Muhammad: A Prophet for Our Time

Karen Armstrong talked about her book Muhammad: A Prophet for Our Time, published by Harper Collins in the Eminent Lives series. She described Muhammad, the prophet and founder of Islam, as a respectful man who ...

[@asepjerman3532]

such an brilliant woman....long life Karen and may God bless you

[@undercover_secret_agent1726]

I'm a muslim and I have such high respect for Karen Armstrong, like her very much.

[@starwarborbala2421]

If she spoke against Islam would you feel the same respect for the women?

[@SPECREY]

@@starwarborbala2421 well she did ( about religion ) but she made research and discussed with scholars that's why she deserves respect

[@joedias7946]

If she didn't agree with Islam she would be dead. She knows that. It is better to talk about non issues. There is no dialogue in Islam. The prophet has the final word. Full stop.

[@joedias7946]

Karen there is no reason for dialogue in Islam. There is no good Islam or bad Islam. Islam is Islam. Why don't you understand this concept.

[@YeeiPlay]

May Allah give this woman Paradise for sharing the truth with the rest of world about Islam and Muslims and Prophet Mohamed peace be upon him. Mashallah what an amazing speech. Very accurate very respectful and very open to the non-Muslims. I became Muslim a few years ago after reading Quran, no one convinced me about religion I did it on my own just reading... main difference between Islam and other religions is that Islam is never forced on no one, “Allah chooses whom he wills” on of my my favorite quote from Quran Alhamdulilah.

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😢😢😢 who can give paradise? Allah can only give paradise?

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@@perfect_chaos4217what does your reply has to do with the comment?

[@ringmaster996]

Allahumma ameen

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@@perfect_chaos4217 In Allah's paradise would she get young virgin boys ,like men gets hoors and young boys ???

[@tigerstripes3926]

​@@ssimba2785you need help 😂

[@abdulelahkhunji6871]

She is a real heroine because she is going out of her way and saying the truth , no matter what people say.... MashaAllah 🌿👍🏻

[@kacemrochd6425]

I should mention in the beginning two noble verses in the Holy Quran which teaches us that there are 7 heavens and 7 orbits one above another lying in a flat space. Let us start with chapter 78 verse 12 in the Holy Quran which tells us what means: "And Constructed above you seven strong (heavens)". This noble verse among many others teaches us that there are 7 heavens. Then let us see the surat al Muminun verse 17 in the Holy Quran which tells us what means: "And indeed, We (Allah) Created above you 7 levels (roads). We (Allah) Are never unmindful of (Our creation)". This noble verse teaches us that there are 7 roads of the heavens. When taken together, the above-mentioned noble verses teach us that there are 7 universes like balls moving in 7 orbits and lying in a flat space. On the other hand, there are additional noble verses in the Holy Quran that teach us that the orbit of our universe is not circular but instead elliptical. This is because these nobles' verses tell us that there are two extreme travel distances between the earth and the 7th heaven: In one case it is mentioned in surat Maarij chapter 70 verse 4 in the Holy Quran that the time needed for the Angles and holy spirits to ascend from the earth to the 7th heaven takes a Day in the time frame based on the 7th heaven which corresponds to 50000 years in the time frame based on the earth. In the other case it is mentioned in surat al Sajeda chapter 32 verse 5 in the Holy Quran that the time needed for the commanded affair to ascend from the earth to the 7th heaven takes a Day in Allah's clock which corresponds to 1000 years in the Human's clock based on the earth. The Quran's description of the flatness of the cosmos is perfectly consistent with the standard cosmological model, representing a new scientific miracle of the Holy Quran. As you see there is no contradiction between the noble's verses in the Holy Quran and these noble's verses majestically complete each other. This proves that the Holy Quran is the words of God and the noble prophet Mohammed (PBUH) is the last messenger of God. But only Allah knows best.

[@kacemrochd6425]

I found a new scientific miracle in the Holy Quran which shows that the Holy Quran is the words of God. I will talk about the perfect correlation between God's clock based on the 7th heaven and the Human's clock based on the earth. It is mentioned in the Holy Quran that the ages of the universe and the earth are 6 and 2 days respectively in the time frame based on the 7th heaven. One can calculate the ratio of the universe to that of the earth as follows: R = age of the universe/age of the earth = 6 days / 2 days = 3 On the other hand we know that the dynamic age of the universe is 13.77 billion years and the radiometric age of the earth is 4.55 billion years in the time frame based on the earth. One can calculate the ratio of the age of the universe to that of the earth as follows: R = age of the universe/ age of the earth = 13.77 billion years / 4.55 billion years = 3.04 The coincidence between the values of the ratios of the age of the universe to that of the earth in both reference frames means that the God's clock based on the 7th heaven and the Human's clock based on the earth is in perfect correlation. This is because time is not absolute but rather relative as predicted by Einstein's special relativity. It also means that the earth was created for the first time when the age of the universe was 2/3 of its age today in both reference frames based on the 7th heaven and the earth. We learn from this fact that the Holy Quran is the words of Allah and Mohammed (PBUH) is His last messenger. But only Allah knows best.

[@user-yv7ij4zh4k]

@@kacemrochd6425 that is according to your naratives but Heaven has nothing to do with theories of universe. After all why would Koran wait for a proof from Sciences to prove its truthness?

[@Mulberry2000]

The Quran is not wating for anything that your interpretation.

[@cralterwonkite]

Utmost respect for this brilliant, bold scholar. She has spent her life seeking the truth, wherever she finds it.

[@kacemrochd6425]

I found a new scientific miracle in the Holy Quran which shows that the Holy Quran is the words of God. I will talk about the perfect correlation between God's clock based on the 7th heaven and the Human's clock based on the earth. It is mentioned in the Holy Quran that the ages of the universe and the earth are 6 and 2 days respectively in the time frame based on the 7th heaven. One can calculate the ratio of the universe to that of the earth as follows: R = age of the universe/age of the earth = 6 days / 2 days = 3 On the other hand we know that the dynamic age of the universe is 13.77 billion years and the radiometric age of the earth is 4.55 billion years in the time frame based on the earth. One can calculate the ratio of the age of the universe to that of the earth as follows: R = age of the universe/ age of the earth = 13.77 billion years / 4.55 billion years = 3.04 The coincidence between the values of the ratios of the age of the universe to that of the earth in both reference frames means that the God's clock based on the 7th heaven and the Human's clock based on the earth is in perfect correlation. This is because time is not absolute but rather relative as predicted by Einstein's special relativity. It also means that the earth was created for the first time when the age of the universe was 2/3 of its age today in both reference frames based on the 7th heaven and the earth. We learn from this fact that the Holy Quran is the words of Allah and Mohammed (PBUH) is His last messenger. But only Allah knows best.

[@kacemrochd6425]

I should mention in the beginning two noble verses in the Holy Quran which teaches us that there are 7 heavens and 7 orbits one above another lying in a flat space. Let us start with chapter 78 verse 12 in the Holy Quran which tells us what means: "And Constructed above you seven strong (heavens)". This noble verse among many others teaches us that there are 7 heavens. Then let us see the surat al Muminun verse 17 in the Holy Quran which tells us what means: "And indeed, We (Allah) Created above you 7 levels (roads). We (Allah) Are never unmindful of (Our creation)". This noble verse teaches us that there are 7 roads of the heavens. When taken together, the above-mentioned noble verses teach us that there are 7 universes like balls moving in 7 orbits and lying in a flat space. On the other hand, there are additional noble verses in the Holy Quran that teach us that the orbit of our universe is not circular but instead elliptical. This is because these nobles' verses tell us that there are two extreme travel distances between the earth and the 7th heaven: In one case it is mentioned in surat Maarij chapter 70 verse 4 in the Holy Quran that the time needed for the Angles and holy spirits to ascend from the earth to the 7th heaven takes a Day in the time frame based on the 7th heaven which corresponds to 50000 years in the time frame based on the earth. In the other case it is mentioned in surat al Sajeda chapter 32 verse 5 in the Holy Quran that the time needed for the commanded affair to ascend from the earth to the 7th heaven takes a Day in Allah's clock which corresponds to 1000 years in the Human's clock based on the earth. The Quran's description of the flatness of the cosmos is perfectly consistent with the standard cosmological model, representing a new scientific miracle of the Holy Quran. As you see there is no contradiction between the noble's verses in the Holy Quran and these noble's verses majestically complete each other. This proves that the Holy Quran is the words of God and the noble prophet Mohammed (PBUH) is the last messenger of God. But only Allah knows best.

[@gopaulangappan8407]

Islam is dishonest Dangerous and devilish Lee Giles Todd Bullard Allah in Quran explicitly and unambiguously authorized Muhammad to recieve 20%of War looting including 20% of captured women and children captured as slaves Slavery still exists in Quran and Muslims are in denial of their prophets practice of slavery abductions human trafficking grooming and free sex with slaves women and children Islam is responsible for eternal genocide on humanity

[@Mohamed-jl8ij]

ظهر الحق وزهق الباطل............ مسلم

[@babulnp]

Great work has been done by Karen, truth is always remain in peoples heart who strive to awake!

[@TheLieDestroyerAlterEgo]

What an amazing person she is

[@FidaAifiya]

I think Karen Armstrong's idea is urgent to build peace in the world, and I appreciate her so much for her deep thinking and her consciousness of compassion.

[@wingoal6959]

may Allah guide her and reward her highest level in Jannat for her efforts ameen..

[@Nono114]

Karen is a great woman who is really truthful with herself and scientifically honest in her speeches books publications. Hope that she embraces the Islam and be blessed by entering the heaven in after-death life, inshaa Allah.

[@randomvideos5744]

amen ma brother greetings from iraq

[@denisgeorgiose2654]

Mohamed Khar CAN GOD CHOOSE SUCH AN IMMORAL CHAP ? Mhd was a PIMP and Islam is the ONLY sect ever created by a PIMP ! Sahih al-Bukhari 5079-We used to participate in the holy battles led by Allah's Messenger and we had nothing (no wives) with us. So we said, "Shall we get ourselves castrated?" He forbade us that and then allowed us to marry a woman temporarily by giving her even a garment and then he recited to us: "O you who believe! Make not unlawful the good things which Allah has made lawful for you." Pure PIMP ! SEX V/S REWARD !!!!!!!!!!!!! Mhd was a highway gangster Proved by Q8:41 says - "And know that out of all the booty that ye may acquire (in war), a fifth share is assigned to Allah,- and to the Messenger, and to near relatives, orphans, the needy, and the wayfarer,- if ye do believe in Allah and in the revelation Confirmed by A caravan of Quraish carrying dry raisins and leather and other merchandise of Quraish passed by...” (Ibn Ishaq/Hisham 424) When the Apostle heard about Abu Sufyan coming from Syria, he summoned the Muslims and said, “This is the Quraish caravan containing their property. Go out to attack it, perhaps Allah will give it as a prey.” (Ibn Ishaq/Hisham 428) Mhd was a mafioso a looter a ransomner a bandit Proved by Qur'an (9:29) Fight those who believe not in Allah , until they pay the Jizya with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued." Confirmed by Ishaq 956 & 962 - "He who withholds the Jizya is an enemy of Allah and His apostle. Muslim (19:4294) "If they refuse to accept Islam, demand from them the Jizya. If they agree to pay, accept it from them and hold off your hands. If they refuse to pay the tax, seek Allah's help and fight them" Mhd was mad Proved by (Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 53, Number 400) Narrated Aisha: Once the Prophet was bewitched so that he began to imagine that he had done a thing which in fact he had not done. (Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 7, Book 71, Number 660) Narrated Aisha: Magic was worked on Allah's Apostle so that he used to think that he had sexual relations with his wives while he actually had not Plus Mhd 's hands are full of blood that murderer No need quoting to you about the Banukarayzah where Mhd beheaded 600/900 men in one day CAN GOD CHOOSE A SUCH IMMORAL , LOW CHAP ???

