I'm from Poland, I was raised in a Catholic family, I converted to Islam around 6 years ago Alhamdulillah. All that Shaykh is saying here is totally true. We learn about the history of Christmas in school here. So everyone know about it. And they don't care. That's just something that I could never understand. People say here that they keep the Catholic and Roman traditions. They know that but they don't want to think about it, that they actually keep the pogan traditions, that it has nothing to do with Jesus a.s.. This is one of many reasons why I became Muslim SubhanAllah.
I always explained these historical facts to my Christian friends without any success , they always stick to their belief..... most of them are ignorant about their own religion ..... it's important to keep ourselves informed of history.
@@gabrielaprofetaphillips1740it might be eye witness but it is not written by Mathew mark luke and John, it says according to them as in someone else writes the word of god, your bible is written by anonymous writers and Christian theologians like Mrs white have said it has grave and serious errors b/c it was in the hands of powerful and corrupt elites and unlike Quran which was always in the hearts of masses since it was memorized from cover to cover, and God said that he will protect it from being corrupted. Alhumdullilah.
@@gabrielaprofetaphillips1740 You are getting confused here. Allah calls you Ahl Al-kItab because you follow one of His earlier messengers who was given a Book (Injeel). That's point one. Point Two: Allah also told your book (Kitab) has been corrupted by your own people after your messenger (A) has left you. I hope you got it.
@@gabrielaprofetaphillips1740 First point : Ahl al-Kitab or People of the Book is refers to those who belong to religious communities that have received scriptures from Allah before Islam. It primarily includes Jews and Christians, so Ahl Al-kitab doesn't refers to only Ahl Al-injill, it refers to boths communities, Jew & Christian. Second point : Muslims are People of the Quran or Ahl al-Quran refers to Muslims who believe in and follow the teachings of the Quran, which is considered to be the final and complete revelation from Allah (God). As Muslims, they regard the Quran as the ultimate source of guidance and the final revelation that replace all previous scriptures because they were distorted and corrupted .
“ So woe to those who write the "scripture" with their own hands, then say, "This is from Allah," in order to exchange it for a small price. Woe to them for what their hands have written and woe to them for what they earn. “ Quran 2 : 79
Growing up in a Catholic school, I have always questioned the validity of Christmas as the birthday of Jesus. Though my question was as simple as, if BC is “Before Christ”, why isn’t Jesus’ birthday on 1 Jan AD? 😂😂😂 Another question I had was why all over the world celebrate Christmas with decorated pine trees and Santa Claus in winter clothing? While in Australia it’s summer in December, and the tropical countries know no winter. Why does the world celebrate Christmas in winter vibe? This video answers so many of my childhood questions 😂😂😂
@@gabrielaprofetaphillips1740 that is also what the pastor explained, which is acceptable. The thing is that, after school, I would go home and study the Quran. And everything in Quran is so clear, there are straight answers to any question I can think of. There is no “hidden meaning”. A is A and B is B. There’s no “Well it’s not actually the birth of Jesus, but….” or “God is one, but…..” Those “extra explanations” I would get in my Catholic classes felt unnecessary (for lack of better word) to me, because in comparison, I never needed those when I studied Islam. As for the Christmas trees and Santa Claus, that’s just straight up western propaganda to me. There are different trees all over the world, and light can be represented in many different ways. The fact that it’s always a pine tree covered in snow means that it started from one source, and that source is in the northern hemisphere.
@@grastant6819 here in the tropics, we have banyan trees, much more majestic than pine trees, why don’t we decorate banyan trees instead? It would have probably convinced me more. 🤷🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️ Also, one time a shopping mall propped a Santa in the middle of a (fake) rice field for their Christmas decor. A Christian friend of mine commented “that’s not Christmas”. 😂😂😂 Tell me that’s not a successful western propaganda.
@@gabrielaprofetaphillips1740 well I have not studied any of the Books for 26 years, so you definitely know the ins and outs of these Books more than me. You find your peace in the Bible, good for you. I find my peace in the Quran, good for me. I’m sure you’re familiar with Al-Kafirun 6. As long as we both live in peace, everything is good.
@@gabrielaprofetaphillips1740You can't pick and choose which verses of the Quran you wanted to believe , Quran is not a Bible & Islam is not Christianity , you don't do that in Islam , you don't interpret the Quran as you see fit , Allah says very clearly in the Quran that He will never accept any religion other than Islam , and you must follow it wholeheartedly. O believers! Enter into Islam wholeheartedly and do not follow Satan’s footsteps. Surely he is your sworn enemy. -Surah Al-Baqarah, Ayah 208 And whoever desires other than Islām as religion - never will it be accepted from him, and he, in the Hereafter, will be among the losers. -Surah Āli-ʿImrān, Ayah 85 And from those who say, “We are Christians,” We took their covenant, but they neglected a portion of what they had been commanded to uphold. So We let hostility and enmity arise between them until the Day of Judgment, and soon Allah will inform them of all they have done. -Surah Al-Māʾidah, Ayah 14 Those who say, “Allah is one in a Trinity,” have certainly fallen into disbelief. There is only One God. If they do not stop saying this, those who disbelieve among them will be afflicted with a painful punishment. -Surah Al-Māʾidah, Ayah 73 Indeed, they who disbelieved among the People of the Scripture and the polytheists will be in the fire of Hell, abiding eternally therein. Those are the worst of creatures. -Surah Al-Bayyinah, Ayah 6 Of course you will meet with your Lord , there is nothing guarantee in this life except death , but if you meet Him as a disbeliever , what's the point ? They seek to deceive Allah and the believers, yet they only deceive themselves, but they fail to perceive it. -Surah Al-Baqarah, Ayah 9 He is the One Who has revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ the Book, of which some verses are precise-they are the foundation of the Book-while others are elusive. Those with deviant hearts follow the elusive verses seeking ˹to spread˺ doubt through their ˹false˺ interpretations-but none grasps their ˹full˺ meaning except Allah. As for those well-grounded in knowledge, they say, “We believe in this ˹Quran˺-it is all from our Lord.” But none will be mindful ˹of this˺ except people of reason. -Surah Āli-ʿImrān, Ayah 7 Blessings.
JazakAllah khair Shaykh Dr. and beloved brother Yasir for teaching us the truth and giving us a clear understanding, we Muslims don't follow blind faith.
SubhanAllah. This is very true. There are actually many documentaries that were done in America in the past that show how the pagan celebrations of the winter solstice were combined into the Christmas holiday.
@@thehourglassfan3515 some people deserve it. Just go back and read your comment. "Why should we care what people did thousands of years ago" What you are basically insinuating is that the stories in the Qur'an are useless. The past is as important as the present. It provides us with both moral and religious compass
Alhamdulilah. Still waiting for detractors to debunk or counter our beloved Sheikh’s lecture - but they can’t becuase we know SYQ is an academic that leave no stones unturned in his research. Wholesome.
NOTES 📝 Islamic perspective on Christmas Two important individuals who shaped modern christianity Paul (around 40- 50 CE) Constantine (around 300 CE) Paul was from the earliest converts, he never met Jesus, he claimed that he saw Jesus in his dream, Jesus told him he was sent for all the people not Jews alone, and he came to abolish the law Paul formed the Pauline christianity on the above principles (he never said Jesus was God) Christianity was then divided to two main sects and many other sects as well Pauline Christianity and Jewish Christianity Jewish Christianity was the original with a bit of changes, the closest to Islam, the closest to the teachings of Isa (AS), they believed in all Prophets and strictly observed the law (shar’iah) Pauline Christianity was preached to the Romans, a lot of Romans began accepting this version of Chrisitianity Christianity was not governed by any scholarly body as a result of which different interpretations formed different sects and there were different interpretations of the trinity. In the year 310 CE, Constantine made Christianity the official religion of Rome, in order to settle the disputes among the Christian sects, he called for a gathering of priests at Nicaea (Turkey) and they settled at the trinity. (from there this was the mainstream Christianity which was to be followed) As a result of the Nicene Creed, all other versions died out. Paul however did not introduce the concept of trinity Constantine introduced Sunday to be the holy day as it was the Sun’s day (their God) before they adopted Christianity During the winter solstice (they had their festival called Saturnalia) because now the days were going to become longer,i.e, the sun is getting stronger, as the sun will help in agriculture, so they celebrated it. Saturn was their god of Agriculture This introduced Sunday and Christmas Viking accepted Christianity after 600+ years, they had a different mythology Their god would come to people to give gifts on reindeers during the end of winter A sect of christianity venerated Saint Nicholas, he would give gifts to children So eventually,The Vikings mythology, Saint Nicholas formed Santa Claus and giving of gifts and the reindeers. Early christians were anti christmas, the puritans in England banned it and passed a law in 1659 against it. Germany was where the christmas took its full form, as they had the trees, and they celebrated this pagan festival. The Royal Family of England were actually from Germany, the house of Windsor, the postcard story and from there the celebration of christmas spread across Europe
Shaikh Yasir May Allah bless you for your service to the ummah. May I request a talk on historical criticism of the corruption of the Bible by Imam Ibn Al Qayyim and other scholars from classical Islamic scholarship.
