@ bpotuxy k if Islam is shit why is it the fastest growing religion in the world n the west. Why did over 8000 ppl convert to Islam 7 months after 9/11 in America alone. Cuz they became curious n studied n fell inlove wit this religion.
Mashallah I think u are amazing god bless u. It's really awsome to see people who are educated about islam share their knowledge. God bless. From a an Arab Canadian Muslim
@BigSpoon19 it means that Koran is shit, it's followers are shit, Islam is shit, Shariah is shit, Muhhamad is a bloodthirsty pedo-necrophiliac, rapist and murderer.
@bpotux Ah, I see. It actually means that you're clearly as ignorant and boring as your first poorly constructed sentence indicates. Just another half-wit regurgitating something you heard on the internet. Yawn.
@bpotux wow, you really have absolutely no clue what you're talking about. go to the nearest Islamic center and ask someone to educate you. do your homework before you hate. free speech does not equal false accusations and spreading discrimination.
very nice video, you're the kind of person this world needs, open minded, not brain washed by the media, thanks so much for the support you give to this religion!
OK folks, I'm done with this video. If you have something new to add, send me a message. I really don't want to have to continue having the same tired and ridiculous debates about how awful Islam is and how bad Muslims are and how evil Muhammad was. Take your unsubstantiated slander elsewhere. I'm happy to have a discussion via messages that won't be limited to 500 characters. Peace.
No kidding dork boy. ALL religions are the word of people NOT GODS! That is why the ALL say stupid things. However, that is not to say that every religious ideology is as bad as the next. Being ideologies created by people, some are simply worse than others. Islams angry, egotistical, sadistic, bronze age god is simply worse than others.
Fantastic job at making a comment that is equally irrelevant to the video and inanely uninformed. Were you too busy coming up with that scathing insult for me with which you led your comment to actually come up with something thoughtful to say or were you simply too busy destroying dogma?
If my comment was uninformed, where? You are trying to whitewash islam by comparing its stupidity to the faults of other religions. Well, my point is that BOTH ideologies are flawed. Flaws in Christianity in no way make the bad parts of the koran any less horrible. Also, is is idiotic to say that the violence and backwardness of muslim nations has nothing to do with the ideology they have been following for 1400 years. Islam produces more violence because it is simply is more violent.
I doesn't seem that you watched my videos--I wasn't comparing Christianity and Islam to make Islam seem better. I was simply pointing out that Islam has a particular image for outsiders when it often has had a past no more violent than others. You didn't address/don't seem to understand the point of my videos: it is incredibly short-sighted and ahistorical to blame Islam for violence in Muslim countries. It shows a staggering and unfortunately common lack of perspective and understanding.
(cont.) Your attempts to argue that Islam--and any other religion--is untrue is irrelevant (not to mention a mere stating of opinion). My position is not to argue the veracity or falsehood of Muhammad's revelation. My desire is to point out the brute historic facts that a)Islam had a long history of peace and religious tolerance, particularly during the Medieval Islamic Empires and b)the current conflicts are VERY complex and largely result from economic and political causes.
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Yes, of course islam was ahead of Europe when Europe was locked into even greater religious fanaticism and stupidity! That just proves my point that these backwards religions just make things worse.
Now, what causes the economic and political backwardness that is so universal in muslim majority nations-which in turn leads to so much strife? Obviously, 1400 years of islam greatly influences their condition! Now, to say it is all the fault of islam is wrong but of course islam is a major factor!
It's baffling that you can say that proves your point. You completely ignore the fact that Islam initiated a very positive change in Arab society--it was Islamic principles of tolerance, social justice and racial equality which made these Empires markedly better than those that preceded them. What's the difference between a politically and economically prosperous Medieval Muslim society which is a relative beacon of progress and a poor, politically tumultuous Muslim society that is backward? Hm
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Also, the fact that these religions are untrue has everything to do with it. If they were the perfect word of a god, they should be above criticism. However, they ARE NOT so they need to be scrutinized and criticized just like any other ideology. It is time to stop this PC stupidity and admit the obvious. Islam is a major force in these societies and is a major reason these societies are generally much more backwards and violent than more secular ones.
Why should we suppose that if these revelations were the word of God that they could not be manipulated by men? There's a significant leap in logic there... Words are imperfect conveyors of ideas and when men are the custodians of those words they are bound to be twisted. I think you're right that they should be criticized within their historical context, especially by those within the faith. But it has to be done within the proper context and while taking a long-view of ALL of the issues.
If this cruel, sadistic, egotistical god of the middle eastern religions existed and needed us to worship him in a certain way, don't you think a being with the power to create the universe could find a better way to give his message than though power hungry, pedophile, murdering perverts like muhammad? Is religious ideology means so much he is going to torture for all eternity over it, why not just tell us all directly?? Why is it that only the ancient and psychotic hear voices?
Another batch of opinion and uninformed slander of Muhammad. Is it really that difficult to stay on topic that you have to resort to the tired insults against a man that died centuries ago? I'm going to send you a message because I don't want to be constricted by the character limit. Let us continue this through messages.
It's not about being PC. It has to do with honestly and intelligently assessing the conflicts we see in the world today. If we decide to be ignorant and short-sighted we won't be able to solve them. It's laughable that you would suggest that religion is a primary factor in the relative backwardness or brutality of a society. Let's play a game: how many examples of brutality and reactionary thinking can we come up with from societies that were virulently secular?
To say that the ideology that these people have followed for 14 centuries does not have much to do with their state of affairs today is not being honest or intelligent!!
Now, of course being secular does not guarantee right, but the evidence supports it helps.
For example, crime etc. is lower in secular western Europe, Japan etc. than in the more religious US. Even within the US, the more religious red states have higher crime etc.
I suggest reading A Letter to a Christian Nation etc.
in an attempt to show that Christianity can be violent. Christians are followers of Jesus Christ. Please show me one quote where Jesus Christ orders people to kill or stone anyone.
I was not suggesting that Christianity is violent. I was suggesting that in Christianity's Holy Book there are accounts of violent things happening--The Book of Revelation comes to mind--and that does not mean that the religion is inherently violent or espouses violence. I used Christianity as an example because I think it is something with which more viewers could relate.
Pursue, kill, and completely destroy them, as I have commanded you," says the LORD. "Let the battle cry be heard in the land, a shout of great destruction". (Jeremiah 50:21-22 NLT)
When the LORD your God hands these nations over to you and you conquer them, you must completely destroy them. Make no treaties with them and show them no mercy. Do not intermarry with them, and don't let your daughters and sons marry their sons and daughters. They will lead your young people away from me to worship other gods. Then the anger of the LORD will burn against you, and he will destroy you. (Deuteronomy 7:1-4 NLT)
I am very appreciative to hear this from a non-Muslim. Although I am very disappointed from what we witness in the media these days, I still hope that people like you will have their say and encourage others to judge things with rationality and honesty.
your mature view of the subject is very respectful..
i wish there would be more people like you in every religion. cuz no matter a person's beliefs are, he should be able to live and respect the others who dont match his..
Yeh there I did get a slight hint of satire in your response but this really isnt clear whether you're being a smart ass there or a dumb ass.... anyway never mind that issue.... i see your comments above.... let me ask u do u believe in God??
big spoon If people were like you and read and speak from a more objectiv point of view the world would be better to me it doesnt matter if you are a muslim you are an honest guy im a muslim and I can tell you I love you as a brother
Man!! Unlike Europeans, Americans take their media so much in trust. Give me control over the Amercan media and I'd make 75% of the Americans beleive that Canadians are space invaders. Thank you BigSpoon19!
What a lot of ppl forget is that Muhammad (pbuh) married Aisha (ra) and consummated the marriage when she was a lot older, but keep in mind that in the East, young adults mature physically a lot quicker so a 12 yr old actually has developed to what we would see around 16-18.
Oh and anyway, what about all the white girls who start sleeping with guys when they're 12? dont point the finger without getting your facts straight
No one disagrees that it was written centuries ago.
