Muslim Minds - Season 2: Episode 6 - Shaykh Asrar Rashid

In this episode we are joined by our guest Shaykh Asrar Rashid with whom we discuss a variety of issues. Topics include: his educational journey; tackling atheism; the concept of good and evil in light of the Quranic story of Khidr killing a child; a commentary of the Hadith describing women as deficient in intellect; the issue of gender equality in Islam and an in-depth discussion on his thoughts on Deobandi and Brelwi unity. Join us as we delve into the Muslim minds of today.
Index:
01:12 Please can you introduce yourself?
01:23 Please can you tell us about your educational background?
02:15 What led you to studying Islam formally?
02:39 Why did you choose to study in Syria out of all places?
03:40 Can you tell us about your time in Syria?
04:12 One unique aspect of your studies?
05:07 If you could go back to the beginning of your studies, what changes would you make and why?
05:32 What advice would you give to a young muslim who wants to become a full-time student of knowledge?
05:57 Do you think your views have changed over the last decade? If so, why?
06:31 Which living scholars do you find most inspirational and why?
09:42 Can you tell us about your recent visit to Palestine?
12:40 As Muslims what is our conviction based on and why are we so certain about it? How does one arrive at the certainty and how does one build upon it?
16:08 How is the Quranic story of Khidr murdering a child justified?
19:36 What is your response to people who say that women are not equal to men in Islam? They only inherit half and their testimony is worth half.
27:40 What is your understanding of the Hadith where the Prophet PBUH refers to women as "naaqisaatul aql” (deficient in intellect)?
30:06 One of the main criticisms we have about Christian holy scripture is that it was written years after the Prophet Esa was raised to the heavens. What would you say to somebody who points the same criticism towards the Hadith?
32:53 How can one tackle the issue of idolising social media personalities and then feeling their Iman weakening if that personality gets caught up in a scandal?
Viewers' Questions
34:55 A lot of the youth are turning to Atheism, any ways to counter it and bring them back?
41:11 Thoughts on Deobandi Brelvi unity?
50:27 Quick-Fire Questions
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[@beunknownh6965]

Underrated. One of the best scholars in UK.

[@ffuuseuhuy]

In the world

[@nabeelkhan7586]

People of UK are lucky for having men of Allah like Shaykh Asrar, in Pakistan, we have a lot of clowns and fanatics.

[@zaheersuhabuth2677]

No you have Allama Khaadim Hussein Rizvi!

[@islamicreminders8153]

@@zaheersuhabuth2677 labaik labaik

[@AbdulKhader-786]

We have great preachers too like Qari Kaleem Ullah Multani and Allama Khizr Hayat Bhakarwi

[@AbdulKhader-786]

@PMA LFR i must be a deviant in your view as well

[@AlphaMaverick1111]

Pakistan does have some very good scholars, such as Mufti Syed Muzaffar Shah sahib (hh), Allama Saqib Raza Mustafai (hh), Maulana Ilyas Qadri (hh), and lesser known scholars such as Mufti Syed Mubashir Raza Al Qadri (hh), who has a very successful channel on YT which counters the fraudulent non-Muslim cult of qadianism. Dawat-E-Islami are doing an exceptional job for the general populace. Channels like 92 news also are good for the general populace as they bring on scholars who are traditional Sunni Muslims. There are obviously ghamidite and neo-ghamidite/parvezi threats out there, which are on occasion being promoted by certain media outlets. On YT we have the very major fitna of mirza jhelumi, who leads the engineeri cult. mirza jhelumi has no training, and is not a scholar, but is deemed as one by laypeople on YT.

[@sulemananis9468]

Masha Allah. He is truly a blessing of God May Allah bless him and increase his knowledge.

[@ffuuseuhuy]

This man is gem the best thing about him is , he is not an apologist for west.

[@Snippets635]

This was amazing... May Allah bless whoever arranged this

[@basharatullah1425]

Very nice

[@islamicreminders8153]

He needs to do more talks like this

[@user-gx7kj8wt7h]

اجيك يا أسرار

[@arifahmadsiddiquee935]

Guide me for study Islam to be a scholar

[@yourstruly5706]

Sultan ulUlema (rahimahumullah) was a little exaggerating there.

[@uzair851]

why the abrupt questions totaly destroyed the flow

[@AkbarTalksFootball]

Young people need to re identify themselves as Hanafi Maturidi! Here here.

[@sadikmalek7370]

Muslim First, Then Sunni, Then Maturidi/Ashari, Then Hanafi/Maliki/Shafi'i/Hanbali

[@sammas7422]

@إبتسام احمد The messenger of Allah sallalahu alaihi wasallam mentioned the ummah will be split in to 73 sects all of them in the fire except 1 so it's very important to hold on to the real islam the great majority have a look at the series by shaykh Asrar Rashid the Tahawi creed very eye opening and interesting

[@sammas7422]

@إبتسام احمد Do me a favour tonight in sha Allah after isha sit on the floor with a dim light facing the qiblah and ask Allah to guide firstly myself and then you as well. You just talked about being anti sectarianism and then mentioned sectarianism. I'm sorry to be blunt but you couldnt possibly be more wrong on 'Brailwis'. There literally is no sect called Brailwis it is a label put on all sufis. The sufis who follow the ashari/maturidis in creed and are from the 4 madhabs Hanafi, Shafi'i, Maliki and Hanbali make up the vast majority of the muslims the ahlus sunnah wal jamaah as told by the prophet peace be upon him. As far as 'barelvi' is concerned there is no sect as barelvi it's part of the ahlus sunnah wal jamaah it's a label that was formed in the indian subcontinent amdist political turmoil and has been piggybacked as a perojatitive term by other sects to justify their own heretical beliefs. The teachings of Imam Ahmed Raza khan 'barelvi' is in fact ashari/maturidi and the 4 madhabs it is traditional sunni orthodoxy. Shaykh asrar rashid is one of the sincere lights in the UK to guide us all alhamdulillah may Allah preserve them.

[@sammas7422]

@إبتسام احمد You're just fallacy after fallacy not worth arguing with more than happy to have a civil conversation which clearly doesnt seem like that's an option. Ask allah for sincerity for me first and then yourself ultimately we all have to answer to Allah subhanawatallah.

[@tantelou2996]

@إبتسام احمد You seem like a racist baiter. If you were genuine you'd look for the knowledge yourself instead of asking in KZbin comments. Let me guess, are you one of those types that also believes in Arab superiority?