Lesley Hazleton: The doubt essential to faith

When Lesley Hazleton was writing a biography of Muhammad, she was struck by something: The night he received the revelation of the Koran, according to early accounts, his first reaction was doubt, awe, even fear. And yet this experience became the bedrock of his belief. Hazleton calls for a new appreciation of doubt and questioning as the foundation of faith -- and an end to fundamentalism of all kinds.
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[@abdulazizahmad2574]

you know, I am muslim and I respect people who doubt and looking for truth. muhammed was doubting about religion but in the same time he was looking for the truth. no matter who you are and no matter what's your religion just be open mind and doubt. this who we are, we are human not animals or angels. I think god created people with brain and give them freedom so people can think and also choose their path and every one is responsible for his mistake. If you think you right because you born in hindu or christian or muslim or jewish community and others are wrong this is first mistake you do for yourself. you can't judge anybody just do the right thing and behave good (show forgiveness, enjoin kindness, and turn away from the ignorant )

[@asmailalshami4468]

بارك الله فيك ..

[@majoobba9947]

Proud that a Muslim said that... doubt and looking for truth !

[@captainhd9741]

Your prophet never doubted in Gods existence. Be careful with what you say

[@sassycassgames3158]

@@captainhd9741 Be careful when trying to speak about something of something you are ignorant of. The Dunning-Kruger effect will only protect you from embarrassment so long as no one takes the time to educate you.

[@gaber42424]

he never wanted to kill himself but he was terribly afraid but never wanted to kill himself

[@belugaabs]

please make audiobook that she read her all book, her voice is goals

[@gaber42424]

he never wanted to kill himself but he was terribly afraid but never wanted to kill himself

[@tariqizaz]

As too was of Prophet Muhammad that message now overwhelm Lezley.. Her views are welcome as they are dispassionate & exploratory... Atleast she is getting a sense that this work called The Quran in the time period it was done cannot be a human compilation altho for sure it could be dictated.... So let’s investigate was it a human dictation or a little more of who ‘s it can be & the answer is ALSO given in the QURAN .... Prophet Muhammad put a claim of being part Godly but pure human... As per Quran the biggest SIN in the Quran is to feign equality or part Godly.... So then it becomes meaningful that NO human could have compiled this Treatise “ The Living Code of Life as desired by GOD for humans to live by as they endeavour to qualify to be lifted to the next level aka the heavenly abode !!!

[@luthfiusman8107]

Agree...and also her logic

[@muhammadkhurramiqbal]

“And very few amongst you reflect!” The Noble Quran

[@lunah4023]

"Abolish all doubt, and what's left is not faith, but absolute heartless conviction"

[@binnghulbain]

The most important lesson that my mom taught me from the time I could talk was that to question your faith and God was to make it stronger. She told me that questioning is essential and that has made me who I am with every aspect of life.

[@legendsofthefall95]

" Real faith has no easy answers. It's difficult and stubborn. It involves an ongoing struggle, a continual questioning of what we think we know, a wrestling with issues and ideas. It goes hand in hand with doubt in a never ending conversation with it, and sometime in conscious defiance of it. " .. This brought tears into my eyes.. so true!

[@BudiYunior]

we muslim call it jihad

[@gaber42424]

he never wanted to kill himself but he was terribly afraid but never wanted to kill himself

[@Muneer404]

@@gaber42424 i think its more of He was very scared of what he experienced he would rather jump off a cliff to ease the overwhelming sensation rather than being suicidal

[@gaber42424]

@@Muneer404 we don't take our religion from guesses especially stupid ones

[@aliqwe4541]

She knows Islam better than many Muslims !!

[@aureliatribegurl226]

Exactly why I was led here by the powers that be. I am grateful on my path to The Truth.

[@harrymartin2459]

gam mal as well as in Hebrew

[@thematrix2783]

Yes she do

[@Mhawary29]

No, she doesn’t, she is talking about basics that all muslims already knew

[@TheFog91]

Yes as well as she prefers fabricated materials about the prophet (peace be upon him) in many cases in her book than the authentic sources. Be careful. Below is such an example. facebook.com/SCDawah/videos/870860689978211/

[@aureliatribegurl226]

This woman is AWESOME! Yet real, humble, truthful, provocative, and I could go on & on... she is my new go-to KZbin speaker. Love her research, findings, eloquent way of sharing with us.

[@randomvideos5744]

im a muslim but im so proud of her i mean u can feel her sicere feeling and words coming out of her heart . she have this pure kind heart i really liked her

[@randomvideos5744]

and i totally agree with what u said

[@kamranmahfooz12]

I really like her . I keep coming back to her.

[@gaber42424]

he never wanted to kill himself but he was terribly afraid but never wanted to kill himself

[@amaechler]

"Real faith has no easy answers."

[@phanindrakumar8740]

Day 1 when am challenged

[@ragemsaid8697]

Andreas Maechler it’s a choice tho. One have to choose: faith or otherwise. Thank u. No force here.

[@JoeHarkinsHimself]

"Real faith" has no answers at all. With "real faith" you can believe anything. That's what faith is, belief without a reasonable basis. Otherwise, with verifiable evidence, it's not faith but knowledge. Do you have verifiable evidence for the existence of a god?

[@flowerpower7268]

@@JoeHarkinsHimself the existence of the Allmighty. Otherways you would have to doubt about yourself existence if that's so? I have plant a seed but not my power to make tree grow. I have not made the Cow. And not made a perfect designed universe. If you need any more proof then your existence and experience fof Allah, than you are real doubter.