The point is that Mohammad was "perfect" and he was the perfect example. Today he is STILL the perfect example!!!!! That's why a man can marry a 9 yr old GIRL in a lot of Muslim countries...
man in all ages a man can marry a girl if she's old enough to get preg ... what hapened in that case u can marry a girl but u r not aloowed to touch her til shes old enough to be touched its not a very strange thing if u read history now its strange cuz the west said so ?
and I just don't understand why ppl argue about small issues and forget about the messege itself
islam is a messege mohammad is a messenger why would anyone judge the messenger without reading the messege 1st
Thank you so much for being fair. All the time you hear people partially quoting from the Quran to help support their views. And most times they stop mid-sentence; it makes me want to pull my hair out. All I want is for them to finish the sentence, and be fair. And if they do that then it most likely completely discredits their objectives. But, truly, it's so nice to see someone who is so fair and unbiased in their opinion and gives a well-supported and just argument.
I was watching the man's retaliation and I was very upset at his cutting and pasting of the Quran to make it seem to be something it's not. But when I watched your videos I was completely calmed by them. Just to see that there is at least someone out there who is kind and decent enough to gives us a fair chance. I truly wish for you the best and hope Allah turns to you in kindness and mercy.
We really need more people like you. A lot of people look to the news, false books written by people who aren't muslim, or even the internet.. and it really hurts to see things like this be spread about a wonderful religion. I am a muslim if you haven't already noticed. It's comforting to know there are still people who look to the right information like you do.
Narrated Umm Salama Hind bint Abi Umayya, Ummul Mu'minin: When the verse "That they should cast their outer garments over their persons" was revealed, the women of Ansar came out as if they had crows over their heads by wearing outer garments. Sunnan Abu Dawud 32:4090
While certainly many things are wrongfully attributed to Islam, that does not excuse the rightfully attributed. You say that things must be seen "in context". There are no English words in the Qur'an. It is wholly fruitless to offer any interpretation of the Qur'an's meaning based off of English words. The only way to understand is to ask the speaker. But unfortunately, Mo is dead, we can't ask him. So we turn to the next best thing: tafsir and Hadith.
My main goal was not to offer Qur'anic contextualization, but a speculative attempt at achieving historical context (difficult given the lack of extra-Qur'anic evidence). I did look at the verses quoted by David and took note of what preceded and followed them, but if you insist that we leave Qur'anic interpretation to those who read Arabic, ok. I'd rather not be drawn into an argument on the merits of Muslim theology anyhow.
The point is that judging the actions of Muhammad, 1400+ years ago, by Modern Western ideals is ridiculous, as is trying to attribute violence in the modern Middle East to Islam alone. Let us also not forget the controversial and doubtlessly apocryphal nature of many hadiths and the interpretive nature of tafsir.
Agreed. An example I use is to use the rules of cricket to judge a game of the Bruins vs USC.
But then the questions remain: how should Mo's actions be judged, if not by today's ideals? By Islam's ideals then? That's fairly circular, since Mo defined Islam's ideals.
It is a good question...I think the best way to do it is to judge Muhammad's actions within the context of 7th Arabian society and try, as much as is possible, to discern how much of a positive change his reforms represented. I also think we (including Muslims) have to recognize that there were probably very real limits on what Muhammad could have done, that is he couldn't have changed everything about society and still be accepted.
He certainly had positive change; anyone who doesn't accept that is worth speaking with. But whitewashing the negative change is not a good idea. Sure, he proscribed a new form of equality among races and genders, but he still preached that some people deserve hell. Not unprecedented, but nevertheless still a troublesome belief.
The reason people do not condemn christianity as much as islam? Well maybe it's because christians rarely claim that the reason they're killing innocents is to honor god, a claim the shaheed make repeatedly and obviously believe very much to be true. Instead of worrying about non-muslims' opinions, how about dealing with the actual issues islam has on this point?
The point is that the same criticisms could well have been made in the past about Christianity and they were no more true than are many of the criticisms leveled against Islam. As a non-Muslim, it is not my place to "deal" with any issues "Islam has on this point." I am simply addressing the ignorance of non-Muslims who attempt to attribute extraordinarily complex issues to religion alone.
I'm not saying christianity doesn't have its own skeletons to worry about, I am just saying that RIGHT NOW very few people are being killed in the name of christianity, particularly compared to islam.
In my opinion, we should just abolish organised religion in any shape or form altogether, but this is not feasible (yet). But it is a goal I will work toward in as much as that is possible.
The point is that these conflicts actually have very little to do with Islam. Even those elements within the conflicts that are connected with the faith are only ostensibly so, in that people are twisting Islam and using it to justify all sorts of things. I think your stated goal is the result of a particular view of religion which is unfortunate--but understandable given the things people do claiming they do it for their religion.
You're right, at least to a certain extent. Considering how much evil has come out of christianity-twisting in the past, though, I just think it is scary how much easier it is to twist islam towards violence. Let's face it, the words are all there, and the example of Mohammed isn't exactly a catalyst for peace.
Remember: If somebody tells you anything or you hear something, it is only information. If you read and experience it for yourself, then and ONLY then it is fact. We must learn to decipher information ourselves. LEAD!
Don't follow others, they don't know where they are going.
I hope every individual seeks the truth and facts them self through study. Keep an open mind.
MashAllah brother, thank you for these videos. It is encouraging to see non-Muslims, especially Christians, defending Islam for the sake of common understanding between the two religions. Peace and Blessings
I hope the kind comments are enough to keep you going. I know there are plenty of those who are out to just give Islam a bad name, and I'm glad to see Christians (like yourself) who actually want to learn about Islam and actually know about it, and dont just look for ways to say "Find Jesus".
You're helping me know more about my religion and thank you for that.
Easy way to get to know Quran: read Surah 9 and later verses. Oh I know, muslim's rebuttal will be "it's out of context", "it's mistranslated", "it's self-defense". Now please, don't insult people's intelligence. BTW is it wise to be a suicide bomber for an empty promise of 72 houris?
yes it is taken out of context. First read when it was revealed and why it was revealed and what was situation. Then make a claim. Funny that ppl just say 1 verse and they never touch on preceding and following verse. Probably they are too muc scared and tht include you. It is funny debates are not televised (Ali Sina case) and he does not dare to speak with a known scholar
OK YOU SAY WE HAVE TO LOOK IN THEIR SOCIETY BACK IN THEIR DAY SO IN THEIR DAY IT WAS OK TO BE A MURDERER, RAPIST, PAGANIST, ADULTER, AND MANY MORE THINGS AS The Prophet WAS?
He certainly was'nt any of those things. Out of interest have you read any biographies of the prophet pbuh?its good to see someone actually thinkin for themself rather then being brainwashed by the media. keep it you, Peace and blessings onto you.
why doesn't the media show the millions of muslims that are educated working as lawyers, engineers scientist, and so on? one more thing in terms of this video, you mentioned that the quran was written for the past times, but it states both in the bible and quran that a day up there is a thousand down here, thats even a fact scientificly. Other than that i wish there were more people like you in influencial western post, we wouldn't have the problems today that we have.
Thank you for the support. I would like to make clear that I don't mean to say that the Qur'an only had value during the past, but that it was written in a particular time and place. That is to say that the Qur'an contains principles that are timeless but some of the peculiarities of the teachings must be historically contextualized. Thanks again for the comments.
in the middle east there are countries that are better developed than north america, such countries as Dubai and Qatar, and even then they have problems, the amount of drugs being pumped into those countries is unimaginable, if you do research you find out its the CIA, thats how they make their money, and they exploit islam because they want to destroy it, because islam has two things it can lead the world and be peaceful, secondly it fights for FREE WILL.
i give much respect to Bigspoon19, not because he's backing up islam but because he's thinking wisely. I'd like to clear few things for others, it also says in the quran, that god said even people who read the quran won't understand it properly unless he "god" will it to. not only that you have to look at the begining of time, todays world events and look at things from a broader perspective.until we are civilised people of all race we will not be allowed to enter the space age.
