Who Wrote the Qur'an? | What Sources Were Used?

[@UsefulCharts]

Watch Al Muqaddimah's video on the Sana'a manuscript: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fn7IiYGjbZ2NY8k

[@andrewwake8607]

Have you re uploaded this particular video.

[@taoriq3632]

Did you reupload this again

[@Omer1996E.C]

@@andrewwake8607 yes, he did

[@andrewwake8607]

@@Omer1996E.C Thanks Omer. I wonder who he's offended.

[@Omer1996E.C]

@@andrewwake8607 I think he just wanted to upload the video after "al muqaddimah" did

[@zakiamashhdi3672]

I am an elderly Muslim woman. I love to watch your highly objective vedios. I loved this one too. I don't think it would hurt any one's feelings. I refrain from expressing my own views as my community is highly sensitive about these matters. People are not ready for objective discourses on religious matters. Sir please do something to bring different communities, specially Jews and Muslims to see eye to eye and believe in one common religion that's humanity Stay blessed

[@olorin7940]

My respect to you, really! Hope you have a wonderful life.

[@yolir.u9452]

Wow ! 🥰i like the way you think

[@ddoomsday7313]

U giving so much hope dear. This so normal opinion is lack among all the culture, in the west too.

[@ddoomsday7313]

@Jai Bholenath जय भोलेनाथ it cant work with the 99 percent idiots but with normal persons its okay. Just they shall then fortify themselfs

[@robertmitchell8630]

Ever since these three desert boys started holding existential conversations with themselves all of mankind been in turmoil One went up on a mountain top speaking to a burning bush The other one went out in the desert for forty days talking to the spirit of his ancestors The other ill educated one went into a cave in mecca taking to some guy with wings

[@DnKZone]

My religion is Islam, I am a Muslim, But I judge and question everything, it's my nature...I always try to know the historical and scientific view of religion. Thanks for your research...Very grateful ❤️

[@davidway4259]

TELL ME PLEASE WHAT IS THE MUSLIM SALVATION.

[@AbderrahmanEhab]

@@davidway4259 My brother David: In Islam, we do not need to shed the blood of an innocent person in order for God to forgive a sin that we did not commit. To forgive sins in Islam, all you have to do is turn to God alone without a mediator and repent of your sin and not return to sin. Bloodshed is not required, in ezec 18 "The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the "iniquity of the son

[@AbderrahmanEhab]

@@davidway4259 In our religion, Adam repented of his sin in the first place, and God forgave him. In your religion, Adam sinned by eating from the forbidden tree. Imagine, in order for God to forgive this sin, he has to incarnate and sacrifice his son, who is God, and he himself is God, meaning that he sacrifices himself to forgive us for a sin we didn't commit.

[@AbderrahmanEhab]

You can refer to dialogues between Muslim preacher and Christian common people , as well as missionaries. In the speakers' corner, just write the speakers' corner, duaa. I am inclined and I love Sheikh Othman. You can listen to some of these conversations if you have free time. We believe in Christ and we all respect him as a human being and a prophet, and we believe in his virgin birth And all the prophets

[@davidway4259]

HOLY MEANS WHAT

[@braindeadrainbow369]

as a Muslim I was always curious about the point of view of Quran by a non-Muslim. so how I felt. thank you for the experience!

[@hamzawiblue3157]

read the Quran brother you know whats their view

[@gershonperry5952]

The Quran, at least in its early part is quoting much of the bible and especially Musa about 73 or maybe 74 times. It suggests to the Bani Israel to go back into their land in the name of Alla, and not leave. The Children of Israel are sometimes referred to as Ummat Al Kittab and there is nothing wrong with that. I wonder if in the name of peace we could stick to the good parts and put aside the less peaceful parts. Those who believe in the Hebrew Bible did it and nobody is claiming that an eye for and eye is justice. I think that some of the less peaceful parts in the Quran may have come from traditional and tribal times preceding or after the life if the Nebi.

[@larry4africa]

@@gershonperry5952 That is an interesting parallel between the different Holy Scriptures, to lay aside the violent parts. But at some time one needs to address the purpose God had in each of these instances to utilize violence. Nevertheless, it does start us on a more level playing ground. Peace

[@davemiles3062]

Its a fools paradise

[@fleursdelilas9487]

@@gershonperry5952 As they say, the road to hell is paved with good intentions. Omitting anything from what one believe is the word of God is a disrespect to him. anything that is there exits for a reason. what you're saying is similar to sayin "why not only talk only about the inventions and technology Americans have contributed to the world , and how they abolished slavery, and omit the part of history books where they talks about what they did to the native americans and the african slaves, just for the sake of peace and harmony?"

[@kuehling83]

I absolutely love how these useful charts videos are objective, respectful, and full of well researched + meaningful information. The scholarship here is simply superb, and a breath of fresh-air compared to much of the 'noise' on youtube today! So well done. Thank you Matt!

[@jonathandjing1065]

There is nothing to be offended about regardless of your religion. It’s actually good to listen to different points of view and how other interpret the holy books

[@waynemiller4598]

Islam is not a religion it's a crime family

[@SirBenjiful]

Try telling that to the guys who tried to murder Salman Rushdie for referencing controversial Quranic scholarship in his work.

[@jonb5493]

@hiooxkrmagkis9323 Well I never gave Melania much credence, but hey, sometimes you have to get an immigrant to do disgusting stuff that no local would do!

[@kirkp-ko8hk]

​@hiooxkrmagkis9323Actually that is not true. The Hadith were compiled as early as 80 years after the prophet. Many know the name Bukhari but few know the name Sufyan at Thawri. But critical use of the Hadith began with the companions themselves.

[@kirkp-ko8hk]

Anyone who wants to actually know about the history of Islamic texts should consult the following book - "The History of the Quranic Text: From Revelation to Compilation : a Comparitive Study of the Old and New Testaments". Written by Muhammad Mustafa Al- Azami.

[@comb528491]

Slight Correction, Sunni Tradition holds that even before Uthman, the Quran was compiled into a single copy under Abu Bakr RA, 6 months after the Prophet SAW died, due to a bunch of reciters getting killed during the Battle of Yamama. What Uthman RA did was was standardized it and make many copies of it and respectfully retire the minor variations (called Ahruf) (the Quran is retired like a Flag in America, throwing it away is considered as disrespectful so we burn out of respect)

[@p.h.freitas6727]

This copy was kept by one of poet Mohammed's wife, but was lost.

[@p.h.freitas6727]

Also, acording to the young girl Aisha much was lost, and the cow 🐮 surah was longer.

[@sonofagun00]

This PH guy has no idea what he's talking about. There are no legitimate sources to prove his comments. Just rubbish conjecture.

[@p.h.freitas6727]

@@sonofagun00 just because you want to protect your silly deen from criticism.

[@p.h.freitas6727]

@@sonofagun00 when a girl turns 10, she is not good any more... the good ones are like Aisha.

[@luigisuper4143]

I would love a series on who wrote the Avesta. It would probably be the most difficult to make out of all of them, but it would be interesting to see how much is known. Zoroastroanism is very scarcely talked about on KZbin, and it would be amazing to cover in this series the Gathas and the Avesta.

[@luigisuper4143]

@@luigianchondo7241 In my case it is based on Luigi from Super Mario. Quite an old username. Let's hope the video on the Avesta comes out. I really think there should be more information on KZbin about zoroastroanism and Ancient Iran in general.

[@abdulaleem9207]

i second this.

[@SkynetVortex]

Agree!

[@davidjairala69]

I wrote the Avesta in college with George Lucas. We basically just spent a week locked in our dorm with an ounce of pot and a big bag of adderalls. AMA

[@wirelessbluestone5983]

The Avesta is really interesting especially when compared to the Vedas

[@AHEDA_218LY]

Thank you, it was a wonderful explanation. Greetings to you from Libya

[@korunum2101]

HEAR O ISRAEL, JESUS IS THE MESSIAH ! Nowhere the Qur'an claims to be about religion except when arguing with the pagans, polytheists and Idol worshippers from the First of the Ten Commandments perspective. Other than that, Islam has always claimed to be a Christian Apostolic Tradition in line with the Council of Jerusalem in Acts 15:1-32...in rejection of the Council of Nicaea and Constantinople with their Trinitarian tone. It was not until the 9th century that some hadith collectors such as Al-Bukhari, Al Muslim, etc turned it into a separate and full blown religion by severing it from Christianity. By the way Christianity is the belief that Jesus is the Christ which is Greek for HaMashiak(Messiah) its Hebraic counterpart. The Messiah(Christ) foretold by Moses as it is written: "I will send them the Messiah, the Prophet like you Moses, Him they must listen..." Deut. 18:15-19; John 4:25-26; Acts 3:17-24; Acts 17:1-3; Acts 7:1-30, etc... Islam therefore is more like a political philosophy than a religion making the Sovereign-Prince on earth into the shadow of the Messiah sitting in Heaven. True, Man doesn't live on bread alone but nowhere it is said that man lives on daily prayers only... JESUS IS MUHAMMAD, THE PRAISES MESSIAH, AND MUHAMMAD IS ABU AL-QUASIM ! DOES RELIGION MAKE PEOPLE STUPID?

[@angelicking2890]

I am happy you admit your biases or your background so that the audience gets an idea of what lens you view the question through. Some youtubers just don't admit they have a bias and say stuff as matter of fact .

[@lufhopespeacefully2037]

why doesn`t trinity is written in bible,,.;'[.

[@JustIssybee]

How does Quran have how many scientific evidence which has only been discovered by modern scientists.

[@lufhopespeacefully2037]

@@JustIssybee ,it`s a core evidence islam is ultimate truth,that`s why islam is the fastest growing religion in the world as per western media said unanimously,peace maz

[@rosalia2940]

Exactly! the Koran writer didn't even know what Christians believe! The writer of the Koran didn't even know that God became man according to Christianity! The writer of the Koran did not even know the most important foundations of Christianity!

[@rosalia2940]

Malachi 3:6 = Reading helps! This is about good and bad!! ***********Exactly!!! God is not a human! Even if God adds a human body to himself, God still remains God!**************

[@muhammaddicka4102]

I think this is the most inoffensive and respectful video about Islam comparing to other videos🤝

[@Omer1996E.C]

Inoffensive? It's not offensive, it's just ignorant about the vast differences of the quran and other books, I was just watching an old video from "many prophets, one message" on KZbin, and the quran and Bible can never be copy of one another

[@ixoh7754]

@@Omer1996E.C nevertheless... if u think about it, during the period of Prophet even if these supposed texts were there floating around, he was someone who cannot read or write. For someone like that to compile the stories would be extraordinary. In-depth analysis of Quran, the arrangement of surah and numerical miracles and some scientific facts and predictions are too many coincidences to occur at once. Faith is something u cant explain with solid proof but u believe in it anyway. This video increased by faith in the Quran and its authenticity. Thanks

[@ixoh7754]

@@Dharma_and_Ahimsa - imagine if he claimed to be a doctor… now his mom gonna say “don’t come near me when I am sick u are not a real doctor”.. he friends be like “Yo, u never went to med school all these years u been with us playing in the fields”… his followers be like “dude.. u know very little about medicine”. 1500 years later… me “he was not a doctor” And you be like “how do u know he is not a doctor ?” I’m like “bro.. wtf”

[@greatcaledonianpenicillin5378]

​@@Dharma_and_Ahimsahe had plenty of enemies that wouldve jumped at the fact that the Qur'an says that Muhammad was illiterate

[@Mrpeace1900]

Mohammed was a conman, no one gave him the Quran.... Science debunks all the Religious BS

[@barrymoore4470]

A minor correction at 20:25 : The Arabic language does indeed have vowels (all human languages have vowels), but rather it is the traditional Arabic script that typically or mostly does not express them in written form. Several other writing systems historically expressing other Afro-Asiatic languages, such as ancient Egyptian and Hebrew, also have this feature.

[@youseffarawila8125]

Come on! Arabic vowels are central to the language and writing. The first letter of the Arabic Alphabet is Alef, which is a vowel! The letter Wao is our O, and it looks like the English comma, also means AND. It is part of the decimal system and punctuation of European languages - an Arabic vowel!!! A third vowel is Yaa, which sounds like i and e and y depending on the word. The Arabic language is based on 3 or 4 letter root verbs, and these roots often contain one or two vowels. If you trace the origin of the vowel-less legend about Arabic you will find an idiot or an orientalist, which is the same thing often. 😢

[@wafiq1958]

@@youseffarawila8125 he means harakaat

[@isaiahdelacruz6221]

There is no correction there you just said it yourself arabic does not recognize vowels you are adding to his point you are confused

[@nightthemoon8481]

@@isaiahdelacruz6221 Arabic (and all semitic languages) have long vowels, it's short vowels specifically that are embedded in each letter

[@kinunshele]

There are diacritics included in my copy of the Qur'an... Which give an indication of the vowel sounds (I'm a total beginner at Arabic but very interested in it). Are these added for modern interpretation?

[@rashedaltamimi8652]

Similarities between the Quran and the other books don't mean someone copied from the others but means that there is one source behind all the Abrahamic religions who is trying to deliver his message to all humanity over and over.

[@RohitYadav-fh9ly]

Or it was copied lol😂😂😂😂

[@normalactivity7404]

But one could argue that since Torah and Bible predates the Quran, Quran may copy scripture from the Torah and Bible, Quran claim the original scripture is corrupted which is why Torah and Bible still exist now but different, but THIS IS ACCORDING TO QURAN from a neutral perspective, one could argue that if it's possible that Torah and Bible is "corrupted", then it's also possible to say that Quran just copied a scripture from other scripture including Torah and Bible

[@m070sam]

and your god failed to send this message many times? that's even worse

[@normalactivity7404]

@@muslimresponse103 So do you think that the writer of the Quran would literally copy bible verses, put it in the Quran, without rephrasing or changing it a bit so it wouldn't look the same to the previous book?

[@normalactivity7404]

@@muslimresponse103 how about that according to the quran, earth is not in motion? search sheikh bin baz, bin al uthaymeen, and sheikh al fauzan, they disagree that earth does not rotate and it is motionless, want the link of the video of them saying that? do you believe them, they are great saudi scholar you know.

[@1926jqg]

As an ex-mormon, I am so excited for the "Who wrote the Book of Mormon" video. If you haven't already. I would suggest looking up Mosiah Priority. I think it's a very interesting theory that explains the odd structure of the book, and fits well with what was happening to Joseph Smith at the time.

[@megameow321]

Joseph Smith and Muhammad have a lot in common.

[@AnDyity]

The book of Mormon is just a single taken book of the bible I forget which one it starts with a D, I had a book of Mormon one time and compared it with the bible book and it was the same.

[@called2voyage]

@@AnDyity There are a number of differences between The Book of Mormon and Deuteronomy. I look forward to Matt's coverage of this, because there's not an obvious answer.