[@sayedahmadullah3625]

@@JoeHarkinsHimself yes, look in the mirror, and in the night look up into the stars. look with no ego or emotion in your heart, and it'll come to you, believe me it will my brother.

[@amjedabdeljelil9038]

For years I've been seeking answer to the violence and intolerance of religious people from all creed, I even thought that the Buddhist are exception, but after what happened in Myanmar they aren't the exception, I taught that the Atheist are exception but after what happened in China, where Believers are put in Camps, they aren't the exception ....You lady (Lasley Hazeleton) did answer my question, " Doubt is the Heart of matter, Abolish all doubt and what's left is not Faith, but absolute Hearth less Conviction" You are Absolutely correct, even God / Allah ask us to believe not to prove his existence...Believe is knowing plus doubt, if you eliminate the doubt you are left Certainty, Certainty requires evidence, no one can can proof or disproof the existence of Allah / God... If you are left with believe (Knowing+Doubt), you have to practice your believe on yourself only and not get anyone else involved with you. God / Allah was clear that the judgement will on the individual level. not by groups. So thank you Lovely lady, you have been an enlightenment to us.

[@captainhd9741]

You can prove God and you will be surprised about how easy it is. Without going into a ramble I'll comment one proof if you want but here I'll just focus on what you said about violence. First of all Christianity, Judaism and Islam are religions created by the same God through different guides (prophets) of humanity. There is a verse in the Quran about how every nation has been sent a prophet and one nation has even had 3 prophets sent together. That is 3 just for one group of people. It is not unlikely that a prophet is sent to people with a holy book but then the people either claim that the prophet is God (like with Jesus because of the miracles God had given him) or maybe they change the holy book after the prophet has died. If you want to know if religion is violent or not don't look at the "followers" but rather look at the leaders. Look at the prophet of Islam and Imam Ali (a.s.) and not ISIS. If I want to know how good chef Gordon Remsy is at cooking should I look at him or should I look at my mums cooking because she follows him on facebook or twitter? 😂 People are ignorant and religion is like a sharp knife. A knife is not good nor evil rather if you use it to cut food to eat or give food to the homeless it is good but if you kill someone with it then it is bad but it your fault not the knife because you chose to use it for bad. If you believe in God that makes you not afraid to die which is good but if you think wrongly God wants you to explode yourself to go paradise thats not what Quran or prophet (saws) says

[@amjedabdeljelil9038]

@@captainhd9741 I'm assuming you are Shia cause your teaching came from Imam Ali, which i have nothing but love love and admiration for the imam, I even read a big portion of " Nahj al balagha". My agreement with this lovely lady is based on preserving the " doubt" as tool to use in this earth journey that the creator blessed us.. Nothing is 100% clear not in religion neither in science.. Millions of scientists came up with theories and understanding that today we know they were wrong, that doesn't Discredit that efforts or questions their intelligence but instead strengthen our understanding that doubt keep us researching and looking for more and more, that's how evolve as specie.. If we stopped looking we would never get to the point we are in today.. The same apply on faith and God, imam Ali explained the Quran based on his time, his ideas was an inspiration of his time.. As you know Islam is universal and eternal, explain to me how are going to convince a Japanese man that " Ahl al beit" do miracles? Today the human mind evolved from miracles and focus on research.. Allah designed existence this way, as humans understand more of this universe, God in book became more and more real, cause all this beauty can't be random, it must have an Architect, the Architect is Allah.. Doubt helps us to keep us going .. If you read the Qur'an today, without any previous interpretation, you are going to discover, that it's the book from a devine..

[@biology6647]

this idea that crystal clear conviction is a source of all violence on earth is also not the ultimate truth and you should also doubt this idea and find more answers., doubt is a part of the road but not the final destination of a believer. only the complete conviction of heart brings light in heart and it blossoms us with blissful joy. the environment of this universe and we ourselves are equipped with everything to come to the certainty after passing through skepticism. yes doubts appear on the mirror of hearts but they are not essential elements to preserve them in hearts because they wil grow. according to you faith equals knowing plus doubt and conviction is a source of evil need further research.

[@gaber42424]

he never wanted to kill himself but he was terribly afraid but never wanted to kill himself

[@FaryalWasti]

This was wonderful. May God bless her for the hearts she's opened.

[@titanabdul5332]

You know nothing about islam but yet you talk .

[@myheartwillstopinjoy8142]

@@titanabdul5332 How would you know if they know nothing about islam?

[@alleflamem]

@@myheartwillstopinjoy8142 First revelation to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)| Powerful Reminder Full HD 1080p

[@alleflamem]

@@myheartwillstopinjoy8142 MUST WATCH | The First Revelation - Muhammad [SAW] the Prophet

[@alleflamem]

@@myheartwillstopinjoy8142 Iqra -- The first revelation to Prophet Muhammad Peach Be Upon Him

[@Esther_Stephenson_Art]

My doubts felt like they were tearing me apart my faith. Now I realise my doubts are essential to my faith; they keep me human and real. They stop me from being caught up in the bubble of "truth" and becoming dogmatic. My agnostic ways of thinking allow me to relate, reach out and listen to what others have to say. My doubts don't make my faith a failure. My doubts are the evidence of my faith.