Shaikh, how should Muslims act in the face of their Christian neighbours? What are the rulings about congratulating and celebrating with them on these days? What are the rulings about eating from their table on these days? I think these are the things Muslims need to know from their scholars more. Jazaakumullah khairan.
Im Christian, this is the first year i given up Christmas. I felt decieved by culture. I have finally seen the truth. Just because I go to catholic church, doesn't mean i will honour advent or the 25th December mass. It is mish mash of pagan influences. I love God more, than manmade traditions. Gods word is true.
1 - Allah Says (what means): {And [for] their saying, "Indeed, we have killed the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary, the messenger of Allah." And they did not kill him, nor did they crucify him; but [another] was made to resemble him to them. And indeed, those who differ over it are in doubt about it. They have no knowledge of it except the following of assumption. And they did not kill him, for certain. Rather, Allah raised him to Himself. And ever is Allah Exalted in Might and Wise. And there is none from the People of the Scripture but that he will surely believe in Jesus before his death. And on the Day of Resurrection he will be against them a witness.} [Quran 4:157-159]
Assalamu Aleikum Sheikh Yassir I have been reading Theology of Christianity the Notion of the Christmas being celebrated on the 25 th of December the answer is the book of Jeremiah 52:31 and Isaiah 39;6 and that’s why we have the SDA CHURCH THEY don’t celebrate Christmas
Christian are angry at Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) for contradicting Christian beliefs, yet He (pbuh) did that 700 years later as Christian always points out, but the sad reality for Christian is 700 years prior to that their beliefs borne with contradiction, and so many embraced it without anger.
My beloved favourite sheikh , Emperor Constantine recognised Christianity in 313 ad , but it was Emperor Theodosius in 380 ad who made Christianity absolutely legal and closed all pagan temples when the people of the cave were comfortably sleeping Emperor Constantine had a nephew called Julian the apostate who was initiated in the Greco-Roman mystery religions , he tried to convert Roman empire back to Mithraism but failed as he only ruled for 18 months from 361-363 ad , he also inflamed Jewish Christian riots and promised to build the third temple of Solomon but an earthquake in Galilee stopped him , we are told!!
Maryam in the bible was portrayed as a bad person so the quran had to correct the misconception.The qur'an has a beautiful chapter on her purity and piety.The bible would have been a book to believe in if they had not changed it with their own hands
Some correction.. 17:55 , Emperor Constantine didn't declare Christianity as the state religion of the Roman Empire. It was done by Emperor Theodosius, in the Edict of Thessalonica, some 50 years later (380 AD). Constantine however, put the kibosh on the persecution of the Christians. 20:05 Emperor Constantine didn't name Constantinople after himself. He named it, 'Nova Roma' or 'New Rome'. It was named Constantinople in his honour some 100 years later (450 AD) by the Emperor Theodosius II. Notable mention that Emperor Constantine did not call the Council of Nicaea because he wanted an orthodoxy to be solidified. Then Bishop of Cordoba (Spain), Hosius, advised Constantine to do it because of the great 'Arian Controversy'. Basically a Bishop named Arius in Alexandria, Egypt, had different ideas about the nature of Jesus (still trinity, but it's complicated). Arius started to clash with another Bishop, called Athanasius of Alexandria. And Arius started to gain followers quickly. Which posed a threat to the church. To resolve this issue, the first council of Nicaea was called. Constantine did not say anything, did not persecute anyone. Although he suppressed paganism. He basically asked the Bishops to settle their differences on the nature of the Christ (Monophysite, Miaphysite etc), as it was causing issues among the Bishops. Fun fact, they couldn't come to an agreement. And many councils took place over the next centuries. The Nicene creed that people know today, is from the council of Constantinople (381 AD). Second fun fact, Constantine eventually agreed with Arius, and banished the Trinitarian Athanasius of Alexandria to somewhere in Europe. Just before Arius could implement his ideas inside the church, he died and the church went back to the older trinitarianism. A Year later Constantine passed.
Shaykh Dr Yasir Qadhi lets all be thankful you live freely as a Muslim in a country which is overwhelmingly christian, and you are free to publically criticise christianity and even criticise its most important festival on the very day of that festival. It only demonstrates the strength and integrity of that nation and the principles upon which it is founded - should, then, it really come as a surprise why God the Most High has blessed it.
You must not have listened to completely to the talk. A lot of Christians did not celebrate Christmas i.e. the puritans that settled in the Americas after leaving Europe. Christmas is a day for pagans true and simple
@@juliankelley6253 Christians can say that same about the Muslim Eid - that it's a day for pagans - celebrated by pre-Islamic pagans. Calling people hateful names is easy. Christmas a is a festival to celebrate the birth of Jesus
@@CG-zi5kuthere’s a separation of church and state since Europe suffered extreme persecution during the dark ages under Christianity. Our founding fathers admired the tolerance and teachings of Islam and even had their own copy of Quran which led to the greatness of our country and the principles it was founded upon, since Quran says, there’s no compulsion in religion.
@@CG-zi5kuChristmas was never celebrated by Jesus but invented afterwards by pagans who accepted their own version but Eid holidays were celebrated by our beloved prophet peace be upon him, thus is the difference.
This is an interesting mixture of facts and mistakes. Firstly, Konstantin did not introduce trinitarianism. The idea of a trinity was around in the second century CE, and was extensively documented in the early third century, roughly 100 years before the reign of Konstantin. Also, Arian Christianity is a variety of trinitarianism; it's nothing like Islam, and nothing like the religion of Jesus's (AS) earliest followers.
Mashallah great information. I have a question if someone can answer. When you say Jesus taught “the people of Israel” what is “Israel in this context? The land or ?
One of transliteration of the Qur'an that I read said that Israel is another name for prophet Jacob ( Yakub AS) so the people of Jacob. Allah knows best.
Main overall video is 💯 but there are a few glitches. I do my assessment on the Quran mostly, and the Torah and the gospel what we recognize to be truth by the Quran. The letters of Paul are not gospel nor divine revelation.
I am muslim but i like to do lights and a tree 🌲 at home for the fun of it not to do anything with christianity ..!! Am i doing haram ? I do it because i live in the usa
I----m appears to have a perspective on everty body else's religions and ideals..😮😮😮..and usually it's a comparison to how great I---m is..😢😢😢..I thought the first rule was not to judge thy fellow man or was it not to kill in the name of your g-d?? Sorry I get them confused 😕...which one is it??
Striving in the way of truth means liberating our minds through knowledge and reflection, which we are commanded to do. No judgement. The Shaykh did not make this stuff up.
The Puritans could be called fanatical. The ancestors of Nathaniel Hawthorne were Puritans. They persecuted the Quakers and lead the Salem witch trials. Their name was originally Hathorne. Some believe Nathaniel changed the spelling of his last name when he discovered what his ancestors did.😮
Merry Christmas dear muslims, Jesus has come, died, and risen!!!❤ Stop trying to change history!!! PSALM 72:1-14 👇👇👇👇 "Give the king your justice, O God, and your righteousness to the royal son! 2 May he judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice! 3 Let the mountains bear prosperity for the people, and the hills, in righteousness! 4 May he defend the cause of the poor of the people, give deliverance to the children of the needy, and crush the oppressor! 5 May they fear you[a] while the sun endures, and as long as the moon, throughout all generations! 6 May he be like rain that falls on the mown grass, like showers that water the earth! 7 In his days may the righteous flourish, and peace abound, till the moon be no more! 8 May he have dominion from sea to sea, and from the River[b] to the ends of the earth! 9 May desert tribes bow down before him, and his enemies lick the dust! 10 May the kings of Tarshish and of the coastlands render him tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba bring gifts! 11 May all kings fall down before him, all nations serve him! 12 For he delivers the needy when he calls, the poor and him who has no helper. 13 He has pity on the weak and the needy, and saves the lives of the needy. 14 From oppression and violence he redeems their life, and precious is their blood in his sight."
A general question, if we can apply ChatGPT type solutions where all Islamic books and scriptures including Quran will be connected, as well as speeches of all 'RUclips Scholars', do we need reference based lectures anymore? We are getting ChatGPT kind of solutions from our RUclips lecturers, isn't it?