[@nerminsnowhuseinbasic9340]

What a speech, I am crying. May Allah grant Jannah to this women.

[@gauchorecords1]

Karen Armstrongs work has challenged me. Her work has changed my life and I wish to live a peaceful and compassionate life to honor her work.

[@muhdbinabd8403]

Before you jump into any conclusion, read the Koran and the hadiths and what mohammad and his followers did.

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[@maryam-qh8sj]

@@jgbee2726 david wood 😅😂 are you serious??????? he is a self proclaimed diagnosed psychopath.... why are you learning islam from him.. he spouts nothing but lies... and its sad that an intellectual guy in the 21th century .. believe in the word of a man filled with bigotry. search about the true islam.. not the one he likes to paint :)

[@captainkaizo3824]

@@muhdbinabd8403 What they did? Cant you just tell that here?

[@fitriyeni1729]

How ?

[@KASIMBINHJMDMANSURUMS]

honest and truthful discussion about Islam. Karen Armsdtrong keep it up.

[@perfectmysterious1155]

This author has valuable books on İslam and its history

[@AminaCuisine692]

Mohammad s.a.w is the seal to prophethood and messengers of Allah the one and only supreme almighty God.

[@MyCssJourney1]

Great work by Karen. May Allah bless her and guide her. Ameen. May Allah send infinite peace and blessings upon Prophet Muhammad(Peace Be Upon Him) and His family. Ameen sum ameen

[@ibatan7243]

Brother, help me pls to become a muslim by answering my few questions. Thank you bro. 1- How come the word: “Tawheed” does not exist in yr quran? 2- How come quran uses the 3rd person pronoun 'He' in almost every time alla talks to people? 3- If the quran is written by alla then he must use the 1st pronoun and say 'I' and not 'He'. 4- How come quran elevated muhammad to the level of alla? for example, obey alla and his apostle...listen to alla and his apostle...respect alla and his apostle etc...? isn't obeying alla enough? why do we have to obey 'his apostle' in addition to obey alla? are they partners? unless your profit...oops I meant prophet, is making his own commandments without the approval of alla? thus quran is not the word of alla. 5- How come on 4 different occasions (some Islamic sources say 20 ayats were requested by umar) alla revealed 4 ayats that matched 100% the wishes of khalifa umar bin-alkhattab? is umar also a prophet? or maybe alla did not have the great ideas of umar when he prepared the preserved tablets of quran, so he added the 4 verses later, when umar asked for them. 6- How come alla did not add the accents 'fatha, dammeh, kasra, fathatayn, dammatayn, kasratayn, Hammzah, alef mad, shaddeh, dots (tanquitt) etc... when he downloaded yr quran with jibril? did not he realize, with his stupid brain, that muslims will be confused without these necessary accents/vowels so he made hajjaj ben-yusuf to do it by himself without any, earthly or heavenly, approval or revelation? 7- How come you say that prophets do not sin while muhammad asked and was granted forgiveness on his past/future sins? If he's sinless then he must not ask for forgiveness. 8- How come muhammad says: I don't know what will happen to me or to you but only... if alla will include me in his tremendous mercy? how come you follow a prophet who does not know his destiny? 9- How come alla in quran swears by the stars, the sun, the moon, the sky, the clouds, the winds, the trees, the sea, etc... 1) alla is not supposed to swear at all because he only says the absolute truth, so -how come he is swearing? 2) when someone swears that he's saying the truth, he swears by something extremely valuable/precious for him...swearing by the Earth, winds, sea, rain, sun, etc... is like I am swearing to you by my stapler, desk, computer, paper-clip, etc..., would yous believe me if I swear to you by such items? 10- How come alla promised in yr quran to preserve yr quran and surat ‘al-rajem’ is lost and surat ‘irdaa alkabeer’ was eaten by Dajen (a goat)? Couldn’t alla fulfill his promise and keep these two ayats? 11- How come aisha confirms that one third of sura al-ahzab was lost? 12- How come qutum does not know who the Holy Spirit is? 13- How come he did not know exactly how many persons were 'asshab alkahf'? If quran is the word of alla, then he must know the answers instead of embarrassing himself and qutum by guessing.At the end of the verse it says only alla knows. He does not know if he does then he would have told his favourite prophet. 14- How come qutum ordered you to kiss the black-stone (and rukn yamani) as he kissed it himself too, so did kalifa umar and ali. Isn't kissing a stone is like kissing a statue(idolatery)? 15- How come the black-stone is capable to absorb the sins of the muslims who kissed/padded it? isn't forgiveness an attribute of alla alone? doesn't allah refuse to share any of his attributes with anyone? This is shirk. 16- How come a shahid (muslim martyr) can forgive the sins of 70 people of his own family? Isn't forgiveness an attribute of alla alone? This is shirk. 17- How come if I kill a lizard (Dhaber or Abu-breiss) from the first hit I get forty of my sins forgiven? isn't what qutum told you in his hadith? is a lizard-killing capable to forgive muslims sins when we kill it from 1st hit? obviously such abu-breiss is a partner with alla.-This is shirk. 18- How come muhammad, just before his death, cursed both the Jews and the Christians because they build their churches/synagogues on the graves of their prophets. Few years later, muslims built the ‘masjed alnabawi’ in Madina on the grave of Muhammad? 19- How come there is no commandment of circumcision in quran? 20- Can you provide any proof that muhamass got circumcised? I guess he exempted himself to avoid pain and staying without sex for at least 3 days? 21- How come there is no commandment of “eid al-adha” in quran? 22- How come the prayers are three times/day in quran but five times in hadith? 23- Where, in quran, it says that the adulterer and the adultress must be killed? 24- Where is the 2 ayats of breastfeeding adult men in quran? 1st aya was for five sucklings, the 2nd final was 10 sucklings? He man must feel full after each suckling. (not just a small suckling) 25- how come hajj details are not in quran? 26- He it is Who created for you all that is in the earth. Then turned He to the heaven, and fashioned it as seven heavens. And He is Knower of all things.Did alla forget the order of creation? the universe is 13.8B y old, Sun is 5B y, Earth is 4.5B y, life is 3.5b years. 27- When thy Lord said unto the angels: Lo! I am about to place a viceroy in the earth, they said: wilt Thou place therein one who will do harm therein and will shed blood, while we, we hymn Thy praise and sanctify Thee? He said: Surely I know that which ye know not. So Adam was already made for Earth. How did angels know about bloodshed and mischief? and how dare they question the allmighty alla (in anyway, alla was wrong as human shed lots of blood and the angels knew better than alla)? 28- Muslims, can you show me, in yr quran, one verse where alla declares, unequivocally, that the gospel has been corrupted? 29- How come when muhamad caught Ayesha following/spying on him, he did not first consul her, then admonish her in the bed, then hit her LIGHLY? IMMEDIATELY, he hit her with his fist on her chest causing her a sharp pain.

[@MohamedShou]

@@ibatan7243brother ask a scholar or a very learned sheikh not some random person on KZbin

[@joedias7946]

Karen Armstrong does not want to understand Islam.

[@marcelvidale]

Muhammad: A Prophet of our Time - Exactly what IS say!

[@AdamsSmith-xi6ms]

May Allah in His infinite mercy grant you the very best both in this world and the hereafter 🤲🙏❤

[@nassermj7671]

The Ummah loves you Karen. Milestone!

[@fangorn1000]

Thank you Ms. Armstrong for your clear explanation of Islam , It's refreshing to see Honest Western intellect to give US a balanced review of Islam.

[@Syrawasim]

Peace and blessing on Prophet Muhammad. Very informative lecture, most of the comments show bigotry towards Islam.

[@guitaraficionado8145]

+Wasim Wasim No, people are learning the truth about Islam.

[@bismillahrabbani9006]

+Mohammad oinks ~You truly are oinking from your ignorance. Listen and learn, then you may stop oinking and begin to speak from intelligence.

[@manel9330]

Saira Wasim oo

[@Kabir8123]

The beautiful, blessed & noble prophet Muhammed (peace be up on him)

[@tibodeclercq2131]

He i snot beautiful, blessed and noble for me. he is for you, but don't generalize it

[@Kabir8123]

@@tibodeclercq2131 I can tell your not happy and full of hate, but hating doesn't get you anywhere. As for the prophet (pbuh), he is the most successful religious personality ever!!! He chose to live in poverty, forgave his enemy, spoke only the truth and set the best example for the rest to follow. I can go on forever about this noble person (Muhammed pbuh).

[@Kabir8123]

@@tibodeclercq2131 Please, learn about the prophet (pbuh) for yourself, then ask yourself if he (Muhammed pbuh) could be a prophet of Allah (swt) or not? Thank you...

[@tibodeclercq2131]

@@Kabir8123 I just said he is not for me that's all.

[@pamalickkujabi3461]

@@tibodeclercq2131 Your level of ignorance is amazing

[@da7me22]

17:35 her eyes when she was describing the prophet Muhammed (Peace be Upon him) brilliance shows us how much she adores him

[@DMSProduktions]

Well then she is an even BIGGER idiot!

[@DMSProduktions]

@2080 Fuck head! WHAT did I say that was 'racist'? Remember, Islam is NOT a race!

[@DMSProduktions]

@2080 Seek help! You have NO understanding of what rational thought means! I can see YOU are 'close minded' Muslim then! In your OWN words, YOU are as BAD as I am then! Agreed?

[@DMSProduktions]

@2080 Seriously? You really need to learn to THINK! I find it extremely cheeky of you to call me 'close minded' for mocking what I think is a non constructive, retrograde, dangerous 'religion', when your position is the same on MY opposition to it! So in your OWN words, you are just AS 'close minded' as I am, except, YOU are close minded on freedom of thought! (Which was what I was doing!)

[@DMSProduktions]

@2080 There is no such THING, as 'hate' speech! There is just free speech, which includes things YOU may not like! IF you put conditions on any speech, it is no longer free! I see now you are 1 of these snow flakes who does not believe in any speech contrary to your own chosen position, therefore you are a didact and a communist. My initial premise WAS correct:You cannot THINK for your self! I pity you! I'm done! I am not wasting my bandwidth on some1 that cannot even be reasoned with, & has 0 critical thinking skills! IDK why you even tried to insult me in the 1st place. I wasn't even talking to you and no1 ASKED you in the 1st place, so mind your OWN business in future kid, and leave the freedom to the adults!

[@drpk6514]

I am speechless by the logic and wisdom of this woman. May there be more gifted teachers like her.

[@haochaotsiminh6193]

So much difference when a person speaks with simple intelligence and when not

[@brucecampbell6578]

Karen attempts to dispel Christian fears and myths of Islam. As a follower and believer in the prophets of Abraham I appreciate her peaceful spirit. Muslims believe in Jesus as a prophet. This links the two great religions in bonds of congeniality. I believe that Christians do not acquit themselves well when they disrespect the Prophet Mohammad. Open your mind. Open up your heart. Consult your scripture. Act in the Spirit of the Lord. Love your neighbor.

[@JonathanDeLeon-em4px]

We love our neighbor by telling him the truth when he is misguided. Muhammed was never a prophet of God. He was unlike Moses, Isaiah, Jesus and other Israelite prophets who were true servants of God. God only chose Abraham's children, the Israelites as a light unto all nations through whom He would send the prophets as a blessing to all nations. Ishmael was illegitimate and is never referred to in the Bible as a prophet of God..He became an unbeliever as did all his descendants, including Muhammed. There are no prophets who come from Ishmael but many prophets came from Isaac.

