The World is Waiting for a Savior | Amir Muhammad Sharif Odeh (Ahmadiyya)

Talking with Amir Muhammad Sharif Odeh, head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community in the Holy Land about Messiahs, Humanity, Jihad, Peace, Unity, Spiritual Experience, Mysticism, the Prophet Muhammad, the Ego, Religious Violence, Women in Islam and the Power of Love.
A Day in the Life of an Ahmadiyya Imam: • A Muslim and Jew spend...
00:00 Excerpt
00:33 What is the Mahdi?
01:51 Humanity first
02:35 What does Jihad mean?
03:58 What inspires this belief?
09:42 A Message of Peace
12:11 The Principal of Tawheed
13:52 A Lack of Spiritual Experience
17:45 Ahmadiyya Mysticism?
18:51 The Message of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)
22:04 The Power of Love
22:49 The Ego
25:18 Uniting with God?
29:22 Ahmadiyya and other Muslims
32:48 Religious Violence
33:42 Prayer for Light
36:25 The Real Jihad
38:57 Women in the Ahmadiyya Community?
45:12 Only Religion
46:43 Thank you
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[@yep999]

When Amir Muhammad Sharif Odeh said "experience is what opens the door to wonder" that really resonates with me. Sending appreciation and respect to you both. This is worthwhile and I hope many people will also get a chance to view it as well.

[@fusunsanac]

The diversity coming thru Seekers of Unity is breathtaking. It renews my hope for unity and trust that itis possible 😇🕊🖖🧡

[@SeekersofUnity]

❤️

[@AmidstTheLight85]

What a wonderful explanation of Islam. Eventually I will study the Quran today more rigorous manner. However, as it stands there is many beautiful parallels going on with his explanation to the religious expressions of the Holy Bible. The Torah is Law, although, it is a liberating covenant. For some who don't fully understand the Law's purpose we'll see this as a paradox. For them they are missing out on a greater Unity. Jesus summed up entire Torah with the two commandments, Love God and Love thy neighbor. The neighbor is not just somebody in your own tribe or group. Please correct me if I am wrong about the Torah Zevi. I've actually been trying to understand Jihad better as well. I tried to articulate how it really is about the spiritual 'struggle'. Your guest articulated it beautifully. ❤️

[@rredd7777]

So beautiful. Thank you Zev, and thank you Amir Odeh. It is so wonderful how God sends truth to us in so many ways.

[@azanyahyisrael101]

This video has literally brought tears to my eyes, bless Adonai /Elohim to see you speak of God so fullently in both the Torah and Quran in Evret and Arabic brings me such joy simcha I only wish that my Safta was here in the physical to bear witness with though I know she is at the side of the most high bearing witness all the same! Blessings to you all from NY 🖖🏾👨🏾🖖🏾

[@BcClarity]

Zev, you weren't the only one. He expresses what I have tried to tell some of my evangelical friends. They are idolatrous out of misunderstanding our duty to make Peace not War even to deny the Will of Allah is to make peace for all. My heart is joyful for the beauty of your hearts you shared about Jihad as a state of raising our vibrations high enough to directly experience the perfect Love form which we all arose from.

[@foodiez]

This is a great interview..you were not kidding when you named your channel "seekers of unity". Bless you dear Brother

[@SeekersofUnity]

Thank you friend 🙏🏼 We ain’t messing 😉 Blessings back at you 😘

[@luvnlife3332]

This was truly beautiful and inspiring!!!

[@SeekersofUnity]

Thank you friend :)

[@Jason-ms8bv]

I fear we are degenerating into a consumerist culture and without something more substantial to be part of, fear and hate is what we produce and consume. But I think what we truly crave is wholeness, a centre and ultimately Peace. I believe there are many roads to achieve this, and it doesn't matter where you start. But this is good place to begin. Thanks for showing us the story behind headlines Zevi.

[@Joeonline26]

As a Christian I'm obviously a little uncomfortable with the title of this video. Nevertheless, it's so refreshing to see good faith conversations between faiths take place like this. Definitely living up to the name of your channel Zevi😀❤☦

[@mathewhill5556]

Do the Christian not wait for the eschaton?

[@niccolodebernardi8532]

This channel is a beacon of hope for me. I think the power of mysticism is exactly the power of universal love. And this channel and your work really shows it. Thank you very much

[@SeekersofUnity]

Thank you Niccolò. That’s exactly what it’s all about. Thank you.