Hi Big Spoon, i call you to get a better understanding of islam by watching the following videos: you can look on to lightuponlight/com and check the foundations of islamic studies videos under the name Bilal Philips
BigSpoon is an idiotic dhimmi. He should go to faithfreedom dot org to learn more about how and why islam is evil. Sure there were punishments in the Torah to keep the Israelites clean but evenyually their spiritual immoralities led to their destruction in 607BCE when Nebuchadrezza destroyed Jerusalem, and again in 70 CE by the Romans.
Jesus never taught his followers to fight their enemies, but to love them, not for their actions but as God;s creatures who could repent from their badness. Jesus cured diseases and helped many spiritually. Mohammed participated in murder of hundreds and possibly thousands of Jews who were living in Medina. He's a pedophile, bandit leader etc...there is no worse man on earth.
These comments are hilarious. There seems to be no end to people who have no desire to understand Islam but just want to bash it so they feel better about their own religion. Perhaps you could respond to what I said rather than going on a religiously-charged, ignorant and biased diatribe. Your statements, like those of so many like you, completely lack any historical context.
if Bigspoon19 referred to my comments then i'd just say that I spent too many hours - and still do every day - analysing Islam and read about their activities, and of course peruse faithfreedom dot org articles. Besides that, FFI does a very good job of analysing Islam in depth, with new articles every day.
Why dont u analyse by reading Quran or Islamic teaching rather than relying on someone else to tell you what Islam say? I am sorry you have wasted most of your hours. I have read FF1. Most of argument are illogical and make no sense. You would not go to quack (they will claim to hv knowledge) for treatment right
sameer9900: why don't you claim the $50,000 if you can rebut any point made by FFI's Ali Sinai? The whole world has a good idea about islam just by looking at what they do. What they say are mostly deliberate lies.
no wonder this guy ali sinai cannot debate in front. he just make a mere claim and never come in front. It would be better if he come in front. Then I will start listening him
I can't but admire people like yourself who grew up in a region heavily influenced by malicious stereotype views and yet manage to emerge from all of it with a balanced mind.
thanks,this video gives me hope that decent ppl in this world still exsist.islam linguistically means to submit to God in a peaceful way (which you already seem to know) pls answer this for me... are many/diverse gods better or the One to whom all acts of worship should be directed who begets not, nor is begotten and there is nothing comparable unto Him??
Thank you for the kind words. I think that it is better to try to understand God as completely and accurately as possible and I think the single God is true. So, in my opinion, the One God understanding is better because it is the truth. Peace.
my goodness. such impartial 'objectivism'. i salute you sir, not only/necessarily for the content and girth of your argument, but your ability to speak with eloquence and impartiality. Salute!
i take it that you are Canadian, by that smashing (canucks?) hat, though your accent says otherwise. anyway, my point is, i would really like to continue conversation (on this and multiple topics) with you if you like.
Thanks. I'm not Canadian, although I do love hockey and so I think I would enjoy living in Canada if only for that. I'd be happy to continue discussing. Send me a message if you have something in particular. Peace.
Thanks for this video. Whether you are Muslim or not, you truly believe in the righteous values and morals of all people. Everything you say is true. You are willing to defend what is right and are not ignorant of what is actaully going on. Of course no Muslim will admit that the Qu'ran teaches us to hate Jews and Christians--as this is untrue and an ignorant remark, more lines taken out of context.
"bbejin" i know wich aya are you talking about and it does not say don't take a jew or christian as friends. but it say's jew and chritian will never be plesed of you un less you enter there religion,and exuse me but i found it thru because muslim are not exepted by the majorty of the jew and the chritian.
I think at least for the Jews it is to do with religion. Rememeber, in the OT God promises them the lands of Caanan and instructs them to use violence to capture/hold onto them.
I think you are correct in pointing out that some elements on each side of the conflicts are motivated by religion, at least in part. I think it is also important to remember that these religious extremists probably wouldn't have such appeal if there were not significant political and/or economic upheaval. The vast majority of Israelis are secular Jews.
I live in a village in scotland where they all think Muslims wear turbans, etc etc.. Just coming back from living in Dubai for 6 years, I have to thank you for your video, and letting me know that not all people are closed-minded and stupid. Thank you so much, you have truly made my day =)
And you have just made mine. Thank you very much. I envy you getting to spend some time there. I plan to go to Jordan to learn Arabic soon. Anyway, I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks again.
just a note about the beating of wives...in a hadith, a man asked what to beat his wife with, and it was something equivalent to a feather. the prophet (peace be upon him) said the best among you are those best to their wives.
first of all, all the verses u took out the bible was in the oldtestement. god gave us a new covernant to follow which was absolute peace. love your enemy, turn the cheek. when your book tells you to take no jew or christian as friends. it say if you become our friend you would go to hell. and this is your peace religion
Again, you've missed the point. I think if you examine Islam, you will see that it is far more peaceful than most give it credit for. But, the purpose of my video was to point out that the violence in the Middle East has a lot of different causes, most of them having nothing to do with religion.
muslims are the devil people. the devil loves to mix truth with lies. thats why in the quran you find good? and in the quran u find evil. and thats why there the 2 groups who say islam is peaceful, and the other group who wanna rage wars againts jews, u will fall on ur knees to jesus and beg him for mercy
we can't kill christians or jews..they r believers.
but for example....it is ok to kill hindus and buddhists and animists i presume...they're infidels.idolators.
i expect u to say i took it out of its original context...it seems to me nothing can be quoted from quran. And every thing bad we quote from it, we have to combine with all the following verses untill we reach another passage that makes us look good and civilised.
No right is given to the killing of idolators in Islam. The Quran tells us that we have been sent the message of "La-ilaha-il-Allah" to spread it, and to vanquish falsehood. If we were commanded to kill those who supposedly worship other than One God how then do we spread La-ilaha-il-Allah" to them? I have close friends who are buddhist and hindu. I inform them of my beliefs so that they may know, but it makes no sense for me to impose on them my faith does it?
Need I remind you that when prohphet Mohammad (SAWS) and his army entered Mecca he did not kill a single soul?!? Despite the fact that they were the "Idolators" and the ones that fought the muslims in war as well as killing their friends and family.. Prophet Muhammad kept them all unharmed. Ring a bell? Ever wonder...if we were to "kill" idolators then y did the prophet allow them all to live peacefully amongst Muslims?
i dont get why ignorant ass people gtta say shyt fo no reason..learn the truth n i mean the complete truth not sum shyt u hear on tv or suttin n then say suttin..ignorant ass bastards..btw good job bigspoon! glad to noe not all of us r ignorant..god bless
My blood boils everytime the "faithful" explain away passages of their holy books which no decent person now would agree with e.g. genocide in the old testament, wife beating in islam by telling us that "we should look at things in the context of their time".
Why are we still following their beliefs in "modern society" then?
its about perspective. the middle east focus very much more on religious things. See it is believed that whatever pain you suffer in this life will "elevate your status" in the afterlife - the only reason i can imagine violence not being complained about so much. I do not quite know the ruling around being a perpetrator of domestic violence- i can't imagine it would be supported to beat ones wife.. interesting - i will have to research :)
you r the first to make sense....i "repent" from belief in god and i want my lost years as a muslim back....i wonder if god has a "belief" return policy... i hate religion...mine and yours and that third one.
yes...but your muslim brothers said that it is a good thing to kill me because i'm a murtadd...they won't leave me alone, and i won't be silent untill they accept that some of us don't want to follow the caravans of indoctrination passing by.
Think about the Middle Ages. When the Islamic Empire was at its height, the world center of Eurasian learning, W. Europe was going through the Dark Ages and were highly religious. Something similar is happening here, except vice versa.
No, I don't think this is why Islamic terrorists are a tiny minority. Like I said, people pick-and-choose whatever the hell the Qu'ran says and it gives them the license to kill, slaughter, beat and hate. Don't blame how people are interpreting it, blame the contradictions and mixed messages the Qu'ran sends to people.
