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Fact #1 The Koran allows (or, perhaps, commands) men to beat their wives until they obey. If a wife does not listen to her husband, he should warn her. And if that doesn't work, he should make her sleep in a separate bed. However, if a woman, even after being forced into a separate bed, does not respect her husband's authority, he is ordered to punish her physically. Consider these three translations of verses from the Qur'an: Qur'an 4:34, Mohammed Pickthall Translation. Men are in charge of women, because Allah has made one of them to excel the other, and because they spend of their property (for the support of women). So good women are the obedient, guarding in secret what Allah has guarded. As for those from whom you fear rebellion, admonish them and banish them to beds apart, and scourge them. Then if they obey you, seek not a way against them. Lo! Allah is ever High Exalted, Great.
Fact #2 According to Muhammad, women lack common sense because their minds are defective. Of course, this statement did not go unchallenged. Muhammad allowed women to question him about his intellectual shortcomings, and it worked in his favor. His answers to these questions were illuminating: Sahih Muslim, Abdul Hamid Siddiqi, tr., Number 142.: [Muhammad said]: O womenfolk, you should give charity and ask much forgiveness for I saw you in bulk among the dwellers of Hell. A wise lady among them said: Why is it, Messenger of Allah, that our people are in bulk in Hell? Upon this the Holy Prophet observed: You curse too much and are ungrateful to your spouses. I have seen none lacking in common sense and failing in religion but (at the same time) robbing the wisdom of the wise, besides you. Upon this the woman remarked: What is wrong with our common sense and with religion? He (the Holy Prophet) observed: Your lack of common sense (can be well judged from the fact) that the evidence of two women is equal to one man, that is a proof of the lack of common sense. Sahih Al-Bukhari, Dr. Muhammad Matraji, tr. (New Delhi: Islamic Book Service, 2002), Number 2658.: The Prophet (the blessing and peace of Allah be upon him) said: "Isn't the witness of a woman equal to half of that of a man?" The women said: "Yes." He said: "This is because of the deficiency of her mind." Ibid., Number 4879.: Allah's Apostle (The blessing and peace of Allah be upon him) said: "In Paradise there is a pavilion made of a single hollow pearl sixty miles wide, in each corner of which there are wives who will not see those in the other corners; and the believers will visit and enjoy them."
Fact #3 Muhammad gave women little hope for the afterlife. Indeed, he clearly states that most of the inhabitants of hell are women who were ungrateful to their husbands (though nowhere does he state that ungrateful wives will receive the same punishment[12]). This means that self-willed wives, after being warned, chased into separate beds and beaten by their husbands, can hope for an eternity in hell: Ibid., Number 1052.: The Prophet (the blessing and peace of Allah be upon him) said: "I saw paradise and stretched my hands towards a bunch (of its fruits) and had I taken it, you would have eaten from it as long as the world remains. I also saw the Hell-fire and I had never seen such a horrible sight. I saw that most of the inhabitants were women." The people asked: "O Allah's Apostle! Why is it so?" The Prophet (the blessing and peace of Allah be upon him) said: "Because of their ungratefulness." It was asked whether they are ungrateful to Allah. The Prophet (the blessing and peace of Allah be upon him) said: "They are ungrateful to their companions of life (husbands) and ungrateful to good deeds." Ibid., Number 1462.: [Muhammad said], "O women! Give to charity, for I have seen that the majority of the dwellers of Hell-Fire were women." The women asked, "O Allah's Apostle! What is the reason for it?" He said: "O women! You curse frequently, and are ungrateful to your husbands. I have not seen anyone more deficient in intelligence and religion than you. O women, some of you can lead a cautious man astray." Ibid., Number 4879.: Allah's Apostle (The blessing and peace of Allah be upon him) said: "In Paradise there is a pavilion made of a single hollow pearl sixty miles wide, in each corner of which there are wives who will not see those in the other corners; and the believers will visit and enjoy them."