[@loganl3746]

What a wonderful man! Bless him. He does an amazing job expressing the ideas that I have such a hard time explaining to my friends/family, the ones that made me convert to Judaism. And he seems so pleased that someone wants to know these things :)

[@williamjmccartan8879]

Thank you both your host and yourself Zevi for continuing to allow us to follow you on your exploration of faith and love. Peace

[@SeekersofUnity]

Thank you William for coming along for it with us. Love

[@mehmood7776]

Alhumdulillah

[@pematmg4321]

so much wholesomeness in this. so needed and so beautiful. such Light. ❤️

[@tylerwylde4100]

I have wanted to watch this video since it came out, but I've been too busy til now. I pray we all find peace and love. This video brought tears to my eyes. I will be a better person and love all men as if I were a mother caring for her child, mashallah.

[@contextproblems2191]

Thank you both so much, shine on. X

[@yep999]

Excited to watch!

[@kpllc4209]

This guy knows his stuff and is a very animated and entertaining speaker.

[@moshezorea5090]

תודה זאב אני שוב מזמין אותך לים ולא סתם

[@SeekersofUnity]

Thank you. Feel free to email me [e-mail]

[@lovmovement8477]

So good ! Great work as always

[@SeekersofUnity]

Thank you friend ☺️

[@simona7303]

Great interview as always! 👏🏼 Zevi, could you please note down a question for some future interview with some of the representatives of Muslim communities? Interpretation for An-Nisa 4:34. I struggle to find pacific or non violent interpretation against the woman. Thank you 🙏🏼

[@rizwankausar6741]

God made men guardians of women because they spend on them. If they don't spend money on their family then they are sinful while women are exempted from such responsibility religiously. That is, it is not their duty to earn money and spend on family. If they do then men are taking charity from them (Hadith). Yes, they can work, they can be doctors, nurses, teachers, polititions etc. But religiously they are not obliged to feed their families. So, if they earn money then they too are guardian of the family.

[@rizwankausar6741]

The verse gives two reasons why man has been made the head of the family: (a) his superior mental and physical powers; (b) his being bread-earner and maintainer of the family. It is natural and fair that he who earns and supplies the money should have the final say in the disposal of affairs. The word قانتات (obedient) spoken of wives may mean either obedient to God, or to husbands. The expression, guard the secrets of their husbands, means that when the husbands are at home, they are obedient to them and guard their secrets; and when they are away, they not only guard their secrets but take care of their property and guard their own chastity. The clause, leave them alone in their beds, may mean: (a) abstention from conjugal relations with them; (b) sleeping in separate beds; or (c) ceasing to talk to them. The use of the word "beds" also incidentally implies that the disobedient wives are to stay at home and are not to be allowed to leave or be turned out of their homes. The measures mentioned in the verse are not to remain in force for an indefinite period, for wives are not to be left like a thing suspended (4:130). Four months, according to the Quran, is the utmost limit for abstention from conjugal relations, i.e. for practical separation (2:227). If the husband deems the affair to be sufficiently grave, he will have to observe the conditions mentioned in 4:16. Regarding "chastisement" mentioned as a last resort in the verse under comment a Companion reports the Holy Prophet to have said that if at all a Muslim has to beat his wife, the beating should not be such as to leave any mark on her body (Tirmidhi, ch. on Rida‘). According to Abu Dawud and Nasa’i, the Holy Prophet forbade the beating of women at all, but when ‘Umar complained that they had become refractory, he gave the permission with the aforementioned condition; but on complaint of ill-treatment of women by their husbands he indignantly said that the husbands who beat their wives were not the best among men (Kathir, iii). On another occasion the Holy Prophet is reported to have said: "The best among you is he who treats his wife best and I am the best of you in this respect" (Tirmidhi). The Divine attributes of "High and Great" mentioned at the end of the verse are also intended to warn husbands that the chastisement of their wives, if at all resorted to should not be unjust or vindictive or highhanded; for if they are high and great above their wives, there is One Who is High and Great above all and He shall call husbands to account for any improper use of the qualified authority given to them over their wives.

[@simona7303]

Thank you for taking the time to elaborate. I was lucky enough to get another interpretation. I was explained by a Sufi Muslim, that the theory that the man has the final say in disposal of affairs because he is the bread-earner, is once again inadequate to an extent. We shall exclude the free interpretation given by those for who religion exists as a dull habit, but rather look at the most exalted spiritually, whose religious experience testifies of having a direct connection with the Divine. In Islam , that being the Prophet Mohammed, set an example and as you have mentioned, he said, the best among you is he who treats his wife the best. Meaning, it is impossible to later say something contradictory that would justify the use of violence under any circumstances, or by ‘striking lightly without leaving any mark on the woman’s body’. Furthermore, by the way he lived his life and treated his wives set the perfect example. Apparently, in Sufism exists a theory that the All knowing God, knows existing things and also non existing things, known as Ayan Thabitha (I apologize for the wrong spelling) Such as ideas, human coding, or the future for example. Meaning, the guidelines given by Prophets should be applicable in past and future societies where the role of the women would have been changed. As I was explained , the problem lies in the wrong translation of the word which is most often translated as ‘strike lightly’, and in Sufism means ‘to set an example’ , not in a violent way by any means, and it can be only understood by native Arabic speakers. Great worlds and nations are hidden in Arabic words and letters, likewise in Hebrew language and they deserve special devotion while trying to understand them.

