9583]

Correct me if i am wrong!! As far as i know, In the Quran, there was a very clear distinction given between the believers(muslims) and Non muslims(christians and jews) who were referred to as “the people of the book”. There is literally a list of traits for a person to be a rightfull believer mentioned in the Quran itself.

[@ems8290]

Not quite... My understanding is that within the Quraan, anyone can be defined as a Muslim as long as they are righteous, belive in the last day, and in god regardless of their faith...

[@Surabi9]

@@ems8290 Not Really. One can be a Muslim only when he accepts that there is only one God that is Allah and Allah’s messenger that is Mohammed. All others are Kafirs and Kafirs can live only if they pay Jizia. The other option is death by a Sword. People like you either knowingly spread a wrong information to pain Islam in a palatable form. Islam is not a religion per Se. It is a Militant Political Ideology. There is no place for Spirituality or Humanity in Islam.

[@ems8290]

@@Surabi9 Quranically that’s not the case! This definition as per what you heard is a later definition which seems to have evolved… however within the quraan your definition isn’t the case

[@paspep]

In fact, you are wrong, Coran is just a pile of shit designed to control loww minded persons, are you one of them ??? The ball is in your hand. If you are dumb and fall for it.... Accept a life of submission and darkness Just live your life, dont wait fir others to tell you how to think, how to feel, how to think

[@ems8290]

@@paspep sure… I hope you have a good life my friend

[@beak3432]

33.00 and how many times is the word man / human beings used. As sometimes the addresses are believers and sometimes just human beings. ??

[@mazeernora]

As I went through the comments, I knew that I'm not the one who realised that he has blue hairs on one part of his hair which I thought some kind of my computer screen glitches.

[@LordJagd]

He turned his hair blue for the #BlueStreakChallenge which aims to brings awareness to Diabetes Awareness Month

[@youtube_apprentice]

P(;ACE.. Gary Wills, "What the Qur'an Meant: And Why It Matters" kzbin.info/www/bejne/q52uZqWba8doaMk Prof. John Esposito kzbin.info/www/bejne/e2fGfKmGpJl3rJo&490 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "my choice of muhammad to lead the list of the world's most influential persons may surprise some readers and may be questioned by others, but he was the only man in history who was supremely successful on both the religious and secular level." * Michael H. Hart, the 100: a ranking of the most influential persons in history, new york: hart publishing company, inc., 1978, p. 33. 2.bp.blogspot.com/-aaPI77gZaUA/VSSN-AjittI/AAAAAAAADYs/WTForJ2bALo/s1600/pdfbooksinfo.blogspot.com www.amazon.com/100-Ranking-Influential-Persons-History/dp/0806513500/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=MICHAEL+H+HART >> www.unf.edu/~n00006757/astronomylectures/The%20100.pdf _______________________________________________________________________________ "muhammad is the most successful of all prophets and religious personalities." * In the Encyclopedia Britannica ________________________________________________________________________________ "it is impossible for anyone who studies the life and character of the great prophet of arabia, who knows how he taught and how he lived, to feel anything but reverence for that mighty prophet, one of the great messengers of the supreme. and although in what i put to you i shall say many things which may be familiar to many, yet i myself feel whenever i re-read them, a new way of admiration, a new sense of reverence for that mighty arabian teacher." * annie besant, the life and teachings of muhammad,madras,1932, p. 4. ________________________________________________________________________________ "but do you mean to tell me that the man who in the full flush of youthful vigour, a young man of four and twenty (24), married a woman much his senior, and remained faithful to her for six and twenty years (26), at fifty years of age when the passions are dying married for lust and sexual passion? not thus are men's lives to be judged. and you look at the women whom he married, you will find that by every one of them an alliance was made for his people, or something was gained for his followers, or the woman was in sore need of protection." "he was caesar and pope in one; but he was pope without pope's pretensions, caesar without the legions of caesar: without a standing army, without a bodyguard, without a palace, without a fixed revenue; if ever any man had the right to say that he ruled by the right divine, it was mohammed, for he had all the power without its instruments and without its supports." * bosworth smith, mohammad and mohammadanism, london, 1874, p. 92. _____________________________________________________________________________ "the league of nations founded by the prophet of islam put the principle of international unity and human brotherhood on such universal foundations as to show candle to other nations." he continues: "the fact is that no nation of the world can show a parallel to what islam has done towards the realization of the idea of theleague of nations." * Prof. C. Snouck Hurgronje ________________________________________________________________________________ "muhammad was the soul of kindness, and his influence was felt and never forgotten by those around him." * (Diwan Chand Sharma, the prophets of the east, calcutta, 1935, pp. 12) ________________________________________________________________________________ "it is not the propagation but the permanency of his religion that deserves our wonder, the same pure and perfect impression which he engraved at mecca and medina is preserved, after the revolutions of twelve centuries by the indian, the african and the turkish proselytes of the koran. . . the mahometans have uniformly withstood the temptation of reducing the object of their faith an devotion to a level with the senses and imagination of man. 'i believe in one god and mahomet the apostle of god' is the simple and invariable profession of islam. the intellectual image of the deity has never been degraded by any visible idol; the honours of the prophet have never transgressed the measure of human virtue, and his living precepts have restrained the gratitude of his disciples within the bounds of reason and religion." * Edward Gibbon and Simon Ocklay, History of the saracen empire, london, 1870, p. 54. _______________________________________________________________________________ "no great religious leader has been so maligned as prophet mohammed. attacked in the past as a heretic, an impostor, or a sensualist, it is still possible to find him referred to as "the false prophet." a modern german writer accuses prophet mohammed of sensuality, surrounding himself with young women. this man was not married until he was twenty-five years of age, then he and his wife lived in happiness and fidelity for twenty-four years, until her death when he was forty-nine. only between the age of fifty and his death at sixty-two did prophet mohammed take other wives, only one of whom was a virgin, and most of them were taken for dynastic and political reasons. certainly the prophet's record was better than the head of the church of england, henry viii." * Geoffrey Parrinder ________________________________________________________________________________ "If a man like muhamed were to assume the dictatorship of the modern world, he would succeed in solving its problems that would bring it the much needed peace and happiness." * George Bernard Shaw .

[@GospelOfTimothy]

I thought it was the lighting

[@relaxingmindfoodandmma5108]

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[@gerritpeacock3571]

#METOO

[@mogbaba]

We are so lucky to seat at home, and get the benefit of such a valuable presentation. It is obvious that such a talk, is a result of many years hard work, thank you.

[@islamisthetruewaytogod6812]

Hello ! May Allah protect and guide you to his light and happiness in this life and the hereafter, God bless, Ameen. Excuse me for giving a little presentation of Islam, because it is very misunderstood nowadays, especially on those « Antichrist's » times, where media and politics are mixed to distort history and truth. And terrorists (puppets of the Antichrist) who misinterpret verses, out of ignorance and political motivations, and take them out of historical context (just like radical atheists do by the way), don't help either. Thank you very much for your time. Islam is an arabic word that means the Surrender to the One and Only God, our Creator, Protector, Provider, who gives us life and all that we have, we are safe and sound by his will and grace, we are His and to Him we return, and we have to thank him in this trial life by submitting to him by our free will, or later in the Day of judgment when it's too late to save our own skin. Islam was the original Religion descended to earth from heaven with Adam and Eve (peace and blessing be upon them) in the beginning of humanity. and was passed to people with the succession of the 124 000 prophets and 315 messengers of God to all nations and civilizations since, passing by Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Ismaël, Joseph, Moses, Aaron, Joshua, David, Solomon and Jesus (Peace and blessing be upon them) during the history of mankind, the last replaces and completes the previous, until the succession of the last messenger of God fourteen centuries ago, Muhammad (Peace and blessing be upon him) to complete the noble morals of all mankind, to bring humans and jinns out of darkness into light, and to purify people's religion and belief from corruption and polytheism, and return it to purity and true monotheism, like it was in the times of the prophets (Peace and blessing be upon them). Many Religions that we know nowadays, at their beginning were true and under Islam, initiated by one of the prophets of God, but their original teachings, history and scriptures have been corrupted over time with falsification and polytheism, or lost and replaced with false ones. That's why Islam is the only Religion accepted by God nowadays, which consists in bearing witness that there is no god besides Allah (God in Aramaic, the original language of Jesus and the Gospel), and that Muhammad is His servant and messenger, just like Jesus and Moses and others are His servants and messengers. Never a messenger of God said he was God or literally son of God, it was the people after him who changed the words of God and corrupted the Religion. God is unique and absolute, He does not need to have a family and sons or to associate anyone else with His kingdom, He can simply create whatever He wants, everything belongs to Him, and to Him everything will return. Allah said in Surah Al-Mu’minun : “God has never begotten a son, nor is there any god besides Him. Otherwise, each god would have taken away what it has created, and some of them would have gained supremacy over others. Glory be to God, far beyond what they describe. The Knower of the hidden and the manifest. He is exalted, far above what they associate. (91-92 / Translated by ITANI). Allah means the one and only God, the God of all prophets and creatures, the creator of the universe and mankind, and the Master of the Day of judgment, where our destiny, Hell or Paradise, is decided based on our faith and deeds in this trial life, and above all, Allah's mercy. Allah said in Surah Al-Ikhlas : In the name of God, the Gracious, the Merciful. Say, “He is God, the One. God, the Absolute. He begets not, nor was He begotten. And there is none comparable to Him.” (1-4 / Translated by ITANI). Allah said in Surah An-Nisa : O FOLLOWERS of the Gospel! Do not overstep the bounds [of truth] in your religious beliefs, and do not say of God anything but the truth. The Christ Jesus, son of Mary, was but God's Apostle - [the fulfilment of] His promise which He had conveyed unto Mary - and a soul created by Him. Believe, then, in God and His apostles, and do not say, "[God is] a trinity". Desist [from this assertion] for your own good. God is but One God; utterly remote is He, in His glory, from having a son: unto Him belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is on earth; and none is as worthy of trust as God. Never did the Christ feel too proud to be God's servant, nor do the angels who are near unto Him. And those who feel too proud to serve Him and glory in their arrogance [should know that on Judgment Day] He will gather them all unto Himself: (171-172 / Translated by Muhammad Asad). Allah the Most Merciful said in Surah Ali-Imran : Behold, the only [true] religion in the sight of God is [man's] self-surrender unto Him; and those who were vouchsafed revelation aforetime took, out of mutual jealousy, to divergent views [on this point] only after knowledge [thereof] had come unto them. But as for him who denies the truth of God's messages - behold, God is swift in reckoning! Thus, [O Prophet,] if they argue with thee, say, "I have surrendered my whole being unto God, and [so have] all who follow me!" - and ask those who have been vouchsafed revelation aforetime, as well as all unlettered people, "Have you [too] surrendered yourselves unto Him?" And if they surrender themselves unto Him, they are on the right path; but if they turn away - behold, thy duty is no more than to deliver the message: for God sees all that is in [the hearts of] His creatures. Verily, as for those who deny the truth of God's messages, and slay the prophets against all right, and slay people who enjoin equity - announce unto them a grievous chastisement. It is they whose works shall come to nought both in this world and in the life to come; and they shall have none to succour them. (19-22 / Translated by Muhammad Asad).. Salam (Peace) -----------------

[@mogbaba]

@@islamisthetruewaytogod6812 السلام علیکم Please accept my regards and let me thank you for your open mindedness and intent to talk. In fact, I have a genuine understanding of religions, especially Islam. This, because I have grown up in a Muslim society and when i was a kid I learned how to read Quran. I have studied the history of Islam, and I have examined religions (not only Islam) as part of my education which is Anthropology of religion. My conclusion which is related to this discussion is, there is no religion, but religious people. Let me elaborate on this. As you mentioned there groups of Muslims who misrepresent the religion. The case is those also believe that peaceful people like you misrepresent the religion. For a third person, who is the real Muslim? Which one is real Islam? This problem exist for all other religions as well. It is said that there are 39 000 different Christian sects. Obviously each on of those believe they have the right religion and all other are mistaken. My point is, we cannot find a clear and unambiguous definition of the concept of religion, and not such for any religions people have believed in, during the course of history. I mean there is no such definition that all Muslims unanimously accept. Then we come to what is a real matter: All religious people have their own interpretation of the faith. That's why two groups with very very close understanding of Islam, namely ISIS and Al-Nusra Front, were two fiercest enemies of each other,. So much so, that they executed the captured soldiers of the other groups. They did so, because they considered each other Kharijites. Thanks for your time, and peace be upon you

[@mariumel-shwahyk2730]

I have a podcast and would be happy to invite you @mogbaba. My podcast is about all things islam

[@zakiuddin5969]

7:07 The concept of revelation often involves individuals claiming to receive messages or insights from a divine source. However, interpretation of such experiences varies widely. Some view these claims skeptically, attributing them to delusion or other psychological factors, while others accept them as genuine connections with the divine. Ultimately, how one perceives revelation depends on personal beliefs and perspectives. Some may choose to ridicule the concept, while others respect individuals' beliefs and experiences, allowing them to interpret their encounters with the divine as they see fit. Either we deny the concept or make fun of everyone.