You talk about people "picking and choosing" what the Qur'an says which is interpreting. Then you say I shouldn't criticize how those who think Islam supports violence are interpreting the Qur'an. I criticize them precisely because there are millions of Muslims who have no problem with inconsistencies in the Qur'an and don't believe it allows them to commit violent acts.
"Picking and choosing" does not mean "interpreting". There's a difference between those two words/phrases. People can interpret something, then they pick-and-choose what suits their own needs the best. Are you putting words in my mouth? When/where did I say you shouldn't criticize "how those who think Islam supports violence are interpreting the Qu'ran"?
OK, the point of my videos is that it is not accurate to attribute violence in the Middle East simply to Islam. If you would like to argue that Islam actually promotes violence and that the vast majority of Muslims are misinterpreting their faith, fine but that's between you and Muslims.
If Muslims were suppose to kill all Christians and Jews then there should not be a single one left in places like Egypt, Palestine, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen and yes Iran. There are still tens of thousands of Jews living in Iran. FYI Jews and Christians have been living for centuries. So Muslims had many centuries to kill them?? How do you explain that.
May Allah reward you well for your effort. Few points for you. Quran is word of God. It is a miracle and could not have been created by man. Quran is always correct. We can't judge it with our finite wisdom and ever limited knowledge of how life works. If Allah says that beat your wife then that is correct and not what we as society beleive to be right or wrong at any given time because society changes its views with time. Keep up the good work.
Just as Ali Baba pick-and-choose the "correct" interpretation of the Qu'ran, Islamic terrorists pick-and-choose what the "correct" interpretation of the Qu'ran is to them. Something is definitely wrong with Muhammad and Islam wanting to rectify Judaism and Christianity by "setting the records straight", but yet people are literally killing over different interpretations of this faith. But whatever, Prophet Muhammad was pimp warlord and he was able to get a 9-year old pussy. More power to him.
You're offending all just minded people by calling names to a man and religion you hardly know. Is it fair? Seeking the truth? It's easy to get misinfo from Muslim bashers. Surely, you'r not so naive to beleive that the enemies of Islam will be unbias? Logical? Study Islam (with the intention of finding truth) so that you know what you are talking about. Otherwise, its a waste of time. Criticising events of 1400 years ago with values of today. Fair? Human values are always changing.
I don't need to use drugs to know that it's bad for me, mmmkay? The same goes for Islam. And yes, there are people who've studied Islam more than you and I (the likes of clerics and imams) and have concluded that smiting the throats of unbelievers is in accordance to the Qu'ran and Jews are bad, mmmkay?
You're missing the point. Muslims (or anyone, for that matter) pick-and-choose whatever seems fit in their religious text. If someone takes a direct quote from a book and the other person doesn't agree with what was quoted, the immediate response is, "you're taking it out of context!" And then, the next natural reaction is to take another quote and negate what was said.
You are missing the point. You point out that different people choose to interpret Holy Books their own way and they all think they're right. Of course this is true and interpretation is something for the individual believer to decide. But when one takes the Qur'an in its entirety, in its historical context I think the mainstream, peaceful interpretation is the most logical. Do you think this could be why the terrorists are the tiny minority? They are only ostensibly motivated by Islam.
Thank you!
gabarsomaaliyeed 3 months ago
@ bpotuxy k if Islam is shit why is it the fastest growing religion in the world n the west. Why did over 8000 ppl convert to Islam 7 months after 9/11 in America alone. Cuz they became curious n studied n fell inlove wit this religion.
3rabsalimush 6 months ago
Mashallah I think u are amazing god bless u. It's really awsome to see people who are educated about islam share their knowledge. God bless. From a an Arab Canadian Muslim
3rabsalimush 6 months ago
@3rabsalimush Thanks very much for the comment. Peace.
BigSpoon19 6 months ago
The rewrite that piece of shit book to keep up with the 21st century.
bpotux 7 months ago
@bpotux What does this sentence mean?
BigSpoon19 7 months ago
@BigSpoon19 it means that Koran is shit, it's followers are shit, Islam is shit, Shariah is shit, Muhhamad is a bloodthirsty pedo-necrophiliac, rapist and murderer.
bpotux 7 months ago
@bpotux Ah, I see. It actually means that you're clearly as ignorant and boring as your first poorly constructed sentence indicates. Just another half-wit regurgitating something you heard on the internet. Yawn.
BigSpoon19 7 months ago
@bpotux wow, you really have absolutely no clue what you're talking about. go to the nearest Islamic center and ask someone to educate you. do your homework before you hate. free speech does not equal false accusations and spreading discrimination.
jenngreyful 6 months ago
Assalamoo Aleikum,
The open-mindedness you show in this video is precious. Much love and respect to you!
mayawarriorprincess 10 months ago
Thank you very much. Peace.
BigSpoon19 10 months ago
very nice video, you're the kind of person this world needs, open minded, not brain washed by the media, thanks so much for the support you give to this religion!
babybbblue762 1 year ago
Thanx - ure support is well appreciated.
Its sad that muslims are misunderstood :(
simi1639 1 year ago
OK folks, I'm done with this video. If you have something new to add, send me a message. I really don't want to have to continue having the same tired and ridiculous debates about how awful Islam is and how bad Muslims are and how evil Muhammad was. Take your unsubstantiated slander elsewhere. I'm happy to have a discussion via messages that won't be limited to 500 characters. Peace.
BigSpoon19 4 years ago
No kidding dork boy. ALL religions are the word of people NOT GODS! That is why the ALL say stupid things. However, that is not to say that every religious ideology is as bad as the next. Being ideologies created by people, some are simply worse than others. Islams angry, egotistical, sadistic, bronze age god is simply worse than others.
DogmaDestroyer 4 years ago
Fantastic job at making a comment that is equally irrelevant to the video and inanely uninformed. Were you too busy coming up with that scathing insult for me with which you led your comment to actually come up with something thoughtful to say or were you simply too busy destroying dogma?
BigSpoon19 4 years ago
If my comment was uninformed, where? You are trying to whitewash islam by comparing its stupidity to the faults of other religions. Well, my point is that BOTH ideologies are flawed. Flaws in Christianity in no way make the bad parts of the koran any less horrible. Also, is is idiotic to say that the violence and backwardness of muslim nations has nothing to do with the ideology they have been following for 1400 years. Islam produces more violence because it is simply is more violent.
DogmaDestroyer 4 years ago
I doesn't seem that you watched my videos--I wasn't comparing Christianity and Islam to make Islam seem better. I was simply pointing out that Islam has a particular image for outsiders when it often has had a past no more violent than others. You didn't address/don't seem to understand the point of my videos: it is incredibly short-sighted and ahistorical to blame Islam for violence in Muslim countries. It shows a staggering and unfortunately common lack of perspective and understanding.
BigSpoon19 4 years ago
(cont.) Your attempts to argue that Islam--and any other religion--is untrue is irrelevant (not to mention a mere stating of opinion). My position is not to argue the veracity or falsehood of Muhammad's revelation. My desire is to point out the brute historic facts that a)Islam had a long history of peace and religious tolerance, particularly during the Medieval Islamic Empires and b)the current conflicts are VERY complex and largely result from economic and political causes.
BigSpoon19 4 years ago
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Yes, of course islam was ahead of Europe when Europe was locked into even greater religious fanaticism and stupidity! That just proves my point that these backwards religions just make things worse.
Now, what causes the economic and political backwardness that is so universal in muslim majority nations-which in turn leads to so much strife? Obviously, 1400 years of islam greatly influences their condition! Now, to say it is all the fault of islam is wrong but of course islam is a major factor!
DogmaDestroyer 4 years ago
It's baffling that you can say that proves your point. You completely ignore the fact that Islam initiated a very positive change in Arab society--it was Islamic principles of tolerance, social justice and racial equality which made these Empires markedly better than those that preceded them. What's the difference between a politically and economically prosperous Medieval Muslim society which is a relative beacon of progress and a poor, politically tumultuous Muslim society that is backward? Hm
BigSpoon19 4 years ago
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Also, the fact that these religions are untrue has everything to do with it. If they were the perfect word of a god, they should be above criticism. However, they ARE NOT so they need to be scrutinized and criticized just like any other ideology. It is time to stop this PC stupidity and admit the obvious. Islam is a major force in these societies and is a major reason these societies are generally much more backwards and violent than more secular ones.