[@simona7303]

Finally, maybe as humans we are deliberately left with a certain degree of freedom to interpret scripture, and by choosing to do good deeds, in a way, become an active participant in fixing what has been broken/ or complete what hasn’t been completed in the process of creation, and by that, becoming the best of men.

[@rizwankausar6741]

@@simona7303 The Holy Prophet (saw) said, women are like rib, its beauty is in its crookedness (bent) if you will straighten it you will break it. That is women are like rib cage to us. As ribs protect our delicate and major organs in the same way our women, mothers, wives protect us from dangers of world, from unchastity. If we become strict with them because of their habit of arguing we will break them we will cause damage to their hearts and psychy. So, their beauty is in their crookedness. Nushooz is the only thing mentioned in this Verse which is to be addressed in three steps. Advising them, not sleeping with them and then comes striking. Now, what is Nushooz, it means if your wife is cheating on you. What will be your (man's) reaction? It happens that many men kill their wives, many physically abuse them and torchure them or they will divorce them. But Quran has stopped this violence by saying advise them. Which means control your anger and don't beat her which could be the first reaction. When you advise someone you pray for her/him too. It means you love her and don't want to divorce either. If her Nushooz continues then don't sleep with her. Actually man is punishing himself here. Because she is already cheating on him. If she still continues with Nushooz then only you can strike slightly. Actually all these steps are to prevent women from being beaten. Because no man will like to stay with his wife who cheats on him.

[@mwbgallery]

beautiful, love you both.

[@SeekersofUnity]

Love you ❤️

[@DarkMoonDroid]

God bless you both!

[@SeekersofUnity]

Thank you Jennifer 🙏🏼

[@Nous86]

ya salaaaaaaaaam ya salaaaaaaaaaaam!

[@joncridland2128]

Another great conversation partner for you could be the " Muhammadan Ishmaelism" channel on KZbin. They also seem to have a mystical messianic approach.

[@mediocrates3416]

Thanks to you all! Very nice. ... Maybe, can we say that Truth will correct the errors? Then it's not like one person having a post-Prophet prophetic-type meditative experience is God and the other is chopped liver...? No offence, you did get me wondering; there's a best way to argue? Sign me up!!

[@juantellez275]

Allah is enough for His servants , He doesn't need help from any humans to guide His people ...who thinks they need a messiah when you have Allah ?

[@asifnaeem8783]

who told you about GOD , Did you discover GOD yourself. From denying MESSIAH you are rejecting all proficies of religions whether it is Islam, Judaism or even Sanatana Dharam etc.

[@juantellez275]

@@asifnaeem8783 read the quran which is a complete and detailed guidance from God and you will notice that there is no mention of a coming messiah but a messiah that was Jesus is mentioned once and then he appears again on judgement day testifying of his time on earth, there is no mention of his return and the God who runs heaven and earth and holds your life in His hands and the God who gave you life this morning when you woke up and the God that restores your health is in charge of everything and He does not need a human messiah to help Him guide His creation....the proof that God exists is easy , God is the cause of all causes...

[@Jordana1018]

Did I hear him correct? I thought I heard him mention Zadik Amram Ben Dewan?

[@mediocrates3416]

About correcting error: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKHLo3WQeJZ8qqM

[@fraze83]

Didn't ahmad say he was both Jesus and Mahdi?

[@simbillamachiyya]

Yes he claimed that he is Jesus to christinas, He is a Mahdi for Muslims, he is Krishna for Hindus ie Aryan Samaj,& Brahamon Samaj, he is for Budha, He is Lama for those who recognize His teachings, lamaisim,

[@Ahmed-iam]

​@@simbillamachiyyaweak man with a dried stick for a brain.

[@zevilover3591]

what does that actually mean?!🤔

[@mediocrates3416]

The best way to argue is to bring up the problem and then ask and suggest. The vid deals with war ok but, what about the misogyny? Chapter 4, verse 34: Men are the caretakers of women, as men have been provisioned by Allah over women and tasked with supporting them financially. And righteous women are devoutly obedient and, when alone, protective of what Allah has entrusted them with. 1 And if you sense ill-conduct from your women, advise them ˹first˺, ˹if they persist,˺ do not share their beds,˹but if they still persist,˺then discipline them ˹gently˺. Didn't the last Prophet's wife make the $$? This verse doesn't seem to fir. But, there it is and it can be fix like i do in the Christian text; replace "men" with "masculine aspect" and "wife" with "feminine aspect". Then we can all be persons, with our internal husband and wife. ... Hey, that works with the driving fumction(masculine)/transfer function(feminine) dynamic; cool.

