Lesley's book actually helped me come to Islam. It has been a wonderful journey for the past year. Blessed are the people who investigate God's mystery with tolerance for all and curiosity about where we "meet". :) Assalamu Alaikum
Allah can replace us if we fail to incline and be grateful to him ...welcome to Islam and pray for Wisdom and understanding so you can practice the better Islam coz there are 2 main types
I'm a Muslim and never in my 30 years of existence have I come across such an extraordinary insight on Islam, religion and life in general. And I say that even after seeing countless religious lectures. Amazing work!
I have a feeling that people that tasted and got bored from their sins have better understanding because they know how bad it was. Believers should be so thankful that they are brought up with and in Islam but they should be even more thanful than that ,for blessed are those that stayed with no sins. Amin
It is actually a bit magic in how I found the koran also ( not in arabic but translated). I will share it. I was when I was about 17 years, my library School had a cleansing ( about twenty years ago), and all books that hadnt been borrowed was thrown in a big..what do I say..a big thing.. To be thrown away. And I like to read so I was in this garbage box, it was all piled up and I was digging for treasures. Carried home loads of book that Day, included the koran. I have had it for many years and all the other books I found that Day are gone..but this book has never left me. But I was never able to read it.. I did not get it. Until Now. Its like every word hits my heart, and I believe that it is truly a holy book. And i believe it is a bit magical how it came to me and how I was not able to read it before i was ready. Off course I know I may sound crazy...maybe we are all crazy..only God knows...
Anna By the sea you are not crazy ..that book is a living miracle ..every prophet was given a miracle and prophet Mohammed pbuh miracle is the Koran if you open any page it will talk to you..just read it with an open heart
People insulting this woman and her speech are illustrating exactly the points she makes in the speech- small close-minded people who cannot be challenged to think outside of stereotypes because thought is too hard.
Tim Tolka Are you Muslim or something else if you are something else I respect your comments because I take good where I see it the bad leave it. I call that thinking
I don't understand what people have to gain by making crude comments about our Prophet (pbuh). Even if you don't believe he was who he said he was, you have to respect that a 40 year old Shepard of a humble background changing the course of the world is an amazing feat. May Allah help us understand. She is a great speaker and I hope she accepts Islam. Peace brothers and sisters.
Joshua Barrows ". . . neither shall thine eye pity him (the apostate), neither shalt thou spare him, neither shalt thou conceal him: "But thou shalt SURELY KILL HIM: thine hand shall be first upon him TO PUT HIM TO DEATH . . ." DEUTRONOMY 13:8,9 in Christianity , it's also death to someone who leaves Christianity. show me a verse in the Quran, which is against science. its not wise to form your opinions from western media propaganda. think for yourself, why do you let the television do the thinking for you. if western culture is so advanced then why does the following exist within it...teenage pregnancy, dumping parents in old age homes, resorting to alcohol to find happiness, paedophilia, racism, abortions,drugs and gambling, domestic violence, allowing rich homosexuals to buy children ,detaining without charge,The above phenomenon is definitely not what a civilised society looks like . .Most leaders of Muslim countries are puppets of western governments. Western democracies are responsible for war mongering around the world. interest debt imposed by western 'civilised 'democracies has been causing hunger and starvation upon many poor countries. let's talk fact and not hate against the world's greatest religion ..Islam. Islam is your salvation. .because it keeps the commandments of God.
That is one of the most beautiful speeches I have ever heard on this subject. I cried a couple of times, to think that she is not a part of the discussion on Fox or CNN. She obviously has a good understanding of Islam.
I love listening to this woman speak, may Allah guide and have mercy on this very informative woman, good for the people who are only 'muslim by name', and good for the practicing muslim. Quran 18:56 "And We do not send prophets but as givers of good news and warning, and those who disbelieve make a false contention that they may render null thereby the truth, and they take My communications and that with which they are warned for a mockery." May Allah guide us all back to the true deen.
I agree with you completley. Allah AWJ is perfect In any way imaginable and unimaginable. He knows all we will say and do ,im so happy to have a Master that understands me so much that i dont even say what is my intention for he knows it. We dont even have 1% grasp of what made us. Those ignorant fools when they realise will be in a sad state.
Her points and claims were really brilliant for both non-Muslims and Muslims. Her knowledge of history and historical context of Muslim World is definitely worth noting.
Lesley Hazleton! You are the most admirable, honest, true intellectual, with a level of integrity and intelligence and sensitivity that is astonishing in our world today. Thank you for being you and thank you for what you give and share with all of us, which is your profound wisdom.
+berrissoul belaid I'm sorry but I fail to see any blessings coming from Islam. I see Muslims killing Muslims in the name of Allah day in and day out. It's been like that since Islam was founded. Nothing seams to have changed. No developements in any area, lag in science, lack of human rights, lack of prosperity. Illiteracy and poverty are the hallmarks of most Muslim societies. Please do not blame it on the Western countries because the lag has been going on for way too long. I also fail to see Islam as a religion because it manifests as a political movement. God bless you.
+Emmas corner Guess you dont have the time to go to the library or did any reading. The Koran influenced the US constitution. If you read US history you will know that. Muslim science and astrology made it [possible for the US NASA successes. Surprise you? well do a little reading about the history of medicine. Get an education, you will be glad you did. Do you know that to be muslim you have to accept Jesus as a messenger of God- just like Muhammed?. Religion is not bad, it is the followers who practice it badly. Hope I help you some.
+musfaza hosein Surely yo jest. Check how many Muslim scientists won Nobel prizes, The last Muslim contribution to science was their invention of the digit zero. Since them nothing!
@Ira L. Jacobson How many Christian scientists were before 1500 AC Before 1500 AC all of the scientists were muslim After 1500AC muslim gave up following Islam that is why in muslim nowadays there is only few number of scientist
@Ira L. Jacobson I can tell you that many non Muslims have become muslim because they inspired from scientific facts about Islam Can you tell me how many non Christians have become Christian because of science???????
I LOVED EVERY SECOND OF YOUR SPEECH. YOU HAVE A GIFT THAT VERY FEW POSSESS. I AM A MUSLIM AND YOU MADE ME VERY VERY PROUD AND HAPPY TO HAVE KNOWN SUCH A WONDERFUL SISTER LIKE YOU. ALLAH BLESS YOU. IN JUDGEMENT DAY I WILL BE A WITNESS ON YOUR BEHALF. ALLAH HAFIZ
Most open-minded lady of wisdom. May Allah bless her genuine soul and give her many more miracles and blessings. ❤️❤️❤️🤲🏿 Those who think themselves too intelligent for Religion and History might consider listening to this super-intelligent thinker and scholar.❤️🌹🌹🌹
Well, we know that this lady is agnostic and not a Muslim, but she is a human being !! And she used her right as a human to ask and search and doubt and read and analyze fairly.. And she made her own conclusion about it, no matter if she was wrong or right, but this is exactly what Allah/God wants from all of us through Quran, the straight speech of the almighty to our minds. He invites you to use your brains and hearts, forget about the almost two billions of Muslims and what does the mainstream media is telling about them, just go listen from the Quran itself & don't hear about it, talk to several muslims and don't just hear about them.. you will find that no one is forced to enter Islam, and you will find all the answers to your infinite questions. Just be fair and don't confuse between this or that, and then you can you say whatever you understood or concluded. Just let us be respectful and don't harm each other by insulting comments. Let we all meet in a middle point..Let we live in peace with each other..If you are not a Muslim like me, then you are my brother/sister in humanity. Salam/Peace/Paix..