DogmaDestroyer 4 years ago
Why should we suppose that if these revelations were the word of God that they could not be manipulated by men? There's a significant leap in logic there... Words are imperfect conveyors of ideas and when men are the custodians of those words they are bound to be twisted. I think you're right that they should be criticized within their historical context, especially by those within the faith. But it has to be done within the proper context and while taking a long-view of ALL of the issues.
BigSpoon19 4 years ago
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If this cruel, sadistic, egotistical god of the middle eastern religions existed and needed us to worship him in a certain way, don't you think a being with the power to create the universe could find a better way to give his message than though power hungry, pedophile, murdering perverts like muhammad? Is religious ideology means so much he is going to torture for all eternity over it, why not just tell us all directly?? Why is it that only the ancient and psychotic hear voices?
DogmaDestroyer 4 years ago
Another batch of opinion and uninformed slander of Muhammad. Is it really that difficult to stay on topic that you have to resort to the tired insults against a man that died centuries ago? I'm going to send you a message because I don't want to be constricted by the character limit. Let us continue this through messages.
BigSpoon19 4 years ago
It's not about being PC. It has to do with honestly and intelligently assessing the conflicts we see in the world today. If we decide to be ignorant and short-sighted we won't be able to solve them. It's laughable that you would suggest that religion is a primary factor in the relative backwardness or brutality of a society. Let's play a game: how many examples of brutality and reactionary thinking can we come up with from societies that were virulently secular?
BigSpoon19 4 years ago
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To say that the ideology that these people have followed for 14 centuries does not have much to do with their state of affairs today is not being honest or intelligent!!
Now, of course being secular does not guarantee right, but the evidence supports it helps.
For example, crime etc. is lower in secular western Europe, Japan etc. than in the more religious US. Even within the US, the more religious red states have higher crime etc.
I suggest reading A Letter to a Christian Nation etc.
DogmaDestroyer 4 years ago
Ridiculous arguments. I'll tell you why in a message later.
BigSpoon19 4 years ago
God bless you! thank you so much. ^_^
412envy 4 years ago
Thank you. I appreciate it.
BigSpoon19 4 years ago
You gave a list of quotes from
1. Books of Chronicles - Old Testament
2. Leviticus - Old Testament
3. Exodus - Old Testament
4. Deuteronomy - Old Testament
in an attempt to show that Christianity can be violent. Christians are followers of Jesus Christ. Please show me one quote where Jesus Christ orders people to kill or stone anyone.
Jesusislovealways 4 years ago
I was not suggesting that Christianity is violent. I was suggesting that in Christianity's Holy Book there are accounts of violent things happening--The Book of Revelation comes to mind--and that does not mean that the religion is inherently violent or espouses violence. I used Christianity as an example because I think it is something with which more viewers could relate.
BigSpoon19 4 years ago
Pursue, kill, and completely destroy them, as I have commanded you," says the LORD. "Let the battle cry be heard in the land, a shout of great destruction". (Jeremiah 50:21-22 NLT)
siara191 4 years ago
When the LORD your God hands these nations over to you and you conquer them, you must completely destroy them. Make no treaties with them and show them no mercy. Do not intermarry with them, and don't let your daughters and sons marry their sons and daughters. They will lead your young people away from me to worship other gods. Then the anger of the LORD will burn against you, and he will destroy you. (Deuteronomy 7:1-4 NLT)
siara191 4 years ago
Thanks!!
I am very appreciative to hear this from a non-Muslim. Although I am very disappointed from what we witness in the media these days, I still hope that people like you will have their say and encourage others to judge things with rationality and honesty.
Again, thank you very much
madabbah 4 years ago
Thank you. I appreciate the support.
BigSpoon19 4 years ago
your mature view of the subject is very respectful..
i wish there would be more people like you in every religion. cuz no matter a person's beliefs are, he should be able to live and respect the others who dont match his..
great video
changestartswithyou 4 years ago
Thank you very much. I appreciate it. Happy New Year and take care.
BigSpoon19 4 years ago
Thnx for such a great video bigspoon.
Ur very open minded and thoughtful. May Allah reward u wid never ending rewards and guide u to Islam.
Peace.
shereen86 4 years ago
Thank you very much.
BigSpoon19 4 years ago
i think that because the "media".
i hope you will become a muslim :)
thanks nice post indeed.
le777on 4 years ago
Thank you.
BigSpoon19 4 years ago
A brilliant unbiased non muslim, great vedeo.
Peace be upon You
rmyussef 4 years ago 2
Thank you. Peace.
BigSpoon19 4 years ago
Apologies that comment wasn't for Bigspoon19 but for Jamieblond, he is the ignorant twit, Bigspoon 19 is great. Sorry.
theprof291166 4 years ago 2
No problem. Thanks for the support. Peace.
BigSpoon19 4 years ago
bigspoon19, your an ignorant immature twit. Which School of Bullshit did you attend?
theprof291166 4 years ago
Very good Bigspoon. Your heart is open.
theprof291166 4 years ago 2
Thank you very much. Peace.
BigSpoon19 4 years ago
OMG dude... i think u misunderstood BigSpoon19.. his comment to you has been written in a sarcastic fashion
pre2qh 4 years ago
Yeh there I did get a slight hint of satire in your response but this really isnt clear whether you're being a smart ass there or a dumb ass.... anyway never mind that issue.... i see your comments above.... let me ask u do u believe in God??
pre2qh 4 years ago
Brilliant! The most convincing part about this is that it rhymed. That's the mark of a truly well-crafted argument.
BigSpoon19 4 years ago
big spoon If people were like you and read and speak from a more objectiv point of view the world would be better to me it doesnt matter if you are a muslim you are an honest guy im a muslim and I can tell you I love you as a brother
gibreel87 4 years ago 2
Thank you very much, brother. I really appreciate your sentiments and your support. Peace and love.
BigSpoon19 4 years ago
Man!! Unlike Europeans, Americans take their media so much in trust. Give me control over the Amercan media and I'd make 75% of the Americans beleive that Canadians are space invaders. Thank you BigSpoon19!
yusumishi123 4 years ago
Thank you.
BigSpoon19 4 years ago
What a lot of ppl forget is that Muhammad (pbuh) married Aisha (ra) and consummated the marriage when she was a lot older, but keep in mind that in the East, young adults mature physically a lot quicker so a 12 yr old actually has developed to what we would see around 16-18.
Oh and anyway, what about all the white girls who start sleeping with guys when they're 12? dont point the finger without getting your facts straight
haha2544 4 years ago
well said. brother!
God bless you!
wildq80 4 years ago
Thank you very much. God Bless you too.
BigSpoon19 4 years ago
No one disagrees that it was written centuries ago.
The point is that Mohammad was "perfect" and he was the perfect example. Today he is STILL the perfect example!!!!! That's why a man can marry a 9 yr old GIRL in a lot of Muslim countries...
VinsonMD 4 years ago
man in all ages a man can marry a girl if she's old enough to get preg ... what hapened in that case u can marry a girl but u r not aloowed to touch her til shes old enough to be touched its not a very strange thing if u read history now its strange cuz the west said so ?
and I just don't understand why ppl argue about small issues and forget about the messege itself
islam is a messege mohammad is a messenger why would anyone judge the messenger without reading the messege 1st
wildq80 4 years ago
Thank you so much for being fair. All the time you hear people partially quoting from the Quran to help support their views. And most times they stop mid-sentence; it makes me want to pull my hair out. All I want is for them to finish the sentence, and be fair. And if they do that then it most likely completely discredits their objectives. But, truly, it's so nice to see someone who is so fair and unbiased in their opinion and gives a well-supported and just argument.