[@brucecampbell6578]

Frankly, I believe we all share in the inheritance of Abraham. Christ, as Billy Graham noted in his later life resides in every soul. No one is condemned by birth. All have equal access to heaven. There is one creator. I believe that when mankind realizes the oneness of humanity and stops the insane doctrinal disputes which justify murderous behavior we will be in accordance with the doctrine of Christ. Your "truth" leads to war and endless contention.. There are over I billion Muslims on this planet. Read the Koran for yourself, if you dare. It gave me much richer insight into my own faith.

[@JonathanDeLeon-em4px]

Bruce Campbell What you believe does not matter but only what is written in the Torah and Gospel. The Torah specifically teaches that only the descendants of Isaac shall be called the children of Abraham. Christians are the children of Abraham by their faith in Christ who is a descendant of Isaac, and through whom the promise of God's blessing was fulfilled. The sword of truth which Christ brings does cause division but the war comes from Muslims who are taught to fight a jihad of violence by the Quran. The Gospel teaches Christians to fight through prayer, love and good works. Christ teaches non-violence but Muhammed teaches death to the infidel in this life and the next. I have read the Quran. It is filled with lies, error and blasphemy against God, Jesus, Mary and the biblical prophets. Your faith is not built on Truth but on lies, error and blasphemy if you think the Quran is a blessing. The Quran is not a blessing but a curse on a mankind.

[@tawfikghi4401]

I think the problem with Christians and other religions is that they didn't know the true definition of god, the creator is the inverse of creatures, the creator is unique and he didn't need a children and he didn't die and he isn't created ,the christians said that the jusus it's god ,if a body can't sustain the sun .how the body can sustain god the creator of sun?

[@brucecampbell6578]

Johathan, I think Jesus made it easy. Love your neighbor. If you insist on being right rather than respectful that is your prerogative. I choose to walk in love and respect. I can appreciate tawfik's metaphysics. It requires multiple reading but confirms the observation of sages throughout history.

[@aadnanhersi4138]

May Allah bless this woman she made me happy

[@faturrahman3809]

Allahuma sholi ala sayyidina Muhammad ❤️

[@zalishaabdool7030]

Yeah Yeah! 💯 percent.

[@joedias7946]

You cannot reform Islam. Islam is Islam. There is no moderate Islam. The idea is ugly. Karen does not want to understand this. Don't skirt behind the issue. She does not want to understand Islam. Unbelievers are not acceptable. This is written in the Koran.

[@Startuptrends]

Excellent! Great work done by Karen Armstrong. God bless you Karen Armstrong!

[@stevemohammed1114]

+Lloyd Dettering .. How dare you smear such an intelligent lady haven't you have any respect.perhaps you are an idiot.

[@aglayamajorem9546]

+Ejaz Hashmi Lol a historian? I'm studying historical Jesus and NONE of my own history professors ever made references to her. She was an ex-nun who majored in English. Her references are either outdated or simply pulled out of her agenda.

[@bangfarang]

OLYMPIAN THUMB SUCKING "She is a scholar & historian. why would say wrong?" -Ejaz Hashmi

[@abdulelahkhunji6871]

I like people who thinks beyond their beliefs, thank you Karen.

[@user-yv7ij4zh4k]

can you do the same? thinking beyond Islam?

[@m.m4999]

@@user-yv7ij4zh4kcan you do the same? thinking beyond your closed mindedness?

[@joedias7946]

You cannot think beyond Islam. The whole concept is ugly. Everything in the Koran is the last word. You cannot go beyond.

[@joedias7946]

She is wrong Islam does not accept religions that do not have the book.

[@ramose83]

This lady is a role example for scholars and particulary for women and for myself in the first place ...

[@leonel7201]

She is one of the best current commentators on religious history. What we see from too many hateful comments is how divisive religion can be. They don't know the golden rule. As far as religious history is concerned, it is getting continuously updated, like all other areas. One trend is to look into the personal history of prophets like Muhammad and conclude that what was believed to be their history is being revised as the original accounts are now considered as highly mythological. This goes for Muhammad, Jesus, Moses, Buddha and so on. Eventually all religions are converging so the details become better known as they also seem to matter less.

[@raushanyuzer88]

wow! so many comments attacking Islam... so much hatred. even after watching this video? i now truly understand what "hardened heart" means.

[@alaskarii007]

Live Shan welcome to tge world of a boy who trys his best to tell the truth but get insulted insted when i die say to god all rhoes who disobeyed you and disblievd your power well son relize what punshment and power TRUELY means

[@altaf8879]

Excellent lecture from a very knowledgeable person. Thank you to the uploader for putting it up. I feel sorry for those that have nothing else but negative things to say about Islam. It is as the supplication say's "Whomever Allah misguides can never be brought to the straight path". Most of the negative comments made are actually answered within this lecture if you care to listen to the whole thing.

[@IdealMuslimahSite]

A very honest educator, She is well-read,

[@hamadq8iiii]

+SuperRip7 uuh no this is true histroy and no one can deny it if they read the histroy of islam so yeah your quite wrong.

[@SuperRip7]

re-Hamad AlQahtani She is always giving a glossy history of Islam. And nobody should imitate Muhammad. Do regular people want to copy his literacy skills or his Grand Mal ?

[@blindspot9097]

+SuperRip7 "And nobody should imitate Muhammad" and imitate you? LOL but still, no one cant surpass HIS achievement but jealous, were you?

[@SuperRip7]

Blind Spot His biggest achievements is warfare and bluffing people in war. He was no Mr. Rogers that' for sure.

[@blindspot9097]

SuperRip7 still, that was one of HIS achievement, yours?

[@pkshuja]

Please accept my appreciation for this struggle emancipated in your address to remove misconceptions about Islam. May Allah guide you & reward you the highest place in Jannah-Ameen

[@kacemrochd6425]

I should mention in the beginning two noble verses in the Holy Quran which teaches us that there are 7 heavens and 7 orbits one above another lying in a flat space. Let us start with chapter 78 verse 12 in the Holy Quran which tells us what means: "And Constructed above you seven strong (heavens)". This noble verse among many others teaches us that there are 7 heavens. Then let us see the surat al Muminun verse 17 in the Holy Quran which tells us what means: "And indeed, We (Allah) Created above you 7 levels (roads). We (Allah) Are never unmindful of (Our creation)". This noble verse teaches us that there are 7 roads of the heavens. When taken together, the above-mentioned noble verses teach us that there are 7 universes like balls moving in 7 orbits and lying in a flat space. On the other hand, there are additional noble verses in the Holy Quran that teach us that the orbit of our universe is not circular but instead elliptical. This is because these nobles' verses tell us that there are two extreme travel distances between the earth and the 7th heaven: In one case it is mentioned in surat Maarij chapter 70 verse 4 in the Holy Quran that the time needed for the Angles and holy spirits to ascend from the earth to the 7th heaven takes a Day in the time frame based on the 7th heaven which corresponds to 50000 years in the time frame based on the earth. In the other case it is mentioned in surat al Sajeda chapter 32 verse 5 in the Holy Quran that the time needed for the commanded affair to ascend from the earth to the 7th heaven takes a Day in Allah's clock which corresponds to 1000 years in the Human's clock based on the earth. The Quran's description of the flatness of the cosmos is perfectly consistent with the standard cosmological model, representing a new scientific miracle of the Holy Quran. As you see there is no contradiction between the noble's verses in the Holy Quran and these noble's verses majestically complete each other. This proves that the Holy Quran is the words of God and the noble prophet Mohammed (PBUH) is the last messenger of God. But only Allah knows best.

[@kacemrochd6425]

I found a new scientific miracle in the Holy Quran which shows that the Holy Quran is the words of God. I will talk about the perfect correlation between God's clock based on the 7th heaven and the Human's clock based on the earth. It is mentioned in the Holy Quran that the ages of the universe and the earth are 6 and 2 days respectively in the time frame based on the 7th heaven. One can calculate the ratio of the universe to that of the earth as follows: R = age of the universe/age of the earth = 6 days / 2 days = 3 On the other hand we know that the dynamic age of the universe is 13.77 billion years and the radiometric age of the earth is 4.55 billion years in the time frame based on the earth. One can calculate the ratio of the age of the universe to that of the earth as follows: R = age of the universe/ age of the earth = 13.77 billion years / 4.55 billion years = 3.04 The coincidence between the values of the ratios of the age of the universe to that of the earth in both reference frames means that the God's clock based on the 7th heaven and the Human's clock based on the earth is in perfect correlation. This is because time is not absolute but rather relative as predicted by Einstein's special relativity. It also means that the earth was created for the first time when the age of the universe was 2/3 of its age today in both reference frames based on the 7th heaven and the earth. We learn from this fact that the Holy Quran is the words of Allah and Mohammed (PBUH) is His last messenger. But only Allah knows best.

[@doctorsabir5]

EXCELLENT LECTURE............THANKS

[@LPArabia]

Good in-depth analysis. Especially the part about fundamentalism and secularism. I never thought of it on this level. Well put!

[@noorthelight7037]

I have heard her interviews and happy that her entire idea is to create peace in the World and to remove all the obstacles or Barriers that obstructs to establish peace and also remove preconceived notions one holds against other religions.

[@Ismu13]

May Allah guide you sister to the true way of Islam. I wish one day you will also embrace it.

[@kitkat1616]

Excellent! Karen . Beautifully spoken out ! Accept my appreciation for this greater struggle or jihad of yours towards conveying your knowledge about islam to remove the misconceptions about islam . God bless you.

[@bangfarang]