[@999reader]

Excellent presentation and Q&A. Thank you.

[@stronghold8266]

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[@user-kb3mf9dc2y]

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[@shamsuddinkassim441]

For the uninitiated this is in most universities : Paper101 History of Islam. No myths discussed.

[@islamisthetruewaytogod6812]

Hello ! May Allah protect and guide you to his light and happiness in this life and the hereafter, God bless, Ameen. Excuse me for giving a little presentation of Islam, because it is very misunderstood nowadays, especially on those « Antichrist's » times, where media and politics are mixed to distort history and truth. And terrorists (puppets of the Antichrist) who misinterpret verses, out of ignorance and political motivations, and take them out of historical context (just like radical atheists do by the way), don't help either. Thank you very much for your time. Islam is an arabic word that means the Surrender to the One and Only God, our Creator, Protector, Provider, who gives us life and all that we have, we are safe and sound by his will and grace, we are His and to Him we return, and we have to thank him in this trial life by submitting to him by our free will, or later in the Day of judgment when it's too late to save our own skin. Islam was the original Religion descended to earth from heaven with Adam and Eve (peace and blessing be upon them) in the beginning of humanity. and was passed to people with the succession of the 124 000 prophets and 315 messengers of God to all nations and civilizations since, passing by Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Ismaël, Joseph, Moses, Aaron, Joshua, David, Solomon and Jesus (Peace and blessing be upon them) during the history of mankind, the last replaces and completes the previous, until the succession of the last messenger of God fourteen centuries ago, Muhammad (Peace and blessing be upon him) to complete the noble morals of all mankind, to bring humans and jinns out of darkness into light, and to purify people's religion and belief from corruption and polytheism, and return it to purity and true monotheism, like it was in the times of the prophets (Peace and blessing be upon them). Many Religions that we know nowadays, at their beginning were true and under Islam, initiated by one of the prophets of God, but their original teachings, history and scriptures have been corrupted over time with falsification and polytheism, or lost and replaced with false ones. That's why Islam is the only Religion accepted by God nowadays, which consists in bearing witness that there is no god besides Allah (God in Aramaic, the original language of Jesus and the Gospel), and that Muhammad is His servant and messenger, just like Jesus and Moses and others are His servants and messengers. Never a messenger of God said he was God or literally son of God, it was the people after him who changed the words of God and corrupted the Religion. God is unique and absolute, He does not need to have a family and sons or to associate anyone else with His kingdom, He can simply create whatever He wants, everything belongs to Him, and to Him everything will return. Allah said in Surah Al-Mu’minun : “God has never begotten a son, nor is there any god besides Him. Otherwise, each god would have taken away what it has created, and some of them would have gained supremacy over others. Glory be to God, far beyond what they describe. The Knower of the hidden and the manifest. He is exalted, far above what they associate. (91-92 / Translated by ITANI). Allah means the one and only God, the God of all prophets and creatures, the creator of the universe and mankind, and the Master of the Day of judgment, where our destiny, Hell or Paradise, is decided based on our faith and deeds in this trial life, and above all, Allah's mercy. Allah said in Surah Al-Ikhlas : In the name of God, the Gracious, the Merciful. Say, “He is God, the One. God, the Absolute. He begets not, nor was He begotten. And there is none comparable to Him.” (1-4 / Translated by ITANI). Allah said in Surah An-Nisa : O FOLLOWERS of the Gospel! Do not overstep the bounds [of truth] in your religious beliefs, and do not say of God anything but the truth. The Christ Jesus, son of Mary, was but God's Apostle - [the fulfilment of] His promise which He had conveyed unto Mary - and a soul created by Him. Believe, then, in God and His apostles, and do not say, "[God is] a trinity". Desist [from this assertion] for your own good. God is but One God; utterly remote is He, in His glory, from having a son: unto Him belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is on earth; and none is as worthy of trust as God. Never did the Christ feel too proud to be God's servant, nor do the angels who are near unto Him. And those who feel too proud to serve Him and glory in their arrogance [should know that on Judgment Day] He will gather them all unto Himself: (171-172 / Translated by Muhammad Asad). Allah the Most Merciful said in Surah Ali-Imran : Behold, the only [true] religion in the sight of God is [man's] self-surrender unto Him; and those who were vouchsafed revelation aforetime took, out of mutual jealousy, to divergent views [on this point] only after knowledge [thereof] had come unto them. But as for him who denies the truth of God's messages - behold, God is swift in reckoning! Thus, [O Prophet,] if they argue with thee, say, "I have surrendered my whole being unto God, and [so have] all who follow me!" - and ask those who have been vouchsafed revelation aforetime, as well as all unlettered people, "Have you [too] surrendered yourselves unto Him?" And if they surrender themselves unto Him, they are on the right path; but if they turn away - behold, thy duty is no more than to deliver the message: for God sees all that is in [the hearts of] His creatures. Verily, as for those who deny the truth of God's messages, and slay the prophets against all right, and slay people who enjoin equity - announce unto them a grievous chastisement. It is they whose works shall come to nought both in this world and in the life to come; and they shall have none to succour them. (19-22 / Translated by Muhammad Asad).. Salam (Peace) -----------------

[@purelythemusic]

Nice! Although I would like you to re-examine the concept that God is sending prophets throughout time, but then stops at Prophet Muhammed (peace be upon Him).

[@FARABALE66]

Sure ! You wrote the current dogma, defined by the Abbassids. The very early arab believers were having another dogma. They were a sort of not rabbinic jews following an anti chalcedonic christianity, precisely Nasaras, arabs Nasaras. Nasara doest stand for Christian. They were nasara muhajirun who joined at Hijra, to call the Ghassanids armees to destroy the byzantium armees and take the control of Jerusalem. That is why the 1st real organisation was located in Damascus, by Muawyia 1st. Even the first shahada was not mentionning the rassul. Again, the powerful dogma came 200 years later with Al Hajjaj and Al Mamun. That dogma required to say that THE gospel was a corrupted Qur'an. But this gospel was the Diatessaron of the Nasara. There are almost 150 different gospels, and nobody pretends that they were written by god and corrupted..., only the story of one guy : Issa. Not more. The concept of chirk who defines the Massiyun, comes later as a construction of power. Nothing to do with faith. I think worth you, muminun, to revisit your dogma. You are likely cousins to us in this great story.

[@ArbiterElegantiaee]

18:15 by the way, the conquest was possible because of the bloodiest war ever between Byzantine and Sasanid Empire right before the Arab invasion. Persia was in ruin at that moment. East Roman Empire managed to repel Arab attacks since it was about to win war against Sasanid.

[@atifsyed9283]

Read chapter rum chapter 30. It talks about romans(rum) and sassanids and how the defeat will happen within few years. Prophet Muhammad was the greatest leader ever BECUASE not only did he come with a message of god but he lead and was a general of an army that become the superpower.

[@Timakiwala]

Green 💚 colour hair.. Islam is formed with Forces, Swords ⚔️, Bullets, Killings, means all are Converted from other religions. No self ideology,,No laws,, Only Men's are rulling,, Womens are tortured,, Womens are machines for producing 20,30, 50 childrens.. Talak TALAK Talak 3 words to destroy Women's,,, Interested in 72 HOORS with very big size Breast....Ladies have no place in society. Hum converted SUWARS Hai. Hum KALAMA Padhate hai... Huma-me JAJABA hai... Hum TALAK de sakate hai... Hum HALALA bhee karate hai(enjoyment)... 72 HOORS with big boobs for us... We can produce 20/30/50 kids , hamara Penis عضو تناسل Powerful Hai(4/6 wives)... Kya huwa, hamare bachche بچے Pancharwala Beggers Hotel worker Butcher Riksha puller hai to,, JIHADI bhee hai, inshallah....

[@Achill101]

@@atifsyed9283 - Muhammad was DEAD before the armies of the believers left the Arabian peninsula, according to later Muslim historiography. True is that Eastern Rome and Sassanides had conducted long wars against each other just before the Islamic conquest.

[@atifsyed9283]

@@Achill101 yes even tho he died before the great expansion but he was the power force behind uniting all of Arab tribes resulting in the power they had. For example in a saying he said verily we shall conquer Constantinople what a great leader it will be and what a great army that army will be. During his time and for the next 600-800 years it was unimaginable to even think about Constantinople but finally in 1400s it was taken. Mehmets motivating cause was this saying hence you will find this saying on a plaque in Istanbul hagia sofia. Peace be with you.

[@atifsyed9283]

@@Achill101 also yes even tho they had become weak but what’s amazing is what I had mentioned in my original comment. Chapter rum (30) it says Roman’s have been defeated in nearby land but within 3-9 years they will triumph and exactly that happened Roman’s relapsed and took triumph. I’m not arguing with you. I’m just presenting you the truth. Behind Islam. Read it with passion and honesty and you’ll see it’s not a enemy religion but the truth.

[@sanchezuk4398]

Interesting lecture. Is there any significance in the blue hair?

[@kky3]

Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala said: اِنَّ الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَا لَّذِيْنَ هَا دُوْا وَا لنَّصٰرٰى وَا لصّٰبِئِـيْنَ مَنْ اٰمَنَ بِا للّٰهِ وَا لْيَوْمِ الْاٰ خِرِ وَعَمِلَ صَا لِحًـا فَلَهُمْ اَجْرُهُمْ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ ۚ وَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُوْنَ "Indeed, those who believed and those who were Jews or Christians or Sabeans [before Prophet Muhammad] - those [among them] who believed in Allah and the Last Day and did righteousness - will have their reward with their Lord, and no fear will there be concerning them, nor will they grieve." (Al-Baqara 2: Verse 62)

[@martinan22]

About the climate question ~1:10-1:13. The years 535-536 saw the most extreme climate the last 2000 years, probably from vulcanic eruption. This affected communities in the north more thought, maybe 50% of population in Scandinavia starved to death, than in the ME. Furthermore, there is no need to seek for climate catastrophe. Since Islam rose against the backdrop of the Justinian plague 541-549 AD and against the backdrop of the terrible devastating horrible war between the Sassanids and Byzantine empire 572-591 that laid waste to the ME. So, the question had some foundation but was overall pretty uninformed.