+Muhammad Amine It was noted above that the greatest threat to the world today is Islamist terrorism. I asked my critic if he agreed with that fact. He has not responded yet. And, my friend, do YOU agree that the greatest threat to the world today is Islamist terrorism?
Underdawgification I'd like to ask you the same about the KKK and the LRA and the inquisitions and the crusaders before.. How is this gods way? But NO !! we Muslims are not totalitarians.. And we in the fact are the first victim of terrorism before you, if by numbers of died people or by the total destruction of our countries. And i dare you give me ONE SINGLE name of a terrorist group or organization before the western imperialist colonial invasion to the Mideast. So please don't come to me and open this painful topic while pretending that you don't know and want me to justify you the acts of the people YOUR GOVERNMENTS found & funded and armed and still supporting till this moment.. Please !! And if you are talking about the wahhabis and their fellows, we are fighting them day and night if by weapons or by education and refuting their satanic corrupted ideology and there are already hundreds of books about this issue. It is not our guilt that your mainstream media is brainwashing you and blinding your eyes. Please don't open this topic because it hurts me more than you imagine. I wonder when it comes the day when we put the hand in hand (whatever our beliefs and backgrounds) and stand against what is happening to our world from all the sides. And by the way, the real terrorists are hidding under suits and fake smiles, and the smell of petrodollars is filling them. Peace !
Ira L. Jacobson No man, the greatest and most horrible and ugly threat to the world (as it was always be) is the poisoned Zionism and its filthy agenda.. And when i say Zionist i am not talking about all the Jews. I have Jews and Christian friends, and here in my country thousands of Jews come every year to pray in a synagogue that belongs to 2000 years ago.. So let's don't foolish each others with some fake slogans.
X Muslim Islamism is a French word that belongs to Voltaire and has nothing go do with the religion to which 1.7 billions of people believe in from EVERY corner and race around the world. And terrorism is a dark agenda used by the "powerful" minority against the peaceful and weak majority.. It came from the verb "to terror", neither from Islam or Christianity or even Atheism.
It is so wonderful to hear her. It feels my heart with hope that both Muslims and non Muslims will awaken and become aware of the extant of manipulation of corrupt power. G-d Bless
love her speech her voice is enchanting. i am a Muslim all my 46 years of life i read the Quran always now after this speech i knew i have to read it once and once again in light of what she said. May God bless her in heaven.
Jay Moolnivasi That means Allah will transform this lady into a "houri" to be counted among 72 to be given to Jihadi murderers? Fantastic cult of physics and chemistry.
Lovely presentation you make it easy to understand the history of muslims and the life of the prophet Mohammad.People like you should be highly rewarded thank you for this open minded speech especially at this time.God protect you and bless your outsiders views
Wonderful, informative, and open minded discourse by Ms. Lesley Hazelton. May G-d give ling life, health, and insight to complete The Biography of Muhammad (pbuh).
In 9/11 many people where killed and Islam was blamed for it look how many people became Muslim because of that, it made people search and they found the truth I think she is doing good for the Islam whether she is working for it or against it, this will make people aware of the Islam and if they start searching they will find the truth and hopefully become Muslims أن الله لينصر هذا الدين بالرجل الفاجر
The world needs more good people like Lesley Hazleton. She emphasizes the humanity in all of us - especially in Muslims. Muslims and not yet Muslims need to read more and learn more of and about each other. So that Humanity can Go Right.
+Ira L. Jacobson This is one of the funniest oxymorons invented so far. I am sure once you learn and understand the meaning of the two words (hint: one word is in Arabic) you will agree with me.
George Bernard Shah for instance is one of many a long list of people who read this and realize the truth of Islam.When people see the truth of Islam they can change them if they want be guided,if they want the truth they can change them
A blissful speech. No other religion have many outsiders defending it except Islam. The fact that she put the effort to reach out to non believers of Islam with all the positivity of Islam is awesome. May Allah bless her effort n open her heart to embrace Islam. Dun waste that one lil step towards Jannah.
Around minute 31 Lesley talks about stereotypes and how people who do not want to think are vulnerable to them. Shortly thereafter she shows how Hirsi Ali has poisoned people against Muslims. I hope President Bernie Sanders puts her in an important cabinet position. I hope he takes her advice about the Middle East.
Ayan hirsi Ali is a liar who faked her identity .she said I'm a Somali from Somalia seemed a asylum in western countries tried to get nationality by leaving her religion. The bottom line is she is a kenyan .born in Kenya .we have her school record .you can Google to find more about her. She is just a cheater
If you swallow this high-brow horseshit sophistry and apologism for the koran, the Hadiths and the life of the warlord 'prophet' muhammad spewing forth from this women's mouth, you're more credulous than you could ever know.
God bless her. This is a great explanation of the problem we are facing today within islam and from outside of it. I wish there was more people like her in the mainstream media instead of Donald Trump, and Ted Cruz.
+lemmingbcn the planet is facing climate change if you were so rational and into science you'd lower your carbon footprint for a month (fast for ramadan) and not just turn your lights off for an hour to celebrate earth day. lack of critical thinking renders science useless...it gives us anti depressants that comes with a side effect which may cause suicidal tendencies in the user LOL. clearly science is not enough my friend there is a need for much more
+A Hasan Well, that a muslim speaks nonsense is not new to me.My 7 year old daughter could have explained this better than you. The problem with people like you is that you only read one book, which you deem to be perfect and complete. Humanity is doomed.