[@1926jqg]

@@AnDyity You could be thinking of Isaiah. The entire book of 2nd Nephi in the Book of Mormon is cribbed word for word from Isaiah in the Old Testament.

[@DoctorCyan]

Mormons and early Muslims have so much in common. I wouldn’t be surprised if Mormons evolve into the 5th big Abrahamic religion, behind Christians, Muslims, Jews, and Baha’i

[@ninreck5121]

I really love how respectful you always are to religious people in your explanations!

[@valerianmonye402]

felt more like fear than respect, with his meandering disclaimer. lol

[@potts995]

@@valerianmonye402 Yeah, sounds like he’s trying to avoid death threats more than simply being respectful

[@IwasUnknownUser]

@@potts995 why should other have to be respectful to their religion? That's already kind of terrorism.

[@fifa4lifeunknow795]

@@potts995 Extremly religius people are cinda scary i remember talking to someone and they argued that the Only morals we got is What comes from the bible (the person was Christian btw ) That made me realise What would those people do If they Dident belive in something like that Would they be normal and have Basic understanding What is right or wrong Or Would they be a lunatic😂

[@lets_wrapitup]

@@IwasUnknownUser no it’s not it’s respect. How did you equate respect to terrorism. Everything deserves respect

[@devinsmith4790]

Would love to see a video about who wrote the Homeric poems, but I'm not gonna pressure you man. It's your channel and it's up to you to decide what content you want to make next.

[@ethanwalker3392]

I on the other hand will pressure you.

[@webproductions28]

As will I. DEW IT

[@shubhamraj9986]

This is most funniest TOPIC I feel like even I can write pedophilia Religion 😭

[@WitchOracle]

I would love this!!

[@reeyees50]

D'oh

[@sachinayadav]

Really really good video .. must watch for anyone who is interested in origins of religions and literature associated with it. Keep up the good work.

[@tarekmarrouki8203]

just a small misunderstanding; "thou al qarnayn" means "the one who lived for two centuries" you see the word قرن in Arabic means both "horn" and "a century" and since my childhood, as a Muslim kid I've been taught that information so I don't fall into the confusion. Other than that, I appreciated such an academic level of research this channel never failed to live up to my expectations.

[@engineeresemkay6929]

Perhaps this misunderstanding is caused by the people who had come up with the idea that the person mentioned in the holy Quran is to be taken as the one who lived for 200 years or 2 centuries. this idea does not make any sense, because it would employ that the person was of 200 years of age and he had already lived for 2 centuries at the time period during that story. again because you do not give a 30 years old person a name like ["thou al qarnayn" means "the one who lived for two centuries" ]

[@Sasori.OfTheRedSand]

No one agreed who he was .. any muslim know that

[@engineeresemkay6929]

@@Sasori.OfTheRedSand The General consciences points it to be Alexander the Great. The coins of His time with his pictures on those items depict him to be having two Horns,

[@wolfking4879]

Thank you. as a Muslim from the west, it's easy for people to fall into this... I'm sitting here watching and my stomach is just turning. Allahu Akbar

[@Sasori.OfTheRedSand]

@@engineeresemkay6929 some agreed and some not

[@SA41959]

14:53 - In Surah Maryam (19:23) it is generally believed to be the voice of an angel who tells Mary to shake the tree for the dates (not figs) to fall for her to eat. The Quran doesn’t state that it was Jesus in the womb who told her to do that.

[@indrain1331]

Correct

[@indrain1331]

@@deurellbussell5469 it doesnt matter

[@indrain1331]

@@deurellbussell5469 LOL how do you know he never did that?did u there ??

[@indrain1331]

@@deurellbussell5469 is there any prove jesus is the son of god?did u see god having sex with mary?

[@starcapture3040]

@@deurellbussell5469 this video has msiteks, Babylon wasn't mentioned in the quran. also the Assyrian language is absolutely not different language from arabic. why he failed to montione is that qurain doesn't claim to bring something new but correct what was corrugated. also thu al qarnayn is not known who is he and alexander never bulit a wall anywhere.... and most muslims believe it was cyrus the great.

[@OmnipresentPotato]

7:22, note: chapter 110, i.e. Surat Al Nasr, is considered to be the last whole surah to be revealed. It is unanimous , however, that it is not the altogether final revelation. Some scholars say that the last revelation is Chapter 5 (Surat al-Maidah) verse 3, the verse of the Perfection of Religion. This is a weak view, but it is more popular among the masses. A larger number of scholars view al-Baqarah verse 281 to be the last.

[@lucygrey37]

My legit fav Ayat(verse) in the whole quran!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@John-lf3xf]

There are so many issues with this video. I recommend that people see Hythem Sidky (an actual high quality secular academic) and his interview on Blogging Theology instead of this nonsense. Actually watching that will show exactly why I call this video nonsense and smoke and mirrors essentially.

[@swdrre-upload5423]

@@John-lf3xf elaborate please

[@John-lf3xf]

@@swdrre-upload5423 There is a comment I wrote a few hours ago on the general comment section which you'll be able to find by hitting 'newest first' if youre interested.

[@darkmagus-senior]

Great video! It is rewarding to hear what others think about other religions based on history and scientific findings. I will watch your other videos as well. Thanks

[@najabs123]

Ugh a Jewish brother doing more justice to Islamic history from an academic and neutral perspective than even some Muslims. Love it. Stay safe my Semitic brother.

[@hussainhaider5334]

Oo come on.... The one who doesn't know the Islamic history and makes video by searching other people's content through internet, cannot do any justice to history. As of Islamic scholars, just check the history how did they recorded history in most difficult circumstances and tried their best efforts. Just check how hadith was recorded and how they tried to keep the records in most unbiased and authentic manner........

[@najabs123]

@@hussainhaider5334 I said some Muslims. Not some Islamic scholars, not most Islamic scholars. Some Muslims. Read the comment properly lol.

[@tananata9657]

@@hussainhaider5334 hadith corrupted

[@wakilahmedd33]

@@tananata9657 Corrupted ones would not survive for so long. There is an extremely sophisticated process of judging the authenticity of an hadith and grading it. All the corrupted ones would have long been filtered out in the past 1400 years. Also there are things called weak hadith and strong hadiths.

[@tananata9657]

@@wakilahmedd33 omly 915 hadith true or sahih the rest are fabrication

[@RugajRozoj]

Idk how to thank you for your whole painful effort on the research, the subtitles, and the cute, eye-catching, colorful charts. Thank you soooo much..

[@chj3289]

Non-sense...!!! Quran thru Gabriel and written by God.. utter nonsense.. use some common sense here of when was Quran written and when was Old Testament written. BC and CE. 🤣🤣🤣Whoever the author of this video is, just look into the facts and then say Jew'sTorah and Bible are one and the same, whereas the Bible emphasizes on the old and new Testaments. To add to your old videos on the moon of Muslim worship The crescent of the new moon signifies the beginning and end of fasting during Ramadan. *However, this symbol did not originate with Islam; it was adopted for the first time by the city of Byzantine (which later became Istanbul).*

[@Timakiwala]

Islam is formed with Forces, Swords ⚔️, Bullets, Killings, means all are Converted from other religions. No self ideology,,No laws,, Only Men's are rulling,, Womens are tortured,, Womens are machines for producing 20,30, 50 childrens.. 4/5/6 wives...Talak TALAK Talak 3 words to destroy Women's,,, Interested in 72 HOORS with very big size Breast....Ladies have no place in society. Hum converted SUWARS Hai. Hum KALAMA Padhate hai... Huma-me JAJABA hai... Hum TALAK de sakate hai... Hum HALALA bhee karate hai(enjoyment)... 72 HOORS with big boobs for us... We can produce 20/30/50 kids , hamara Penis عضو تناسل Powerful Hai(4/6 wives)... Kya huwa, hamare bachche بچے Pancharwala Beggers Hotel worker Butcher Riksha puller hai to,, JIHADI bhee hai, inshallah....

[@3L4.]

@@chj3289 ah i see. You say the Al quran is copy of Bible

[@rosalia2940]

*Who explains to us why the Koran says Christians believe God has a biological son!* To all Muslims! Son of God means NOT SON! What is called the son of God is the word of God = god himself! Which has nothing to do with a child (son)! Thus, the Son of God is incarnated as the human Jesus and the human Jesus is therefore referred to as a son, which does not mean a son!

[@rosalia2940]

Hebr 1,2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, *by whom also he made the worlds;* as everyone can see the term Son of God refers to the Word of God = god himself! For through that God created the worlds! *what a mistake in the Qur'an!*

[@juliettanzer4738]

I just wanted to say thank you for your subtitling. I know it is a lot of work but it is so helpful for people who need it. Brilliant work as always

[@gmansplit]

It's entirely plausible that he doesn't do the subtitling himself. There are tons of people online who you can pay to do subtitles for videos (Fiverr has many such people). Also, one excellent newer feature of youtube is the ability to edit the auto-generated subtitles. Because Matt speaks so clearly and precisely, I bet that he uses this method, and likely has to make barely any edits to them in order to make them 100% correct.

[@lufhopespeacefully2037]

why doesn`t trinity is written in bible,,.;'[.

[@lufhopespeacefully2037]

why doesn`t trinity is written in bible

[@Nexus-jg7ev]

@@lufhopespeacefully2037 Because it's not Biblical, that's why. The ending of Mathew that mentions The Father, Son and Holy Spirit was added very, very late. It was not found in the early Greek manuscripts. Jesus' disciples did not believe that Jesus was God during his life, they started believing that he became divine when he was exalted tovheaven after his alleged resurrection.

[@crstepstudy]

Ty appreciate the summary good job

[@Esperalzi-Esfaral]

4:55. I am a Muslim, I am not offended, I continue watching, I want to hear alternative theories. I am good. I respect your views which I may or may not agree but nothing wrong listening to the alternative theories..

[@zaid9026]

allah says in quran : "And if you have any doubt as to (the truthfulness of the Qur'ân) which We have revealed to Our servant from time to time, produce a single Sûrah (- Qur'ânic chapter) like any of (the chapters of) this, summoning (to your assistance) all your helpers (that you have) beside Allâh, if you are truthful (in your doubts)," "But if you fail to do (so), and never shall you do (it), then guard against the Fire, the fuel of which will be human beings (who are deviating from the way of truth) and stones, (it is) prepared for the disbelievers. " quran chapter 2 verses 23 and 24 1400 years since this verse was revealed on the prophet and to this day no one was able to fulfill this challenge

[@SaeedAcronia]

then you're one in a million. Muslim take holiness of quran extremely seriously

[@Serious9185]

@@SaeedAcronia Nah , most of us are like it , unless you watch fox news.

[@mt000mp]

@@SaeedAcronia extremist muslim (NOT ISIS) should get secular academic with skepticism , islam intersect the secular(human) and the spiritual(divine) ••Quran encourages verification of any news that reaches to a believer. "O you who have believed, if there comes to you a disobedient one with information, investigate, lest you harm a people out of ignorance and become, over what you have done, regretful." (Quran 49:6) ••Quran also encourages that believers must reflect upon religion and not just obey religion blindly. Allah says in Quran: "And those who, when reminded of the verses of their Lord, do not fall upon them deaf and blind." (Quran 25:73)

[@SaeedAcronia]

@@mt000mp That's a circular logic. If it turns out that Quran was written by humans and not God, then you wouldn't be a muslim because being a muslim means believing quran is from God. Also you wouldn't be able to refer to Quran anymore because it was fake in that case.

[@brandonhacksandtrainers9246]

Fix: The surahs are not ordered according to their lengths. Surah Kosar is the smallest surah but isn't the last one.

[@hussainsultanzada6123]

Kauthar* It's an Arabic word, keep it that way

[@zaeroses1096]

I believe it was mentioned that it is not strictly so, but generally they are roughly in order of length from longest to shortest.

[@ashfan80]

It is not strictly so. But more or less so.

[@abdo-dr1tu]

They are definitely ordered by length, just not perfectly ordered.

[@bashyirshariff6356]

surah orded are from Allah. And sahabah keep it that way when The Prophet Muhammad read it for the last time with The Angel Jibril.

[@sheenapearse766]

Amazing overview , analysis and insight into the multiplicity and overlapping derivations of sacred scriptures . There wouldn’t be enough hours in the day for one to read all the texts / books , so WOW ! Thanks a lot !

[@FuhhFyuhb-wb1zp]

The Holy Qur’an differs from the rest in that it is only one copy in all the countries of the world, and even in the written texts, it is the only word that has not been changed.

[@waakyeuchiha6112]

​@@FuhhFyuhb-wb1zp😂lol yeah right 🤣 Next!

[@FeedYourBrainChannel]

@@FuhhFyuhb-wb1zp There have been some manuscripts that have slightly different words in it (though, yes, the Qur’an appears to have been scarcely edited, at least relative to other holy books). And the book was originally written/dictated in Arabic, which was translated to other languages, thereby changing the semantics anyway. But the book has pretty much stayed the same, at least of what we know of.

[@lesblase3667]

@@FuhhFyuhb-wb1zp WHAT A LOAD OF BULLSHIT HAHAHA

[@FuhhFyuhb-wb1zp]

@@FeedYourBrainChannel All manuscripts of the Qur’an are identical to the Qur’an that we have today. The simple errors you are talking about in the Sanaa Manuscript are simple spelling errors, and the owner of the channel has a video titled The Sanaa Manuscript in which he shares the whole matter.

[@Rashidun313]

Wow! This video is excellent. As a Muslim, I appreciate your work to express the views of secular academics about Islām.

[@ikhlaqahmed4568]

The earliest Quranic manuscript that has been reliably dated by scholars is known as the "Birmingham Quran manuscript." It is a collection of Quranic text fragments on parchment that were discovered in 2015 at the University of Birmingham in England. The manuscript has been carbon-dated to between AD 568 and 645, which is within the time period of the Prophet Muhammad and the early Islamic community. This makes the Birmingham Quran manuscript one of the oldest surviving copies of the Quran in existence.

[@soumayaafilal2931]

Indeed this video is rather outdated in regards to that information

[@dtabije08]

how many folios does Birmingham Quran mss. has? Does it have 114 Surahs? Hehehe. Funny response.

[@soumayaafilal2931]

@@dtabije08 I see your point but the state of preservation not even a single word was altered and the message of that Sourate to the Christian archeologists found speak louder than if it was 114 found it's like Allah have sent a sign/message to those Christian archeologists who found it! Why didn't they find other chapters and found that specific Sourate with those specific verses!

[@dtabije08]

@@soumayaafilal2931 Hehehe. If you can show me the unchanged & preserved Utmanic Quran, then I will revert to Islam. As of now, I am enjoying reading Hadith that says your prophet was a womanizer, killer & pedophile.