[@josephdettelis5397]

Some good points you are making.

[@muhammedali2578]

U clearly state abattle between the Persians and romans that happened 8yrs prior to the conquest andforget the Rida wars fought by the caliphate in arabia at its juvenile stages. So tell me what you say about that

[@martinan22]

@@muhammedali2578 The question I was commenting. Was speculating about a destabalizing climate catastrophe paving the way for the Arab explosion. My answer is that no such climate catastrophy is necessary. The war between the Sassanid Empire and the Roman Empire depleted their resouces. But more importantly, delegitimized them in the Levant. The war seesawed back and forth, back and forth, across the Levant. First the Sassanids sacking a city. Then a year after, the Romans sacking that city. Then the Sassanids sacking and massmurdering again. I believe that this terrible war made many people in the Levant feel an utter disgust with these two outside powers that devastated THEIR region but were not based there. So, this is a much better explanation than a climate catastrophe. The early battles described in Muslim tradition are neither here nor there for this particular question. They do not affect the discussion about the conditions that preceded for the rise of Islam/the Arab empire. The early battles from Muslim tradition describe the actual process of the establishment of the rule of Islam / the Arab Empire. So, different question.

[@youtube_apprentice]

P(;ACE.. Gary Wills, "What the Qur'an Meant: And Why It Matters" kzbin.info/www/bejne/q52uZqWba8doaMk Prof. John Esposito kzbin.info/www/bejne/e2fGfKmGpJl3rJo&490 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "my choice of muhammad to lead the list of the world's most influential persons may surprise some readers and may be questioned by others, but he was the only man in history who was supremely successful on both the religious and secular level." * Michael H. Hart, the 100: a ranking of the most influential persons in history, new york: hart publishing company, inc., 1978, p. 33. 2.bp.blogspot.com/-aaPI77gZaUA/VSSN-AjittI/AAAAAAAADYs/WTForJ2bALo/s1600/pdfbooksinfo.blogspot.com www.amazon.com/100-Ranking-Influential-Persons-History/dp/0806513500/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=MICHAEL+H+HART >> www.unf.edu/~n00006757/astronomylectures/The%20100.pdf _______________________________________________________________________________ "muhammad is the most successful of all prophets and religious personalities." * In the Encyclopedia Britannica ________________________________________________________________________________ "it is impossible for anyone who studies the life and character of the great prophet of arabia, who knows how he taught and how he lived, to feel anything but reverence for that mighty prophet, one of the great messengers of the supreme. and although in what i put to you i shall say many things which may be familiar to many, yet i myself feel whenever i re-read them, a new way of admiration, a new sense of reverence for that mighty arabian teacher." * annie besant, the life and teachings of muhammad,madras,1932, p. 4. ________________________________________________________________________________ "but do you mean to tell me that the man who in the full flush of youthful vigour, a young man of four and twenty (24), married a woman much his senior, and remained faithful to her for six and twenty years (26), at fifty years of age when the passions are dying married for lust and sexual passion? not thus are men's lives to be judged. and you look at the women whom he married, you will find that by every one of them an alliance was made for his people, or something was gained for his followers, or the woman was in sore need of protection." "he was caesar and pope in one; but he was pope without pope's pretensions, caesar without the legions of caesar: without a standing army, without a bodyguard, without a palace, without a fixed revenue; if ever any man had the right to say that he ruled by the right divine, it was mohammed, for he had all the power without its instruments and without its supports." * bosworth smith, mohammad and mohammadanism, london, 1874, p. 92. _____________________________________________________________________________ "the league of nations founded by the prophet of islam put the principle of international unity and human brotherhood on such universal foundations as to show candle to other nations." he continues: "the fact is that no nation of the world can show a parallel to what islam has done towards the realization of the idea of theleague of nations." * Prof. C. Snouck Hurgronje ________________________________________________________________________________ "muhammad was the soul of kindness, and his influence was felt and never forgotten by those around him." * (Diwan Chand Sharma, the prophets of the east, calcutta, 1935, pp. 12) ________________________________________________________________________________ "it is not the propagation but the permanency of his religion that deserves our wonder, the same pure and perfect impression which he engraved at mecca and medina is preserved, after the revolutions of twelve centuries by the indian, the african and the turkish proselytes of the koran. . . the mahometans have uniformly withstood the temptation of reducing the object of their faith an devotion to a level with the senses and imagination of man. 'i believe in one god and mahomet the apostle of god' is the simple and invariable profession of islam. the intellectual image of the deity has never been degraded by any visible idol; the honours of the prophet have never transgressed the measure of human virtue, and his living precepts have restrained the gratitude of his disciples within the bounds of reason and religion." * Edward Gibbon and Simon Ocklay, History of the saracen empire, london, 1870, p. 54. _______________________________________________________________________________ "no great religious leader has been so maligned as prophet mohammed. attacked in the past as a heretic, an impostor, or a sensualist, it is still possible to find him referred to as "the false prophet." a modern german writer accuses prophet mohammed of sensuality, surrounding himself with young women. this man was not married until he was twenty-five years of age, then he and his wife lived in happiness and fidelity for twenty-four years, until her death when he was forty-nine. only between the age of fifty and his death at sixty-two did prophet mohammed take other wives, only one of whom was a virgin, and most of them were taken for dynastic and political reasons. certainly the prophet's record was better than the head of the church of england, henry viii." * Geoffrey Parrinder ________________________________________________________________________________ "If a man like muhamed were to assume the dictatorship of the modern world, he would succeed in solving its problems that would bring it the much needed peace and happiness." * George Bernard Shaw

[@thatisme3thatisme38]

It helped but still no way in hell these empires would let go of territories of such importance without a fight. Justinian still commanded a formidable army and no doubt could conscription locally.

[@GizmoFromPizmo]

The presenter sounds a LOT like Bob Newheart. He even has the same cadence.

[@robdoubleyou4918]

Haha...I just left he same comment!

[@TruthSetFree-zm1ep]

Yup

[@vi683a]

I was listening outside before the Video Started and had to come inside and see who the speaker was lol.

[@SnapCracklePapa]

That's it!

[@scottsearer6201]

I was just thinking of that uncanny resemblance...checked Wikipedia and good Bob is from Illinois...Professor Donner was born in DC and grew up in NJ...Perhaps people in Chicago are still watching the reruns......

[@vanessayeboah2175]

Very interesting but I recommend some kind of break system or dividing the video into chapters so viewers can search specific sections of the talk

[@razmiihsan8897]

The monotone soothes me into slumber 🤣. Can't finish this one.

[@toseefk3821]

This is why I always say if you mix Judaism and Christianity you get Islam. I like how this man said Islam is basically a monotheistic rival movement. He was also speaking the truth when we said modern Islam is just wahhabism spread by saudi oil money.

[@lordtaseen2947]

Not really But to call Islam christian Judaism is not so wrong

[@JaynalAbedin-jb1dd]

Islam was there before saudi arabia.

[@phatneazy]

Pretty ignorant statement. They aren’t even close to each other.

[@beak3432]

29.00 is there any mention of the concept of learning Quran by heart, mentioned in this lecture? This is tradition very old. And even if the Quran was not documented until some centuries later, it WAS ´´documented ´´ / SAVED by that tradition. Especially when the Text - must have been refereed to often to deal with the situations arising in the rapid changes, political especially happening during that time. One reference in favour of this would be Shia , Sunni divide... both differing politically and and also on interpretation of the Text - nevertheless agree on the Text itself.

[@allycat5892]

Yes. Surah Ar-ra'd (the thunder) 13:28, says "Those who believe, and whose hearts find satisfaction in the remembrance of Allah: for without doubt in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find satisfaction". This is saying that in THE REMEMBERANCE OF ALLAH the heart finds rest (satisfaction, serenity, tranquility). How do you remember Allah? That's by remembering him through the recitation of the Quran, which means that the verses revealed to Prophet Muhammad from the very beginning was recited over and over thus knowing every word and line (Ayah) by heart. And this is how the Quran was preserved from the very beginning as the revelations began, so they were not forgotten. Today millions of Muslims around the world continues this tradition of memorizing the Quran by heart, even though after the Prophet (saw) death when it was written down for teaching and taking it to other nations.

[@islamisthetruewaytogod6812]

Hello ! May Allah protect and guide you to his light and happiness in this life and the hereafter, God bless, Ameen. Excuse me for giving a little presentation of Islam, because it is very misunderstood nowadays, especially on those « Antichrist's » times, where media and politics are mixed to distort history and truth. And terrorists (puppets of the Antichrist) who misinterpret verses, out of ignorance and political motivations, and take them out of historical context (just like radical atheists do by the way), don't help either. Thank you very much for your time. Islam is an arabic word that means the Surrender to the One and Only God, our Creator, Protector, Provider, who gives us life and all that we have, we are safe and sound by his will and grace, we are His and to Him we return, and we have to thank him in this trial life by submitting to him by our free will, or later in the Day of judgment when it's too late to save our own skin. Islam was the original Religion descended to earth from heaven with Adam and Eve (peace and blessing be upon them) in the beginning of humanity. and was passed to people with the succession of the 124 000 prophets and 315 messengers of God to all nations and civilizations since, passing by Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Ismaël, Joseph, Moses, Aaron, Joshua, David, Solomon and Jesus (Peace and blessing be upon them) during the history of mankind, the last replaces and completes the previous, until the succession of the last messenger of God fourteen centuries ago, Muhammad (Peace and blessing be upon him) to complete the noble morals of all mankind, to bring humans and jinns out of darkness into light, and to purify people's religion and belief from corruption and polytheism, and return it to purity and true monotheism, like it was in the times of the prophets (Peace and blessing be upon them). Many Religions that we know nowadays, at their beginning were true and under Islam, initiated by one of the prophets of God, but their original teachings, history and scriptures have been corrupted over time with falsification and polytheism, or lost and replaced with false ones. That's why Islam is the only Religion accepted by God nowadays, which consists in bearing witness that there is no god besides Allah (God in Aramaic, the original language of Jesus and the Gospel), and that Muhammad is His servant and messenger, just like Jesus and Moses and others are His servants and messengers. Never a messenger of God said he was God or literally son of God, it was the people after him who changed the words of God and corrupted the Religion. God is unique and absolute, He does not need to have a family and sons or to associate anyone else with His kingdom, He can simply create whatever He wants, everything belongs to Him, and to Him everything will return. Allah said in Surah Al-Mu’minun : “God has never begotten a son, nor is there any god besides Him. Otherwise, each god would have taken away what it has created, and some of them would have gained supremacy over others. Glory be to God, far beyond what they describe. The Knower of the hidden and the manifest. He is exalted, far above what they associate. (91-92 / Translated by ITANI). Allah means the one and only God, the God of all prophets and creatures, the creator of the universe and mankind, and the Master of the Day of judgment, where our destiny, Hell or Paradise, is decided based on our faith and deeds in this trial life, and above all, Allah's mercy. Allah said in Surah Al-Ikhlas : In the name of God, the Gracious, the Merciful. Say, “He is God, the One. God, the Absolute. He begets not, nor was He begotten. And there is none comparable to Him.” (1-4 / Translated by ITANI). Allah said in Surah An-Nisa : O FOLLOWERS of the Gospel! Do not overstep the bounds [of truth] in your religious beliefs, and do not say of God anything but the truth. The Christ Jesus, son of Mary, was but God's Apostle - [the fulfilment of] His promise which He had conveyed unto Mary - and a soul created by Him. Believe, then, in God and His apostles, and do not say, "[God is] a trinity". Desist [from this assertion] for your own good. God is but One God; utterly remote is He, in His glory, from having a son: unto Him belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is on earth; and none is as worthy of trust as God. Never did the Christ feel too proud to be God's servant, nor do the angels who are near unto Him. And those who feel too proud to serve Him and glory in their arrogance [should know that on Judgment Day] He will gather them all unto Himself: (171-172 / Translated by Muhammad Asad). Allah the Most Merciful said in Surah Ali-Imran : Behold, the only [true] religion in the sight of God is [man's] self-surrender unto Him; and those who were vouchsafed revelation aforetime took, out of mutual jealousy, to divergent views [on this point] only after knowledge [thereof] had come unto them. But as for him who denies the truth of God's messages - behold, God is swift in reckoning! Thus, [O Prophet,] if they argue with thee, say, "I have surrendered my whole being unto God, and [so have] all who follow me!" - and ask those who have been vouchsafed revelation aforetime, as well as all unlettered people, "Have you [too] surrendered yourselves unto Him?" And if they surrender themselves unto Him, they are on the right path; but if they turn away - behold, thy duty is no more than to deliver the message: for God sees all that is in [the hearts of] His creatures. Verily, as for those who deny the truth of God's messages, and slay the prophets against all right, and slay people who enjoin equity - announce unto them a grievous chastisement. It is they whose works shall come to nought both in this world and in the life to come; and they shall have none to succour them. (19-22 / Translated by Muhammad Asad).. Salam (Peace) -----------------