A Hasan Redneck little town...assuming I am from the US, which I am not. Speaking one language...you did not get that one right neither. Well, that leaves the Quran as the only truth you know most likely. Cause you were talking about me right? BTW Islam is one of the cancers of the world.
lemmingbcn you turn your light off for 1 hr to celebrate earth day with islam you'd lower your carbon foot print for 30 days. the cancer of this planet is materialism that leads to the death of our seas and land. this means if islam is a cancer to the world so is humanity. sad thing is if that dentist was familiar with islam perhaps cecil the lion wouldn't be dead right now Thanks a lot trophy hunters
It's Allah's will for her to be there and for her to speak like the way she is speaking about the Prophet Mohammed peace be upon him Alhamdullillah good for her she is searching Alhamdullillah Thank You for allowing us to see this video. Wasalam
Each time I listen to this wonderful elegant lady, I start loving her little bit more than before with her wisdom and the way she throws her natural cadence. Why on earth people make a simple and wise thought which she shares, so complicated and troublesome for themselves? Yes, as she says metaphors and subtle message of holy scriptures from the context is not what they want to embrace. La kum di nunkum walia deen. Merci Madame, encore.
ya Allah I love this lovely lady she is so full of knowledge..wisdom..understanding..please bless her..I'm in love with her style and the way she explains some of the things that I'm myself as a muslim didn't understand..so much love and respect for her 💜✌👍😘😘😘😘😘
Listen to a non Muslim who read the Quran and break it down..you can hear the peace and mercy coming out of her mouth when she speak the Quran..that is Islam
Click Bait - Get Cancer you see what you doing that's exactly what extreme people do to commit terrorism ..you doing such a dangerous thing..the Quran is not just a book you read the script and act upon it with your desires you will need someone who break it down for you its meanings are deep..Quran is not anti Jew or anti Christian..there are verses in the Quran which is talking about how Christians are merciful people and they are not arrogant and for the Jews they are cousins with Muslims ..Muslims don't have problems with Christians or Jews Islam have problem with ZIONIST who are oppression people all over the world and I think everyone even if you don't believe in God if you have a decent heart you should have problem with the oppressor..pls don't just talk about something you don't know nothing about instead go ask someone who know the Quran to break it down for you with all due respect
Hey, delusional one. Your handle, "critical thinker" is the opposite of that. and should be:"Delusional." Islam is the religion of violence, beginning at home with your females (child brides raped at 9, following Muhammad's example).
Respect. I'm Muslims, and I've made several Jewish friends throughout my university years. They have been nothing but decent, respectful folk. The prophet (pbuh) lived in Madina amongst Christians/Jews/Pegans in peace. They even came to his to settle disputes as well as leave money with him when they traveled. The prophet also borrowed money from a Jewish man once. Don't blame the religions, but the corrupt/greedy people who unfortunately run the world and pit us against each other. Peace!
Excellent presentation. The audience is a bit unresponsive compared to the TED talks but I enjoyed it tremendously. I'm reading Lesley's book at present and indeed, it is excellent and brings huge enlightenment to who the prophet was.
Hate speech, hate speech everywhere. Just report it and it will go away. Replying is never an option. Just like they use the internet to insult, if they want to know the truth, they will search for it, period. Their knowledge on Islam will not only be found in the youtube comment section. Come on.
Albert Devasahayam I have read the Quran & the message is very clearYou can not read the Quran without getting a strong message of Muslim supremacy, male superiority and confirmation that killing in the name of Islam is permitted, in fact its encouraged - Mohammed even telling his followers that those that fight unbelievers are preferred by AllahThere are many stories glorifying murder, death, theft, rape, slavery and misogyny, how anyone can consider the Quran morally acceptable is beyond me
***** Ya, the old testament is as violent as the quran. But then came the hippie Jesus with 'turn the other cheek' and the new testament is not violent. The quran has no new part, islam is still full in the old violent traditions. ISIS does the same as Muhammed did.
***** Islam has many branches and ISIS sure is one of them. And ISIS is not the only one, Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq, Boko Haram, Taliban, Hezbollah, Al Qaida, Jabhat al-Nusra, Ansaru, Badr Organization, Hizb-ut-Tahrir, ISIS, Al-Qassam Brigades, al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya ........ To name only a few of them hundreds real islamic organizations who do the same as Muhammed did. Islam is terror, always been.
It is not religion that causes the wars and disruptions in human life. It is the "not following religions perfectly" Because if we did follow - any religion - perfectly, we would be peaceful and kind to our neighbours and we wouldn't be arrogant or power hungry. These are all human qualities that ALL religions try to moderate, if not eradicate. The world went wrong when mankind was introduced into it.
You can't just read 1 ayat out of context. You need to read the other ayats around it. So rather than I explain it, read ayats 1-10. And then google this and read the history around it. It wasn't just said that for all time until the last day we should slay unbelievers. You read what you want to see if you don't read around it. Charles Manson did his hideous crimes because he found parts of the Bible which he believed told him to.
9:5-6 But when the forbidden months are past, then fight and slay the Pagans wherever ye find them, an seize them, beleaguer them, and lie in wait for them in every stratagem (of war); but if they repent, and establish regular prayers and practise regular charity, then open the way for them: for Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. If one amongst the Pagans ask thee for asylum, grant it to him, so that he may hear the word of Allah. and then escort him to where he can be secure. That is because they are men without knowledge. Having presented the verse in context, we can analyze it properly. Dr. Maher Hathout gives an explanation on the historical context of the verse: This verse was revealed towards the end of the revelation period and relates to a limited context. Hostilities were frozen for a three-month period during which the Arabs pledged not to wage war. Prophet Muhammad was inspired to use this period to encourage the combatants to join the Muslim ranks or, if they chose, to leave the area that was under Muslims rule; however, if they were to resume hostilities, then the Muslims would fight back until victorious. One is inspired to note that even in this context of war, the verse concludes by emphasizing the divine attributes of mercy and forgiveness. To minimize hostilities, the Qur’an ordered Muslims to grant asylum to anyone, even an enemy, who sought refuge. Asylum would be granted according to the customs of chivalry; the person would be told the message of the Qur’an but not coerced into accepting that message. Thereafter, he or she would be escorted to safety regardless of his or her religion.
Wonderful lesley, the 👌 👍 I love your voice, your tone, your enthusiasm, your conviction of what is truthful, wholesome, beautiful. You learnt & you succeeded in this jutba delivery. Fadia Sultan from 🇦🇺 🪃 🇦🇺 🪃
Wow this woman is amazing. We need more Muslims and non Muslims to think like her. She is such an intelligent, open minded, educated person. I wish she could come to lecture on Canada I would definetly go to one of her lectures
I am a Christian revert to Islam, Alhamdulilah, At first i was a christian questioning my faith and then slowly i became an atheist and i despised religion and religious people, but then i came to know Islam for what it truly is (not what others out there think it is, even though they put up misquotations from the Qur'an and Hadith that are out of context and claim that's what Islam truly is, like what this lady Lesley Hazleton said in the clip here.
May God create a multitude of agnostics such as Lesley Hazleton! It is preferable to confess to being an agnostic to claim to be absolutely right in all things. Humanity goes wrong all the time, but we are lucky to have an Ever-Forgiving God. All we have to do is to accept and forgive each other, to unite with and to love one another and lo, we can behold another world!
Baji Scipio Dārayav Aurelius Julian Venizelos Nalwa , Pew Research Center said "Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world and is expected to outstrip Christianity by the end of the century. The number of Muslims will grow more than twice as fast as the world's population from now until 2050. Religious switching, which is expected to hinder the growth of some other religious groups, is not expected to have a negative net impact on Muslims. Between 2010 and 2050, Christianity is projected to have a net loss of more than 60 million adherents worldwide through religious switching."