Tell me, kit kat, do the following items cause my "misconceptions about Islam"? Or does something else cause them? The items: “Burn all those who had not left their houses for the prayer, burning them alive inside their homes.” -Muhammad himself (according to Bukhari 1:11:626) “Call [apostates] to reëmbrace Islam; if they refuse, do not spare any one of them. Burn them with fire and kill them with force and take the women and children as prisoners of war.” -Abu Bakr, first caliph “In this year a 24-man raiding party led by Shuja went to the Banu Amir. He launched a raid on them and took camels and sheep. The shares of booty came to fifteen camels for each man. Also a raid led by Amr went to Dhat. He set out with fifteen men. He encountered a large force whom he summoned to Islam. They refused to respond so he killed all of them.” -Tabari 8:143 “Allah and His servant overwhelmed every coward. Allah honored us and made our religion victorious. We were glorified and destroyed them all. Allah humiliated them....By what our Apostle recites from the Book and by our swift horses, I liked the punishment the infidels received. Killing them was sweeter than drink. We galloped among them panting for the spoil [i.e., the booty]. With our loud-voiced army, the Apostle’s squadron advanced into the fray.” -Ishaq 576 “The day we trod down the unbelievers there was no deviation or turning from the Apostle’s order. During the battle the people heard...the smashing of skulls by swords that sent heads flying. We severed necks with a warrior’s blow. Often we have left the slain cut to pieces and a widow crying over her mutilated husband. ‘Tis Allah...we seek to please.” -Ishaq 580 Muhammad assured 'Asma' bint Marwan’s assassin that “Two goats wouldn’t butt heads over her” and told Abu 'Afak’s assassin the month before that he could lie to accomplish the murder, "For you are free in this matter." “Fighting is enjoined on you.” -Qur'ān 2:216 “It was not you who slew them, but Allah; and when you threw it was actually Allah who threw.” -Qur'ān 8:17 “The punishment of those who wage war against Allah and His messenger and strive to make mischief in the land is only this, that they should be murdered or crucified or their hands and their feet should be cut off on opposite sides." -Qur'ān 5:33 “When the sacred months have passed away, then slay the idolaters wherever you find them, and take them captives and besiege them and lie in wait for them in every ambush." -Qur'ān 9:5 “Fight those who do not believe in Allah and the Last Day and who forbid not what Allah and His messenger have forbidden...until they pay the poll tax out of hand and are humbled.” -Qur'ān 9:29 “O True believers, when you encounter the unbelievers, strike off their heads.” -Qur'ān 47:4, which Al-Hajjaj bin Yousef specified in 712 toward instigating a slaughter of thousands in Brahmanabad. If Muslims “are asked about proof for the soundness of their religion, they flare up, get angry and spill the blood of whoever confronts them with this question. They forbid rational speculation, and strive to kill their adversaries. This is why truth became thoroughly silenced and concealed.” -Muhammad ibn Zakariyā (854-925) “Islam [intends] the conquest of [other] countries so that the writ of Islam is obeyed in every country in the world....Those who know nothing of Islam pretend that Islam counsels against war. [They] are witless....Whatever good there is exists thanks to the sword and in the shadow of the sword! People cannot be made obedient except with the sword!” -Ruhollah Khomeini, 1942 “Muslims must kill nonbelievers wherever they are unless they convert to Islam.” -Ali Gomaa, onetime grand mufti of Egypt “Kill whoever changes his faith” and “If they [any Muslims since Muhammad] had gotten rid of the apostasy punishment Islam wouldn’t exist today.” -Yusuf al-Qaradawi “One is free to be a believer or an infidel....But is someone who converted to Islam allowed to change his mind? No, he is not....Someone who converted and got a taste of the perfection of Islam is not allowed to leave the fold of Islam whenever he feels like it....Beheading [apostates] should be easier than cutting the buttons off their shirts.” -Mazen Al-Sarsawi “Killing an apostate from Islam is without consequences.” -Sheikh Nuh' Ali Salman, onetime mufti of Jordan “No one should dare to speak against Muhammad. No one is allowed to do that. We have the right and the power to punish such people.” -a Muslim cleric in Bangladesh "Muslims must educate their children to jihād and to hatred of the Jews, the Christians, and the infidels." -Saudi preacher Sheikh Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjid "I could be joking and smiling [with infidels] and then cutting their throats in the next second." -Tarik Shah, American modern-jazz bassist

[@kitkat1616]

Hey calm down! The lady in the video is more learned or you? If she is saying after all that she has read that prophet Mohammad was a prophet of peace and love not hatred then how can you reject a learned person unless you yourself study as much as she did because when you do research and do thesis ,you come up with real study and that is what Karen has done and therefore she came up with all that what she is saying. Anyways lets take one thing at a time to talk about. Lets start with Quran 5:33 as you mentioned but you are taking it out of context and then just throwing it out on the internet to spread chaos and that is what Allah hates. Allah wants love among HIS creation and whoever tries to create chaos on a small level or higher should be ready for the consequences and if he repents then Allah is All Forgiving and Merciful.

[@bangfarang]

Kit kat says "If [Karen Armstrong] is saying after all that she has read that prophet Mohammad was a prophet of peace and love not hatred then how can you reject a learned person unless you yourself study as much as she did...." Translation: "If Karen Armstrong is saying one thing, how can you, bangfarang, be saying another?" I'm reminded that Bernard Lewis once wrote “For the last thousand years, the political thinking of Islam has been dominated by such maxims as 'tyranny is better than anarchy' and 'whose power is established, obedience to him is incumbent.’” Do you understand the connection, kit kat? What Muslims accept as set in stone SHOULD be set in stone. Indeed, it is blasphemous to challenge what Muslims accept, and many infidels have lost their lives by applying such freedom where freedom can only be injurious. And don't give me your asinine "out of context" moronism. Muslims have NEVER provided me with any context that infidels are to understand they're out of. Islam is a fraud, and your defense of it is, too.

[@kitkat1616]

I understand and speak simple English so I will appreciate if you dont speak in dense language because I will not be able to understand it. I dont understand the connection actually and dont expect me to understand vague connections please. Bernard Lewis said...Muslim fighters are commanded not to kill women,children or the aged unless they attack first,not to torture or otherwise ill-treat prisoners,to give fair warning of the opening of hostiliities and to honor agreements. At no time did the classical jurists offer any approval or legitmacy to what we now call terrorism. Nor indeed is there any evidence of the use of terorism as it is practiced nowadays'' So now u want to reject Bernard too? According to Islam everyone has the right to practice their own religion peacefully .Their is no compulsion in Islam.

[@kitkat1616]

You know while reading you I skip sayings of unknown people who didnot even know what islam really is. I keep looking if you have a saying from the prophet as such . What christians do and say is not what christianity is but real teachings of christianity was what Jesus preached not what each and every follower did. In the same way Islam is not what each and every follower did or understood rather Islam was what prophet mohammad preached .

[@noorahamid3376]

More useful, informative and inspiring than most religious talks I've heard.

[@perweezneqqi4049]

even truth is as crystal clear water yet there are people who still can't see it. may Allah increase her knowledge.

[@tavana123]

Allah can not do anything other than leading people to hell. Allah himself is the devil. Read Quran and see the killings, rape, polygamy, pedophilia, lies, looting, beheadings all came from Allah by Muhammad his sex maniac messenger.

[@perweezneqqi4049]

Fighting has been enjoined upon you while it is hateful to you. But perhaps you hate a thing and it is good for you; and perhaps you love a thing and it is bad for you. And Allah Knows, while you know not. Quran 2: 216 SAHIH INTERNATIONAL Please read carefully, the first part where it's says " Fighting is enjoined upon you while it is hateful to you" as simple explanation is , wheather you like it or not the Arab pagan have declared war on you. Second part "but perhap you hate a thing and it is good for you; and perhaps you love the things and it is bad for you. Simple explanation is, you hate math test but is good for you and you like to take drugs but is not good for you. Third part " And Allah know while you know Not" Simple explanation is, you may claim that this thing Will benefit you but God knows that it may harm you. Apostasy There is no capital punishment in that except in your afterlife and meet God . there this hadith that I read once is about the Muslim man who was tortured and force conversion in Christianity, he convert and he lives the rest his life as Christian. That man was living during the time of the prophet Muhammad Saw. Prophet wives He had 13 wives only 3 he love the most including the oldest one is khadija and youngest ayesha the rest is more of political alliance even so he still treat them with respect as husband and wives. This 13 wives is like our mother to us. How many war was he in? 28 battle most of them he was in defenders against the attackers from the Arab pagans and some was injustice event that happen during his time. I can say that about 90% of his battle were defending from the Arab pagans and 10% aggressive on the injustice , the most famous battle was battle badr where the pagan stole all the Muslim belonging and sold it to other nation and prophet Muhammad decide to take the money back from the paganwhich idoes not belong to them it belong to the Muslim people.

[@perweezneqqi4049]

Geblek Eloe Deh how can we worship devil when God told us the devil is your enemy?.

[@peacebe2u480]

perweez neqqi Islam has no God, dude.. Only Lucifer. Allah is the great deceiver, n you are his minion, a tiny weeny deceiver only.

[@perweezneqqi4049]

Geblek Eloe Deh define deceive?

[@mtoikanyawanah585]

High respect to madam Karen. You are eye opener for the west for those who have eyes and ears. May Allah reward you for the marvelous work you have done.

[@ibatan7243]

Brother, help me pls to become a muslim by answering my few questions. Thank you bro. 1- How come the word: “Tawheed” does not exist in yr quran? 2- How come quran uses the 3rd person pronoun 'He' in almost every time alla talks to people? 3- If the quran is written by alla then he must use the 1st pronoun and say 'I' and not 'He'. 4- How come quran elevated muhammad to the level of alla? for example, obey alla and his apostle...listen to alla and his apostle...respect alla and his apostle etc...? isn't obeying alla enough? why do we have to obey 'his apostle' in addition to obey alla? are they partners? unless your profit...oops I meant prophet, is making his own commandments without the approval of alla? thus quran is not the word of alla. 5- How come on 4 different occasions (some Islamic sources say 20 ayats were requested by umar) alla revealed 4 ayats that matched 100% the wishes of khalifa umar bin-alkhattab? is umar also a prophet? or maybe alla did not have the great ideas of umar when he prepared the preserved tablets of quran, so he added the 4 verses later, when umar asked for them. 6- How come alla did not add the accents 'fatha, dammeh, kasra, fathatayn, dammatayn, kasratayn, Hammzah, alef mad, shaddeh, dots (tanquitt) etc... when he downloaded yr quran with jibril? did not he realize, with his stupid brain, that muslims will be confused without these necessary accents/vowels so he made hajjaj ben-yusuf to do it by himself without any, earthly or heavenly, approval or revelation? 7- How come you say that prophets do not sin while muhammad asked and was granted forgiveness on his past/future sins? If he's sinless then he must not ask for forgiveness. 8- How come muhammad says: I don't know what will happen to me or to you but only... if alla will include me in his tremendous mercy? how come you follow a prophet who does not know his destiny? 9- How come alla in quran swears by the stars, the sun, the moon, the sky, the clouds, the winds, the trees, the sea, etc... 1) alla is not supposed to swear at all because he only says the absolute truth, so -how come he is swearing? 2) when someone swears that he's saying the truth, he swears by something extremely valuable/precious for him...swearing by the Earth, winds, sea, rain, sun, etc... is like I am swearing to you by my stapler, desk, computer, paper-clip, etc..., would yous believe me if I swear to you by such items? 10- How come alla promised in yr quran to preserve yr quran and surat ‘al-rajem’ is lost and surat ‘irdaa alkabeer’ was eaten by Dajen (a goat)? Couldn’t alla fulfill his promise and keep these two ayats? 11- How come aisha confirms that one third of sura al-ahzab was lost? 12- How come qutum does not know who the Holy Spirit is? 13- How come he did not know exactly how many persons were 'asshab alkahf'? If quran is the word of alla, then he must know the answers instead of embarrassing himself and qutum by guessing.At the end of the verse it says only alla knows. He does not know if he does then he would have told his favourite prophet. 14- How come qutum ordered you to kiss the black-stone (and rukn yamani) as he kissed it himself too, so did kalifa umar and ali. Isn't kissing a stone is like kissing a statue(idolatery)? 15- How come the black-stone is capable to absorb the sins of the muslims who kissed/padded it? isn't forgiveness an attribute of alla alone? doesn't allah refuse to share any of his attributes with anyone? This is shirk. 16- How come a shahid (muslim martyr) can forgive the sins of 70 people of his own family? Isn't forgiveness an attribute of alla alone? This is shirk. 17- How come if I kill a lizard (Dhaber or Abu-breiss) from the first hit I get forty of my sins forgiven? isn't what qutum told you in his hadith? is a lizard-killing capable to forgive muslims sins when we kill it from 1st hit? obviously such abu-breiss is a partner with alla.-This is shirk. 18- How come muhammad, just before his death, cursed both the Jews and the Christians because they build their churches/synagogues on the graves of their prophets. Few years later, muslims built the ‘masjed alnabawi’ in Madina on the grave of Muhammad? 19- How come there is no commandment of circumcision in quran? 20- Can you provide any proof that muhamass got circumcised? I guess he exempted himself to avoid pain and staying without sex for at least 3 days? 21- How come there is no commandment of “eid al-adha” in quran? 22- How come the prayers are three times/day in quran but five times in hadith? 23- Where, in quran, it says that the adulterer and the adultress must be killed? 24- Where is the 2 ayats of breastfeeding adult men in quran? 1st aya was for five sucklings, the 2nd final was 10 sucklings? He man must feel full after each suckling. (not just a small suckling) 25- how come hajj details are not in quran? 26- He it is Who created for you all that is in the earth. Then turned He to the heaven, and fashioned it as seven heavens. And He is Knower of all things.Did alla forget the order of creation? the universe is 13.8B y old, Sun is 5B y, Earth is 4.5B y, life is 3.5b years. 27- When thy Lord said unto the angels: Lo! I am about to place a viceroy in the earth, they said: wilt Thou place therein one who will do harm therein and will shed blood, while we, we hymn Thy praise and sanctify Thee? He said: Surely I know that which ye know not. So Adam was already made for Earth. How did angels know about bloodshed and mischief? and how dare they question the allmighty alla (in anyway, alla was wrong as human shed lots of blood and the angels knew better than alla)? 28- Muslims, can you show me, in yr quran, one verse where alla declares, unequivocally, that the gospel has been corrupted? 29- How come when muhamad caught Ayesha following/spying on him, he did not first consul her, then admonish her in the bed, then hit her LIGHLY? IMMEDIATELY, he hit her with his fist on her chest causing her a sharp pain.