[@Trials_By_Errors]

The writing system was Already established. Paper was widely available. You can remember it. But writing is a better way to communicate with better Reach.

[@soufianekhatibi3591]

One little info that I would love to add is: Quran was documented during the life of prophet and was officially "groupped" as the whole book during the life of companions of the prophet. Not centuries laters

[@Rtg5637]

@@islamisthetruewaytogod6812 No. It is the predecessor of Nazism and atrocities for 1400 years.

[@fado792]

Those bits and pieces resemble that of the year 325 when The Bible was chosen from a lot of writings in Nicea.

[@avforme2391]

At 31:36. There is a clear distinction between Muslim (Islam) and Mu'min (Iman). They are not interchangeable. There is also a third term, Ihsan. So the three terms are Islam, Iman, Ihsan. Without getting into technical details, one can say that they are three levels of one's spiritual status with God, Ihsan being the highest. These terms are not used randomly in the Qur'an, and they have not come to mean/signify anything different over time. I am surprised Mr. Donner is not aware of the ample literature available on the subject.

[@allycat5892]

muslim means a person who submits to God, Islam means submission (has other meanings such as peace), Mu'min means believer, iman means faith. These are all different words.

[@sindygill2339]

Thanks for all those blue hair comment, I thought my screen was going funny.

[@youtube_apprentice]

P(;ACE.. Gary Wills, "What the Qur'an Meant: And Why It Matters" kzbin.info/www/bejne/q52uZqWba8doaMk Prof. John Esposito kzbin.info/www/bejne/e2fGfKmGpJl3rJo&490 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "my choice of muhammad to lead the list of the world's most influential persons may surprise some readers and may be questioned by others, but he was the only man in history who was supremely successful on both the religious and secular level." * Michael H. Hart, the 100: a ranking of the most influential persons in history, new york: hart publishing company, inc., 1978, p. 33. 2.bp.blogspot.com/-aaPI77gZaUA/VSSN-AjittI/AAAAAAAADYs/WTForJ2bALo/s1600/pdfbooksinfo.blogspot.com www.amazon.com/100-Ranking-Influential-Persons-History/dp/0806513500/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=MICHAEL+H+HART >> www.unf.edu/~n00006757/astronomylectures/The%20100.pdf _______________________________________________________________________________ "muhammad is the most successful of all prophets and religious personalities." * In the Encyclopedia Britannica ________________________________________________________________________________ "it is impossible for anyone who studies the life and character of the great prophet of arabia, who knows how he taught and how he lived, to feel anything but reverence for that mighty prophet, one of the great messengers of the supreme. and although in what i put to you i shall say many things which may be familiar to many, yet i myself feel whenever i re-read them, a new way of admiration, a new sense of reverence for that mighty arabian teacher." * annie besant, the life and teachings of muhammad,madras,1932, p. 4. ________________________________________________________________________________ "but do you mean to tell me that the man who in the full flush of youthful vigour, a young man of four and twenty (24), married a woman much his senior, and remained faithful to her for six and twenty years (26), at fifty years of age when the passions are dying married for lust and sexual passion? not thus are men's lives to be judged. and you look at the women whom he married, you will find that by every one of them an alliance was made for his people, or something was gained for his followers, or the woman was in sore need of protection." "he was caesar and pope in one; but he was pope without pope's pretensions, caesar without the legions of caesar: without a standing army, without a bodyguard, without a palace, without a fixed revenue; if ever any man had the right to say that he ruled by the right divine, it was mohammed, for he had all the power without its instruments and without its supports." * bosworth smith, mohammad and mohammadanism, london, 1874, p. 92. _____________________________________________________________________________ "the league of nations founded by the prophet of islam put the principle of international unity and human brotherhood on such universal foundations as to show candle to other nations." he continues: "the fact is that no nation of the world can show a parallel to what islam has done towards the realization of the idea of theleague of nations." * Prof. C. Snouck Hurgronje ________________________________________________________________________________ "muhammad was the soul of kindness, and his influence was felt and never forgotten by those around him." * (Diwan Chand Sharma, the prophets of the east, calcutta, 1935, pp. 12) ________________________________________________________________________________ "it is not the propagation but the permanency of his religion that deserves our wonder, the same pure and perfect impression which he engraved at mecca and medina is preserved, after the revolutions of twelve centuries by the indian, the african and the turkish proselytes of the koran. . . the mahometans have uniformly withstood the temptation of reducing the object of their faith an devotion to a level with the senses and imagination of man. 'i believe in one god and mahomet the apostle of god' is the simple and invariable profession of islam. the intellectual image of the deity has never been degraded by any visible idol; the honours of the prophet have never transgressed the measure of human virtue, and his living precepts have restrained the gratitude of his disciples within the bounds of reason and religion." * Edward Gibbon and Simon Ocklay, History of the saracen empire, london, 1870, p. 54. _______________________________________________________________________________ "no great religious leader has been so maligned as prophet mohammed. attacked in the past as a heretic, an impostor, or a sensualist, it is still possible to find him referred to as "the false prophet." a modern german writer accuses prophet mohammed of sensuality, surrounding himself with young women. this man was not married until he was twenty-five years of age, then he and his wife lived in happiness and fidelity for twenty-four years, until her death when he was forty-nine. only between the age of fifty and his death at sixty-two did prophet mohammed take other wives, only one of whom was a virgin, and most of them were taken for dynastic and political reasons. certainly the prophet's record was better than the head of the church of england, henry viii." * Geoffrey Parrinder ________________________________________________________________________________ "If a man like muhamed were to assume the dictatorship of the modern world, he would succeed in solving its problems that would bring it the much needed peace and happiness." * George Bernard Shaw

[@SI-ln6tc]

No there's something wrong with your head. Go seek help. Now!

[@xpressvisa4720]

Excellent presentation, great scholarly work, and valuable contribution.

[@qaziusmanhabib8136]

34:23, the reference verse is misquoted

[@knowledgepathways4translation]

I just played the video can anyone tell me what's the blue dye on the guy's hair?!

[@ikthedark.chowdhury7249]

@1:17:50 She said the Muslims "believed in one God and that God being Muhammad". This is so wrong. Muslims never think Muhammad as their God. He is their prophet, only a messenger of the God.

[@kL-ut1bm]

tipical stupid person tries to show that she know somthing but by diong soo they show how dume they are hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[@ironlake8944]

Yeah but muhammad created allah not otherwise

[@ironlake8944]

So she's actually right. Allah isn't real. Muhammad existed.

[@n.a3642]

@@ironlake8944 Cool story bro

[@salplayer9198]

@Thunderous One Btw in the company that i use to work. I help my boss conveying some instructions to my colleagues and they did obeyed what i said. In conclusion i have equal or higher authority than my boss.

[@adruvail]

Anyone else think that his voice is similar to Bob Newhart's?

[@May3yad]

Isaiah 42:11 Let the wilderness and its towns raise their voices ( thats the call of the prayer ) ( Athan ) Let them shout from mountaintops 42:11 that's Muslims during pilgrimage to Mecca google image ( day of Arafat ) ( Sela mountain ) mentioned in Isaiah 42:11 is in ( Madina ) city of prophet Mohamad ( Google map it ) ( kedar ) mentioned in Isaiah 42:11 that's the arabs kedar is the 2nd son of Ishmael son of Abraham you can find in genesis 25:13 Ezekiel 27:21 Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were your customers; they did business with you in lambs, rams and goats. Genesis 25:13 These are the names of the sons of Ishmael, listed in the order of their birth: Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, ( Kedar ) , Adbeel, Mibsam biblehub.com/isaiah/42-11.htm Any questions My Facebook messenger is ( Eyad mayy ) or Instagram ( eyadmayy )

[@WorldPeace-AdamNeira]

Excellent presentation to add to my knowledge about Islam.

[@dylanx9327]

32:05 - You don't need to be a believer to be a Muslim!!! Islam does NOT mean SUBMISSION, but SURRENDER!!! If Islam means 'surrender' then Muslim means 'one who surrendered.' Submission ≠ Surrender. Submission is voluntary, internal or private. Surrender is involuntary, public or political (Islam/surrender/ أَسْلَمْنَا /aslamna - in Quranic terminology is a military term). Therefore, you don't need to be a believer to be a Muslim!!!... See - verse Quran 49:14 - The Bedouins say, 'We believe.' Say: 'You do not believe; rather say, "We surrender"; for belief has not yet entered your hearts. If you obey God and His Messenger, He will not diminish you anything of your works. God is All-forgiving, All-compassionate. (Arberry translation) قَالَتِ الْأَعْرَابُ آمَنَّا ۖ قُلْ لَمْ تُؤْمِنُوا وَلَٰكِنْ قُولُوا أَسْلَمْنَا وَلَمَّا يَدْخُلِ الْإِيمَانُ فِي قُلُوبِكُمْ ۖ وَإِنْ تُطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ لَا يَلِتْكُمْ مِنْ أَعْمَالِكُمْ شَيْئًا ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ

[@robertal760]

1400 years ago, all south Arabia, including Hijaz and Aseer mountains, present Oman belong to Yemen, weather patterns were of more rain...Petra and this area between Iraq and Petra Also, had more rain..

[@ashekaili1]

Yemen is a modern name and climate is similar to current one , what you said is false

[@-o-light8863]

I never hear of Yemen in antiquity must be a dream or nightmare you is on

[@dudebropalchaplad5125]

Why ignore the fact that oral tradition was the common way of communication and "documentation", the proof is the most popular literary genre if the time was poetry that survived until today. Islam was bringing change but you can't expect illeterate people to document everything from the beginning because some western historians are expecting to find some manuscripts from that era.