[@BattleSymphony349]

Fragments? 😂

[@kelvinball5762]

This dropped in the middle of my finals schedule and I needed this badly! Thanks for this series, this channel is probably one of the best finds I've made this year.

[@curtiswfranks]

Good luck on your finals!

[@John-lf3xf]

There are so many issues with this video. I recommend that people see Hythem Sidky (an actual high quality secular academic) and his interview on Blogging Theology instead of this nonsense. Actually watching that will show exactly why I call this video nonsense and smoke and mirrors essentially.

[@gmansplit]

@@John-lf3xf You can't just say the video is shit without providing any explanation or reasoning. It's dishonest.

[@John-lf3xf]

@@gmansplit True. I did in a long comment which you will find if you look through recent comments and scroll down to the comments which are from around the date of the reply above you are looking at on this chain.

[@lufhopespeacefully2037]

why doesn`t trinity is written in bible,,.;'[.

[@27Madable]

God bless you. Although I don’t agree with the historian’s belief that the Quran was written by Muhammad (Pbuh), I very much respect the way you have put the information forward. There is so much to learn from your methods of delivery.

[@thewholetruth5473]

*MuhamMAD

[@RichardWolfgang]

@@thewholetruth5473 calm kids

[@thewholetruth5473]

@@RichardWolfgang I was just correcting a serious error. He spelled the guy's name as just "Muhammad" (without putting any emphasis on his madness). MuhamMAD is the correct way to write his name. By the way, I am calm, and I'm 40 (hardly a "kid").

[@bloomwithaynur3898]

@@thewholetruth5473 But you act like a kid lol! I mean why to hate people here? Does it make you a less mad :/

[@thewholetruth5473]

@@bloomwithaynur3898 I hate no one. What the heck are you talking about? Simply reminding people about the madness of history's maddest man ever should not mean I "hate"

[@joshygoldiem_j2799]

Props to al Muqaddimah for having the guts to edit this AND make his own video

[@chevalierkinographie]

@ملقرت ملك صور doubt

[@theredstonesword9293]

@ملقرت ملك صور المقدمة هو من السنة و أصلن نحن المسيحية أكثريتنا ما من قول شي عن القرآن مثل ما أكثرية من المسلمين ما بيتمسخروا عن العهد الجديد و أكيد لازم نحترم بعضنا و كتبنا المقدسة.

[@Froggeh92]

@ملقرت ملك صور shiites just dont subscribe to the crooked narrative cooked by the fake hadeeths in mainstream islam.

[@mekhimkl2702]

@@slym741 yes they are. They submit to God and follow Quran.

[@emeraldaxx8631]

@@slym741 Shia are Muslims

[@Mamunabdullah-ko1ls]

The Birmingham Quran manuscript is a single sheet of parchment on which two leaves of an early Quranic manuscript or muṣḥaf have been written. In 2015 the manuscript, which is held by the University of Birmingham, was radiocarbon dated to between 568 and 645 CE

[@boo3553]

That means the parchment was possibly written during the lifetime of the prophet pbuh.

[@disgruntledtoons]

This proves only that the material of the parchment was taken from something that lived during that span of time.

[@NoumanKhan-pb4zk]

​@venenareligioest410 You mean Waraqa Ibn Nawfal a clever Christian knew about the big bang theory. and the whole Embriology the creation of baby. you mean he knows the people of time of Abraham when they worshipped to a star. even this is not found in the Torah and bible. you mean Waraqa knows that Pharoah body will be kept for future generation. and much more... You can not deny QURAN. The Previous Books (Torah, and Gospel) changed and corrupted. That's why God sent down the Last Testament (Quran) for the whole Mankind. From Adam to the last Prophet Muhammad (Pbu them all). all were Muslims. and Muslims mean submit to the one TRUE GOD. There is only ONE TRUE GOD. From Adam to the last Prophet Muhammad (Pbu them all). all were prostrated to that one TRUE GOD. even Jesus bow down and prostrated to one TRUE GOD. and now Christians are following Paul instead of Jesus original message. (Pbuh). Jews saying Ezra is the son of god. and Christians saying Jesus is the son of god. the TRUTH is both were Prophets of one TRUE GOD. Jesus brought the Moses Law. Moses never said about Trinity. Moses knew that same one TRUE GOD of every Prophet. For Moses God was "Elah, Elohim or Yaweh". For Jesus God was "Alaha" in his Aramaic language. The Trinity and Jesus devinity developed later by Church. and the Jews are also agree with that. The earlier Ebionites were TRUE followers of Jesus(Pbuh). they were true Christians. they knew that Jesus was only a messenger of God and The True Messiah. we Muslims have the updated version of God religions. because the previous Torah and Gospel changed and corrupted by Men. they became Men made. I request you Jews and Christians. update yourself before God delete you from the Paradise. 😂 Thank God i am a Muslim. Peace ❤️✌️

[@tanjong2021]

It was before the compilation period to make it was standardized by "Uthman Ibn Affan". The "orientalist" has taken advantage of this to argue that the al-Qur'an has many versions similar to the Bible.

[@bobSeigar]

​@@tanjong2021Sana'a Palimpsest is different. Syrian Christian story of Alexander the Great is included in the 'Source of Weird Speech'

[@Kimeikus]

Great video, I’ve always wondered what secular historians make of Islamic texts. It was interesting to see the stories found in earlier sources because the Qur’an describes itself as a confirmation of revelations that came before.

[@ReasonedAnswers]

_"It was interesting to see the stories found in earlier sources because the Qur’an describes itself as a confirmation of revelations that came before."_ Correct, however, you need to consider the nature of those texts: they definitely are not "revelations" in many cases, as they are human commentary on the Jewish scriptures. It seems the compilers of the Quran didn't know the difference. You also have to consider whether the Qurans "correction" claim makes sense in light of the actual texts. What we actually find in many cases is the Quran copies random details that don't make a lot of sense by themselves, but make perfect sense in the original story.

[@melissalisaandrean6803]

Quran is like this. A new religion is born and they belive in a book that considered holy and eternal. Also believing it confirm the bible. but the stories in it are from Dante Inferno, a novel, not a Bible.

[@deechonada]

@@melissalisaandrean6803 dantes inferno came 900 years after the Quran? were you just making an example?

[@xk8485]

@@ReasonedAnswers reading a christian writing about "original texts" is laughable! Original text dated to The Messiah, peace and blessing of The Almighty be upon him and his mother, given by him or his immediate disciples: ZERO Preserved messages with chains of transmission from Messiah, pbuh: ZERO Now that is a FACT. With all the money and evil manipulations at your disposal, yet you are a good way of spreading Islam in every house, and yet you think you are fighting it. Subhana Allah! Search Egyptian Kings and Pharaohs of different times and the accuracy of the Quran, once done, compare it to the bible. Iera channel has a good video of it. Go check it out and learn. Times of christian clergy lies is over. There is a reason for the surge of apostasy in the west, and that is you guys. For others reading this comment, wanting to learn more and having questions join the live stream of EFDAWA.

[@xk8485]

@@melissalisaandrean6803 🤦🏻‍♂️ You most definitely got your "Islamic PHD" from Fox news, CNN or MSNBC or even better, from christian apologists.

[@JesusIsaSlave]

Rough guide on the themes of suras 1-114 1 Opening 2-9 Rulings/ origin of creation [esp humanity] 10-28 Stories 29-49 Allah's blessings 50-114 Faith and Afterlife

[@tfs2015]

I was waiting for this episode; great and informative series overall as a Muslim, I have two corrections to make: 1- the Quran isn't ordered by length as you mentioned. in fact, the second-longest Surah, by the number of words, is the 4th Surah, whereas the second-longest Surah, by the number of Ayat, is the 26th Surah. You can also see that the shortest Surah is the 104th Surah as opposed to being the final Surah. so simply saying that it's ordered by length is a huge misstatement. 2- while the Quran was indeed standardized during the reign of the third Caliph Uthman, standardization is a completely different process than compiling the written book itself. most religious scholars date the first compilation of the book to the first Caliph Abu Bakr who died only 2 years after the Prophet's death. also, as you mentioned, Uthman ordered all variant copies to be destroyed which simply shows that in fact there were multiple written copies of the Quran by that time. in fact, most religious scholars believe that Uthman used these written books to issue his standardized version of the Quran.

[@ObungaVille]

how holy was uthman to decide ?

[@alexalexis7121]

You typed too much without listening. He said it could be categorised so shut up

[@StalinistEnjoyer]

Imagine watching a video explaining y ur religion is fake and still believing in it💀

[@tfs2015]

@@ObungaVille Uthman didn’t “decide” anything regarding what’s written, he only compiled what was already written during the life of the prophet, all what he did is issuing a standardized copy to accommodate those who don’t speak Arabic.

[@tfs2015]

@@StalinistEnjoyer did we watch the same video?! Also if you’re getting your beliefs from youtube, then probably you should reconsider.

[@TheWilyx]

Would love one about the Book of the Mormon! Edit: Wrote the comment before finishing the video! So glad to hear you are doing it!

[@Itisjustasaganow]

if you want some laughs and some history about Mormons,South Park made an episode about that,meanwhile we'll wait until the realize

[@osumanaaa9982]

7:50 small addition. It was the caliph Aby Bakr who compiled the first Quran (less than two years after the death of the prophet pbuh)

[@osumanaaa9982]

@Stomp on a leftys Face Oh look ! An angry pagan.

[@Professor_GC]

Yes he forgot to mention that, bt rather skipped to when the standardization was completed under Uthman. Umar made the suggestion to Abubakar, who began the process but the process was completed under Uthman! This is a vital point that shouldn't be ignored. He also made a baseless argument that their wasn't any written manuscripts of the Quran during the Prophets lifetime when infact several of his companions had such copies but were discouraged to wait till the revelations were finished so they do not mix Quran with Hadith! He never made any statement that several Companions memorized the Quran wic was why it wasn't tainted, and the concept of memorization is what makes it the most untainted religious book in history!

[@cramax4871]

​@@Professor_GCProcess of memorization wouldnt make it most untained. Rather it would do the opposite. Its well studied human memory can be...tricky. It can be changed and influenced by many things. Sickness, old age, trauma, etc.

[@Professor_GC]

@@cramax4871 Yes those factors can influence once memorization ONLY if that person stops reciting it daily to keep it their memory. Good thing the Quran exists in written texts that can easily read! For a person who memorized a musical lyrics and sings publicly, a slight mistake like change of a word could be easily recognized by any random fan who knows such song, not because he reads The lyrics everyday but constantly listen and mym it. Say what you want the Quran is not like the Bible that needs to be reedited by random fellows for selfish reasons everytime they need to print new copies. People minds are different when it comes to memorization that's exactly why not every Muslim has the entire Quran memorized but most Muslims always have a copy they read and indeed the 5 daily prayers is also a factor that keeps such memory fresh.

[@FredRickenbacher]

​@@Professor_GC "His companions had several copies". Source: Trust me bro.

[@mazmuz987]

There's nothing offensive in this video, and you are honestly admitting your lens. As a Muslim, thank you for making this video that so many people learn about Islam. Also, I actually interesting to any research on the Al-Qur'an. If I'm not mistaken, there are some major in many university and islamic university that studies Al-Qur'an (as well as Hadits). But I'm not a scholar, I cannot spot any bias in this video, so I'll take this as an other point of view of Islam. I respect you 🙏

[@BruceM8]

I couldn't agree more with your conclusion that the nearest analogy in Christianity to the Qu'ran is Jesus Christ, not the Bible. As a Christian, I came to the same conclusion when I learned about Islam and its view of the Qu'ran. Frankly, I think such an analogy also is helpful for Christians, who tend to want to inflate the Bible's place in Christianity vis-a-vis the incarnate Son of God. In John 5:39, Jesus accuses the Pharisees: "You diligently study the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life. It is they which testify of me, yet you don't want to come to me so that you can have life."

[@naomistarlight6178]

It's interesting because I heard some people say Jesus never claimed to be God, but that's a pretty clear claim of being God. It seems that in the book of John he is more likely to see/describe himself as a divinity than in the other synoptic Gospels, and I wonder why. In another verse, he says "I came here not to do my own will but the will of the one who sent me."

[@lostfan5054]

Brilliant work, Dr. Matt. Thank you!

[@chj3289]

Non-sense...!!! Quran thru Gabriel and written by God.. utter nonsense.. use some common sense here of when was Quran written and when was Old Testament written. BC and CE. 🤣🤣🤣Whoever the author of this video is, just look into the facts and then say Jew'sTorah and Bible are one and the same, whereas the Bible emphasizes on the old and new Testaments. To add to your old videos on the moon of Muslim worship The crescent of the new moon signifies the beginning and end of fasting during Ramadan. *However, this symbol did not originate with Islam; it was adopted for the first time by the city of Byzantine (which later became Istanbul).*

[@SeekerOfTruth5]