AllahIsEternal 4 years ago
Thank you very much for the kind words. I really appreciate it. Peace.
BigSpoon19 4 years ago
I was watching the man's retaliation and I was very upset at his cutting and pasting of the Quran to make it seem to be something it's not. But when I watched your videos I was completely calmed by them. Just to see that there is at least someone out there who is kind and decent enough to gives us a fair chance. I truly wish for you the best and hope Allah turns to you in kindness and mercy.
AllahIsEternal 4 years ago
We really need more people like you. A lot of people look to the news, false books written by people who aren't muslim, or even the internet.. and it really hurts to see things like this be spread about a wonderful religion. I am a muslim if you haven't already noticed. It's comforting to know there are still people who look to the right information like you do.
Jameela49 4 years ago
Thank you very much.
BigSpoon19 4 years ago
Narrated Umm Salama Hind bint Abi Umayya, Ummul Mu'minin: When the verse "That they should cast their outer garments over their persons" was revealed, the women of Ansar came out as if they had crows over their heads by wearing outer garments. Sunnan Abu Dawud 32:4090
etc. etc.
Kirbytime 4 years ago
While certainly many things are wrongfully attributed to Islam, that does not excuse the rightfully attributed. You say that things must be seen "in context". There are no English words in the Qur'an. It is wholly fruitless to offer any interpretation of the Qur'an's meaning based off of English words. The only way to understand is to ask the speaker. But unfortunately, Mo is dead, we can't ask him. So we turn to the next best thing: tafsir and Hadith.
Kirbytime 4 years ago
My main goal was not to offer Qur'anic contextualization, but a speculative attempt at achieving historical context (difficult given the lack of extra-Qur'anic evidence). I did look at the verses quoted by David and took note of what preceded and followed them, but if you insist that we leave Qur'anic interpretation to those who read Arabic, ok. I'd rather not be drawn into an argument on the merits of Muslim theology anyhow.
BigSpoon19 4 years ago
The point is that judging the actions of Muhammad, 1400+ years ago, by Modern Western ideals is ridiculous, as is trying to attribute violence in the modern Middle East to Islam alone. Let us also not forget the controversial and doubtlessly apocryphal nature of many hadiths and the interpretive nature of tafsir.
BigSpoon19 4 years ago
Agreed. An example I use is to use the rules of cricket to judge a game of the Bruins vs USC.
But then the questions remain: how should Mo's actions be judged, if not by today's ideals? By Islam's ideals then? That's fairly circular, since Mo defined Islam's ideals.
Kirbytime 4 years ago
It is a good question...I think the best way to do it is to judge Muhammad's actions within the context of 7th Arabian society and try, as much as is possible, to discern how much of a positive change his reforms represented. I also think we (including Muslims) have to recognize that there were probably very real limits on what Muhammad could have done, that is he couldn't have changed everything about society and still be accepted.
BigSpoon19 4 years ago
He certainly had positive change; anyone who doesn't accept that is worth speaking with. But whitewashing the negative change is not a good idea. Sure, he proscribed a new form of equality among races and genders, but he still preached that some people deserve hell. Not unprecedented, but nevertheless still a troublesome belief.
Kirbytime 4 years ago
The reason people do not condemn christianity as much as islam? Well maybe it's because christians rarely claim that the reason they're killing innocents is to honor god, a claim the shaheed make repeatedly and obviously believe very much to be true. Instead of worrying about non-muslims' opinions, how about dealing with the actual issues islam has on this point?
CapnOrdinary 4 years ago
The point is that the same criticisms could well have been made in the past about Christianity and they were no more true than are many of the criticisms leveled against Islam. As a non-Muslim, it is not my place to "deal" with any issues "Islam has on this point." I am simply addressing the ignorance of non-Muslims who attempt to attribute extraordinarily complex issues to religion alone.
BigSpoon19 4 years ago
I'm not saying christianity doesn't have its own skeletons to worry about, I am just saying that RIGHT NOW very few people are being killed in the name of christianity, particularly compared to islam.
In my opinion, we should just abolish organised religion in any shape or form altogether, but this is not feasible (yet). But it is a goal I will work toward in as much as that is possible.
CapnOrdinary 4 years ago
The point is that these conflicts actually have very little to do with Islam. Even those elements within the conflicts that are connected with the faith are only ostensibly so, in that people are twisting Islam and using it to justify all sorts of things. I think your stated goal is the result of a particular view of religion which is unfortunate--but understandable given the things people do claiming they do it for their religion.
BigSpoon19 4 years ago
You're right, at least to a certain extent. Considering how much evil has come out of christianity-twisting in the past, though, I just think it is scary how much easier it is to twist islam towards violence. Let's face it, the words are all there, and the example of Mohammed isn't exactly a catalyst for peace.
CapnOrdinary 4 years ago
Good video response. Its an intelligent debate.
Remember: If somebody tells you anything or you hear something, it is only information. If you read and experience it for yourself, then and ONLY then it is fact. We must learn to decipher information ourselves. LEAD!
Don't follow others, they don't know where they are going.
I hope every individual seeks the truth and facts them self through study. Keep an open mind.
Peace and blessings to all,
Daniel.
danieldbird 4 years ago
MashAllah brother, thank you for these videos. It is encouraging to see non-Muslims, especially Christians, defending Islam for the sake of common understanding between the two religions. Peace and Blessings
blkhatpersian 4 years ago
Thank you very much. Peace.
BigSpoon19 4 years ago
I hope the kind comments are enough to keep you going. I know there are plenty of those who are out to just give Islam a bad name, and I'm glad to see Christians (like yourself) who actually want to learn about Islam and actually know about it, and dont just look for ways to say "Find Jesus".
You're helping me know more about my religion and thank you for that.
TheBosnian 4 years ago
Thank you.
BigSpoon19 4 years ago
Easy way to get to know Quran: read Surah 9 and later verses. Oh I know, muslim's rebuttal will be "it's out of context", "it's mistranslated", "it's self-defense". Now please, don't insult people's intelligence. BTW is it wise to be a suicide bomber for an empty promise of 72 houris?
tranhn 4 years ago
yes it is taken out of context. First read when it was revealed and why it was revealed and what was situation. Then make a claim. Funny that ppl just say 1 verse and they never touch on preceding and following verse. Probably they are too muc scared and tht include you. It is funny debates are not televised (Ali Sina case) and he does not dare to speak with a known scholar
sameer9900 4 years ago
OK YOU SAY WE HAVE TO LOOK IN THEIR SOCIETY BACK IN THEIR DAY SO IN THEIR DAY IT WAS OK TO BE A MURDERER, RAPIST, PAGANIST, ADULTER, AND MANY MORE THINGS AS The Prophet WAS?
bustos1601 4 years ago
I don't think the Prophet was any of those things.
BigSpoon19 4 years ago
He certainly was'nt any of those things. Out of interest have you read any biographies of the prophet pbuh?its good to see someone actually thinkin for themself rather then being brainwashed by the media. keep it you, Peace and blessings onto you.
mukmin1983 4 years ago
Thank you very much. Peace and blessings to you as well.
BigSpoon19 4 years ago
bring your proof to these claims please. Otherwise keep quiet..your making yourself look stupid..
mukmin1983 4 years ago
Yes i completely agree with you on the way you clearified your point about the Qur'an past and present pricipals.
1viceroy1 4 years ago
why doesn't the media show the millions of muslims that are educated working as lawyers, engineers scientist, and so on? one more thing in terms of this video, you mentioned that the quran was written for the past times, but it states both in the bible and quran that a day up there is a thousand down here, thats even a fact scientificly. Other than that i wish there were more people like you in influencial western post, we wouldn't have the problems today that we have.
1viceroy1 4 years ago
Thank you for the support. I would like to make clear that I don't mean to say that the Qur'an only had value during the past, but that it was written in a particular time and place. That is to say that the Qur'an contains principles that are timeless but some of the peculiarities of the teachings must be historically contextualized. Thanks again for the comments.
