The Unbelievable Origins of Islam: From Stone-Preaching-Polytheism to Allah | [Documentary]

[@VladRacovitaEN]

Hey! Do you find our content useful? Help us reach a wider audience and spread knowledge by supporting our work. Your support will cover the costs of translations and narrators in other languages. We already have a Spanish channel kzbin.info/door/ajNyZbJu0kKNZVZr5ug6RQ We aim to expand to Italian, French, German, Portuguese, Indonesian, and Romanian soon! Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/VladRacovitaEN_ES Or support us with a Super Thanks here on KZbin! Thank you! Team of Vlad Racovita EN Bibliography/Sources: docs.google.com/document/d/1CtmKMgWmwd0wF9bQiOnGv_Zz6v2KLUqA7pjd3JVb9zU/edit or here below: Armstrong, Karen. Islam: A Short History. New York: Modern Library, 2000. Avner, Uzi. “Nabatean Standing Stones and Their Interpretation.” Adssc Journal of Near Eastern Archaeology, 2018. Link Al-Kalbi, Hisham Ibn. The Book of Idols (Kitāb al-Aṣnām). Translated by Nabih Amin Faris. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1952. Al-Tabari, Muhammad Ibn Jarir. 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[@wickhunter7733]

@VladRacovitaEN I've learnt that Islam is probably the dumbest of the Abrahamic religions. No one in their right mind would take such a religion seriously.

[@TheoVonKing]

Yes and thanks also bro Lloyd de jongh is also an youtuber talking about origins of Islam but you went only surface and you took a deep dive . So thanks

[@EITHYLO]

Yes that Yemen was a Israelite state ...Islam always took in Jews and the so called beef is fake

[@Mre05]

How about you get some other religious leaders to talk about this subject other than someone with no educational religious background on Islam.

[@wickhunter7733]

@@Mre05 Because the religious leaders are full of shit like all Abrahamic religions.

[@ulof2199]

I've never seen a video on Pre-Islamic Arabia, nothing remotely as detailed as this in my life. I hope all Muslims could see it. Here is my two cents. Thank you. Once you listen to this video, it sticks on your mind forever.

[@VladRacovitaEN]

Ow, hey Ulof! These are some very sweet words. Thank you mate for the help! :) If you're a Spanish speaker, please watch this content on the Spanish channel: kzbin.info/door/ajNyZbJu0kKNZVZr5ug6RQ

[@Heliux15]

The history of Islam and Mesopotamia is a beautiful and fascinating history. I wish we lived in a world where discovery of knowledge was the driver of society more than profit as it's primary value.

[@mikethomp1440]

Why would they not know this? Is there origin being suppressed in some manner for some purpose?

[@VladRacovitaEN]

Well, actually the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia would say that this video is hogwash and that it is nothing but an invention and that everything started with Islam. The pre-islamic Arabia period is almost never covered, or at least, never in detail beyond the ''They were polytheists''. Data is extremely hard to find because the early Muslims destroyed most of the proofs. I read some articles online of students who started some movements in Saudi to push the government to allow some changes, like create Museums of pre-islamic history, (which also cover in detail the traditions present in this video) because they said it would promote tourism to the country. And it would indeed, but pre-islamic history is very at odds with modern islam so their will won't come at an easy cost. If you're a Spanish speaker, please watch this content on the Spanish channel: kzbin.info/door/ajNyZbJu0kKNZVZr5ug6RQ

[@StoneInMySandal]

@@mikethomp1440It’s an unfortunate part of most religions, particularly monotheistic ones. Compounding doctrines over time inevitably lead to direct conflict with the historical elements of the religion. Christians, for example, wholly deny Kollyridianism (the worship of Mary, mother of Jesus as a goddess). Jews deny their henotheism and the fact Canaanites also worshiped Yahweh. Muslims deny the original polytheistic nature of the Kaaba. The list is endless. The further a religion gets in time from its roots, the harder it works to try and present its current beliefs and doctrines as the way things have always been. So they work very hard to suppress their own history and assail evidence to the contrary as heterodox and blasphemous. That’s why it’s crucial to keep history and religion separate. Religion has a tendency to try and change or erase history and is unreliable as a record of reality.

[@JoeyBeez]

I have seen people ask Muslims what religion their ancestors were 2,000 years ago and they say Islam. I think even if you ask what they were 100,000 years ago, they would say Islam.

[@ThatBoiGk]

Yeah because you don’t know anything but follow your foolish desires. Islam has here since the beginning of time.

[@earthlycreature8772]

One of your replies even beat the "100,000 years ago" claim, LOL.🤣 Perhaps some other Muslim will come and claim that they were Muslims before birth and will remain Muslims after death even in Hell. 😁😆😂

[@Onegodbelievers]

There is only 1 religion. From Adam to Jesus and Muhammad peace be upon him all were prophets and messenger of God. That is a simple definition of Islam and the simple concept of any religion.

[@earthlycreature8772]

@@Onegodbelievers Oh please stop hallucinating like Muhammad.

[@himangG]

They will say dinosaurs are also islam

[@DeBellorumSimulationibus]

As someone who recently left Islam, I can only say Thank You! Apostates of Pakistan, Of India, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Russia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Yemen, Oman, Bahrain, Sudan, Egypt, Palestine, Israel, Lybia, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Nigeria, Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan, Uzbekistan, Tagikistan, Chad and much more! Rise!!!!❤

[@VladRacovitaEN]

Thank you very much! We will put your name at the end of our documentaries!!!

[@underappreciatedlowquality4240]

@@DeBellorumSimulationibus the young generations will progressively get rid of Islam and of any other religion

[@SingSing-g3c]

Good!!

[@earlethecanadian5470]

Heed, and awaken: the ONLY TRUE GOD is the GOD OF ISRAEL! The GOD WHo is coming soon! He brings judgment. He is the only One True God. He's powerful. All the nations are just one drop in the bucket. His Son's name is Jesus. He is the Christ, the Anointed One, the Messiah, the Lamb Who was slaughtered at the hands of sinful men for OUR SINS: BE cautioned, Repent of your sins and kiss this Jesus, the LORD and you will be saved. Hold on to Him and place your blind faith in Him. There is evidence for Him. Read the Bible. Read ISAIAH Chapter 53, (a prophecy written 700 years before Jesus was born, died and resurrected 2700 years ago) and there is evidence of His resurrection. If you doubt in Him and don't believe you will surely perish. If you believe in Him and repent of your dead works aka sins and religion that is not of God of the Bible, New Testament Gospel, sorry to tell you, but you will die and go to hell, where the fire is never quenched, nor does the worm die. Repent, kind people around me and those not foolish. Jesus died on the cross to pay the penalty for our sins, He appeased the wrath of God for the sins of all who will believe in Him, for me and you, ONLY IF YOU BELIEVE IN HIM.

[@Truthhurts156]

WTF 😂

[@Nekhil-uf4rz]

This is the video I’ve spent YEARS looking for! Excellent work. All the important info in the right place, with great animations

[@GnosticCushite]

I'm Somali and I grew up in a strict Muslim family. The God in Islam is called Allah yet my grandmother would always exclaim, "Yahu!", when I would say or do something extraordinary or outrageous. When informally referring to God we would call God, EL (IL) or ELah (ILah). EL, (IL) also means, eye in Somali. We would call the sun, Qor-Rah, which literally means the neck of Rah. Even the country of Djibouti in northern-most Somalia is the Egyptian name for Thoth. When someone or something is either very extraordinary or very disastrous we call it Baal-layo. In ancient Caananite, Baal is the title for Lord. Most if not all Somalis do not realize the history of these words. Could all these words in the Somali language be remnants of our ancient Cushitic/Caananite/Kemetic past before Islam destroyed all knowledge of it?? Edit: I just read that the word bhaga means lord in Sanskrit. In fact the name Baghdad (bag-dad) means "lord given." What is surprising is my grandmother would exclaim, "Bhaga, Bhaga" when astonished or surprised. I never knew what the hell she meant by that but now I do!

[@VladRacovitaEN]

Hey! That's an incredibly, incredibly beautiful comment. Possibily, for me, the most beautiful comment of my channel, as it proved how cultures develop, evolve and spread their knowledge/influence through their words. I never expected, whatsoever, Somalia would he so influenced with words so common to the Levant and Egypt. They retained these words travelling there for thousands of years!!! Thank you for your comment. It's a great contribute for those who read under this video. If you want, there is the video in my channel called: God's insane evolution: From Mesopotamia to Modern Times. It mostly focuses on Mesopotamian mythology and words to prove how the idea of god expanded into modern times, a bit like what you're doing here. Thank you again! Marvelous! If you're a Spanish speaker, please watch this content on the Spanish channel: kzbin.info/door/ajNyZbJu0kKNZVZr5ug6RQ

[@slimmoe]

Did you know that Arab Christians called God Allah. Allah is not God's name is in Islam its God's name in Arabic and Islam started in Arabia thats why they call him Allah.

[@Klaus74-yd1ur]

​@@slimmoe isn't God in Arabic illah?

[@greenhopper29]

You have shared something very exciting. In India, we use the word 'Bhagwan' for God. Sadly, Saudi Arabia is no more a land of religions. Many Muslim nations have no history before the arrival of Islam!

[@stevenmclaren2730]

Thanks for your informed comment. It is refreshing. From an ever inquisitive atheist

[@EscehhhJJON]

I cannot be more greatful for finding your video! I come from Indonesia, a country deeply influenced by religion. Religion is so pushy here and people are so exaggerated. Most people of all religions are very ignorant about the history of their religions. So i wish one day to day I can see this video in Indonesian too, I wish that everyone here can see it. So that we become a more scientific society! Thank you❤

[@vinansyahvexel7132]

Debat ayo.. Islam bukan agama yg dimulai dari nabi Muhammad. Karena Muhammad bukan nabi pertama dalam islam, tapi nabi terakhir. Gw belum nonton ni video sampe selse. Tapi kalo video ini buat klaim banyak praktik islam mirip penyembah berhala sebelumnya, itu karena penyembah berhala itu yg memang ikuti cara nabi Ibrahim yang ditambahkan berhala. Muhammad hilangkan aspek berhala dan kembalikan praktiknya seperti cara ibrahim

[@vinansyahvexel7132]

Im also indonesian. I dont feel anyone push islam to anyone here.. What i feel is the people who hate islam is Becoming more vocal now, they bring the West islamophobe narative here. Those lies will never win The more scientific we become, the more islam will make sense. Your imagination of a scientific Society won't be the way you hope.

[@VladRacovitaEN]

No need to debate random users who simply came here for knowledge. Debate those who actually have expertise in the matter. The idea that Abraham and Ishmael built the Kaaba, and that Islam has existed since the beginning of time, is purely an Islamic faith-based narrative, supported only by the Quran and Islamic literary sources on the basis of "They did it, let's not argue about it." There is zero historical evidence to support this claim. Historically, pre-Islamic Arabia was predominantly polytheistic. The emergence of Islam is the result of Arabs striving to resist Jewish and Christian expansion in their region while preserving their own rituals, such as Hajj, Umrah, tawaf, and Ramadan. Islam represented an effort to unite Arabia under a new religious framework because the previous one of religious acceptance and polytheism was cracking and failing rapidly. Abraham and Ishmael are most likely mythological characters. If you really believe that a 2000 B.C. figure, probably Akkadian or Sumerian in origin, left Ur after a debate with Nimrod, traveled to the Promised Land while listening to Yahweh and somehow became "Jewish," then supposedly ventured 1000 km into the Hijaz to build a rudimentary cube with his son on the orders of "Allah" (the same god who somehow changed his name), and now Abraham is Ibrahim and "Muslim," that’s beyond fiction. Prove that Abraham existed. Prove that he’s not a mythological concept created to explain the rise of monotheism in the Middle East or as a symbolic ancestor like his name suggests, “father of nations,” from whom the Israelites and Arabs claim descent. Prove that Ishmael existed. Prove that the Kaaba was built by both. Prove it without the Quran. And convince non-Muslims, because if you convince Muslims alone, it means, that you're convining people who already were trained to have a bias towards stories like that. Even if Abraham and Ishmael were real and not just a “sequel” of figures adapted by different peoples ''Jews'' and possibly Sumerians and Zoroastrians before them, that wouldn’t prove that Islam is true or that Allah exists. It would only prove that two humans built a cube in the middle of nowhere. Sorry mate, science has almost already got rid of Christianity and Judaism. Islam is showing its cracks too and may not live another century. The more science spreads, the more people will ask questions, and your faith-based narratives, unsupported by any shred of evidence, will eventually fall apart.