All Muslims are applauding and proudly sharing her words but If that would have been me a Muslim Arabian woman who’s not wearing hijab talking and educating the west about our religion I would be condemned by the majority of Muslims
I guess you could credit her for granting access to the Prophet for a lot of people who do not know much about him. I just wish she had been fair to the Prophet(pbuh & hp) in relating us his biography and had chosen somebody other than ibn-Ishaq as a reference for traditions relating the events and people of the time. I had to look up explanations from the Shiite perspective to find out what actually happened because ibn Ishaq being influenced by the jews of the time did not accurately describe situations or events that arose during the time of the Prophet(pbuh & hp).
stop saying shia, sunni, etc. let me ask you, are you a sunni? or a shia? if you choose one of those sects of islam, then you go to hell. Enough by saying I'm a muslim. I'm not a shia, i'm not a sunni, I'm a moeslem my religion is islam. can you say that? if you can't say that, what religion are you? sunni religion? or shia religion? think about what i'm saying.
ذكرت في بداية كلمتها أنها محرجة من الحديث عن محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم بين المؤمنين. يا سيدة: ليس عليك أن تحرجي فأنت بين أكفر خلق الله بمحمد! كيف يمكن لمحب محمد عليه الصلاة والسلام أن يكره أصحابه عليهم رضوان الله إلا أن يكون كاذبًا رافضيا ملعونا.
"The Muslim world, with its history and cultures, and indeed its different interpretations of Islam, is still little known in the West. The two worlds, Muslim and non-Muslim, Eastern and Western, must, as a matter of urgency, make a real effort to get to know one another, for I fear that what we have is not a clash of civilisations, but a clash of ignorance on both sides." ~ Aga Khan IV
did they read the sura of deen(religion) it says, have seen the one who doe's not believe in religion; he is who keeps demanding the orphans and not command to feed handicapped, is this religion and gura;an whom raises terrorists I think the ones whom dropped the atomic pomp over children women and handicapped and old people in Hiroshima is more likely to be terrorist
Some other thing another wise man once said: "Ignorance is a incurable disease" "You got your religion, and i got mine" that's what God learned me to say to people like you! Peace!
When ever you have a theocracy, which is what Islam strives to be, you are destined for a forced belief system. Religion is based on faith specifically because it cannot provide proof. Therefore a theocracy must compel it's citizens to to adopt the faith of choice and to accept the faith even though it cannot be defended with evidence. This is a society that at it's core simply cannot escape the shackles of mysticism and magical thinking because it cannot place evidence above faith without undermining the religion and the government. We see thought crimes and heresy and other irrational crimes inflicted on the non-Muslims in every single Islamic lead country. I know that separation of church and state is a uniquely US paradigm but the evidence shows that in all religiously run governments you do not see the citizens being encouraged to adopt diversity and new and different religions. This by the way is not unique to Islam
You could not be more wrong--Islam does not call for a theocracy. The first four caliphs, who are considered to be the Rightly Guided, did not claim to exercise any religious authority, only political authority based on popular support.
Is Sharia law the rule of law that Muslims should subscribe to? Is that not dictated by the Islamic doctrine? The rule of law in any society is the the true governance.
Please find a contemporary Islamic theocracy that encourages diversity? By the way can you explain to me what a caliphate is and how that fits into the Islamic theology? Next can you explain what the jizya is and why a non Muslim pays it?
hmmm "chosen leader(Calpih) that rules affairs of Muslims" that is the definition of a theocracy. Just because other people live in Islamic countries does not mean that they are encouraged to do so.
Lesley's book actually helped me come to Islam. It has been a wonderful journey for the past year. Blessed are the people who investigate God's mystery with tolerance for all and curiosity about where we "meet". :)
Assalamu Alaikum
She seems more of a Muslim than not!!
+Athena Amazonia
Welcome to Islam dear sister.
May Allah reward you with Janatul Firdous
Wa alaikum salam
Are you still a Muslim?
Allah can replace us if we fail to incline and be grateful to him ...welcome to Islam and pray for Wisdom and understanding so you can practice the better Islam coz there are 2 main types
I'm a Muslim and I can listen to Lesley Hazelton for hours, what a woman, respect
helps that she had such an amazing, majestic voice.
I'm a Muslim and never in my 30 years of existence have I come across such an extraordinary insight on Islam, religion and life in general. And I say that even after seeing countless religious lectures. Amazing work!
I have a feeling that people that tasted and got bored from their sins have better understanding because they know how bad it was. Believers should be so thankful that they are brought up with and in Islam but they should be even more thanful than that ,for blessed are those that stayed with no sins. Amin
It is actually a bit magic in how I found the koran also ( not in arabic but translated). I will share it. I was when I was about 17 years, my library School had a cleansing ( about twenty years ago), and all books that hadnt been borrowed was thrown in a big..what do I say..a big thing.. To be thrown away. And I like to read so I was in this garbage box, it was all piled up and I was digging for treasures. Carried home loads of book that Day, included the koran. I have had it for many years and all the other books I found that Day are gone..but this book has never left me. But I was never able to read it.. I did not get it. Until Now. Its like every word hits my heart, and I believe that it is truly a holy book. And i believe it is a bit magical how it came to me and how I was not able to read it before i was ready. Off course I know I may sound crazy...maybe we are all crazy..only God knows...
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Anna By the sea you are not crazy ..that book is a living miracle ..every prophet was given a miracle and prophet Mohammed pbuh miracle is the Koran if you open any page it will talk to you..just read it with an open heart
you very lucky dear,,i cry when read you story,,i hope you enter islam and i hope allah give you hidayah(guide)
You are a very blessed person ameen
Everything happens for a reason, Anna
Probably the most understanding most respectable women I have ever heard, respect madam ,may Allah protect you
@ that was my opinion if that's ok with you
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Learn aboutv islsm and the prophet.
People insulting this woman and her speech are illustrating exactly the points she makes in the speech- small close-minded people who cannot be challenged to think outside of stereotypes because thought is too hard.
lol I don't it will worry this lovely erudite lady.
Tim Tolka Are you Muslim or something else if you are something else I respect your comments because I take good where I see it the bad leave it. I call that thinking
blessing on you dear.
Tim Tolka amen
Dude I strongly agree 👍 👍
I don't understand what people have to gain by making crude comments about our Prophet (pbuh). Even if you don't believe he was who he said he was, you have to respect that a 40 year old Shepard of a humble background changing the course of the world is an amazing feat. May Allah help us understand. She is a great speaker and I hope she accepts Islam. Peace brothers and sisters.
I mean she is close to islam more than we do
Roses Of Time Islam is your salvation.
If you disbelieve in islam it is like disbelieving Christianity and all the other monotheistic religions.
And vice versa.