Fact #4 The Koran allows Muslims to sleep with their captives and female slaves (ie those "whom their right hand possesses"). As Muslim armies attacked city after city, they captured many women, who would then often be sold or traded. However, since Muslim men stayed away from their wives, they needed God's wisdom to guide them in dealing with their female captives: Qur'an 23:1-6, Abdullah Yusuf Ali Translation. The Believers must (Eventually) win through-Those who humble themselves In their prayers; Who avoids vain talk; Who are active in deeds of charity; Who abstain from sex, Except with those joined to them in the marriage bond, Or (the captives) whom Their right hands possess-For (in their case) they are Free from blame. Ibid., 70:22-30. Not so those devoted to prayer-Those who remain steadfast to their prayer; And those in whose wealth Is a recognized right For the (needy) who asks And him who is prevented (For some reason from asking); And those who hold To the truth of the Day Of Judgment; And those who fear The displeasure of their Lord-For their Lord's displeasure Is the opposite of Peace And Tranquility-And those who guard Their chastity, Except with their wives And the (captives) whom Their right hands possess-For (then) they are not to be blamed. Sahih Muslim, Number 3432. Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) sent an army to Autas and encountered the enemy and fought with them. Having overcome them and taken them captives, the Companions of Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) seemed to refrain from having intercourse with captive women because of their husbands being polytheists. Then Allah, Most High, sent down regarding that: "And women already married, except those whom your right hands possess (4:24)" (i.e. they were lawful for them when their Idda period came to an end). Ibid., Number 3371. We went out with Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) on the expedition to the Bi'l-Mustaliq and took captive some excellent Arab women; and we desired them, for we were suffering from the absence of our wives, (but at the same time) we also desired a ransom for them. So we decided to have sexual intercourse with them but by observing azl (withdrawing the male sexual organ before emission of semen to avoid conception). But we said: We are doing an act whereas Allah's Messenger is among us; Why not ask him? So we asked Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him), and he said: It does not matter if you do not do it, for every soul that is to be born up to the Day of Resurrection will be born. Sahih Al-Bukhari, Number 4138. We went out with Allah's Apostle (The blessing and peace of Allah be upon him) for the invasion of Bun Al-Mustaliq and we received captives from among the Arab captives and we desired women and celibacy became hard on us and we loved to do coitus interruptus [same as “azl” above]. So when we intended to do coitus interruptus, we said: "How can we do coitus interruptus before asking Allah's Apostle (The blessing and peace of Allah be upon him) who is present among us?" We asked (him) about it and he said: "It is better for you not to do so, for if any soul until the Day of Resurrection is predestined to exist, it will exist." Sahih Muslim, Number 3384.;; Jabir bin Abdullah (Allah be pleased with them) reported that a person asked Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) saying: I have a slave-girl and I practice azl with her, whereupon Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said : This cannot prevent that which Allah has decreed. The person then came (after some time) and said: Messenger of Allah, the slave-girl about whom I talked to you has conceived, whereupon Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said: I am the servant of Allah and His Messenger .
This fake "Scholar" found it on you to train Taqiyya. Taqiyya means when Muslims intentionally LIE to portray Islam in a better light than it actually is. Women have no rights in Islam. Non-Muslim women have no rights at all, Muslims can take them as slaves, rape them at will, even if they are married and their husband is alive, they can beat them as much as they want, they can kill them, or they can even rent them to other Muslims for sex , and make money from it. Muslim women are in a similar position, they can testify in court only in the case of a court process that cannot result in the death penalty such as money lending, in which case the testimony of 2 women is worth as much as the testimony of 1 man. If a Muslim rapes a Muslim woman without witnesses, she cannot testify to convict that man. So if a Muslim woman is walking down the street or sitting at home alone, a neighbor or acquaintance can come in and rape her without legal consequences. In addition, according to Islamic law, a husband "cannot" rape his own wife, that is, she has no right to say "no" to her husband. A husband can beat his own wife to death even though the Koran says "lightly", because there is no punishment in Islam for the death of a woman as a result of beating (but there are prescribed punishments for everything else). A woman for infidelity will be stoned to death. A man will almost never be stoned because of the corruption of the law in the Koran. A man can be stoned only if he had a relationship with the wife of another (rich) Muslim, so the latter decided to kill him. Otherwise, a man can always say that he was in a "temporary marriage" (muta) which can last from 1 minute to several days in exchange for material compensation. In addition, a Muslim man can have up to 4 wives and an infinite number of sexual slaves of the non-Muslim faith, and he is not obliged to tell his wives about it, and it is not a sin for him. The "funniest" of all in Islam is that a Muslim "like" may not shake hands with a woman (because it will defile himself), but he may rape non-Muslim women "with his right hand occupied" by the middle leg. By the way, I would like to mention that all of the above in Islam also applies to female minors. I really don't know what the so-called "feminists" and fighters for women's rights are doing, and I also don't know where the public services are hiding that should prevent the dismemberment of books and content that advertise pedophilia and deny women's human rights. My opinion is that based on their behavior so far, they are all "oiled" from black funds to turn a blind eye, or they are simply lazy, or maybe they are just stupid.