[@Ooooiops]

I'm a Muslim & I respect her, she's atheist but very open minded & not racist 👍🏼

[@Chris-xt8em]

MrLiberali Islam is not a race, thanks. Peace

[@justsain3236]

Islam is not a race, also I object to the term islamaphobia it should be changed to anti-Islam or something else

[@bedito95]

She's not an atheist she's an agnostic jew.

[@ReulMcGillolane]

bedito95 I was going to say the same thing... For those who don't know, Jew, in this case, means an ethnic group...and 'agnostic' means someone who says, "i don't know, I'm not yet convinced about religion." An 'athiest,' on theother hand, BELIEVES firmly that there is NO God.

[@madman3891]

Reul McGillolane "yet convinced about *existence of a deity*"

[@PhillAlexandros]

Mind Blown. What an eloquent, intelligent force. So glad I stumbled on to this video.

[@annakhan2565]

Luciana Morais 👉 💐

[@azeemqurbanali3281]

Read Quran

[@gaber42424]

he never wanted to kill himself but he was terribly afraid but never wanted to kill himself

[@ahnafabdullah5307]

@@gaber42424 no, he did think of killing and used to go to a cliff,wanting to jump off but then he would hear a voice ,"You are Muhammad,the messenger of Allah,and I am Gabriel."

[@gaber42424]

@@ahnafabdullah5307 No he didn't he was in the mountain and Gabriel entered the mountain in a human form and said to him "Read" and the prophet said "what should i read" then Gabriel said "Read" and the prophet said "what should i read" then Gabriel said "(اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ*خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ*اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَم*الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ*عَلَّمَ الْإِنسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ) the Gabriel vanished and then the prophet then huried back to his home terrified and he discrebed it as follows "ووصف ذلك رسول الله -عليه الصّلاة والسّلام- في الحديث قائلاً: (بَيْنَما أنَا أمْشي، سمعتُ صوتاً من السماءِ، فرفعْتُ بصرِي قِبَلَ السماءِ، فإذَا المَلَكُ الذي جاءَني بِحِراءَ، قاعدٌ على كرسيٍّ بينَ السماءِ والأرضِ، فجَئِثْتُ منهُ، حتى هَوَيْتُ إلى الأرضِ، فجِئْتُ أهلِي فقلْتُ: زمِّلونِي زمِّلونِي، فَزَمَّلونِي، فأَنْزَلَ اللهُ تعالى: يَا أَيُّهَا المُدَّثِّرُ*قُمْ فَأَنْذِرْ، إلى قولهِ: فَاهْجُرْ)" he never said something about killing himself if you have a reliable source give it to me like AL Hadeeth or Quran except that you're just saying nonsense

[@blackdarkghost1212]

I'm a Muslim, and I agree with her. Allah says: the demolition of the entire universe is less atrocious to Allah than unjustly shedding a single drop of human blood

[@marksteve8373]

Was that your own translation!? Nice one

[@marksteve8373]

Malahat C I didn't quite get what you meant, sister:)

[@marksteve8373]

Napoléon Bonaparte Bro, don't call me an idiot please. It's disrespectful, really. I won't call you other than brother. Moreover, I read the Quran... I just admired the translation that the brother has provided, he put it in his own words, and it came out good. Don't make false assumptions, and call people names. Reading your comment made me feel bad, may God forgive you.

[@napoleonbonaparte7686]

@@marksteve8373 i am sorry,I thought u were just one of those who spread hate and ignorance,I will delete my previous comment to u..Apologies

[@marksteve8373]

No worries:) Have a good time!

[@sharpblade7811]

I agree with her, doubt is essential to faith. If I believe in something without having questions about it, this becomes dogma, but asking questions will shed more and more light on the subject until it becomes a clear truth for me.

[@markorbit4752]

What doubts have you had about islam?

[@gaber42424]

he never wanted to kill himself but he was terribly afraid but never wanted to kill himself

[@OgaKunieda]

@@gaber42424 you have a boring life

[@kikinanie]

Couldn't agree more, she is brilliant. Profiling Muhammad in a secular point of view.

[@muhammadkhurramiqbal]

“Acquire knowledge, even if you have to go to China for the purpose.“ Muhammad (may Allah’s peace & blessings be upon him)

[@chosenundead4856]

Oh no, he was a commie as well.

[@Faisal-tx9ii]

This Hadith is weak. And rasul was not a commie😄 I got your joke. He was incredible.

[@behruzhimo]

'After keeping company with Prophet Muhammad as a writer for the past five years, I can't see that he'd be anything, but utterly outraged at the militant fundamentalists who claim to speak and act in his name in the Middle East and elsewhere today. He'd be appalled at the repression of the half of the population because of their gender. He'd be torn apart by the bitter divisiveness of sectarianism. He'd call out terrorism for what it is - not only criminal, but an obscene travesty of everything he believed in and struggled for. He'd say what the Koran says: 'Anyone who takes a life, takes the life of all humanity. Anyone who saves a life, saves the life of all humanity' [Koran 5:32] And he'd commit himself fully to the hard and thorny process of making peace.'

[@Chris-xt8em]

Behruz H "Anyone who saves a life, saves the life of all humanity' [Koran 5:32] " , is not from the Qur'an. It's an old Jewish folk tale which was plagiarized to form a part of the Qur'an. It existed before Muhammad, and was not originally an Islamic source. Can you tell me Behruz, how many people did Muhammad kill?