Joshua Barrows
". . . neither shall thine eye pity him (the apostate), neither shalt thou spare him, neither shalt thou conceal him:
"But thou shalt SURELY KILL HIM: thine hand shall be first upon him TO PUT HIM TO DEATH . . ." DEUTRONOMY 13:8,9
in Christianity , it's also death to someone who leaves Christianity.
show me a verse in the Quran, which is against science.
its not wise to form your opinions from western media propaganda. think for yourself, why do you let the television do the thinking for you.
if western culture is so advanced then why does the following exist within it...teenage pregnancy, dumping parents in old age homes, resorting to alcohol to find happiness, paedophilia, racism, abortions,drugs and gambling, domestic violence, allowing rich homosexuals to buy children ,detaining without charge,The above phenomenon is definitely not what a civilised society looks like . .Most leaders of Muslim countries are puppets of western governments. Western democracies are responsible for war mongering around the world. interest debt imposed by western 'civilised 'democracies has been causing hunger and starvation upon many poor countries.
let's talk fact and not hate against the world's greatest religion ..Islam.
Islam is your salvation. .because it keeps the commandments of God.
That is one of the most beautiful speeches I have ever heard on this subject. I cried a couple of times, to think that she is not a part of the discussion on Fox or CNN. She obviously has a good understanding of Islam.
I love listening to this woman speak, may Allah guide and have mercy on this very informative woman, good for the people who are only 'muslim by name', and good for the practicing muslim. Quran 18:56 "And We do not send prophets but as givers of good news and warning, and those who disbelieve make a false contention that they may render null thereby the truth, and they take My communications and that with which they are warned for a mockery." May Allah guide us all back to the true deen.
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I agree with you completley. Allah AWJ is perfect In any way imaginable and unimaginable. He knows all we will say and do ,im so happy to have a Master that understands me so much that i dont even say what is my intention for he knows it. We dont even have 1% grasp of what made us. Those ignorant fools when they realise will be in a sad state.
What a nuanced and sophisticated approach. I adore hearing Lesley speak. A wonderful and inquisitive mind, indeed!
+Sophia Rokhlin Yes Indeed, intellectually stimulating
Sophia Rokhlin سلام عليكم
Her points and claims were really brilliant for both non-Muslims and Muslims. Her knowledge of history and historical context of Muslim World is definitely worth noting.
Lesley Hazleton! You are the most admirable, honest, true intellectual, with a level of integrity and intelligence and sensitivity that is astonishing in our world today. Thank you for being you and thank you for what you give and share with all of us, which is your profound wisdom.
I love this woman's speech, her philosophy, intelligence, elegance and well spoken words. Namaste
Daniela Riccelli love u
Namaste means, hello
It really means i bow down to you just like a greeting hello
Praise God for the blessing of Islam and Islam is the religion of God
+berrissoul belaid I'm sorry but I fail to see any blessings coming from Islam. I see Muslims killing Muslims in the name of Allah day in and day out. It's been like that since Islam was founded. Nothing seams to have changed. No developements in any area, lag in science, lack of human rights, lack of prosperity. Illiteracy and poverty are the hallmarks of most Muslim societies. Please do not blame it on the Western countries because the lag has been going on for way too long. I also fail to see Islam as a religion because it manifests as a political movement. God bless you.
+Emmas corner Guess you dont have the time to go to the library or did any reading. The Koran influenced the US constitution. If you read US history you will know that. Muslim science and astrology made it [possible for the US NASA successes. Surprise you? well do a little reading about the history of medicine. Get an education, you will be glad you did. Do you know that to be muslim you have to accept Jesus as
a messenger of God- just like Muhammed?. Religion is not bad, it is the followers who practice it badly. Hope I help you some.
+musfaza hosein Surely yo jest. Check how many Muslim scientists won Nobel prizes, The last Muslim contribution to science was their invention of the digit zero. Since them nothing!
@Ira L. Jacobson
How many Christian scientists were before 1500 AC
Before 1500 AC all of the scientists were muslim
After 1500AC muslim gave up following Islam that is why in muslim nowadays there is only few number of scientist
@Ira L. Jacobson
I can tell you that many non Muslims have become muslim because they inspired from scientific facts about Islam
Can you tell me how many non Christians have become Christian because of science???????
I loved this speech. I loved what Mrs Lesley Hazleton was saying as much as I loved her voice and its cadence. May Allah bless and guide her
I LOVED EVERY SECOND OF YOUR SPEECH. YOU HAVE A GIFT THAT VERY FEW POSSESS. I AM A MUSLIM AND YOU MADE ME VERY VERY PROUD AND HAPPY TO HAVE KNOWN SUCH A WONDERFUL SISTER LIKE YOU. ALLAH BLESS YOU. IN JUDGEMENT DAY I WILL BE A WITNESS ON YOUR BEHALF. ALLAH HAFIZ
I love her voice and the way she expresses herself...a very eloquent speaker.
What an awesome and inspiring speech... May Allah guide this wise and honored madam and all of us to the Truth
Lesley Hazleton you are amazing...keep doing what you doing
Most open-minded lady of wisdom. May Allah bless her genuine soul and give her many more miracles and blessings. ❤️❤️❤️🤲🏿
Those who think themselves too intelligent for Religion and History might consider listening to this super-intelligent thinker and scholar.❤️🌹🌹🌹
I thoroughly enjoyed this Shukran(thank u) for posting... I was taught this exact way... Because prophet Muhammad PBUH is our 'perfect example' .....
Well, we know that this lady is agnostic and not a Muslim, but she is a human being !! And she used her right as a human to ask and search and doubt and read and analyze fairly.. And she made her own conclusion about it, no matter if she was wrong or right, but this is exactly what Allah/God wants from all of us through Quran, the straight speech of the almighty to our minds. He invites you to use your brains and hearts, forget about the almost two billions of Muslims and what does the mainstream media is telling about them, just go listen from the Quran itself & don't hear about it, talk to several muslims and don't just hear about them.. you will find that no one is forced to enter Islam, and you will find all the answers to your infinite questions. Just be fair and don't confuse between this or that, and then you can you say whatever you understood or concluded. Just let us be respectful and don't harm each other by insulting comments. Let we all meet in a middle point..Let we live in peace with each other..If you are not a Muslim like me, then you are my brother/sister in humanity. Salam/Peace/Paix..
+Muhammad Amine It was noted above that the greatest threat to the world today is Islamist
terrorism. I asked my critic if he agreed with that fact. He has not responded yet.
And, my friend, do YOU agree that the greatest threat to the world today is Islamist terrorism?
+Ira L. Jacobson Islamism is not even a word so unfortunately i cannot answer your question.
Underdawgification I'd like to ask you the same about the KKK and the LRA and the inquisitions and the crusaders before.. How is this gods way? But NO !! we Muslims are not totalitarians.. And we in the fact are the first victim of terrorism before you, if by numbers of died people or by the total destruction of our countries. And i dare you give me ONE SINGLE name of a terrorist group or organization before the western imperialist colonial invasion to the Mideast. So please don't come to me and open this painful topic while pretending that you don't know and want me to justify you the acts of the people YOUR GOVERNMENTS found & funded and armed and still supporting till this moment.. Please !!
