Exploring Shakespeare and Islam with Dr. Tarek Elgawhary

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  • Опубликовано: 12 дек 2024

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  • @Al-Qudbi
    @Al-Qudbi 3 дня назад +10

    🎯 Key points for quick navigation:
    00:02 *Welcoming guest speaker.*
    00:17 *Introduction of Dr. Elgawhary.*
    00:31 *Role and contributions.*
    00:45 *Academic and leadership roles.*
    01:00 *Scholarly background overview.*
    01:37 *Western and Islamic education.*
    02:02 *Connection between Shakespeare and Islam.*
    02:27 *Why read Shakespeare today?*
    03:00 *Mastery of English language.*
    03:28 *Shakespeare's influence on expressions.*
    04:09 *Psychological depth in plays.*
    04:23 *Shakespeare and self-awareness.*
    05:04 *"The quality of mercy."*
    05:45 *Universal spiritual truths.*
    06:14 *God's mercy in Islam.*
    06:54 *Connection between justice and mercy.*
    08:13 *Contrasting material and metaphysical.*
    09:21 *Power of poetic creation.*
    10:04 *Turning ideas into reality.*
    12:25 *Hamlet's existential struggle.*
    13:48 *Fear of afterlife unknowns.*
    15:12 *Love at first sight.*
    16:45 *Modern reinterpretations debated.*
    24:44 *Biography masterpiece praised*
    25:24 *Shakespeare’s literary influence*
    26:04 *Sonnet 18 analyzed*
    27:14 *Immortalizing beauty poetically*
    28:07 *Importance of poetic rhythm*
    29:01 *Sonnet 30 reflection*
    30:08 *Literature enhances articulation*
    31:43 *Shakespeare, timeless educator*
    33:18 *TS Eliot’s profound meditation*
    35:18 *God’s view of time*
    36:41 *Literature echoes spirituality*
    37:21 *Art communicates emotions*
    38:16 *Gerard Manley Hopkins’ style*
    40:16 *Celebrating nature poetically*
    42:20 *Art conveys human emotion*
    49:20 *Shakespeare transformative insights*
    49:34 *Tragedies reveal humanity*
    50:17 *Humor lacks relevance*
    51:00 *Wit defines Shakespeare*
    51:44 *Canon establishes authority*
    52:26 *Canon critiques inclusivity*
    53:47 *Diversity enriches canon*
    55:13 *Islamic canon parallels*
    56:34 *Authority reflects relevance*
    58:11 *Plato’s enduring influence*
    59:46 *Literature transcends modernity*
    01:01:11 *Aristotle shapes thought*
    01:03:17 *Philosophy revisits foundations*
    01:04:54 *Shakespeare enhances expression*

  • @vincentosier1530
    @vincentosier1530 3 дня назад +32

    Thanks for your podcast! Imam Tarek is one of the Imams at my local masjid and has become a good friend over the years. We are so blessed to have him and I really admire him and his teachers.

  • @AubhanAllah
    @AubhanAllah 3 дня назад +61

    I am your sister from Gaza 🇵🇸 I ask you to pray for us.. 💔💔,.

    • @rajadawoodyousuf9675
      @rajadawoodyousuf9675 3 дня назад +3

      🤲

    • @jimmynissam2400
      @jimmynissam2400 3 дня назад +1

      Free Palestine ❤🤲

    • @KedirMohammed-n9p
      @KedirMohammed-n9p 3 дня назад

      God help you

    • @S-2506
      @S-2506 3 дня назад

      May Allah relieve your pain, ease your difficulties and help you and your family soon

    • @VSportSante
      @VSportSante 3 дня назад

      I ask Allah to help you and your family
      Hoping that the worldwide recognition of the zionist prime minister as a criminal will enhance the terrible situation soon

  • @rogston39
    @rogston39 3 дня назад +9

    As a lover of Shakespeare and English literature in general (and a convert to Islam) this is a great discussion; fascinating ! Thank you to you both :) MashAllah

    • @JoBlogz
      @JoBlogz 3 дня назад

      What are your non-shakespeare favourite pieces of English lit and why?