1. What made the Jews wait for a messiah? 2. Why was he the only one prophesied multiple times by every previous prophets? 3. Why ( according to you) God deceived everyone to believe his death? Purpose? What did god achive by this deception? If Christ hadn't died and ressurect, there is no Christianity. So did God create Christianity on purpose by deception according to you? 4. What makes your version of his story, which came hundreds of years later true, rather than the version of the 1st hand eye witnesses? 5. When early Christians were persecuted and murdered including the disciples, all they had to do was to reject Jesus. Why would they die a gruesome death if they were not so sure about the message? 6. Paul, who was a zealous Jew, who used to dispise the gentiles and persecute the disciples, what made him to make his entire lifes purpose to preach about Jesus until death? What did he gain by it? Pls explain these as well... The truth shall set you free.
Hi Julian, you might ask yourself if Trinity is such a core and important belief (as it should be, if it was true) why didn't Jesus preach Trinity and explain it unambiguously throughout his ministry? Why is the only verse in the New Testament that explicitly mention trinity was deemed as not in the original text and hence had to be taken out of the bible in the 20th century by bible scholars?
@grastant6819 Simple search would let one understand the aspects of Trinity in both Old testament and in New testament. One thing both Christian and Muslim agree upon is that Jesus is the Messiah. What confirms that he is the Messiah? The Old testament Prophecies. Specifically, crystal clear picture portrait of Prophet Isaiah. Prophecies are inspired revelations from God to his people. Now let's see what God has revealed about Messiah. Isaiah7: 14 Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel. Isaiah 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Isaiah 53 He grew up before him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him. He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed. We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all. He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth. By oppression and judgment he was taken away. And who can speak of his descendants? For he was cut off from the land of the living; for the transgression of my people he was stricken. He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death, though he had done no violence, nor was any deceit in his mouth. Yet it was the LORD's will to crush him and cause him to suffer, and though the LORD makes his life a guilt offering, he will see his offspring and prolong his days, and the will of the LORD will prosper in his hand. After the suffering of his soul, he will see the light of life and be satisfied ; by his knowledge my righteous servant will justify many, and he will bear their iniquities. Therefore I will give him a portion among the great, and he will divide the spoils with the strong, because he poured out his life unto death, and was numbered with the transgressors. For he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors. These are just few of many, Daniel, Micah, Jeremiah etc.. from Old testament. Why would a Prophet calls Messiah as Mighty God and everlasting Father ? In Daniel why was Messiah given seat next to God himself? Why would Messiah have authority over all creation and has the ability to forgive, breath life, ressurect which are the exclusive attributes of God?
One can search and find Jesus teaching in New testament. -I and father are one . - Before Abraham was I am. - I have the authority to lay my life and raise it back again. - I saw Satan fall down like lightning. - On the cross he forgives and say the thief will be in paradise. - All authority over the world is given to me. - Ordering the Ocean - Attributing quality of God to himself such as Light, truth, life. - So'n shall set you free. - Alpha and the Omega, First and the last. It's crystal clear.
@@Julian581000we believe: the previous books were not preserved in their original form since they were always in the hands of few elites, unlike Quran which was always memorized by Muslims since was the tradition of our prophet, peace be upon him. Thus, our final authority is the last Testament: Quran, which God says that he will protect from corruption and final message for all of mankind.
@@The_inner_you I respect your belief. But correct me if I am wrong, aren't there 30+ version of Quran? Also, the original manuscripts of the Bible is still available, preserved, validated and translated.
21:51 Yasir Qadhi is incorrect about the trinity being "introduced" by Constantine. Theophilus of Antioch, Ignatius of Antioch, and Polycarp of Smyrna all mention the trinity in the 2nd century. So does the first century Didache (a christian living manual). This is a disgraceful level of scholarship from a Yale PhD, unless this is just islamic polemics,
The idea of trinity and even duality of God existed. Doesn't mean it was mainstream or widely believed in until codified in the council of Nicea. Before this, there were many strands and theologies of Christianity, some believing in trinity, others rejecting it. This is the reason why the council was held. This is not "Islamic polemics", this is well known by any kafir secular historian
@@snowieara your making a favorable interpretation for him, because he didn't delineate between ""introducing to the masses" and lets say creating when he says Constantine introduced Christmas, Sunday, "all of this is coming from Constantine". He's just flat being deceptive when it comes to "Constantine introducing the trinity" or just wrong by ignornance.
As stated in the Quran.. Jesus ﷺ was the son of Mary and a messenger of Allah [swt]. The perfect last scripture.. the glorious Quran is the only scripture in the world that is not only in its original revelation form but proves itself to be a miracle as no other text can even scratch the surface of the Quran in terms of its contents and its structure.. both the Bible and the Torah have contradictions which nullify them as being the verbatim words of Allah ˹GOD Almighty˺ while the Quran doesn’t have a single contradiction. Also no religious text can prove itself to be the word of Allah ˹GOD Almighty˺ except the Quran because of the information it contains.. both the Bible and Torah contain nothing “miraculous” within the text to prove that they’re the words of our Creator Allah ˹GOD Almighty˺ so don’t end up in hell by following falsehood and disobeying Allah [swt]
Sounds like you are in the wrong comments section. Shouldn’t you be commenting on the birthday festivities of your pagan man-god? The one who was ‘born’ two thousand years ago, some 15 billion after he supposedly created the universe. I wish you a merry day to celebrate tue birth of one of your three pagan deities.
@@ahmeda.3198you're talking about Muhammad the Stone kisser 🪨 why do Muslims mention Muhammad's name when they pray to God in Islam prayer is the highest form of worship prayer is for Allah alone so why do you mention Muhammad in your prayers to Allah?
@@EPICMASJID please correct me if I'm wrong but in Islam one of the way one can be a kaffir is to call on someone other than Allah when it comes to blessings or matters of the hereafter or the unseen ?
You should calm down and read carefully 🙂, @@TheJackjack . We don't ask blessing or pray to Muhammad (peace be upon him), we ask Allah for blessing for Muhammad pbuh, his family, his companions and all the Muslim. We only worship God (Allah) and none other. Peace.
Where do you get info about the life of Jesus. What he did as an adult, what he believed in? What he actually said?… Most Islamic work focuses on his birth and his mother and his death.
He didn't eat port meat. He didn't bow down to idols or pictures of Caucasian men. He didn't make pictures of his mother and he wasn't born on the 25th. What's your point? Abraham traveled to Makkah and he is the father of your "religion " turned polytheistic cult
@@TheJackjackWe read in Genesis, the Old Testament, that Prophet Ishmael is not only the eldest son of Prophet Abraham (peace be upon them), but it also praises him as being righteous, promising him a great nation from his offspring; chapter 16, 17, 21, 25 tells the story of Abraham with his wives, Sarah and Hagar. I will select the verses that are pertaining to our subject, however, I request readers to read those short biblical chapters in order to grasp the complete meaning: [And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur] (Genesis, 16:7) The above verse is talking about Hajar and Shur is current day Saudi Arabia and Yemen; specifying Yemen means that it is the western coast of that region where Makkah is currently located. The above short verse coincides well with the Islamic belief that Angel Gabriel helped Hajar to find water. Please pay close attention to the word “wilderness”; Allah says in His book when Abraham left Hajar and Ishmael (peace be upon them) in Makkah when it was a wild uninhabited land: {Our Lord! I have made some of my offspring settle in a barren valley near Your Sacred House! Our Lord! I did so that they may establish Prayer. So make the hearts of people affectionately inclined to them, and provide them with fruits for their sustenance that they may give thanks} (Ibrahim 14:37) Regarding Ishmael’s credibility which is completely ignored by the churches and their followers, the Old Testament states: [And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.] (Genesis, 17:20) The nation mentioned in the above verse is no other than Prophet Muhammad’s nation (peace be upon him), the Muslims. If we read Genesis 21:13-21, the picture even gets clearer, I will only quote the last verse: [And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink. And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer. And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.] (Genesis, 21:19-21) The verses before the above, makes it clear that it is talking about Ishmael and his mother (peace be upon them); this is describing when she reached the barren valley without water then God send His angel to show her the well of water; no other than the Zamzam well. The wilderness of Paran has been identified as current day Makkah; I am quoting: “the wilderness and mountains where Mecca is situated” The Quran mentions the name Bakka for Makkah: {Most surely the first House appointed for mankind (for the worship of Allah) is the one at Bakka, blessed and guidance for all nations. In it are clear signs: The station of Abraham (where he used to stand in worship). Whoever enters it is safe. Performance of pilgrimage to this House is a duty to Allah for all who can afford it;…} (Aal-Imran 3:96-97) In Psalms 84:6, Baca is mentioned by name according to King James Version: [Who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools.] While in the Aramaic Bible in Plain English’s version, the word “Baca” has been translated into its original meaning “weeping”, since “Baca” means so in both Aramaic and Arabic; names of people and places shouldn’t be translated but it has been, so I have to use two different versions to make my point clear. [They passed by the valley of weeping and they have made it a dwelling place, also blessings will cover The Lawgiver.] The King James Version mentions “well” while the Aramaic version mentions that they make the valley a dwelling place. If we put both together, we get the whole picture, the people who are performing pilgrimage drink from the well and make Baca a dwelling place. This is explained through Barnes’ notes on the Bible, I quote: “It would be vain, however, to attempt now to determine the locality of the valley referred to, as the name, if ever given to it, seems long since to have passed away. It may, however, be used as emblematic of human life - “a vale of tears;” and the passage may be employed as an illustration of the effect of religion in diffusing happiness and comfort where there was trouble and sorrow - as if fountains should be made to flow in a sterile and desolate valley. Make it a well - Or, a fountain. That is, it becomes to the pilgrims as a sacred fountain. They “make” such a gloomy valley like a fountain, or like a road where fountains - full, free, refreshing - break forth everywhere to invigorate the traveler. Religious worship - the going up to the house of God - turns that in the journey of life which would otherwise be gloomy and sad into joy; makes a world of tears a world of comfort; has an effect like that of changing a gloomy path into one of pleasantness and beauty.” Even though the writer of the above notes does not seem to identify the place of the Baca valley, however, he mentions immediately in the paragraph below about pilgrims and about worship in the house of God turning that in the journey of life. Please notice the similarities in the explanation above and the Quranic verses that I quoted earlier. Also Muslims call the pilgrimage the journey of life since it is only required once in a life time if one can afford it. Unfortunately, the churches with all their different denominations and not specifically the Catholic Church hide these facts and do not speak about Ishmael’s side. The story ends that him and his mother were sent away; it will be hard to believe that Abraham sent his wife and a child into wilderness without accompanying them as the Quran mentions. To complete the story, Abraham left them in the wilderness as a command from God. Angel Gabriel dug the ground to uncover the well. An Arabian tribe came and settled with them due to the presence of water. Abraham returned to the valley when Ishmael was a married man. They completed the building of the Kaaba structure together. It is hard to swallow that Jews and Christians do not know the life details of one of the most important prophets in the three major religions, Prophet Abraham (peace be upon him), or have they chosen to ignore that portion of his life which has to do with Islam.