And if you are talking about the wahhabis and their fellows, we are fighting them day and night if by weapons or by education and refuting their satanic corrupted ideology and there are already hundreds of books about this issue. It is not our guilt that your mainstream media is brainwashing you and blinding your eyes. Please don't open this topic because it hurts me more than you imagine.
I wonder when it comes the day when we put the hand in hand (whatever our beliefs and backgrounds) and stand against what is happening to our world from all the sides. And by the way, the real terrorists are hidding under suits and fake smiles, and the smell of petrodollars is filling them.
Peace !
Ira L. Jacobson No man, the greatest and most horrible and ugly threat to the world (as it was always be) is the poisoned Zionism and its filthy agenda..
And when i say Zionist i am not talking about all the Jews. I have Jews and Christian friends, and here in my country thousands of Jews come every year to pray in a synagogue that belongs to 2000 years ago..
So let's don't foolish each others with some fake slogans.
X Muslim Islamism is a French word that belongs to Voltaire and has nothing go do with the religion to which 1.7 billions of people believe in from EVERY corner and race around the world.
And terrorism is a dark agenda used by the "powerful" minority against the peaceful and weak majority.. It came from the verb "to terror", neither from Islam or Christianity or even Atheism.
It is so wonderful to hear her. It feels my heart with hope that both Muslims and non Muslims will awaken and become aware of the extant of manipulation of corrupt power. G-d Bless
50 precious minutes, Thank you
fantastic truth
she be breaking it down around 16mins....she is amazing mashallah
love her speech her voice is enchanting.
i am a Muslim all my 46 years of life i read the Quran always now after this speech i knew i have to read it once and once again in light of what she said. May God bless her in heaven.
Thank you for sharing this. Greetings from Indonesia ^_^
who we are - we are all one - connected with one and only Almighty
Intelligent woman. MashAllah. May Allah bless her with His guidance.
Dear, you are from the people of the book. May God give this agnostic a high place in Paradise. Amen.
Jay Moolnivasi
That means Allah will transform this lady into a "houri" to be counted among 72 to be given to Jihadi murderers? Fantastic cult of physics and chemistry.
PEACE AND BLESSING BE UNTO YOU MAH!!! WE NEED PEOPLE OF YOUR LIKE AS BRIDGE BUILDER OF LOVE AND DESTROYERS OF HATERS. KUDOS TO YOU!!
Thank you, May Allah reward you, and your family.
Lovely presentation you make it easy to understand the history of muslims and the life of the prophet Mohammad.People like you should be highly rewarded thank you for this open minded speech especially at this time.God protect you and bless your outsiders views
Wonderful, informative, and open minded discourse by Ms. Lesley Hazelton. May G-d give ling life, health, and insight to complete The Biography of Muhammad (pbuh).
In 9/11 many people where killed and Islam was blamed for it look how many people became Muslim because of that, it made people search and they found the truth
I think she is doing good for the Islam whether she is working for it or against it, this will make people aware of the Islam and if they start searching they will find the truth and hopefully become Muslims
أن الله لينصر هذا الدين بالرجل الفاجر
... How the Lord works in his mysterious ways. This adds joy to life which sometimes is murky and bleak. Thank you, Lesley.
9/11 was inside job
@@iampakistani4092 was a satan job
@@KORAN-ALONE
Power and political
She has a deep understanding on what we lack. Forgiveness.
I love the person who love my Holy Prophet PBUH
The world needs more good people like Lesley Hazleton. She emphasizes the humanity in all of us - especially in Muslims. Muslims and not yet Muslims need to read more and learn more of and about each other. So that Humanity can Go Right.
+Jack White Do YOU agree that the greatest threat to the world today is Islamist terrorism?
+Ira L. Jacobson This is one of the funniest oxymorons invented so far. I am sure once you learn and understand the meaning of the two words (hint: one word is in Arabic) you will agree with me.
what a brilliant speaker. Lesley, hats off.
Thank you so much for uploading, I have not heard of this woman before, but will be sure to read one of her books. Mashallah and Salam.
Wow you stole my heart with your eloquence and understanding
Inshallah your words will transform open minded people in all walks of life.
I LOVE YOUR VOICE MY LADY LESLEY, SO NICE TO HEAR....
George Bernard Shah for instance is one of many a long list of people who read this and realize the truth of Islam.When people see the truth of Islam they can change them if they want be guided,if they want the truth they can change them
I love this! so beautifully put!
A blissful speech. No other religion have many outsiders defending it except Islam. The fact that she put the effort to reach out to non believers of Islam with all the positivity of Islam is awesome. May Allah bless her effort n open her heart to embrace Islam. Dun waste that one lil step towards Jannah.
thank you. pleasantly presented. very informative. from Malaysia.
Dari Johor sekali weh
This woman is so objective. l respect her so much.
Around minute 31 Lesley talks about stereotypes and how people who do not want to think are vulnerable to them. Shortly thereafter she shows how Hirsi Ali has poisoned people against Muslims.
I hope President Bernie Sanders puts her in an important cabinet position. I hope he takes her advice about the Middle East.
+Brenda Schouten-Beckett Praise God for the blessing of Islam and Islam is the religion of God
+Brenda Schouten-Beckett Hamza Yusuf would be better.
Ayan hirsi Ali is a liar who faked her identity .she said I'm a Somali from Somalia seemed a asylum in western countries tried to get nationality by leaving her religion. The bottom line is she is a kenyan .born in Kenya .we have her school record .you can Google to find more about her. She is just a cheater
If you swallow this high-brow horseshit sophistry and apologism for the koran, the Hadiths and the life of the warlord 'prophet' muhammad spewing forth from this women's mouth, you're more credulous than you could ever know.
Astral Cowboy nobody asked for your opinion you frightened little man.
Lesley you're incredible. The way of your speech, i don't know to appreciate you, so knowledgeable, what a wise person.
I respect her a lot. :) Her Arabic pronunciation is very good too.
Andrew Koala, then we have ban English
what is 786
+Hamza Shaheeenbhh Google it.
Thank you for the great explain how Quran is great الاسلام هو دين الحق والسلام بارك الله فيكى وهاداكي للحق greetings from Egypt
May Allah show you the light in the end of the tunnel..Amin
Lesley's charming talk. Can't have enough of it. I do download her clips for late night hearing. Gives me comfort away from the West's Islam phobia.
God bless her. This is a great explanation of the problem we are facing today within islam and from outside of it. I wish there was more people like her in the mainstream media instead of Donald Trump, and Ted Cruz.
+Nadim Hamade And I wish there was less religion in the world and more science and rational beliefs.