[@mtoikanyawanah585]

@ibatan7243 The word Tawheed does not come direct in Quran as you want to see it. However, it is hidden in chapter 112, surat Ikhilaswi which speaks the Onesness of Allah.

[@agohak]

Thank you brother Allah be with you Selam

[@SheydaMwxeis]

Highly informative and Logical I really enjoyed the talk and I feel proud of having the opportunity to hear this respected woman.

[@doctorsabir5]

KAREN ARMSTRONG IS BRAVE AND HONEST SCHOLAR MAY ALLAH BLESS HER TRILLION X TRILLION TIMES

[@stevemohammed1114]

An excellent lecture by Karen Armstrong worth listening .

[@metanoiaepoch380]

truth is not suitable to all. truth stands for those who strive for.

[@peterhamilton7910]

ainul bary rumi

[@eigyer2267]

Nonsense! Truth is Light, without it is darkness. Everybody needs the truth.

[@ajlapiana]

Jesus said, "I am the Truth..."

[@fajri134]

Well said

[@Edna0210]

When anyone speaks of truth ... then Islam s/b left out of the conversation for there is NO truth in lies.

[@NaushadShafkat]

Absolutely BRILLIANT! She expounds Islam as it actually is! Too good!

[@denvakre6342]

the greatest religion in the world thank god for making islam this much current in the world as a proof of its greatness that ignorants can not see

[@THEDHL124]

Such a great lady and educator May Allah protect and guide her.

[@kacemrochd6425]

I found a new scientific miracle in the Holy Quran which shows that the Holy Quran is the words of God. I will talk about the perfect correlation between God's clock based on the 7th heaven and the Human's clock based on the earth. It is mentioned in the Holy Quran that the ages of the universe and the earth are 6 and 2 days respectively in the time frame based on the 7th heaven. One can calculate the ratio of the universe to that of the earth as follows: R = age of the universe/age of the earth = 6 days / 2 days = 3 On the other hand we know that the dynamic age of the universe is 13.77 billion years and the radiometric age of the earth is 4.55 billion years in the time frame based on the earth. One can calculate the ratio of the age of the universe to that of the earth as follows: R = age of the universe/ age of the earth = 13.77 billion years / 4.55 billion years = 3.04 The coincidence between the values of the ratios of the age of the universe to that of the earth in both reference frames means that the God's clock based on the 7th heaven and the Human's clock based on the earth is in perfect correlation. This is because time is not absolute but rather relative as predicted by Einstein's special relativity. It also means that the earth was created for the first time when the age of the universe was 2/3 of its age today in both reference frames based on the 7th heaven and the earth. We learn from this fact that the Holy Quran is the words of Allah and Mohammed (PBUH) is His last messenger. But only Allah knows best.

[@kacemrochd6425]

I should mention in the beginning two noble verses in the Holy Quran which teaches us that there are 7 heavens and 7 orbits one above another lying in a flat space. Let us start with chapter 78 verse 12 in the Holy Quran which tells us what means: "And Constructed above you seven strong (heavens)". This noble verse among many others teaches us that there are 7 heavens. Then let us see the surat al Muminun verse 17 in the Holy Quran which tells us what means: "And indeed, We (Allah) Created above you 7 levels (roads). We (Allah) Are never unmindful of (Our creation)". This noble verse teaches us that there are 7 roads of the heavens. When taken together, the above-mentioned noble verses teach us that there are 7 universes like balls moving in 7 orbits and lying in a flat space. On the other hand, there are additional noble verses in the Holy Quran that teach us that the orbit of our universe is not circular but instead elliptical. This is because these nobles' verses tell us that there are two extreme travel distances between the earth and the 7th heaven: In one case it is mentioned in surat Maarij chapter 70 verse 4 in the Holy Quran that the time needed for the Angles and holy spirits to ascend from the earth to the 7th heaven takes a Day in the time frame based on the 7th heaven which corresponds to 50000 years in the time frame based on the earth. In the other case it is mentioned in surat al Sajeda chapter 32 verse 5 in the Holy Quran that the time needed for the commanded affair to ascend from the earth to the 7th heaven takes a Day in Allah's clock which corresponds to 1000 years in the Human's clock based on the earth. The Quran's description of the flatness of the cosmos is perfectly consistent with the standard cosmological model, representing a new scientific miracle of the Holy Quran. As you see there is no contradiction between the noble's verses in the Holy Quran and these noble's verses majestically complete each other. This proves that the Holy Quran is the words of God and the noble prophet Mohammed (PBUH) is the last messenger of God. But only Allah knows best.

[@THEDHL124]

@@kacemrochd6425 Yeah you're right.

[@aymanrayees429]

this lady is so smart in presenting Islam different way than the stereotype prevail in western countries. I appreciate her efforts that she puts in, and her endeavours reconcile between the religions whether they are from God or not. what she is trying to say is that we need to look at convergent points rather than divergent issues. this is what I understood from her discourse. but the basic and fundamental question remains valid, which religion is true? if no religion has last word of God, then we, human beings have been created in vain and purposeless and God did not establish His argument on people who He created, and all people are equal in their beliefs whether you are monotheist, atheist, polytheist, agnostic..etc. if this is what she is trying to convince audience and us, then there is no God existence, or God is unable to deliver people His message and tells us what does He want from us and why have we been created! the question of equalization or make things equal is like we trying to mix up black with white, evil with good, justice with injustice, truth with falsehood, with due respect to her, the approach that she selected to start with, need to be revised. we need to base the starting point of our discussion, in my eyes we must recognize the following 1- there is variance between difference and dispute 2- God's religion and people's religions 3- life purpose and where are we going 4- how can we seek the truth and who possesses it 5- redefinition of many terminology, such as violence, terror, murder, tolerance, coexistence, others, state, religion, life purpose, etc..

[@aymanrayees429]

thanks for your comment

[@JonathanDeLeon-em4px]

***** Karen Armstrong is a confused woman fooled by Islam. She broke her solemn vows before God to be a nun for life. She cannot be trusted to be honest and tell the truth. She has been deceived by Satan.

[@JonathanDeLeon-em4px]

***** Of course, Karen Armstrong is deceived by Satan. She broke her solemn vow before God to be a nun for life and has become one of the hypocrites who are deceived by Satan. She is sent to prepare the world for the Antichrist who denies the Father and the Son. The true prophets of God speak of God as a Father to the Israelites, and speak of the Israelites and the Messiah as sons of God. The ignorant confused Muhammed was the first who denied the truth of the Father and Son; he was a forerunner of the Antichrist. Islam is an anti-Christ religion that is cursed by God and is a curse on humanity.

[@JonathanDeLeon-em4px]

***** Muhammed was an ignorant and confused man who did not understand the mission of the Messiah was to first suffer and die as a sacrifice for the sins of humanity before He could reign as Messiah and king of Israel. The unbelieving Jews also wrongly understood Jesus' mission and is why they continue to reject Him as their Messiah. Don't bother to quote the Quran. It is not the Word of God but the confused and ignorant words of Muhammed.

[@JonathanDeLeon-em4px]

***** The ignorant and confused Muhammed never studied the Torah (Genesis 18: 1-3) where Allah, the Holy Trinity appeared to Abraham in the form of three men. It is written that Abraham bowed down low to them and called them, "My Lord". Don't believe the Quran. The Quran, Surah 2 is not from God but from the confused and ignorant mind of Muhammed.

[@zarabees2123]

Very interesting indeed, beautiful lecture worth watching .

[@SALMAANOMAR1]

Watching on 2023 ❤❤ ❤

[@romin4u]

SubhanAlah!!! If only all the world was wise like her, there would have been no wars and hatred in our beaituful planet.

[@hanadi9222]

If someone wanna be a Muslim or Christian or Jewish it's not a problem... When we die the truth will come Every one have a brain to think #From_muslim💖💖

[@andrewwalker7439]

Wow, the truth will set you free,inshallah Praise Allah

[@stahmad1983]

one of the very good analysis of Islam in recent centuries.

[@badriabedri2049]

Most of the comments seem hostile why such emotions. For those who think they are better than Muslims your hostile remarks does not show you are any better. Correct me if I am wrong but Jesus said those without sin can cast the first stone. Further more, if your house is from glass don't throw stones. If you believe in the rock don't hit me with it.

[@zarabees2123]

Like your comment.

[@badriabedri2049]

If you say so. That is your opinion.

[@Mrpl778]

+Badria Bedri Good man now if you could just get the Jihadist to feel the same way we might have peace but unfortunately we cannot get the US to get there noses out of everyone Else's business

[@badriabedri2049]

+paul meier Thanks Paul. I agree, these jihadists are irrational and not seeking peace.