Nobody knows what Jesus (AS) did from the age of 12 till the age of 30. It's definitely not documented in the New Testament. There's no reason to suppose that he never went to Makkah or circumambulated the black stone.
@@dmwallacenz I thought Mecca was full of idol before Muhammad retook the city and destroyed all the idols so are you saying Jesus went to Mecca to be a idol worshiper?
Well I guess we can now easily compare Christmas with Biryani Christmas has so many version, Biryani has so many recipes Christmas is universal, Biryani is universal Christmas is loved and enjoyed by everyone Biryani is loved and really enjoyed by everyone Christmas has so many ingredients from all parts of the world Biryani has so many ingredient from all parts of the world Christmas has no original version but everyone claim theirs’ is the best Biryani has no original recipe but all cultures claim theirs’ is the best Christmas has the concept of three father, son, and holy spirit Biryani has three main flavors, beef, mutton and chicken Christmas makes people don’t care about Jesus while celebrating Biryani makes people don’t care about health while eating So on Dec 25 we can say to people “Happy Biryani”
Victoria grew up at Kensington Palace. Her father was English, Prince Edward Duke of Kent, and her mother was German. On Christmas customs and beliefs, we in the West don’t base our religious beliefs on them. Also we are not so literal.
Fatima bint Muhammad alaiha al-Salaam the daughter of our Prophet Salla Allahu alaihi wa Aalihi wa sallam was the Best and most Pious woman in human history. Not Mariam. With all due veneration to Mariam alaiha al-Salaam. Please correct the record.
Where did he get the idea that Jesus' original name was Esau? It was well documented to be Yeshua. Also, an epistle isnt a book; Paul didn't write a single book in the NT, and he didn't abolish the law. Paul simply claimed that the law was for the Jews, and didnt apply to Gentiles. The "faith only" doctrines mentioned are also found far later than Paul, originating with the early Protestants. Also, some of the history regarding how fast and where Christianity spread at what times is a bit inaccurate (the land now called england was christianized twice). It's also inaccurate to say that Islam didn't struggle against Pagans easily, because there are still pagans in formerly Muslim lands (hindus in what is now india), and neglects to mention that the reason there's no pagans in Arabia is because they were persecuted, while in Rome they were still treated as citizens until Justinian. The visitgoths were also Chalcedonian by the time the Muslims arrived, and they were only a small ruling class. Arian Christianity is also still extremely different from islam. He's also conflating Saturnalia and the birthday of Sol Invictus, but he's pretty close to the reasons that Christmas is celebrated on Dec. 25 Vikings are not celtic. Wtf is he smoking? Not to be rude, but seriously, don't be so ignorant if you're going to be a public speaker. Also, the puritins are not early Christians, and Santa Claus's origins aren't German; just our cultural depictions are similar.
I don't agree. As far I have seen and asked why do people say that specific word to one another in the US. The responses I got, they say it because they are wishing Happy Birthday to Jesus and this is the majority people’s point of view to 25th Dec.
@@thehourglassfan3515Well I have asked so many of my Christians colleagues and friends, majority say they celebrate because Jesus was born that day and some say they don’t celebrate cause it is pagan festivals.
Jesus Clearly turned water into wine. That is written. Jesus walked on water literally. Jesus raised the dead and healed the sick. Jesus referred to himself as the Son of Man. Died on the cross and was raised from the dead. See who is ignorant or stubborn? You only believe what's written in Quaran. Why even read the Bible at all?
If you Muslim beliefs all these qualities in Jesus, why did Mohammed you all to kill the people of Scriptures. Why did it commanded the Muslim no have anything done with the Christian. Hypocrisy
This lecture is a short summary of Christianity. If you would like to know more then read and research for yourself.....I suggest that you read academic works so that you have peer reviewed, which are least biased. Hope that helps
I witness that there is no god except Allah. I witness that Muhammad pbuh is the Messenger of Allah.
I'm from Poland, I was raised in a Catholic family, I converted to Islam around 6 years ago Alhamdulillah. All that Shaykh is saying here is totally true. We learn about the history of Christmas in school here. So everyone know about it. And they don't care. That's just something that I could never understand. People say here that they keep the Catholic and Roman traditions. They know that but they don't want to think about it, that they actually keep the pogan traditions, that it has nothing to do with Jesus a.s.. This is one of many reasons why I became Muslim SubhanAllah.
May Allah keep you safe from those your family and Friends who want you to leave Islam
I thank Allah for showing me the truth and bringing me out of Christianity and finding Islam!!!
May Allah bless us all!
I always explained these historical facts to my Christian friends without any success , they always stick to their belief..... most of them are ignorant about their own religion ..... it's important to keep ourselves informed of history.
@@gabrielaprofetaphillips1740it might be eye witness but it is not written by Mathew mark luke and John, it says according to them as in someone else writes the word of god, your bible is written by anonymous writers and Christian theologians like Mrs white have said it has grave and serious errors b/c it was in the hands of powerful and corrupt elites and unlike Quran which was always in the hearts of masses since it was memorized from cover to cover, and God said that he will protect it from being corrupted. Alhumdullilah.
@@gabrielaprofetaphillips1740Joozs DID murder Jesus. He challenged Pharisees on their hypocrisy, he was accused of blasphemy. Please stop the lies.
@@tifawt3736 intelligent people bring our evidence the rest practice Ad Hominen
@@gabrielaprofetaphillips1740 You are getting confused here. Allah calls you Ahl Al-kItab because you follow one of His earlier messengers who was given a Book (Injeel). That's point one.
Point Two: Allah also told your book (Kitab) has been corrupted by your own people after your messenger (A) has left you.
I hope you got it.
@@gabrielaprofetaphillips1740
First point : Ahl al-Kitab or People of the Book is refers to those who belong to religious communities that have received scriptures from Allah before Islam. It primarily includes Jews and Christians, so Ahl Al-kitab doesn't refers to only Ahl Al-injill, it refers to boths communities, Jew & Christian.
Second point : Muslims are People of the Quran or Ahl al-Quran refers to Muslims who believe in and follow the teachings of the Quran, which is considered to be the final and complete revelation from Allah (God). As Muslims, they regard the Quran as the ultimate source of guidance and the final revelation that replace all previous scriptures because they were distorted and corrupted .
“ So woe to those who write the "scripture" with their own hands, then say, "This is from Allah," in order to exchange it for a small price. Woe to them for what their hands have written and woe to them for what they earn. “ Quran 2 : 79
The best imam in north America. And one of the best in the world
Excellent explanations❤
Jazāk Allāhu Khayran brother May Allah bless you
MaShallah Yasir Qadhi. May Allah bless us with many Yasir Qadhi in the future.
Algamdu Lillah, I thank Allah AzzaWajal for blessing me with Islam, SubhaanAllah 😢
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May Allah accept your efforts and make you from among those who are at the service of Allah every single day.
May Allah give you long life ya imam,mashallah.
