Islam : The Untold Story (Tom HOLLAND)

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Documentaire de Tom Holland pour la télévision Channel 4, diffusé en aout 2012 (tous droits réservés Channel 4)
Tom Holland pointe le "trou noir" des origines de l'islam et enquête comme un détective sur les incohérences des sources musulmanes, l'absence de sources anciennes, l'absence de mention à Mahomet ou à La Mecque avant la fin du 7e siècle, le caractère très tardif de la 1ere biographie de Mahomet qui date de 200 ans après sa mort ... Il rencontre les spécialistes, les chercheurs et archéologues (Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Patricia Crone, Guy Stroumsa, Fred Donner et Tali Erickson-Gini), visite les lieux, contemple les vestiges pour confronter le matériel historique au discours islamique.
Pour aller plus loin : legrandsecretdelislam.com la synthèse des dernières recherches historiques sur les origines de l'islam (dont celles de Patricia Crone), pour comprendre enfin d'où vient l'islam, comment il est apparu, pourquoi il est comme il est.
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Documentary film by Tom Holland for Channel 4 television, broadcasted in August 2012 (all rights reserved to Channel 4)
Tom Holland points to the "black hole" of the origins of Islam and investigates as a detective on the inconsistencies of muslim sources, the absence of ancient sources, the absence of any mention of Muhammad or Mecca before the end of the 7th century , the very late nature of the 1st biography of Muhammad (dated from 200 years after his death). He meets specialists, scholars and archaeologists (Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Patricia Crone, Guy Stroumsa, Fred Donner and Tali Erickson-Gini), visits the sites, contemplates the vestiges, looks for historical material, which he confronts with the Islamic narrative.

[@hakalaka8913]

i’m gonna be honest i thought it was gonna be spider man teaching me about Muhammad, but this is wonderful.

[@xTH14x]

On his podcast they make sometimes make that joke.

[@redwave5268]

Me too, ✋🏽guilty

[@ablahablah7063]

Bruh 😂

[@christopherross8358]

Would be an interesting career move for him...

[@bak6194]

They kinda sound the same?

[@theSaint-1964]

Radical islam is the snake..moderate Islam is the grass.

[@SDeww]

exactly they are all moderate in public, but that is only to keep up appearances!.... once you get too many of them they show their true colors, and than it is too late!. its a cult that brain washes people, and the earlier the better!.

[@zainiabdullah621]

The War Between Light and Darkness. "The war of Light and Darkness sounds well, but in this post-Freudian world, men realize that the Darkness ascribed to one's enemies is a projection of the Darkness in oneself that is not fully admitted. So in this way the distorted image of ISLAM is to be regarded as a projection of the shadow side of European Man." [Prof.(Reverend) William Montgomerry Watt in his "Influence of Islam in Medieval Europe" page 83].

[@wayupnorth9420]

Islam is out to kill all non-Muslims.

[@mhogomchungu7168]

@@wayupnorth9420 then how do they get more Muslims on their side ? Manufacturing them

[@eddiej9745]

excellent analogy

[@Bellarue2020]

The cinematography is just pure transcendence

[@n00g75]

well .. looks like a normal TV style documentary to me. not to say its bad .. but transcendant? well ok .. each to its own!

[@louisvalencia5244]

Am i the only one who thought Tom Holland from Spiderman was somehow involve in the documentary?

[@chafikrabai646]

No you re not the only one hhhhhhh

[@Atlas.Valiants]

Hhhhh

[@wenwu-xu]

@@chafikrabai646 second!

[@alfredomartinez2704]

Manuel Valencia you are right Allah may fit as the Spiderweb of the Quran comics

[@shatylee4807]

because he's got mosquito nose he's not spiderman

[@rondareynolds5204]

Thank you for posting I enjoyed watching it love seeing all the places you filmed at loved the old film footage

[@Akrammfk]

what about the informations you stupid fuck

[@nemesis1291]

@@Akrammfk manners please.

[@RealRandomVideos]

@@nemesis1291 sadly that’s not written in THE BOOK!

[@muhammadjibran8239]

Propoganda video .... Proves nothing apart from ignoring archeological, physical , written, verbal and historical facts. Even a 12 year old can get his history straight

[@motleydesign]

Stories that never happened can be infinitely more powerful than stories that did.

[@auhmav04]

which stories 'never' happened?

[@mightyhabib1182]

​@@auhmav04 most of that 1 houe clip! Mohammad wasn't really a prophet of Allah! The whole thing is designed to stop the Arab world from imploding. What part of it is hard to understand? Faith is different to fact 🤷‍♂️

[@fatcrruise6508]

the same with mormon..

[@doronbarzilay590]

or any religion@@fatcrruise6508

[@username13500]

And what's your evidence?​@@mightyhabib1182

[@vickdisco]

I read Holland's book, "Dominion"....what an incredible book.

[@ulakudla]

"in the shadow of the sword" is also amazing and is focused on the rise of Islam.

[@jakemaxwell3810]

Wow, I just got that one recently and had no idea it was the same guy. Very cool. I will have to look into him more.

[@KevinoftheCosmos]

I'm going to seek this book out. Tom Holland is fantastic.

[@user-ky5dy6iz5i]

This was an eye opener meaning that we generally have to dig for answers if we are expected to accept and believe in anything. I found this video to be good , objective. But there is still a long way to go in looking for answers and I pray that we as humans get at least some of those answers, personally I don’t judge which is right or wrong, only to be able to find peace for at least myself. This video might or might not be it but it’s good to know there are efforts being made .

[@scottlosey4978]

ITS EASIER TO DECEIVE THE MASSES THAN IT IS TO CONVINCE THE MASSES THAT THEY HAVE BEEN DECEIVED.

[@MARINVIEW]

Yousef Ghaneemah this vid is total Islamophobia

[@mamindhive]

Your statement contradicts itself, not si wise are you

[@rickyelvis5986]

Scott Losey ... bullshit beats the truth every time ... shame 👀

[@rickyelvis5986]

DreamsIntoReality ... can’t spell so ?

[@mamindhive]

ricky elvis typo smartie, got nothing to do with my spelling.

[@jesushermano4655]

Dear Mr. Holland , i will try to be just and subjective and I will ask some questions: you made it to the desert of Wadi Rum in Jordan 🇯🇴 met some bedouins and heard from them about Islam, but never met some well known scholars in Jordan like Dr. Zaghlol AlNajjar , Dr. Mohammad Nouh and many others who would definitely enlighten you about your inquiries, why? One hour and 11 minutes I saw 4 people talking about Mohammad and kept saying “I do not know” as an answer for most of your questions and comments, are you convinced that you interviewed the right people? What are you trying to tell us here? Do you think that this work had been produced based on a proper scientific research? I need answers please!!!!

[@JoeAse]

Check my comment above

[@halaassi4431]

You’ll never get the answer cause this was made to make us Muslims look bad to justify the occupation of Palestine simple as that

[@mamamarianovits9029]

Search out who Tom Holland is, his scholarly accolades and his stance on religion/ideology and find he has no agenda, he simply goes where the actual evidence leads... not simply relying on the islamic insistence of a history with no archeological evidence to back it up.

[@ichnemesis6832]

He has written a book as well, the perusal of which , ought to be a more oppurtune correspondence.

[@vkumar1170]

what you consider "enlightening" is merely evasive answers.

[@edmurks236]

Maybe he should look in some of the Ancient Chinese accounts and writings in their ancient history. The Chinese were trading in that area and even with the Romans through various tribal Merchants including Arabs and desert peoples etc from very Ancient times. The Chinese may have some interesting writings about these Arabs and early Islam peoples/religions/practices. Chinese were always guarding their border lands against invaders, they had many tribal vassal states as well so the Chinese were great historians and record keepers, they are sure to have accounts worth reviewing.

[@malin5468]

By the 8th century or earlier Chinese ceramics were exported to Egypt and Western Asia, and of course much silk was exported to the Roman and Byzantine empires. I don’t remember when the first reference to Islam occurs in Chinese sources, although members of the Sassanian royal family fled to China after their defeat by the Arabs. I The Battle of Talas in around 750 was when the Chinese and Arab armies first encountered each other. The Arabs won.

[@edmurks236]

@@malin5468 Thanks for that , what did they win? Did they win against the Mongols?

[@malin5468]

@@edmurks236 The Arab Abbasid empire was expanding east and the Chinese expanding westward. There is a description in Wikipedia. You can Google it.