[@AizenIsKubo]

How can you know the Pagans performed Hajj/tawaf, believed in shaytan/Jinns, ran from Safa to Marwa, fasted during Ramadan and so on and still think Islam is unique? Islam clearly took ideas from Judaism, Christianity and Arab Paganism. Hell even Allah is a pagan god that stems all the way to Cananite god El and Sumerian god Enlil and other gods that have "IL" or "EL" in their names. As a Muslim you would have to be blind not to see the paganism within Islam. But I mean so does Judaism and Christianity. Islamic story about the Hajj and Abraham is purely made up.

[@vinansyahvexel7132]

@@AizenIsKubo those pagans in Arabs before islam, took Inspiration from what abraham practice.. Islam didn't start with muhammad, because muhammad is the last prophet. In quran, God give the name islam to his religion that start since Adam. So Judaism and Christianity is a religion name made up by human. Judaism took the name from their ancestor. Christianity took the name of jesus. Never in their Books, God give the name of their religion. Only in quran, god give a name to his religion, The religion that start from Adam. The name was given in one of the last verse revealed.

[@frostontm5921]

You need to make one about the Bible in the same fashion, just rewatched this again, super good job broski

[@VladRacovitaEN]

We will eventually. It may take a year though. The next video is a documentary about the original Kaaba and the other Kaabas, the following is about the Biblical Manna, then we're considering a documentary on Yahweh next

[@nzinaz]

​​@@VladRacovitaENSounds interesting. But please check your pronunciation of Kaaba and polytheism 🙂

[@VladRacovitaEN]

Hey, it's an English channel, not Arabic, as such we have to use a language which is proper to the English audience

[@allergictohumansnotanimals5671]

@@VladRacovitaEN polytheism is an English word

[@VladRacovitaEN]

@@allergictohumansnotanimals5671 I was referring to the word Kaaba

[@yousefsufian4232]

I would like to share some intriguing information that may not be widely known. There is a temple very similar to Kaaba located in the ancient Arabian kingdom of Hatra in northwestern Iraq, and it remains in good condition to this day. It’s a large cubicle structure and Inside it an idol dedicated to the sun god Shamash. People used worship an preform the ritual which known today as Tawaf. In the 70s Archaeological excavations have uncovered statues of goddess Al-Lat Al-Uzza and Manat in nearby temple and now exhibited in national Iraqi museum, I don’t know much about it but it’s a remarkable highlight of pre-islamic era.

[@VladRacovitaEN]

Thank you for the info Yousef! Very interesting. I'll do some research immediately. Are you from Iraq?

[@yousefsufian4232]

@@VladRacovitaEN Thank you for that awesome content, it is interesting for sure and I have a video showing the inside of the temple but it’s in arabic I can send it to you if you like. Yes I’m from Iraq

[@sweetlikeespresso5921]

Hello there. Could you send me the video too? I have searched for it on the Internet but didn't find it

[@SaraAm91]

He's talking about the shia kaaba in Iraq? A lot sunni don't believe in that Kaaba. Just type shia Kaaba in Iraq. Why are we so obsessed with religion ? people have been trying to find anything they can pray to for 100s of years. And it's caused so much confusion and so many religions we have a new religion everyday and there are people who are willing to follow anything even religions that originated a week ago? it's a headache.

[@jamilabagash149]

@@yousefsufian4232 Lies. By zionists propaganda and their supporters.

[@ahyarhartanto1802]

I am indonesian who was born muslim, I was educated with islamic literature before I could even read latin alphabet, and I can say most of what presented here is nothing new to me, because many can be traced back to islamic text itself, like they presented here, it's just if you study the islamic literature, they literally made the doctrine that the reason islam has simillarities with pagan ritual is because the ritual itself actually came from god himself, which as times passed was "corrupted" by the pagan by adding more gods alongside Allah, the thing is you can't prove that monotheistic was the true origine of polytheistic arabic pagan tradition, the historical evidence suggest that it's actually the other way around. I don't believe any religion really came from god, all of them are man made tradition that is institutionallized by the ruling class to rule their people, although I never leave islam or embrace other religion, I just don't really care about religion.

[@Ismael___607]

If you bothered to read a biography of Muhammad you wouldn't think the way you do

[@christopherj9954]

Indonesia need more people like you bro

[@VladRacovitaEN]

Both Indonesia and Malaysia need more people like you! Mohon diketahui bahwa dalam waktu kurang dari satu tahun dari sekarang, kami akan membuat saluran berbahasa Indonesia dan semua video ini akan diterjemahkan dan dinarasikan dalam bahasa Indonesia sehingga penonton Indonesia (juga Malaysia) juga terpapar pada hal yang sebaliknya dari apa yang mereka dengar sehari-hari.

[@DrEcKiGeRDaN88]

Epheser 6:12

[@BahanbakarSubsidi]

Ngaku-ngaku aja

[@Krus2343]

This video is so good that it is criminal for it to not be more popular! I will share it to more people because it needs more attention.

[@user-k4d-e59mo28oc]

Google's woke algorithm suppresses it.

[@virkots]

Sir, I don't know which state you're in, but I can assure you that there is no law against videos being too good.

[@iMan-610]

This video has a lot of lies against Islam in it.

[@Krus2343]

@@iMan-610 no it does not

[@underappreciatedlowquality4240]

I'm commenting too for the algorithm. Wishing 50 million views during the next years. Wish all Muslims can watch

[@Zz-if4fy]

As a muslim, i enjoyed the video. Just like pagans across the world, The Arab pagans believed that there is a Creator (Allah) as mentioned in the Quran. But they diminished God's attributes and gave some of them to made-up gods. The Quran was revealed so that people would stop giving God's attributes to made-up gods and stop saying false things about God, (e.g having daughters, became a human etc). Also, to know that He has the highest attributes, and that we should turn to him alone. That is the Straight Path that leads to God. Arab pagans building their own temples does not matter at all. We believe that the Kaaba in Mecca was built by Abraham and Ishmael for God. You admitted to there being no historical evidence for who built the Kaaba. Tawaf and animal sacrifice in Islam is for God, not for any made-up gods. We eat and feed the needy with the sacrifice. Ramadan did not exist before the Prophet, fasting did. If there is any practice that existed before the Prophet that is also in Islam then it's beneficial for us. What's important is your intention. Are you praying and fasting for God or made-up gods? You said that nothing has changed except for the Arabs worshiping One God now but that's completely false. I could go on and on but instead, I'll give a speech from Jafar, one of the companions of the Prophet. “O King, we were a people in a state of ignorance and immorality, worshipping idols and eating the flesh of dead animals, committing all sorts of abomination and shameful deeds, breaking the ties of kinship, treating guests badly, and the strong among us exploited the weak. We remained in this state until God sent us a Prophet, one of our own people whose lineage, truthfulness, trustworthiness, and integrity were well-known to us. He called us to worship God alone and to renounce the stones and the idols which we and our ancestors used to worship besides God. He commanded us to speak the truth, to honor our promises, to be kind to our relations, to be helpful to our neighbors; to cease all forbidden acts, to abstain from bloodshed, to avoid obscenities and false witness; to not appropriate an orphan’s property nor slander chaste women. He ordered us to worship God alone and not to associate anything with Him, to uphold prayer, to give charity and to fast in the month of Ramadan. We believed in him and what he brought to us from God and we follow him in what he has asked us to do and we keep away from what he forbade us from doing. Thereupon, O King, our people attacked us, visited the severest punishment on us to make us renounce our religion and take us back to the old immorality and the worship of idols. They oppressed us, made life intolerable for us and obstructed us from observing our religion. So we left for your country, choosing you before anyone else, desiring your protection and hoping to live in Justice and peace in your midst.” I thought this was a historical video. Why did you change the topic and try to disprove the Quran? And as always, it's just mistranslations, misinterpretations, an inability to see metaphors, and lying about verses that you're not quoting for some reason. Q65:12 refers to there being Seven Heavens and Seven Earths. Q71:19 the Earth is an expanse for us. Q78:6 The Earth is like a bed - a resting place and it appears flat to us due to its size. Q78:7 The mountains are like pegs (very deep roots) - This is actually a scientific fact that was not known. Q31:10 mountains help stabilze the Earth - Another scientific fact. Q2:29 "He turned to the Heaven" - Heaven already existed. Q2:22 The sky is a ceiling. Q41:12 stars are like lamps to us. Q36:38 Nowhere in the Quran does it say that the sun orbits the earth. You're just lying. Q25:61 The sun is described as a lamp but the moon isn't. The word used for moon does not mean it emits light. Q25:45, Q16:79, Q17:66 God sustains and maintains everything. Then there's verses of ambiguous apocalyptic events. We do not interpret anything that's ambiguous (e.g God's Throne). You, as an atheist, are just a pagan aswell you know. Your creator god is nothing, as you claim nothing created everything despite it being irrational. And you worship many other gods. You worship things such as "mother nature", the laws of physics, society, people, scientists, philosophers, and your own desires. Whereas we worship God.

[@Jareers-ef8hp]

Super BASED 😎 comment

[@KhanKhan-xl1rf]

Unlike god, nature does exist

[@Zz-if4fy]

​@@KhanKhan-xl1rf can't you see that you are no different from ancient pagans that worshiped gods of nature? nature does not possess knowledge or the power to create. It is just a creation of God. It's always entertaining to see atheists think that mankind has finally gotten past stupid ancient paganism. When atheism is just a rebrand of paganism.

[@DawudWahid]

Nature wouldn't exist without God

[@Zz-if4fy]

@@KhanKhan-xl1rf can't you see that you are no different from ancient pagans that worshipped gods of nature? nature is just a creation of God.

[@kellymolnar1499]

Really well done, thank you for this gem. I'm sure I'll end up watching it many times. Such a fascinating time in human history.

[@mannygutierrez7654]

Absolutely FANTASTIC video. I've spent much of the past 20 years studying Canaanite, Phoenician, Assyrian and Arab history This is basically much of what I've learned over the years about the Pre Islamic age, put into one single video Absolutely phenomenal video brother, keep it up!

[@CaraCha212]

Canaanite and Phoenician are the same thing. Not sure why they're treated as separate people here.

[@mannygutierrez7654]

@@CaraCha212 because Phoenician is a subgroup of Canaanite It would be like saying "why do people say they're Italian? They're European" So yes, technically true, but the subgroup term exists because Phoenician culture, language, art and religion aren't necessarily interchangeable with everyone in Canaan Nobody would say "Carthage was a Canaanite city state" it was a Phoenician city state

[@CaraCha212]

@mannygutierrez7654 that is incorrect. The Phoenician was just an exonym for Canaanites given by ionic greek speakers. Phoenicians never identified as such and referred to themselves as Canaanites from across the coast of the Lebanon and Palestine. You have no clue. 🤦‍♀️

[@trinitymatrix9719]

islm has definite polytheistic and pagan, mythical infusion into their religion.