Thank you brother for this informative and educational piece. Salam alaikum from Türkiye
Allah❤
Growing up in a Catholic school, I have always questioned the validity of Christmas as the birthday of Jesus. Though my question was as simple as, if BC is “Before Christ”, why isn’t Jesus’ birthday on 1 Jan AD? 😂😂😂
Another question I had was why all over the world celebrate Christmas with decorated pine trees and Santa Claus in winter clothing? While in Australia it’s summer in December, and the tropical countries know no winter. Why does the world celebrate Christmas in winter vibe?
This video answers so many of my childhood questions 😂😂😂
And the funny thing is that in Betlehem it rarely snows and the land is semi arid and instead of pine trees they grow olive and date palms.
@@gabrielaprofetaphillips1740 that is also what the pastor explained, which is acceptable.
The thing is that, after school, I would go home and study the Quran. And everything in Quran is so clear, there are straight answers to any question I can think of. There is no “hidden meaning”. A is A and B is B.
There’s no “Well it’s not actually the birth of Jesus, but….” or “God is one, but…..”
Those “extra explanations” I would get in my Catholic classes felt unnecessary (for lack of better word) to me, because in comparison, I never needed those when I studied Islam.
As for the Christmas trees and Santa Claus, that’s just straight up western propaganda to me. There are different trees all over the world, and light can be represented in many different ways. The fact that it’s always a pine tree covered in snow means that it started from one source, and that source is in the northern hemisphere.
@@grastant6819 here in the tropics, we have banyan trees, much more majestic than pine trees, why don’t we decorate banyan trees instead? It would have probably convinced me more. 🤷🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️
Also, one time a shopping mall propped a Santa in the middle of a (fake) rice field for their Christmas decor. A Christian friend of mine commented “that’s not Christmas”. 😂😂😂 Tell me that’s not a successful western propaganda.
@@gabrielaprofetaphillips1740 well I have not studied any of the Books for 26 years, so you definitely know the ins and outs of these Books more than me.
You find your peace in the Bible, good for you.
I find my peace in the Quran, good for me.
I’m sure you’re familiar with Al-Kafirun 6.
As long as we both live in peace, everything is good.
@@gabrielaprofetaphillips1740You can't pick and choose which verses of the Quran you wanted to believe , Quran is not a Bible & Islam is not Christianity , you don't do that in Islam , you don't interpret the Quran as you see fit , Allah says very clearly in the Quran that He will never accept any religion other than Islam , and you must follow it wholeheartedly.
O believers! Enter into Islam wholeheartedly and do not follow Satan’s footsteps. Surely he is your sworn enemy.
-Surah Al-Baqarah, Ayah 208
And whoever desires other than Islām as religion - never will it be accepted from him, and he, in the Hereafter, will be among the losers.
-Surah Āli-ʿImrān, Ayah 85
And from those who say, “We are Christians,” We took their covenant, but they neglected a portion of what they had been commanded to uphold. So We let hostility and enmity arise between them until the Day of Judgment, and soon Allah will inform them of all they have done.
-Surah Al-Māʾidah, Ayah 14
Those who say, “Allah is one in a Trinity,” have certainly fallen into disbelief. There is only One God. If they do not stop saying this, those who disbelieve among them will be afflicted with a painful punishment.
-Surah Al-Māʾidah, Ayah 73
Indeed, they who disbelieved among the People of the Scripture and the polytheists will be in the fire of Hell, abiding eternally therein. Those are the worst of creatures.
-Surah Al-Bayyinah, Ayah 6
Of course you will meet with your Lord , there is nothing guarantee in this life except death , but if you meet Him as a disbeliever , what's the point ?
They seek to deceive Allah and the believers, yet they only deceive themselves, but they fail to perceive it.
-Surah Al-Baqarah, Ayah 9
He is the One Who has revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ the Book, of which some verses are precise-they are the foundation of the Book-while others are elusive. Those with deviant hearts follow the elusive verses seeking ˹to spread˺ doubt through their ˹false˺ interpretations-but none grasps their ˹full˺ meaning except Allah. As for those well-grounded in knowledge, they say, “We believe in this ˹Quran˺-it is all from our Lord.” But none will be mindful ˹of this˺ except people of reason.
-Surah Āli-ʿImrān, Ayah 7
Blessings.
Subhanallah. History is important. Jazak Allah Khairun.
JazakAllah khair Shaykh Dr. and beloved brother Yasir for teaching us the truth and giving us a clear understanding, we Muslims don't follow blind faith.
Excellent summary!!
MashaAllah great video
People try to simplify modern-Western Christianity. With all my Knowledge of history and theology, this is an Amazing video! 🎯
Subhana'Allah Alhamdulillah La illaha illallah Allahu Akbar
Very detailed, informative n valuable lecture. Bless u Shaykh
Thanks
JazakAllah khayra Sheikh Yasir.
Jazakhallah khair, ignorance is a darkness that knowldge can eliminate and we should all try to educate ourselves.
very nice & informative, MASHA ALLAH
This is nice to learn on how Jesus was born and how he lived his life.
Thank you for bringing the actual truth of Xmass.
Thawwalallahu hayaathaka wabaaraka feehi
Masha Allah may Allah bless you shakh another lecture for us to be educated
SubhanAllah. This is very true. There are actually many documentaries that were done in America in the past that show how the pagan celebrations of the winter solstice were combined into the Christmas holiday.
Why should we care what people did thousands of years ago?
@@thehourglassfan3515heyyy go and sleep if you have nothing to do.
For us this is about heaven and hell. Keep quite and listen or go and sleep
@@Swormy097 You’re so rude. May God guide you. Kindness leads to Heaven, not meanness.
@@Swormy097I agree with you
@@thehourglassfan3515 some people deserve it.
Just go back and read your comment.
"Why should we care what people did thousands of years ago"
What you are basically insinuating is that the stories in the Qur'an are useless.
The past is as important as the present.
It provides us with both moral and religious compass
Nahh he blew my mind with that 13 colony joint Allah Humma Barak Lahu
Very informative, thank you Shaykth
Alhamdulilah. Still waiting for detractors to debunk or counter our beloved Sheikh’s lecture - but they can’t becuase we know SYQ is an academic that leave no stones unturned in his research. Wholesome.
His accounts of Constantine are incorrect, also the the facts about the Nicaean council. But he is quite right about Paul.
Understood ❤
JazakAllah khair 🙏
Jazak'Allahu-khair. Very interesting and informative, masha'Allah
Thank you very much for this interesting lessons and facts
NOTES 📝
Islamic perspective on Christmas
Two important individuals who shaped modern christianity
Paul (around 40- 50 CE)
Constantine (around 300 CE)
Paul was from the earliest converts, he never met Jesus, he claimed that he saw Jesus in his dream, Jesus told him he was sent for all the people not Jews alone, and he came to abolish the law
Paul formed the Pauline christianity on the above principles (he never said Jesus was God)
Christianity was then divided to two main sects and many other sects as well
Pauline Christianity and Jewish Christianity
Jewish Christianity was the original with a bit of changes, the closest to Islam, the closest to the teachings of Isa (AS), they believed in all Prophets and strictly observed the law (shar’iah)
Pauline Christianity was preached to the Romans, a lot of Romans began accepting this version of Chrisitianity
Christianity was not governed by any scholarly body as a result of which different interpretations formed different sects and there were different interpretations of the trinity.
In the year 310 CE, Constantine made Christianity the official religion of Rome, in order to settle the disputes among the Christian sects, he called for a gathering of priests at Nicaea (Turkey) and they settled at the trinity. (from there this was the mainstream Christianity which was to be followed)
As a result of the Nicene Creed, all other versions died out. Paul however did not introduce the concept of trinity
Constantine introduced Sunday to be the holy day as it was the Sun’s day (their God) before they adopted Christianity
During the winter solstice (they had their festival called Saturnalia) because now the days were going to become longer,i.e, the sun is getting stronger, as the sun will help in agriculture, so they celebrated it.
Saturn was their god of Agriculture
This introduced Sunday and Christmas
Viking accepted Christianity after 600+ years, they had a different mythology
Their god would come to people to give gifts on reindeers during the end of winter
A sect of christianity venerated Saint Nicholas, he would give gifts to children
So eventually,The Vikings mythology, Saint Nicholas formed Santa Claus and giving of gifts and the reindeers.
Early christians were anti christmas, the puritans in England banned it and passed a law in 1659 against it.
Germany was where the christmas took its full form, as they had the trees, and they celebrated this pagan festival. The Royal Family of England were actually from Germany, the house of Windsor, the postcard story and from there the celebration of christmas spread across Europe
JazakAllah Khair ❤❤
SubhanAllah
MashaAllah very good explanation for
MASHA ALLAH
Great and Informative lectureby Dr Sheikh Yasir, You enlightened me much...I got the book freely -BART D. EHRMAN
Interesting. I learn a lot here.
good discussion
Correct!! I did the research, but , you did your research perfect!! Thank you for the more information that I did not know!!