⚠️⚠️🚨🚨🚨This is my response to you: 14:10 *(The story of Abraham breaking idols)* You said, *"It comes from a commentary on the Book of Genesis, written by a rabbi, sometime between 300 and 500 CE So, it's certainly possible that Muhammad was familiar with the story"* But you only mentioned half the truth. The scholars indicated that this text had been subjected to *distortion, and that it was subject to always for long and short additions* (1) Even the scholar *Becker* described it as an *“open text”* because it is an expandable commentary (2) , and that it *"appears to have been revised in a belated way in the Middle Ages."* (3) And it was stated in the *"Encyclopaedia Judaica 7/449”*: *"There are several parts in Genesis Rabbah whose style, language and exegetical character do not represent an integral part of the original midrash, but rather they are late additions"* The story of “Ibrahim” with idols and fire appears in chapter 38 of the Midrash, *it is among the chapters that scholars have said that it has been subject to distortion and belated revision.* And although it resembles the Qur’anic story, it is noted here: *The Midrash story contrasts with the Qur’anic story in detail in many ways.* * This midrash has been subjected to *severe change*, and Orientalists and evangelists do not have an argument for the *authenticity* of this story in this midrash or for the proof that it existed in it before *the time of the Prophet Muhammad,* noting that the oldest manuscript of this midrash in our hands today: (Vat. 30) dates back to 400-500 years after the appearance of Islam!!(4) Also, the text published today in the original language, which was prepared by Theodor and Albeck (1929 AD), does not match any ancient manuscript due to the many differences between them! *#################################################* 15:29 *(Mary And the Palm Tree)* You said, *"a very similar story is told about Mary and the palm tree"* and claimed that there is only *one difference* between the two stories. But the truth is that there are at least 6 differences between the two stories *(in the place, time, characters of the story, what miracle happened, what caused it and who did it)* 15:40 You said, *"Pseudo-Matthew was written around the same time as Muhammad lived"* But many scholars such as *(Robert Miller, Lynette R. Muir, J.K. Elliott, and J. A Tasioulas)* say that it was written in the eighth or ninth century, i.e. *after the advent of Islam.* (5) 15:58 You said, *"its more likely is that this was simply a well known story that was floating around at the time and that both authors were familiar with it"* But the scholar *(G. K. Eliot)* explicitly stated that the *Pseudo-Matthew was not known in the East* Stephen J. Shoemaker said, *"It appears that the apocryphal gospel of Matthew was written somewhat late, which prevents it from having an impact on the Qur'anic text, and most importantly, this apocryphal gospel was composed in the beginning in Latin somewhere in the Christian West and was completely unknown in the Christian East"* (6) *#################################################* 16:12 *(SLEEPERS IN THE CAVE)* As for the story of (The Seven Sleepers), it is a historical event mentioned by the Qur’an in order to take a lesson from it, and the Qur’an never claimed that there is no other book that preceded this story!! . And your saying that it is a well-known story to other nations, this supports the fact that this story occurred because it has historical testimonies! *#################################################* 16:12 *(DUHL-QARNAYN)* You did not mention any book before the Qur’an that narrates the story of Dhul-Qarnayn, but you most likely mean the book of Alexander Romance, especially the Syriac version of it, which some orientalists claim to be a source of the Qur’an, but the truth is those Syriac versions of Alexander the Great were written after the advent of Islam under the Islamic rule. Ernest Wallis Budge says in his book (The life and exploits of Alexander the Great: being a series of translations of the Ethiopic histories of Alexander by the Pseudo-Callisthenes and other writers, with introduction, etc) about the *Syrianc versions of Alexander Romance were inspired by the Arabic culture and were written under the rule of Islam* This means those Syrianc versions were written and inspired by the Arabic culture, *not quoting from the Greek ones* He also said it was written by a *Syrianc Christian person who lived in the Islamic countries under the rule of the Abbasid Caliphate during the 10th century AD* B. M. Wheeler says, *"A more discerning examination of the different texts show that the later recensions of the Alexander stories are dependent upon the Qur'an as understood through the medium of early Muslim commentators. Key elements of the later stories, such as the appellation of "Dhu al-Qarnayn" attributed to Alexander owe their origins to the commentaries"* (7) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1- The Jewish Encyclopedia, 3l64 2- Chaim Milikowsky, ‘On the Formation and Transmission of Bereshit Rabba and the Yerushalmi: Questions of Redaction, Text-Criticism and Literary Relationships,’ in The Jewish Quarterly Review, New Series, Vol. 92, No. 3/4 (Jan. - Apr., 2002), p.526 3- Scott B. Noegel and Brannon M. Wheeler, Historical Dictionary of Prophets in Islam and Judaism, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 2002, p.124 4- L. M. Barth, An Analysis Of Vatican 30, 1973, Monographs of the Hebrew Union College No. 1, Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute Of Religion, pp. 88-89 (Quoted by, M S M Saifullah, The Story Of Abraham And Idols In The Qur'an And Midrash Genesis Rabbah) 5- Robert Miller, Born Divine, the Births of Jesus and other Sons of God, California: Plebridge Press, 2003, pp.309-310 Lynette R. Muir, The Biblical Drama of Medieval Europe, New York: Cambridge University Press, 2003, p.89, Richard P. McBrien, eds. The HarperCollins Encyclopedia of Catholicism, New York: HarperCollins, 1995, p.53 J. K. Elliott, The Apocrypahl Jesus, Legends of the Early Church, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008, p.11 J. A. Tasioulas, ‘Between Doctrine and Domesticity: The Portrayal of Mary in the N-Town Plays,’ in Diane Watt, ed. Medieval Women in their Communities, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1997 ,p.228 6- J K. Elliott, The Apocryphal New Testament, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005, p.84 Stephen J. Shoemaker, Christmas in the Qur'an: The Qur'anic Account of Jesus' Nativity and Palestinian Local Tradition. Jerusalem Studies in Arabic and Islam 28 (2003), p.19 7- B. M. Wheeler "Moses Or Alexander? Early Islamic Exegesis Of Qur'an 18:60-65", Journal Of Near Eastern Studies, 1998, op cit., p. 214

[@rosalia2940]

It is very easy to refute Islam! Because the God of Islam does not know that according to Christianity God incarnated True love = the love of God! *God himself went to the cross for you out of love for you as a human being* Philippians 2:5-8

[@intuitive_data_science]

@@rosalia2940 lol easy to refute islam because it doesn’t confirm my made up beliefs about worshiping a human 😂😂😂 get real woman

[@AntiAtheismIsUnstoppable]

@@intuitive_data_science *surah 4:80* alLah associates muhammad a partner with alLah and makes him god. Do you think alLah will be able to forgive alLah for the sin of comitting shirk?

[@lemonzest1017]

Hello Matt, Im actually a teacher teaching Quran and its commentaries. I found your video to be very interesting and insightful and even though you disagree that it is indeed revelation, the information that you gave give me a lot of insights on the origins of some stories in the Quran (esp the ones that are not in the bible). Even your previous videos was helpful in studying/teaching Quran. In my reading, the Quran is absolutely aware of these similarities between it and these other sources. Though from it's perspective, it is merely a confirmation of truth of what was revealed before and at the same time correcting the blunders or the corruption made to previous texts. Of course i understand that this is not a historical secular academic view. And im fine with that. Dzul Qarnayn being Alexander the Great is quite a debated position though. The one I accept is Dzul Qarnayn being Cyrus The Great. But really thats another discussion entirely Thanks alot for your amazing videos. Youre a smart guy. May God bless you always

[@markalfa-narh8434]

The quran couldn't have come to correct any previous scriptures when the quran itself contains so many errors and absurdities. The Dhul Qarnayn topic is not controversial, its so clear in the quran, all classical tafsir and Hadith confirms it. Modern Muslims developed fake controversy for it cos they see it as absurd but can't wrap their head around the fact that their quran and their god was wrong about sun setting in a muddy pond.

[@Mohazz88]

Salaam lemon zest, am sure you're aware that in the quran Allah speaks to dhul-qarnain directly.. are you saying that u think Allah spoke to Cyrus directly?

[@ic6177]

Literally was going to mention Cyrus the great. Thanks!

[@IS-mb1qj]

Dhu Al karnin was defeating mystical creatures, and built an unseen wall made of metal to prevent them from attacking humans, read the story till the end. nothing about Alexander the great deeds say anything about that. It is known about Alexander the great that he used old mythology to gain politically in the conquered lands like declared the son of the God Raa in Egypt to gain an influence, maybe he used the hornes to the same purpose after or before he took Egypt?

[@markalfa-narh8434]

@@IS-mb1qj lol

[@gabrielbabatunde3793]

The main question is how do we know that the reports of said words of Muhammad were his?

[@AliRayan32]

There Is Lot Of Criteria To Meet But One Of The Main Criteria Is Chain Of Narration..

[@patriot8242]

Sure, but once you go back far enough you need to believe a man who said God talked to him alone where no1 else saw or heard it. The you need to believe God not muhammad decided to tell Muslims muhammad was the best of humans, greatest of creation, then believe God thought it was a good idea to make the decloration of faith the Shahada include "and muhammad is his prophet" which has zero value other than elevating muhammad.

[@AliRayan32]

@patriot8242 Nah! You're Wrong For Instance For a Revert Muslim (Who Had a Christian Background) Can Say In His/Her Sahahdah That 'I Bear Witness That There Is No One Worthy Of Worship Except Allah And I Bear Witness That Jesus(Pbuh) Is His Servant And Messenger' Now Because The Prophet Who Has Been Sent For Us (For Our Time) Is Muhammed (Pbuh) It's Important To Accept His Messengership And Prophethood Same As For The People At The Time Of Moses (Moses') People At The Time Of Jesus (Jesus') And All The Previous Prophets.

[@AliRayan32]

@patriot8242 Jesus (Pbuh) Has Is Called 'Word Of Allah' As He Was Created Directly From The Command Of Allah (SWT), Abraham (Pbuh) Got The Title Of 'Friend Of Allah' (SWT), Moses (Pbuh) Directly Spoke To God.. Now Will You Say. Ooh Islam Elevates The Status Of Prophets Of God..?!

[@patrickmcguinness1363]

@@patriot8242 Mohammed was the most obvious fake prophet in history. So many verses in the Quran are self-serving verses that Mohammed used for his personal gain or advantage.

[@seanworle]

I spent the first 2/3 of my life as a faithful Mormon, and the past 1/3 learning about many of the things I was never told about Mormon history. I look forward to your analysis of the Book of Mormon.

[@jamesong.a.7695]

I’m sorry, but it baffles me that there are still Mormons today. Every religion has its share of malarkey, but Mormonism out does them all. I say that with all due respect, of course.

[@i-man872]

@gunny1O1O1 Ok atheist. I’m not Mormon btw lol

[@hsmd4533]

@gunny1O1O1 And the evilest of the evil.

[@thesc0tsm4n9]

you should look into reading the CES letter

[@oliverbanes5121]

Mormonism is a Cult

[@crosssalmon1]

Very nice, Matt. Well, actually Arabic has vowels; they are و , ا , and ي . Example إحسان is read Ihsan, with the 'a' from alif (ا). The إ is actually not alif, but hamzah. Alif cannot be given vowelization (تشكيل, tashkil), but hamzah can. Anyway, great video overall!

[@SpringStarFangirl]

From what I know, those letters you mentioned are actually what's called matres lectionis. They're regular consonants that in certain cases can be used as a guide on how to pronounce the word. It's similar in Hebrew. Also, both have vowel pointing systems- haraqat for Arabic and niqqud for Hebrew- but they're entirely optional.

[@sairoof4704]

when he said there isn't much research on quraan i was shocked because there is a lot of "tafseer" books from many different islamic scholars and non muslims also, but guess it's hard for you to find translated ones since most of them are not written in english. - edit: the "chapters" in quraan are not arranged by size for example sourat al-nas is longer than sourat al-kawthar but put later

[@mogbaba]

Textual or intertextual research is something totally different from tafseer. Search on those concepts, in order to figure out what he talks about.

[@crosssalmon1]

Yes, he needs to widen his research to Islamic sources. But so far this is already much better than the many western authors' understanding of the Quran :-) So, nice video!

[@turdattempt]

I think by "research" he meant scientific research.

[@sairoof4704]

@@turdattempt just because the research is not done in English doesn't make it less "scientific"

[@turdattempt]

@@sairoof4704 No the problem is not the language. You could translate those books but they will remain unscientific and of very little value to a researcher.

[@ShahariaChowdhury]

Great video, love the production value! I can appreciate your lack of biasness despite being a Muslim. Muslims who get offended by this should get themselves in check. He prefaced multiple times that this is a secular historian approach.

[@seasesh4073]

I'm Muslim and I want to start this by clearing a misconception, it seems a lot of people got the wrong idea of Muslims not liking anyone to criticize their text or beliefs, this is an unfortunate conclusion drawn by some of the more violent out-take some deluded individuals have. it's quite the opposite, a lot of Muslims will welcome research and criticism as long it was done respectfully. thank you for your great work, but I just wanted to add that there seems to be a contention on not using Islamic sources from a research standpoint, from the fear of them being biased and all. but it's quite the opposite, Islamic studies have one of the most rigorous form of history counting ever, it literally hold the spirit of scientific method. I'm not gonna talk much but I'll leave you with this, you've probably heard of hadiths being "sahih" or "strong or weak" narrations. search behind the method of how this conclusion is drawn, there are courses that take up to 10 years on this subject alone, disregarding all that work just because it isn't done by none Muslims or western academics sounds really disingenuous. Please look into it

[@marioluigi9599]

LOL it's obviously because the Muslim sources are not helpful in this at all. They are all assuming that the Quran is written by God. That's why there was no research done at all by Muslim scholars to see who wrote the Qur'an. Everyone just said God did it.

[@marioluigi9599]

@DigitalBath D ok calm down. Get some Muslim friends

[@marioluigi9599]

@DigitalBath D Prince LOOOL. Which one is that? Prince Andrew? Harry? William

[@fenroel6148]

@DigitalBath D What he can know What we dont know ? Sources of prophets life is either his companions or his sworn enemies. We know your classic parrotings , fabrications and manupulations. He was a weak Man when all this started , nobody gained anything from hım except oppression and torment by pagans for many years.Nobody gonna fellow a immorral Man and a liar's religion thats a fact. You are the one belitteling us by saying otherwise , trying to teach us our own prophet's life, pathetic...

[@marioluigi9599]

@DigitalBath D sorry... I don't know what you're on about. The only person named "prince" I know is the singer

[@nickydaviesnsdpharms3084]

I find this channel brilliant, and like others have mentioned below, you admit your biases, something I think is paramount. Myself i'm an atheist but find Abrahammic religions interesting and I think it's important to know as much as possible about them. Especially when engaging in friendly debates online

[@Timakiwala]

SUWARS are converted in India Pakistan Bangladesh & follow>>> JAJABA KALAMA HALALA BURKHA HIJAB. 4/6 wives and 20 30 50 childrens, all are Begger Puncher Wala Hotel dish washer Dadagiri Mutton Chicken butcher Atankwadi Illiterate from Madrasas.

[@dailykidsstories2581]

Hope you found the best answer soon❤

[@chj3289]

Non-sense...!!! Quran thru Gabriel and written by God.. utter nonsense.. use some common sense here of when was Quran written and when was Old Testament written. BC and CE. 🤣🤣🤣Whoever the author of this video is, just look into the facts and then say Jew'sTorah and Bible are one and the same, whereas the Bible emphasizes on the old and new Testaments. To add to your old videos on the moon of Muslim worship The crescent of the new moon signifies the beginning and end of fasting during Ramadan. *However, this symbol did not originate with Islam; it was adopted for the first time by the city of Byzantine (which later became Istanbul).*

[@abdul-raheemabdullah9734]

@@chj3289 Your points are illogical and fallacious. Even the presenter of this video was careful in his choice of words towards the Qur'an as well as Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). You must learn to be objective in your assertions!

[@muhamedbarakat7680]

You know what .. when you ask people if they're satisfied about the money they earn, they will always complain. and would ask for more money... when you ask people if they're satisfied with their brains... they're more than happy with it, and strangely confident!

[@wirrbel]

I would be interested in an episode on who wrote the buddhist Pali Canon (and potentially also follow ups with the question who wrote the Mahayana Sutras)

[@Harry-bd6pb]

Sanskrit mostly for chinese

[@seanbuskey357]

That would be like a 500+ hour video

[@sowmitriswamy6718]

@@Harry-bd6pb Pali was the language of the commons, Sanskrit being that of the scholars (e.g. Dhamma in Pali = Dharma in Sanskrit). Rock cut Pali inscriptions by the Emperor Ashoka are found all over India.