[@Mrpl778]

what is this throwing the first stone got to do with this to the person who said this i say do you realize with what disdain they give to the Son of the Most High our Lord and Savior it is not Muslims i am against but this blaspheme in the Koran whatever happened to Vengeance is mine saith the Lord? The Koran also treats Mary with much disdain in saying she was not with Joseph when she was with child? Muhammad is not the prophet for any time we have a savior to go to and the Holy Ghost? i only wish to make known that the Koran says that Muslims are to follow the Torah and the gospel but they say it was corrupted but i strongly disagree if God is God he would not let his holy book be corrupted beyond understanding so make up your own mind but i tell you by the Gospel all will be judged not by the Koran

[@fadiasultan3322]

Karen you are spiritual, wonderful human being, heart felt, intellectual, learnt, full of knowledge skilful, intelligent with sound judgement, open minded, open ❤️ wonderful human being repeated for emphasis. But it is1.25am & I am very tired & unable to praise you more & as much as I could. I love you, God also love you because you are so beautiful & truthful & fair. May God bless you & be always your friend, your companion, your guide & your everything as He is for me. Together on the path to improve our world shinning with love & abolishing hatred around us This is our mission forever ♥️ Fadia Sultan from Australia

[@ibatan7243]

Sister, help me pls to become a muslim by answering my few questions. Thank you bro. 1- How come the word: “Tawheed” does not exist in yr quran? 2- How come quran uses the 3rd person pronoun 'He' in almost every time alla talks to people? 3- If the quran is written by alla then he must use the 1st pronoun and say 'I' and not 'He'. 4- How come quran elevated muhammad to the level of alla? for example, obey alla and his apostle...listen to alla and his apostle...respect alla and his apostle etc...? isn't obeying alla enough? why do we have to obey 'his apostle' in addition to obey alla? are they partners? unless your profit...oops I meant prophet, is making his own commandments without the approval of alla? thus quran is not the word of alla. 5- How come on 4 different occasions (some Islamic sources say 20 ayats were requested by umar) alla revealed 4 ayats that matched 100% the wishes of khalifa umar bin-alkhattab? is umar also a prophet? or maybe alla did not have the great ideas of umar when he prepared the preserved tablets of quran, so he added the 4 verses later, when umar asked for them. 6- How come alla did not add the accents 'fatha, dammeh, kasra, fathatayn, dammatayn, kasratayn, Hammzah, alef mad, shaddeh, dots (tanquitt) etc... when he downloaded yr quran with jibril? did not he realize, with his stupid brain, that muslims will be confused without these necessary accents/vowels so he made hajjaj ben-yusuf to do it by himself without any, earthly or heavenly, approval or revelation? 7- How come you say that prophets do not sin while muhammad asked and was granted forgiveness on his past/future sins? If he's sinless then he must not ask for forgiveness. 8- How come muhammad says: I don't know what will happen to me or to you but only... if alla will include me in his tremendous mercy? how come you follow a prophet who does not know his destiny? 9- How come alla in quran swears by the stars, the sun, the moon, the sky, the clouds, the winds, the trees, the sea, etc... 1) alla is not supposed to swear at all because he only says the absolute truth, so -how come he is swearing? 2) when someone swears that he's saying the truth, he swears by something extremely valuable/precious for him...swearing by the Earth, winds, sea, rain, sun, etc... is like I am swearing to you by my stapler, desk, computer, paper-clip, etc..., would yous believe me if I swear to you by such items? 10- How come alla promised in yr quran to preserve yr quran and surat ‘al-rajem’ is lost and surat ‘irdaa alkabeer’ was eaten by Dajen (a goat)? Couldn’t alla fulfill his promise and keep these two ayats? 11- How come aisha confirms that one third of sura al-ahzab was lost? 12- How come qutum does not know who the Holy Spirit is? 13- How come he did not know exactly how many persons were 'asshab alkahf'? If quran is the word of alla, then he must know the answers instead of embarrassing himself and qutum by guessing.At the end of the verse it says only alla knows. He does not know if he does then he would have told his favourite prophet. 14- How come qutum ordered you to kiss the black-stone (and rukn yamani) as he kissed it himself too, so did kalifa umar and ali. Isn't kissing a stone is like kissing a statue(idolatery)? 15- How come the black-stone is capable to absorb the sins of the muslims who kissed/padded it? isn't forgiveness an attribute of alla alone? doesn't allah refuse to share any of his attributes with anyone? This is shirk. 16- How come a shahid (muslim martyr) can forgive the sins of 70 people of his own family? Isn't forgiveness an attribute of alla alone? This is shirk. 17- How come if I kill a lizard (Dhaber or Abu-breiss) from the first hit I get forty of my sins forgiven? isn't what qutum told you in his hadith? is a lizard-killing capable to forgive muslims sins when we kill it from 1st hit? obviously such abu-breiss is a partner with alla.-This is shirk. 18- How come muhammad, just before his death, cursed both the Jews and the Christians because they build their churches/synagogues on the graves of their prophets. Few years later, muslims built the ‘masjed alnabawi’ in Madina on the grave of Muhammad? 19- How come there is no commandment of circumcision in quran? 20- Can you provide any proof that muhamass got circumcised? I guess he exempted himself to avoid pain and staying without sex for at least 3 days? 21- How come there is no commandment of “eid al-adha” in quran? 22- How come the prayers are three times/day in quran but five times in hadith? 23- Where, in quran, it says that the adulterer and the adultress must be killed? 24- Where is the 2 ayats of breastfeeding adult men in quran? 1st aya was for five sucklings, the 2nd final was 10 sucklings? He man must feel full after each suckling. (not just a small suckling) 25- how come hajj details are not in quran? 26- He it is Who created for you all that is in the earth. Then turned He to the heaven, and fashioned it as seven heavens. And He is Knower of all things.Did alla forget the order of creation? the universe is 13.8B y old, Sun is 5B y, Earth is 4.5B y, life is 3.5b years. 27- When thy Lord said unto the angels: Lo! I am about to place a viceroy in the earth, they said: wilt Thou place therein one who will do harm therein and will shed blood, while we, we hymn Thy praise and sanctify Thee? He said: Surely I know that which ye know not. So Adam was already made for Earth. How did angels know about bloodshed and mischief? and how dare they question the allmighty alla (in anyway, alla was wrong as human shed lots of blood and the angels knew better than alla)? 28- Muslims, can you show me, in yr quran, one verse where alla declares, unequivocally, that the gospel has been corrupted? 29- How come when muhamad caught Ayesha following/spying on him, he did not first consul her, then admonish her in the bed, then hit her LIGHLY? IMMEDIATELY, he hit her with his fist on her chest causing her a sharp pain.

[@realworld2092]

Thanks you .good You are right.

[@Asylantenstatus88]

Thx 4 the video

[@greywolve4553]

To all Muslim, don't mind about paddy6602 or others like him, because the fact is sometimes no matter what sort of truth is being presented upon them they would still could not see them because they keep on building up the dark spot their on heart to shun away the light. May Allah SWT brighten our heart (including you paddy) and lead us to hid-ayah path.

[@JonathanDeLeon-em4px]

The path is Jesus Christ, the Son of God. He died on the cross and rose from the dead to make for us a pathway to God.

[@denvakre6342]

that s all we want just respect as we dont criticise your religion you are supposed not to criticise ours and criticising our religion and prophet this much shows the darkness of the hearts and ensure that islam is proper :)

[@denvakre6342]

loool why do you call jesus son of god and some of you call him god ??? why would jesus be his son over all the prophets ?? is not he just a prophet transmiting the message of god ?? think more :)

[@JonathanDeLeon-em4px]

hichem den vakre Jesus was both human and divine. He called himself the son of God and also claimed to be God. The Bible teaches that all Israelites are sons of God. Jesus was an Israelite and therefore He could call himself the son of God. The prophet David also speaks of God saying to the Messiah, "You are my begotten son" in Psalm 2:7 of the Zabur. Jesus was the Messiah and therefore the begotten son of God. Jesus also claimed to be God when he told the Jews, "before Abraham was born, I Am". The Jews understood Jesus was claiming to be God and tried to stone him for blasphemy (John 8:58). They knew that "I Am" is the name God used when He first revealed himself to Moses in the burning bush (Exodus 3:14).

[@denvakre6342]

Jonathan DeLeon hahahaha and you believe this ??? so funny first he calls him self god then he dare to claim to be god ? it means he challenges god him self ?? what a lies jesus peace be upon him was only a prohpet like all the prophets that came before and all of them transmitted 1 message to all humans which is believing and obeying 1 god the creator of the earth and the sky .... and when jesus died christians started changing his message to humanity and they started writing different bibles this why you have many bibles in retern we have only 1 quran

[@DrKildem]

1. The prophet of Islam is the most influential man ever. 2. He is the most studied man ever. 3. He is the most followed man ever. 4. He is the most venerated and loved man ever. Not fact. Truth.

[@DrKildem]

justame smith Ha ha ha ha ha. Let me add one more: He is the most envied man ever. More people are jealous of him than any other man in living history.

[@DrKildem]

justame smith No, but the haters are envious. Even from his time 1400 yrs ago there was great jealousy. 1400 yrs later nothing has changed.

[@DrKildem]

justame smith Quite wrong. Muslims are being bashed from pillar to post. It used to be quite the opposite scenario.

[@DrKildem]

justame smith Are we talking about muslims or the prophet of Islam? Remind me....... BTW: when I said bashed, I meant politically and militarily e.g in Iraq, Afghanistan, no doubt Iran in the future. I'm not referring to muslims in the west.

[@koukousarra9963]

justame smith you said :"he is the most studied man ever which is why we know without doubts that he was a pedophile, child molesting, cross-dressing, boy-kissing, murdering, lying, cheating, enslaving torturing psychopath. and I just read where he had sex with his dead aunt and had breath." woow can you just prove it :)

[@AuwalEngineer-fg9eh]

Masha Allah Karen Armstrong.

[@riaznapa]

A well educator who is compassionate about the religious people and is enough bold to see the truth as it is. I like her positive approach despite a lot of negativities lurking around us.

[@gueziedindonesie7556]

PEACE IN THE HOLY QURAN In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful Allah the Exalted said:: وَعِبَادُ الرَّحْمٰنِ الَّذِيْنَ يَمْشُوْنَ عَلَى الْاَرْضِ هَوْنًا وَّاِذَا خَاطَبَهُمُ الْجٰهِلُوْنَ قَالُوْا سَلٰمًا The servants of the Most Merciful are those who walk upon the earth in humility, and when the ignorant address them, they say words of peace. (QS. Al-Furqan 25: Verse 63)

[@kacemrochd6425]

I should mention in the beginning two noble verses in the Holy Quran which teaches us that there are 7 heavens and 7 orbits one above another lying in a flat space. Let us start with chapter 78 verse 12 in the Holy Quran which tells us what means: "And Constructed above you seven strong (heavens)". This noble verse among many others teaches us that there are 7 heavens. Then let us see the surat al Muminun verse 17 in the Holy Quran which tells us what means: "And indeed, We (Allah) Created above you 7 levels (roads). We (Allah) Are never unmindful of (Our creation)". This noble verse teaches us that there are 7 roads of the heavens. When taken together, the above-mentioned noble verses teach us that there are 7 universes like balls moving in 7 orbits and lying in a flat space. On the other hand, there are additional noble verses in the Holy Quran that teach us that the orbit of our universe is not circular but instead elliptical. This is because these nobles' verses tell us that there are two extreme travel distances between the earth and the 7th heaven: In one case it is mentioned in surat Maarij chapter 70 verse 4 in the Holy Quran that the time needed for the Angles and holy spirits to ascend from the earth to the 7th heaven takes a Day in the time frame based on the 7th heaven which corresponds to 50000 years in the time frame based on the earth. In the other case it is mentioned in surat al Sajeda chapter 32 verse 5 in the Holy Quran that the time needed for the commanded affair to ascend from the earth to the 7th heaven takes a Day in Allah's clock which corresponds to 1000 years in the Human's clock based on the earth. The Quran's description of the flatness of the cosmos is perfectly consistent with the standard cosmological model, representing a new scientific miracle of the Holy Quran. As you see there is no contradiction between the noble's verses in the Holy Quran and these noble's verses majestically complete each other. This proves that the Holy Quran is the words of God and the noble prophet Mohammed (PBUH) is the last messenger of God. But only Allah knows best.

[@kacemrochd6425]

I found a new scientific miracle in the Holy Quran which shows that the Holy Quran is the words of God. I will talk about the perfect correlation between God's clock based on the 7th heaven and the Human's clock based on the earth. It is mentioned in the Holy Quran that the ages of the universe and the earth are 6 and 2 days respectively in the time frame based on the 7th heaven. One can calculate the ratio of the universe to that of the earth as follows: R = age of the universe/age of the earth = 6 days / 2 days = 3 On the other hand we know that the dynamic age of the universe is 13.77 billion years and the radiometric age of the earth is 4.55 billion years in the time frame based on the earth. One can calculate the ratio of the age of the universe to that of the earth as follows: R = age of the universe/ age of the earth = 13.77 billion years / 4.55 billion years = 3.04 The coincidence between the values of the ratios of the age of the universe to that of the earth in both reference frames means that the God's clock based on the 7th heaven and the Human's clock based on the earth is in perfect correlation. This is because time is not absolute but rather relative as predicted by Einstein's special relativity. It also means that the earth was created for the first time when the age of the universe was 2/3 of its age today in both reference frames based on the 7th heaven and the earth. We learn from this fact that the Holy Quran is the words of Allah and Mohammed (PBUH) is His last messenger. But only Allah knows best.