Shaikh Yasir
May Allah bless you for your service to the ummah.
May I request a talk on historical criticism of the corruption of the Bible by Imam Ibn Al Qayyim and other scholars from classical Islamic scholarship.
Can someone do subtitles in polish and Spanish. It will be very helpful for dawah
LA ILAHA ILA ALLAH ☝️♥️
Shaikh, how should Muslims act in the face of their Christian neighbours? What are the rulings about congratulating and celebrating with them on these days? What are the rulings about eating from their table on these days? I think these are the things Muslims need to know from their scholars more. Jazaakumullah khairan.
Jeremiah 52:31 and Jeremiah 10:3-4
Im Christian, this is the first year i given up Christmas. I felt decieved by culture. I have finally seen the truth. Just because I go to catholic church, doesn't mean i will honour advent or the 25th December mass. It is mish mash of pagan influences. I love God more, than manmade traditions. Gods word is true.
That's right there was a law and in Scotland. It was pagan festival.
I wish our church leaders were more faithful.
The royals are German
Ameen
1 - Allah Says (what means): {And [for] their saying, "Indeed, we have killed the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary, the messenger of Allah." And they did not kill him, nor did they crucify him; but [another] was made to resemble him to them. And indeed, those who differ over it are in doubt about it. They have no knowledge of it except the following of assumption. And they did not kill him, for certain. Rather, Allah raised him to Himself. And ever is Allah Exalted in Might and Wise. And there is none from the People of the Scripture but that he will surely believe in Jesus before his death. And on the Day of Resurrection he will be against them a witness.} [Quran 4:157-159]
Great video keep it up you're doing amazing things 😁👍
Assalamu Aleikum Sheikh Yassir I have been reading Theology of Christianity the Notion of the Christmas being celebrated on the 25 th of December the answer is the book of Jeremiah 52:31 and Isaiah 39;6 and that’s why we have the SDA CHURCH THEY don’t celebrate Christmas
Christian are angry at Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) for contradicting Christian beliefs, yet He (pbuh) did that 700 years later as Christian always points out, but the sad reality for Christian is 700 years prior to that their beliefs borne with contradiction, and so many embraced it without anger.
My beloved favourite sheikh , Emperor Constantine recognised Christianity in 313 ad , but it was Emperor Theodosius in 380 ad who made Christianity absolutely legal and closed all pagan temples when the people of the cave were comfortably sleeping
Emperor Constantine had a nephew called Julian the apostate who was initiated in the Greco-Roman mystery religions , he tried to convert Roman empire back to Mithraism but failed as he only ruled for 18 months from 361-363 ad , he also inflamed Jewish Christian riots and promised to build the third temple of Solomon but an earthquake in Galilee stopped him , we are told!!
Maryam in the bible was portrayed as a bad person so the quran had to correct the misconception.The qur'an has a beautiful chapter on her purity and piety.The bible would have been a book to believe in if they had not changed it with their own hands
Surah mariam english translation
You should read surah maryam first than probably you wouldn’t write a comment full of ignorance.
Have you even read the Bible or do you just like making stuff up?
Some correction.. 17:55 , Emperor Constantine didn't declare Christianity as the state religion of the Roman Empire. It was done by Emperor Theodosius, in the Edict of Thessalonica, some 50 years later (380 AD). Constantine however, put the kibosh on the persecution of the Christians.
20:05 Emperor Constantine didn't name Constantinople after himself. He named it, 'Nova Roma' or 'New Rome'. It was named Constantinople in his honour some 100 years later (450 AD) by the Emperor Theodosius II.
Notable mention that Emperor Constantine did not call the Council of Nicaea because he wanted an orthodoxy to be solidified. Then Bishop of Cordoba (Spain), Hosius, advised Constantine to do it because of the great 'Arian Controversy'. Basically a Bishop named Arius in Alexandria, Egypt, had different ideas about the nature of Jesus (still trinity, but it's complicated). Arius started to clash with another Bishop, called Athanasius of Alexandria. And Arius started to gain followers quickly. Which posed a threat to the church. To resolve this issue, the first council of Nicaea was called. Constantine did not say anything, did not persecute anyone. Although he suppressed paganism. He basically asked the Bishops to settle their differences on the nature of the Christ (Monophysite, Miaphysite etc), as it was causing issues among the Bishops.
Fun fact, they couldn't come to an agreement. And many councils took place over the next centuries. The Nicene creed that people know today, is from the council of Constantinople (381 AD).
Second fun fact, Constantine eventually agreed with Arius, and banished the Trinitarian Athanasius of Alexandria to somewhere in Europe. Just before Arius could implement his ideas inside the church, he died and the church went back to the older trinitarianism. A Year later Constantine passed.
Christmas Mubaraka ❤
Shaykh Dr Yasir Qadhi lets all be thankful you live freely as a Muslim in a country which is overwhelmingly christian, and you are free to publically criticise christianity and even criticise its most important festival on the very day of that festival. It only demonstrates the strength and integrity of that nation and the principles upon which it is founded - should, then, it really come as a surprise why God the Most High has blessed it.
You must not have listened to completely to the talk. A lot of Christians did not celebrate Christmas i.e. the puritans that settled in the Americas after leaving Europe. Christmas is a day for pagans true and simple
@@juliankelley6253 Christians can say that same about the Muslim Eid - that it's a day for pagans - celebrated by pre-Islamic pagans. Calling people hateful names is easy. Christmas a is a festival to celebrate the birth of Jesus
@@CG-zi5kuthere’s a separation of church and state since Europe suffered extreme persecution during the dark ages under Christianity. Our founding fathers admired the tolerance and teachings of Islam and even had their own copy of Quran which led to the greatness of our country and the principles it was founded upon, since Quran says, there’s no compulsion in religion.
@@CG-zi5kuChristmas was never celebrated by Jesus but invented afterwards by pagans who accepted their own version but Eid holidays were celebrated by our beloved prophet peace be upon him, thus is the difference.
Is eating roasted turkey haram on 25
December along with other Asian foods as we have public holiday? No intention of observing Xmas
Cam someone plse tell me who the Quran reciter is at the end of the video?
This is an interesting mixture of facts and mistakes. Firstly, Konstantin did not introduce trinitarianism. The idea of a trinity was around in the second century CE, and was extensively documented in the early third century, roughly 100 years before the reign of Konstantin. Also, Arian Christianity is a variety of trinitarianism; it's nothing like Islam, and nothing like the religion of Jesus's (AS) earliest followers.
Mashallah great information. I have a question if someone can answer. When you say Jesus taught “the people of Israel” what is “Israel in this context? The land or ?
One of transliteration of the Qur'an that I read said that Israel is another name for prophet Jacob ( Yakub AS) so the people of Jacob. Allah knows best.
'Israel' is another name of Prophet Jacob (AS)
In 1917 British royal house name Changed from Saxe-Coburg and Gotha to windsor
Why sheikh - you don't use "alaihi Salam"? Isn't that obligatory?
I noticed the same. When we mention Isa a. s. or any other prophet we have to say peace and blassing be upon him.
Main overall video is 💯 but there are a few glitches. I do my assessment on the Quran mostly, and the Torah and the gospel what we recognize to be truth by the Quran. The letters of Paul are not gospel nor divine revelation.
Clash Between Islam and Peg. continued as India and large part of Africa still Peg.
Can someone please help me with an email for Sheikh Yasir please ??
Jazaakallahu khair
I am muslim but i like to do lights and a tree 🌲 at home for the fun of it not to do anything with christianity ..!! Am i doing haram ? I do it because i live in the usa
I----m appears to have a perspective on everty body else's religions and ideals..😮😮😮..and usually it's a comparison to how great I---m is..😢😢😢..I thought the first rule was not to judge thy fellow man or was it not to kill in the name of your g-d?? Sorry I get them confused 😕...which one is it??
Striving in the way of truth means liberating our minds through knowledge and reflection, which we are commanded to do. No judgement. The Shaykh did not make this stuff up.
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The Puritans could be called fanatical. The ancestors of Nathaniel Hawthorne were Puritans. They persecuted the Quakers and lead the Salem witch trials. Their name was originally Hathorne. Some believe Nathaniel changed the spelling of his last name when he discovered what his ancestors did.😮
Merry Christmas dear muslims, Jesus has come, died, and risen!!!❤ Stop trying to change history!!!
PSALM 72:1-14 👇👇👇👇
"Give the king your justice, O God,
and your righteousness to the royal son!
2 May he judge your people with righteousness,
and your poor with justice!
3 Let the mountains bear prosperity for the people,
and the hills, in righteousness!
4 May he defend the cause of the poor of the people,
give deliverance to the children of the needy,
and crush the oppressor!