[@mikefitzpatrick43]

@@edmurks236 that was before the Mongols i believe

[@edmurks236]

@@mikefitzpatrick43 Ok but did the Islam army ever fight the Mongols? I must research it.

[@induswaly]

Change of the qibla (Arabic: تحويل القبلة) is the event in which the qibla of Muslims (direction of performing some rituals) was redirected from al-Aqsa mosque, in Bayt al-Maqids (Jerusalem), to the Ka'ba (in Mecca). The event occurred in Rajab, 2/January, 624, after the revelation of al-Qibla Verse. According to the majority of historiographers, the change of qibla occurred in Masjid al-Qiblatayn in Medina in the middle of the noon prayer. One interesting point about the redirection of the qibla is how people turned in the middle of a congregational prayer to over 160 degrees.

[@samhindawi2258]

I am not a Muslim. However, studying extensively that religion and its history, it seems Dr. Holland tip toed around Islamic references that documented extensively the period he is examining. Our understanding would be very poor if we ignored early Christian historians and commentators. In the corpus of what is written by Muslim historians are also records of scientific knowledge, literature, philosophical ideas, theological analysis, etc. that enriched our world to this day. The views of the film are very limited to satisfy a certain audience not an academic one.

[@riponsarowar7688]

Exactly. Orientalism in a nutshell.

[@Sakinah768]

Well said, I also find it weird that some have knowledge about how Islam spread and that there is a story about it.

[@paulheydarian1281]

Your assumption being that an academic audience's satisfaction should be the primary goal of this or any documentary. Keep in mind that Jews and Christians thought of early Islam as a dangerous cult. Most of them didn't have anything positive to say about it; similar to how many American Baptists and Protestant Evangelicals view Mormonism.

[@cedricroney1475]

What sources exist during that time?

[@paulheydarian1281]

@@cedricroney1475 Highly unreliable, highly biased sources. People weren't concerned with accuracy in the past. They were more interested in telling tall tales and BSing their way, becuz humans are attention seekers. In essence, not much has changed. Humans were and have remained unreliable, baised sources. It may be the way our brains are wired.

[@Itsnottheeyesthatisblind]

ITS NOT THE EYES THAT IS BLIND BUT THE HEARTS

[@mrjean9376]

Abdol denying their own holy book, go read ur own qoran to prove it by ur self

[@oxygen759]

​@@mrjean9376he didn't say anything to offend you , and why are you even angry ?

[@dimasnarendrarafifpurwanto]

​@@alaao82is grandson is only 2 wdym

[@batoulbahjat3873]

​@@alaao82 IM SAYING

[@batoulbahjat3873]

​@@dimasnarendrarafifpurwanto lmao

[@ChrisMaveric]

Profound.... so much to learn, process and understand. Nice balance in providing content and context for consideration. Excellent video for those reasons...well done sir.

[@abal6671]

Emotionally driven and unbiased way of researching, if you have at least bothered yourself to look the prophet wasn’t at all a bedouin or nomad neither were most of his companions, but you needed that image to strengthen your argument and belittling the subject. I’m not even discussing the topic of the prophet lifestyle and history recordings which are authenticated throughout a strictly scientific standards more than any previous nation even more detailed than the history of America which almost a century later and i can give you all the resources and evidences you need . Me not the bedouins of Jordan whom they had nothing to do the prophet’s life. Don’t make a joke of yourself speaking of science yet desperately misleading the audience

[@user7690R]

the question that has been repeated since the beginning is " how do we know it was like that?" this question applies to all religions and all old historical events; we are sure of nothing unless we look carefully where we need to

[@niconine268]

Correct. Merely narratives & motives until the reality is maybe revealed. All mankind is like this. What would miraculously set this people apart or make them immune. God ? Truthfully...what is that anyway ? Monotheism - corruption & divisiveness. Convenient really.

[@StRaphael-we9qn]

Hi there, there have been thousands of canonised Saints and Miracles performed by God's Mother Mary. Faith is a virtue 🙏🏼 ✨️ Please keep safe 😷

[@TheTyTyXD]

@@StRaphael-we9qn”how do we know it was like that?”

[@zarghona7491]

@@TheTyTyXDcan you pick up Quran and just read it? It will answer your questions. Not sure where you living. You might be able to Google one for free in a Quran will be shipped to you you will find the answer. How do you know if it’s true what you asked thank you.

[@leonardoferrari4852]

​@@zarghona7491The quran is one of the last places we need to look in. All that nonsense about flying donkeys and the such. It does shed light on muhammad killing jews and raping children tho

[@musicinspire1745]

This guy encountered some of the same things I encountered. In the end, islam betrayed itself to me as a parasitic system of philosophy that rests on two main pillars; political and religious. It feeds off what it has conquered. There's nothing remarkable about it worthy of our admiration.

[@vmx5111]

I'm wondering if Tom Holland is still alive or has been taken out!

[@zainiabdullah621]

Truth will prevail and falsehood demonish as it is the nature of falsehood to demonish itself. Despite what you may say, insult what you may, debase what you may think about ISLAM, curse what you may of its sacred book and its Prophet ... yet it is the fastest growing belief system in the world today ! Open your eyes, your heart and your mind and contemplate why is it so ?!

[@douglasthompson7464]

the same can be said about any institutional relgion

[@watchgoose]

@Quentin Dunn cite references. Plus, devils/demons are separate created entities from humans. Do your homework.

[@watchgoose]

It is no longer what Mohammed envisioned. Remember he brought the people back from polytheism to the One True God, the God of Abraham, which Jews and Christians also accept. When he wrote the Quran, he said not to write anything else down, even if he said it. Yet, after his death, power-seeking MEN wrote down the Hadiths, traditions, against Mohammed's will - just like the Jews wrote down the Talmud, which is NOT Scriptural. Both Jews and Arabs descended from Abraham and both are Semites as they came from Noah's son Shem.

[@elvenkind6072]

They were only allowed to show this once in the UK, because of massive protests from Muslims. So I can only recommend "In the Shadow of the Sword" by Tom Holland, that is the book he basically are "advertising" for here, to get the full story of what he gives the "headlines" for here. (I've read it probably 4-5 times!)

[@AFGsultanZ]

This video also has been refuted by scholars and historians as well. He seems to be more ignorant and close minded to bother to look further more research.

[@Raydensheraj]

​@@AFGsultanZLet me guess....rEfUtEd by highly biased Islamic lunatics that present some idiotic philosophical mumbo jumbo without ANY material historical evidence.... The Aisha story alone shows that Islam is just another stone age delusional cult....of course the prophet had to be an Arab lol😂 As stupid as the virgin born resurrection ascension white Jesus or the circus show gods of Hinduism. Alone this anthropomorphic and cultural stupidity of these abrahamic religions make them so stupid....can only shake my head in disgust.

[@Quijote-Salvaje]

​@@AFGsultanZ The video was refuted by scholars by using taqquiya

[@thatswhatshesaid.literally737]

Incredible! The supposed "religion of peace" censoring through threats and civil unrest any bad press or uncomfortable facts about the religion's history. Tsk tsk, muslims...

[@TheSunship777]

@@Quijote-Salvaje yes the outer or exterior Islam will always be at odds and miss some of the key points as well

[@matthewlongstaff5392]

I like the ridley Scott sounding eerie when he questions things

[@SillyTube9]

Whenever Holland talks about its “weight,” you can’t help but think, “Yeah, of course. Islam is oppressive, not liberating. It’s the worst iteration of the monotheistic patriarchy in history.”

[@Bogomolets]

Man makes his own stories and history for everything else, there is a mystery.

[@heroyaw]

Some say Tom is still searching for the answer

[@abouteverything2115]

A god that cannot talk to his own creations himself and needs messengers is not worth worshipping. That’s my position on all religions.

[@nd8774]

no way our spiderman is now a historian, anyway best of luck for your new career bro

[@OdonLafontaine]

With great power there must also come great responsibility

[@ASH9366]

Legendary 🏆 Word's 🔥

[@Shervin86]

"Stories that never happened; can be infinitely more powerful than stories that did!" 10/10

[@cthoadmin7458]

Yes, totally unconstrained by fact.

[@prashantsonawane2725]

Underrated comment .. this is 100% true .

[@sam-pq2il]

Yes you nailed it.

[@knowledge719]

Are you a historian lol, don't talk about something you don't know honey😂😂

[@mmusthas9085]

Jesus crucified on cross for your sins never happened,but this story more powerful enough to fool Entire European & American continent 😢✌

[@aabidshah4474]

Do you have more research on it? Would be interesting to watch or read.