[@Chris-xt8em]

Mohamed Sonic "we musilms are prohibited from marrying girls who didnt fully develop .", just a quick question brother, is 6 years old fully developed? Muhammad married Aisha when she was 6, and consumated the marriage when she was 9, I'm just curious as to what you think the age is when a girl is fully developed. Thanks brother, Chris.

[@LivingInMadina]

+s devrim Life is a test brother and God is the most just. Suppose you studied for a huge exam and your friend didn't. You both walk in and after 4 hours you both walk out. Two weeks later you bother get your results. Both of you passed. You look at your friends test and see all his answers were incorrect but yet he passed. That's injustice. Similarly life is a test that needs to be passed in order to achieve everlasting life in paradise. Islam teaches us how to be humans and not animals. I ask you a simple question, how do you know rape and robbery are bad? Give me one reason why a man shouldn't do it.

[@LivingInMadina]

+Zaiva UK 1400 years ago it was a normal for people to get married that young. If it was an issue during that time, Muhammads enemies would be sure to point it out. Documented history shows no such thing. He was called a liar, a soothsayer, a magician, and even a madman but never once did they mention his marriage. Look up history, you'll find many kings and nobles who married young too. Islam says the age of puberty is when a person becomes a man or woman. At 9, Aisha was a woman during that time. Thank you brother.

[@illiazo]

+s devrim and what about your racist stupidity ?

[@dauharryrahman3398]

It is sweet, Lesley, to watch your goodness, your love for humanity transpire through your words and tone. May God grant you a good share in heaven. You are a better preacher of peace and empathy than most preachers.

[@Paulfire0]

This lady just made my day.

[@TheFeather321]

Her voice is so soothing and robotic. I love it! She should voice Siri

[@tariqismail1051]

Christine Jones yep you r very right

[@awaisn]

That was beautiful. The way she explained things + her voice is too good.

[@ReyReyloads]

Great Talk. I love her respect for religious differences as well as her understanding for our humanity above all.

[@My_Big_Dragon]

She brings tears in my eyes, my heart melts!

[@JagAmerable]

I just wanna listen to this woman every day!

[@jontaikarachi3557]

I am a muslim, and I've learned with this woman a new perspective of the prophet muhammad ( pbuh )that the majority of muslim preachers, today, don't know about. Thank you dear madam for this wonderful speech ^_^ . God bless you.

[@S_UC60]

I love her voice.

[@MohammadQadasi]

Tears are on all my face :'"(

[@MsMoknin]

Best scholar i have heard for a long time concerning the faith

[@anandsinha7021]

the witness is lunatic Mohammed himself....

[@gaber42424]

he never wanted to kill himself but he was terribly afraid but never wanted to kill himself

[@taufik1595]

a scholar with a strong background in psychology

[@mahmudhun1911]

Segala puji hanya bagi Allah Tuhan sekelian alam 🤚

[@hamidali5430]

That was some speech tbh. An unbiased, realistic and without supporting anyone's agenda and beyond any politics or militants ideology. As a Muslim, I Thank You for presenting the true nature of Islam and True personality of Muhammad (PBUH) to the world

[@FurkanKhan100]

you are right. faith has stopped people from doing horrible things, and also inspired some to do horrible things. personally, it has given me strength, purpose, and made me a better person with an open mind.

[@mohamedsahnoune1233]

She is closer to faith than the fundamentalists. Thank you Madam

[@malza1377]

In 1978 my mom got married when she was 11 years old. Most of our mothers in that time (1950.. ) got married between 8 to 12 years old. It was very common in their time. So , what about 100 years ago or 200 years ago or even 500 years ago , It was abvious from historic books that the age of marriage starts from around 8-10 and before 8 years old was just a contract to hold the pride , especially if she has great traits and belongs to a respectful family. This is the way in that times ... So people be honest when criticizing and do not comment based on your empty brain from the history of nations.

[@karela2288]

The Talmud (like the Babylonische people) childeren after 3 year you can do what you want. Do not think about it, its your worst nightmare. Greats from Germany

[@rania.f6421]

It’s not about 13 years old are marrying 13 year old, the problem with Quran it never child marriage with old men or vise versa

[@user-zo4jo5pz9w]

As a Muslim , I am grateful and amazed by your vision of Muhammad's experiences as a human being. You left my mind in awe.

[@yongkichendera3177]

She reminds me of Professor Mcgonagall 😂

[@Samezz69]

I thought exactly the same

[@Punkletariat]

This is so beautiful, thankyou Lesley 💖🥺

[@mustafaahmadi3111]

May Allah SWT bless you and guide you and us to straight path.

[@greglogan7706]

Mustafa What exactly is a straight path and who decides

[@mustafaahmadi3111]

@@greglogan7706 Straight path is the true or the right path which pleases God Almighty. The straight path has been shown to us by God Almighty through His books sent to holy messengers. The final revelation which is the Holy Quran which we Muslims claim to be the true book of guidance from God Almighty which is preserved and has not changed like holy bible. Holy Quran is a the true guidance for Mankind and Jins from God Almighty.

[@jawedmanowar657]

Such an Beautiful Orator and above that such an Beautiful Explanation in simplest of Terms...until one hasnt read and Felt for it Couldn't have explained in such an Modest and Beautifull way May Allah Bless you

[@imascully90]

Thank you Lesley Hazleton, this speech was beautiful indeed.

[@ricardoveld5502]

I don't understand this comments from Muslims who say "I am a Muslim and agree with this lady" this woman has just given the best image of our prophet and the best interpretation of Islam of all times!! what's wrong with you people?don't you understand English?