+lemmingbcn the planet is facing climate change if you were so rational and into science you'd lower your carbon footprint for a month (fast for ramadan) and not just turn your lights off for an hour to celebrate earth day. lack of critical thinking renders science useless...it gives us anti depressants that comes with a side effect which may cause suicidal tendencies in the user LOL. clearly science is not enough my friend there is a need for much more
+A Hasan Well, that a muslim speaks nonsense is not new to me.My 7 year old daughter could have explained this better than you. The problem with people like you is that you only read one book, which you deem to be perfect and complete. Humanity is doomed.
A Hasan
Redneck little town...assuming I am from the US, which I am not. Speaking one language...you did not get that one right neither. Well, that leaves the Quran as the only truth you know most likely.
Cause you were talking about me right?
BTW Islam is one of the cancers of the world.
lemmingbcn you turn your light off for 1 hr to celebrate earth day with islam you'd lower your carbon foot print for 30 days. the cancer of this planet is materialism that leads to the death of our seas and land. this means if islam is a cancer to the world so is humanity.
sad thing is if that dentist was familiar with islam perhaps cecil the lion wouldn't be dead right now Thanks a lot trophy hunters
It's Allah's will for her to be there and for her to speak like the way she is speaking about the Prophet Mohammed peace be upon him Alhamdullillah good for her she is searching Alhamdullillah Thank You for allowing us to see this video. Wasalam
love you Ma'm for the truth and honesty ... .
May ALLAH guide you to "ultimate truth"...
Each time I listen to this wonderful elegant lady, I start loving her little bit more than before with her wisdom and the way she throws her natural cadence.
Why on earth people make a simple and wise thought which she shares, so complicated and troublesome for themselves? Yes, as she says metaphors and subtle message of holy scriptures from the context is not what they want to embrace.
La kum di nunkum walia deen.
Merci Madame, encore.
Her command of spoken english is incredible!
who cares
ya Allah I love this lovely lady she is so full of knowledge..wisdom..understanding..please bless her..I'm in love with her style and the way she explains some of the things that I'm myself as a muslim didn't understand..so much love and respect for her 💜✌👍😘😘😘😘😘
Listen to a non Muslim who read the Quran and break it down..you can hear the peace and mercy coming out of her mouth when she speak the Quran..that is Islam
that's your own opinion , not the truth of Islam .
Click Bait - Get Cancer you see what you doing that's exactly what extreme people do to commit terrorism ..you doing such a dangerous thing..the Quran is not just a book you read the script and act upon it with your desires you will need someone who break it down for you its meanings are deep..Quran is not anti Jew or anti Christian..there are verses in the Quran which is talking about how Christians are merciful people and they are not arrogant and for the Jews they are cousins with Muslims ..Muslims don't have problems with Christians or Jews Islam have problem with ZIONIST who are oppression people all over the world and I think everyone even if you don't believe in God if you have a decent heart you should have problem with the oppressor..pls don't just talk about something you don't know nothing about instead go ask someone who know the Quran to break it down for you with all due respect
CriticalThinker
Hey, delusional one. Your handle, "critical thinker" is the opposite of that. and should be:"Delusional." Islam is the religion of violence, beginning at home with your females (child brides raped at 9, following Muhammad's example).
How dare you speak about a religion that you don't anything about ?
This woman is wonderful. Mashallah may God give her the strength to carry on and hopefully become heard more.
Respect. I'm Muslims, and I've made several Jewish friends throughout my university years. They have been nothing but decent, respectful folk. The prophet (pbuh) lived in Madina amongst Christians/Jews/Pegans in peace. They even came to his to settle disputes as well as leave money with him when they traveled. The prophet also borrowed money from a Jewish man once. Don't blame the religions, but the corrupt/greedy people who unfortunately run the world and pit us against each other. Peace!
Thank you Lesley
YMA .. Thank you so much for this up load
I like your choice of words.
Excellent presentation. The audience is a bit unresponsive compared to the TED talks but I enjoyed it tremendously. I'm reading Lesley's book at present and indeed, it is excellent and brings huge enlightenment to who the prophet was.
Hate speech, hate speech everywhere.
Just report it and it will go away.
Replying is never an option. Just like they use the internet to insult, if they want to know the truth, they will search for it, period.
Their knowledge on Islam will not only be found in the youtube comment section. Come on.
Thanks for uploading
there is a special place in paradise for her!
يا ليت لو كانت المحاضرة مترجمة للغة العربية حتى لا تفوتنا بعض الكلمات و الجمل. شكرا
Ok, Islam is a good religion. Nothing is wrong with it.
Albert Devasahayam I have read the Quran & the message is very clearYou can not read the Quran without getting a strong message of Muslim supremacy, male superiority and confirmation that killing in the name of Islam is permitted, in fact its encouraged - Mohammed even telling his followers that those that fight unbelievers are preferred by AllahThere are many stories glorifying murder, death, theft, rape, slavery and misogyny, how anyone can consider the Quran morally acceptable is beyond me
***** Ya, the old testament is as violent as the quran.
But then came the hippie Jesus with 'turn the other cheek' and the new testament is not violent.
The quran has no new part, islam is still full in the old violent traditions.
ISIS does the same as Muhammed did.
***** Islam has many branches and ISIS sure is one of them.
And ISIS is not the only one,
Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq, Boko Haram, Taliban, Hezbollah, Al Qaida, Jabhat al-Nusra, Ansaru, Badr Organization, Hizb-ut-Tahrir, ISIS, Al-Qassam Brigades, al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya ........
To name only a few of them hundreds real islamic organizations who do the same as Muhammed did.
Islam is terror, always been.
All muslims are Liar. Allah is the best Deceiver. Koran 3:54.
Beauty around the world of
She impressed me with her speech about Islam, wow... God bless you!
I love the way she said it at ~ 37:30 mins.
Stand and truth lesley hazleton God bless you.from Tanzania.🙏🏿
It is not religion that causes the wars and disruptions in human life. It is the "not following religions perfectly" Because if we did follow - any religion - perfectly, we would be peaceful and kind to our neighbours and we wouldn't be arrogant or power hungry. These are all human qualities that ALL religions try to moderate, if not eradicate. The world went wrong when mankind was introduced into it.
Following Jesus would result in peace, But following Mohamed results in endless war. You'd know that if you had done some research.
Linda go to .thereligionofpeace.com/Pages/Jesus-Muhammad.htm and then tell me Mohamed wanted Mohameddans to be moderate.
Explain the moderation of Koran 9:5!
You can't just read 1 ayat out of context. You need to read the other ayats around it. So rather than I explain it, read ayats 1-10. And then google this and read the history around it. It wasn't just said that for all time until the last day we should slay unbelievers. You read what you want to see if you don't read around it. Charles Manson did his hideous crimes because he found parts of the Bible which he believed told him to.