[@user-bj7nw6ml2k]

What you can say is that his capacity to memorize and to keep the verses in chronological gives an equivalence of his brain capacity

[@rodofdiscipline1887]

I see you’ve never read the Kora, Islam = total corruption.

[@fabrislemos]

10 min of drama followed by a simple statement. Rinse and repeat. This could be 15 min long if it weren't for all tge filler

[@lichenthug]

After a while in I couldn’t wait to read the comments, wasn’t disappointed

[@wanuno1]

I'm a 62yo Chinese Malaysian teacher. I'm not sure if I gained much from what was intended by Tom. Maybe he's trying to convey the "truth" that there's no historical records or sources. Even historical records of other histories are basically premised on presumptions constructed from sources that are "flawed". My sense is that all history is based on presumptions made from the little information unearthed.

[@marianmarkovic5881]

He pretty much implicate this,.. kzbin.info/www/bejne/anbEoKN-lKqDnMU

[@scythermantis]

Yes, this is steeped in modernist/rationalist assumptions that determine the frame of inquiry

[@OneFingerMan]

Tom Holland's documentary "Islam: The Untold Story" was heavily criticized by scholars and experts for its numerous inaccuracies and factual errors. One of the most significant inaccuracies was Holland's assertion that there was no archaeological evidence to support the traditional Islamic account of the life of Prophet Muhammad. Holland claimed that no physical evidence of Muhammad's existence or the early Islamic community had been found, and suggested that this was evidence that the traditional Islamic account of Muhammad's life was a later fabrication. However, this claim was widely refuted by scholars and experts. Islamic studies professor Jonathan Brown, for example, wrote in a review of the documentary that Holland's claim "reflects a rather bizarre ignorance of the field of early Islamic history and archaeology." Brown explained that while there is relatively little archaeological evidence from the early Islamic period, there is abundant written evidence from the time that supports the traditional Islamic account of Muhammad's life and the early Islamic community. Other experts also pointed out factual errors in Holland's documentary, such as his claim that the Kaaba in Mecca was originally a Christian shrine, and his suggestion that the early Islamic conquests were primarily motivated by economic gain rather than religious ideology. In response to the criticism, Holland issued a statement in which he acknowledged that some of his claims had been "unhelpfully phrased" and expressed regret for any offense caused. However, he maintained that the central thesis of his documentary remained valid. Overall, the controversy surrounding Holland's documentary highlights the importance of careful and rigorous scholarship when exploring complex historical topics like the origins and development of Islam.

[@norman-gregory]

Is this done on purpose? Do Universities and academia only give a certain diatribe, and everything else is put aside? Do you honestly believe we descend from Homo Sapiens? Have we as a people evolved? Or... Were we all Created? Did we all descend from Noah's Ark? Yes, I have faith in...Almighty God. The God from The Holy Bible.

[@NajashiProductions]

Glad I saw this before I wasted an hour lol😂

[@jamessimmons8416]

Is the lack of historical evidence right after the life of Mohammed more to do with the schism in leadership (Sunni vs Shia) rather than how Tom portrays it as an unknown? He never really touched on that in any great detail.

[@titotarantula9294]

I can`t believe that Tom hasn`t mentioned Medina throughout this documentary, even though all of the Korans surahs are divided into the Meccan(surahs that were revealed anytime before the migration or the Hijra) and the Medinan suras, that are those supposed revelations that occurred after the migration to the city of that name. Mecca is(and was I suppose) barren, while Medina IS much greener, with fertile soil to grow fruits and vegetables.

[@strongwater7814]

Exactly.

[@alialmunguy316]

Precisely, Tom Holland's idea is that if Islam was passed off as having appeared in Medina or in another place close to Jewish and Christian influences, that would make Islam less original and there would be nothing miraculous to convert to him. Presenting Islam as being born in the depths of the Sahara far from any religious influence would give more credit to this religion as being a divine revelation.

[@TheObscureRambler]

It doesn't fit the descriptions, however. It has no olive trees, for instance - how do you explain that?

[@TheObscureRambler]

@@alialmunguy316 it would, if it were. However, all you need to do is do some source criticism to rule that out.

[@khamisjay488]

He came to this study with an attitude there's nothing he gone get. He doesn't even know the surahs are devided into two and goes ahead as far as Israel to place the context of the Quran SMH!

[@roboryx8104]

Seriously Tom.....From an academic and Historic perspective, your "Untold Story" is simply like McDonald's Value Meal !!!

[@roboryx8104]

@@kolitmas624 apparently in my comment you only read McDonald...To answer your question yes i did many researches and studies....Markus i have an idea for you...The truth is there, hiding it is easy, finding it is difficult..i hope that helps you

[@josharaujo9589]

Roboryx what truth would that be?

[@roboryx8104]

​@@josharaujo9589 That is an open question to make it short truth is Veritas.....Human are Human Truth is truth.. I hope that answer your question....

[@EgzonNikqiFB]

He made this documentary like this to protect himself, trying to be as indirect as possible, but coming out with the message..

[@audaciouspert1772]

@@kolitmas624 people are dumb.

[@dunnbradstreet4106]

So much internal repetition. Seems each scene and clip is reused three or four or more times in the course of the flick. Could be edited down to 20 min. or less with no loss of content.

[@fleshmutilator9298]

41:40 where Dan Gibson's idea comes in; Petra in Jordan the original Mecca

[@ArtingFromScratch]

Laughing at ppl who thought this was the other TOM HOLLAND

[@philosoftfurkitusjunkyard2462]

who?

[@whisperingwind7]

@@philosoftfurkitusjunkyard2462 the guy who played Spiderman in MCU.

[@philosoftfurkitusjunkyard2462]

@@whisperingwind7 im not well conversed in many topics including superheroes.

[@whisperingwind7]

no worries, superheroes topic is not for everyone. theres ton of more interesting topics out there better than superheroes.

[@philosoftfurkitusjunkyard2462]

@@whisperingwind7 i most interested in solving stupidity problems, i'm not interested in many things including super stuff. insert dry smiley face here.

[@chucklotro8749]

We've all heard about it being the religion of peace! We also know actions speak louder than words!

[@BinaryBunyip]

Chuck & Maxx, you should see "HyperNormalisation" by Adam Cutris.

[@chucklotro8749]

@Maxx Fleischer yeah? I missed the news about The West starting the war.

[@chucklotro8749]

@Maxx Fleischer the one this crap hole started in 2001. None of those you mention are relevant to the "religion of peace". Please don't deflect try and stay on topic.

[@johnmguzman7491]

Yes, just be careful not to cherry pick verses from the Qur'an or The Bible without understanding the context.

[@MindManifestator]

Aggression of the USA was First you invaded and supported terrorists in Afghanistan in Syria in irak so stop acting innocent - the us empire is the biggest bullshit the world has ever experienced - you sacrifice your own people for money and Kapital- you are the biggest unethical murderers and rulers ever - lies lies lies and all you people are manipulated from head to bottom by your fucked up rulers who are fachist and money greedy - humanity you don’t know! Respect you don’t know ! Fachism at it’s Peak!!!

[@Neal_only1]

I lived in The Kindom of Saudi Arabia for just over 3 years as a civilian just After Retiring from the United States Air Force Feb 28, 1994. My story starts with the Gulf War of Desert Storm for which i was originaly assigned to deploy from Okinawa in Dec 1990 to Jeddah, KSA (Kindom of Saudi Arabia). But i did not deploy until just before the end of Desert Storm and the beginning of Desert Calm to Riyahd, KSA. And then Returning to Okinawa in July 1991 after having deployed to Daharahn, KSA. Now fast forward to my civilian time living in Jeddah, KSA. working for Lockheed/Martin on the Royal Saudi Airforce Base in Jeddah from Dec. 1995- Feb. 1999. Having experienced life living in the Kindom of Saudi Arabia these years is just as confusing to myself as it is now to all of you in this documentary.

[@OdonLafontaine]

what confused you lilving there? and what's the connection with this documentary?

[@diantonovich]

Wow.

[@forensicdarling]

What was so mysterious about these dates and locations?

[@barunto1]

You should have saved your keystrokes, you don't say anything.