[@DaaDucktator]

Inaccuracies about compilation of Quran, no evidence about transmission of stories or any theory about mechanism of transmission except saying stories of the time apart, I think you did justice to the topic by giving accurate disclaimers. 1. You acknowledged the Sanaa' manuscript 2. You acknowledged preservation (apart from slightly different versions which I think can be interpreted) 3. You acknowledged the consensus among Muslims 4. You gave proper disclaimers about the hypothesis/theories/views when you presented one. I think this was quite good.

[@the1344show]

Even after you gave a "heads up" that watching the second half of the content could offend the watcher, I found your discussion of who wrote the Qur'an from another point of view really respectfull (even censoring the depiction of Abraham and Mary as in how the Muslims always censor the depiction of their theological figures) and was delivered with amazing objectivity. Of course, this does not change my faith (as I am sure it was not what you wanted to achieve to begin with) and today I gained new knowledge from your videos. Please keep on making videos!

[@mznxbcv12345]

The Aramaic word for God is Alaha. It's the word Isa PBUH (Jesus as his name is often misspelled due to the lack of the ayin sound in Greek, which was rendered to Iesous, coupling the nearest sound to ayin, same letter found in 'Iraq', which sounds entirely different in Arabic form 'Iran' in Arabic, with the -ous Greek suffix that Greeks typically add to their names 'HerodotOS', 'PlotinUS', 'AchelOUS' and later mumbled into a J). Sounds familiar? Written without the confusing vowels, it is A-L-H ܐ ܠܗܐ (alap-lamed-he) as found in Targum or in Tanakh (Daniel, Ezra), Syriac Aramaic (Peshitta), adducted from the Arabic original (of which Aramaic is a dialect continuum) 'A-L-L-H' (Aleph-Lam-Lam-Ha). The yeshua rendition of Isa (his name in the Qur'an) PBUH which is purported to be the name of Jesus is KNOWN to had been taken from greek. Western Syriac also use "Isho". Western Aramaic (separate from Syriac which is a dialect of Eastern Aramaic) use "Yeshu". Western Syriac has been separate from Western Aramaic for about 1000 years. And sounds don't even match up. Syriac is a Christian liturgical language yet the four letters of the name of Jesus «ܝܫܘܥ» [ = Judeo-Babylonian Aramaic: «ישוע» ] sounds totally different in West vs East Syriac, viz. vocalized akin to Christian Arabic, Hebrew, Aramaic «ܝܶܫܽܘܥ» (Yēšūʿ) in West Syriac, but pronounced more akin to Muslim Arabic Quran character name Isa in East Syriac «ܝܑܼܫܘܿܥ» (ʾĪšōʿ). The reason for this confusion is their dropping of phonemes as aforementioned. Only someone that has no idea what the letters are or how they sound would have a name ending in a pharyngeal fricative like the ayin, if it were to be used in a name it would have had to be in the beginning, thus the Arabic rendition is the correct one. In addition, The word God in hebrew is eloah, is a cognate of the Arabic I-L-H, pronounced ilah not eloah. Hebrew dropped the glottal stop and mumbled it into eloh, aramic mumbled a little less and it became elah. Infact it is written A-L-H in Arabic, it is pronounced i in Arabic cause it is an Alef with hamza below (إ أ ) They are two different forms of Alef. And it mean "a god", it is the non definitive form of A-L-L-H, in which the Alef is without a glottal stop/hamza,(ا) "protosemetic" Alphabet (29), Arabic Alphabet (28), Latin transliteration, hebrew (22) 𐩠 𐩡 𐩢 𐩣 𐩤 𐩥 𐩦 𐩧 𐩨 𐩩 𐩪 𐩫 𐩬 𐩭 𐩮 𐩰 𐩱 𐩲 𐩳 𐩴 𐩵 𐩶 𐩷 𐩸 𐩹 𐩺 𐩻 𐩼 ا ب ت ث ج ح خ د ذ ر ز س ش ص ض ط ظ ع غ ف ق ك ل م ن ه و ي A b t ṯ j h kh d ḏ r z s sh ṣ ḍ ṭ ẓ ʿ ġ f q k l m n h w y א ב ג ד ה ו ז ח ט י כ ל מ נ ס ע פ צ ק ר ש ת Merged phonemes in hebrew and aramaic: ح, خ (h, kh) merged into only kh consonant remain س, ش (s, sh) merged into only Shin consonant remaining ط, ظ (ṭ/teth, ẓ) merged into only ṭ/teth consonant remaining ص, ض (ṣ, ḍ/Tsad ) merged into only ḍ/Tsad consonant remaining ع, غ (3'ayn, Ghayn) merged into a reducted ayin consonant remaining ت, ث (t/taw, th) merged into only t/taw consonant remaining The reason why the protoS alphabet here is 28 and not 29, is because the supposed extra letter is simply a س written in a different position, but it was shoehorned to obfuscated. In Arabic letter shapes are different depending on whether they are in the beginning , middle or end of a word. This kind of nuance is lost in the dialect continua. As a matter of fact, all of the knowledge needed for deciphering ancient texts and their complexity was derived from the Qur'an. It was by analyzing the syntactic structure of the Qur'an that the Arabic root system was developed. This system was first attested to in Kitab Al-Ayin, the first intralanguage dictionary of its kind, which preceded the Oxford English dictionary by 800 years. It was through this development that the concept of Arabic roots was established and later co-opted into the term 'semitic root,' allowing the decipherment of ancient scripts. In essence, they quite literally copied and pasted the entirety of the Arabic root. Hebrew had been dead, as well as all the other dialects of Arabic, until being 'revived' in a Frankensteinian fashion in the 18th and 19th centuries. The entire region spoke basically the same language, with mumbled dialect continuums spread about, and Arabic is the oldest form from which all these dialects branched off. As time passed, the language gradually became more degenerate, and then the Qur'an appeared with the oldest possible form of the language thousands of years later. This is why the Arabs of that time were challenged to produce 10 similar verses, and they couldn't. People think it's a miracle because they couldn't do it, but I think the miracle is the language itself. They had never spoken Arabic, nor has any other language before or since had this mathematical precision. And when I say mathematical, I quite literally mean mathematical. Now how is it that the Qur'an came thousands of years later in an alphabet that had never been recorded before, and in the highest form the language had ever taken? The creator is neither bound by time nor space, therefore the names are uttered as they truly were, in a language that is lexically, syntactically, phonemically, and semantically older than the oldest recorded writing. In fact, that writing appears to have been a simplified version of it. Not only that, but it would be the equivalent of the greatest works of any particular language all appearing in one book, in a perfect script and in the highest form the language could ever take. It is so high in fact, that it had yet to be surpassed despite the fact that over the last millennium the collection of Arabic manuscripts when compared on word-per-word basis in Western Museums alone, when they are compared with the collected Greek and Latin manuscripts combined, the latter does not constitute 1 percent of the former as per German professor Frank Griffel, in addition all in a script that had never been recorded before. Thus, the enlightenment of mankind from barbarism and savagery began, and the age of reason and rationality was born from its study.real

[@ibrahimkayikci2146]

Quran increases the believers' faith, and the disbelievers' loss. Btw, disbeliever here is not the same with non-muslim. It's a reference to those harbouring malicious goals and intentions against Islam.

[@alansokelisatruehero8520]

do you understand the word cope? i read the quran 3 times, i had to stop because my opinion of muslims was getting so low and i didn't want to think so poorly of my culturally muslim friends, the intelligent ones are no religious of course but are smart enough to not proclaim that out loud as apostasy can still get you killed by such a peaceful religion.

[@justwaitandsee7838]

​@@alansokelisatruehero8520Speak for yourself. Nobody really knows how religuous we are. You cant deny the fact if muslims has a lot of contributions to this world

[@justwaitandsee7838]

​@@alansokelisatruehero8520btw do you even understand the word cope means? Cause you wrote the same comments 3 times. This is purely hatred

[@Omer1996E.C]

Many are going to al-muqaddimah from here, in opposite, im here from al muqaddimah

[@larrylangman3544]

Truly an excellent presentation on the subject and brilliant for its graphic presentation/representation of the relationship between matters being discussed......of course I hit the subscribe button and will now go right through your catalogue of material. It is wonderful to come across such a well structured and organized source.......

[@RealDavidN]

The whole discussion is brilliant, dispassionate, even-handed, and very informative.

[@ysengrimus]

Correction. "ARABIC HAS NO VOWEL" to be replaced by ARABIC HAS NO SPECIFIC WRITTEN SYMBOLS FOR IT'S VOWELS. It has actual vowels... it even sometimes mark them, in writing, with diacritics.

[@v.sandrone4268]

My understanding is that marking vowels is a relatively modern thing and at the time of the writing of the Koran didn't occur.

[@marioluigi9599]

More specifically SHORT vowels

[@marioluigi9599]

@@v.sandrone4268 Short vowels are still not indicated today in standard Arabic, but I'm pretty sure LONG vowels were always indicated because you can easily see the long A in those manuscripts he showed. And there was something else not indicated... Several consonants were written as the same letter. Today those are always distinguished in standard arabic by dot notation.

[@gostavoadolfos2023]

As an arabic speaker I can say Arabic generally has no vowels. You are playing of a small technicality to make a lie.

[@ysengrimus]

@@gostavoadolfos2023 Obviously, you have not the slightest idea of what a phonetic vowel can be. Your case is not a case for lie but for mere ignorance.

[@ammarzaidi765]

Im a practicing Muslim, and this video is so insightful and amazing. Thanks for sharing your research with us!

[@calebzeman3818]

What are you practicing? 🫢

[@ebsss100]

Just curious, do you agree with the findings of the video?

[@ammarzaidi765]

@@ebsss100 I don’t see a reason not to. The editor has clearly put in the work and did the research, and until I verify all of it myself I trust the resources used enough to take them as facts. While the spiritual in me believes the Quran is the literal word of God, the rational side of the argument is also well worth considering.

[@ammarzaidi765]

@@calebzeman3818 The Islamic religion lol

[@calebzeman3818]

@@ammarzaidi765 Ya Ballood , if you believe in what this video has to say then you practicing Islam is of no worth.

[@rasheedjalloul]

There is a general misunderstanding about Arabic not having vowels. Arabic contains almost all the sounds represented via Roman script. It's just that consonants such as W or Y are used for the sounds OO and EE. For example, STREET would become STRYT, and ROOT would become RWT, it's kind of more economic on the level of script on one hand as well as structurally revealing when it comes to an underlying semantic common among words or "fields of vocab" (haql moajami).

[@bernardfinucane2061]

however, the oldest versions of the Koran were not written in Arabic script.

[@aiham4902]

@@bernardfinucane2061 Source?

[@rasheedjalloul]

@@bernardfinucane2061 semitic languages equally have W replaced by V in hebrew or other tongues, which is also used as "oo" hebrew also has Y known as Yod, which is the same in samaritan and phonician and is used for the sound "ee" Vowels are human sounds that cannot be hindered by systems of scripture.

[@env0x]

arabic alphabet is the easiest to learn i was able to pick it up so fast because it just makes perfect sense and comes so intuitively to me

[@northstrider6482]

@@bernardfinucane2061 Brother, what are you on about? Was it written in English then?

[@mskEduTech]

I am a Muslim but I m also a rationalist too, I must say you made a very good video presentation on this very sensitive topic. Loved to watch ❤❤❤

[@ilj3168]

it seams perfectly plausible he orally heard these stories from Jews, Christians ,pagans and repeated with a slight twist to the arabs in mecca as Quran wasnt revealed in just one day , but in fact over a span of 23 years which is ample time to gather stories

[@kaosarahmed6560]

Great content. Though I wanna add some information. According to Sunni tradition, it was during first caliph Abu Bakr's reign the full quran was compiled as a single book. 3rd caliph Uthman just made six copy of em and sent them six corner of empire. Secondly, it was widely believed by scholar of Quran that Dhul Qarnain was Cyrus the great, not Alexender. The description in Quran matches more to Cyrus then Alexender. Also, the verses of Dhul Qarnain was revealed because of some question from jew Rabbi to Muhammad. Cyrus was more connected to jews then Alexender.

[@abdo-dr1tu]

Actually My own sunni traditions (شافعي or Shafieae) indeed thinks that the two horned guy is Alexander the Great. So i would not dismiss that just yet.

[@kaosarahmed6560]

@@abdo-dr1tu I didn't said that it was in sunni tradition that was believed Dhul Qarnain was Cyrus, I said that most scholar think that Dhul Qarnain was Cyrus the great. It is highly debated topic. Allah knows better.

[@kingsentertainment786]

right.

[@NotLikeWhatYouThink]

No scholar agree thats cyrus the great.

[@kaosarahmed6560]

@@NotLikeWhatYouThink I said Scholars of Quran, not secular Scholars.

[@deadalready7467]

Enjoy ur videos so much. Not too long, packed w/info, extremely exiting, & educational to boot. Thank U so much. Many Blessings to All 🙏 🇺🇸

[@John-lf3xf]

There are so many issues with this video. I recommend that people see Hythem Sidky (an actual high quality secular academic) and his interview on Blogging Theology instead of this nonsense. Actually watching that will show exactly why I call this video nonsense and smoke and mirrors essentially.

[@MerelyanIdea]

I am loving this series and all the charts! This is a hard subject area to find a good, secular entry point too. Your summaries are amazing and comprehensive! Take as many side quests as you can! Also want to shout out Extra Credit's Early Christian Schisms series as another enjoyable watch in this vein.

[@John-lf3xf]

There are so many issues with this video. I recommend that people see Hythem Sidky (an actual high quality secular academic) and his interview on Blogging Theology instead of this nonsense. Actually watching that will show exactly why I call this video nonsense and smoke and mirrors essentially. An actual good academic entry point would be there, not this.