[@muhammadnaveed4789]

Lets all haters bark. Ignore them this is best answer for them.

[@santosd6065]

What is the penalty for being born poor in a country with oil the west wants? The past couple of decades should give you a good indication.

[@santosd6065]

Nick Ravenscroft You might want to read a bit of history before you rant.

[@santosd6065]

Nick Ravenscroft What Karen Armstrong is talking about. She just spent an hour and twenty minutes pretty much rebutting your comments about Islam and Mohammed. Guess the diligent and methodical scholarship you've done over the years totally outflanks her naive take on things... where can I read your books on the topic?

[@santosd6065]

Nick Ravenscroft *"The thing is with Karen, is that she completely overlooks the scripture"* Just finished reading her book she is discussing here, as well as a previous book regarding the Axial age, on Buddhism, Confucianism, Greek Philosophy, Hinduism and Judaism.... from which Islam and Christianity emerged, and very much along similar lines at their core. In the book on Mohammed she goes into great detail about the Koran, how and when and in what context each passage was written. You are just factually wrong. *Talk about killing homosexuals, as if they would be doing a favour to the gay for ending their life* As opposed to the Christians, Persians and Jews of the 7th Century, who were paragons of militant political correctness? *doesn't really speak about the modern terror phenomenon, how the perpetrators, according to themselves are inspired by the actions of Mohammad.* Except when she does. _Fields of Blood. Religion and the History of Violence_ she wrote an entire book discussing the topic at length *However, while practicing Jesus' philosophy of 'love thy neighbour' they respond with compassion* I forget, exactly how did the Christians apply this philosophy in the inquisition, supporting the Nazis and during the Pinochet dictatorship? Would you argue that (A) Hypocrisy (ie, supporting Guatemalan Death Squads while preaching love) is the core of Jesus's message or (B) The above Christians were going against the the intention and core message of the philosophy? My point is not to defend Islam or religion, I'm not religious and have no respect for organized religion. But neither do I believe our own secular side, which gave us Central American Death Squads, Napalming of Children in Indochina and the Gas Chambers, has any standing to boast about moral superiority. When societies perceive themselves as under attack, and face destruction (as Muslims absolutely and accurately do), is it a surprise that they produce fanatical death cults?

[@santosd6065]

***** Wow... thanks! Audiobooks really are awesome... especially when your job allows you to both work and "read" all day long...

[@irfanhaleem]

Hats off for this Scholar of Islam . May Allah always gave her strength in this world and in after world place her best place in jannat Ameen

[@muhammedali7280]

السلام عليك يا اختنا كارن..🎉واهلاوسهلا الى الاسىلام وللاخوة الاسلامية العالمية💥 لنقود العام على الرحمة والنجات في الداين....شكرا لك Hope Allmighty Allah May Guide Mankind 2 the Stright Path.💕

[@mansoorsuhail3206]

She is a very genius and knowledgeable person who is very smart . May God bless u with health and peaceful life to u and all Ur coming generation

[@Abuamina001]

Excellent lecture. Thank you for posting this. KA is a much under rated and misunderstood scholar.

[@olalekankareem6553]

Scholar with a narrow lense.

[@VoiceFromAfar]

So so insightful. Thank you.

[@monoman4083]

an eloquent speaker; well worth a listen...

[@asmawasifata]

There are always different points of view on something. Why some people show hatred rather than objectivity is just because history is not free from emotion. If we want to understand an object clearly, put aside emotion then observe. If a religion doesn't suit us, leave it but don't hate it as it is the man behind the gun who has control, not the gun itself.... Peace be upon you Muhammad and all human beings on earth.... Salaam....

[@ridin1068]

hamdeulilah

[@fitnarina]

Thank You...

[@ahmedyassin7702]

The truth always prevails from all speakers irrespective of their faith, Islam is a great religion

[@adambrownhussein6525]

Allah is an Arabic word that means God. Whoever says he/ she doesn't recognize Allah, is rejecting God-all out of ignorance.

[@freeman8128]

The word 'Allah' is derived from 'al-Lah' an ancient pagan Arab moon-god of decay death & despair who Muhammad & the Muslims falsely identified with the Christian & Jewish God whose name in Aramaic was 'Ellah' & in Hebrew represented by YWH but not to be spoken aloud. In furtherance of this falsehood Arabic-speaking Christians living under Muslim rule were forced to use the word "Allah" as the name of their God. In 2012 the Muslim government of Malaysia reversed this by passing a law forbidding Malay Christians from using the word 'Allah' in relation to their God.

[@AmosbenDawid]

***** Oh really!? You're sure about that? I'm a Hebrew speaker, and I know for a fact that "Eloah", another name of GOD in Judaism, is "aleph-lamed-he". Same in Arabic: alif-lam-he. It just means "The God"..and nothing more. Don't you even know that the Israelites also attributed YHWH, El, Elohim, as a pagan deity, in the Canaanite mythology parthenon? Same thing that happened in the pre-Islamic era with "Allah", they began to say that "The GOD" was the Supreme deity but had minor gods under him. Same thing the ancient Israelites had done. Just like how people began to attribute sons and daughters to "allah"; such as al-ʿUzzaa, Manaat and al-Laat.....same as "El" as the head deity of minor gods in Canaan. Never in any ancient arabic history ever has "Allah" referring to a moon deity. The word moon in arabic is "qamar"...hardly any resemblance to "allah".

[@freeman8128]

Amos ben David Yes I'm sure: al-Lah & al-Lat were ancient pagan Arab & Egyptian lunar deities associated respectively with the waning moon & the male principle (al-Lah) & with the waxing moon & the female principle (al-Lat). When he wanted to gain support of Christian & Jewish tribes & convince them that his god & theirs were the same & that he was the last prophet in the Ibrahimic line, the charlatan 'Muhammad' (not his birth name) had all references to al-Lat removed from the Quran (the so-called 'Satanic Verses'). His ploy failed, so he made war on them, killed the men looted their property & enslaved their women & children - his rewards from 'Allah'. (a 'holy man'? NO - an evil bandit, warlord, slaver, rapist & charlatan who invented his bogus religion to hoodwink his followers & feed his personal lusts & obsessions)

[@alpali388]

***** No, you're wrong. Just same reply I posted earlier. You got it all wrong. Arabic and Hebrew both semitic language and the word is same :The word for God in Genesis 1:1 is elohim, which is essentially a plural form of a more basic root-Hebrew word for God,(eloh). Furthermore, the Arabic translation of the Jewish Bible uses the name "Allah" to refer to God in Genesis 1:1 Fee al-badi' khalaqa Allahu as-Samaawaat wa al-Ard . . ." In addition to the etymological connection based on sound, we also discover the connections of the two Names based on roots, spelling, meaning, and geography. If one were to find the word(eloh) (alef-lamed-heh) in an inscription written in paleo-hebrew, aramaic, or some sort of Nabatean script, it could be pronounced numerous ways without the diacritical marks to guide the reader. When treated as a verb root, this letter combination (proncounced alah) is the root for the verb "to swear" or "to take an oath," as well as the verb "to deify" or "to worship" [look up alef-lamed-heh (ALH) in Milon Ben-Y'hudaah, Ivri-Angli (Ben Yehuda's Hebrew-English Dictionary)]. The root itself finds its origin with an older root, el, which means God, deity, power, strength.. So, one of the basic Hebrew words for God, (eloh), can easily be pronounced alah without the diacritical marks. Not surprisingly, the Aramaic word for God, according to the Lexicon offered is (alah). This word, in the standard script (), or the Estrangela script (), is spelled alap-lamad-heh (ALH), which are the exact corresponding letters to the Hebrew eloh. The Aramaic is closely related to the more ancient root word for God, eel (according to Robert Oshana's on-line introduction to basic Assyrian Aramaic The Arabic word for God, Allah, is spelled in a very similar way, and is remotely related to the more generic word for deity, ilah. We're quickly starting to notice the obvious linguistic and etymological connections between the respective words for God in these closely related Semitic languages (e.g. Allah, Alah, and Eloh being related to Ilah, Eel, and El, respectively). We have made the connection in terms of spelling, as all these words are spelled similar to one another. The geographic connection is there, as these respective languages originate in regions that are very close to one another. The roots are also basically the same. The meanings are essentially the same. In conclusion, the ancient Semitic names for God (Allah and Elohim) are actually the same.

[@alpali388]

***** watch the youtube video" Hebrew speaking Jew says Allah is God"

[@amalihomer7626]

Dear Karen Armstrong, I like your book (A History of Good: The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam). Everyone should read that book!

[@kacemrochd6425]

I found a new scientific miracle in the Holy Quran which shows that the Holy Quran is the words of God. I will talk about the perfect correlation between God's clock based on the 7th heaven and the Human's clock based on the earth. It is mentioned in the Holy Quran that the ages of the universe and the earth are 6 and 2 days respectively in the time frame based on the 7th heaven. One can calculate the ratio of the universe to that of the earth as follows: R = age of the universe/age of the earth = 6 days / 2 days = 3 On the other hand we know that the dynamic age of the universe is 13.77 billion years and the radiometric age of the earth is 4.55 billion years in the time frame based on the earth. One can calculate the ratio of the age of the universe to that of the earth as follows: R = age of the universe/ age of the earth = 13.77 billion years / 4.55 billion years = 3.04 The coincidence between the values of the ratios of the age of the universe to that of the earth in both reference frames means that the God's clock based on the 7th heaven and the Human's clock based on the earth is in perfect correlation. This is because time is not absolute but rather relative as predicted by Einstein's special relativity. It also means that the earth was created for the first time when the age of the universe was 2/3 of its age today in both reference frames based on the 7th heaven and the earth. We learn from this fact that the Holy Quran is the words of Allah and Mohammed (PBUH) is His last messenger. But only Allah knows best.

[@kacemrochd6425]

I should mention in the beginning two noble verses in the Holy Quran which teaches us that there are 7 heavens and 7 orbits one above another lying in a flat space. Let us start with chapter 78 verse 12 in the Holy Quran which tells us what means: "And Constructed above you seven strong (heavens)". This noble verse among many others teaches us that there are 7 heavens. Then let us see the surat al Muminun verse 17 in the Holy Quran which tells us what means: "And indeed, We (Allah) Created above you 7 levels (roads). We (Allah) Are never unmindful of (Our creation)". This noble verse teaches us that there are 7 roads of the heavens. When taken together, the above-mentioned noble verses teach us that there are 7 universes like balls moving in 7 orbits and lying in a flat space. On the other hand, there are additional noble verses in the Holy Quran that teach us that the orbit of our universe is not circular but instead elliptical. This is because these nobles' verses tell us that there are two extreme travel distances between the earth and the 7th heaven: In one case it is mentioned in surat Maarij chapter 70 verse 4 in the Holy Quran that the time needed for the Angles and holy spirits to ascend from the earth to the 7th heaven takes a Day in the time frame based on the 7th heaven which corresponds to 50000 years in the time frame based on the earth. In the other case it is mentioned in surat al Sajeda chapter 32 verse 5 in the Holy Quran that the time needed for the commanded affair to ascend from the earth to the 7th heaven takes a Day in Allah's clock which corresponds to 1000 years in the Human's clock based on the earth. The Quran's description of the flatness of the cosmos is perfectly consistent with the standard cosmological model, representing a new scientific miracle of the Holy Quran. As you see there is no contradiction between the noble's verses in the Holy Quran and these noble's verses majestically complete each other. This proves that the Holy Quran is the words of God and the noble prophet Mohammed (PBUH) is the last messenger of God. But only Allah knows best.