[@nicolasrose3064]

"For the first 100 years after the founding of "Islam", none of the Mosques "Qibla" faced towards "Mecca", for the first 120 years of Islamic history, none of the surrounding Nations knew about the existence of "Mecca", the word "Mecca" appears only once in the Quran, the most revered site was referred to as "Mashjd al Haram", "forbidden gathering place". The Al Aqsa Mosque "Qibla" does not point to "Mecca", the Khirbat al Mafja Mosque built 724 AD, 103 years after the founding of "Islam", its "Qibla" does not point to "Mecca", all Mosques built in first 100 years after founding of "Islam", pointed to Petra in Jordan... There is no record of "Muhammad" being "born in Mecca", the Quran describes "Gardens, Orchards, Fields" surrounding "Muhammad's birth place", soil tests have shown that there have never been fertile ground around "Mecca"...to the West, Northern Africa, Spain, the Umayyad-(traditionallists) built Mosques facing Petra, in Iraq, to the East, the Abbasid-(reformers) built Mosques facing "Mecca", 683 AD Ibn Zubayr destroyed the original "Kaaba" in Petra....." Reference: "The Sacred City". Timeline World History. Controversial, and absolutely worth considering....

[@iq2823]

Question is: How Authentic, Adequate and Authorize is The Sacred City". Timeline World History? What if, I say this reference is self-created and full of Lies, nonsensical, baseless and lunatics and fools of lexicons? What if, we challenge the Bible and Jesus like that? How would you prove then?

[@nicolasrose3064]

@@iq2823 "What if"..... How about, you search the "Timeline World History" Documentary "referenced" for yourself...? "Self created lies, non-sensical, baseless, fools lexicon...". !? What do you think Religious dogma is......"Divine". !?!!? What is written in the Bible is clearly not the best that Humanity is capable of in the ethical domain. Not by people who claim the authority of fabricated pieces of primeval myth and fiction and want me to believe that these are "Divine", that, I won't have, and it is the original repudiation. The first rebellion against mental slavery comes from saying ; this is man-made, it is not "Divine". The age of subscribing to the dictates of Parables, Prose, Fantasies and Fables, prescribed by morality signalling hypocrites who presume to speak on behalf of a Celestial Patriarch in whose "name" they cast aspersions, judgements, condemnation and prejudice while claiming that these are "God's verdict", is over Conciousness has recognised an authentic understanding of knowledge free from the conceit and contrivances of an ultimatum based superstitious hysteria prescribed by lies, fabricated fiction. The age of ignorance is over.

[@nicolasrose3064]

@@iq2823 "Lies, fools of lexicon, baseless, nonsensical, self created....". !? "What if"...... How about you research "Timeline World History" Doco for yourself.... and form your opinion on actually deciding for yourself instead just being outright dismissive ..... seriously, the epitome of ignorance is to dismiss outright without having any experience, knowledge, insight yourself. What is written in the Bible is clearly not the best that Humanity is capable of in the ethical domain. Not by people who claim the authority of fabricated pieces of primeval myth and fiction and want me to believe that these are "Divine", that I won't have, and it is the original repudiation. The first rebellion against mental slavery comes from saying ; this is man-made, it is not "Divine". The age of subscribing to the dictates of Parables, Prose, Fantasies and Fables prescribed by morality signalling hypocrites who presume to speak on behalf of a Celestial Patriarch in whose "name" they cast aspersions, judgement, condemnation and prejudice while claiming that these are "God's verdict", is over. Conciousness has recognised an authentic understanding of knowledge free from the conceit and contrivances of an ultimatum based superstitious hysteria, the age of ignorance is over.

[@nicolasrose3064]

@iq2823...."What if" !? How about, you research the references for yourself, the title is provided, the epitome of ignorance is to dismiss something outright without having any knowledge or experience of that you dismiss. What is written in the Bible is clearly not the best that Humanity is capable of in the ethical domain. Not by people who claim the authority of fabricated pieces of primeval myth and fiction and want me to believe that these are "Divine", that I won't have, and it is the original repudiation. The first rebellion against mental slavery comes from saying ; this is man-made, it is not "Divine". The age of subscribing to the dictates of Parables, Prose, Fantasies and Fables prescribed by morality signalling hypocrites who presume to speak on behalf of a Celestial Patriarch in whose "name" they cast aspersions, judgement, condemnation and prejudice while claiming that these are "God's verdict", is over. Conciousness has recognised an authentic understanding of knowledge free from the conceit and contrivances of an ultimatum based superstitious hysteria, the age of ignorance is over.

[@gabiebachmat1811]

@@iq2823 How Authentic, Adequate and Authorize is the books of hadith? What if their reference is self-created and full of Lies, nonsensical, baseless and lunatics and fools of lexicons?

[@Abdullah-gi3eb]

Even though I understand the majority of it, there are certain parts I don't understand, so please add English subtitles or turn on the automatic subtitle.

[@bnKeepGrowing]

Then Learn English

[@philliplyn2692]

Loving this one thanks for sharing very important information giving thanks blessed love to all knowledge is power hopefully everyone pays attention keep up the good work 🙏🙏🙏🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲💪💪💪

[@avoider707]

This strengthened my belief in Christ, thank you!

[@milkbunnies]

He’s not real either….

[@SPQR7117]

@@milkbunnies dude, you can pretend all you want- there's no serious scholar that disputes the actual existence of the man Jesus, that lived in and around Judea around 2,000 years ago. If you don't care to believe in the deity of Jesus- well, that's another issue you have altogether.

[@benediktmorak4409]

4.50, wrong already. Istanbul was not the capital of the Roman empire, it was always Rome. But wen the Roman empire was divided into two, or better, collapsed, Istanbul was the -capital- of the Eastern Roman Empire. Since i am not allowed to post links,youtube considers this advertising, i just copied a few lines from WIKI. Following the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the late 5th century, Constantinople remained the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire (also known as the Byzantine Empire; 330-1204 and 1261-1453), the Latin Empire (1204-1261), and the Ottoman Empire (1453-1922

[@karagi101]

That is true. There were two competing capitals.

[@dinoonedinoone5566]

Showing him walking and standing in the middle of the desert to give it more authenticity. What a joke.

[@crismiller1750]

He's there and your not, so your going to hate on him? Because he is stand and walking there while you watch him do it. You just might pay him for doing it if this video documentary has commercials. Be of sound mind when hating on help with understanding bud. P_out

[@dinoonedinoone5566]

@@crismiller1750 no hard feelings mate. Imagine if I tell you that the Greeks were all wrong about where Athens is, and in reality it is in Zimbabwe.

[@bassamahmed1466]

dinoone dinoone You are intentionally mixing things.. The report did NOT say that Kaaba wasn’t in Saudi.. the same Kaaba that was rebuilt 10 times after complete destruction by natural causes and by Arabs themselves. The report says that there is a HUGE blind spot in the Islamic history where no any archaeological evidences were found. And that’s very true.. we both know it 😉

[@beardedskyrim8652]

Today we had attacks again. Some women beheaded in a church because of western values.. Islam is a fascist religion, and absolutely in our modern age the lowest and most horrific religion. Seems to me like they worship the devil.

[@laughinggas3026]

🤣🤣🤣

[@tigerpisces5506]

I have always been fascinated by the notions that Mt Sinai the Christian monastery is there, and I have a book called “Where Moses Walked”. Sinai is where God spoke. Sinai is where God stopped talking. Then I realized that guess what? If God is God? God is everywhere and don’t have to pay admission to be close to God. 1 Corinthians 3:16 “Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?” So we don’t need to pay admission or go on a hadj or pilgrimage to the Holy Land to be close to God. God is everything, everywhere and in every believer.

[@watchgoose]

True enough, as He is omnipresent. But many Christians enjoy visiting the Holy Land where our Lord lived. LIkewise, Muslims enjoy making the journey to Mecca. It's no different (for them).

[@SunMoon477]

That’s what Hinduism is! Creating positive energy! Everything is God and you’re self is the other side of god! you can never see yourself truly but only feel it!

[@SunMoon477]

Your Worst Nightmare - Facts What you’re saying is true! Language is a curse becarfull of what words we use daily! GOD=DOG

[@timhallas4275]

The kingdom of God is humanity itself. We created God. We are God.

[@bledsoetx]

Too bad you hang your position on Paul/Saul's perversions of Jesus' teachings.

[@apm763]

I'm not sure what I expected from this at the start, but what I found was that spending over an hour telling someone that there is no evidence for something can be pretty boring.

[@BibleThumpr]

Counting can put you to sleep. Counting money changes that. If you debate islam v Christianity, this is gold.