  • @irfanahmed6411
    @irfanahmed6411 3 дня назад +21

    Dear brother Paul Allah bless you are doing great work on this planet and we love you

  • @Iraniansunnimuslim
    @Iraniansunnimuslim 3 дня назад +15

    May Allah bless all the believers and reminders accordingly. Ameen.

    • @inamurrahmansir9471
      @inamurrahmansir9471 3 дня назад +2

      Every video that i watch, i find you in the comment section .ماشاء اللہ , Can you please shed light on the current situation of Sunni Muslims in Iran, where there was violence during previous years,like Zahedan, and Blochistan.
      ما فارسی را در مدارس اسلامی یاد می‌گیریم۔ در کشور ھندوستان۔

    • @Iraniansunnimuslim
      @Iraniansunnimuslim 3 дня назад

      @inamurrahmansir9471 سلام دوست عزیز، امیدوارم که حالت خوب باشه.
      In Baluchistan the situation isn't pleasant especially these days after tahrir al-sham.
      Anyone showing any joy for the fall of Assad will be sent to daily prison.
      I live in rasht city in northern iran, it's better here hence majority aren't ahlu-sunnah.

  • @thomaskloos6409
    @thomaskloos6409 2 дня назад +1

    Congratulations Paul on half a million followers! Subhanallah, your channel serves as an example for all those who seek wisdom.

  • @lameesahmad9166
    @lameesahmad9166 3 дня назад +4

    Yes, indeed Shakespeare had the rare gift of putting into words in many of his plays and sonnets hard truths which shocks and shakes the observer to the core. Pure genius. The words have the ability to wake us up from our dreary slumber which is largely brought on by our routinely dull existence. Just like the lightning bolt mentioned in the Holy Quran.
    His works were and are very poignant and have touched many poets and writers. The very famous 'Poet of the East' Allama Muhammad Iqbal put to pen his praise of Shakespeare thus:
    Muhammad Iqbal: Shakespeare (From Urdu)
    Shakespeare
    By Muhammad Iqbal
    The river's sweep is mirror to the morning's breaking light
    The evening silence: mirror to the song of eventide
    The rose's petal: mirror to the lovely cheek of spring
    The handsome server: mirror to the gorgeousness of wine.
    Beauty is mirror to the truth and the heart mirrors beauty.
    Your turned words' beauty mirrors all the heart of humankind.
    Existence finds perfection in your star-bestriding thought.
    Is your creation's splendor why the universe was wrought?
    The eye that wanted to behold you, when it looked to you,
    Saw but the sun by its own brilliance hidden everywhere.
    You kept yourself well hidden to the eyes of all the world
    But you looked with your own two eyes and saw the world laid bare.
    The watchful hand of Nature guards its secrets jealously.
    Never again will it make one so versed in mystery.
    The Original:
    شيکسپير
    محمد اقبال
    شفق صبح کو دريا کا خرام آئينہ
    نغمہ شام کو خاموشي شام آئينہ
    برگ گل آئنہ عارض زيبائے بہار
    شاہد مے کے ليے حجلہ جام آئينہ
    حسن آئنہ حق اور دل آئنہ حسن
    دل انساں کو ترا حسن کلام آئينہ
    ہے ترے فکر فلک رس سے کمال ہستي
    کيا تري فطرت روشن تھي مآل ہستي
    تجھ کو جب ديدئہ ديدار طلب نے ڈھونڈا
    تاب خورشيد ميں خورشيد کو پنہاں ديکھا
    چشم عالم سے تو ہستي رہي مستور تري
    اور عالم کو تري آنکھ نے عرياں ديکھا
    حفظ اسرار کا فطرت کو ہے سودا ايسا
    رازداں پھر نہ کرے گي کوئي پيدا ايسا

  • @eriKhaled
    @eriKhaled 3 дня назад +11

    Great video Paul! It would be nice if you review novels that explore the themes of religion and spirituality.

  • @Haha247haha
    @Haha247haha 3 дня назад +3

    I treasure your uploads brother Paul. You are one of Allah’s gifts for me ❤
    May Allah reserves a place for you among the honourable intellectuals.