[@edwardtimothy3581]

No Kidding. There aren't many secular critique or secular view that trying to disagree with The Quran

[@lufhopespeacefully2037]

here we go the truth coming up,actually turah&bible were from god but they had been corrupted afterwards as a result god sent down quran upon prophet muhammed&god said i`ll preserved the quran thereby god had fulfilled ,let me show u friendly&honestly the truth,okee dokee.sheding the light on christianity to know the truth first of all there is no original bible the 4 main bible are contradicted to each other yet there is 1 quran but who is the writer of bible the answer is paul the jewish who hates jesus let us discuss about the significant event which is crucifixion why does your claimed god left his only son to crucify without any sin he had committed the disaster reached its uttermost when u found bible said on the tongue of jesus my god my god why do u forsaken me means jesus never crucified willingly have u an idea why do they crucify jesus because it`s a penalty of impure &particularly crucifixion because dindn`t touched the earth make it impured that what paul said jeasus get impure for us &see the authentic god what does said in quran chapter 3 verse 55 by the name of god the most gracious&most merciful , O Jesus, I will take you and raise you up to me, and had purified you from those who disbelieve, and He will place those who follow you above those who disbelieve until the Day of Resurrection, then to Me is your return, so I will judge between you regarding that in which you differed,the authentic god rose jesus to the sky before they kill him in addition he had purified him from a false accusation that he is impure the quran verse is comply with the bible itself :So they lifted up stones to stone him. But Jesus did and went out of the temple, passing through them." ( John 8:59 ),let alone of many verses in the bible incites to violence thus u found the largest massacres had happened in history the ww1&2 christian countries against christian countries 100 millions had been killed not to mention the sex stories in the bible nay u never found a single sex word in quran,don`t take it in personal just i clarify u the plain truth,bible said woman when she during the menstruation she gets impure &any thing she would touched it will be impure &should stay at her room till had done of it don`t see that an insulting to woman &how does the claimed god in bible said so he demeans& underrates his own creatures, yet islam hon happen mestrual bleading happens it always stops when a female gets pregnant ,menstrual cycle ovulation the female genital system consists of one uterus to overuse vagine& externat genital organs ,,the blood during menstruation could cause diseases to spread and that’s why a woman during her menstruation needed to isolate so the blood would not be passed around to other people And diseases not be spread that`s what god said in quran and they ask you about menstruation say, isolate women don't come near them untill they get purified verse 222 chapter 2,why there are priests,pastors&nuns reverted daily to islam,yet u never a muslim clergy left islam as per western media said that islam is the fastest growing religion in the world,i didn`t like to push islam onto u god said no compulsion in religion verse 256 chapter 2,figure it out then make up your mind

[@lufhopespeacefully2037]

@@edwardtimothy3581 .debauchery is quite clear in your bible. don't ya getting shy when u read song of songs for solimun ,the incest between lot with his daughters,david with his soldier `s wife furthermore david send this soldier to a war for get rid of him does that is a morals of prophets,jacob with his son`s wife, could that is god`s word,undoubtedly that definitely wouldn`t god`s word,prophets of god are honored in quran unlike your bible which had insulting the prophets including jesus who u took him as god or son of god

[@lufhopespeacefully2037]

@@edwardtimothy3581 in your bible on tongue of jesus i do came for sword not to bring peace,the only book in the history which had commanded about killing babies,that why wws,crusader wars,even current war between russia &ukrain christians killing christians triggered by your bible that`s the real love of catechism oh booooooooooy🤣🤣🤣,don`t fool yourself ya pretty well know what i have told u is completely truth,stop beat around the bush &reconsider your belief,i done with u& time&again from bottom of my heart wish u&your family live into a glee forevermore god willing,bye alice forevermore

[@Imnexusa]

When I read the Quran my Heart get's loaded with joy and it feels like I am interacting with god, i didn't get that from the Bible nor the torah

[@exiledcowboy298]

The problem with this, is the language, as we know the Arabic of the Quran is not matched by anything of the time, people called it sorcery, literally. Another thing is, the traditional perspective is more correct, even without the divine part, that is subjective if you want to believe that or not. However, the Quran could not have been compiled over centuries as it was linked to Muhammed and his life, so does the revelation, stories within them. This is simply a perspective of a disbeliever, nothing really objective or secular, it is biased on the preface that "It is just a book written by man" without any clear evidences frankly. The thing is this argument is dumb as it basically claims that the non-believers at the time didn't have a brain to think with, which is the opposite of the truth, as they challenged the prophet again and again, even persecuting, killing his followers and going to war. You also showed the Birmingham manuscript yet completely ignored mentioning it, and mentioned the Sana one, when there are at the very least 3 older manuscripts, the Birmingham one being the oldest so far. It was interesting to see how "secular" (100% objective bro xD) point of view, however I reject it completely, as it is biased and not even sincere, yet claim objectivity? No, thank you. There are a lot of things that could be mentioned, but I think this was enough to get my point across.

[@HolySpiritGuidedChristian]

What was your point?

[@comb528491]

About Dhul Qarnayn, the story is pretty similar to the story of Darius in the Behistun Inscriptions. Darius was also portrayed with holding 2 horns. 2 Horns was a motif used to symbolize power, so many kings portrayed themselves wearing it, although Darius was portrayed holding the horns of others. It is very possible that the Alexander Legends were inspired by the Darius Story, although it's very common in history to ascribe one historical figure into the story of another (Kinda like how Medieval Arabs ascribed stories of Diogenes to Aristotle)

[@p.h.freitas6727]

Your Mohamed put a gay emperor in his book without knowing. Don't run away from it. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈

[@varandwar7299]

@@p.h.freitas6727 who is it if i may know?

[@p.h.freitas6727]

@@varandwar7299 Alexander the Great, the man with two horns in the Quran. He was the lover of a man called Ephestion, and married a woman only because his mother wanted a grandson

[@varandwar7299]

@@p.h.freitas6727 But some scholars said that "dhul-qarnain" is refer to Darayavaus, son of Vistaspa . Ah, there's so much thing i don't know. Hope we will share information through this channel :)

[@p.h.freitas6727]

@@varandwar7299 this is latter explanation.

[@deewesthill4705]

A version of the "Mary and the Palm Tree" story is found in an old British Christmas folk song, "The Cherry Tree Carol". Mary is with Joseph and asks him to pick her some cherries from a tree. Joseph, who thinks she got pregnant by some other man, says "let the father of the baby pick cherries for thee". Her unborn child then commands the tree to bow down so she can pick the fruit.

[@wfcoaker1398]

There were far more stories about Jesus than the ones that made it into the Bible, and they would certainly have been current in Mohammed's time. Those legends may well have made it to England. There's another song that tells about Mary telling Jesus to get out of the house and go play. He meets wealthy boys who won't play with Him because He's poor. So he "built a bridge of the beams of the sun And over the water went He And the three jolly children they followed after Him And drownded they were all three" Their mothers complain to Mary and she puts Him over her knee and gives Him "slashes three" with a withy rod. Lol

[@deewesthill4705]

@@wfcoaker1398 I'm not familiar with that song. It probably isn't used as a Christmas carol! 😆

[@wfcoaker1398]

@@deewesthill4705 Oh no. It is an old England folk song that didn't make it into the hymn books. Lol

[@aevumcorvi2108]

@Dee Westhill This is a very good local rendition, can you please share some references, we are eager to learn more about this. Thank you.

[@deewesthill4705]

@@wfcoaker1398 Imagine singing that one in a church and trying to keep a straight face! 😅

[@amayreka]

Looking at scripture from historical view is so beautiful. I love seeing it connects.

[@HassanRadwan133]

Excellent summary!

[@theguyver4934]

You seem like an honest person last time i asked you are there sincere contradictions\mistakes in the quran you said yes though im a muslim and i do agree that there are contradications in it i haven't losed my faith but i don't think any holy book is perfect having said that what is your views about garry miller and what parts do you think he's wrong

[@JamesDarn]

Really good video and very well explained. I particularly admire the way that you word things in order to not cause what a Muslim would consider blasphemy, instead saying what scholars say. Brilliant tact.

[@najwachristianson370]

I am an Arab not here to Criticize but to share knowledge to you. Please read my two points and conclusion POINT ONE ISLAM IS NOT ABRAHAMIC RELIGION> These Muslims have lied to people especially to the White Preachers Abraham is Aramaic from IRAQ and his servant Hagar is an EGYPTIAN so how can the son Ismael be an ARAB According to Islam the son takes the lineage from the Father so Ismael has to be Aramaic not an Arab. So Muhammad cannot come from Ismael example if my mother is Chinese and my father is Korean how can I be an Indian. this is the case with Ismael being an Arab. POINT TWO In the Bible it says Ismael and his mother Hagar met the TRIBE OF JURHUM this tribe are Arabs from YEMEN and Ismael learnt ARABIC from them. And thee JURHUM Tribe of YEMEN are staunch ENEMIES of the QURAISH TRIBE of Muhammad. Since Ismael learnt Arabic from the JURHUM TRIBE, Ismael cannot be the father of ARABS since The ARABS were before Ismael and they taught him Arabic language CONCLUSION if I were to marry a Chinese woman and learn Chinese I cant be the Father of Chinese since the Chinese were before me and I learnt the language from them. So ISMAEL CANNOT BE THE FATHER OF ARABS AND MUHAMMAD IS NOT FROM ISMAEL AND ISLAM IS NOT AN ABRAHAMIC RELIGION

[@brandonscientia5433]

This is mind blowing! Actually I've always had thoughts in that direction, just like your presentation, but you've presented it in a more organized and certainly more scientific way. I have always wanted to see history from a more scientific and systematic and rational point of view. I have many Muslim friends, which of course I am very close to, even though I am not a Muslim. Don't get me wrong, Muslims are not always scary or stereotypical in the minds of most westerners, but when discussing with them one cannot compromise, namely about divinity and the revelation of the Koran.This area is very sensitive, even when you are discussing with a master's degree in history or even with a doctorate in physics.

[@gostavoadolfos2023]

YeH Muslims will be tolerant about the authenticity of Hadith but not the Qoran since it is the fundamental base of the faith, it's like denying the existence or the divinity of Jesus.

[@AsriWardi]

@@gostavoadolfos2023 its true..

[@anordinaryman3885]

in ur first lines i miss took u as Muslim lol😂, any way i believe the "area" it self is not sensitive ,but people are, thanks to bombardment of religious fundamentalism at very very young age. hack i can even guarantee u that 90% of non-Arab Muslims have no idea what they are reading in Quran but they read it daily with full diligence. I know first hand because every religious person that i know in my country(Pakistan) does it. That's not just with Muslims but everyone else(minorities) does the same. Christian who doesn't know English they are reading their book(Bible) in English and Hindus who don't Sanskrit they are reading their Bhagwat Geeta in Sanskrit. Blind belief is what one should not take it lightly, their is too much power in it

[@pungentpepper207]

@@anordinaryman3885 well about the line you mention the Bible, the Bible has been translated in many languages, from Hebrew (original language of the Old Testament) and ancient Greek (original language of the New Testament) to Latin, Slavic languages, English etc. So i'm sure most people who read the Bible are very well aware what they are reading if they are reading it in their languages. Anyways just wanted to clarify that because i hate it when people think that English and American culture represent all "westerners". Have a nice day!!!

[@OmegaKyo_x2]

@@anordinaryman3885 90% is really a big exaggeration lmao.

[@lion2097]

This should have been longer. Fantastic information.

[@sunkwanjang]

The story of Jesus making birds from clay is also found in some of the non-canonical gospels. It’s very interesting.

[@calebzeman3818]

That is the biblical version , but in the Quran there is no magick or miracles performed by Jesus.

[@Musa-bmbr]

@@calebzeman3818 mohamad copied and modified the apocryphal accounts. Read your quran again.

[@calebzeman3818]

@Efraim Bar Tolmai I do not have to look for any source other than Quran, and Quran is my only source, and in Quran there is no such mention of magick by Eisa ibn Mariyam, if you say Eisa ibn Maryam had miracles , where in Quran it is mentioned?

[@geilleadh4852]

Those non canonical gospels are generally dated after the rise of Islam

[@ilyassebenana3824]

​@@calebzeman3818 oh you're quite now? Well next time don't wait until you're proveh wrong, just shut up from the beginning okay?

[@chihabhsn7274]

I congratulate you sir for putting such interesting subjects in the spotlight.

[@Timakiwala]

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[@chj3289]

Non-sense...!!! Quran thru Gabriel and written by God.. utter nonsense.. use some common sense here of when was Quran written and when was Old Testament written. BC and CE. 🤣🤣🤣Whoever the author of this video is, just look into the facts and then say Jew'sTorah and Bible are one and the same, whereas the Bible emphasizes on the old and new Testaments. To add to your old videos on the moon of Muslim worship The crescent of the new moon signifies the beginning and end of fasting during Ramadan. *However, this symbol did not originate with Islam; it was adopted for the first time by the city of Byzantine (which later became Istanbul).*

[@3L4.]

@@chj3289 hmm look like you are troller

[@emmaschmidt4774]

It is very easy to refute Islam! Because the God of Islam does not know that according to Christianity God incarnated True love = the love of God! *God himself went to the cross for you out of love for you as a human being* Philippians 2:5-8

[@xeon39688]

@@chj3289 the Cresent was used way before Byzantine, by the Zorasastrians

[@85WD]

As a Muslim, educated from an academia, scientific and theological perspectives, I highly admire your approach and explanation of facts gathered for you video. I look forward to many more great sources for study from your channel. Peace be unto you my brother.

[@here_we_go_again2571]

@ Wayne D. This was a good video. His video about Jesus of Nazareth, the Christ's birthdate (with references from the Gospels and Roman records is good too)

[@85WD]

@@here_we_go_again2571 100% you're right my friend. We are both on the same page. Without going into too much detail, I was raised Christian, however through investigation and study, I left Christianity and accepted Islam 20 years ago

[@here_we_go_again2571]

@@85WD I have come to believe that Mohammad was a false prophet and a form of antichrist -- The exact opposite of your conclusion.

[@85WD]

@@here_we_go_again2571 then you haven't studied him correctly

[@wassimkhourymakhoul470]

M

[@cosmicstar5664]

Now you have mentioned only the parts related to the biblical stories mostly. What about the scientific things mentioned? What about the geographical aspects mentioned? What about law and order?

[@amourmtungo623]

🤔You bring joy to the people because your materials are so addictive, interesting and lovey in many ways. Thank you for your work, effort and understanding 🤔

[@chj3289]

Non-sense...!!! Quran thru Gabriel and written by God.. utter nonsense.. use some common sense here of when was Quran written and when was Old Testament written. BC and CE. 🤣🤣🤣Whoever the author of this video is, just look into the facts and then say Jew'sTorah and Bible are one and the same, whereas the Bible emphasizes on the old and new Testaments. To add to your old videos on the moon of Muslim worship The crescent of the new moon signifies the beginning and end of fasting during Ramadan. *However, this symbol did not originate with Islam; it was adopted for the first time by the city of Byzantine (which later became Istanbul).*

[@vecturhoff7502]

​@@chj3289 this is the secular idea of the creation of the book, not the religious one

[@AntiAtheismIsUnstoppable]

@@vecturhoff7502 Explain to us then. Is queer'an created or uncreated?

[@vecturhoff7502]

@@AntiAtheismIsUnstoppable created of course

[@areyeh4979]

Great explanation with a super useful chart indeed!

[@nurullahguzel2020]

it is not a great explanation at all ; quite contrary it is a very foolish explanation , according to him because the similar stories are found in other books ,he thinks they are inspired from other books , that's not necessarily correct . if there are similar apples inside two different baskets it doesn't mean the apples bounced from one basket to the other , it proves the similar apples were put in the baskets by a single God who created them at first place . the genuine source of all information is Great Allah ,whether you like it or not ...