[@badxxxmonkey5541]

5:33 we have the history of how. They placed the implement of the conversion on their flag.

[@abdulmannansarmasth2327]

This is one of the most poorly researched documentaries ive ever seen. I was willing to see a different side regardless of the bias but this just leaves out too much.

[@zishanhaider]

Fully biased

[@Ramoa111]

which is a good documentary about lslam? Please say

[@abdulmannansarmasth2327]

Fernando Ramoa its a horrible documentary about islam.

[@picassoanimator]

@@Ramoa111 Islam empire of faith.you should watch it.its a well researched documentary made by Richard Gardner in year 2000.its will clear all doubt's and misconceptions about the Islam.

[@rekibbora5190]

@Sigma Geranimo You criticize the Quran and Prophet Muhammad s.a.w. See the movie" The Massage"of Islam,2.58 hours length and"Plagues of Egypt", 4 to 5 minutes. In KZbin. You can understand the true history.

[@jamesshelburn5825]

A mystical place in the desert would be a "mirage" to these early humans

[@iowkey_9339]

@Immortalsoldier Imortalsoldier why are you throwing out insults like an edgy 12 year old?

[@harleygirl2050]

I pray for Peace….and the Truth to be known to all! Surely, Truth will set you free! Thanks for the film.

[@abal6671]

Emotionally driven and unbiased way of researching, if you have at least bothered yourself to look the prophet wasn’t at all a bedouin or nomad neither were most of his companions, but you needed that image to strengthen your argument and belittling the subject. I’m not even discussing the topic of the prophet lifestyle and history recordings which are authenticated throughout a strictly scientific standards more than any previous nation even more detailed than the history of America which almost a century later and i can give you all the resources and evidences you need . Me not the bedouins of Jordan whom they had nothing to do the prophet’s life. Don’t make a joke of yourself speaking of science yet desperately misleading the audience

[@therealblackcarin2141]

It was foretold that lshmael would be:“a wild ass among men; his hand shall be against every man, and every man’s hand against him. And he shall dwell over against all his brethren” (Genesis 16:12). Pray for his descendants

[@therealblackcarin2141]

@Maynard Runkle I believe old scraps of writing that people who were here BEFORE me wrote that have historically and scientifically been proven accurate thousands of times; yet YOU are here watching and commenting on a video that derived from dusty old scraps of paper... the freakin IRONY! Got to be a milinial...🤦🏽‍♀️😅

[@therealblackcarin2141]

@Maynard Runkle If you wasn't so slow, you'd know that different people including Ishmael had their OWN lineages and he was NOT an Israelite he was clearly an Ishmaelite that had 12 princes of his own. God said that ALL valid prophets would come from the seed of Israel... stay in a child's place, this is Chess not checkers! 🖕🏾

[@mmccrownus2406]

pray for the will of God upon the descendants of Jacob who became "Israel" who tricked his brother out of his birthrite, as the Synagogue of Satanites are conning the West as I write.

[@thebloopsound4241]

Hey.hey.hey.hey.hey.... I was told that Muhammad was given instructions to write the Koran by the Angel Gabriel, the messenger of God. I know Gabriel. He told Mary she was to give birth to Jesus. So unless the Koran had a different Gabriel, why wouldn't he tell Muhammad Jesus was the son of God?

[@IJATUDDIN_20]

@@thebloopsound4241 Then what about david?in the OT he was mentioned that he was the begotten son of god,why dont christian worship him?

[@Nontacticalboy]

I hesitated reading the comment section, coz i know itll be a frenzy.

[@722georgetonorge]

Lol same. Not surprised by what I find haha. It seems we have a clash of civilizations continuing into the virtual world. I know it's a long shot, but hey Muslims and non Muslims, why don't we just chill and be friends and talk about all the dank memes we've been browsing during lockdown?

[@willdouglas1398]

Same same same lol

[@andreebesseau6995]

Lololol.truly!!the world is in trouble bc of these idots....

[@abal6671]

Emotionally driven and unbiased way of researching, if you have at least bothered yourself to look the prophet wasn’t at all a bedouin or nomad neither were most of his companions, but you needed that image to strengthen your argument and belittling the subject. I’m not even discussing the topic of the prophet lifestyle and history recordings which are authenticated throughout a strictly scientific standards more than any previous nation even more detailed than the history of America which almost a century later and i can give you all the resources and evidences you need . Me not the bedouins of Jordan whom they had nothing to do the prophet’s life. Don’t make a joke of yourself speaking of science yet desperately misleading the audience

[@DanCutterGMail]

An excellent documentary! Is the cinematographer and/or editor enraptured with Mr. Holland? He is lovingly kept in frame (in various filters and angles) for 65% of the footage. 😂 Nonetheless, a fascinating journey.

[@the13nth25]

they knew what they were doing including Tom Holland in the title😂

[@herboob]

In my living memory I have never known or met anyone in there right mind trying to immigrate to a Fascist, Communist or Muslim Country.. NEVER!

[@carolincoren3997]

What about the Isis Brides😂😂😂??

[@raidankassem4435]

That was not quite right

[@raidankassem4435]

Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Qatar, Kuwait and of course Palestinian are Arabic Islamic countries

[@frombelow6715]

I am very sorry to hear that, but it is rather easy to meet such people. Just buy a ticket to Dubai or Abu Dhabi or even go to the closest international airport and talk to the people, who are heading for these places.

[@purpleduck3494]

@Doc Reasonable Also they're trying to get back to the UK because their husbands are dead because of their own stupidity.

[@gregb6469]

I'm quite sure that the Emperor in Chang'an would have disputed the Emperor in Constantinople's claim to be Master of the Universe.

[@mafia_dave32]

Agreed .

[@rclv428]

Very fascinating. It's very surprising that there is no written description of the religion of the Arabic conquerors of Jerusalem. Interesting that they targeted the Temple Mount. The coin was very fascinating as well. I'm not an archaeologist, but why is someone allowed to handle an artifact like that with their bare hands?

[@DelilahMidnight]

That's the strange thing. I am always watching historical and archeology documentaries and I've never actually seen that with something that old (touching it with bare hands). Maybe they can with coins. Idk. I don't remember seeing people touching coins at all. Just looking at them in their cases

[@anamikaverma9577]

It's not a Religion, it was one Army, slowly they converted a Religion

[@mchammer9084]

Did anyone ever tell you you look exactly like Ellen DeGeneres

[@akarna69]

So true! 😂

[@paulinegdemkowicz3261]

hahahaha hehehe agreed

[@user-pk2ol8qv2y]

What has the "look" to do with all these?!!!

[@wisogeni4780]

michael learns to rock

[@Philip-bk2dm]

I think that it may have been Benjamin Franklin who said that religion in the hands of the good is a force for good, and in the hands of the evil it is a force for evil.

[@juliarequiao1319]

The man that set free slaves of christian people... it applies to it all

[@Mashour67]

Mohammad is mentioned clearly in the Quran , Surah Alfath , verse 29, and it says: Muḥammad is the Messenger of Allāh; and those with him are forceful against the disbelievers, merciful among themselves. You see them bowing and prostrating [in prayer], seeking bounty from Allāh and [His] pleasure. Their sign is in their faces from the effect of prostration [i.e., prayer]. Also it would be more objective to bring an Islamic Theology scholar to present the Islamic view on this, with all respect to prof. Nasr , but he is more of a philosopher and we needed a theology point of view as well.

[@gidym]

Wrong approach....

[@dreday547]

The "Greatest Man" according to Islam, that ever existed......never existed.

[@Alone_79]

ask 2 billion people or do your own research on who was the greatest man on Earth never throw words in air

[@dreday547]

@@Alone_79 Yes your quran says Isa was Holy, muhammad was not. There is your answer.

[@Alone_79]

@@dreday547 you didn't even read The Quran mate 😅 all prophets are holy not only Isa (A.S) or what you Christians call Jesus don't try to act cool by showing you know everything bruh

[@dreday547]

@@Alone_79 🤣 ok cool guy your unholy prophet died from rat poison by a Jewish woman when your false god Raised Jesus who you muslims call "Isa". Why your false god let muhammad die from rat poison and saved the Messiah Jesus??? You clown

[@dreday547]

@@Alone_79 🤣 Ok cool guy. Why your unholy pr0phet died from RAT poison by a J-wish woman and you false g-d raised Jesus?? Why allah let ped0 momo die?? Why he didnt raise him like the Messiah Jesus?? 🤣😂🤡🤡🤡

[@christophergoff4798]

I find it absolutely fascinating how atheist spend so much time and effort to study religions when you can’t even get a Christian to read the bible.