  • @roushdyeltagy4681
    @roushdyeltagy4681 3 дня назад +9

    May Allah bless you all.

  • @thejokesters9036
    @thejokesters9036 3 дня назад +3

    We all travel with Paul.. It's such an enchanting journey. We share the various enlightenments he experiences while interviewing these luminaries. Especially interesting when he enjoys non- islamic topics with Muslims in such a brotherly way.

  • @logodaedalus1884
    @logodaedalus1884 3 дня назад +2

    Jazakallah khairan Paul.
    Extraordinarily grateful, reminding me of the importance of beautiful, eloquent and sensitive prose as a Muslim and how important and helpful this is(Allah Ta'ala willing), in conveyong Islam to the whole of humanity in sha Allah.
    May Allah Ta'ala bless us with His divine mercy and beauty. May our Ummah become united in love and compassion for the sake of Allah Ta'ala 🤲🕊️

  • @HasibulBindu
    @HasibulBindu 3 дня назад +2

    May Allah Bless and Reward Both of You in this Life and in the Hereafter.

  • @trainmusic5388
    @trainmusic5388 2 дня назад +1

    Thank you for creating this video, allowing me to touch base with books and authors I have read and loved and you both brought refreshing insights and perspectives that I had never thought about or defined, wow was this refreshing and much needed as I was drowning in the sorrows of our modern world and I am taking your advice and going to read probably Shakespeare again, first😊

  • @odeebob7826
    @odeebob7826 День назад

    Extraordinary episode, many thanks to Dr. Tarek and brother Paul.

  • @abdullahimusa9761
    @abdullahimusa9761 3 дня назад +3

    MashaAllah Shaykh Tarek ❤

  • @CineRanter
    @CineRanter 3 дня назад +3

    Recently read a book called The Sultan and the Queen, which has portions dedicated to Shakespeare. Its actually staggering how much he, and English plays in general, we're influenced and shaped by events in the Islamic world.

  • @786humaira1
    @786humaira1 2 дня назад

    Thank you br Paul . This is illuminating .

  • @Sk-zw7bb
    @Sk-zw7bb 3 дня назад +2

    Lovely topic! So glad you did this!

  • @heinzdirk69
    @heinzdirk69 3 дня назад +1

    I loved it. Thank you.

  • @mohammedghander9243
    @mohammedghander9243 3 дня назад +1

    God bless you both

  • @logicalson
    @logicalson День назад

    Sheikh Paul has another important guest today. MashaAllah to Sheikh Tarek. Very insightful topic.

  • @karimb972
    @karimb972 3 дня назад +11

    My uncle once told me that Shakespeare's real name was Cheikh Zoubayr! And of course, I believed him. Now I know better! 😂

  • @omeranijuma3758
    @omeranijuma3758 3 дня назад +2

    Mashallah from theology and philosophy to hip hip and Shakespeare. Can’t wait for the car reviews to kick in inshallah.
    May Allah reward

  • @jimmynissam2400
    @jimmynissam2400 3 дня назад +3

    May Allah bless you ❤❤❤

  • @citycentregreen
    @citycentregreen День назад

    Thank you brother Paul. Please keep it up

  • @ibrahimawad9258
    @ibrahimawad9258 3 дня назад +2

    Hey Paul…I went to school of Drama and as you know, wherever school of Drama of Drama you go to, you still need to read Sheakspear. Thanks for that episode

  • @christophernapier5427
    @christophernapier5427 2 дня назад

    Congratulations on reaching half a million subscribers 😀MashaAllah. By the way, it would have been interesting to comment on Shakespeare's "Othello", where the eponymous character is described as a "Moor" (although he was baptised as Christian, he was likely Muslim by birth). In his book "This Orient Isle: Elizabethan England and the Islamic World" (Allen Lane, 2016), Jerry Brotton spends about 20 pages discussing this play, and he suggests that Shakespeare would have been familiar with the visit of a diplomatic mission from Morocco to the court of Queen Elizabeth I around the time he was writing "Othello".