BigSpoon19 4 years ago
in the middle east there are countries that are better developed than north america, such countries as Dubai and Qatar, and even then they have problems, the amount of drugs being pumped into those countries is unimaginable, if you do research you find out its the CIA, thats how they make their money, and they exploit islam because they want to destroy it, because islam has two things it can lead the world and be peaceful, secondly it fights for FREE WILL.
1viceroy1 4 years ago
i give much respect to Bigspoon19, not because he's backing up islam but because he's thinking wisely. I'd like to clear few things for others, it also says in the quran, that god said even people who read the quran won't understand it properly unless he "god" will it to. not only that you have to look at the begining of time, todays world events and look at things from a broader perspective.until we are civilised people of all race we will not be allowed to enter the space age.
1viceroy1 4 years ago
Hi Big Spoon, i call you to get a better understanding of islam by watching the following videos: you can look on to lightuponlight/com and check the foundations of islamic studies videos under the name Bilal Philips
mu5lim 4 years ago
great video good facts
sohail786 4 years ago
Thank you.
BigSpoon19 4 years ago
BigSpoon is an idiotic dhimmi. He should go to faithfreedom dot org to learn more about how and why islam is evil. Sure there were punishments in the Torah to keep the Israelites clean but evenyually their spiritual immoralities led to their destruction in 607BCE when Nebuchadrezza destroyed Jerusalem, and again in 70 CE by the Romans.
tranhn 4 years ago
Jesus never taught his followers to fight their enemies, but to love them, not for their actions but as God;s creatures who could repent from their badness. Jesus cured diseases and helped many spiritually. Mohammed participated in murder of hundreds and possibly thousands of Jews who were living in Medina. He's a pedophile, bandit leader etc...there is no worse man on earth.
tranhn 4 years ago
These comments are hilarious. There seems to be no end to people who have no desire to understand Islam but just want to bash it so they feel better about their own religion. Perhaps you could respond to what I said rather than going on a religiously-charged, ignorant and biased diatribe. Your statements, like those of so many like you, completely lack any historical context.
BigSpoon19 4 years ago
if Bigspoon19 referred to my comments then i'd just say that I spent too many hours - and still do every day - analysing Islam and read about their activities, and of course peruse faithfreedom dot org articles. Besides that, FFI does a very good job of analysing Islam in depth, with new articles every day.
tranhn 4 years ago
Why dont u analyse by reading Quran or Islamic teaching rather than relying on someone else to tell you what Islam say? I am sorry you have wasted most of your hours. I have read FF1. Most of argument are illogical and make no sense. You would not go to quack (they will claim to hv knowledge) for treatment right
sameer9900 4 years ago
sameer9900: why don't you claim the $50,000 if you can rebut any point made by FFI's Ali Sinai? The whole world has a good idea about islam just by looking at what they do. What they say are mostly deliberate lies.
tranhn 4 years ago
no wonder this guy ali sinai cannot debate in front. he just make a mere claim and never come in front. It would be better if he come in front. Then I will start listening him
sameer9900 4 years ago
Peace unto you my friend.
I can't but admire people like yourself who grew up in a region heavily influenced by malicious stereotype views and yet manage to emerge from all of it with a balanced mind.
All the best,
Peace
RoadToTheOne 4 years ago
Thank you very much. I really appreciate it. You are very kind. Peace.
BigSpoon19 4 years ago
may ALLAH bless you
sanaakbar 4 years ago
Thank you very much. Peace.
BigSpoon19 4 years ago
thanks,this video gives me hope that decent ppl in this world still exsist.islam linguistically means to submit to God in a peaceful way (which you already seem to know) pls answer this for me... are many/diverse gods better or the One to whom all acts of worship should be directed who begets not, nor is begotten and there is nothing comparable unto Him??
alyakeen 4 years ago
Thank you for the kind words. I think that it is better to try to understand God as completely and accurately as possible and I think the single God is true. So, in my opinion, the One God understanding is better because it is the truth. Peace.
BigSpoon19 4 years ago
peace
SNKSR 4 years ago
Peace to you, too.
BigSpoon19 4 years ago
my goodness. such impartial 'objectivism'. i salute you sir, not only/necessarily for the content and girth of your argument, but your ability to speak with eloquence and impartiality. Salute!
i take it that you are Canadian, by that smashing (canucks?) hat, though your accent says otherwise. anyway, my point is, i would really like to continue conversation (on this and multiple topics) with you if you like.
chuckNorrisaaaaa 4 years ago
Thanks. I'm not Canadian, although I do love hockey and so I think I would enjoy living in Canada if only for that. I'd be happy to continue discussing. Send me a message if you have something in particular. Peace.
BigSpoon19 4 years ago
Thanks for this video. Whether you are Muslim or not, you truly believe in the righteous values and morals of all people. Everything you say is true. You are willing to defend what is right and are not ignorant of what is actaully going on. Of course no Muslim will admit that the Qu'ran teaches us to hate Jews and Christians--as this is untrue and an ignorant remark, more lines taken out of context.
TwinNarutoRPG 4 years ago
Thank you very much. You are too kind...Peace.
BigSpoon19 4 years ago
hey Bigspoon, you seem like a knowledgable young man, it would be a shame if you didnt learn more about islam and search for the truth.
jamaly 4 years ago
I hope to always be searching...Thank you for the kind words.
BigSpoon19 4 years ago
"bbejin" i know wich aya are you talking about and it does not say don't take a jew or christian as friends. but it say's jew and chritian will never be plesed of you un less you enter there religion,and exuse me but i found it thru because muslim are not exepted by the majorty of the jew and the chritian.
bodonboy 4 years ago
I think at least for the Jews it is to do with religion. Rememeber, in the OT God promises them the lands of Caanan and instructs them to use violence to capture/hold onto them.
Foxgar 4 years ago
I think you are correct in pointing out that some elements on each side of the conflicts are motivated by religion, at least in part. I think it is also important to remember that these religious extremists probably wouldn't have such appeal if there were not significant political and/or economic upheaval. The vast majority of Israelis are secular Jews.
BigSpoon19 4 years ago
I am proud of you, at least you have an educated mind and that you dont just follow the ideas and opinions of others. may Allah bless you.
zweena86 5 years ago
Thank you very much.
BigSpoon19 5 years ago
I live in a village in scotland where they all think Muslims wear turbans, etc etc.. Just coming back from living in Dubai for 6 years, I have to thank you for your video, and letting me know that not all people are closed-minded and stupid. Thank you so much, you have truly made my day =)
bobo4all 5 years ago
And you have just made mine. Thank you very much. I envy you getting to spend some time there. I plan to go to Jordan to learn Arabic soon. Anyway, I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks again.
BigSpoon19 5 years ago
just a note about the beating of wives...in a hadith, a man asked what to beat his wife with, and it was something equivalent to a feather. the prophet (peace be upon him) said the best among you are those best to their wives.
hollywoodo 5 years ago
Thanks for the comment. I appreciate the info.
BigSpoon19 5 years ago
first of all, all the verses u took out the bible was in the oldtestement. god gave us a new covernant to follow which was absolute peace. love your enemy, turn the cheek. when your book tells you to take no jew or christian as friends. it say if you become our friend you would go to hell. and this is your peace religion
bbejin 5 years ago
Again, you've missed the point. I think if you examine Islam, you will see that it is far more peaceful than most give it credit for. But, the purpose of my video was to point out that the violence in the Middle East has a lot of different causes, most of them having nothing to do with religion.
BigSpoon19 5 years ago
Then why do have Muslim friends?
vuralka 4 years ago
muslims are the devil people. the devil loves to mix truth with lies. thats why in the quran you find good? and in the quran u find evil. and thats why there the 2 groups who say islam is peaceful, and the other group who wanna rage wars againts jews, u will fall on ur knees to jesus and beg him for mercy
bbejin 4 years ago
I think u r a very good person, may Allah bless u
in ur life for Allah loveth the righteous.
IslamisHappiness 5 years ago
Thank you very much.