[@gugugaga9902]

¡Gracias!

[@VladRacovitaEN]

Thank you very much Gugugaga9902 😊!!! That's such a generous help 🥲. We will add your name at the end of our documentaries as a small thanks back for your support! ❤️ Thank you again, and cheers!

[@himanipanwar3789]

I am a Hindu and so surprised to see the multiple gods being so similar to gods in Hinduism. Specially the 3 goddesses, the god of thunder, other gods, the planets and their meanings and what they signify. Just shows how connected we all are as Humans. I also believe a lot of words used are very similar to words in Sanskrit like Bhadra, etc. In Hinduism Venus use to lead the Asurs(devils) and also signify fertility. Very interesting! Great Video!

[@Debiruman1666]

That's because Hinduism derivates from Vedism, and Vedism itself derivates at some point from the ancient Proto-Indo-European mythology, which left traces in most ancient Eurasian mythologies (greek, roman, old norse etc), you can even find traces of it in judaism (and, by extension, christianism and islam), the story of Cain and Abel is probably a reflex of the PIE story of Manus and Yemo, where Manus kills his brother Yemo and builds the world from his body (Cain kills Abel and then founds the first city, Romulus kills Remus and founds Rome etc)... note that "Manus" and "Yemo" are the roots of the words meaning "Human" and "Twin" in many languages of the Indo-European branch (human, man, homme, uemo etc, and gemini, jumeau, gemios etc). The story told in the Bible, in the book of Job, depicting how God fished the Leviathan ressembles very much the old norse's mythology account of Thor fishing the sea serpent Jörmungand, which points to a common origin of both stories. Note that the PIE main god was the skyfather Dyeus Pther, which gave Dyauss Pitar in the vedic mythology, Zeus Pater in Greece, and Jupiter (which is the contraction of Dius Pater) in Rome, among others... "Dyeus" and "Phter" are respectively the roots of the words meaning "Day"/"God", and "father" in many languages of the IE branch (day, dia, dios, dieu, jour, tag, deus, dius etc and pater, father, vader, paternel, père, padre etc).

[@Zzmaster_-mj2xv]

​@@Debiruman1666 not sure abt other places. But I would say the similarity between Indian gods and arab gods maybe due to the fact tht many Indian gods are influenced from ivc culture. This ivc culture had trade relations and connections to Mesopotamians which likely led to exchanges. And since arab gods are influenced by the sumerians , this is the reason of similarities

[@PK-se2jh]

​@@Debiruman1666 Not everything is from steppe Indo Europeans influence. Hinduism did have a lot of Indus valley cultural influence. There are numerous Swatikas found in Indus cities, Proto Shiva seals with three heads are found there, vanerations of animals seems to be major part of Indus as well as in India to this day, Pepal tree seals which is still considered a sacred tree in India. Most of major indians dieties today are not steppe originated like Rama, Shiva, Hanuman. Base of Indian genes all across India have lot of Indus population its called IVC which later became ANI and ASI before steppe population

[@sweetlikeespresso5921]

Polythiests back in the days had many similarities and that is because they tend to worship the things they in their surroundings such as the planet, moon and so much more. Hinduism is not surprisingly the same

[@omshanti5885]

@@himanipanwar3789 ALLCOME FROM KAFIR PAGAN HINDUISM MOOLNIVASI SANATAN DHARM

[@mustaadtheguy]

I appreciate how this comment section is not filled with hate

[@underappreciatedlowquality4240]

Yes. It is unusually very peaceful. Not even a typical mention of Palestine + flag lol

[@mustaadtheguy]

@@underappreciatedlowquality4240 And not even one of those ragebait "free israel"

[@bhaskarwatve5236]

😂😂

[@yasserelgreatly5856]

Thats because the author of this video is trying to smear Muslims and he is lying.

[@sabbirtalukder2745]

It’s beacuse muslims likes to correct someone when they're wrong, not bash on them

[@UnMisanthropeCynique]

Very good video, your channel is very entertaining to watch. Just subbed, hope you find success on KZbin, Vlad.

[@thenun1846]

As an ex Muslim i really appreciate that the shady origins of Islam are getting lots of coverage

[@VladRacovitaEN]

the NUN lol xDD. You must be very happy, because you, the Nun whale, was mentioned in this video in the interpretation of how early Muslims saw the world :)

[@thenun1846]

@VladRacovitaEN haha yes my friend. We must not forget the importance of The Nün and it a contribution of carrying the earth on its back !

[@fadilkekic2536]

@@thenun1846 and you are replaced by true believer! So this is what Allah has promised and so it shall be

[@thenun1846]

@fadilkekic2536 and alhamdulilah 80% of converts to Islam leave within 3-5 years Allah also promised he would give the ummah victory but all I see is humiliation under the hands of the yahood

[@VladRacovitaEN]

Were you aware of this Akkadian Etymology? Check: nūnum m (plural nūnū): Possibly from Sumerian or a loanword from elsewhere into Semitic languages, also found in an Aramaic נוּנָא (nūnā) / Mandaic ࡍࡅࡍࡀ (nunā, “fish”) / ܢܽܘܢܳܐ (nūnā, “fish”) and Mishnaic Hebrew נוּן (nun, “fish”). (A Proto-Semitic *nūn- (“fish”) sometimes posited is hardly possible, in as much as two identical consonants linked by a vowel are a strange patterning for a Semitic noun.)

[@loyok]

谢谢！

[@VladRacovitaEN]

Thank you for your support! We will put your name at the end of our documentaries!!

[@liluths4601]

Great video. There are also some influences from zoroasterian believes in islam, such as praying 5 times a day, the creation of the world, one kind and merciful Creator, the concept of heaven and hell and also some minor things.

[@VladRacovitaEN]

Thank you very much Lilithus! I should have really mentioned that. But for some reason it didn't cross my mind. Thank you for adding your comment. Hopefully it will be seen by many people! ❤

[@liluths4601]

@@VladRacovitaEN you are very welcome. I have read Avesta, the holy book of zarathustra, and I have seen so many similarities. And another one that comes to my mind is the bridge that after death, your spirit has to pass through. That is in Zarathustra teaching. If you’re a good person that bridge will widen for you. And you will have no problem passing. But if you are a bad person, it will become very, very narrow. There is the same bridge in Islam. Salman the Persian was one of Mohammad’s close friend. And could be a source of all this information. But also the Persian empire ( with Zartosht as their formal religion ) had quite an influence on the neighboring areas like Arabia.

[@underappreciatedlowquality4240]

​@@liluths4601I heard that the Arda Wiraf is a text that possibly has influenced the Isr'a and Mi'raj story of Muhammad flying with the winged-horse to the moon. Are you familiar with that?

[@liluths4601]

@@underappreciatedlowquality4240 I did not read that one. I only have access to Avesta in my language.

[@aurangzeb_art]

Stories like Isra Miraj, in Zoroastrians were added later, hundreds of years after Islam, I have researched it​@@underappreciatedlowquality4240

[@shahjmir]

Thank you for posting this wonderful video

[@shahjmir]

@V_ilaris What are you talking about lol

[@TwistedBlood-cb5wi]

word (PΛGΛN) literally means (different); that concept doesn’t exist in Islam because we believe every nation got prophets then humans added man-made teachings to their message ;but that’s only problem to christians cuz they believe prophets were jews only so if there’s any similarity between Christianity and previous non-Jewish religions then Christianity is wrong

[@comparativereligiondailynews]

​@@shahjmir Are You Kashmiri ?

[@buttercxpdraws8101]

This is amazing content! I’ve wondered about this history and it’s not easy to find info this detailed and well researched. Thanks so much for your work! This is fantastic!!

[@VladRacovitaEN]

Thank you too for watching. If you have questions we're here to help/clarify. ♡

[@mayaasan7201]

😢😢

[@Maken_Some_Bacon]

It blows my mind these Abrahamic cults are still a thing 😂

[@SaraAm91]

These two men where every smart and people were so stupi* and willing to follow any religion even to this day. we have a lot of new religions now and there are people following them no idea why. In these ages people were very easy to brainwash they were also disparate to worship anybody who told them I am your god. They used to prey to statues and anything they found. And these two men Mohammed and Jesus were very smart deceptive and very driven. In my opinion Mohammed created this religion because he was sick of the Romans and the christians and wanted to have his own people his own group and own religion. But I don't think Jesus is real because of his history. Mohamed history is very interesting if you read the stories and the Quran we know who he is and even the little info about him like his dad died and years after he was born we also know about his uncles and the information about his family not liking him especially his mom cuz she gave him away and took him back when he got a little older. She wanted to live her life maybe.... Anyways , Jesus history is not clear to me he was birthed by Merry who never married but is a virgin? hmm. Ya sure. Was he born out of wedlock ? if he did exist. What's funny is both these two were likely born out of wedlock and we were supposed to worship them and they say one of the biggest sins is adultery when they came out of adultery. Btw actually in Islam they say Al abin lel frash meaning if a woman is married and cheated on her husband and got pregnant her husband is still responsible to raise that baby and give the baby his name 😂hmm sure. No thank you I am not following any of these religions

[@anti-narc1343]

Oh wow you're so cool man

[@blackpalacemusic]

They kill you if you leave

[@RaphaelOliphant]

Wow what a great lecture & I'm also a historian nut when it comes to religion & others. Great video and thanks for making this (love this channel)👍🙏😇❤❤❤

[@VladRacovitaEN]

Hey! Very happy that you liked it! We bring very few videos on this channel, once every 1-3 months, but we strive to make the best we can. The next video is going to be about the origins of the Kaaba of Mecca and about the other Kaabas, + their gods inside and stone fetishism. It's a 50 mins documentary. Later we consider covering other topics such as the Manna that Yahweh gave to the Israelites during the Exodus, the Origins of Yahweh, the origins of hell, the purpose of prophets, the historical context of Jesus' period and much more. We've got many topics to cover. So don't forget about us! They are all very big like this one. ❤ If you're a Spanish speaker, please watch this content on the Spanish channel: kzbin.info/door/ajNyZbJu0kKNZVZr5ug6RQ

[@wickhunter7733]

Thanks!

[@VladRacovitaEN]

Bro. You make me cry 😭. I don't know how to thank you. My team and I are very grateful for this gift 😭! We'll put your personal at the end of our videos from now on, like we did at the end of this documentary. What is your name? or do you prefer wickhunter7733 as here on KZbin? 😭 Thank you!

[@underappreciatedlowquality4240]

25 Pounds. Man you are rich!

[@wickhunter7733]

@@underappreciatedlowquality4240 I contribute as much as I can to as many hard-working content creators as possible. Vlad and his team are one of them. what about you @unerlowqualityhuman4240?

[@kaushiksaha6368]

Excellent content. No biases. No hyperbole. Only scholarly facts.

[@dpelpal]

I was Muslim until I received education at University. Now I am atheist 😌

[@klis432hz]

I’m not a Muslim. But how can you believe we just see nothing when we die. We have energy inside our brains. And energy cannot be destroyed. Did they not teach you that in university?

[@coolvideoskhatamovs4264]

Кошмар.

[@wallatbaban416]

A Muslim woman founded the first university. You’re just a pathetic individual who had belief to begin with 😂

[@Qwerty.240]

@@klis432hz we are biological machines. There's energy inside our brains, there's energy inside our body, and there's energy inside a rock you find on the road. When we die, we are either cremated or buried, where our bodies decompose. Either the fire or the bacteria in the soil take up our energy. I'm a Hindu atheist and even my religion keeps mentioning energy without really understanding what it is. It doesn't prove anything about God.