[@HD13POWER]

Their concept is "We are not certain about anything" but yet they spend money and time on their uncertain conclusion. What an irony 😂😂

[@HD13POWER]

Nadine Smith It's mentioned in the Quran yet still there are some who, with no knowledge or guidance or any book of enlightenment, argue about God, (22:8) Confused people (who follow uncertain conclusions) argue about what is Certain and True. The Irony at it's maximum level. 🌝

[@dangerousyusra1613]

That big NO from the Professor humbled me so hard

[@danielschaeffer1294]

It didn’t humble me at all. It made me angry at his arrogance and intellectual dishonesty - and rather worried about what attitudes like his lead to. What he was really saying is “You’re treading on dangerous ground.” For a year after this Holland and his family got the usual death threats. People who disagree too loudly do so at their own risk.

[@dangerousyusra1613]

@@danielschaeffer1294 it is not eyes that blind.. but the hearts you can call me anything, but understanding islam history without understanding islam in deep with correct and reliable explanation will lead you nowhere except hating islam.

[@danielschaeffer1294]

@@dangerousyusra1613 Clearly you didn’t understand me. The death penalty for apostasy and blasphemy has been a part of Islam from the beginning. You can find it in the Koran. (5:33 and 4:89.) This fact, and those two verses are all one needs to know to reject Islam utterly and forever. No religion that can order its members to murder dissenters deserves respect.

[@dangerousyusra1613]

@@danielschaeffer1294 this is so typical islamophobe BS... just took the verses without context and then use it against the one who studied it thoroughly.. it is you who didn't understand the verses... do you know who took verses without context like this.. ISIS did it... and you know who funded ISIS right?

[@debraheydt1525]

How can anyone follow a religion that promotes violence? They spread chaos and intolerance along with violence.

[@teekay987]

There are two distinct periods in Quran. That is before conquer of Makka and after. The sura’s are also split in those two era. These are because both periods has distinct social parameters.

[@zamanEhsani]

when I was a child, I believed in Islam as the best, peaceful religion as we were told to believe. As I grow up in and saw the reality and history, now I am certain that there is and never was. ALL LIES! made up stories. I hope one day the world wake up and ignore this madness of God and their religion and all other lies. I am sure that the world face two most dangerous treat! God and it's religions and nationalism. May the world be free from these two!

[@VoiceofBeautifulIndonesiaVOBI]

A good quest for an answer to his questions. Appreciate his patience and persistence in keeping asking questions until he himself became confused about his questions. Good exercise, but it must be very expensive one. Congratulations. Finally you know what you don't know.

[@willdouglas1398]

Lmao

[@susilodwijantoro8504]

Hahha

[@avrakehdabra5863]

😂😂😂😂...

[@IdrusMelodramatic]

😅

[@OneFingerMan]

Tom Holland's documentary "Islam: The Untold Story" was heavily criticized by scholars and experts for its numerous inaccuracies and factual errors. One of the most significant inaccuracies was Holland's assertion that there was no archaeological evidence to support the traditional Islamic account of the life of Prophet Muhammad. Holland claimed that no physical evidence of Muhammad's existence or the early Islamic community had been found, and suggested that this was evidence that the traditional Islamic account of Muhammad's life was a later fabrication. However, this claim was widely refuted by scholars and experts. Islamic studies professor Jonathan Brown, for example, wrote in a review of the documentary that Holland's claim "reflects a rather bizarre ignorance of the field of early Islamic history and archaeology." Brown explained that while there is relatively little archaeological evidence from the early Islamic period, there is abundant written evidence from the time that supports the traditional Islamic account of Muhammad's life and the early Islamic community. Other experts also pointed out factual errors in Holland's documentary, such as his claim that the Kaaba in Mecca was originally a Christian shrine, and his suggestion that the early Islamic conquests were primarily motivated by economic gain rather than religious ideology. In response to the criticism, Holland issued a statement in which he acknowledged that some of his claims had been "unhelpfully phrased" and expressed regret for any offense caused. However, he maintained that the central thesis of his documentary remained valid. Overall, the controversy surrounding Holland's documentary highlights the importance of careful and rigorous scholarship when exploring complex historical topics like the origins and development of Islam.

[@GirishVenkatachalam]

video production quality is amazing

[@colleenvozella4401]

Its interesting that Jesus name is mentioned more in the Quran than Mohammed. Just interesting. Take care everyone whatever your beliefs ❤

[@tomtaylor6163]

What gets me is how Islam takes credit for scientific discoveries. If anything, religion has mostly stifled science. People made discoveries regardless of it

[@wurds509]

THIS IS THE TOO-OFTEN-UNTOLD STORY It’s hard to believe that after 1,400 years anything remains to be said about Muhammad, Islam’s texts, and Muslim history. First, Muhammad said he got the Qur'ān privately from an angel in a cave. When he nevertheless found that he was making only a small impact in Mecca, in 622 he left for Yathrib with some fellow emigrants-Islam’s Hijrah-changed Yathrib’s name to Medina, and embarked on a different route to influence: war, which has remained Islam’s way ever since (though Muslims are certainly on a peace offensive now, apart from their war in Africa’s Sahel). “The Apostle...struck whoever turned his back to (God) until he came to Islam, willingly or grudgingly” (Islam’s first caliph, Abu Bakr, quoted in al-Tabari's History of the Prophets and Kings”). Grudgingly, huh? An interviewer in 2011 asked Ahmad Abu Quddum “So we are commanded to fight in order to spread the religion of Allah?” “Yes,” he said, “this is Islam’s way of spreading.” In his new home, Muhammad drew up a Constitution of Medina that made him the town’s leading citizen. Meanwhile he fought a series of battles, offensive and defensive, including 627’s Battle of the Trench-a siege, really-after which he personally beheaded at least 600 men and a woman of Medina’s Jewish Banu Qurayza tribe for not supporting him. “The Messenger of Allah...slaughtered 700 people-that is our Prophet and our religion” (KZbin’s Abu Muhammad Ar Rusi). While in Medina, Muhammad sat in judgment of a man who’d killed his children’s mother for having slandered Muhammad, who found the man not guilty: “Oh be witness, no retaliation is payable for her blood” (Abu Dawud 5:4361, a canonical hadith). In early 630, Muhammad triumphantly returned to Mecca at the head of an army. He died there in June 632. So what do Islam’s texts say? They are extensive, but include Qur'ān 2:2, which discourages THINKING about the Qur'ān: “This is the Book about which there is no doubt.” Qur'ān 2:285 makes the point clearer still: “We hear and we obey.” And Qur'ān 5:101-02 adds “Do not put questions about things which if declared to you may trouble you....A people before you...became disbelievers on account of them.” So what is Muslims’ mandate? Qur'ān 2:251 says “And if it were not for Allah checking [some] people by means of others, the earth would have been corrupted....” (The brackets are in the translation.) Qur'ān 2:216 has Muhammad saying “Fighting is enjoined on you.” And Bukhari 4:52:311 has him saying “When you are called by the Muslim ruler for jihād fighting, you should go forth immediately.” And Muslims’ defense of Islam is to be brutal. Qur'ān 5:33 says “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 8:67 says “It is not for a prophet to have captives [of war] until he inflicts a massacre [upon Allah's enemies] in the land” (brackets of which are in the translation), which makes of Muhammad a brutal man of war. Indeed, Qur'ān 9:3 says “Allah and His Apostle are free from liability to the idolaters.” Quickly then, Qur'ān 9:5 says “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,” a clear exhortation to premeditated murder. Finally, in 712, eighty years after Muhammad’s death, al-Hajjaj bin Yousef cited Qur'ān 47:4’s “O True believers, when you encounter the unbelievers, strike off their heads” to justify a slaughter of thousands in Brahmanabad, far up the Indus River valley. But does that typify Muslim history? Muslims invaded India, not the reverse; Persia, not the reverse; the Byzantine Empire (including Syria and Egypt), not the reverse; Africa’s Maghreb, not the reverse; Europe, not the reverse; and fought the Chinese on the Talas River, far from Arabia. “The Mohammedan Conquest of India is probably the bloodiest story in history,” wrote Will Durant (1885-1981). And in 636-37, Muslims besieged and took Jerusalem, to which they had no claim aside from arrogance. Moreover, to this very hour, no one has ever invaded Arabia’s Hejaz, which embraces both Mecca and Medina. Have Muslim jihādis misunderstood Islam? Ibn Khaldun (1332-1406), a Muslim sociologist admired in the West, once summarized Muslims’ obligations this way: “In the Muslim community, the holy war is a duty because of...[the obligation to] convert everyone to Islam either by persuasion or by force....The other groups did not have a universal mission, so the holy war was not a religious duty to them....All of them are unbelief. This is clearly stated in the noble Qur'an. [To] discuss or argue those things with them is not up to us. It is [for them to choose among] conversion to Islam, payment of the poll tax [jizya], or death.” Abul A'la Maududi (1903-1979) wrote "The goal of Islam is to rule the entire world and submit all of mankind to the faith of Islam. Any nation or power in this world that tries to get in the way of that goal, Islam will fight and destroy....The believers [are] under an obligation to do their utmost to dislodge them from political power and make them live in subservience to the Islamic way of life." And in 2015, Abu Bakar Bashir said “If the West wants to have peace, then they must accept Islamic rule.” That, then, is what the world is up against and what much of the world is loath to face. It’s also what humanity MUST face if it’s to survive. “Avoid novelties, for every novelty is an innovation, and every innovation is an error” (Muhammad, quoted at Abu Dawud 3:4590).