  • @montisiddique8010
    @montisiddique8010 3 дня назад +2

    Quran 57:20 Know that this worldly life is no more than play... … the life of this world is no more than the delusion of enjoyment.
    «The world is a stage and we are mere actors." Shakespeare

  • @Malachibhai
    @Malachibhai 3 дня назад +1

    We need more vids like this

  • @cngreen2950
    @cngreen2950 3 дня назад

    Teşekkürler 🇹🇷🌹🌷❤️

  • @faisalniazi1899
    @faisalniazi1899 3 дня назад

    Subhan Allah. Allah does nothing without reason. When i have feelings which i don’t like, i learn about my humanity and i can connect with others who experienced similar feelings, which in the end brings us together and raises empathy and mercy for each other. There for any feeling can be a gift from Allah. The only fear could be that we feel nothing.

  • @1aninterpreter1
    @1aninterpreter1 3 дня назад +1

    Brother Paul, Sheij Tarek really set you up with the bookcase comparison. He seems to smile throughout the interview😊. The interview was magnificent as usual, brother, thank you for bringing Shakespeare culture to us all.

    • @GabrielA-mw4in
      @GabrielA-mw4in 3 дня назад

      Paul's chaos Vs Tariqs OCD order

    • @vincentosier1530
      @vincentosier1530 2 дня назад +1

      Tarek always has a smile and a good sense of humor, a hallmark of our Egyptian brothers and sisters.

  • @abubakr2981
    @abubakr2981 3 дня назад +1

    Thanks enjoyed this. More videos discussing books to get people back to reading! can you do another book list, been a while. JazakAllah.

  • @usachadli
    @usachadli 3 дня назад +1

    Assalamo alaykom brother Paul I dont know how did you convince Dr Ali Ataie to do another debate but I am so grateful and so happy to see someone with such knowledge like Dr Ali discuss and debate again with christians.
    But I have a favor if you ever read my comment, we need you to do commentary about the debate and try to explain in a simple way every point that both Dr Ali and his debater brought up in the debate and I know withour giving your own opinion just explain more each point and of course we know that you are from the right side al hamdou lillah
    Thank you in adanve wa Jazaka Allaho khayran

  • @erique-eljoven
    @erique-eljoven 3 дня назад +4

    I feel like BT's glasses are getting bigger and bigger. Brains from Thunderbirds. In the video they are bigger than on the thumbnail.
    Elgawhary's bookshelves are better organized.

  • @mohammedghander9243
    @mohammedghander9243 3 дня назад

    Mercy has precedence over justice through forgiveness that a main concept in Islam

  • @RosewiththornsRWT
    @RosewiththornsRWT 14 часов назад

    Excellent guest. Paul, Islam IS the #1 world religion since Catholicism isn't Christianity and vice versa. Allah ho Akbar!

  • @Abderrahmane_Aitouche
    @Abderrahmane_Aitouche 3 дня назад

    🍃 Blow Blow thou winter wind 🍃
    Will humm cheikh Ezzoubir
    .......... De passage

  • @usgadfly904
    @usgadfly904 3 дня назад

    Assalamo alaykum, Brother Paul. Another brilliant discussion about the congruence of certain Islamic ideas and concepts that can be found in the works of William Shakespeare. Shakespeare refers to Aleppo in at least two of his plays that I could find after a cursory search. The plays are Othello and Macbeth. Aleppo was a major trading hub in Shakespeare’s time, and it is once again in the center of events.
    Aleppo at then was under the rule of the Ottomans. With Turkiye now actively involved in the political events in Syria once again, it begs some questions. With the Elizabethan fascination with Aleppo, was there an exchange of ideas and concepts between the Middle East and Europe? And could these ideas have influenced Shakespeare?
    Here is an excerpt from Othello’s farewell speech before he commits suicide: "Set you down this, and say besides that in Aleppo once, where a malignant and a turbaned Turk beat a Venetian and traduced the state, I took by th' throat the circumcised dog. And smote him thus…"
    And again, in Macbeth, one of the witches mentions Aleppo at the start of the play when she says, "Her husband's to Aleppo gone, master o'th'Tiger". The witch plans to sail to Aleppo in a sieve to overtake the ship of the sailor whose wife insulted her and refused to share her chestnuts.
    Perhaps Dr Tarek Elgawhary can shed some light on the influence of Islam and Islamic thought during the Elizabethan age.
    Iltemas e dua