5 May they fear you[a] while the sun endures,
and as long as the moon, throughout all generations!
6 May he be like rain that falls on the mown grass,
like showers that water the earth!
7 In his days may the righteous flourish,
and peace abound, till the moon be no more!
8 May he have dominion from sea to sea,
and from the River[b] to the ends of the earth!
9 May desert tribes bow down before him,
and his enemies lick the dust!
10 May the kings of Tarshish and of the coastlands
render him tribute;
may the kings of Sheba and Seba
bring gifts!
11 May all kings fall down before him,
all nations serve him!
12 For he delivers the needy when he calls,
the poor and him who has no helper.
13 He has pity on the weak and the needy,
and saves the lives of the needy.
14 From oppression and violence he redeems their life,
and precious is their blood in his sight."
A general question, if we can apply ChatGPT type solutions where all Islamic books and scriptures including Quran will be connected, as well as speeches of all 'RUclips Scholars', do we need reference based lectures anymore? We are getting ChatGPT kind of solutions from our RUclips lecturers, isn't it?
1. What made the Jews wait for a messiah?
2. Why was he the only one prophesied multiple times by every previous prophets?
3. Why ( according to you) God deceived everyone to believe his death? Purpose? What did god achive by this deception?
If Christ hadn't died and ressurect, there is no Christianity. So did God create Christianity on purpose by deception according to you?
4. What makes your version of his story, which came hundreds of years later true, rather than the version of the 1st hand eye witnesses?
5. When early Christians were persecuted and murdered including the disciples, all they had to do was to reject Jesus.
Why would they die a gruesome death if they were not so sure about the message?
6. Paul, who was a zealous Jew, who used to dispise the gentiles and persecute the disciples, what made him to make his entire lifes purpose to preach about Jesus until death? What did he gain by it?
Pls explain these as well...
The truth shall set you free.
Hi Julian, you might ask yourself if Trinity is such a core and important belief (as it should be, if it was true) why didn't Jesus preach Trinity and explain it unambiguously throughout his ministry? Why is the only verse in the New Testament that explicitly mention trinity was deemed as not in the original text and hence had to be taken out of the bible in the 20th century by bible scholars?
@grastant6819
Simple search would let one understand the aspects of Trinity in both Old testament and in New testament.
One thing both Christian and Muslim agree upon is that Jesus is the Messiah.
What confirms that he is the Messiah? The Old testament Prophecies. Specifically, crystal clear picture portrait of Prophet Isaiah. Prophecies are inspired revelations from God to his people. Now let's see what God has revealed about Messiah.
Isaiah7: 14 Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel.
Isaiah 9:6
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 53
He grew up before him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him.
He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted.
But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed.
We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth.
By oppression and judgment he was taken away. And who can speak of his descendants? For he was cut off from the land of the living; for the transgression of my people he was stricken.
He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death, though he had done no violence, nor was any deceit in his mouth.
Yet it was the LORD's will to crush him and cause him to suffer, and though the LORD makes his life a guilt offering, he will see his offspring and prolong his days, and the will of the LORD will prosper in his hand.
After the suffering of his soul, he will see the light of life and be satisfied ; by his knowledge my righteous servant will justify many, and he will bear their iniquities.
Therefore I will give him a portion among the great, and he will divide the spoils with the strong, because he poured out his life unto death, and was numbered with the transgressors. For he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.
These are just few of many, Daniel, Micah, Jeremiah etc.. from Old testament.
Why would a Prophet calls Messiah as Mighty God and everlasting Father ?
In Daniel why was Messiah given seat next to God himself?
Why would Messiah have authority over all creation and has the ability to forgive, breath life, ressurect which are the exclusive attributes of God?
One can search and find Jesus teaching in New testament.
-I and father are one .
- Before Abraham was I am.
- I have the authority to lay my life and raise it back again.
- I saw Satan fall down like lightning.
- On the cross he forgives and say the thief will be in paradise.
- All authority over the world is given to me.
- Ordering the Ocean
- Attributing quality of God to himself such as Light, truth, life.
- So'n shall set you free.
- Alpha and the Omega, First and the last.
It's crystal clear.
@@Julian581000we believe: the previous books were not preserved in their original form since they were always in the hands of few elites, unlike Quran which was always memorized by Muslims since was the tradition of our prophet, peace be upon him. Thus, our final authority is the last Testament: Quran, which God says that he will protect from corruption and final message for all of mankind.
@@The_inner_you I respect your belief. But correct me if I am wrong, aren't there 30+ version of Quran?
Also, the original manuscripts of the Bible is still available, preserved, validated and translated.
21:51 Yasir Qadhi is incorrect about the trinity being "introduced" by Constantine. Theophilus of Antioch, Ignatius of Antioch, and Polycarp of Smyrna all mention the trinity in the 2nd century. So does the first century Didache (a christian living manual). This is a disgraceful level of scholarship from a Yale PhD, unless this is just islamic polemics,
he said introduced, not created. he was the first to introduce it to the masses in large scale
The idea of trinity and even duality of God existed. Doesn't mean it was mainstream or widely believed in until codified in the council of Nicea. Before this, there were many strands and theologies of Christianity, some believing in trinity, others rejecting it. This is the reason why the council was held. This is not "Islamic polemics", this is well known by any kafir secular historian
@@snowieara your making a favorable interpretation for him, because he didn't delineate between ""introducing to the masses" and lets say creating when he says Constantine introduced Christmas, Sunday, "all of this is coming from Constantine". He's just flat being deceptive when it comes to "Constantine introducing the trinity" or just wrong by ignornance.
Book by Bart "how Jesus became God?
As stated in the Quran.. Jesus ﷺ was the son of Mary and a messenger of Allah [swt]. The perfect last scripture.. the glorious Quran is the only scripture in the world that is not only in its original revelation form but proves itself to be a miracle as no other text can even scratch the surface of the Quran in terms of its contents and its structure.. both the Bible and the Torah have contradictions which nullify them as being the verbatim words of Allah ˹GOD Almighty˺ while the Quran doesn’t have a single contradiction. Also no religious text can prove itself to be the word of Allah ˹GOD Almighty˺ except the Quran because of the information it contains.. both the Bible and Torah contain nothing “miraculous” within the text to prove that they’re the words of our Creator Allah ˹GOD Almighty˺ so don’t end up in hell by following falsehood and disobeying Allah [swt]
If mawlid is haram then Christmas haram even if we certain he’s birth daye
Why don't Muslims celebrate Sabbath why don't you keep it
Sounds like you are in the wrong comments section. Shouldn’t you be commenting on the birthday festivities of your pagan man-god? The one who was ‘born’ two thousand years ago, some 15 billion after he supposedly created the universe. I wish you a merry day to celebrate tue birth of one of your three pagan deities.
@@ahmeda.3198you're talking about Muhammad the Stone kisser 🪨 why do Muslims mention Muhammad's name when they pray to God in Islam prayer is the highest form of worship prayer is for Allah alone so why do you mention Muhammad in your prayers to Allah?
Simple reason. We ask Allah to send blessings to the Prophet. Why, because Allah told us to do so.
@@EPICMASJID please correct me if I'm wrong but in Islam one of the way one can be a kaffir is to call on someone other than Allah when it comes to blessings or matters of the hereafter or the unseen ?
You should calm down and read carefully 🙂, @@TheJackjack . We don't ask blessing or pray to Muhammad (peace be upon him), we ask Allah for blessing for Muhammad pbuh, his family, his companions and all the Muslim. We only worship God (Allah) and none other. Peace.
Where do you get info about the life of Jesus. What he did as an adult, what he believed in? What he actually said?…
Most Islamic work focuses on his birth and his mother and his death.
He didn't walk around the Blackstone didn't go to Mecca he didn't eat camel 🐫 meat
He didn't eat port meat. He didn't bow down to idols or pictures of Caucasian men. He didn't make pictures of his mother and he wasn't born on the 25th. What's your point? Abraham traveled to Makkah and he is the father of your "religion " turned polytheistic cult
@@noumanqureshi8489Abraham never to Mecca
@@TheJackjackWe read in Genesis, the Old Testament, that Prophet Ishmael is not only the eldest son of Prophet Abraham (peace be upon them), but it also praises him as being righteous, promising him a great nation from his offspring; chapter 16, 17, 21, 25 tells the story of Abraham with his wives, Sarah and Hagar.