[@epicure07]

Amazing beyond comprehension, God bless her

[@donnahearn6936]

I have been struggling with how to explain my agnosticism to my friends, students family and I always define my feelings as those of faith of hope for the spirit of humanity....Ms. Hazelton explains it so very beautifully...Thank you.

[@Salam_0.]

The most favorite TedTalks I’ve ever seen .. can’t wait to became one of her big readers soon as possible..

[@catouncormery2995]

i'm muslim and 100% agree with her, thanks u for your work Lesley Hazleton

[@shaziamabelle1599]

Beautiful and fair narrative. My respect to you.

[@user-et5mx9zf9p]

Thank you very much because you shared your Faith , it is so clear and peaceful.

[@caramello1977]

She explained to me what I had been searching a meaning for all my life.

[@Daewonnni]

Doubt is essential to faith like the dark is essential to light. However no belief can be formed if someone embraces the doubt, like nothing can be seen if someone embraces the dark. The ideal state is to see. Doubt is essential to faith like a war is essential to peace. The objective is peace, not war. Just because something is essential it does not necessarily mean that is the ideal way to be.

[@sameijanjua6789]

Are you "certain"?

[@mathmatters5537]

I have enjoyed watching Lesley Hazleton in TED- Talk. The doubt essential to faith.

[@aprendoespanol6833]

she is almost hypnotic. Talking of doubt, she is so convincing

[@eddiedann6472]

Mashallah delightful. Full of beauty. Beautiful!!! May Allah Bless you!

[@aureliatribegurl226]

Lesley Hazelton as the next U.S.A. President (after Trump).

[@justmeagain3528]

@MrFalcon2001 To be fair, you could have the Cookie Monster after Trump and get a better result. I cannot believe the American public voted In a clown to lead their country!

[@samfatima4426]

@@justmeagain3528 fr

[@MiradgePRO]

Amen

[@muhammadkhurramiqbal]

Let her do what she is good at!

[@raerohan4241]

karzz zo “Politics need people that spread hate and evil and does inhuman things to gain power” - I seriously hope that you’re being sarcastic here, because if you’re serious... for there to be animals that actually believe this kind of thing among our species... my faith in humanity has hit rock-bottom

[@yashia96]

Amazing lecture!

[@aguys123]

Bring tears in my eyes

[@TheNeokorben]

YOU HAVE A STRONG BASIC LOGIC,THAT ESCAPES A LOT OF THINKERS,YOU THINK SO DEEP,THANK YOU,HARD TO FIND SOME THINKERS LIKE YOU

[@aymen577]

"Indeed, We have revealed to you, [O Muhammad], as We revealed to Noah and the prophets after him. And we revealed to Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, the Descendants, Jesus, Job, Jonah, Aaron, and Solomon, and to David We gave the book [of Psalms]. (Quran 4:163) "Muhammad is not but a messenger. [Other] messengers have passed on before him". (Quran 3:144)

[@gaber42424]

he never wanted to kill himself but he was terribly afraid but never wanted to kill himself

[@greglogan7706]

@@gaber42424 She did not say that he wanted to but that he thought about it as a possible solution Regardless, the reality, of course, is that we have no idea about anything about Muhammad

[@gaber42424]

@@greglogan7706 talk about your self, we muslims know which leg he enters with to the masjid. and he has the most detailed history and the most accurate because the narrators chain. So don't talk about what you don't know

[@user-hu1lt1xo8t]

i love her voice, so nice

[@mohsinq86]

God bless you We need people like you in this world.

[@JacobBassett]

thank you for your depth and conviction

[@bonnypaul6877]

Excellent !

[@Bluegumfarm.]

May god bless her for her open mind:(

[@SamwellWK]

At first I was hesitant to watch this talk, but I find the insights of the speaker to be truly thought-provoking. The things she said made a surprising amount of sense. The very reason I am subscribed to TED is for talks like these.

[@Jerkix]

Faith is the state of mind achieved when you learn to ignore doubt.

[@humanofrandom]

9:40 "They're a cult all their own, blood brothers steeped in other people's blood." I agree 100%. They're ignorant.

[@taushifh.9065]

I'm surprised she hasn't accepted Islam. She is a great speaker and able to reconcile both sides of the argument. I would argue that you can be a Muslim, believe you are on the Truth and not be arrogant at all. It is a part of Islam, a major part, to be humble and not think highly of yourself. Nevertheless she is fantastic and I wish her much luck.

[@omkhan]

in many ways she is a Muslim, because she believes...and that conviction Allah only knows and can sense.

[@souheylaghebghoub8223]

a person can be a muslim only by heart, he does not have to say anything to the public, so only allah knows what is in her heart and whether she believes in his existence & that Mohamed PBUH was his last messenger.

[@aqilahaffandi2817]

I agree with the part 'a person can be a Muslim by heart', (which I really really do hope Mrs Hazleton believes that there is no god but Allah and Muhammad is His messenger by heart) but the part 'ONLY by heart' is not true according to the Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh) because basically, to be a Muslim, one has to believe that there is no god but Allah and Muhammad is His messenger: 1)by heart 2) by saying the shahada 3) through practising Islam as the way of life. [pls correct me if im wrong but this is what i and many muslims believed in. and pardon my poor english :') ]

[@souheylaghebghoub8223]

+Aqilah Affandi no u are totally right I agree. :) his way of life should reflect wht is in his heart ;)

[@roxolanathor48]

Because Allah guides whom he wills

[@abcculture8134]

I call it the magic of logic. Thank you Lesley Hazleton!