[@benjaminvazquez1243]

Would it be possible to get a video on who wrote the Hadiths?

[@iRexia]

@@moshco23 the hadiths are more of a fuck up. speaking as a former Quranist Muslim (now agnostic) id say most hadiths were used for political reasons especially the ones concerning Jihad and the expansion of the Muslim state militarily. and are almost defiantly all lies or legends about the supposed prophet.

[@brazenbull36]

Without hadith you don’t have Islam. Quran doesn’t have any chronology or coherence.

[@Md.Kamarussalihin]

@@iRexia what is a "Quranist Muslim"?

[@iRexia]

@@Md.Kamarussalihin basically a Muslim that only follows the Quran and a few Hadiths that revolve around worship. Other than that all Hadiths are considered false or so unreliably narrated that the original meaning if it existed was lost.

[@Md.Kamarussalihin]

@@iRexia basically just muslim in general?

[@JosephMayowa-i9c]

A very reasonable essay on the topic, presenting neutral facts, allowing the listener to add new contents to his knowledge and to decide for himself to draw his conclusion about the Holy Qur'an, which he - in the best case - has read at least once. Thanks for this very objective and reasonable solid piece of work. Greetings.

[@Yazzie101]

My dad was Muslim and how we were raised but I went to a Protestant church school… he would ask me what I had leaned and compare stories from the Bible with the Quran !! He said the Bible came first with and stories are the same as Quran but Muhammad came after Jesus and so the Quran is almost a continuation.. he had much respect for other religions as we share the one God! 🙏

[@eastsideapologetics6147]

Jesus being crucified is a historical fact. The Quran got that part wrong. Please look into the historicity of Jesus’ trial and crucifixion

[@logano_1682]

@@eastsideapologetics6147you clearly dont know what the quran says about that, it says that it was appeared to look like jesus thats why history states that it was jesus but in fact in wasnt according to the quran. It is a claim that you cant disprove

[@alfonsohuaman6116]

@@logano_1682so you want us to believe what a book written 600 years after the crucifixion says about it rather than contemporary sources?

[@logano_1682]

@@alfonsohuaman6116 again you clearly dont know whats in the quran about the crucifixion but ok. Quran stating that it was appeared to look like jesus( isa ) and your "contemporary sources" saying it was jesus isnt conflicting. Quran is giving another perspective on what might have happened. It says it was appeared to look like jesus so ofc your sources probably say it was jesus

[@alfonsohuaman6116]

@@logano_1682 which is so illogical, why would allah make it appear that Jesus was crucified knowing full well that people worship Him, also how would that explain the Resurrection, did allah deceive those witnesses too?

[@rogerforsberg3910]

Enormously helpful! Your explications supplement & amplify what I learned from my father (an amateur Biblical & Koranic historian) over 65 years ago. Many thanks!!

[@zaid9026]

why him and your father are wrong : 1)there was no single Arabic translation of the Bible till the tenth century CE, i.e., three centuries after the Prophet’s death. The available texts of the Bible were either in Syrian, Greek, or Hebrew. If the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) could have any direct access to the Jewish or Christian scriptures, he would have quoted them, being in dire need to challenge his opponents. 2) The Prophet peace be upon him was illiterate, does not read or write, and it has not been proven that he saw the Torah and the Gospel, or read in them, or transmitted from them. 3)let us examine the two texts, the Qur’an and the Bible. The Qur’an was revealed over 23 years in installments to match multitudes of events, issues, and queries, which were finally compiled into surahs, each having a homogeneous flowing narration. On the other hand, the Bible is a collection of 58 (plus 16 disputed) books written by several human authors and groups. These books were originally not intended to be holy scriptures, but were selectively made so by the ecumenical councils of the Church, several centuries after Christ. An academic or even casual hand-on examination by an impartial sound intellect could never fail to witness the deep contrast between the superb text and context of the Qur’an, compared to the fallible human texts comprising the Bible books. 4) If this were true, his enemies from the polytheists would have taken it as a pretext for them, with the aim of defaming it. 5) Further, the Qur’an has vehemently unveiled the Christian and Jewish distortions of the original messages of Moses and Jesus (peace be upon them). The original Injeel and Torah are no longer available. Please read, for example, the Qur’anic correction and reply to the Biblical distortions: - Abraham was a Jew: 2:140; 3:65 - Allah tired from act of creation? Allah forbid: 50:38 - Jesus the son of God? Allah forbid: 9:30; 5:17 - Trinity: 5:72-73 - Sanctifying the Church: 3:64 - Solomon blaspheming: 2:102 - The first Qiblah: 3:96 Could a copy (i.e., the Qur’an, according to the allegation) correct the claimed original (i.e., Bible)? 5)What happened from the agreement in some of the rulings does not indicate that the Messenger, may God bless him and grant him peace, was taken from them, and he learned from them, but because Judaism and Christianity have their correct origins that are consistent with the principles of Islam, had it not been for the distortion, change and alteration that they experienced. 7)The rulings of Islamic Sharia were descended gradually according to incidents and facts, and the Messenger, may God bless him and grant him peace, depended in ruling on some matters until revelation came down to him, which indicates that he had no prior knowledge, and he did not ask the People of the Book. 8)The Noble Qur’an exposed the Jews and Christians, exposed their veils, and slandered them allah says in quran '' O People of the Book! Commit no excesses in your religion: Nor say of Allah aught but the truth. Christ Jesus the son of Mary was (no more than) an apostle of Allah, and His Word, which He bestowed on Mary, and a spirit proceeding from Him: so believe in Allah and His apostles. Say not "Trinity" : desist: it will be better for you: for Allah is one Allah. Glory be to Him: (far exalted is He) above having a son. To Him belong all things in the heavens and on earth. And enough is Allah as a Disposer of affairs." (4:171) 9)Again, could the Qur’an learn from the Bible? There are, of course, points of agreement between the Qur’an and the Bible, e.g., the main aspects of the stories of prophets. That is natural as far as the original source of information being the same, divine revelation of Allah through His Messengers teaching essentially the same message. But here again, in the stories of the prophets we witness the profound differences between the Qur’anic narrations and those of the Bible. Compare for example: the story of prophet Joseph in the Qur’an (12:4-102) and the Bible (Genesis 37-45). Here, the brief to-the-point yet lively objective Qur’anic narration to emphasize advice and exhortations can be contrasted to the marginal details listed in the lengthy once-upon-a-time style of the Bible. While the Qur’an gives due respect and reverence to the prophets as Allah’s chosen inviolable human beings, radiating His guidance to their contemporaries and future generations, the Bible frequently portrays them dishonorably. Consider for example: Genesis 9:20-24: Noah being drunk and appearing naked in front of his sons Exodus 32:3-4: Aaron shaping a golden calf for the Israelites to worship 1 Kings 11:9-10: Solomon worshiping false gods 2 Samuel 11:4-5: David committing adultery Genesis 19:31-36: Lot committing incest with his two daughters

[@jesan733]

@@zaid9026 *"1)there was no single Arabic translation of the Bible till the tenth century CE, i.e., three centuries after the Prophet’s death. The available texts of the Bible were either in Syrian, Greek, or Hebrew. If the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) could have any direct access to the Jewish or Christian scriptures, he would have quoted them"* Please read Sahih al-Bukhari 3392 on what happened directly after M had his first alleged encounter with Gabriel: _The Prophet (ﷺ) returned to Khadija while his heart was beating rapidly. She took him to Waraqa bin Naufal who was a Christian convert and used to read the Gospels in Arabic_ Would you like to retract your statement and begin your journey out of the sectarian hoax you're immersed in?

[@ak-t7d6f]

I've been waiting for this. Would like a similar series about 'who wrote the hadith' as well.

[@archingelus]

to my laymen and secular knowledge, hadiths are collection of traditions stemmed from Prophet Muhammad, freely speaking to awfully simplify this; kind of the practical instructions of what the Quran taught as the Prophet sees and understand it. Probably you can imagine if the Quran is a constitution, hadiths are the laws based on that constitution

[@user-jt6zz6pt9j]

hadith isn’t divine in islam, the hadith also doesn’t have a specific author, Hadith are basically quotes of prophet muhammad and stories in his life time or stories where prophet muhammad was involved in, there are many famous narrators of hadith that memorized or documented the hadith, later to be compiled in books like Al Tabaris book and many others, they are also sorted based on how reliable they are

[@NotLikeWhatYouThink]

You means transmission?

[@h3684]

amazing content!!!! keep up the good work. this is awesome !

[@pa21thebeast]

@5:40 Although not as much research has been done into the Quran as the Bible, there is a significant amount, both by the Germans (orientalists) and early Arab grammarians who tried to dissect the linguistic inerrancies and evolution from Aramaic roots. The problem is that a lot of history was destroyed or lost from the first two centuries and finding material evidence is scarce.

[@d.bcooper2271]

6. Citing this law as unfair or unequal because Islamic law allows Christians to leave their religion to embrace Islam yet forbids Muslims to leave Islam, falsely assumes a secular or liberal presupposition that all religions are equal or that it is an individual choice. Firstly, there is no violation of the equality principle. Similar things must be treated similarly, dissimilar things must be treated dissimilarly. Leaving Islam (the truth) for (another religion) falsehood is not the same as leaving Christianity (falsehood) for Islam (the truth). The liberal will assume that the two religions are the same. This is a false assumption which we can prove. Therefore the debate shifts from the apostasy law to the veracity of Islam. I welcome that debate. Secondly, the atomistic or individualistic approach is false. Muslims are under no obligation to adopt such an approach. In fact, theories on social influence & conformity reject such an approach. In a nutshell, human beings are not merely individuals. The choices they make impact society. 7. Finally, the notion of the harm principle can be applied to the apostasy law: the actions of individuals should be limited only to prevent harm to other individuals. Apostasy in Islam is considered as a great harm to society & to the individual who leaves Islam. For instance hell is a great harm to the individual (the final abode of apostates). Allowing people to leave Islam without a mechanism to prevent them can lead to social fragmentation of the Muslim social group which inflicts harm on the community (I appreciate this requires unpacking as the structure of Islamic society is different from a liberal one). Liberals will contend by rejecting this application of the harm principle. Our response is that they have metaphysical & social assumptions which we can prove false. The debate now becomes centred around the idea of the existence of hell & our view on society. If true (& we can prove them to be true) the harm principle renders apostasy laws as coherent & moral.

[@woowoowoo784]

As a Christian good to hear the history of the three👍

[@gritosalerta952]

@Tabrez Alam just shut up, he didn't want to know what you said..

[@anamarier4791]

​@gritosalerta952 actually with your attitude be I don't think he wants to hear YOU

[@yourcarsextendedwarranty5376]

Don’t take it the true history tho, as a muslim all of his claims have a solid refutation based on evidence inshallah,

[@kirkp-ko8hk]

Anyone who wants to actually know about the history of Islamic texts should consult the following book - "The History of the Quranic Text: From Revelation to Compilation : a Comparitive Study of the Old and New Testaments". Written by Muhammad Mustafa Al- Azami.

[@valentin_marin]

Should be shame....there is no respect for the religion...they are savages

[@nofal2031]

good video but you haven't mentioned the story behind Al-Kahf which explains why its similar to other sources "The rabbis told some men to ask Mohammad peace upon him three questions they only know the answer when Mohammad (puh) was informed of the three questions from the rabbis, he said that he would have the answers in the morning but did not say "if God wills it". For fifteen days, Mohammad (puh) waited eagerly for the revelation. he did not answer the question until then. Doubt grow among the people of Mecca. Then, after fifteen days, Mohammad received the revelation of Al-Kahf as an answer to the questions" also what about the prediction parts in Quran from where we get it ?

[@olik1228]

Exactly

[@SethTheOrigin]

You’re speaking non sense.

[@nofal2031]

@@SethTheOrigin which part you didn't get

[@SethTheOrigin]

@@nofal2031 The Quran is a mix of early documents obviously, because it mirrors all of those previous stories in those sources. Having a random excerpt in it saying that Muhammed answered questions rabbis asked him about previous stories by asking God proves nothing. The Quran is a document written by Muhammed and his followers.

[@abutalsafuba2179]

@@SethTheOrigin The only problem you have is Muhammed was illiterate and his followers never claimed authorship. The 'copied stories' in the Quran somehow avoided the mistakes of the Bible eg Pharoah vs King in the time of Joseph. Also the name of Haman the architect of Pharaoh in the time of Moses mentioned in the Quran but completely omitted in the bible. World flood in the bible and all the animals of the world in the ark vs local flood and only livestock taken mentioned in the Quran. Slanders against prophets in the bible vs exemplary character in the Quran.

[@rilosvideos877]

Very interesting and great research as in all your valuable videos! Thank you!

[@muslimemporium]

What's being missed is most people fall into the trap of defining Qur'an as a bound book (especially with reference to Uthman's standardization), where as for a Muslim Qur'an is a recitation (the name Qur'an in Arabic means recitation) which was memorized and preserved by the Huffaz(memorizers of Qur'ân), there were said to be thousands of Huffaz by the time of Uthman's administration and the so called standardization wasn't purely based on written text rather how the written text confirmed the recitals of the Huffaz.

[@iliasstardust9772]

exactly the idea of the Quran being changed over time is absurd, 120 thousand companions of the prophet pbuh whom have memorized it by heart and prayed using it at least 5 times a day collectively and basically had their lives constantly revolve around it, just to pass it down to another generation of thousands and thousands of muslims and so on and so fourth, even if we assumed that not a word of it was ink on paper til this day, it would still be extremely unlikely that even a letter of it was corrupted

[@adilchaudhry3272]

@@iliasstardust9772 it isn't absurd at it, would you believe that the native American traditions are still the same even though they claim that they are divinely protected and passed down through hundreds of thousands of elders? No. You wouldn't. You have a thousand fallacies to try and justify your faith.

[@habasch285]

@@iliasstardust9772 So did they memorize all of the Quran? I am think you know about the Goat eat the Paper under the Pillow of Aisha..`? So if they memorized all of the Quran.... where are these Verses about Breastfeeding Adult Man and Stoning? `Abdullah b. `Umar reportedly said, 'Let none of you say, "I have got the whole of the Qur'an." How does he know what all of it is? MUCH OF THE QUR'AN HAS GONE. Let him say instead, "I have got what has survived."' (Jalal al Din `Abdul Rahman b. Abi Bakr al Suyuti, al-Itqan fi `ulum al-Qur'an, Halabi, Cairo, 1935/1354, Volume 2, p. 25) Said Abu ‘Ubaid: Isma’il b. Ibrahim related to us from Ayyub from Nafi‘ from Ibn ‘Umar who said - Let none of you say, “I have learned the whole of the Koran,” for how does he know what the whole of it is, WHEN MUCH OF IT HAS DISAPPEARED? Let him rather say, “I have learned what is extant thereof.” (Ibn Warraq, Origins of the Koran - Classic Essays on Islam’s Holy Book [Prometheus Books, Amherst, NY 1998], Part Two: The Collections and the Variants of the Koran, 9. Abu ‘Ubaid on the Verses Missing from the Koran, by Arthur Jeffery, p. 151: bold, capital and underline emphasis ours)

[@whatever-tp2ek]

@@habasch285 you need to learn how to distinguish quran and hadith

[@iliasstardust9772]

@@habasch285 damn bro, i suggest you learn proper english first then we can discuss anything you wish to discuss ok?