[@jasminejeanine2239]

I accidentally studied Rome too much. 😂😂 Now I'm a atheist.

[@vasukinagabhushan]

The three Arabian Goddesses resemple the main three godesses of Hindus, namely Saaraswati, Lakshmi and Parvati. 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@khizerbutt8337]

Well the Arabs called themselves ignorant before Islam because they used to worship idols.

[@VladRacovitaEN]

Hey Vasukinagabhushan! Thank you very much for the input! Unfortuantely I had zero preparation on Hinduism while writing the documentary, which is a big downside to it. Thank you for mentioning it! Several other people mentioned the trio too. Hopefully your comments gets read by many people! Cheers!

[@blazer9547]

They are not real tho

[@sammatthew2841]

​@@blazer9547 so isn't allah

[@NoName-eq9md]

​​@@blazer9547 of course, classic Christian narcissism. His gods are fake, but no way yours isn't.

[@rezamahan7109]

very informative video. highly recomend it to anyone interested of the historical origins of our current social situation

[@Lunatic963]

I am so happy that I came across this video, what an amazing watxh this was !!! Thank you for making this

[@VladRacovitaEN]

Thank you very much Lunatic!! ❤ please don't forget about us, we post documentaries like these every 2-3 months! ❤

[@G-raa-c2k]

Impressive work. I wish I was in a position to chip in. But I will once I can. Informative

[@VladRacovitaEN]

Oh. That's very kind of you. Thank you very much Gaitty!! ♡ If you're a Spanish speaker, please watch this content on the Spanish channel: kzbin.info/door/ajNyZbJu0kKNZVZr5ug6RQ

[@petergrimshaw492]

So interesting thankyou. Great idea to cross-reference traditions. I saw somewhere else the 'Three Crones' idea is also represented in Norse Mythology - the Norns. Far from there being no preceding info, you have pieced together a really interesting and compelling telling of history ...

[@underappreciatedlowquality4240]

Wow man. As a Muslim I always had doubts my religion. Thank you for cleaning our doubts out! I finally can say that I am an ex-Muslim! Yet, the same time I cannot keep but being amazed with Islam's incredible expansion and also with how beautiful pre-islamic Arabia was. Hopefully more Muslims see this video❤

[@Lukejb2Butterworth]

there was one Pagan middle eastern religion that in fact survived into the 1960s in Iraq ,this was the Shamisyah religion who worshiped the sun or Shams . The last practitioners of this religion were in the 1960s converted by the Mir or Prince of the Yazidis ,with whom they shared many things .

[@VladRacovitaEN]

Beautiful comment! I was not aware of the Shamisyah. I've just researched it online. It's a nice topic, the infor is very small though.

[@ibrahimzfe]

Dont care. Subhanallah. Allah dont need humans.dont need you or even me. even if you back to kafir 1000x million times will never change that islam is the true religion and no other god except Allah

[@Zabi-S]

Astaghfirullah brother. The shaytan is steering you away from your religion. May Allah SWT guide you back.

[@Bruteforce765]

​@@Zabi-SAllah, I only know Al-lat, the true goddess

[@TheCrabError]

I’m not religious, but i love history! Thanks for making this video ❤

[@earlethecanadian5470]

He dies on the cross for your sins so you can be forgiven only if you repent to receive this "blotting out" of your sins. If not, you will be blotted out and thrown into the hell destruction for the rebels. God is awesome. It's either eternal Life or eternal judgement. Because He is King. Love Him and kiss Him.

[@TheCrabError]

@@earlethecanadian5470 thanks for taking a moment to reach out Earle. I wish you well!

[@kotromanictvrtko]

Hahaha i love this reply, nailed it​@@TheCrabError

[@goktugsaritas6843]

I can't listen most of contents like this because of the narrators use of voice and intonations. This content features much research and hardwork also. That's why I watch it twice. Thank you.

[@sirlottawin]

I thought this was gonna be boring but it's actually a great video the whole time

[@VladRacovitaEN]

That's a very beautiful comment mate! Hehe. Thank you! :)

[@AryanCuddles]

Brilliant work. What AI art framework do you use? I would like to give it a go.

[@VladRacovitaEN]

Hey! My editor combines his work with ChatGPT 4o. To be honest Chatgpt 4 was better because more consistent. Now you have to a bit more specific in the kind of art you want to use, like surrealism If you're a Spanish speaker, please watch this content on the Spanish channel: kzbin.info/door/ajNyZbJu0kKNZVZr5ug6RQ

[@AryanCuddles]

@VladRacovitaEN Thanks for the response. And again, great video I thoroughly enjoyed it.

[@VladRacovitaEN]

Thank you too for watching mate!

[@underappreciatedlowquality4240]

​@@VladRacovitaENgenerally I'm anti AI. But you and your editor use it really good. You taught me there are good ways of using it!

[@jasminejeanine2239]

1:33:27 tons of ppl have ideas. However, those in power always quickly adapt and twist them to serve them.

[@JoanneArc-or9sr]

May i mention that islam is 2million and growing because of birth rates but also because you are not allowed to leave. If people leave they are cut of from there family or executed.

[@aurelianxcbd]

u mean 2 billion?

[@fouziakouser1142]

We don't leave Islam because we know its the true religion of God. Islam is the only religion many non muslims convert thus its growing.

[@m.n.d5949]

​@@fouziakouser1142you know ? How ? Its your opinion. Your experience perhaps yet still an opinion. Speaking like a tribe in a time where everyone has a free right to decide for themself and come to conclusions one needs to realise that their teachings are something they choose to belive is true for whatever reason and isnt " true" for another. At the end of the day it is just an opinion and at most ones personal experience. Great if thats your experience but it does not make it fact for all and someone else from their perspective may find something else to be their experience. In other words please speak for yourself and acknowledge that it is your belief ( opinion) hence not fact even if you may experience it as factual for yourself does not make it factual universal truth for all. So respect everyones freedom to decide for themself and do not directly speak on behalf of others and as if it is indeed factual even if it may seem factual to you.

[@mivo2600]

@@m.n.d5949 bro what the heck you talking about first of all you didn’t say a thing about the original comment which says if you quit islam you get executed this is not even true the original comment is false and clearly the guy who made it doesn’t know what is he saying

[@mivo2600]

@@m.n.d5949 and yea what he said is true . If you know islam you will not leave Take me as an example im muslim im not religious the life banged me but i know what is islam What im trying to say true believers dont leave and if he leaves who the F am i to judge him god will judge him not what the crack head is saying in the comments “he will get executed” which ia clearly that guy gets his info from the terrorist groups the people who have black flag which is they don’t have anything to do with islam

[@samuel410]

What's crazy is that zohol means slow in tigrinya which while being in the horn of Africa is a semetic language with it's origins from ancient yemen

[@Jareers-ef8hp]

We are connected brother

[@DM5550Z]

Well, the word injil in the quran is from geez if i recall too among other words.

[@earlethecanadian5470]

@@Jareers-ef8hp Jesus is awesome. Heed, and awaken: the ONLY TRUE GOD is the GOD OF ISRAEL! The GOD WHo is coming soon! He brings judgment. He is the only One True God. He's powerful. All the nations are just one drop in the bucket. His Son's name is Jesus. He is the Christ, the Anointed One, the Messiah, the Lamb Who was slaughtered at the hands of sinful men for OUR SINS: BE cautioned, Repent of your sins and kiss this Jesus, the LORD and you will be saved. Hold on to Him and place your blind faith in Him. There is evidence for Him. Read the Bible. Read ISAIAH Chapter 53, (a prophecy written 700 years before Jesus was born, died and resurrected 2700 years ago) and there is evidence of His resurrection. If you doubt in Him and don't believe you will surely perish. If you believe in Him and repent of your dead works aka sins and religion that is not of God of the Bible, New Testament Gospel, sorry to tell you, but you will die and go to hell, where the fire is never quenched, nor does the worm die. Repent, kind people around me and those not foolish. Jesus died on the cross to pay the penalty for our sins, He appeased the wrath of God for the sins of all who will believe in Him, for me and you, ONLY IF YOU BELIEVE IN HIM.

[@McCarthy1776]

Judaism was also originally polytheistic, so even Islams' monotheistic roots are polytheistic if you go back far enough.

[@jasminejeanine2239]

All religions were polytheistic until we started forming countries and trading abroad. Then suddenly our gods oversee everywhere and preach tolerance instead of gen*cide. No, I've watched my church change beliefs constantly while saying they aren't changing. They preach that they only follow the Bible then preach a bunch of Roman traditions as if they're in the Bible. 😑 Like seriously Exodus has a abortion recipe. Babies aren't considered to be human until they move or when they take first breath, depending on which verse you use. All kids go to heaven but not adults. You can apologize right? No, any truly good Christian woman should have abortion if you really loved your kids and wanted them to not suffer. However today my church is super conservative and against such things.

[@louisehaley5105]

Interesting how the later Graeco-Roman deities of Jupiter, Mercury, Venus and Mars evolved out of these middle eastern ones.

[@Ressiloveyouruglymug]

Lmao wut

[@user-k4d-e59mo28oc]

Indo-European polytheism originated among the Yamnaya people of the Pontic Steppes in what is today eastern Ukraine and southwestern Russia, where the only prominent natural feature was the sun.

[@Topagendadolla]

@@user-k4d-e59mo28ocinteresting I thought it csme from the eastern parts of the Middle East as well… and made its way to Greece and upwards as you can trace the language of indo Europeans that way as well

[@nicholauscrawford7903]

Please look into The Two Babylons by Alexander Hislop. It all ultimately goes back to mainly Nimrod, Semiramis, and Tammuz along with Cush and perhaps a few others being deified and idolized.

[@underappreciatedlowquality4240]

​@@user-k4d-e59mo28occan you tell us a bit more about the Yamnaya and their beliefs?

[@gleep23]

You managed to do all the things I like, and you did them well! Great content to start with, well written and spoken, and plenty of historically significant information to consider, along with interesting facts. stories, quotes. Use of maps, labels, time periods, perfect. Visuals were perfect level of detail - Engaging the entire time, helping me remember context, and important cultural artifacts. All really well done. I'm about to start watching everything else on this channel. Thank you!

[@VladRacovitaEN]

Thank you very much Gleep! It took us over 6 months to create this video, and we're very happy to read your comment! ❤️

[@hektorsayenkov]

Fun fact: Tylosians (Ancient Bahrainis) sacrificed to a Shark Deity before embarking on voyage. They also had their own Greek Olympics.

[@sorlag2496]

I just looked it up and got no relevant information. Where do I find more about these tylosians you speak of?

[@underappreciatedlowquality4240]

Can you further explain? I can't find details around what you describe

[@ivfchic3316]

Absolutely fantastic! So interesting!! Thank you for putting this together!

[@matthewmacarthur9556]

Whoa, this video just blew my mind. There is a large gap in my view of history. Time to go down this rabbit hole!

[@VladRacovitaEN]

It's a really interesting history that made me wonder for months!!! It's worth going through it. Because, while there are so many Muslims, actually almost none of them know anything of that period, nor how that period later influenced their religion. It's a very hidden chapter of history, especially to them. If you're a Spanish speaker, please watch this content on the Spanish channel: kzbin.info/door/ajNyZbJu0kKNZVZr5ug6RQ

[@redbaron9029]

That gap will always be there.