[@VistarMonei]

I love this woman. Her words are so inspiring.

[@andrew_owens7680]

While I recognize that her approach is rather respectful and better than many, where is the public voice of a Muslim (not an apostate like Ali Hirsi or a pseudo-apostate like several Christian born Middle Easterners)? Why is no Muslim like Hamsa Yusuf or Tariq Ramadan allowed on American TV? Why must our Western introduction to Islam be so deliberately manipulated?

[@Kingkejser]

Cus islam is the truth, and mainstream western people are losing faith in Christianity and becoming atheist. If islam had a fair play ground, it would conquer the western world. So they need to pump all these propaganda into it, 60 thousand books has been writing against prophet Mohamed so far from western people. But Muslims will never loose our faith even in hardship. the truth will remain the truth until the end days

[@MissConceptions1]

It's true what you say, although the zionist owned media does not give Muslims a voice, especially pertaining to the truth about Islam, the media prefers the lies and to encourage the stereotypes and lies. (Which wahhabis feed into). The other thing is, not many non-Muslims take the time to listen to our scholars and then say we have no voice. Lesley being a non-Muslim is listened to by many, but if she were a Muslim would she have the audience and ears? People expect to hear from Muslims exactly what Lesley says about Islam, so coming from a non-Muslim perhaps it has more impact on truth being told?

[@mortenbeirholm7979]

You guys have to understand that muslims is just as much a political tool for its enemies, as it is for its practitioners. It's a battle of narratives, this is not a western thing, this happens in all parts of the world of mass communication.

[@MissConceptions1]

Morten Beirholm All religions have been infiltrated, including Islam. The wahhabis were originally funded by the British government and helped them to colonise the Arab countries (slaughtering Muslims along the way) This enabled Britain to grab Palestine and hand it over to the zionists. The wahhabi king saud was put on his throne by the British and conceitedly renamed Najd after himself to what we know today as Saudi Arabia. The British signed a treaty with the Sauds promising to protect them in the 1930's... a promise they have upheld ever since in return for a cut in the oil. America are business partners with the sauds (aramco) and also protect them (and their own interests) They have made use of the wahhabis on a number of occasions throughout history.. mainly to do their dirty work for them and spread propaganda and lies about Islam by portraying wahhabis in the zionist owned media. Al Qaeda was American founded, funded and CIA trained. They used zionist mossad agents as front men and mouth pieces to instil fear into the masses and thus create a world full of islamophobes which then creates a world full of Israel supporters who condone the genocide they commit. But Israel doesn't just want Palestine, it want a huge chunk of the Middle East, so using a mixture of wahhabis, mossad agents and US Military posing as Muslims they create the likes of ISIS too. Again creating bedlam in the surrounding Middle eastern countries also preventing them from attacking Israel in defence of Palestine... and of course to destabilise them with the intent of stealing them too. Zionism has hijacked not only Judaism, but Christianity too, and wahhabism has hijacked Islam. All are *political* infiltrations used as a tool for the illuminati agenda... this also has another agenda, the goal of removing religion and creating a world full of atheists so that they can then ban religion completely and enforce their own one world order and one world religion... with FEMA camps for those who do not obey. We have already been forewarned that in the end times the Qur'an will be removed and banned from the earth... hollywood (a hive of propaganda) has pushed it all at us for years hidden in plain sight.

[@mortenbeirholm7979]

While i know the historical reality of the incidents you mention, you still make it out as a coherent narrative, according to some kind of zionist master plan. Even though it makes more sense that some evil force is behind, I must object that I believe history to be much less coherent and arbitrary. You must not see this as a defense of or apathy towards the evils of zionist ideology, because I see some of the uprising alternatives too be like the Zionists in essence. I'm only making an objection to the coherence of the story, not the individual political facts you point out. I don't believe our leaders know what they are doing, the world is in itself far too complex.

[@mrsloca1412]

wonderful just wonderful , im a muslim , god bless u for clearing stuff and for ur studies , i agree with u

[@rumaabba8875]

what is muslim ? is hizbut tahrir muslim ??

[@irinabustamante3747]

She is an inspiration! Throughly enjoyed this video!

[@TheFidelity82]

Her voice....Beautiful!

[@Nathan287]

Someone please tag Richard Dawkins.

[@VigorousK]

lol

[@Noeman2009]

RD is just a dumb pseudo scientist.

[@captainhd9741]

gam mal There is nothing wrong in believing those things and they support religion further.

[@hairqueen1988able]

Can we all just get along, u have your faith and I have mine , can we just live laugh love :)

[@husseinten]

No I can't I can't let you go wrong path and pretend everything is OK Thats what Islam teaches

[@pabloevuu5232]

@@husseinten you are 10000% not a Muslim ! Not one single Muslim I know says nonsense like what you said. You are a liar trying to lead people astray into thinking a Muslim would say stuff like that ! Please people don’t believe him and I really hope god punishes people like you for the evil that you are spreading between religions !

[@Samg111]

Such beautiful words!!!

[@persephone892]

Beautiful, the way she speaks 💙

[@karela2288]

Im Christian thanks for your beautiful lecture my beautiful agnostic jew woman....(9/11 was inside job. like boston paris london berlin)

[@AdilKhan-lj3ci]

Too stylish and handsome,I love her,may Allah bless and guide to the right path.