[@imanha922]

Prophet Muhammed pbuh had scribes e.g. Zaid Thabit. They were definitely writing back then.

[@rifatramadan7370]

just watched this worthful lecture, and I was amazed by the amount of effort that has been given to construct this lecture. one of (the many comments) I will put in as my own views, is the lecturer mentioned explanation why he is not using HADITH is because it is difficult to authenticate it. actually, there is a particular science for that call ' the Science of Men' that will encourage everyone to look for. the science of men (Elm AlHadeeth) is a very clear way to categorize what prophet Mohamed said. please look for it and give your opinion.

[@CafetiereEnOr]

‘Ilm al-rijal is (just as Hadith) a 8-9th century retro-projection on the past by the Muslim tradition. Moderne academic analysis doesn’t consider ‘ilm al-rijal to be a reliable method to establish the reliability of ahadith nor does it considers it a heuristic method to investigate the origins of Islam.

[@brianregan5053]

Where and when did the current Islamic characteristics of religious murder and sadism arise?

[@anotherdayonearth2199]

From the beginning.

[@funda313]

Being a Muslim i need to clear a few misconceptions here. 1)Islam is what this religion was called from the start. It is clearly referenced in quran as the name of this religion. 2)Momin is a term for pious or Good mualim. So not every muslim is a momin but every momin is a muslim. Take it as an elite group of mualims. 3) khalif is the orignal term as Fist successor of the Prophet Muhammad( peace be uopn him) , Abu bakr was called Khalefa tul Rasool.. meaning successor of the prophet. 2nd successor Umar was called Amer Ul Momineen( head of the pious muslims) out of convenience since it was not practical to call him sucessor to the successor of the prophet.

[@nevermind4915]

False Prophet: False Doctrine: Allah is the Devil. Acceot the True Messiah, Jesus of The Holy Bible.

[@saifuddinlakdawala8988]

@@nevermind4915 it is folly to be wise where ignorance prevail !

[@davidcabreonmunoz6258]

Your religion is a myth. Not true religion!

[@saifuddinlakdawala8988]

@@davidcabreonmunoz6258statment of ignorance! How much have you yourself read from the Qurran ul Kareem?

[@John-lf3xf]

@@saifuddinlakdawala8988 They are just scared. So they just scream with no substance.

[@muhammadmusa2671]

Excellent lecture I enjoyed every bit of it and learned a lot. Most importantly it reignite the zeal for me to learn more. Thank you so much Prof.

[@connorlancaster7541]

Hello do you believe in Jesus?

[@muhammadmusa2671]

@@connorlancaster7541 I am a Muslim so Yes I believe in Jesus. I am really interested in studying origins and why we have the major religions coming from Middle East and not say from Asia or Africa.

[@connorlancaster7541]

@@muhammadmusa2671Alright well why are you Muslim?

[@Jaryism]

If you truly “believed” in Jesus you’d believe in who he claimed to be though… God in the flesh

[@connorlancaster7541]

@@Jaryism Praise the lord he is beautiful. So you are a Christian?

[@scottdavis3571]

Newest Abrahamic religion same as the last. I'll continue to trust what we keep leaning about the universe using scientific methodologies, thank you.

[@davidallard1980]

Were you painting before work? Or did you do that on purpose?

[@raulcheva]

Very interesting and detailed information. Thanks! 👍🏻🤔❤️

[@wanitagutierrez7748]

Just because something is detailed does not mean it is true. Jews and Chtistians was treated terrible They had to walk in the gutter and Mohammad said do not befriend Christians and news until the day of judgement

[@aktcdc]

@@wanitagutierrez7748 completely untrue

[@ruyaal]

@@wanitagutierrez7748 Of course you have no contemporary sources.

[@islamisthetruewaytogod6812]

Hello ! May Allah protect and guide you to his light and happiness in this life and the hereafter, God bless, Ameen. Excuse me for giving a little presentation of Islam, because it is very misunderstood nowadays, especially on those « Antichrist's » times, where media and politics are mixed to distort history and truth. And terrorists (puppets of the Antichrist) who misinterpret verses, out of ignorance and political motivations, and take them out of historical context (just like radical atheists do by the way), don't help either. Thank you very much for your time. Islam is an arabic word that means the Surrender to the One and Only God, our Creator, Protector, Provider, who gives us life and all that we have, we are safe and sound by his will and grace, we are His and to Him we return, and we have to thank him in this trial life by submitting to him by our free will, or later in the Day of judgment when it's too late to save our own skin. Islam was the original Religion descended to earth from heaven with Adam and Eve (peace and blessing be upon them) in the beginning of humanity. and was passed to people with the succession of the 124 000 prophets and 315 messengers of God to all nations and civilizations since, passing by Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Ismaël, Joseph, Moses, Aaron, Joshua, David, Solomon and Jesus (Peace and blessing be upon them) during the history of mankind, the last replaces and completes the previous, until the succession of the last messenger of God fourteen centuries ago, Muhammad (Peace and blessing be upon him) to complete the noble morals of all mankind, to bring humans and jinns out of darkness into light, and to purify people's religion and belief from corruption and polytheism, and return it to purity and true monotheism, like it was in the times of the prophets (Peace and blessing be upon them). Many Religions that we know nowadays, at their beginning were true and under Islam, initiated by one of the prophets of God, but their original teachings, history and scriptures have been corrupted over time with falsification and polytheism, or lost and replaced with false ones. That's why Islam is the only Religion accepted by God nowadays, which consists in bearing witness that there is no god besides Allah (God in Aramaic, the original language of Jesus and the Gospel), and that Muhammad is His servant and messenger, just like Jesus and Moses and others are His servants and messengers. Never a messenger of God said he was God or literally son of God, it was the people after him who changed the words of God and corrupted the Religion. God is unique and absolute, He does not need to have a family and sons or to associate anyone else with His kingdom, He can simply create whatever He wants, everything belongs to Him, and to Him everything will return. Allah said in Surah Al-Mu’minun : “God has never begotten a son, nor is there any god besides Him. Otherwise, each god would have taken away what it has created, and some of them would have gained supremacy over others. Glory be to God, far beyond what they describe. The Knower of the hidden and the manifest. He is exalted, far above what they associate. (91-92 / Translated by ITANI). Allah means the one and only God, the God of all prophets and creatures, the creator of the universe and mankind, and the Master of the Day of judgment, where our destiny, Hell or Paradise, is decided based on our faith and deeds in this trial life, and above all, Allah's mercy. Allah said in Surah Al-Ikhlas : In the name of God, the Gracious, the Merciful. Say, “He is God, the One. God, the Absolute. He begets not, nor was He begotten. And there is none comparable to Him.” (1-4 / Translated by ITANI). Allah said in Surah An-Nisa : O FOLLOWERS of the Gospel! Do not overstep the bounds [of truth] in your religious beliefs, and do not say of God anything but the truth. The Christ Jesus, son of Mary, was but God's Apostle - [the fulfilment of] His promise which He had conveyed unto Mary - and a soul created by Him. Believe, then, in God and His apostles, and do not say, "[God is] a trinity". Desist [from this assertion] for your own good. God is but One God; utterly remote is He, in His glory, from having a son: unto Him belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is on earth; and none is as worthy of trust as God. Never did the Christ feel too proud to be God's servant, nor do the angels who are near unto Him. And those who feel too proud to serve Him and glory in their arrogance [should know that on Judgment Day] He will gather them all unto Himself: (171-172 / Translated by Muhammad Asad). Allah the Most Merciful said in Surah Ali-Imran : Behold, the only [true] religion in the sight of God is [man's] self-surrender unto Him; and those who were vouchsafed revelation aforetime took, out of mutual jealousy, to divergent views [on this point] only after knowledge [thereof] had come unto them. But as for him who denies the truth of God's messages - behold, God is swift in reckoning! Thus, [O Prophet,] if they argue with thee, say, "I have surrendered my whole being unto God, and [so have] all who follow me!" - and ask those who have been vouchsafed revelation aforetime, as well as all unlettered people, "Have you [too] surrendered yourselves unto Him?" And if they surrender themselves unto Him, they are on the right path; but if they turn away - behold, thy duty is no more than to deliver the message: for God sees all that is in [the hearts of] His creatures. Verily, as for those who deny the truth of God's messages, and slay the prophets against all right, and slay people who enjoin equity - announce unto them a grievous chastisement. It is they whose works shall come to nought both in this world and in the life to come; and they shall have none to succour them. (19-22 / Translated by Muhammad Asad).. Salam (Peace) -----------------

[@justarshad8354]

​@@wanitagutierrez7748 what? So we should take your words rather believe a qualified certified historian? That too with a phd? Seriously son? Thats what you telling us here? To believe you?- A anonymous random youtuber over the professor? You think all people on the net are stupid? You must be one of those who believe men like david wood or sam shamoun(with 0 degree & 0 phd)are credible speakers.. lmfao Just go play away kid!

[@aswanee]

سوف اكتب بالعربيه و يستطيع القراء الترجمه و لكن يوجد مصدرين منفصلين للتاريخ الاسلامى عن المسلمين : الأول و هو كتب السيرة - الثانى هو كتب الحديث كتب السيرة لم تهتم بفحص وتمحيص الروايات التاريخية و لكن كنت تأريخ يقوم على أسس التأريخ التقليدية التى لم تستخدم فى كتب الحديث و كتب الحديث هي الكتب التي اهتمت بجمع ما ينسب إلى محمد (صلعم) و قد وضعت لها مناهج للتدقيق و اسس على اثر ذلك ما يعرف في العلوم الإسلامية بعلم الرجال و هو سجل بسلاسل الرواة للحديث و علاقة الاتصال بين الرواة للحديث ومعرفة أحوالهم و خطوط رحلاتهم و ازمنه تواجدهم و اهتم علماء الحديث بمقايس اهمها التواتر في الحديث و هو وجود أكثر من سلسله بشريه للحديث الواحد هذه الوسائل لم يهتم المسلمون بتطبيقها على التاريخ بنفس الطريقة و لكن تم اعتماد الروايات على حالها و يمكن تنقيحها بتطبيق علم الرجال وعلم الجرح والتعديل (هما نفس الشئ) على الروايات التاريخية و لقد استمعت الى النصف ساعة الاولى من المحاضره و لم اجد ذكر لها او وجد عدم اعتراف بها او بدقه الطريقة التى جمع بها القرآن و هنا احب ان انوه انه على ما يبدو أن الباحث لم يعتمد على مصادر عربية أكثر مما اعتمد على المصادر الغربية لكى يبنى عليها ولذلك فحتى النقطة التي شاهدتها لم اجد منه معرفه او ذكر بالجهود التي بذلها المسلمون لجمع القرآن و عصمته من اى زياده او نقصان

[@MrRandomEgyptian]

The sources you are referring to were written at least 200 years after mohamed's life... Watch kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3rWiXyCf8RqoK8

[@mamamarianovits9029]

@@MrRandomEgyptian Indeed they were, yet declared as "reliable" due to the oral tradition. However, anyone who has ever played the game "telephone" knows the accuracy of such claims.

[@eissaa.f7779]

@THE Tomahawk compiled by men? your bible you mean, yeah? hahah

[@ABW941]

A very interesting topic which showed up in my reccomendations because i watched related content, but i clicked on that video because i had to know if that man had only died a part of his hair blue, or if that was caused by a projector, or a badly placed spot light.

[@user-qu2th6vo3p]

It was only possible to expand this large and defeat the Romans and the Persians together at the same time because Allah was supporting them.

