Who Is Allah, Why It Matters with Dr. Bruce Lawrence

February 18th, 2020

[@odeebob7826]

" if We had made it a non-Arabic Qur'an, they would have said, "Why are its verses not explained in detail [in our language]? Is it a foreign [recitation] and an Arab [messenger]?" Say, "It is, for those who believe, a guidance and cure." And those who do not believe - in their ears is deafness, and it is upon them blindness. Those are being called from a distant place. " ( Quran 41 : 44 )

[@hmabboud]

I met this artist in Cairo. We did Zikr together. He is an Egyptian living in the UK

[@sanamt4945]

Mashallah this man is so well read and has done his research. Always a pleasure to hear his lectures. But one comment that would be very incorrect is saying Allah has feminine or masculine in him. Allah has no gender as he is beyond the earthly realm; nevertheless Allah gave women the womb and with that He blessed her with one of his greatest attributes - Reham

[@alexanderv7702]

Introductions should be delivered at the end ; for those who are really interested in them.

[@odeebob7826]

" We certainly know that they say, "It is only a human being who teaches the Prophet." The tongue of the one they refer to is foreign, and this Qur'an is [in] a clear Arabic language. " ( Quran 16 : 103 )

[@kasemm5957]

Sorry to tell that professor Lawrence misunderstands Rahman Raheem. The three letter verb is Rahama which is have mercy on. It may also refers to womb. But the origin is the verb

[@envadd.6556]

Not speaking Arabica, but as a kind we learn meaning of Rahman a Rahim.. Most gracious and most merciful as rough translation.. but to your point of womb, lots of time is also mentioned as "He is a sanctuary to all or of all.. which womb is almost perfect synonym for it.

[@nmkzf]

Arrahman one of its meaning is the manager, sustainer, controller, of the entire creation. (الرحمن علي العرش استوي) . (الرحيم) is the pure mercy on the beilevers.

[@Vreidyfarm]

I enjoyed it really

[@AnasSuhaimi]

About the issue in Malaysia, the non-muslim who uses Allah are not "Malay Christians" but "Sabah and Sarawak natives Christians". The word Allah is used by them because the Western Christian missionaries chose "Allah" and many other Islamic terminologies in their Malay bible. The missionaries removed the "White Jesus" image, and create a Malay and Javanese Jesus images, and used Islamic words to confuse the Malays and bridge the gap between Christianity (a foreign concept) and Islam. The Malays didn't pick it up, but since the Malay language is the lingua franca they keep on using the Malay bible to preach to other natives in Southeast Asia. About the Syrian Christian guy who asked the question... The early Arabic Bible didn't use "Allah". "Allah" in Christianity in the Middle East is a thing that come later.

[@mohammedkhan3338]

MashaAllahu Laa Quwwata Illa Billa!

[@nicefilms2882]

18:02 to translate word of "Allah" just read all Quran; Allah speaks about himself. Quran is a word of Allah not words of Allah.

[@mateloman]

Ur content doesnt fit I mean u dont even read Quran ...in fact the word of Allah is prophet issa peace be upon him nd the quraan is the talk of allah heard from gabriel word by word nd delivered to Mohamed pbuh as allah said it wich means the book is message as a scripture timeless to us wich means quran is a plural of too many phrases nd words therefore I suggest to go learn Arabic and start reading it rather then talking noncence

[@WhiteClock-d4m]

Here I come to decipher ALLAH in sha-u ALLAH

[@alchannel8949]

This scholar contradict himself - he read a verse in the Quran which reads , nothing can compare to Allah . and now he compares Allah to Barzakh - the space he talks about !!!!

[@abdifatahabdillahi1225]

can anyone help me to share the poem: "the love.