[@khouloudmaani]

Ameen

[@62halee]

That's the thing about a sound education. It takes our thinking outside the box.

[@NissmahRoshdy]

One of the best TED talks everrr!!!

[@mehdigannoungaellegodart5271]

Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him and his family and him knew he was a prophet before the mission and the signs of his prophecy was a phenomenon since his childhood, and he was praying and fasting and worship the one God Sunday even before the revelation then he was not any doubt or despair of the moment and did not try to commit suicide as fabricated by some, not right that he owned horror and fear he had been ordered over the realization of human beings, these women and many people can not imagine the depth of the relationship prophets and apostles of the Prophet Muhammad and especially his faith in the Creator and absolute him and his delivery. Talk long and short, but I think that many of the investigators in the biography of the Messenger of Allah bless him and God and peace seek the assistance of the sources did not verify the validity of their content

[@nadideakdag4627]

Mehdi Gannoun and where are your sources?

[@namooo7612]

His sources are the Qur'an, and Sunnah. whereas this author sources are other authors who seek fame by making controversial statements that seem appealing to people who describe anything that is beyond their comprehension as "irrational". Having spent *FIVE YEARS* of studying the prophet's life, this writer, most probably have read the Qur'an, and have read all authentic sources, but chose what fits her agenda as agnostic most, that is controversial sources & weak narratives.

[@truebomba]

Without any agenda, I honestly think (and I am not alone) it is a convincing and straightforward interpretation of the verse So if you are in doubt, [O Muhammad], about that which We have revealed to you, then ask those who have been reading the Scripture before you. The truth has certainly come to you from your Lord, so never be among the doubters (Quran 10:94), than the famous ones (currently), talking about the conditional usage in Arabic trying to overlook that the verse is directed to the prophet and the answer of the conditional is in singular discourse. It is interpretation where the interpretation is not needed in fact.

[@sherifmohamed85]

In the name of Allah (God), the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful ( 3.99 ) Say, "O People of the Scripture, why do you avert from the way of Allah those who believe, seeking to make it [seem] deviant, while you are witnesses [to the truth]? And Allah is not unaware of what you do." The Quran. Chapter 3 Surat Al-Imran (The family of Imran)

[@SandrineAnterrion]

Gorgeous talk, Lauren Bacall voice. Brilliantly refreshing. And I say that as a practising Christian.

[@mansooralam7142]

WOW ! She has blown me away ! Such a force !

[@rise4justice826]

Allah bless her , Allah us helping us via non Muslims because islam has been hijacked by wahabi or over all fundamentalism! she gave me hope to continue on struggling for fate!

[@rumaabba8875]

wahabbi is muslim, hizbut tahrir is muslim

[@mojojojo9708]

Somebody give this woman a cookie please.

[@sharpblade7811]

why would we do that? what she said is right. the more I doubt some details in my parental faith "Islam", the clearer the image gets. My faith is getting stronger due to doubt

[@Livlovfallaughmoveon]

I loooove this talk!!!

[@russell4406]

Thank you! God bless you!

[@pauvrefrance9590]

550 dislike ??? why??

[@Channel443]

they are fundamentalists ))

[@Ot_Ot20123]

Because they don't like the truth specially when some one says something good about Islam.

[@BigMTBrain]

She conflates "faith" with "hope".

[@kluntox1079]

BigMTBrain i had faith that someone was thinking the same thing. i also have faith that four supermodels are going to appear in my room and have their way with me.

[@BigMTBrain]

klun tox That's amazing, Brother Klun tox. It seems we share the same "faith". I am OH SO "faithful"!

[@avatarparadigms]

Faith is hope.

[@kluntox1079]

+AVATAR PARADIGMS not according to any dictionary I've read. just google hope vs faith there's a boat load of information to show you how wrong your statement is.

[@avatarparadigms]

thesaurus.com lists hope as a synonym for faith. You lose.

[@danielserhan9516]

God bless this woman. Thank you for this

[@whytepirate]

Shining Intellect. Thank you Lesley--for a greater view.

[@kozzmik]

Just more of the same. We are to believe that all the negative aspects of "faith" can't have anything at all to do with "real" faith, and that one cannot have real faith without doubt, which seems to me to make only agnostic atheists the real faithful. What nonsense. If it's possible to delude oneself more thoroughly as to the real nature of the problems we face, I am not sure I have seen it. She does have one thing right however, and that is doubt is the solution. But doubt has nothing to do with faith. In fact doubt takes all the fun out of faith. People use faith as a way to make their lives easier by not having to constantly be reminded of our existential dilemmas. Why have faith at all, if this is not one of the benefits. Anyway, if this is wisdom, everything is wisdom.

[@nolovenohate]

Why not review Islam yourself and see where faith comes into all this. and your argument is not valid, we do not excuse reality with faith - everything is explained with reason - God is merciful, so why is there so much suffering? That is explained, and explained well enough for me to accept it as truth. Maybe you will as well.

[@kozzmik]

Mohammad Al-Zawahreh I would venture to say that I probably know more about Islam than you do, so perhaps you could take your own advice. And Islam is just as absurd as Christianity is when it comes to theodicy. The bottom line is that given the amount of innocent suffering that goes on in this world, A better case can be made for either no god, or a god that is pure evil, than a god that is good, let alone perfectly good. You can pile nonsense on top of nonsense to try and explain this fact, but all you will ever succeed in doing, is numbing yourself to reality.