[@4255Mizan]

@Joels310. One can always tell when one has a weak argument. Those with a weak argument begin to insult and disparage their opponent. Name calling and bashing is always telling about the speaker than the one spoken of. We thoroughly understand what is trying being conveyed. For the intelligent and fair-minded, the ploy doesn't work. The first rule we learn: Speak not about that which you do not know. Google and picking up rhetoric doesn't qualify as scholarly.

[@fearnoman5862]

Correct yes. One can expect these kind of 'scholars' in the end times. People of the anti Christ trying to gather some steam against Islam (many also toppling Christianity). Satans pride wont allow him to enter hell alone!

[@stellawilliamoldvideosofch3856]

@@fearnoman5862 haha, your child rapist pedophilia muhmd was bewitched and controlled by satan according to kuran , what you want more

[@yus3344]

Stella William not befitting someone who calls herself a christian

[@stellawilliamoldvideosofch3856]

@@yus3344 better then following a child rapist pedophilia bewitched muhmd

[@yus3344]

Well Stella you can swear and mock and jeer but you would not lessen the status of the greatest person to walk on this earth . You are just wasting your remaining time on this earth trying to belittle someone who has over a billion followers As the saying goes if you can't beat them then join them

[@aldamierjulkarnain3935]

1:00:54 - 1:01:01... was it intentionally censored? I couldn't make out what he said.. but the reaction from the moderator was interesting.

[@MightyJayYoung]

he says "many of those boxes are still not opened, so we don't know what's in them"

[@May3yad]

Isaiah 42:11 Let the wilderness and its towns raise their voices ( thats the call of the prayer ) ( Athan ) Let them shout from mountaintops 42:11 that's Muslims during pilgrimage to Mecca google image ( day of Arafat ) ( Sela mountain ) mentioned in Isaiah 42:11 is in ( Madina ) city of prophet Mohamad ( Google map it ) ( kedar ) mentioned in Isaiah 42:11 that's the arabs kedar is the 2nd son of Ishmael son of Abraham you can find in genesis 25:13 Ezekiel 27:21 Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were your customers; they did business with you in lambs, rams and goats. Genesis 25:13 These are the names of the sons of Ishmael, listed in the order of their birth: Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, ( Kedar ) , Adbeel, Mibsam biblehub.com/isaiah/42-11.htm Any questions My Facebook messenger is ( Eyad mayy ) or Instagram ( eyadmayy )

[@atifsyed9283]

Very much appreciated. I was expecting a biased view but this man has done decent research and spoke neutral!! Thank you for that and on the critics pov To mock god speaks Arabic then to accept that god speaks Hebrew is hypocritical no? Or Aramaic or whatever language of the prophets in history then to go back to your home and pray to god in English. 😅

[@solomonroasthead7914]

An-Nahl 16:24-24 (24) وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُم مَّاذَآ أَنزَلَ رَبُّكُمْۙ قَالُوٓا۟ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ English - Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran (24) And when it is said to them, “What has your Lord revealed?” They say, “Ancient fables!” French - Muhammad Hamidullah (24) Et lorsqu'on leur dit: «Qu'est-ce que votre Seigneur a fait descendre?» Ils disent: «Des légendes anciennes!»

[@suleimanyusuf9180]

It says in the quran: Q 5:3 (This day have I perfected your religion for you, completed My favour upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion.” ) so its not something that was randomly chosen by some people from 8th century as he said, its clear in the verse that Allah gave this religion a name and mentioned it in the Quran. Some people are not true what they research. And definitely most of what he says is untrue.

[@albabtain41]

Excellent point

[@steveveron251]

Islam is evil

[@pondmile]

Count 26:40 From Yeman: Does not mention Muhammad. What verses is this in the Quran?

[@monocle8868]

Asadul Hasan Rasel The Importance of the Prophet Muhammad SAW only took place after Abd Al-Malik built the Dome of the Rock, by the end of the 7th century. Only after this period, about 60 years after Muhammad SAW died, this religious reformist is called Islam, differentiated itself from the earlier religion that was being reformed: Christianity and Judaism. --------- If you are a Muslim, try to go to the Dome of the Rock and read the inscription refuting Christianism’s Christology on the interior of the monument. This inscription marks the time when Islam was born. Not form the time of the Prophet Muhammad SAW. ------------------ As mentioned in this lecture; Before 700 AD, the head of this religious reformist movement called themselves as “the Commander of the Faithful/Believer”, Not Commander of Musulman.

[@monocle8868]

Asadul Hasan Rasel Maybe......😜

[@ottomais]

@Asadul Hasan Rasel 😁😁 No it proofs Mohammed is a komplett fool,,if the Quran older than Mohammed its not possible that Mohammed is a Prophet,,he only copy past old books and storys . Poor Muslim belive in the total crap..

[@sharkyh7327]

new name Wow, what an intellectual response with facts and solid information to back up your refutation.

[@azlokboy]

@Asadul Hasan Rasel maybe you want to check on this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/nH6tg6aabbilnrc on 58:00

[@shoa4566]

His grand daughters came over on the weekend and thought this was an excellent idea. His toe nails are pink. That tea party was off the charts.

[@jerrymoss6650]

The speaker appears to be properly circumspect. Sadly, there are serious mistakes in the transcript. Apparently, it is generated by a 'machine.' I hope someone edits the transcript. Thank you for this video.

[@Achill101]

IIRC the "transcript" that you see as subtitles is generated while the video is running. For this video, sometimes it's comically bad - better not to rely on it, but use it only to follow coarsely.

[@reginaldscot165]

Prof: "Sorry I'm hard of hearing, could you ask the question again louder and simplified please" Audience member: *Proceeds to ask a more complicated longer question at the same volume* 🙄

[@PutItAway101]

Luckily it was just some crackpot with a loony tunes theory about volcanoes in Nicaragua, nothing of value was lost.

[@luisaluisa943]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@neoneherefrom5836]

ok ur cool

[@sagebias2251]

Schizophrenia sure is tough.

[@relaxingmindfoodandmma5108]

READ DESCRIPTION UNDER MY VIDEOS AND DESTROY ISLAM IN 10 MINUTES. kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5W2q415qtangqs

[@espadagt1934]

And actually Quran references contemporaneous historical events such as the defeat of the "Romans" (Byzantium) at Sura 30:2-4 which corresponds to a Byzantine defeat at Antioch in 613.

[@gordonfrickers5592]

Yes but who really wrote the Quran, why and when? Many people who firmly believe there is only one Almighty have grave doubts about the authenticity of the Quran and it's self contradictory messages many of which are racist, theocratic and elitist.

[@youknowwhatyouhavedones7044]

Depends which reading you read lol. Some say win some say defeat

[@berdigylychrejepbayev7503]

@@youknowwhatyouhavedones7044 really? the one mentions defeat was the least reliable. even though some claim that "defeat" come from Muslims. So even your least reliable reading has some claim about future which had come true

[@Wise__guy]

@@youknowwhatyouhavedones7044 what no are you on about 😊

[@youknowwhatyouhavedones7044]

@@berdigylychrejepbayev7503 are you normal? They we’re constantly fighting it’s only two possibilities of it going🤣

[@an-nv]

Good, interesting lecture. Thank you professor. About the questions asked: The volcanic question was fun, and interesting. 😵‍💫 there is one correction to question asked by the lady: 1:18:10 Mohammad (pbuh.) was Not that God. That is one of the most (if not the most) important points of Islam as a religion.

[@rossscalise6100]

Forgot to mention that his uncle was a scriptures translator, into Arabic, Muhammed was illiterate and a few of the texts in the Qur'an are pure copies of alternate scripture and new testament texts which were not part of original cannon. These are key points.

[@SanthoshKumar-pp7mq]

24:03 actual documentation begins. 46:10 changes to Islam as we know it today.

[@mon7109]

I recommend him to read surah maidah 5:3 it clearly states what the name of our religion is. The quantity of how many times mumeen is mentioned doesnt make it the name of the religion. Mohammed pbuh is mentioned only 5 times. Still we consider him the most important prophet. This day have I perfected your religion for you, completed My favour upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion. But if any is forced by hunger, with no inclination to transgression, Allah is indeed Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.

[@deechonada]

the Q&A became quite biased, but the lecture itself was quite interesting

[@marcpelta4055]

I enjoyed this lecture!

[@danijelakelava6602]

You do your great job, dear professor.😄😃😘😍😊

[@marimaulli2218]

Christin prince VS abools 😂😂

[@klila16]

I really wanted him to answer the second half of the question about the idea that Islam was embraced by commanders of Byzantine and sassanid empire defecting to the new religion. Leaving the back door open as se says to help them conquer. Maybe due to environmental or political discontent. Even in the absence of a volcano.

[@gandydancer9710]

He did answer the question. He said there was no evidence that he knew of for any story like that.

[@alicelund147]

There had been a devastating war between the Byzantine and Sassanid empire.

[@adspur]

Most of the world’s great religions would only be fringe at best.If not for empires and conquest religions wouldn’t have many followers.That’s a fact.

[@allycat5892]

I would say that when a war takes place, and there's a winner, and the winner will continue on with its conquest, some from the ones that lost will join the winner by adapting the new religion and thus grow and continue the conquests.

[@gandydancer9710]

@@allycat5892 You often aren't given a choice about joining the winner. See Charlemagne and the Saxons.

[@leilaskye8143]

Very unbiased and refreshing after the rants I've heard recently.

[@Wakamolewonder]

Muslims actually think all the previous prophets were Muslim with a capital M. Islam isn’t a new religion. It’s the religion of all previous prophets.

[@lauragf.9206]

Since I read that the moon was split in two, without historical proof or witnesses (other than muslims), i ve become very critical.

[@lilhammad9214]

on judgement day moon will be split reread verse

[@JOB-ee9qn]

its funny that something like splitting the moon no historian could see , but Muslims belief that it is a miracle

[@lauragf.9206]

lil hammad really? I reread (Versus 54: 1-2) According to the companions of Mohamed, he performed that miracle to show pagans that islam was the ”true” religion. Where should I reread?

[@lilhammad9214]

@@lauragf.9206 verse refers to the endgames. moon will be split in two...you just need a little reading comprehension

[@JOB-ee9qn]

@@lilhammad9214 the only thing that splits in two is the mount of olives on the day when Jesus returns

[@xsuploader]

Such a thought provoking talk and all people can talk about is his hair.

[@relaxingmindfoodandmma5108]

READ DESCRIPTION UNDER MY VIDEOS AND DESTROY ISLAM IN 10 MINUTES. kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5W2q415qtangqs

[@alexbaro]

Hardly thought provoking. I fell asleep while paying attention.

[@xsuploader]

@@alexbaro maybe not for you then. Different strokes for different folks.

[@alexbaro]

@@xsuploader More like different IQs.

[@kaisersoze8199]

Complete bs. I'm 20 minutes in and absolutely zero references or sources so far. I'm just staying for the blue hair and his hilarious attempt at revisionism. .

[@REM977]

Great presentation.

[@junevandermark952]

No matter which religion, I suggest it is only because humans are so harsh and judgmental of each other, that so many are willing to place faith in the existence of a harsh and judge-mental god.