[@mohammedabdurrouf7611]

Allhamdulilah thank you for your Right message Amin

[@hellogoogle1938]

Ma sha Allah ya Allah you accept my dua bring all humans to accept this beautiful Islam ameen 🎉

[@z4ls7]

I don't understand why so much hatred in the comments section. my one cent to muslim brothers and sisters, don't rude be to the people who comment negatively, Islam doesn't preach rudeness. please be kindle and gentle to others, verily it is Allah only him who can guide one to the truth.

[@gandalfm.student4756]

AMAZON KINDLE? 😁

[@veganath]

*"please be kindle and gentle to others"* a loving request, now here is the love of your god as stated in the Quran: Quran (3:56) - *"As to those who reject faith, I will punish them with terrible agony in this world and in the Hereafter, nor will they have anyone to help."* Quran (5:37) - *"They will wish to get out of the Fire, but never are they to emerge therefrom, and for them is an enduring punishment."* So I reject your faith(lack of evidence), I am a Vegan, meaning I do not consciously cause animals(human or non-humans) to suffer unnecessarily, and so according to your theology I along with many billions of other humans past and present who reject your faith and god will suffer unimaginably forever. I think you are a *more* compassionate, kind and moral being than your God...

[@yaseenmeyer8452]

@@veganath I don't think you know what you are saying you just heard her say that you can't take one word and make something out of that samr like Gerry wills is saying read some verses than you get what it say better still read the whole Quran. It's Muslims don't say any bad things when there's Christian things the only difference is Muslims believe in Jesus pbuh but not as God please don't tell us how we must believe if you happy with yours good. Thank you enjoy your day God bless.

[@veganath]

@@yaseenmeyer8452 *"I don't think you know what you are saying"* I have a question for you to help with my misunderstanding about your God's Hellfire, would there be even one beautiful human suffering unimaginably(3rd degree burns to 100% of their body, right?) for an *INFINITE* duration in your God's Hellfire? *YES or NO.* Bringing the dialogue back to earth & justification for my fear of Islam(not a phobia). Given the majority of Muslims wish to impose Sharia globally. Evidence for my claim Pew research URL pewforumDOTorg/2013/04/30/the-worlds-muslims-religion-politics-society-overview/ I invite you or any Muslim reading this to answer the following question, under Sharia in an Islamic state are there any circumstances where the following inherently non-violent actions, blasphemy, adultery, homosexuality or apostasy calls for capital punishment(i.e. the killing of the perpetrator of the so called 'crime')? It is a binary question requiring either a YES there are circumstances OR NO there are no circumstances for said act. We can explore details later... I repeat we can explore details later... To facilitate ease of reply just copy paste the following and delete either YES there are circumstances OR NO there are no circumstances *Blasphemy* YES there are circumstances | NO there are no circumstances *Adultery* YES there are circumstances | NO there are no circumstances *Homosexuality* YES there are circumstances | NO there are no circumstances *Apostasy* YES there are circumstances | NO there are no circumstances

[@veganath]

@@yaseenmeyer8452 *"please don't tell us how we must believe"* believe anything you like on insufficient evidence, *BUT* the moment your beliefs are the impetus for adherents of Islam to cause others(human & animal) to suffer unnecessarily, this is where the line in the proverbial sand has to be drawn, so yes expect a lot of condemnation and criticism of your Islamic beliefs, btw I respect & love you, other humans & animals so you or anyBODY need never fear of any physical violence from me, self defense & the protection of others from unnecessary suffering being the exception of course.

[@trevorjones3273]

If ye love me, keep my commandments, and I will send you another comforter (Jesus). [John's Gospel]

[@mlutfi28]

This is an incomplete or partial part of that verse in the Bible The full verse states: ““If you love me, you will keep my commands. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever.” ‭‭John‬ ‭14:15-16‬ ‭CSB‬‬ www.bible.com/1713/jhn.14.15-16.csb Clearly Muhamed is not with us forever. That counselor is none other than the Holy Spirit who is described across the Bible as Counselor. Please open your eyes and read the Bible for yourself and don’t rely on secondary sources.

[@trevorjones3273]

@@mlutfi28 I am aware of the full verse and was pointing to the same thing as you. Jesus is the second person of the Holy Trinity and it is HIS and the Father's spirit that the verse refers to.

[@Gypseygirls]

She's brilliant! 🇨🇦

[@dervaishkhanofficial]

i am a muslim but i have learnt so much about my religion from this distinguished lady.

[@user-eh4no1yl4p]

Beautiful May Allah continue to give us more Imaniyek Amen

[@desiracing3]

Karen Armstrong is an incredible woman.

[@doctorsabir5]

K ARMSTRONG .....GREAT LECTURE....THANKS FOR SHARING....

[@alamasgma846]

Oops! Karen was not God. She acted like an apologist for Islam to improve Islam image and hope Muslims to accept to live with neighbors peacefully

[@KeskinCookin]

Thank you.

[@mimianwar5448]

Karen Armstrong may Allah bless you for telling the truth about the Prophet of God Muhammad (PBUH) and standing for what is right. Sadly people spin all kinds of lies around this great Prophet of all time that really made a difference in humanity. I truly hope people start searching the truth about him and to believe in the One and Only Most Merciful, Most precious God of all that exists. For if they can understand what our God stands for...it will be easy to submit and surrender to Him for the good of themselves and the world we live in.

[@kevhellchino4623]

Allahu Akbar .Truth said by western .

[@AlQuranTV]

The Story of Mother Mary in the HOLY QURAN: Chapter 19 Surah Maryam (Chapter's name: MARY) In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful Kaf. Ha. Ya. A'in. Sad. (1) A mention of the mercy of thy Lord unto His servant Zachariah. (2) When he cried unto his Lord a cry in secret, (3) Saying: My Lord! Lo! the bones of me wax feeble and my head is shining with grey hair, and I have never been unblest in prayer to Thee, my Lord. (4) Lo! I fear my kinsfolk after me, since my wife is barren. Oh, give me from Thy presence a successor (5) Who shall inherit of me and inherit (also) of the house of Jacob. And make him, my Lord, acceptable (unto Thee). (6) (It was said unto him): O Zachariah! Lo! We bring thee tidings of a son whose name is John; we have given the same name to none before (him). (7) He said: My Lord! How can I have a son when my wife is barren and I have reached infirm old age? (8) He said: So (it will be). Thy Lord saith: It is easy for Me, even as I created thee before, when thou wast naught. (9) He said: My Lord! Appoint for me some token. He said: Thy token is that thou, with no bodily defect, shalt not speak unto mankind three nights. (10) Then he came forth unto his people from the sanctuary, and signified to them: Glorify your Lord at break of day and fall of night. (11) (And it was said unto his son): O John! Hold fast the Scripture. And we gave him wisdom when a child, (12) And compassion from Our presence, and purity; and he was devout, (13) And dutiful toward his parents. And he was not arrogant, rebellious. (14) Peace on him the day he was born, and the day he dieth and the day he shall be raised alive! (15) And make mention of Mary in the Scripture, when she had withdrawn from her people to a chamber looking East, (16) And had chosen seclusion from them. Then We sent unto her Our Spirit and it assumed for her the likeness of a perfect man. (17) She said: Lo! I seek refuge in the Beneficent One from thee, if thou art God-fearing. (18) He said: I am only a messenger of thy Lord, that I may bestow on thee a faultless son. (19) She said: How can I have a son when no mortal hath touched me, neither have I been unchaste? (20) He said: So (it will be). Thy Lord saith: It is easy for Me. And (it will be) that We may make of him a Revelation for mankind and a mercy from Us, and it is a thing ordained. (21) And she conceived him, and she withdrew with him to a far place. (22) And the pangs of childbirth drove her unto the trunk of the palm-tree. She said: Oh, would that I had died ere this and had become a thing of naught, forgotten! (23) Then (one) cried unto her from below her, saying: Grieve not! Thy Lord hath placed a rivulet beneath thee, (24) And shake the trunk of the palm-tree toward thee, thou wilt cause ripe dates to fall upon thee. (25) So eat and drink and be consoled. And if thou meetest any mortal, say: Lo! I have vowed a fast unto the Beneficent, and may not speak this day to any mortal. (26) Then she brought him to her own folk, carrying him. They said: O Mary! Thou hast come with an amazing thing. (27) O sister of Aaron! Thy father was not a wicked man nor was thy mother a harlot. (28) Then she pointed to him. They said: How can we talk to one who is in the cradle, a young boy? (29) He spake: Lo! I am the slave of Allah. He hath given me the Scripture and hath appointed me a Prophet, (30) And hath made me blessed wheresoever I may be, and hath enjoined upon me prayer and almsgiving so long as I remain alive, (31) And (hath made me) dutiful toward her who bore me, and hath not made me arrogant, unblest. (32) Peace on me the day I was born, and the day I die, and the day I shall be raised alive! (33) Such was Jesus, son of Mary: (this is) a statement of the truth concerning which they doubt. (34) It befitteth not (the Majesty of) Allah that He should take unto Himself a son. Glory be to Him! When He decreeth a thing, He saith unto it only: Be! and it is. (35) And lo! Allah is my Lord and your Lord. So serve Him. That is the right path. (36) The ...Continue reading by visiting the website www.maryschapter.com

[@fazlerabby7836]

Excellent lecture from Karen Armstrong!

[@akeem1221]

Great Presentation.

[@revelation333]

Islam is true religion have faith its the final religion and prophet muhammad pbuh is the final messanger. I love jesus pbuh I love moses pbuh I love bible I love all holly books I love quran I will never say burn any holly book i will respect with my heart. Billions of muslim out there then why dont you believe its final and muhammad pbuh is the final prophet.

[@freeman8128]

Islam is neither true, nor a religion: it is a cult & ideology. Neither was "Muhammad" (as he called himself) in any sense a "prophet". He was a charlatan, warlord, slaver, looter, rapist & sexual pervert. Anyone who follows "Muhammad" who cursed & killed those who opposed him cannot truly love Jesus who blessed those who cursed him & did good to those who despitefully used him & persecuted him. During its history Islam has murdered & enslaved "in the name of Allah" over 60 million Christians & is still doing it TODAY.

[@revelation333]

You believe that muslims are being converted to other religion you fk hater. Name me one famous person who converted to other religion from islam. I can name if you dont know that how many celebrity cristians was converted to islam. Stop calling peope hater you fk wankr

[@freeman8128]

Akaah Jay Your obscene abusive language shows who is the hater. I do not engage with uneducated haters whose arguments depend on personal abuse.

[@revelation333]

***** go and study the quran or even the bible then decide who s the hater. freeman you are a frick iam not personal its u

[@freeman8128]

Akaah Jay Does your religion teach you to use bad language, hate-speech & personal abuse?

[@rohanimuhammadsulaiman9242]

god bless you always for being brave to speak the truth.the truth will prevail falsehood even though the disbelievers hates it

[@8646229]

She is brave and truthful Allah may Guide her right path...Ameen..Truth is reviled falsehod are parish...those who search truth with good heart and mind Allah show right path...unto them...

[@user-zq1cm5ce2v]

Resonates at a very deep level.

[@a.hassan8922]

Thank you