BigSpoon19 5 years ago
too mushc of a fucking pussy. stoning to death they still do they are korrupt - STILL!
beandick 5 years ago
Brilliantly said.
BigSpoon19 5 years ago
we can't kill christians or jews..they r believers.
but for example....it is ok to kill hindus and buddhists and animists i presume...they're infidels.idolators.
i expect u to say i took it out of its original context...it seems to me nothing can be quoted from quran. And every thing bad we quote from it, we have to combine with all the following verses untill we reach another passage that makes us look good and civilised.
thanks for clarifying.
arabiancat 5 years ago
No right is given to the killing of idolators in Islam. The Quran tells us that we have been sent the message of "La-ilaha-il-Allah" to spread it, and to vanquish falsehood. If we were commanded to kill those who supposedly worship other than One God how then do we spread La-ilaha-il-Allah" to them? I have close friends who are buddhist and hindu. I inform them of my beliefs so that they may know, but it makes no sense for me to impose on them my faith does it?
omarfarid 5 years ago
ok...so we're supposed to keep yelling that "La-ilaha-il-Allah" thing untill they become so annoyed and turn to islam to make us shut-up.
arabiancat 5 years ago
Precisely.
omarfarid 5 years ago
Need I remind you that when prohphet Mohammad (SAWS) and his army entered Mecca he did not kill a single soul?!? Despite the fact that they were the "Idolators" and the ones that fought the muslims in war as well as killing their friends and family.. Prophet Muhammad kept them all unharmed. Ring a bell? Ever wonder...if we were to "kill" idolators then y did the prophet allow them all to live peacefully amongst Muslims?
SabzST 4 years ago
i dont get why ignorant ass people gtta say shyt fo no reason..learn the truth n i mean the complete truth not sum shyt u hear on tv or suttin n then say suttin..ignorant ass bastards..btw good job bigspoon! glad to noe not all of us r ignorant..god bless
infamousdesi87 5 years ago
Thank you. I appreciate it.
BigSpoon19 5 years ago
Dude,
all your life you will try to defend yourselves..
you will never be able to read the quran in its true self.
now islam is a state and now muslims are fighting for its spread..
its common sense man...
I am India.
MGanandforindia 5 years ago
nice job
zabpowday 5 years ago
Thanks.
BigSpoon19 5 years ago
My blood boils everytime the "faithful" explain away passages of their holy books which no decent person now would agree with e.g. genocide in the old testament, wife beating in islam by telling us that "we should look at things in the context of their time".
Why are we still following their beliefs in "modern society" then?
Foxgar 5 years ago
its about perspective. the middle east focus very much more on religious things. See it is believed that whatever pain you suffer in this life will "elevate your status" in the afterlife - the only reason i can imagine violence not being complained about so much. I do not quite know the ruling around being a perpetrator of domestic violence- i can't imagine it would be supported to beat ones wife.. interesting - i will have to research :)
puritie 5 years ago
you r the first to make sense....i "repent" from belief in god and i want my lost years as a muslim back....i wonder if god has a "belief" return policy... i hate religion...mine and yours and that third one.
arabiancat 5 years ago
No one asked you to believe so blame yourself if you find yourself at loss for having been a muslim. Do not humiliate your self.
omarfarid 5 years ago
yes...but your muslim brothers said that it is a good thing to kill me because i'm a murtadd...they won't leave me alone, and i won't be silent untill they accept that some of us don't want to follow the caravans of indoctrination passing by.
arabiancat 5 years ago
Think about the Middle Ages. When the Islamic Empire was at its height, the world center of Eurasian learning, W. Europe was going through the Dark Ages and were highly religious. Something similar is happening here, except vice versa.
vuralka 4 years ago
No, I don't think this is why Islamic terrorists are a tiny minority. Like I said, people pick-and-choose whatever the hell the Qu'ran says and it gives them the license to kill, slaughter, beat and hate. Don't blame how people are interpreting it, blame the contradictions and mixed messages the Qu'ran sends to people.
KafirWarrior 5 years ago
Talk about contradictions: "...people pick-and-choose whatever the hell the Qu'ran says..." and "Don't blame how people are interpreting it..." Hmmm.
BigSpoon19 5 years ago
Then explain to me the contradiction.
KafirWarrior 5 years ago
You talk about people "picking and choosing" what the Qur'an says which is interpreting. Then you say I shouldn't criticize how those who think Islam supports violence are interpreting the Qur'an. I criticize them precisely because there are millions of Muslims who have no problem with inconsistencies in the Qur'an and don't believe it allows them to commit violent acts.
BigSpoon19 5 years ago
"Picking and choosing" does not mean "interpreting". There's a difference between those two words/phrases. People can interpret something, then they pick-and-choose what suits their own needs the best. Are you putting words in my mouth? When/where did I say you shouldn't criticize "how those who think Islam supports violence are interpreting the Qu'ran"?
KafirWarrior 5 years ago
OK, the point of my videos is that it is not accurate to attribute violence in the Middle East simply to Islam. If you would like to argue that Islam actually promotes violence and that the vast majority of Muslims are misinterpreting their faith, fine but that's between you and Muslims.
BigSpoon19 5 years ago
If Muslims were suppose to kill all Christians and Jews then there should not be a single one left in places like Egypt, Palestine, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen and yes Iran. There are still tens of thousands of Jews living in Iran. FYI Jews and Christians have been living for centuries. So Muslims had many centuries to kill them?? How do you explain that.
shaunadams 5 years ago
May Allah reward you well for your effort. Few points for you. Quran is word of God. It is a miracle and could not have been created by man. Quran is always correct. We can't judge it with our finite wisdom and ever limited knowledge of how life works. If Allah says that beat your wife then that is correct and not what we as society beleive to be right or wrong at any given time because society changes its views with time. Keep up the good work.
shaunadams 5 years ago
Surely Allah is compassionate and merciful and wouldn't allow women to be beaten by their husbands for whatever reason.
KafirWarrior 5 years ago
Just as Ali Baba pick-and-choose the "correct" interpretation of the Qu'ran, Islamic terrorists pick-and-choose what the "correct" interpretation of the Qu'ran is to them. Something is definitely wrong with Muhammad and Islam wanting to rectify Judaism and Christianity by "setting the records straight", but yet people are literally killing over different interpretations of this faith. But whatever, Prophet Muhammad was pimp warlord and he was able to get a 9-year old pussy. More power to him.
KafirWarrior 5 years ago
You're offending all just minded people by calling names to a man and religion you hardly know. Is it fair? Seeking the truth? It's easy to get misinfo from Muslim bashers. Surely, you'r not so naive to beleive that the enemies of Islam will be unbias? Logical? Study Islam (with the intention of finding truth) so that you know what you are talking about. Otherwise, its a waste of time. Criticising events of 1400 years ago with values of today. Fair? Human values are always changing.
shaunadams 5 years ago
I don't need to use drugs to know that it's bad for me, mmmkay? The same goes for Islam. And yes, there are people who've studied Islam more than you and I (the likes of clerics and imams) and have concluded that smiting the throats of unbelievers is in accordance to the Qu'ran and Jews are bad, mmmkay?
KafirWarrior 5 years ago
You're missing the point. Muslims (or anyone, for that matter) pick-and-choose whatever seems fit in their religious text. If someone takes a direct quote from a book and the other person doesn't agree with what was quoted, the immediate response is, "you're taking it out of context!" And then, the next natural reaction is to take another quote and negate what was said.
KafirWarrior 5 years ago
You are missing the point. You point out that different people choose to interpret Holy Books their own way and they all think they're right. Of course this is true and interpretation is something for the individual believer to decide. But when one takes the Qur'an in its entirety, in its historical context I think the mainstream, peaceful interpretation is the most logical. Do you think this could be why the terrorists are the tiny minority? They are only ostensibly motivated by Islam.
BigSpoon19 5 years ago
you are an awesome person. nice hat.
egwoestman 5 years ago
Thanks. I appreciate it.
BigSpoon19 5 years ago