9:5-6 But when the forbidden months are past, then fight and slay the Pagans wherever ye find them, an seize them, beleaguer them, and lie in wait for them in every stratagem (of war); but if they repent, and establish regular prayers and practise regular charity, then open the way for them: for Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. If one amongst the Pagans ask thee for asylum, grant it to him, so that he may hear the word of Allah. and then escort him to where he can be secure. That is because they are men without knowledge.
Having presented the verse in context, we can analyze it properly. Dr. Maher Hathout gives an explanation on the historical context of the verse:
This verse was revealed towards the end of the revelation period and relates to a limited context. Hostilities were frozen for a three-month period during which the Arabs pledged not to wage war. Prophet Muhammad was inspired to use this period to encourage the combatants to join the Muslim ranks or, if they chose, to leave the area that was under Muslims rule; however, if they were to resume hostilities, then the Muslims would fight back until victorious. One is inspired to note that even in this context of war, the verse concludes by emphasizing the divine attributes of mercy and forgiveness. To minimize hostilities, the Qur’an ordered Muslims to grant asylum to anyone, even an enemy, who sought refuge. Asylum would be granted according to the customs of chivalry; the person would be told the message of the Qur’an but not coerced into accepting that message. Thereafter, he or she would be escorted to safety regardless of his or her religion.
Wonderful lesley, the 👌 👍 I love your voice, your tone, your enthusiasm, your conviction of what is truthful, wholesome, beautiful. You learnt & you succeeded in this jutba delivery.
Fadia Sultan from 🇦🇺 🪃 🇦🇺 🪃
absolutely beautifully said, God bless!
Thanks Lesley for your truthfulness
Greatest woman , Allah bless you and give you hidaya to the right!
Wow this woman is amazing. We need more Muslims and non Muslims to think like her. She is such an intelligent, open minded, educated person. I wish she could come to lecture on Canada I would definetly go to one of her lectures
fantastic truth
I am a Christian revert to Islam, Alhamdulilah, At first i was a christian questioning my faith and then slowly i became an atheist and i despised religion and religious people, but then i came to know Islam for what it truly is (not what others out there think it is, even though they put up misquotations from the Qur'an and Hadith that are out of context and claim that's what Islam truly is, like what this lady Lesley Hazleton said in the clip here.
Do mention Peace be upon Mohammed, when mentioning as its for your own benefit,,,,
oh jeez, please watch this video again and listen this time.
I love this lady
May God create a multitude of agnostics such as Lesley Hazleton! It is preferable to confess to being an agnostic to claim to be absolutely right in all things. Humanity goes wrong all the time, but we are lucky to have an Ever-Forgiving God. All we have to do is to accept and forgive each other, to unite with and to love one another and lo, we can behold another world!
she seems to respect islam like karen armstrong,john espito and few other non muslims who write on islam I don't know why
Baji Scipio Dārayav Aurelius Julian Venizelos Nalwa ,
Pew Research Center said
"Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world and is expected to outstrip Christianity by the end of the century. The number of Muslims will grow more than twice as fast as the world's population from now until 2050.
Religious switching, which is expected to hinder the growth of some other religious groups, is not expected to have a negative net impact on Muslims.
Between 2010 and 2050, Christianity is projected to have a net loss of more than 60 million adherents worldwide through religious switching."
All Muslims are applauding and proudly sharing her words but If that would have been me a Muslim Arabian woman who’s not wearing hijab talking and educating the west about our religion I would be condemned by the majority of Muslims
I guess you could credit her for granting access to the Prophet for a lot of people who do not know much about him. I just wish she had been fair to the Prophet(pbuh & hp) in relating us his biography and had chosen somebody other than ibn-Ishaq as a reference for traditions relating the events and people of the time. I had to look up explanations from the Shiite perspective to find out what actually happened because ibn Ishaq being influenced by the jews of the time did not accurately describe situations or events that arose during the time of the Prophet(pbuh & hp).
Amazing.. the deepest understanding about this whole matter for as long as i can remember..
stop saying shia, sunni, etc.
let me ask you, are you a sunni? or a shia? if you choose one of those sects of islam, then you go to hell. Enough by saying I'm a muslim. I'm not a shia, i'm not a sunni, I'm a moeslem my religion is islam. can you say that? if you can't say that, what religion are you? sunni religion? or shia religion? think about what i'm saying.
What a Wonderful Lesley Hazleton ‘’God bless her...excellent speech, thank you
I love you :)
True presentation of Islam surely with commanding knowledge
ذكرت في بداية كلمتها أنها محرجة من الحديث عن محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم بين المؤمنين.
يا سيدة: ليس عليك أن تحرجي فأنت بين أكفر خلق الله بمحمد!
كيف يمكن لمحب محمد عليه الصلاة والسلام أن يكره أصحابه عليهم رضوان الله إلا أن يكون كاذبًا رافضيا ملعونا.
"The Muslim world, with its history and cultures, and indeed its different interpretations of Islam, is still little known in the West. The two worlds, Muslim and non-Muslim, Eastern and Western, must, as a matter of urgency, make a real effort to get to know one another, for I fear that what we have is not a clash of civilisations, but a clash of ignorance on both sides." ~ Aga Khan IV
did they read the sura of deen(religion) it says, have seen the one who doe's not believe in religion; he is who keeps demanding the orphans and not command to feed handicapped, is this religion and gura;an whom raises terrorists I think the ones whom dropped the atomic pomp over children women and handicapped and old people in Hiroshima is more likely to be terrorist
Some other thing another wise man once said: "Ignorance is a incurable disease"
"You got your religion, and i got mine" that's what God learned me to say to people like you!
Peace!
When ever you have a theocracy, which is what Islam strives to be, you are destined for a forced belief system. Religion is based on faith specifically because it cannot provide proof. Therefore a theocracy must compel it's citizens to to adopt the faith of choice and to accept the faith even though it cannot be defended with evidence. This is a society that at it's core simply cannot escape the shackles of mysticism and magical thinking because it cannot place evidence above faith without undermining the religion and the government. We see thought crimes and heresy and other irrational crimes inflicted on the non-Muslims in every single Islamic lead country. I know that separation of church and state is a uniquely US paradigm but the evidence shows that in all religiously run governments you do not see the citizens being encouraged to adopt diversity and new and different religions. This by the way is not unique to Islam
You could not be more wrong--Islam does not call for a theocracy. The first four caliphs, who are considered to be the Rightly Guided, did not claim to exercise any religious authority, only political authority based on popular support.
Is Sharia law the rule of law that Muslims should subscribe to? Is that not dictated by the Islamic doctrine? The rule of law in any society is the the true governance.
lol that's funny
Please find a contemporary Islamic theocracy that encourages diversity? By the way can you explain to me what a caliphate is and how that fits into the Islamic theology? Next can you explain what the jizya is and why a non Muslim pays it?
hmmm "chosen leader(Calpih) that rules affairs of Muslims" that is the definition of a theocracy. Just because other people live in Islamic countries does not mean that they are encouraged to do so.