[@mediocrates3416]

fit

[@asifnaeem8783]

very nice by bring other religions teachings about WOMEN whether it is Judaism or Christianity or Hinduism etc. than talk. First go and read WOMENS rights in other religions also than bring these Verses .

[@mediocrates3416]

@@asifnaeem8783 I quoted the Quran and only the Quran. My point is that all Abrahamic religions fail gender equity and it needs to be fixed.

[@KaHai9]

Jewish interview kadiyani bothers bothers u///

[@juantellez275]

The God I worship doesn't need a messiah to save the world. It is God that runs World with wisdom and truth...nowhere in quran is there a prediction of a messiah, in fact quran gives the testimony that Jesus would tell God that he was a witness over them until God gave him death , it never says that he returned as a messiah in Muslim form....this is bullshit from hadiths that is not part of God's revelation...read quran and tell others to read quran...quran is from God , that is the only book of guidance you have from God so dont cover up the truth with trying to explain quran with you long tafseers or hadiths ot books of ghulam ahmad

[@akangmalik]

Your assertions about Ahmadiya beliefs show you don't understand basic things. I would encourage you to to study more before commenting. While I find your Quran only views incoherent I can understand where they come from because of the corruption of our scholars. As respect for bro in humanity, Zevi, i will keep it here and not use comments for faith promotion.

[@juantellez275]

@@akangmalik quran is from God and so is torah and psalms and gospel...hadiths of Muhammad are from men who let thinking overrule revelation, the same way mirza ghulam ahmad was passionate to revive Islamic world and he thought prayers were the answer to everything and he was wrong ...Islamic world fell when it stopped worshipping God alone and made Muhammad a partner of God , hadiths contradict quran and are a way for sinners to deny the commandments of God who empowers people , hadiths over power people and try to control people and this is same thing you people in ahamadiyyah community do...here are some signs of truth from quran ...1. Holy land of Jerusalem will be inherited by the righteous ...and in respect to God's word , that land in now in hands of children of isreal who do not make partners with God...2. Allah says in quran that He will take the works of the wicked and give it ti His righteous servants, and you know most of the works of ahmadees including creation of pakistan was given to others who were not ahmadees...3...Allah promises increase to people who are grateful , but jamaat ahmadiyyah is led away from thanking God to instead doing dua all the time and if you think that your duas will overrule God's word then your sadly misled and mistaken ...praise and glory is to God who created this world with wisdom , He made commandments of quran upon all men. There is no new commandment given to mirza ghulam ahmad so Allah's law is still to be lived by , but if you don't agree to follow quran then look at people who deny God's signs, and you don't have to look far, your own community has been labeled as kafirs.... Read quran...and praise and glorify God

[@upgrade1015]

And Islam has been such a great leader and example to the world hahaha

[@mediocrates3416]

33:00 You should check it out.

[@asad-kc8zf]

Ahmaddiya sect was created by the British to divide the Muslims of Indian sub continent. At that time Indian subcontinent had the largest concentration of Muslims in the world.

[@simbilamachibya6773]

Sir, you're wrong, all Muslims were separated were brelwi,deobandi, Shia, Suni, malikiyya,hambaliyya, hannafiyya,shafiiyya, some Muslims said, some ayyat of the Qur'an are abrogated,& so on,

[@user-ry2qs7xf9k]

British worship Jesus,We Ahmadi Muslims say that Jesus died like all prophets did!!!!

[@antoniodeharo7]

Ahmadi Muslims are a Jama’at which means A COMMUNITY. Why is that? We have a God, the only One, Allāh; we have a Prophet, the Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw) and we have a Book, the Holy Quran and follow the Mahdi and Messiah who was prophesied to come in the later days when nothing will be left of Quran apart from the text, nothing left of Islām apart from the name and mosques will be full of people but with no true guidance and finally the religious leaders will be the worse creation under the canopy of heavens. That’s why we have an spiritual leader who is Khalifatul Masih and are united under his hands. Fir your information, the Promised Messiah (as) invited Queen Victoria to Islam and told her not to worship a human ( as Christian people do) and stopped the Christian missionaries who were converting Muslims in India into Christianity. He defended true Islam like no other and nobody could match him and he defeated every single opponent with the Grace of Allāh!

[@simbillamachiyya]

It is he himself Prophet Muhammad saw predicted that, my ummat will divided 73 sects, please talk sense at list

[@asad-kc8zf]

@@simbillamachiyya So... out of 73 which number are you?