[@nolovenohate]

Mark Beronte Aahahahaha, know more about Islam than me? Did Mohammad (peace be upon him) see Allah completely? What verse of the Qur'an speaks about the light of Allah? what does it say? Why does fasting even exist? what is takwa? Is it okay to wish for death? when, if ever, is it permissible to wish for your own death? What are the obligations of marriage? what is the process of two people being wed? What does Allah say about alcohol in the Qur'an? Why am I even bothering with an ignorant bigot?

[@kozzmik]

Mohammad Al-Zawahreh Didn't take long for you to start calling names did it? So let me get this straight, you think anyone that criticizes Islamic ideology is a "bigot"? Ok, how about other ideologies like Nazism, Christianity, Communism, Fascism, Capitalism: Are these also all off limits? Well I guess I shouldn't be too surprised by that answer. The Muslim world does lead the world in one area for sure, and that is in it's lack of respect for basic human rights like free speech. Thanks for making that clear.

[@nolovenohate]

Mark Beronte Oh no no, I wasn't insulting you, I was just making it clear how you made yourself out to be in your comment. You claimed to have more knowledge than me - after which you insulted my religion. thus, you made yourself out to be ignorant, lacking knowledge. As your claims contradict what Islam teaches - meaning you most certainly do not have more knowledge and bigot. Because you believe that you have a greater moral standing than me. Or Mohammad (peace be upon him) or anyone else. It's the fact that you think you KNOW everything, that everyone of faith is deluded to the clear truth... it is that, that makes you a BIGOT.

[@janusz.janulewicz]

We should ask the question why someone who is agnostic and secular writes books on religion and significant religious figures. We should ask what would be the intention of such writer. The answer seems to be obvious but let’s begin with what would not be the intention of such writer. For sure such writer would not promote the faith or any religion. Such writer would not encourage you to explore the depth of your soul and to discover the importance of faith in your life. Such writer will not tell you that your dignity and integrity comes from strong faith in God. Then what would be the goal of so called “agnostic secular” writer? The primary goal would be to confuse you by providing pseudo-scientific materials which speculate on lives of religious figures. Such writer’s intention would be to deceive those of weak faith and to provide nonsense arguments for non-believers; atheists and agnostics. I invite all to be vigilant and to put efforts into reaching for authentic trustworthy sources of information instead of succumbing to speculative misrepresentations produced by the writer who advertises herself as agnostic. Faith is God’s grace which meets with natural spiritual longlines of the man. Faith is not something static. It is a living process, it is a continuing dialogue between man and God, and it is a very individual phenomenal spiritual experience that you want to safeguard nourish and grow throughout your life. Losing faith means gradual fall down that leads you to tragic emptiness.

[@samirsouici4633]

well siad 👍 " that's why I always read the comment Box " thanks for leaving your comment here .

[@mohammadhossain6017]

Special thanks Janusz Janulewicz. You have spoken my mind. Best comment that explain the real purpose for these so called agnostic secular writers.

[@hassanalzaher3893]

as if the intention of a writer matters. No it doesn't. A rational human being listens to the talking not the talker. Anybody goes to the talker instead of what the talker says just shows his own cognitive weak-points.

[@benfayrouz7687]

I would discuss that argument with you, is it possible? thanks in advance

[@namooo7612]

Exactly! At first i was like wow! she really did study the prophet's (pbuh) life! But not 3 mins later in the video, and she's questioning the credibility of the first revelation, and not only that, but she is also saying that he wanted to jump of off a cliff to get rid of these revelation or as she describes them "possession by ginny", when in fact prophet Muhammad after the first revelation he went looking for Gabriel (who came to him in a form of a man the first time), so Muhammad went out seeking after him to know more about what he'd revealed to him, and to be certain if what Nofal had told him is true. That being said, it really makes me wonder that if this woman spent *FIVE YEARS* studying his life, why cant she get the very first part of his life right??! And the thing is, she puts her questioning, doubts, and disbelief in a very twisted way, covered by asking people to not be biased, be open-minded etc. so as the weak and not educated enough about their religion would also start questioning it.

[@anisboucheneb736]

This talk should have more than 10 million views

[@author_of_pain4038]

Wow...wow...wow !! This is a must see for everyone....

[@ThePOPOVICI]

Faith is just bad epistemology. It is believing things without a good reason to.

[@pawbard]

"Faith is the substance of things unseen", according to Saint Paul, not doubt and dissent. "Call it naive" - that is, her view that faith is doubt - she says, fending off the charge with sophisticated rhetoric. But she's full of the BS of revisionist history, and actually reversing the meaning of the words "faith" and "doubt" to mean the same thing as one another. Who can reason with such nonsense?

[@GooGoowa]

I agree. As i was listening to her speech i've noticed the many mistakes she's done!

[@jerrygnoza7131]

pawbard History is revisionist history.

[@pawbard]

Jerry Gnoza No, history is a objectively different field from both politics and the leftist word-games of cultural Marxism.

[@jerrygnoza7131]

pawbard Clearly so! However, what is just to the left of it? How would you have been there to find them?

[@BigMTBrain]

pawbard More so, she conflates "faith" with "hope".

[@mikebrown1337]

I am Muslim and I rediscover my Faith with Lesley Hazleton

[@Hendi_-ly6ip]

Her voice is very calming...