[@michaelbattenfield4100]

Mohammed was just another “Joesph Smith” who was discontented with the religions of his day, so he borrowed from several religions and made up the rest claiming “private revelation”. It gained for him a lot of power- which further bolstered his pride and insanity.

[@wurds509]

I believe their egos make Muhammad compare more closely with Donald Trump than with any other contemporary or recent figure.

[@loggerchadwake7141]

That sums up all religions.

[@masalli]

​@@michaelbattenfield4100Perhaps Mohammed was role model for Joseph Smith. Mohammed was a shepherd, merchant, prophet, rebel, war lord and theocratic despot. Mohammed had plenty of wifes, but he had no living sons. The death of the prophet and the betrayal of her trusted men are also silent history. Fatima's children and Ali were brutally silenced.

[@GlennLC]

See also these documentaries: "The Mysteries Of Islam's Most Sacred Site" and "Islam False Religion Exposed".

[@danfarrand9072]

Mr Hollands book "Sword of Islam" - I think it's called - covers the subject of this video in some depth and is very good.

[@vanillabully1624]

When Muslims conquered Persia they let them rule the empire, minting coins was done by the Persians and Arabs did not know how to make them. That's why they have no coins. Also we know that glorifying Muhammad and making paintings was forbidden so a coin with his name is probably haram. The more I watch the more I see that the researcher doesn't have enough knowledge about Islam.

[@user-mo9se5if9d]

The Bible is 66 books written by 40 different authors. It has a common message throughout. Mohammad was in Medinah for decades, it was part of a trade route, for many years Christians and Jews past through. He was heavily influenced by both. The Quran was written only by him, some of that influence is visble in his writings. The dead sea scrolls validate the Bible. The Quran has no such validation

[@raniaabidi809]

lol

[@saieftissaoui]

Here's your Quran validation - and it's WAY stronger than what you can ever hope for: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZWQmX-hqa15ndU&ab_channel=HanMeditations No answer would mean blind heart and weak personality. Good luck.

[@arisoulisa]

Cute that he ignored that Jerusalem fell during the 2nd Righteous Caliph, Umar ibn Khattab. (he jumped directly to Muawiyyah). He ignored also that Mecca has at least one Oasis. He also can explain how in Jupiter's name, Rome can let a center of resistance bloomed right in the center of Syam. BTW, the fertile crescent trumped canaan.

[@omaralkusari3924]

Of course he skipped over the obvious. This video was made for Christians to feel better about themselves lol

[@alexanderealley9992]

They have done archeological research into what grew in Mecca. It wasn’t much of anything as they found no evidence of trees as described in the Quran. What is obvious is that the original holy site was not in current day Mecca. You only have to look to the oldest Mosques to determine which direction they prayed and it was not toward current day Mecca. This does not mean Islam is false, it simply means that their holy sites have changed. Jerusalem was never a holy site for Muslims prior to their conquering of Jerusalem. Jerusalem is mentioned ZERO times in the Quran.

[@masudsaleh5155]

​@@alexanderealley9992 *Atheists claim that they are intellectually superior to religious people because they are willing to question their beliefs, whereas religious people are dogmatic and refuse to question their deepest beliefs and won't consider evidence that could potentially undermine those beliefs.* . Well, have you ever heard an atheist say: "I wonder if constantly increasing individual freedom is a good thing." "I was wrong about democracy being a viable system." "Maybe the sexual revolution was a mistake." "The evidence shows that equality of the sexes is destructive." "Let's have a debate on if freedom of speech and religion is good for society." "Could it be that women need fewer rights?" I have never seen an atheist raise these questions or hold these positions up to serious scrutiny. Nor do they provide any evidence for their beliefs on these matters. They simply assert them and ridicule and mock anyone who disagrees with them.

[@muhammadjibran8239]

Don't talk through your hat. The most holiest site in Islam after mecca and madina is the Al aqsa mosque, which is mentioned in Quran.

[@philipking8497]

In a thousand years, if we are still here, people will think of us as absolute wack jobs.

[@yakovmatityahu]

In 1000 years humans would be living under the millenial reign of Jesus Christ

[@germantoenglish898]

They think that now

[@user-uv7nl8kz2o]

I find this fascinating but as an atheist, where would mankind be if religion had never taken a foothold in our past?

[@rayoflightt64]

Oh I think the world would have been much better place, no hate for women or communities would have existed and countries wouldn't have been fighting or divided in the names of gods. No casteism, divisions or the stupidity

[@ASH9366]

Every thing is not bad , good & bad is life , no if & but's

[@aftabsayed2825]

Wondering, Wondering, and still Wondering..... 😪😵

[@chrissinl]

A respectful and sensitive documentary on the topic of the historical origins of Islam. Thank you.

[@interstellar618]

It would be great if it just remained untold..

[@arifrahmanhakim9413]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mataratriaglanie3660]

😂😂

[@bassamahmed1466]

Actually if it was truly told.. everyone will discover its ugliness

[@craiglange2947]

@@bassamahmed1466 Wonder what is your source of truth in this matter. From your comments so far, they seem rather partial and vitriolic. Then again, if you are partial it will not make any difference.

[@bebo7430]

Wonderful Tom.

[@mvyas5199]

Tom Holland develops on the lines of Patricia Crone, who decisively spoke on the muddled history of Mecca. This documentary based on Holland's work was aired only once by Channel4 and taken down after protests of fundamentalists. It's good to see this documentary back again on KZbin.

[@halaassi4431]

M Vyas 🤣your funny what diffence dose it make like people are dumb and can’t search for themselves press of a google dear you can see who converts and why is it the fastest growing religion

[@naveedsolangi8704]

It's not Mecca it's Makkah

[@arminius6506]

I watched the whole documentary and it's pretty fine... He only kept on focusing on Quran when their is another parallel tradition we can "Hadith", he should've followed it.

[@praneshramachandran8745]

@@naveedsolangi8704 the proper word mentioned in the holy Quran is Bacca, which means weeping place and this refers to Petra in Jordan !

[@strongwater7814]

@@praneshramachandran8745 Can you prove that Brother?

[@vortextt]

Can someone share the soundtrack?

[@stanbecker2444]

Yeh, Having been in the hotel industry, I have had the fortune of working with many, many persons from many, many culture’s, countries and ethnicities. Retired now for ten years, I regularly golf with Asian golf partners from Taiwan, Korea and those that actually lived in China and owned a factory in China. I very much enjoy hearing about their experiences, opinions, cultures and families. In “79”, I had many Iranian young men work for me. They needed to work due to assets being frozen and not being able to get back to Iran. 45 years later, I know for a fact some of these men have raised families in the U.S. and are as “Americanizes” as can be. Although I recognize there are many Muslims in the U.S., they DO NOT want to over-assimilate or have there families, descendants effected by the American culture. My neighbor is one. He will not shake hands with someone such as I. I have encountered this many times interacting with persons of that culture. So- although in our country and our culture, their religion does not allow to integrate. This is segregation. Just saying. Definitely now a religion of love in my humble opinion.

[@jackh4996]

Huh? In the US? I could see if it was Europe. The vast majority of Muslims in the US are thoroughly assimilated and will shake hands with anyone who respects them. Hell, they even celebrate the fourth. The only difference I know is that they may forego the hot dogs in favor of a burgher or a beef alternative.