[@underappreciatedlowquality4240]

@redbaron9029 as long as Islam destroyed proves, yes, we may never now. I'd prefer pre islamic arabia to islamic arabia any other day

[@naseemwaja8735]

​@@underappreciatedlowquality4240Islam is the truth

[@saumyapandey-zr7jd]

@@naseemwaja8735 isn't it a fairy tale fed you by childhood. it's truth because quran says so but there's no authentic version of quran left.

[@StoneInMySandal]

This is tremendously well done. A true scholarly endeavor.

[@VladRacovitaEN]

I and my team thank you for this beautiful comment!

[@cinematicheroes4184]

This is a really great way to draw the audience in and learn about islam no discrimination agaisnt other channels but sometimes listening to one person talk with a blank background no one is going to be interested this is interesting and people are willing to listen.

[@محمدالشريف-ت9ج]

I see this and I am from Quraish and I live in Mecca🙂

[@VladRacovitaEN]

Woah, that's amazing! The power of YT! Hehe. Happy to have you here! 😉

[@elenivargis126]

Absolutely fascinating! Are you the same person who does "Religion for Breakfast"? Voices sounds similar...thx all the same for your good work!!

[@VladRacovitaEN]

Hey! We're not related to Religion for Breakfast, but we wish we'd be noticed hehe! We're a team of three, I'm the writer, from Italy, then the narrator is from Canada, and our editor from Indonesia. Thank you for watching!

[@underappreciatedlowquality4240]

​@@VladRacovitaENyou, esoterica and Religion for Breakfast should cooperate together. Wishing you all the Best!

[@DeBellorumSimulationibus]

​@VladRacovitaEN wish you all the success!

[@Xroxxx5345]

​@VladRacovitaEN there are alot of inconsistencies in your research. Any learned person can see through that it was biased. But anyway Good Luck. Always try to do justice

[@souraya3]

Very interesting, thank you for producing this.

[@369destroyer]

Having recently learned a bit about the polytheistic past of Judaism/Christianity, this is so fascinating!

[@Common-Terry]

These types of videos are so needed and much appreciated. Arabs and Persians shouldn’t be put in the corner … they have such rich history and so many blanks need to be filled in. These people were like any other but with their own uniqueness. Loved this video! Looking forward to watching more.

[@dewilew2137]

Of course. These are some of the earliest and most advanced civilizations. It’s Islam that ultimately stopped that advancement, and it’s unfortunate.

[@Common-Terry]

@@dewilew2137 actually I felt more comfortable with Islam after seeing this. That’s too long of an explanation here in this thread though lol

[@dewilew2137]

@@Common-Terry Everyone is entitled to their personal worldview, which is shaped by their unique experiences, beliefs, culture, education, and social norms. 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@Truthhurts156]

​@@dewilew2137lol bruh what? You're so deluded islam os the reason arab development happened? Do you really need to know the golden age of spain? Or father of robotics, Algebra the phone you use works on an algorithm made by Muslim. You're blind hater

[@reya720]

@@dewilew2137 islam is ahead of scientific facts that was written over 1400 years ago, islam has always been advanced before all.

[@athinanethi7844]

I loved this, this was so interesting thank you … it’s really clear to see the evolution of religion … nothing is truly original .. thank you !

[@KiribertiFandango]

This video deserves to go viral. Islam in its origins is polytheistic and there is plenty of evidence as you have put across in this video so nicely. As for the history regarding the city of Mecca, in case if you havnt read you might find it interesting to read 'Shadow of the Sword' by Tom Holland as well as 'Mecca Mystery' by Peter Townsend. Because the geographical location that is designated as 'Mecca' is not what is referred to as Mecca in the Koran. Even the earliest mosques including the great mosque of Sanaa, their qiblas point to a specific location in the northern arabian peninsula and not what is called Mecca in today's Arabia.

[@Jyotee-u2b]

I quite enjoyed your narrative. What about making one about Hinduism which existed way before the 3 religions that were invented in the desertic lands west toIndia. Might be an eyeopener

[@fattiesunite2288]

Hinduism is basically paganism. Just like many African religions

[@user-k4d-e59mo28oc]

Hinduism originated in Europe: *Rig Veda 10.96.8* "At the swift draught, the Iron One with yellow beard and yellow hair" *Rig Veda 1.100.18* “Indra attacked the Dasyus and the Śimyus; won the land, sunlight, and water with his white-complexioned friends” *Rig Veda 1.103.3* “Armed with the thunderbolt, he has gone on destroying the cities of the Dasyus, and augment the strength and glory of the Ārya.” *Rig Veda. 2.20.6* "Indra, the slayer of Vrittra, has scattered the Dasyu sprang from a b______ womb." *Rig Veda 9.73.5* “They have roared in unison, burning up riteless men, Blowing away the b______ skin which Indra hates.”

[@fattiesunite2288]

@@user-k4d-e59mo28oc heres comes the delusions

[@SafiyaExMuslim]

Hinduism originated in europe??😂😂😂 ​@@user-k4d-e59mo28oc

[@saumyapandey-zr7jd]

@@user-k4d-e59mo28oc false! rigveda doesn't mention any area of europe but the sapt sindhu , do you even know to read sanskrit ? it's our religion don't preach us with fake translation and try to look into academic discussion the false aryan theory is debunked long back. the battle of 10 kings in rig veda also mentions area among indus valley. your black and white narrative don't really work here. rigveda calls india the aryavrat 'the land of nobles'. i don't how you guys only see white black and claim it came out of europe 🤣🤣 we revise 1000 of hymns daily with it's meaning here in gurukuls of india with academic research in Universities. now go and learn even the first transcript of rig veda were written at banks of saraswati which was river in india. you people want to claim everthing. it's cultural theft.

[@horusfalcon668]

So Muslim pray towards Mecca . Meaning they pray toward kabba. Meaning they pray to a stone.

[@CyrusAndPorus]

Absolutely. According to Muhammad Blackstone used to be a Whitestone but turned into a Blackstone because absorbing people sins. 😂😂

[@blackpalacemusic]

Christians pray towards crosses, this doesn't mean they pray to the cross. It's a symbol, a point of focus.

[@dewilew2137]

Im so happy to have stumbled upon this channel. Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU ❤

[@VladRacovitaEN]

Thank you to Dewi! Your name sounds Indonesian. Know that in less than one year we will post all this videos in Indonesian too in a separate channel dedicated to Indonesians. Cheers! 🫡

[@dewilew2137]

@@VladRacovitaEN That’s very kind of you! I’ve heard that Dewi is an Indonesian name, but I am not Indonesian. It is also a Welsh name! I get asked this quite often though. 🤗

[@chronikhiles]

0:23 "Religious diversity was so intertwined and chaotic..." Why do you describe polytheism to be chaotic? It's more complex and possibly requires deeper understanding, but this statement seems to come from a monotheistic standpoint.

[@VladRacovitaEN]

Because it does not refer to the Arab polytheism, but to the melting pot that was getting formed in the period of different forms of Christianity, Judaism, Zoroastrianism being intermingled with Arab Polytheism. Chaotic, because it was causing political problems and divisions, creating the stage for the uprising of Islam

[@chronikhiles]

​@@VladRacovitaEN I see, I definitely could be missing context because I only started watching the video. I appreciate this kind of content! Do consider making such videos on Indian religions, I'd love to see a rise of Buddhism or modern Hinduism documentary with this quality.

[@eidentherex7216]

Arab was land of lawlessness. Tribes fighting eachother every next day , new born girl's were being buried alive .​@@chronikhiles

[@ismailchoudhary7441]

Polytheism back then was different then what you follow. And these Chaos often was from tribalism then religion. Although there's always a radical ideology from all the religions.

[@Lerner7]

There is so much similarities between Vedic culture and old arabic culture we call rainbow Indra dhnush meaning thunder God bow 🏹

[@VladRacovitaEN]

Wow! I was not aware of that because I'm not knowledgeable of Hinduism/Vedic culture. Did you spot other similarities apart from that?

[@user-jf2oz4ye7u]

@@VladRacovitaEN Hinduism ( Vedic culture) is the oldest religion on the planet and lot of pagan religions are influenced by Hinduism! Indian sub continent is very close to Middle East ! There was a reign of Indian king vikramaditya and he once ruled some parts of Middle East in pre historic times and it’s mentioned in one of the books in Turkish library about this Indian king ! Current Mecca is believed to be Lord Shiva temple ! The heaven stone that Muslims kiss is the same stone called Shiva linga as lord shiva is always worshipped in the form of linga ( elliptical stone ) that Hindus worship and circumbulate around , Muslims also do it around Kaaba and it just like how Hindus do using a piece of cloth on top and bottom same Muslims do it ! we do in clockwise direction and they do in anti clock wise and Hindus shave their heads as well and same Muslims do when they go to Hajj ! There is always a water body /well or river near to lord shiva temple or lingam as Hindus believe River Ganga resides near lord shiva and same here the zam zam well in Mecca near to place of worship ! It’s written in our 6000 yrs holy texts that this is a Shiva temple ! And Prophet Mohammed was himself from family of priests who used to perform rituals at this Pagan temple later he destroyed all 360 idols except this shiva linga ( elliptical stone ) which is still in Mecca ( Kaaba stone ) and lord Shiva is associated with crescent moon on his head !

[@avakkai]

@@VladRacovitaEN pre Islamic polytheism is similar to Vedic and later Hindu polytheism. Additionally, the Mintannis who were a Vedic people/dynasty lived in the vicinity and left records in the name of the Vedic Gods.

[@artarjs2035]

before Muhammad: prostrating to the stone in the Kaaba was called worshiping idols after Muhammad: prostrating to the rock in the Kaaba is called worshiping God

[@OmarAlHasan-qd5nf]

We prostrate to the direction of the kabaa and we dont ask it for anything unlike the idol worshippers who would do so

[@AlAndalusiIbnRagnar]

@OmarAlHasan-qd5nf Also, the ppl in Mecca try to touch the black stone and even kiss it. Definitely idol worship in my opinion

[@rmk1259]

​@@AlAndalusiIbnRagnarplease look up "idol" in dictionary, delete your comment to save yourself from embarrassment

[@cloudyy69]

wait till you learn who built the Kaaba and for what reason, dw its nothing related to idol worship

[@christabelidahosa1985]

But do you have proof of that

[@DeBellorumSimulationibus]

There's subtitles in all the languages lol, even Latin. So much dedication❤😂

[@KingofgraceSARA]

Better than what allah. & mumu did😂

[@01_aaravtyagi5]

this a very beautiful and well researched video, wish you a great future

[@almightyyt2101]

Ive heard Jews chant al haddah before and Christians also. That gave me chills when you mentioned The Himyarite kingdom started persecuting Christians and I noticed we these religions whenever they become the majority or in charge of police everyone else suffers. So glad that Ethiopia helped out - probably where the Prester John myth came from

[@AWICKEDVIXEN1999]

Wtf are you talking about. Jews believe the Old Testament Christians believe the old & new

[@VladRacovitaEN]

Wait, I was not informed of this. In which case do they chant ''Al-Haddah''? Wew, so from Rammanu, Rimmon, Raman, Rahmanan, Harachaman, Ar-Rahman, we also have something from Baal Hadad, Haddam, Al-Haddah left in our languages to this day! How impressive? That's super fascinating how much Baal survived to this day If you're a Spanish speaker, please watch this content on the Spanish channel: kzbin.info/door/ajNyZbJu0kKNZVZr5ug6RQ

[@AWICKEDVIXEN1999]

@VladRacovitaEN nobody chants anything you are an idiot

[@AWICKEDVIXEN1999]

@@VladRacovitaEN nobody chants anything stop being an idiot

[@Yuhanna8.23]

I'm Christians and what is al-haddah?