[@islamisthetruewaytogod6812]

Hello ! May Allah protect and guide you to his light and happiness in this life and the hereafter, God bless, Ameen. Excuse me for giving a little presentation of Islam, because it is very misunderstood nowadays, especially on those « Antichrist's » times, where media and politics are mixed to distort history and truth. And terrorists (puppets of the Antichrist) who misinterpret verses, out of ignorance and political motivations, and take them out of historical context (just like radical atheists do by the way), don't help either. Thank you very much for your time. Islam is an arabic word that means the Surrender to the One and Only God, our Creator, Protector, Provider, who gives us life and all that we have, we are safe and sound by his will and grace, we are His and to Him we return, and we have to thank him in this trial life by submitting to him by our free will, or later in the Day of judgment when it's too late to save our own skin. Islam was the original Religion descended to earth from heaven with Adam and Eve (peace and blessing be upon them) in the beginning of humanity. and was passed to people with the succession of the 124 000 prophets and 315 messengers of God to all nations and civilizations since, passing by Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Ismaël, Joseph, Moses, Aaron, Joshua, David, Solomon and Jesus (Peace and blessing be upon them) during the history of mankind, the last replaces and completes the previous, until the succession of the last messenger of God fourteen centuries ago, Muhammad (Peace and blessing be upon him) to complete the noble morals of all mankind, to bring humans and jinns out of darkness into light, and to purify people's religion and belief from corruption and polytheism, and return it to purity and true monotheism, like it was in the times of the prophets (Peace and blessing be upon them). Many Religions that we know nowadays, at their beginning were true and under Islam, initiated by one of the prophets of God, but their original teachings, history and scriptures have been corrupted over time with falsification and polytheism, or lost and replaced with false ones. That's why Islam is the only Religion accepted by God nowadays, which consists in bearing witness that there is no god besides Allah (God in Aramaic, the original language of Jesus and the Gospel), and that Muhammad is His servant and messenger, just like Jesus and Moses and others are His servants and messengers. Never a messenger of God said he was God or literally son of God, it was the people after him who changed the words of God and corrupted the Religion. God is unique and absolute, He does not need to have a family and sons or to associate anyone else with His kingdom, He can simply create whatever He wants, everything belongs to Him, and to Him everything will return. Allah said in Surah Al-Mu’minun : “God has never begotten a son, nor is there any god besides Him. Otherwise, each god would have taken away what it has created, and some of them would have gained supremacy over others. Glory be to God, far beyond what they describe. The Knower of the hidden and the manifest. He is exalted, far above what they associate. (91-92 / Translated by ITANI). Allah means the one and only God, the God of all prophets and creatures, the creator of the universe and mankind, and the Master of the Day of judgment, where our destiny, Hell or Paradise, is decided based on our faith and deeds in this trial life, and above all, Allah's mercy. Allah said in Surah Al-Ikhlas : In the name of God, the Gracious, the Merciful. Say, “He is God, the One. God, the Absolute. He begets not, nor was He begotten. And there is none comparable to Him.” (1-4 / Translated by ITANI). Allah said in Surah An-Nisa : O FOLLOWERS of the Gospel! Do not overstep the bounds [of truth] in your religious beliefs, and do not say of God anything but the truth. The Christ Jesus, son of Mary, was but God's Apostle - [the fulfilment of] His promise which He had conveyed unto Mary - and a soul created by Him. Believe, then, in God and His apostles, and do not say, "[God is] a trinity". Desist [from this assertion] for your own good. God is but One God; utterly remote is He, in His glory, from having a son: unto Him belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is on earth; and none is as worthy of trust as God. Never did the Christ feel too proud to be God's servant, nor do the angels who are near unto Him. And those who feel too proud to serve Him and glory in their arrogance [should know that on Judgment Day] He will gather them all unto Himself: (171-172 / Translated by Muhammad Asad). Allah the Most Merciful said in Surah Ali-Imran : Behold, the only [true] religion in the sight of God is [man's] self-surrender unto Him; and those who were vouchsafed revelation aforetime took, out of mutual jealousy, to divergent views [on this point] only after knowledge [thereof] had come unto them. But as for him who denies the truth of God's messages - behold, God is swift in reckoning! Thus, [O Prophet,] if they argue with thee, say, "I have surrendered my whole being unto God, and [so have] all who follow me!" - and ask those who have been vouchsafed revelation aforetime, as well as all unlettered people, "Have you [too] surrendered yourselves unto Him?" And if they surrender themselves unto Him, they are on the right path; but if they turn away - behold, thy duty is no more than to deliver the message: for God sees all that is in [the hearts of] His creatures. Verily, as for those who deny the truth of God's messages, and slay the prophets against all right, and slay people who enjoin equity - announce unto them a grievous chastisement. It is they whose works shall come to nought both in this world and in the life to come; and they shall have none to succour them. (19-22 / Translated by Muhammad Asad).. Salam (Peace) -----------------

[@junevandermark952]

@@islamisthetruewaytogod6812 Had you been born into a Christian culture, you would be posting to me that to have my soul saved, I would have to believe Jesus is my savior. Which religion you "belong to" is based on where you were born and raised. The truth of that matter will set you free of all religion. Been there ... did that.

[@junevandermark952]

@@islamisthetruewaytogod6812 My guess is, the existence of gods and devils and all stories of the supposed supernatural, started back in the caveman days, when they knew nothing about the subject of hallucinations. From the book … Hallucinations … author … Oliver Sacks Hallucinatory experiences, whatever their cause, generate a world of imaginary beings and abodes-heaven, hell, fairyland. Such myths and beliefs are designed to clarify and reassure and, at the same time, to frighten and warn. We make narratives for a nocturnal experience which is common, real and physiologically based. When traditional figures-devils, witches, or hags-are no longer believed in, new ones-aliens, visitations from “a previous life”-take their place. Hallucinations, beyond any other waking experience, can excite, bewilder, terrify, or inspire, leading to the fokelore and the myths (sublime, horrible, creative, and playful) which perhaps no individual and no culture can wholly dispense with.

[@fabak]

@@junevandermark952 Wow. you are lying

[@junevandermark952]

@@fabak You have to believe that you see evil in others, before you can believe in the existence of a judge-mental god. If you believed that you saw only goodness in others, you would not be ABLE to worship an image of a judge-mental god, because you would think that if such a being existed ... it would be a horrible bully to pick on such wonderful people. Do you believe that is also a lie? You DO believe that YOU are wonderful ... don't you. Or do you believe that you also are an evil sinner ... not worthy of any kindness from a judge-mental god?

[@wilsonkorisawa7026]

First I thought that his blue hair was cause by damaged pixels on my screen...Maybe he is an Avatar .

[@user-qx8op7pn1o]

Me too lol

[@nabildk6954]

Most of what he called " material evidence" is just "probably and trust me bro"

[@abedmahmood]

@1:04:54 yes there are ways to authenticate hadiths. Im surprised you missed that topic in the research.

[@abdihalimyusufmohamed8903]

Don't waste your time on reading comments about his blue hair.

[@gbtusa1325]

better than commenting on fake prophet.

[@hawamuhdin1344]

@@gbtusa1325 you’re life is fake bless prophet Muhammad peace and blessings be upon our prophet best creation of Allah

[@limitlessvoid4513]

@@hawamuhdin1344 do you agree, that islam is peace? because if you do, then you don't agree with the killing of aposte. so what will you choose?

[@raymollyraymolly722]

@@hawamuhdin1344 Mo was nothing but a criminal and a pedophile and all his crimes are recorded in the Muslim books the qouran and the hadeeth. Islam is an evil wicked cult and should be banned in all western and all civilised countries.

[@noWoodsman]

@@gbtusa1325 if you make a claim, support the claim and give evidence. There's more evidence that they have existed and have been messengers than not lol.

[@gulampatel4194]

Well done, keep up the good work, excellent!

[@islamisthetruewaytogod6812]

Hello ! May Allah protect and guide you to his light and happiness in this life and the hereafter, God bless, Ameen. Excuse me for giving a little presentation of Islam, because it is very misunderstood nowadays, especially on those « Antichrist's » times, where media and politics are mixed to distort history and truth. And terrorists (puppets of the Antichrist) who misinterpret verses, out of ignorance and political motivations, and take them out of historical context (just like radical atheists do by the way), don't help either. Thank you very much for your time. Islam is an arabic word that means the Surrender to the One and Only God, our Creator, Protector, Provider, who gives us life and all that we have, we are safe and sound by his will and grace, we are His and to Him we return, and we have to thank him in this trial life by submitting to him by our free will, or later in the Day of judgment when it's too late to save our own skin. Islam was the original Religion descended to earth from heaven with Adam and Eve (peace and blessing be upon them) in the beginning of humanity. and was passed to people with the succession of the 124 000 prophets and 315 messengers of God to all nations and civilizations since, passing by Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Ismaël, Joseph, Moses, Aaron, Joshua, David, Solomon and Jesus (Peace and blessing be upon them) during the history of mankind, the last replaces and completes the previous, until the succession of the last messenger of God fourteen centuries ago, Muhammad (Peace and blessing be upon him) to complete the noble morals of all mankind, to bring humans and jinns out of darkness into light, and to purify people's religion and belief from corruption and polytheism, and return it to purity and true monotheism, like it was in the times of the prophets (Peace and blessing be upon them). Many Religions that we know nowadays, at their beginning were true and under Islam, initiated by one of the prophets of God, but their original teachings, history and scriptures have been corrupted over time with falsification and polytheism, or lost and replaced with false ones. That's why Islam is the only Religion accepted by God nowadays, which consists in bearing witness that there is no god besides Allah (God in Aramaic, the original language of Jesus and the Gospel), and that Muhammad is His servant and messenger, just like Jesus and Moses and others are His servants and messengers. Never a messenger of God said he was God or literally son of God, it was the people after him who changed the words of God and corrupted the Religion. God is unique and absolute, He does not need to have a family and sons or to associate anyone else with His kingdom, He can simply create whatever He wants, everything belongs to Him, and to Him everything will return. Allah said in Surah Al-Mu’minun : “God has never begotten a son, nor is there any god besides Him. Otherwise, each god would have taken away what it has created, and some of them would have gained supremacy over others. Glory be to God, far beyond what they describe. The Knower of the hidden and the manifest. He is exalted, far above what they associate. (91-92 / Translated by ITANI). Allah means the one and only God, the God of all prophets and creatures, the creator of the universe and mankind, and the Master of the Day of judgment, where our destiny, Hell or Paradise, is decided based on our faith and deeds in this trial life, and above all, Allah's mercy. Allah said in Surah Al-Ikhlas : In the name of God, the Gracious, the Merciful. Say, “He is God, the One. God, the Absolute. He begets not, nor was He begotten. And there is none comparable to Him.” (1-4 / Translated by ITANI). Allah said in Surah An-Nisa : O FOLLOWERS of the Gospel! Do not overstep the bounds [of truth] in your religious beliefs, and do not say of God anything but the truth. The Christ Jesus, son of Mary, was but God's Apostle - [the fulfilment of] His promise which He had conveyed unto Mary - and a soul created by Him. Believe, then, in God and His apostles, and do not say, "[God is] a trinity". Desist [from this assertion] for your own good. God is but One God; utterly remote is He, in His glory, from having a son: unto Him belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is on earth; and none is as worthy of trust as God. Never did the Christ feel too proud to be God's servant, nor do the angels who are near unto Him. And those who feel too proud to serve Him and glory in their arrogance [should know that on Judgment Day] He will gather them all unto Himself: (171-172 / Translated by Muhammad Asad). Allah the Most Merciful said in Surah Ali-Imran : Behold, the only [true] religion in the sight of God is [man's] self-surrender unto Him; and those who were vouchsafed revelation aforetime took, out of mutual jealousy, to divergent views [on this point] only after knowledge [thereof] had come unto them. But as for him who denies the truth of God's messages - behold, God is swift in reckoning! Thus, [O Prophet,] if they argue with thee, say, "I have surrendered my whole being unto God, and [so have] all who follow me!" - and ask those who have been vouchsafed revelation aforetime, as well as all unlettered people, "Have you [too] surrendered yourselves unto Him?" And if they surrender themselves unto Him, they are on the right path; but if they turn away - behold, thy duty is no more than to deliver the message: for God sees all that is in [the hearts of] His creatures. Verily, as for those who deny the truth of God's messages, and slay the prophets against all right, and slay people who enjoin equity - announce unto them a grievous chastisement. It is they whose works shall come to nought both in this world and in the life to come; and they shall have none to succour them. (19-22 / Translated by Muhammad Asad).. Salam (Peace) -----------------

[@melbaga6030]

Eye-opening. I learned that Islam started out as an inclusive “believers” revival movement centered on three things: monotheism, piety, and eschatological judgment day. Further, I learned that Christians and Jews were included in the early movement era. Oh that we can roll back time!