[@newonevery740]

It amazes me how a person can learn and still be ignorant like this man

[@quranmemorized]

وَلَوْ شَاۤءَ رَبُّكَ لَاٰمَنَ مَنْ فِى الْاَرْضِ كُلُّهُمْ جَمِيْعًاۗ اَفَاَنْتَ تُكْرِهُ النَّاسَ حَتّٰى يَكُوْنُوْا مُؤْمِنِيْنَ ( يونس: ٩٩ ) And had your Lord willed, those on earth would have believed - all of them entirely. Then, [O Muhammad], would you compel the people in order that they become believers? (Yunus [10] : 99) اِلَّا مَنْ رَّحِمَ رَبُّكَ ۗوَلِذٰلِكَ خَلَقَهُمْ ۗوَتَمَّتْ كَلِمَةُ رَبِّكَ لَاَمْلَـَٔنَّ جَهَنَّمَ مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَالنَّاسِ اَجْمَعِيْنَ ( هود: ١١٩ ) Except whom your Lord has given mercy, and for that He created them. But the word of your Lord is to be fulfilled that, "I will surely fill Hell with jinn and men all together." (Hud [11] : 119)

[@newonevery740]

@@quranmemorized what I meant is that he made so many errors in his presentation that I find hard to be present when he supposedly studied so much

[@quranmemorized]

@@newonevery740 different interpretations from everyone, cultural based, educational, language and many other variables, but that doesn't matter he already tried his best to understand on his side and try to represent it, but there also some good thing that I learned personally always take the good and leave the rest

[@muhammadalakkas3803]

"Allah" is a Personal Name of The One and Only True God. It is not a word of Arabic vocabulary. It is a Name that should not be translated.

[@H4R88N]

*To acknowledge* *Is to* *Cha* lle *nge*

[@MauricePerla]

This lecture is a curious mixture of Orthodox Islam and Sufism.

[@onedirectionlover08]

You cannot separate them, not separable no matter when and where, they are one.

[@MauricePerla]

@@onedirectionlover08 Islam is primarily a doctrine of duty. Sufism strives to understand the "will" of Allah. The ordinary Muslim generally does not benefit from profound considerations. If he can fulfill his religious duties as much as possible, then that is more than enough for him. In my opinion, Sufism is more suited to Christianity or Buddhism than to a doctrine of duty such as Islam.

[@edwardrussell7168]

Allah of the Quran cannot be the same even if there is name used by others. When we say Allah of the Quran, then it means Who is explained in the Quran by Allah Himself. His attributes are His Asmaa and these serve as a model for the human self. Read the book The Human Self and Allah by G A Parwez to know more. The Quran gives us a system of Deen.. to solve human problems. I wish he had looked at the verses mentioning orphans and needy..

[@MauricePerla]

Unlike in the West, theology --i.e. an attempt to understand the nature of God-- became the stepchild in Arab sciences. This was quite in line with the views of Muslim scholars that we should not speculate too much about God and the High --this reeked of arrogance.

[@sajidanaseer1361]

Imam Reza said: Who seeks to describe God through qiyas/analogy and reason will always remain in iltibas/confusion.

[@esthermorton4545]

Maybe translating Allah as' The God' is more accurate?

[@jahangirazeemi5887]

Allah made the human being five fingers design on his name in Arabic " اللہ ".

[@hayyanmintgreen8561]

Ilah means deity it could be used for both false gods or to Allah, the One true God.

[@alexanderv7702]

Professor Lawrence made reference to a woman who was a nurse, who tended to him as she worked nights. Her hands would tenderly care for a man who was not her husband, nor a member of her family. May Allāh swt bless her for showing compassion: unlike some Muslim women who would find it anathema to come in contact with a male.

[@muhammadbenjuraij7734]

Not true ! Muslim women and men avoid any physical contact at all times when not related closely or married except Muslim nurses in hospital! I’m in and out of hospital a fair bit. Nearly all the Nurses in my city are Muslim half are practicing observant muslimahs! The ruling of no contact is relaxed for medical reasons however that doesn’t mean that men nurses are not preferable for men because they are and there are limits to the contact allowed between nurse and patient and there are times and situations when a male nurse is obligatory! If this becomes obligatory and there’s a dire situation then even then a female nurse will be permitted until danger has passed or a male nurse is found! White and western women think nothing about physical touch with the opposite gender and hence adultery and illicit relationships out of wedlock are the norm! For Muslims this behaviour is absolute debauchery and we reject it and the sharia closes all doors that lead to it hence we are commanded to never be alone with an unlawful female as we are commanded to lower our gaze from the opposite gender and we are commanded to dress modestly with clothes that veil the shape of the body and the skin …

[@alexanderv7702]

@@muhammadbenjuraij7734 who makes these "rulings"?