[@FahadAyaz]

570AD? I haven't seen those units in a while! It's generally referred to as CE by most historians today

[@Nous86]

You can either say that Islam is a mixture of everything or that Allah is indeed The God of all & everything…. I loved watching this, thank you.

[@VladRacovitaEN]

Thank you too for being here! If you're a Spanish speaker, please watch this content on the Spanish channel: kzbin.info/door/ajNyZbJu0kKNZVZr5ug6RQ

[@eingoluq]

I think you can only say Allah is just as made up as the rest of the Abrahamic gods, Jesus and Yahweh. He came from similar Semitic pagan origins. and it is pretty obvious that it is. The way Islam was created, via intolerance and killing of pagan, by force is proof that this was purposely designed for power and nothing more. I also find any religion birthed by violence something that should not be followed. so no Allah is not the god of everything. but he was inspired by all the pagan gods before him

[@RustyShackleford-]

I miss the multi religious melting pot Arabia. Now it’s just melting Arabia.

[@karim_ghibli]

@RustyShackleford- There were some Christians and Jews who didn't accept Islam. Yes, paganism was erased mostly but it's a good thing, you can believe that there is a Creator or not, but you absolutely cannot believe that paganism is the truth (even the usual atheistic argument of "there are 3000+ religions, why do you think yours is the true one" destroys paganism as a legitimate religion).

[@ShubhamGupta-hg9md]

@@karim_ghibli yes either islam is truth just like apgenism

[@IceBreaker-yj1qq]

All time favourite 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@Abdul_Aloha]

This is my favourite words of Allah O believers! Do not enter the homes of the Prophet without permission ˹and if invited˺ for a meal, do not ˹come too early and˺ linger until the meal is ready. But if you are invited, then enter ˹on time˺. Once you have eaten, then go on your way, and do not stay for casual talk. Such behaviour is truly annoying to the Prophet, yet he is too shy to ask you to leave. But Allah is never shy of the truth. And when you ˹believers˺ ask his wives for something, ask them from behind a barrier. This is purer for your hearts and theirs. And it is not right for you to annoy the Messenger of Allah, nor ever marry his wives after him. This would certainly be a major offence in the sight of Allah.

[@VladRacovitaEN]

That's one of my all time favourites too :D

[@PhantommJ]

@@VladRacovitaEN You do know that this got "revealed" to Muhammed during his marriage to his adopted son's wife, right? Because the guests stayed for too long and he didn't want to wait to "consummate the marriage", and he didn't want to say that directly so he got a "revelation". You know that, right?

[@VladRacovitaEN]

I misread your comment for a while. Yes I'm absolutely aware of that. I read the Quran and I'm familiar with these passages. This is one of the main critics against the Quran NOT being a revelation, for many

[@PhantommJ]

@@VladRacovitaEN Oh, alright man. I have to say I am extremely impressed by your knowledge and the video is very well done. Thanks for making a video such as this and interacting with the comments also. :)

[@VladRacovitaEN]

I saw you wrote several comments. I'll be reading and answering them soon. Thank you very much for the compliment! The next is a documentaty is a 50 mins video titled: The Original Kaaba & The Other Kaabas: The Houses of Gods Made of Stones Above Wells. Later I'm considering also documentary on the full summary on the Quran. Like trying to understand what Arabs needed or desired most based on the promises of Allah to the righteous. Like one of the most recurring promises is that he's rewarding the righteous with gardens under which rivers flow (water, milk, wine, honey). Which says a lot about a people such as the Arabs in the desert

[@stopworrying8850]

Excellent job. Now go detail one by one in a series by detail comparison of each point of Islamic fundament with pre Islamic beliefs and religions.

[@RNMom19]

Islamic beliefs vs pre-Islamic beliefs…can you not see how those are two different things? Islam is in no way, shape, or form paganistic- it actually speaks against it! Christianity on the other hand, has retained some pagan practices following the conversion of the Roman Empire.

[@PhantommJ]

@@RNMom19 You didn't watch the video.

[@AizenIsKubo]

@RNMom19 Islamic is very much pagan. Almost all of its rituals are Bedouin Pagan in orogins. And Islam stole from Christianity and Judaism as well.

[@jemts5586]

​@@RNMom19It can speak against paganism all it wants. Doesn't mean it didn't originate from or get influenced by paganism.

[@underappreciatedlowquality4240]

​@@RNMom19Islam. Like all religion, Evolved from animism and previous polytheistic Rites. Including islam

[@THEROOK2007]

Merci!

[@VladRacovitaEN]

Thank you very much The Rook! As a thank you back, we will add your name at the end of our documentaries!

[@danielanthony8373]

Islam spread by the sword will die by the internet

[@myounas4456]

ur dream, it will spread no mater how much propaganda u people make!!!! Remember the more u people tried to defame Islam the more it will grow 😊❤

[@VladRacovitaEN]

Islam grows only demographically because it is common in poor countries, and people in poor countries tend to have many more babies per capita than developed countries. That's sex, not Islam's arguments being valid.

[@hidehico6709]

Whaaat? Inqusition? Reconquista? Witch hunt? Crussade? Colonialism? WW1? WW2? Nazi's camp? comunist revolution? Nuke on human? That what muslim do? And now US military complex just waging war in every corner on earth, direct or by proxies, for money. Europe become region where the most war happen in recorded history, america (north and south) and australia is become region with no native language and culture survived. And make africa from oldest human civilization to most less developed civilization. Not just human, you even genocide everything that walked on earth, emu in australia and bison in a america.

[@araizkhan221]

@@VladRacovitaEN idiot UAE, Saudia Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain and egypt can buy you, your ancestors and future generations to come.

[@VladRacovitaEN]

A display of power does not make your point about Islam valid. Islam will remain regardless a religion developed from pre-Arabian polytheism. Then, maybe you don't know. But just two states of the US, California + Texas (60 million people in total) by GDP are worth as much as the whole Muslim world (2 billion people), or as much as France and Germany. In your position I would not feel so sure about who buys whom. As long as Muslim countries don't develop, nobody will take them too seriously internationally, they are a threat only to themselves and their citizens. Also, GDP Israel with 9.6 million people, 525 Billion USD. Egypt GDP 477 Billion USD with 111 million people. Egypt is terribly poor. Your perspective about the world is terribly uninformed.

[@thefictionalguy5130]

Great video. Very detailed. Definitely subscribed ❤

[@sumitschitoll]

I feel sad how many ancient civilizations and religions are destroyed by Islam by telling everyone that allah is the only god and all other are haram , amazing superiorly complex , and believe me believe of Islam still doing same , waging war on any other belief system

[@VladRacovitaEN]

Islam may have destroyed most of the proofs of such beautiful civilizations. But it didn't destroy enough. As such, it is enough to have somewhat of an approximage picture of the period, and to be honest, it makes it even more interesting and mysterious being almost addictive :)

[@sinic1978]

​​@@VladRacovitaENancient civilizations possessed many hearts. While many hearts died a few hearts are still beating. In due time these ancient civilizations will return to life. The future is becoming more interesting. Btw I m Chinese.

[@farooqkhamidogli4557]

We are happy with islam

[@AizenIsKubo]

@farook and the ancient peoples that your pedo grapist prophet destroyed were also content with their religion. Islam brought destruction and hatred to everyone.

[@MojoZ20]

its just human nature ? The Catholic Spanish pretty much wiped out Andalusia's Muslim footprints, and did exactly the same on the Aztecs, Incas and all the tribes in Central & South Americas.

[@AleyammaMathew-bm2zo]

If you recite Quran you are a Muslim, but if you understand Quran you will leave Islam. Thanks for the internet. It is an eye opener

[@rahalkhan2618]

That's why Islam keeps growing and will soon be the largest religion in the world???? Keep believing your lies. Pre Islamic history is not new. Only to the Western world.

[@greenhopper29]

Islam is a bunch of lies enforced on their believers by destroying the faculties of logic and reasoning.

[@Gamesbozz]

No because you don’t understand the Quran because if you understand from the Quran Polytheism then you are reading it wrong 😂

[@underappreciatedlowquality4240]

​@@Gamesbozzthe Quran doesn't speak about polytheism. But Islam Evolved from polytheism. The Quran was written afterwards. Obviously it doesn't speak about polytheism.

[@Gamesbozz]

@@underappreciatedlowquality4240 no as Islam didn’t evolve from it

[@jaylivi]

WoW! WoW! WoW!!!! Big salute for preparing such a comprehensive video. ❤

[@pdrl42]

Great video! I have fun watching. All religions are man-made, and Islam is no different.

[@m3c4nyku43]

So the Kabba is pre-Islamic and had idols in and around it? Interesting.

[@TheSonsofaadam]

That’s Islamic teaching.

[@m3c4nyku43]

@@TheSonsofaadam And why did they keep it and the other pagan rituals as shown in the video?

[@VladRacovitaEN]

Hey m3c4nyku! The Islamic way of interpreting this is that Islamic monotheism exists since "always", hence since the creation of the man "Adam" who built the Kaaba and then after the Great Flood, Abraham and Ishamel rebuilt it reestablishing monotheism, especially in the times of Muhammad, as all previous prophets "failed". Well. The problem with this narrative, is that these are stories purely of belief and zero evidence. Common scholarly, non-religious, historical consensus agree that Islam, like any other religion is a transition of animism, to polytheism to monotheism. As such, modern Islam is an evolution of the pre-islamic Arabian culture. Ramadan, Hajj, Umrah, tawaf etc.. all of that already existed. What changed is only the story. You will see that as Muslim will comment here below, they will never be able to demonstrate you that Abraham existed or any of that stuff. They just believe it, that's it. They cannot prove it

[@محسنالجليمي-ع5ش]

​​​@@VladRacovitaEN اسماعيل ابن ابرهيم سكن في الجزيره العربية و اكبر دليل انبي اشعياء قال وحي من جهت بلاد العرب تبيتين يا قوافل ادادنيين هاتو الماء لي ملقات العطشان ي سكان ارض تيماء وافو الهارب بي خبزه من امام السيوف قد هربوا ومن القوس المشدود هربو يفناء كل مجد قيدار بقي من قصي ابطال قيدار لأن إله إسرائيل قد تكلم قيدار و تيماء ودومه سكنو في الجزيره العربية وقال اشعياء كباش نبايوت و قيدار تصعد مقبولة على مذبحي بيت الرب مذبحي هي الكعبه انتم تقولون اسماعيل و اولادو مطرودين من العهد و الله يقبل كباش نبايوت و قيدار و تصعد مقبولة على مذبحي ليش اشعياء ما. يقول اثنين من اولاد اسحاق وقال اثنين من اولاد اسماعيل تقبل 😂😂😂 وهيكل اليهود تدمر المذبح و بيت الرب هي مكه و اكبر دليل انو الذبيح اسماعيل لا اسحاق وهل كباش نبايوت و قيدار تصعد مقبولة على كنيسة القيامه 😂😂😂 لا تقدمون شموع فسمع الرب صوت الغلام ونداها ملاك الرب قال مالك ي هاجر احملي الغلام وشدي يداك اني سأجعل امه عظيمة الغلام اسماعيل ابن النبي ابرهيم عليهم السلام

[@TT-gp2os]

​@@VladRacovitaENwhat type of evidence some one can provide for the existence of a normal man before 5000 year ago ? Is it even possible to do so ?

[@b.questor]

That merry-go-round at the park took on more meaning today.

[@Gaming-OPA]

I have heard that Islam was not formed in mecca but Petra. They are saying at the time of Muhammad mecca was not even there. Is any of that true in your studies?