[@jj4791]

Well, yeah. Muhammad was informed at a young age that he would be a prophet of god. It was a Christian missionary doing what Jesus commanded him to do, who told young Muhammad this. So, how could he reject the religion who inspired his? I mean, it's obvious he had a translation of certain books of the Christian Bible at that time, as he references Abraham, Jesus, etc.

[@hamzahmohammedsafi3784]

Good informative work.

[@youtube_apprentice]

P(;ACE.. Gary Wills, "What the Qur'an Meant: And Why It Matters" kzbin.info/www/bejne/q52uZqWba8doaMk Prof. John Esposito kzbin.info/www/bejne/e2fGfKmGpJl3rJo&490 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "my choice of muhammad to lead the list of the world's most influential persons may surprise some readers and may be questioned by others, but he was the only man in history who was supremely successful on both the religious and secular level." * Michael H. Hart, the 100: a ranking of the most influential persons in history, new york: hart publishing company, inc., 1978, p. 33. 2.bp.blogspot.com/-aaPI77gZaUA/VSSN-AjittI/AAAAAAAADYs/WTForJ2bALo/s1600/pdfbooksinfo.blogspot.com www.amazon.com/100-Ranking-Influential-Persons-History/dp/0806513500/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=MICHAEL+H+HART >> www.unf.edu/~n00006757/astronomylectures/The%20100.pdf _______________________________________________________________________________ "muhammad is the most successful of all prophets and religious personalities." * In the Encyclopedia Britannica ________________________________________________________________________________ "it is impossible for anyone who studies the life and character of the great prophet of arabia, who knows how he taught and how he lived, to feel anything but reverence for that mighty prophet, one of the great messengers of the supreme. and although in what i put to you i shall say many things which may be familiar to many, yet i myself feel whenever i re-read them, a new way of admiration, a new sense of reverence for that mighty arabian teacher." * annie besant, the life and teachings of muhammad,madras,1932, p. 4. ________________________________________________________________________________ "but do you mean to tell me that the man who in the full flush of youthful vigour, a young man of four and twenty (24), married a woman much his senior, and remained faithful to her for six and twenty years (26), at fifty years of age when the passions are dying married for lust and sexual passion? not thus are men's lives to be judged. and you look at the women whom he married, you will find that by every one of them an alliance was made for his people, or something was gained for his followers, or the woman was in sore need of protection." "he was caesar and pope in one; but he was pope without pope's pretensions, caesar without the legions of caesar: without a standing army, without a bodyguard, without a palace, without a fixed revenue; if ever any man had the right to say that he ruled by the right divine, it was mohammed, for he had all the power without its instruments and without its supports." * bosworth smith, mohammad and mohammadanism, london, 1874, p. 92. _____________________________________________________________________________ "the league of nations founded by the prophet of islam put the principle of international unity and human brotherhood on such universal foundations as to show candle to other nations." he continues: "the fact is that no nation of the world can show a parallel to what islam has done towards the realization of the idea of theleague of nations." * Prof. C. Snouck Hurgronje ________________________________________________________________________________ "muhammad was the soul of kindness, and his influence was felt and never forgotten by those around him." * (Diwan Chand Sharma, the prophets of the east, calcutta, 1935, pp. 12) ________________________________________________________________________________ "it is not the propagation but the permanency of his religion that deserves our wonder, the same pure and perfect impression which he engraved at mecca and medina is preserved, after the revolutions of twelve centuries by the indian, the african and the turkish proselytes of the koran. . . the mahometans have uniformly withstood the temptation of reducing the object of their faith an devotion to a level with the senses and imagination of man. 'i believe in one god and mahomet the apostle of god' is the simple and invariable profession of islam. the intellectual image of the deity has never been degraded by any visible idol; the honours of the prophet have never transgressed the measure of human virtue, and his living precepts have restrained the gratitude of his disciples within the bounds of reason and religion." * Edward Gibbon and Simon Ocklay, History of the saracen empire, london, 1870, p. 54. _______________________________________________________________________________ "no great religious leader has been so maligned as prophet mohammed. attacked in the past as a heretic, an impostor, or a sensualist, it is still possible to find him referred to as "the false prophet." a modern german writer accuses prophet mohammed of sensuality, surrounding himself with young women. this man was not married until he was twenty-five years of age, then he and his wife lived in happiness and fidelity for twenty-four years, until her death when he was forty-nine. only between the age of fifty and his death at sixty-two did prophet mohammed take other wives, only one of whom was a virgin, and most of them were taken for dynastic and political reasons. certainly the prophet's record was better than the head of the church of england, henry viii." * Geoffrey Parrinder ________________________________________________________________________________ "If a man like muhamed were to assume the dictatorship of the modern world, he would succeed in solving its problems that would bring it the much needed peace and happiness." * George Bernard Shaw .

[@playboisalva]

KZbin Apprentice aren’t u tired of copy n pasting

[@hamzahmohammedsafi3784]

@@youtube_apprentice That was one month ago. I did my research and I realised this was soo ignorant to the Islamic traditional methodology of preserving history.

[@SurpriseMeJT]

@@hamzahmohammedsafi3784 The Islamic methodology is simply to lie and ignore any facts which challenge your goal, which is to maintain a false narrative which keeps followers dreaming of submitting the world into the most repressive theological dictatorship.

[@hamzahmohammedsafi3784]

@@SurpriseMeJT lol

[@thedynamicsolo4232]

You would think such a scholar would give more insight on Muhammed. Just a perusal of where he was from and how he came about the visions and book. There are known facts that give a more vilified view of the "prophet". It would be interesting and beneficial to hear more about the man and what happened via the facts, how he proceeded/progressed with his first wife and family and his leaving and his marriage to the rich widow. His shunning of her after coming to power and marrying "ayesha" at 6 years old and consummating that marriage when she was 9, according to the qur'an.

[@Bluesruse]

It is very hard to give that sort of insight with any kind of certainty, as most religious characters and their founders, as depicted in the various holy books of the religion itself, are typically very detached from actual real history. This applies to all "abrahamic" religions present still today.

[@dr.vegetable]

@@Bluesrusebiblical characters and their stories are not claimed to be literal retellings of stories as opposed to Quran and Haadiths

[@Bluesruse]

@@dr.vegetable Well, that depends on who you ask, and when. If you tell an average Christian, that none of the sayings or deeds of Jesus can be traced to an actual historical figure, they don't take too kind to that sort of stuff. Nor do Jews (at least the religious kind), when you tell them their exodus never _actually_ happened, nor did their Moses _actually_ even exist. So, while I agree that there's a lot more room for "human error" and "interpretation" and such, a very "literal" meaning to the stories at the core is at least to some degree present in all three.

[@xpsmango4146]

Early age marriages is a point taken by many. In Europe in 18 century marriages in royal families of baby girls as young as 3 yrs old are recorded

[@jonb5493]

I wish I'd been there to ask qs! Digging thru this and other research, so many qs to ask, e.g.: Regarding the q of where Muhammad himself got his content from, that became refined thru recitation into the quran, what does the research expose? And what research exists as to a sort of proto-quran material around before Muhammad became involved? Apparently there is some evidence of this in texts that exist from long before his death, perhaps even before his birth. And we know that c500 AD all sorts of content and texts were circulating in the periphery of the Roman empire - how were these incorporated? By oral recital only or from which content (Muhammad was illiterate but his pals weren't)? - BTW I found this youtube content - among many others - a great addenda in this area: "Who Wrote the Qur'an | What Sources Were Used?"

[@dar3a90]

Brilliant and informative. At 8:20 I thought to myself, here we go, this guy starts his lecture with sarcasm. And I assumed that he is already biased and not going to be objective. But I have to admit that it is not the case, he did a good job and was meticulous, I can sense that already in the way he pronounced arabic words like 'islam إسلام' and 'quran قرآن', which was suprisingly correct. His pronounciation and emphasis on certain letters is commendable and can only mean that he cares for details.

[@7CAJONEZ]

Too long to watch all of the mind numbing details. All anyone needs to know about islam: it was created by muhammed who came 600 years AFTER Jesus who was the exact OPPOSITE of Jesus. Mohamed worshipped his moon god allah hence the moon and star of islam. Throw in the fact that he objected to the chosen jews being the legitimate descendants of Isaac, the legitimate heir of Abraham, and arabs not chosen being the descendants of Ishmael the illegitimate, bastard son of Abraham. There you know why it's a made up religion like scientology, mormon, wiccan, satanists universal unitarian. Any thing after Jesus is false and not of God.

[@d7home2129]

Not really. Caring for arabic isn't really evidence. He is very biased

[@Spirit5Smile]

how so? he's a historian and he has to remain objective in his studies. granted, this video is my introduction to him so idk maybe you know things about him that im unaware of @@d7home2129

[@Suleiman212]

Yeah that was a pretty disappointing comment early on that belies his sincerity. As if the Quran itself doesn't explain why the Quran is in Arabic, and doesn't affirm that Allah sends messages in all the languages of every nation.

[@dar3a90]

@@Suleiman212 Yes, a disappointing comment, but please consider, that this man seems to be an Atheist (and it is and what follows are pure speculations), meaning he doesn't believe in all that regarding religions, and his interest in the matter is purely for the history behind it. This man doesn't believe that messages were sent from god and doesn't believe that prophets delivered those messages, and there is no 'rational' explanation, as to why Quran was delivered in Arabic. You have to be a man of faith, which means believing in something you haven't witnessed or experienced and just have faith that it happened, in order to believe that about God, messages and prophets. I had this feeling from the very beginning, and all I expected from him is sincerity in his analysis of the history itself, which to me was somewhat fair taking into account that he was relying on material evidence. He did muslims justice, by at least not repeating the western narrative and accepting that they were fair and tolerant towards other religions in the area.

[@denisd6215]

As a muslim, I am grateful for all efforts to enlighten the truth. This is very sincere work.

[@Ken-fh4jc]

You aren’t going to drop a bomb are you?

[@Ashish-yo8ci]

@@Ken-fh4jc wtf?

[@HussainFazaal]

​@Ken-fh4jc Well, why don't you ask the guys who dropped the largest bomb known to mankind 😊

[@denisd6215]

@@Ken-fh4jc I was sincere. This work is much needed. I suggest you check Manifesto for Islamic reform - Edip Yuksel. God bless

[@yohannes732]

@@Ken-fh4jcwhat’s wrong with you

[@YonasonWeideman]

Great lecture... but why is his hair blue?