[@AlgerianTalk]

I like before watching! Thank you for the effort

[@easarhan]

“And if you all are in doubt about what I have revealed to My servant, bring a single chapter like it, and call your witnesses besides God if you are truthful (24) But if you do not do this, and you can never do this, then fear the Fire which has been prepared for the disbelievers and which shall have men and stones for fuel” (Quran 2:23-24) “Or do they say that he has invented it? Say (to them), ‘Bring ten invented chapters like it, and call (for help) on whomever you can besides God, if you are truthful.” (Quran 11:13) “Say: ‘If all mankind and the jinn would come together to produce the like of this Quran, they could not produce its like even though they exerted all of their strength in aiding one another.” (Quran 17:88)

[@TheBarser]

Jinns was an Arabic pagan belief that mohammad borrowed to his own made up religion

[@l4z3r97]

@@TheBarser oh please.

[@TheBarser]

@@l4z3r97 please what? Then explain while there is no jinns in the other abrahimic religions, but the pagan arabs where mohammad was raised belived in such?

[@DARTH-R3VAN]

@@TheBarser the jinn are the unseen. The other Abrahamic religions believe in the unseen just as we do.

[@TheBarser]

@@DARTH-R3VAN pagan religions was often filled with myhical figures like the jinns. It is interesting imo that jinns got to carry over to the Islamic belief. But you are right people where always scared of the unknown, and the belief in spirits was almost universal globally.

[@uberdonkey9721]

You're a star. Thankyou for this concise and informative video

[@4305051]

My favorite part of your videos is when you mention you have been convinced to do another one. Please keep them coming, they are great.

[@mouazalgeria9137]

I just want to point out several errors in the channel's content. It was pointed out that this interpretation as a whole and in general is scientifically and academically wrong. First, the entire Qur’an was not compiled during the reign of Uthman bin Affan. Rather, the entire Qur’an was compiled immediately after the death of the Messenger Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace, that is, several months later at the hands of the first caliph Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, who was the first companion of the Messenger Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace, and his first caliph after his death. But the entire Qur’an was collected in several volumes written separately, and they were not arranged and preserved in one book The texts of the Qur’an were preserved in the house of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq or the house of his daughter Aisha, the wife of the Messenger, may God bless him and grant him peace. Peace be upon him. Then came the second period during the reign of the third Caliph Uthman Ibn Affan, the third greatest companion of the Messenger of God, Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace. Where Othman bin Affan collected the entire Qur’an for the first time in history in one Qur’an and arranged it as it is at the present time, and that is why it was called the Ottoman Qur’an. There is a copy of it in the Birmingham Museum or the so-called Birmingham manuscript, which is the oldest copy of the Qur'an in history. Then came the third period, which is the period of the fourth Caliph Ali bin Abi Talib, who is the fourth Caliph. And the fourth greatest companion of the Messenger of God, and he was the first to put the rules in the Qur’an to distinguish letters and read the Qur’an in the correct form. Therefore, the entire Qur’an was collected during the era of the companions of the Prophet Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace, who lived with him and saw it with their own eyes. To be clear, the Qur'an is not the same as the Bible in Christianity. The Qur'an has been transmitted literally in two ways, the written method and the oral method. As a sacred text, it was memorized from the first word to the last word by thousands of companions of the Messenger of God, all the way to hundreds of thousands and several millions through successive generations. Hence, the sacred text reached what it is now. It is considered the first holy book to adopt the transmission method, by rote memorization letter by letter in addition to word for word. Orally and in writing Compared to the texts of the Torah and the Bible that were transmitted only through translations and writing third point It is that you tried to include your Christian beliefs in the explanation of the Qur'an, and this is wrong Muslims consider the Torah and the Bible to be distorted, unreliable, and inaccurately transmitted texts. The Qur'an is not a copy of the Bible and the Torah. Rather, Muslims believe that the Qur’an is the direct divine revelation of the Prophet Muhammad, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, to correct the errors and falsifications contained in the Torah and the Gospel. It is natural that we find some of the events mentioned in the Qur’an mentioned in previous texts with a Jewish or Christian source. Muslims do not realize that the texts of Matthew, Luke, John and Mark are the Bible. Rather, the Gospels are the words that God sent down to Jesus directly, but were not properly recorded. The fourth point, therefore, all Muslims throughout history believe that the Bible and the Torah are distorted and falsified. Therefore, the Qur'an is not copied from it, but is a separate revelation. No text from the Torah and the Bible was written in Arabic at that time The Bible was not circulating in the Arabic language at that time, and the public was not familiar with the texts of the Bible The first attempt to translate the texts of the Bible into Arabic took place a century after the death of the Prophet Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace

[@johnzuma4688]

@@mouazalgeria9137 So which quran do you use today? We can buy more than 30 different Arabic qurans. All the qurans are full of mistakes and contradictions. But lets look at the early qurans. We do not have any complete quran from the time of Mohammed. We do not even have a complete quran from the time of Uthman. We know that more than 100 verses of Surah 33 are missing. So we know there is no complete quran today. None of the early quranic manuscripts are complete and many show signs of having been corrupted. But back to Uthman, we know that he was required to put the quran in writing as different groups of Muslims recited the quran so differently that fights broke out as to who recited he quran correctly. That proves that the memorization of the quran had already failed completely within 20 years after Mohammed had died. The Uthman wrote the quran in the Quraishi dialect and burnt all the originals. So today we should only have one quran in one dialect, yet we have more than 30 different Arabic qurans. So who wrote all these different qurans? Nobody knows, Not one quran that I have seen shows even one name of the person or persons who actually wrote the qurans. So all the qurans were actually written by anonymous people. You say >> all Muslims throughout history believe that the Bible and the Torah are distorted and falsified

[@mouazalgeria9137]

@@johnzuma4688 Thanks for the nice reply There is only one Quran in the world All Islamic sects recognize only one Quran The reason why the Qur’an is one book, unlike the Bible, which has several copies It is because the Qur’an was transferred by memorizing word for word from the beginning of the line to the end of the line, so it was impossible to change the Qur’an If one word is found different or wrong, all copies of the Qur’an will be withdrawn As for the incomplete surahs of the Qur’an, no reliable historical source mentioned this rumor It is impossible for there to be incomplete surahs because the Qur’an contains a complex code of mathematics.

[@audychan96]

Muslim here, and although I disagree with you (as expected), I do commend your attempt on this subject as it opens up room for debate. The audience gotta keep in mind as the narrator said himself at the beginning of the video, that his take on this topic is largely hypothetical.

[@truthspeaker2405]

Its obvious Muhammad heard some stories from the jews, christians, sobians, pagan arabs around him and make them sound come from devine origin when they were not and in the process he built his new religion called Islam. That's why you will see muslims kiss the black stone, circle it like the pagan arabs used to etc

[@abdo-dr1tu]

@@truthspeaker2405 Allah is actually the god of the moon in the Arabic pantheon. But was later equated to God by Mohammad and Muslims. That’s why we follow the lunar calendar and symbolism of the different phases of the moon are always present in the architecture of mosques and stuff.

[@truthspeaker2405]

@chemistry physics I guess in your school your teacher gets to work alot if your comprehensive capacity is that.. All what you said there like a scientific insight are not based on reading by yourself the Quran but rather take what deceptive muslims dawagandist says as a fact Quran is far away from science.. Like it says stars are for shooting demons go and tell that to your science teacher

[@inexorableratul]

The mammoth pain u take to make these videos is helping me enormously in my journey. Thanks from the core of heart. Surely light comes from knowledge. 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@kashan9002]

Excellently put. But how many understand is the case in question.

[@johnzuma4688]

@Z Yusuf Deuteronomy 18:20 New International Version >> 20 But a prophet who presumes to speak in my name anything I have not commanded, or a prophet who speaks in the name of other gods, is to be put to death.”

[@liyo4950]

Didn't anyone ever tell you that the heart only pumps blood?

[@samroma837]

@Z Yusuf So Mohammad was a fellow Israelite? Lol, nice try!

[@samroma837]

@Z Yusuf We don't even know who Mohammad's real father was! Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib died four years before Mohammad was even born so how can you claim he was a descendant of Kedar when Mohammad doesn't even have a genealogy? I have never seen a family tree that traces Mohammad to any biblical figures. I know many Muslim scholars have desperately tried to invent some genealogy of Mohammad but is all BS. Mohammad also claimed to be a prophet but we don't believe that either! You have to PROVE it.

[@olympusmons7411]

In min 8:00, you said that there werent a written version of the quran up until uthman caliphate. But uthman role was to collect the quran because the quran was already written!!

[@marufiam]

Great content for sure. Explained it in a simple way. What's interesting is that The Quran itself talks about these views, in it already.

[@zttvs]

where in the quran for example? I've been studying it

[@Roudyrose-y7o]

Check surat Omran the third soura verses 65 to 71

[@Roudyrose-y7o]

Also sourat Al Nisa verse 46 where you can find clear reference to the distortion of the other holy books

[@ndor1429]

@@Roudyrose-y7o how about sura 33:56??? Sura 33 verse 56: surely allah and his angels prays for the prophet!! To who did the allah pray to? He prayed to a much mightier and the real God??!!

[@Roudyrose-y7o]

@@ndor1429 it means that we cannot bless the Prophet only Allah can.. this is the translation of the verse Indeed, Allah showers His blessings upon the Prophet, and His angels pray for him. O believers! Invoke Allah’s blessings upon him, and salute him with worthy greetings of peace.

[@elibella5660]

I can't wait for your "who wrote the book of Mormon " video to come out!!!! Just minutes before you mentioned it, I was already thinking of leaving a comment requesting just that lol A little back story; I was raised Mormon, but wanted to learn about other religions when I was 18. I knew very little about Islam and Muhammad at that point, except what my father had told me...which was they believed in father Abraham because all Arabs were desendents of Ishmael. I was never told their faith had anything to do with Jesus. So when I started learning on my own, not only was I shocked about the belief of jesus as a great prophet, but also about the story of Muhammad and the Quran. It was a case of deja'vu lol... the story was eerily similar to the story I had heard all my life of Joseph Smith and the book of Mormon. I have my theories these days, but I'll keep them to myself (spoiler alert, I don't think Muhammad copied Joseph Smith) I'll be fascinated at any other similarities you find, either to Islam or other texts/sources. If you would like any information about the book of Mormon or the church and what it teaches, I'd be more than happy to answer any questions. Wonderful video and content!!!

[@MrInsdor]

you can already find the video on the channel, I thought it was very well made!

[@elibella5660]

@@MrInsdor thank you! I just watched it, and it absolutely exceeded my expectations. .

[@MrInsdor]

@@elibella5660 yeah mine as well. I was only very superficially familiar with the book as I'm an ordinary, irreligious German guy. I've met people from many religious denominations from early on in life, but Mormonism wasn't one of them.

[@lufhopespeacefully2037]

why doesn`t trinity is written in bible,,.;'[.

[@shaybani74]

Joseph Smith came centuries later so would have copied Prophet Muhammad not the other way round

[@mib5116]

I appreciate how respectfully you addressed this topic, amazing work, you are a gentleman and a scholar my friend

[@muhammedkoroglu6544]

Indeed. I love how he masterfully avoided turning this video either non-relevant to Muslims or refutational to the Islamic teachings by offering it as the perspective of someone who is not a Muslim. @UsefulCharts thank you for that!

[@darrenwalley91]

Something we all should aspire to.... To be a scholar & a gentleman. 🤔

[@davrocket5304]

Basically he said that the Qran is a fictional book written by one man muhamad wich was illeterate. The Bible can be verified by several sources but not the Qran. Also the Qran is a copycat from other "legendary" stories. 🤔Hummm that is why mohamad never performed any miracles and got married to a 6 years old girl. 😵‍💫😵

[@Nexus-jg7ev]

@@muhamedbarakat7680 Do you believe that Dhul Qarnayn found the place where the sun sets - in a muddy spring? Do you agree with the Quran that the sun sets in a muddy spring somewhere here on Earth?

[@Nexus-jg7ev]

@@muhamedbarakat7680 Honestly, I do not like David Wood at all. He is attacking Islam on points that can easily be flipped back on him - he is hypocritical. And I understand that many of the pseudo-scientific issues and legends of the Quran can be easily explained away as metaphorical, allegorical or simply crafted to be understandable to their audience. Neither apologists can effectively use such verses to infer scientific miracles, nor critics can use them effectively to attack the Quran. Some statements might seem to contain errors pertaining to the understanding of cosmology that people in the Middle Ages had, but that is not the problem of the Quran as much as the historicity of its statements about Jesus. I think that Jesus was neither God, nor a prophet of God, nor the Jewish Messiah. I think that he was an ordinary man - a Jewish apocalyptic preacher who said the wrong things to the wrong people at the wrong time and place and got executed for it. The crucifixion is a historical fact, Jesus was absolutely crucified. What is not historical is his virgin birth, prophethood, miracle working, divinity and resurrection. It is clear tocme that the sources used for Jesus in the Quran are not divine but come from Jewish and Christian gnostic heresies as well as from Maniheism which was wide spread in Central Asia. Basically, Jesus made me an atheist because I think that both the Quran and the New Testament are wrong about him. And the Hebrew Bible (what Christians call the Old Testament) is wrong on other things. Looking for scientific errors in the Quran is a waste of time because the problematic verses can be vague and interpreted in many ways. Instead, I would recommend studying the historical Jesus and his context within Judaism. 'Debunking' scientific miracles in the Quran and spotting minor errors is just a child's play compared to the real problem - the historical person of Jesus.

[@sweynforkbeard8857]

Pretty good job. I would say that many Muslims view the Quran as uncreated and coexistent with Allah, rather than how you phrased it with Allah as being the creator/author of the Quran, but as a non Muslim I am not too familiar with the details of all the various branches, so any Muslim is free to add his commentary as well (just include info on what branch of Islam you represent). Gnostic and Nestorian Christianity have many similar stories as the ones in the Quran that do not appear in the Christian Bible. The Syriac/Aramaic understanding of the Quran does have some convincing information regarding understanding the "Dark" passages of the Quran when viewed as being written in that language, so I appreciated that you gave that passing mention.