[@em499]

Yes the mosques of the first century of Islam (including Al Aqsa) are pointing towards Petra and not Mecca

[@Leon-ty6bw]

Muh destroyed hundreds of ancient stone idols and relics in Mecca, only left the one in the black box unharmed, so Mecca should have existed in his time.

[@em499]

@@Leon-ty6bw The first mention of Mecca is in the 8th century and it says it's in Irak. The Greeks visited the Arabic Peninsula in the 4th century. They did very precised maps with every roads, tribes, city,... No Mecca. The cities near Mecca had writtings about others city like the dynasties, the roads to go there,.... Etc No Mecca. Mecca is not an oasis, is located in a desert and has bad conditions for agriculture. It's the worst place for a city in the 7h century. There is a study about the inexistance of Mecca during the time of Ibrahim. We have to wait the 9th /10tg century to see Mecca on maps as we know it today

[@patri1689]

Excellent work. Well whether Muhammad existed or not (although I believe he did exist), Islam took advantage of both political and religious divisions especially among Christians. Islam arouse at the weakest time when the Roman Empire was almost fallen and the Christians were fighting each othèr (not with swords) doctrinally. Muhammad was a war lord who understood if he can unite the warring Arabs in a single religion, he can topple the great powers. That was what happened but since he was no prophet, by any measures, his later followers had to paint him with the Character of Jesus Christ. It took almost 200 years before Islàmic System fully developed based on supposedly "chain narration." Thanms to internet now islam has no place to hid its man-made origins.

[@VladRacovitaEN]

You nailed it! Good job ;) If you're a Spanish speaker, please watch this content on the Spanish channel: kzbin.info/door/ajNyZbJu0kKNZVZr5ug6RQ

[@OfficialDenzy]

So you don’t believe in the stories of Muhammad PBUH and you think they are altered? If so then can you give evidence when making these claims, btw Muhammad died long before the Muslims conquered the Romans and Persians lol…

[@adrieliel9105]

@@OfficialDenzy when muhammad died his first generation of follower conquered enough to start a civil war, your ironically religion of peace started a war the moment your prophet died, and ended in the death of your prophet's grandson.

[@matteopani9291]

Great video, definitely worth watching

[@samlgm1]

Another great video, very educational. thank you!

[@VladRacovitaEN]

Glad you enjoyed it! If you're a Spanish speaker, please watch this content on the Spanish channel: kzbin.info/door/ajNyZbJu0kKNZVZr5ug6RQ

[@B_S_H]

From the title of the your video I knew some misinformation is about to be displayed, whether initially or not; yet at 9:30 the fact that you say they established multiple Haram and Hema (حرم و حما) is simply incorrect. only one Haram was found before Islam: Kaaba, which was initially built by Adam and many many years afterwards by Abraham- alyhum Al-salam.

[@hayashi_travels]

This is an absolut behemoth of video and hard work. The amount of new informations learned is outstanding ✨✨✨

[@VladRacovitaEN]

Thank you very much Hayashi! Well, as we're speaking about pre-Islamic Arabs, let's call it a Bahamūt of info heheh. ✨✨✨

[@NF-ru8on]

Bring back Polytheistic Islam haha! Jk, i recognize that there are arguments both pros & cons to the 'monotheisation' & the Islam that emerged. I find a lot of Islam oppressive. But ive also certainly heard the argumentd that the monotheisization helped to lay a stronger groundwork for the later emergence of individual liberty (no longer at the mercy of hard-to-track indifferent gods & goddesses with strange demands, there is only one God i have to bow down to). Best thing about being an atheist is that u can more easily try to appreciate the various periods of your history & development of beleifs without any kind biased opposition.

[@HebrewsvJohnv]

The Satanic Verses (Gharaniq incident) was an incident where Prophet Muhammad acknowledged Allat, Manat, and al-Uzza, the goddesses of the Pagan Meccans in a Qur'anic revelation, only to later recant and claim they were the words of the Devil. The Satanic Verses incident is reported in the tafsir and the sira-maghazi literature dating from the first two centuries of Islam, and is reported in the respective tafsīr corpuses transmitted from almost every Qur'anic commentator of note in the first two centuries of the hijra. It seems to have constituted a standard element in the memory of the early Muslim community about the life of Muhammad.[1] "Al-Lat was also called as a daughter of Allah along with the other two chief goddesses al-'Uzza and Manat. According to the 'BOOK OF IDOLS,' the Quraysh were to chant the following verses as they circumambulated the Kaaba: By al-Lat and al-'Uzza, And Manat, the third idol besides" Shahab Ahmed is the main Islamic scholar in this area. He summarizes his research as follows: The Satanic verses incident constituted a standard element in the historical memory of the Muslim community in the first 150 years of Islam, and was recorded by almost all prominent scholars working in the fields of tafsir and sirah-Maghazi. (Shahab Ahmed, The Satanic Verses Incident in the Memory of the Early Muslim Community - An Analysis of the Early Riwayahs and their Isnads, A dissertation presented at Princeton University, 1999, p. i) [We have] repeatedly dated the reports of the Satanic Verses incident to the late 1st and early 2nd centuries; in other words, to what seems to have been the earliest period of systematic collection and organization of historical memory materials in the Muslim community. As regards the discourses of which these reports formed a part, we have found that all the reports were transmitted by late 1st/early 2nd century sirah-maghazi and tafsir scholars (Shahab Ahmed, 1999, p. 258) The Satanic verses were being transmitted in almost every important intellectual centre in the Dar al-Islam: Madinah, Mecca, Basrah, Kufah, Baghdad, Missisah, Rayy, Balkh, Samarqand, San'a', Fustat and Qayrawan. (Shahab Ahmed, 1999, p. 260) Observations: When Islam starts to write its history, the Satanic Verses are universally part of that history. It is not a later development, but in the earliest Islamic sources. The event is recorded in multiple independent sources. This is what historians call multiple attestation. Multiple attestation makes a report more reliable. All the major Islamic centres transmitted the story. It had wide acceptance and was not a story that developed in one location. It was a standard part of how the early Muslims told the life of Muhammad in the first two centuries of Islam. That is, it had the consensus of the early Muslim community. In Islamic theology, false Angel Jibril, creates Islam in a cave and tries to steal the identity of The Holy Spirit and his action (see Luke 1 v 35), to create Islamic 'Isa', see Surah 66 ayat 12 (Qurandotcom and Sahih International). However, In the Bible Angels are not allowed to create or impregnate humans, only God can create, this is plagiarism and shirk...see Genesis 6:1‭-‬5, Jude 1 v 6, 2 Peter 2 v 4, Matthew 22 v 30. The Quran gets the Trinity wrong, mentioning Jesus and Mary and not mentioning the Holy Spirit, because the false Angel Jibril was trying to steal the identity and action of the Holy Spirit and create Islamic Jesus (Isa). Three Quranic verses may directly refer to this doctrine.4:171, 5:73, and 5:116-118. So... Allah got it wrong because false Angel Jibril is allowed to masquerade as the Holy Spirit for Islamic theology, that is why Jibril then created a false Jesus that was not divine or crucified in the Quran. Galatians 1:8 KJV But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. John 4 v 22, additionally says salvation is of the Jews, NOT the Ishmaelites!

[@VladRacovitaEN]

One thing, which now I can't search that because I'm on the phone and short of time, is that while referring to Allat, Al'Uzzah and Manat, in their chant Arabs use to call them ''exhalted'', which is a common form that existed also later in Islam, among the other things that evolved from polytheism into modern Islam If you're a Spanish speaker, please watch this content on the Spanish channel: kzbin.info/door/ajNyZbJu0kKNZVZr5ug6RQ

[@omarrthaHanafi]

Weak Hadeeth it never happened

[@HebrewsvJohnv]

@@omarrthaHanafi The info speaks for itself, as well as the Pre-Islamic circumbulation around the Kaaba to the daughters of Allah, outside of Islamic Text but Bukhari 1665 also says...During the Pre-Islamic period of Ignorance, the people used to perform Tawaf of the Ka`ba naked except the Hums; and the Hums were Quraish and their offspring. The Hums used to give clothes to the men who would perform the Tawaf wearing them; and women (of the Hums) used to give clothes to the women who would perform the Tawaf wearing them. Those to whom the Hums did not give clothes would perform Tawaf round the Ka`ba naked.

[@HebrewsvJohnv]

@@omarrthaHanafi The Quran is plagiarised from Jewish, Christian, Arab paganism, Zoroastrianism, Apocryphal/Gnostic Gospels, Protoevangelum of James (140-170)AD and the Gospel of Pseudo Matthew. a) . Q18:8-25 “Surah Al Kahf” The Companions of the Cave The entire tale was plagiarised from a Christian myth called the “Seven sleepers of Ephesus”. First recorded by Jacob of Suarag in the 5th century in Syriac, then into Latin in the 6th c/y by Gregory of Tours in his work “The Glory of the Martyrs”. The story was slightly altered by the authors of the Koran from Christians being persecuted by Romans for not following their Gods, to Muslims being persecuted for not following Pagan gods. b) The New Testament Apocrypha is a collection of “extra canonical Christian writings.” The Koran plagiarizes many tales of Jesus (like making a clay bird come alive and speaking as a new born) and Mary straight from these. I.e. Surah Al Maeda 5:110 and Surah Al E Imran 3:49. In roughly June 2021, on his show let the Quran Speak, entitled Did The Quran copy from the Infancy Gospels, says 'Historians in looking at pre historic accounts for The Quran for infancy stories of Jesus see there must have been elements and traces and stories from which the Quran developed from,' sadly he said "Muslims celebrate these stories" and shamedly Muslims 'boast of these as a source of pride'. Even worse though is that Shabir Ally then goes onto say, 'is that even if you say from a historical perspective there is a connection between this and that Allah only guided Muhammad (in plagirizing from these non canonical absurd sources) to retain only that for The Quran which is compatible for Islamic theology, so stealing from the core but adapting the rest. c) The Korans “heaven” is plagiarised from a cycle of Christian Hymns called “Hymns of Paradise” written in the 4th c/y by St. Ephrem of Syria, 300 years before the time of Mohamed.i.e Q76 (Al Insaan) , Q77 (Al Mursalaat) , Q 78 ( Al Naba) , Q 83 ( Al Tatfeef) d) The Story of Solomon and Bathsheba: Q 27: 17-44. This exact tale comes from an earlier Jewish story from the “Second Targum of Esther” , “Targum Sheni” e) Abraham Being delivered from the Fire: Q 2:260 is the same as “Midrash Genesis Rabba” from the 5th c/y. Genesis 15:7, but with an interesting twist. When originally translating this story from Hebrew to Aramaic, which says Abraham was brought from” Ur of the Chaldeans”, Jonathan Ben Uzziel in his Targum wrongly rendered the Babylonian word “Ur” , which means “City” into the Aramaic word “fire”. , confusing it with the Hebrew word “Or” meaning light or fire. The original story still found its way into the Koran without Allah spotting this error. Note: Nimrod did not live at same time as Abraham. (5000-4500) BC Q21:50/70+ Q37:95 f) The Quran maintains that Jesus was not actually crucified and did not die on the cross. Despite these views and no eyewitness accounts, most modern scholars have maintained that the Crucifixion of Jesus is indisputable. The view that Jesus only appeared to be crucified and did not actually die predates Islam, and is found in several apocryphal/gnostic gospels such as The Second Treatise of The Great Seth, the teachings of Basilides, The Gospel of Matthias and The Coptic Apocalypse of Peter. Ibn ‘Abbas (d.68/687) a paternal cousin of Muhammad and esteemed by many Muslims as the “father of Quran commentary” and “the Ocean [of knowledge]” commented on Quran 4:157-158, that they slew Tatianos, a Roman soldier instead of Jesus. Ibn Kathir, follows traditions which suggest that a crucifixion did occur, but not with Jesus. After the event, Ibn Kathir reports the people were divided into three groups following three different narratives; The Jacobites believing 'God remained with us as long as He willed and then He ascended to Heaven;' The Nestorians believing 'The son of God was with us as long as he willed until God raised him to heaven;' and the third group of Christians who believing; 'The servant and messenger of God, Jesus, remained with us as long as God willed until God raised him to himself. Ibn Ishaq stated: 'that Jesus was replaced by someone named Sergius, while secondly reporting an account of Jesus' tomb being located at Medina.' Al-Masudi, reported the death of Christ under Tiberius. Tabari, divided the early reports regarding Jesus crucifixion into two groups. According to the first, one of Jesus disciples volunteers to take the form of his master and is crucified. According to the other, the Jew mistakenly carried only an empty resemblance to the cross. Al-Tabari also records an interpretation transmitted from Ibn Ishaq Bishr: "God caused Jesus to die for seven hours". Ibn al-Athir forwarded the report that it was Judas, the betrayer, while also mentioning the possibility it was a man named Natlianus. 10th and 11th-century Ismaili Shia scholars Ja'far ibn Mansur al-Yaman, Abu Hatim Ahmad ibn Hamdan al-Razi, Abu Yaqub al-Sijistani, Mu'ayyad fi'l-Din al-Shirazi and the group Ikhwan al-Safa affirm the historicity of the crucifixion, reporting Jesus was crucified and not substituted by another man as maintained by many other popular Qur'anic commentators and Tafsir. Shabir Ally, Muslim Apologist states: ‘I have followed the thinking of many who feel that it is not necessary to have the belief that someone else was substituted for Jesus. I distinguish between two meanings of crucifixion. One means simply “to hang on a cross”, but I believe the word crucifixion as used in the crucifixion as used in the Koran means to “kill a person by that means”. Shabir Ally in effect, admits that Jesus was put on the cross, but that he did not die on the cross, and therefore the koranic and biblical accounts are, to some degree, in harmony. He goes on to support his contention, saying: ‘There is a subtext, which points to the fact that Jesus could not be verified to have died on the cross. He may very well have been taken down while still alive.’ Shabir Ally points out that Jesus wasn’t on the cross for very long, whereas crucifixion normally took days to kill a man, noting Pilate’s astonishment that Jesus was apparently dead before nightfall. In this respect, Ally subscribes to the ‘swoon’ theory of the crucifixion: that Jesus passed out on the cross, but later revived. So, after years of denying plagiarism by the Koran, Dr Shabir Ally , one of Islam’s foremost debaters now admits to plagiarism giving the laughable explanation that “Allah wanted to convey his final message by using stories already familiar to us,” mistakes and all. Hebrews 9 v 27 and John 3 v 16.