[@joemontana8290]

There is a book. In which there is no doubt. A guidance for those who believe in the unseen.

[@tryarunm]

The Oxford English Dictionary.

[@wookie4522]

@@tryarunm quite funny ha

[@qalandero]

This is actually ridiculous 😅. Holland seems to visit people, places not to inquire but ask how what they say relate to what he presumes. He literally gives his own meaning to what he finds out.

[@ridwanullahipopoola1703]

Literarily, he talks about Islam without using any Arabic text as reference, that was his biggest blunder

[@junsu21]

While I think the questions he asks about the early historicity of Islam are important and useful, so so much about some the things he says just reaks of eurocentrism and a certain type of white superiority complex. It comes out when he speaks about other empires and compares them to largely Western/Christian ones. So terrible

[@johnappleseed2558]

This the character of a non believer! How can he expect to see when he chooses to shut his eyes & arrogant enough to want to see without listening first!

[@mcarthurmcarthurstudios7746]

"visit people, places not to inquire but ask how what they say relate to what"...Religion..."presumes. "...Religion..."literally gives"...its..."own meaning to what "...it..:"e finds out",

[@judylloyd7901]

​@@junsu21reeks*

[@kayty6673]

The Austin School YT channel has the best most factual teachings on history

[@helengabr5743]

Interesting research. Most people that are religious believe not because something is proven but because they feel it or have an inner conviction to follow it. Once you receive the gift of faith life takes on new meaning and somehow makes sense of life...in my experience.

[@gorymarty56]

Very interesting. Love the tour of ancient places

[@kaiserY]

The conclusion is simplistic. The Prophet somewhat acquired a couple of texts from the Jewish religion and Christianity while traveling as a merchant around Syria, and took them all way back to somewhere in the Arabia desert. There he constructed the book by editing those texts. When he died many had converted but not sure where was the 'somewhere' so early mosques have diverse directions. Many years later some big warlords decided to be as cool as Roman emperors and felt like a cool religion was needed. The current holy city was designated as the original 'somewhere' and everyone in the following hundreds of years who doubted the decision was either killed or banished.

[@dancemadesimple3885]

Thats why, its very diffrent and more logical to correct old versions of the same message, its an upgraded version of the same religion I think

[@bilalabdulsamad9152]

Nice dream 🌏😃.Goes to show you havn't the faintest idea what you wrote about .

[@allancerf9038]

If simplistic, accurate. Your summary of what he says is brilliant and I mean that. It is what those skeptical of Islam fail to say in millions of words but which you've done in a few. Your comment is brilliant.

[@karlwalters3763]

@@bilalabdulsamad9152 Hmmm, sounded pretty convincing to me.

[@bilalabdulsamad9152]

@karlwalters3763 it must have sounded pretty convincing for someone who doesn't know a thing about islam. Don't blame you . Because if you knew anything about islam you would know everything he said contradicts the history and every sentence can be disproven . A simple google search or youtube search will show you the evidence for all the stuff thats being said. And quran and hadith is available free online if you want to check any of the claims. Making up stories and calling them as facts and people who are convinced by them is the biggest joke i see in this world. Its amazing the stuff people comes up with without an atoms worth of facts and evidences.

[@tnsampson2]

His video is like his books: too long, too wordy. Having said that, his books are must-read if you have any interest in ancient history. Absolutely eye-openers.

[@abal6671]

Emotionally driven and unbiased way of researching, if you have at least bothered yourself to look the prophet wasn’t at all a bedouin or nomad neither were most of his companions, but you needed that image to strengthen your argument and belittling the subject. I’m not even discussing the topic of the prophet lifestyle and history recordings which are authenticated throughout a strictly scientific standards more than any previous nation even more detailed than the history of America which almost a century later and i can give you all the resources and evidences you need . Me not the bedouins of Jordan whom they had nothing to do the prophet’s life. Don’t make a joke of yourself speaking of science yet desperately misleading the audience

[@tnsampson2]

@@abal6671Have you read Holland's books?

[@aiadmasri1298]

Wonderful work, even he got no answers, but it was an awesome journey. much respect to Mr. Holland and this channel.

[@habibifyllc2289]

Most un professional documentary I’ve ever seen. A 10 year old arab kid who is muslim can tell u from A to Z how islam came and started

[@beardedskyrim8652]

Today we had attacks again. Some women beheaded in a church because of western values.. Islam is a fascist religion, and absolutely in our modern age the lowest and most horrific religion. Seems to me like they worship the devil.

[@magiciansway]

"Maybe if I make a documentary saying nice things about islam they won't kill me."

[@indianajones359]

maybe if you actually had the guts and not fear in reading the quran to know then you will have more to say then that dull quote which any school boy can write as his home work excuse..lol I am guessing you must like trump as you seems on the same IQ

[@indianajones359]

dont say anything that is not true and learn it's enough

[@a.c.guerra9850]

@@indianajones359 dont forget 9/11

[@humbertocobian4740]

@@indianajones359 look at this Islam apologist. Ita not a religion man it's a way of life and culture and it's anathema to western believes and culture.

[@indianajones359]

if you read it then you will not say you will be marked to be killed anywhere. and also 911? really people still not seen all the footage and the exterp report how a plane can not bring that buildings down or even the plane that's not even in the Pentagon or its parts.. how am I speaking to man. obviously wasting my time on that note let's say agree to disagree.. dont educate your self and believe everything you see ✌👍

[@TheGreenfrog140]

To get your answers you must also study the Shia version of early Islamic history..

[@user-es4is5yr1k]

I believe that one can derive the narrative, message, and profound truths of Islam directly from the Quran. The Quran encompasses deep insights and factual information about humanity, the Earth, and, notably, the omnipotence of God. While comprehending the meaning of the Ayats may pose a challenge for some, the Quran is undeniably a profoundly enchanting religious book . Possessing it holds significant meaning. I take great joy in being a Muslim and hold a deep appreciation for this documentary

[@jeremywilliams5107]

Is there not a difference between the narrative of the religion and the history of the person Muhammad?

[@michellecastaneda20]

They don't go around the world sharing anything but hate and death

[@mercytomankind9803]

Seriously?! So 2 Billion Muslims are doing what you claim to be doing around the world?! How could you manage to be alive still?! :)

[@chadbrown8549]

So the Jews say,I mean news say..lol..

[@ahmedabdalla6609]

Said someone who can’t read but very good at repeating what the media tells him

[@danpaulson927]

@@ahmedabdalla6609 You can spot the people who are educated through television pretty easily, huh? (We call them sheep) Garbage in, garbage out. Lol

[@mohammadamin3260]

Its because islam won't force you to belive. Can't you sew how christian do? What i can see is they will just collect money from you every saturday and sunday all they know is collect money from the politics and the pope the priest gets rich just by saying reapeting the story inside the bibble ..

[@MM-wq8vc]

“Not being able to know something doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist”.

[@atheisttttt]

That means I am the God Bow down before me

[@michaelkennedy3372]

Child logic

[@brucemcc5981]

Not being able to know something doesn't mean that it does exist.

[@masudsaleh5155]

*Atheists claim that they are intellectually superior to religious people because they are willing to question their beliefs, whereas religious people are dogmatic and refuse to question their deepest beliefs and won't consider evidence that could potentially undermine those beliefs.* . Well, have you ever heard an atheist say: "I wonder if constantly increasing individual freedom is a good thing." "I was wrong about democracy being a viable system." "Maybe the sexual revolution was a mistake." "The evidence shows that equality of the sexes is destructive." "Let's have a debate on if freedom of speech and religion is good for society." "Could it be that women need fewer rights?" I have never seen an atheist raise these questions or hold these positions up to serious scrutiny. Nor do they provide any evidence for their beliefs on these matters. They simply assert them and ridicule and mock anyone who disagrees with them.

[@markjackson1859]

Tom Holland from "The Rest is History" podcast!! No better person to learn from IMO

[@sia9907]

Father Justin perfectly embodies what made Muslims believe Christians weren't *too bad. What a beautiful man. Qur'an 5:82: 'You will surely find the most intense of the people in animosity toward the believers [to be] the Jews and those who associate others with Allāh; and you will find the nearest of them in affection to the believers those who say, "We are Christians." That is because among them are priests and monks and because they are not arrogant.'

[@NithyaSathya-Vijay]

What A Great Effort.... Good job Mr. Hollend.... Thank you for every thing....