  • @ibrahimelmasry-z3k
    @ibrahimelmasry-z3k 3 дня назад

    شكرا

  • @mohdnorzaihar2632
    @mohdnorzaihar2632 3 дня назад +3

    Critics of usury in "merchants of Venice"..peace be upon ya'll and assalamualaiqum wmt

  • @JohnnieWalkerGreen
    @JohnnieWalkerGreen 3 дня назад

    4:50 The Merchant of Venice Themes:
    * Justice vs. Mercy: Explored in the trial scene.
    * Prejudice: Highlighted through the treatment of Shylock as a Jewish character.
    * Love and Loyalty: Central to Bassanio and Portia's relationship.

  • @theCordobaProject
    @theCordobaProject 3 дня назад +6

    Since westerners latinised Arabic names we should refer to Shakespeare as Sheikh Subair.

  • @H4R88N
    @H4R88N 3 дня назад +1

    Fearlessly
    He Shook the Spear 🖊️
    🩸

  • @w1zzk1dd
    @w1zzk1dd 2 дня назад +1

    PLEASE GO ON FOR HOURS 😮‍💨

  • @Islamicvideos18245
    @Islamicvideos18245 3 дня назад

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @jameelaahmed5239
    @jameelaahmed5239 3 дня назад +1

  • @joseirizarry617
    @joseirizarry617 3 дня назад

    Viva Palestine 🇵🇸 Libre

  • @Truth4peace2025
    @Truth4peace2025 3 дня назад

    I did hear somewhere that Shakespeare mentioned PALESTINE in one if his plays...

  • @dilut222
    @dilut222 3 дня назад

    AsSalaamu Alaikum,
    Although the western literary canon has lost its authority in the mainstream American society, it may be useful to note that literary works have entered and been taken out of the western canon.
    As this discussion about canon continues, it may be worthy to research which literary works are taking an authoritative place in the current age. It may indicate the trajectory of the current society. Likewise with the advent of technology, it maybe interesting to note if other forms of art have taken a more significant role in society, for example a cinematic canon. The cinematic western canon is grounded in the western literary canon, integrally. How we tell stories and write scripts is based upon the western literary canon.
    So maybe some of the concepts are continuing but in different artistic canons or in different literary works.
    Another thing that the loss of the western canon may indicate is a sign of the fall of a civilization.
    In the western canon in the works of Saint Augustine, we understand a continuation and appreciation of works from conquered nations or assimilated nations into the dominant culture. However there is another tradition of conquering civilizations destroying the works of conquered nations.
    As we pay attention to the current societal trajectory, we may see that another historical precedent is being expressed. Since this trend is happening from the inside out, I wonder if historically we have examples of nations and civilizations that lose their sense of self from within. Scary trend but maybe that is the indication of the current age.

  • @Stan-w3h
    @Stan-w3h 3 дня назад

    at the time of this writer he wrote mistakenly that the king bee is the head of the bee community. quran 1k yrs earlier said that the queen bee is the ruler of the bees. science agrees

  • @sjh3099
    @sjh3099 3 дня назад +3

    Sheikh Hamza Yusuf spoke on Shakespeare ruclips.net/video/mRhbSdbwKlM/видео.htmlfeature=shared

  • @Truth4peace2025
    @Truth4peace2025 3 дня назад

    Shakespeare always in British school GCSE syllabus and A level. Loved Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet although it kind of glamorises suicide😂. Also liked Rosencratz and Guildenstern are dead. To Be or Not to be, that is the Question ❓😂 that's all i remember 😂

  • @uzairsiddiqui3956
    @uzairsiddiqui3956 2 дня назад

    AOA brother Paul. Which quranic translation in English would you suggest.Jazak Allah.

  • @faisalniazi1899
    @faisalniazi1899 3 дня назад

    Whats your favorite 5 books?