[@odeebob7826]

Is Dr. Bruce Lawrence Christian or Muslim ?

[@shareefind]

What is the purpose of all the talk... ?

[@H4R88N]

9:11 *Like* *"Getting it Right, First Time"* *Can we* just *Create without* *Revision, (editing) , "Updates"* Why not? [Allah Most Wise] challenges us to try... And when *We know We were unable to* , We would be Convinced of the Claim of [The Claimant]

[@alexanderv7702]

57:40 Muhammad Asad (Leopold Weiss) Koran in English

[@mateloman]

I'm sorry but ibn sina was a secular philosopher nothing to do with his thoughts on religion nd no one consider him as scolar

[@H4R88N]

In the " Be " ginning " E L " S A I D The W O R D and The W O R " L " D Came into " Be " ing His W O R D manifested into His W O R L D Who said The W O R D? " E L " said The W O R D What was The W O R D? " Be " They ask Who Is " E L " ? T E L L them They know Him " E L O H I M " While their brothers, cousins C A L L HIM A L L A H ☝🏼

[@m-n336]

Why not say Allah? if you ask who is THE God, you say Allah. Surely His Command, if He wills a thing, is only to say to it, "Be!" and it is. Quran 36:82

[@H4R88N]

It's noticeable *Some prefer only One* , Either *English* or *A* ra *b* i *c*

[@H4R88N]

@@m-n336 *The Qur'an is only* *An Arabic Qur'an* So why do we *Explain it in* *Foreign languages*

[@m-n336]

@@H4R88N And if whatever trees upon the earth were pens and the sea [was ink], replenished thereafter by seven [more] seas, the words of Allah would not be exhausted. Indeed, Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise. Quran 31:27

[@m-n336]

@@H4R88N i know what you said, you wanted to show that the word "BE" is in beginning and being. And i showed you a verse, that when your heart was truly open, and not only your ears. you would recognize your One Lord. not two, or three or anything like that. One true God, Allah.

[@H4R88N]

*Who is Allah* *Remember* That time Death came so close, Yet you're still alive thinking about it

[@mishtaqmo7191]

Bruce Lawrence is a very ignorant about the Quran and the Arabic the word “Barzakh” is not a Persian word. Actually, in fact, the whole Koran only includes Arabic words and this is mentioned in the Quran. He never met a scholar or a student of knowledge. He’s just acting that he knows it all.

[@samihgadkareem9942]

Barzakh برزخ is originally persian, and Quran has many foreign-origin words such as the names of Prophets and others. However, they are used in Arabic Peninsula at that time, and known and understood by the Arabs. It is Allah words, and he can use whatever he wishes سبحانه وتعالى

[@alexanderv7702]

Is it Koran or Quran?

[@samihgadkareem9942]

@@alexanderv7702 both are right, but Quran is more used

[@nikhassan6148]

Whi is the igrorant here?...Dr Lawrence?

[@travellerme2401]

The fact that the root of the name, R-H-M, means, among other things, womb, does not make anyone described with a word derived from that root necessarily feminine. Com'on now Dr Lawrence. There is no other word to describe it, but in English the word is "simping." And it disgustingly came to be synonymous with western men. And look where we are now: cucking is celebrated and normalized now among western men, in addition of course to western men now wearing heals and skirts. Facepalm. May God have mercy on you guys.

[@muhammadalakkas3803]

Khuda = Ahura Mazdā Zoroastrian deity Actions Also known as: Auramazda, Ohrmazd, Ormazd, Ormizd

[@mohddollah2837]

mo

[@L0ST-ALIEN]

the Quran never uses a none Arabic word ,, Allah confirms that the Quran sent down in Arabic. 😡. ﴿ إِنَّا أَنزَلْنَاهُ قُرْآنًا عَرَبِيًّا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ﴾