[@omarrthaHanafi]

@@HebrewsvJohnv and what, the prophet never called for the worship of other gods, this is fact!

[@shabbirmanjoo5452]

Beautiful video. Very enriching. Lots of work to reach to this If possible can u confirm to me if abraham n ishmael really TRAVELLED from israel to mecca to build the kaaba? I am still searching on this theory and i dont find it plausible. Can u assist? Thanks I will keep following you

[@VladRacovitaEN]

Hey Shabbirmanjoo! The historical academic consensus is that Abraham never existed, as shown in the last chapter of our video. As his name suggests (father of nations) he may be an "explanation" of how the tribes of Mesopotamia emigrated in difficult times trying to find new lands where to settle to throughtout the Middle East. So, both the Jewish and the Muslim version of the story may represent the "trajectory" they walked to get where they got. The Ishmaelites, as suggested in the video, most likely were a Mesopotamian tribe called Shumu'ilu who from Mesopotamia moved to Northern Arabia, while for the Israelites, we still don't know. While the Israelites share this story, most likely were born out of a development of Canaanite societies in the Highlands of Canaan, as a reaction against the Philistines who from by the coastline where threatening them, with the Israelite God, Yahweh, actually coming from around Petra, from the Midianite/Edomite Kingdom through a nomadic tribe called the Shasu

[@VladRacovitaEN]

By the end of the year we will post a documentary about the origins of Israel, Palestine and God. Everything will be very clear there

[@shabbirmanjoo5452]

@VladRacovitaEN hi n thks for yr prompt reply. All these are quite confusing because they happened so long time back. But i like your version. Anyway the search for knowledge never ends. We carry on.... Keep your good work

[@zohaib2924]

​@@VladRacovitaEN You are pushing people toward paganism but this will not work as prophecies and miracle in past and present clearly proving the worth of Islam We Love Islam

[@almightyyt2101]

I thanked Ramen many nights for feeding me - spicy chicken, Amen

[@Fanofou82]

"Professing to be wise, they became fools."

[@drganknstein]

Spicy chicken the best 👌

[@user-k4d-e59mo28oc]

@@Fanofou82 *Qur'an 3:106:* “On The Day, some faces will turn _white,_ some turn *black.* Those whose faces turn black, Did you disbelieve? Then taste the punishment for what you rejected." *Qur'an 39:60* “On The Day of Resurrection you shall see those who LIED against Allah with their faces turned *black.* Is Hell not vast enough to provide a room to the vainglorious?” *Qur'an 7:166* “When they persisted in violation, We said, “Become disgraced APES!’” *Qur'an 5:60* "Those whom Allah has cursed He made them APES, PIGS, slaves.'" *Qur’an 36.38* “The _sun_ TRAVELS for its fixed term. That is the design of the Almighty, All-Knowing.” *Qur'an 31:29* “Do you not see that Allah has subjected the sun and the moon, _each_ ORBITING for an appointed term, and that Allah is All-Aware of what you do?” *Qur'an 13:3* “It is He who spread the Earth…” *Qur'an 15:19* “The Earth, we have spread it…” *Qur'an 20:53* “Who has made for you the Earth as a bed...” *Qur'an 43:10* “made the earth as a bed . . .”

[@CuriousCyclist]

I've just discovered your channel. Really good content.

[@VladRacovitaEN]

Happiest to have you board, Curious Cyclist! We've got many videos like this coming once every few months!

[@nottivaggo8372]

would you please subtitle the whole video please? thankyou

[@VladRacovitaEN]

Hey there are already subtitles, click on CC in the bottom right corner and you can also get them translated to your language. If you speak Spanish, here's the Spanish version: kzbin.info/door/ajNyZbJu0kKNZVZr5ug6RQ We're considering to post this video also in Portuguese, Indonesian, German, French, Italian and more languages in the future as we become bigger. What is your native language?

[@miri-gr1kj]

​@@VladRacovitaENYes I Need this video in spanish please.

[@miri-gr1kj]

No se ven subtitulos después de un rato 😢

[@VladRacovitaEN]

@@miri-gr1kj Hey Miri! La proxima semana el sabado vamos publicar este video en Espanol en este canal Vlad Racovita ES. Perdona mi teclado. Bezos!

[@miri-gr1kj]

@@VladRacovitaEN gracias de corazón eres muy amable 😘 😊 ♥ 💕 😉

[@vuyondlovu3083]

W vid, hope more people see it

[@zainroshaan]

Am so glad I found this channel thank u

[@danzamnit3008]

So the Kaaba was a jewish temple before it was taken for islam it seems. I always wondered because it's a black cube, called Kaaba like kaabalah and housed Baal, a jewish pagam false god. Perhaps the circular walking came from Jericho?

[@VladRacovitaEN]

Not Jewish. As presented in the video, most likely built by Bedouins or by merchants because Arab temples were mostly built on water sources, were both nomads and merchants came for water supplies. The Kaaba had previously a well inside of it called Al-Akhsaf which later dried, then now outside of it, the Zamzam well. Because below the soil of Mecca there is an acquifer, which can be easily tapped if one digs deep enough. In the Sirat Rasul Allah, Ibn Ishaq, it's written, that went all around Mecca and wrote that there were many wells apart from the Zamzam well, then he counted them, named them and listed who dug then. Hence, the Kaaba of Mecca and the other Kaabas, are all related to water sources, built by Bedouins or Merchants.

[@wickhunter7733]

Hi Vlad, some people are convinced that Muhammad never existed. What are your thoughts on the subject of Muhammad's existence? Thank you.

[@VladRacovitaEN]

Well... He participated in the Battle of Badr, in the Battle of Uhud and in the Battle of the Trench, which are historical; His enemies wrote about him, the Jews disliked him; The Hadith collect all the stories surrounding him, and wewww if they present him in such a honest way, even to the point that he's being reported/written while he pees, while he makes mistakes, while he gets angry, while he gets mocked or attacked by other people. There is his tomb (which I guess we cannot explore due to religious restrictions.) So, my very sincere opinion, that's a 99.9%, while I have more doubts for Jesus (around 90%). But prophets like Abraham (etimologically ''Father of Nations'', who you can find in this video too), only like 10%. Most likely they represent an idea, or a trend of thoughts. Ishmael , for example, is most likely a set of tribes coming from the borders of Babylonia, called Shumu'Ilu, as reported in the Annals of Senacherib. If you're a Spanish speaker, please watch this content on the Spanish channel: kzbin.info/door/ajNyZbJu0kKNZVZr5ug6RQ

[@kulashkng7059]

It wouldn’t make any sense, then how Islam came to be so dominant in that area. It’s like saying Julius Cesar didn’t exist. The proof is in the worlds and countries that exist today.

[@wickhunter7733]

@@kulashkng7059 Mythical figures have had a profound influence on human civilizations. Julius Caesar's existence is supported by diverse sources whilst Muhammad's existence is not directly documented. First written account of Muhammad is about 125 years after his death. First coin depicting him is 60 years after his death.

[@cookiemonster7514]

M did not exist. The title was not a name and was in use in jewish sects and also used for the messiah. Any early Arab leader could have been claiming his title and power to be the "M". "M" was based on the early Arab leaders who started calling themself after what originally they called any potential jewish rabbi/king/leader. Abbasids invented M prophet and created the back story to match their linage. All empires that rise in that era/part of world needed a divine right to rule also. Cements their control. Odon Lafontaine new book The Great Secret Of Islam is great professional academic work.

[@wickhunter7733]

@@cookiemonster7514 This makes perfect sense to me. Reading the biography of Muhammad, you get the sense that someone is trying too hard to bring a fictional character to life. I'm watching Odon Lafontaine's series. Thanks.

[@whocares2214]

Great video brother!!!!

[@PakiRaja]

really interesting video, i watched videos from esoterica on the origin of Yahweh, and it seems like most religious history is the evolution of gods and super natural beings to meet the requirements of the local people, until at some point certain promises, covenants, or contracts are created towards some political aim, which necessitate the formalisation of localised beliefs into frameworks of moral or ethical jurisprudence, basically religions. there seems to be a common historical thread that runs through all the belief systems, punctuated by periods of intense formalisations, i.e. rabbinic era of judaism, the compilation and collation of the gospels, and finally the creation of the quran. perhaps it would be interesting to see whether there are some socio-demographic commonalities between conditions which preceded these eras.

[@underappreciatedlowquality4240]

I watch videos of Esoterica and Religion for Breakfast too. But, while very useful, especially Esoterica makes me sleep

[@ExpatTraderFX]

You are awake 🎉

[@TreeShakura]

Thanks. It was interesting

[@Dogrunner2007]

Cool story bro.

[@djmcmenus5211]

Thank you for producing this. I've long stated Allah was a pre-islamic god. 😊

[@VladRacovitaEN]

Thank you too for watching! Djmcmenus! 😊, we've got more to come