  • @Jenjin1313
    @Jenjin1313 2 дня назад

    48:04 Sophisticated Silliness 🤣🤣

  • @fab03102
    @fab03102 3 дня назад

    We should make and maintain a huge repository of videos from all the high quality Muslim channels because they're all under the threat of being terminated for being so illiberal

  • @soulstice99
    @soulstice99 3 дня назад +1

    Love damian lewis

  • @be4vr
    @be4vr 2 дня назад

    We want God to do things for us, like save us etc, when in fact He already DID everything for us from the start, isn't it our responsibilities to restore or giveback to Him, instead of playing god ourselves.
    What's happening are just results of what have been done wrongly by man from his original creation, wanting to be god himself and destroying his connection and alignment to what is true,just and natural and forever
    Now we got impure and become fakes, always escaping and warring, destroying toppling each other.

  • @travelermystery63
    @travelermystery63 2 дня назад

    Guys the clips were not included?

  • @matswessling6600
    @matswessling6600 2 дня назад

    yeah, islam is really so good for Afghanistan and Syria...

  • @cngreen2950
    @cngreen2950 3 дня назад

    Insallah 🇹🇷🌹🌷❤️

  • @Kriby-is-a-man
    @Kriby-is-a-man 3 дня назад

    Something is rotten in the State of Denemarken

  • @Nufail-l3i
    @Nufail-l3i 3 дня назад

    Shakespeare? More like Sheikhspeare!
    I'll see myself out.

  • @nasserj
    @nasserj 2 дня назад +1

    Damien Lewis acting is really very bad, i saw him in one CIA show against Islam, he acted very badly in that TV show

  • @zainiabdullah621
    @zainiabdullah621 3 дня назад +1

    Sheikh Peer a.k.a. Shakespeare

  • @suryaprakash72771
    @suryaprakash72771 3 дня назад

    Please give our salam to Sheikh Speare

  • @JoBlogz
    @JoBlogz 3 дня назад

    Bla bla - joke lol. A very good channel. I think though 97% of people who claim to enjoy this stuff only pretend to appear sophisticated, intelligent. It is just the equivalent of olden days anime and/or rap. Contemporary anime (or cinema more generally to resemble the theatrical aspect of it e.g. Marvel, Godfather) and rap (which incorporates word play and rhythm,) fanatics wax philosophical about the nuances and sophistication of the word play and psychological depths of those art forms (I, emphatically, am not one of them!). But, alas, many have been brainwashed to be prejudicial towards the heritage of this country, and especially its past. Today reading or listening to shakespeare sounds, unequivocally, ridiculous and necessarily convoluted. History is often overrated just for being historical. But many cannot escape boxes others have put them in.

  • @yoda55555
    @yoda55555 3 дня назад

    Shakespeare was a Muslim Scolar. His Muslim name was Sheikh Zubair.😅😅😅

  • @thenotoriousm0e852
    @thenotoriousm0e852 3 дня назад +2

    Syria has been freed and you make Interviews about Shakespear?

    • @karimb972
      @karimb972 3 дня назад +10

      If people followed the likes of you, we wouldn't study, ear or sleep. We would only talk about politics. We have experienced the Mongols, the Crusaders, colonialism and neo-colonialism. If we all had collectively stopped every time a calamity hit us we wouldn't exist anymore. Syria has not been liberated. It just changed the prison guard. A terrible leader and government was replaced by CIA and Israel backed Daesh and Al Qaïda takfiri militias.

    • @w1zzk1dd
      @w1zzk1dd 3 дня назад +4

      wasn't the Muslims persecuted in Makkah while the Prophet ﷺ were teaching in Dar ul Arkam?

    • @Iraniansunnimuslim
      @Iraniansunnimuslim 3 дня назад +1

      ​@@karimb972Israel backed daesh? Then why are they booming their military base in tartus and golan?

    • @Chaos4190
      @Chaos4190 3 дня назад +3

      Syria has been freed and you make comments on youtube?

    • @thenotoriousm0e852
      @thenotoriousm0e852 3 дня назад

      @@karimb972 Is that what Russian News told you?

  • @GaetanoCostanza
    @GaetanoCostanza 3 дня назад +2

    What a joke this