I will select the verses that are pertaining to our subject, however, I request readers to read those short biblical chapters in order to grasp the complete meaning:
[And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur] (Genesis, 16:7)
The above verse is talking about Hajar and Shur is current day Saudi Arabia and Yemen; specifying Yemen means that it is the western coast of that region where Makkah is currently located. The above short verse coincides well with the Islamic belief that Angel Gabriel helped Hajar to find water. Please pay close attention to the word “wilderness”; Allah says in His book when Abraham left Hajar and Ishmael (peace be upon them) in Makkah when it was a wild uninhabited land:
{Our Lord! I have made some of my offspring settle in a barren valley near Your Sacred House! Our Lord! I did so that they may establish Prayer. So make the hearts of people affectionately inclined to them, and provide them with fruits for their sustenance that they may give thanks} (Ibrahim 14:37)
Regarding Ishmael’s credibility which is completely ignored by the churches and their followers, the Old Testament states:
[And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.] (Genesis, 17:20) The nation mentioned in the above verse is no other than Prophet Muhammad’s nation (peace be upon him), the Muslims.
If we read Genesis 21:13-21, the picture even gets clearer, I will only quote the last verse:
[And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink. And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer. And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.] (Genesis, 21:19-21)
The verses before the above, makes it clear that it is talking about Ishmael and his mother (peace be upon them); this is describing when she reached the barren valley without water then God send His angel to show her the well of water; no other than the Zamzam well. The wilderness of Paran has been identified as current day Makkah; I am quoting: “the wilderness and mountains where Mecca is situated” The Quran mentions the name Bakka for Makkah:
{Most surely the first House appointed for mankind (for the worship of Allah) is the one at Bakka, blessed and guidance for all nations. In it are clear signs: The station of Abraham (where he used to stand in worship). Whoever enters it is safe. Performance of pilgrimage to this House is a duty to Allah for all who can afford it;…} (Aal-Imran 3:96-97)
In Psalms 84:6, Baca is mentioned by name according to King James Version:
[Who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools.]
While in the Aramaic Bible in Plain English’s version, the word “Baca” has been translated into its original meaning “weeping”, since “Baca” means so in both Aramaic and Arabic; names of people and places shouldn’t be translated but it has been, so I have to use two different versions to make my point clear.
[They passed by the valley of weeping and they have made it a dwelling place, also blessings will cover The Lawgiver.] The King James Version mentions “well” while the Aramaic version mentions that they make the valley a dwelling place. If we put both together, we get the whole picture, the people who are performing pilgrimage drink from the well and make Baca a dwelling place. This is explained through Barnes’ notes on the Bible, I quote:
“It would be vain, however, to attempt now to determine the locality of the valley referred to, as the name, if ever given to it, seems long since to have passed away. It may, however, be used as emblematic of human life - “a vale of tears;” and the passage may be employed as an illustration of the effect of religion in diffusing happiness and comfort where there was trouble and sorrow - as if fountains should be made to flow in a sterile and desolate valley.
Make it a well - Or, a fountain. That is, it becomes to the pilgrims as a sacred fountain. They “make” such a gloomy valley like a fountain, or like a road where fountains - full, free, refreshing - break forth everywhere to invigorate the traveler. Religious worship - the going up to the house of God - turns that in the journey of life which would otherwise be gloomy and sad into joy; makes a world of tears a world of comfort; has an effect like that of changing a gloomy path into one of pleasantness and beauty.” Even though the writer of the above notes does not seem to identify the place of the Baca valley, however, he mentions immediately in the paragraph below about pilgrims and about worship in the house of God turning that in the journey of life.
Please notice the similarities in the explanation above and the Quranic verses that I quoted earlier. Also Muslims call the pilgrimage the journey of life since it is only required once in a life time if one can afford it.
Unfortunately, the churches with all their different denominations and not specifically the Catholic Church hide these facts and do not speak about Ishmael’s side. The story ends that him and his mother were sent away; it will be hard to believe that Abraham sent his wife and a child into wilderness without accompanying them as the Quran mentions. To complete the story, Abraham left them in the wilderness as a command from God. Angel Gabriel dug the ground to uncover the well. An Arabian tribe came and settled with them due to the presence of water. Abraham returned to the valley when Ishmael was a married man. They completed the building of the Kaaba structure together. It is hard to swallow that Jews and Christians do not know the life details of one of the most important prophets in the three major religions, Prophet Abraham (peace be upon him), or have they chosen to ignore that portion of his life which has to do with Islam.
Nobody knows what Jesus (AS) did from the age of 12 till the age of 30. It's definitely not documented in the New Testament. There's no reason to suppose that he never went to Makkah or circumambulated the black stone.
@@dmwallacenz I thought Mecca was full of idol before Muhammad retook the city and destroyed all the idols so are you saying Jesus went to Mecca to be a idol worshiper?
Well I guess we can now easily compare Christmas with Biryani
Christmas has so many version,
Biryani has so many recipes
Christmas is universal,
Biryani is universal
Christmas is loved and enjoyed by everyone
Biryani is loved and really enjoyed by everyone
Christmas has so many ingredients from all parts of the world
Biryani has so many ingredient from all parts of the world
Christmas has no original version but everyone claim theirs’ is the best
Biryani has no original recipe but all cultures claim theirs’ is the best
Christmas has the concept of three father, son, and holy spirit
Biryani has three main flavors, beef, mutton and chicken
Christmas makes people don’t care about Jesus while celebrating
Biryani makes people don’t care about health while eating
So on Dec 25 we can say to people “Happy Biryani”
Victoria grew up at Kensington Palace. Her father was English, Prince Edward Duke of Kent, and her mother was German. On Christmas customs and beliefs, we in the West don’t base our religious beliefs on them. Also we are not so literal.
Fatima bint Muhammad alaiha al-Salaam the daughter of our Prophet Salla Allahu alaihi wa Aalihi wa sallam was the Best and most Pious woman in human history. Not Mariam. With all due veneration to Mariam alaiha al-Salaam. Please correct the record.
That's the Shia view, not Sunni.
i cant believe people still listen to this man
Where did he get the idea that Jesus' original name was Esau? It was well documented to be Yeshua. Also, an epistle isnt a book; Paul didn't write a single book in the NT, and he didn't abolish the law. Paul simply claimed that the law was for the Jews, and didnt apply to Gentiles. The "faith only" doctrines mentioned are also found far later than Paul, originating with the early Protestants.
Also, some of the history regarding how fast and where Christianity spread at what times is a bit inaccurate (the land now called england was christianized twice). It's also inaccurate to say that Islam didn't struggle against Pagans easily, because there are still pagans in formerly Muslim lands (hindus in what is now india), and neglects to mention that the reason there's no pagans in Arabia is because they were persecuted, while in Rome they were still treated as citizens until Justinian.
The visitgoths were also Chalcedonian by the time the Muslims arrived, and they were only a small ruling class. Arian Christianity is also still extremely different from islam.
He's also conflating Saturnalia and the birthday of Sol Invictus, but he's pretty close to the reasons that Christmas is celebrated on Dec. 25
Vikings are not celtic. Wtf is he smoking? Not to be rude, but seriously, don't be so ignorant if you're going to be a public speaker.
Also, the puritins are not early Christians, and Santa Claus's origins aren't German; just our cultural depictions are similar.
He obviously meant nordic but nitpick as much as you want.
Turkiye not 🦃
No need to make it all about the Christians’ view of Jesus pbuh because Christmas really is nothing about it. Christmas is a family day.
While this may be true in the US, there are other countries that still celebrate Christmas as the birthday of Jesus.
I don't agree. As far I have seen and asked why do people say that specific word to one another in the US. The responses I got, they say it because they are wishing Happy Birthday to Jesus and this is the majority people’s point of view to 25th Dec.
@@mdahmed-tv1ge No, most people don’t think about Jesus pbuh. The US is not a Christian country, it’s secular.
@@thehourglassfan3515Well I have asked so many of my Christians colleagues and friends, majority say they celebrate because Jesus was born that day and some say they don’t celebrate cause it is pagan festivals.
@@sabbirahmed9424 Well, we don’t believe that Jesus pbuh was born that day as Muslims. We just have fun with presents and good food.
He is very naughty telling untruths about Jesus
Jesus Clearly turned water into wine. That is written. Jesus walked on water literally. Jesus raised the dead and healed the sick. Jesus referred to himself as the Son of Man. Died on the cross and was raised from the dead. See who is ignorant or stubborn? You only believe what's written in Quaran. Why even read the Bible at all?
Jesus is the only way :) John 14:6
If you Muslim beliefs all these qualities in Jesus, why did Mohammed you all to kill the people of Scriptures. Why did it commanded the Muslim no have anything done with the Christian. Hypocrisy
This lecture is a short summary of Christianity. If you would like to know more then read and research for yourself.....I suggest that you read academic works so that you have peer reviewed, which are least biased.
Hope that helps
Because the Christians became pegans and bullied and went to war.
In abethynia they didn't so they were Muhammad (saww) s allies
Learn something other than worshipping Caucasian pictures
Jesus is Jesus. Look it up and research what JESUS CHRIST fully means
Full distraction 😂, sheekh can you speak, how Muslims should view wearing jeans?
what a joker
Constantine right? Yeah 😂
Don't take knowledge from this agent of kufr