This fake "Scholar" found it on you to train Taqiyya. Taqiyya means when Muslims intentionally LIE to portray Islam in a better light than it actually is. Women have no rights in Islam. Non-Muslim women have no rights at all, Muslims can take them as slaves, rape them at will, even if they are married and their husband is alive, they can beat them as much as they want, they can kill them, or they can even rent them to other Muslims for sex , and make money from it. Muslim women are in a similar position, they can testify in court only in the case of a court process that cannot result in the death penalty such as money lending, in which case the testimony of 2 women is worth as much as the testimony of 1 man. If a Muslim rapes a Muslim woman without witnesses, she cannot testify to convict that man. So if a Muslim woman is walking down the street or sitting at home alone, a neighbor or acquaintance can come in and rape her without legal consequences. In addition, according to Islamic law, a husband "cannot" rape his own wife, that is, she has no right to say "no" to her husband. A husband can beat his own wife to death even though the Koran says "lightly", because there is no punishment in Islam for the death of a woman as a result of beating (but there are prescribed punishments for everything else). A woman for infidelity will be stoned to death. A man will almost never be stoned because of the corruption of the law in the Koran. A man can be stoned only if he had a relationship with the wife of another (rich) Muslim, so the latter decided to kill him. Otherwise, a man can always say that he was in a "temporary marriage" (muta) which can last from 1 minute to several days in exchange for material compensation. In addition, a Muslim man can have up to 4 wives and an infinite number of sexual slaves of the non-Muslim faith, and he is not obliged to tell his wives about it, and it is not a sin for him. The "funniest" of all in Islam is that a Muslim "like" may not shake hands with a woman (because it will defile himself), but he may rape non-Muslim women "with his right hand occupied" by the middle leg. By the way, I would like to mention that all of the above in Islam also applies to female minors. I really don't know what the so-called "feminists" and fighters for women's rights are doing, and I also don't know where the public services are hiding that should prevent the dismemberment of books and content that advertise pedophilia and deny women's human rights. My opinion is that based on their behavior so far, they are all "oiled" from black funds to turn a blind eye, or they are simply lazy, or maybe they are just stupid.
I learned about another meaning. Dunya means 'lower' as opposed to Ulya which means the higher (paradise/heaven). So this life is the lower form and experience of life.
I respectfully disagree with your Arabic Root meaning of S-L-W It does mot mean "prayer." The word for prayer is Dua. The Root of Salat means to Follow closely! What are we supposed to follow? The answer is THE QURAN! Aqeemu-salat DOES NOT MEAN establish prayer. It means ESTABLISH THE DIVINE SYSTEM OF LIFE THAT USES THE QURAN AS THE BASIS OF THE SYSTEM! I have been listening to the prayer interpretation from a number of so called scholars and ITVIS NOT CORRECT!!! Go back to PROPER QURANIC ALIMS AND ASK THEM THEM THE MEANING. The Bedouin Arabs still speak QURANIC Arabic! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
My dearest sister, thanks for your wonderful videos. A question, wouldn't it be better to say that one is trying to remind oneself of ones faith in Allah which is the fitrah, rather than saying remember Allah then talking about being "close" to Allah, because that in English can denote physical nearness, which is not the intended meaning, because Allah is not in His creation?
Why didn't Allah,God create human without greedness,being oppressively,and peacefully ?.Instead of sending millions of Prophets, create human in peaceful ,without greed.than you are good,we human are good.
Because then we would be angels. Angels that obey all of God’s commands and stay away from vices. But God already has angels for that. We were created with free will and choices that would determine where we end up in the HereAfter based on our deeds in this life.
@@princez3009 Thank you for your view but I am not satisfied,sorry there is no good sense in it. Is God really enjoying seeing suffering humans ?. You will say,God knows everything and everything will happen with God's permisssion .If so,why we human are responsible for God's decisions.In the Middle Eastern religions,there are many,many Human additions.Think about.Why do God need an animal sacrificing from humans ?. What are you going to prove ?.Sins are great rewards after life.Why do God want to see you in Mosques,Church,temples ?.If you are good, a real good human why do you need to have human given titles ?
@@MySmallWorld. I would say suffering in this life is delusional, if it were to be compared with the afterlife, as the case for pleasure, as mentioned in the video, the only real feeling is peace. Everything that occurs, occurs only with God's will, God is responsible for everything in the absolute sense, and good or bad things are important aspects in testing humans, there's no good without bad. The orders given to us are always for the better of our lives, and also to worship him, believing is often defined as what lies in someone's heart accompanied by his actions.
@@MySmallWorld.actually it’s because this isn’t our main life but a test one, we belief in heaven with no suffering however we need to be tested in order to truly value the feeling of being content, also even if Muslims suffer they still turn to Allah because He helps us, including the Palestinians right now who have one of the worst possible experiences
Answering point by point. "sorry there is no good sense to it". That's your opinion, and probably because you lack knowledge. I would advise you to learn more. "In the Middle Eastern religions... ". I am not sure what religions you are talking about, but here we are only talking about Islam, one religion, a universal religion not tied to a region, race, or nationality. The biggest population of Muslims is in Indonesia which is not the Middle East. If you are talking about Islam having origins in the Middle East, that's not what we believe. We believe God created us with free will to worship and Submit to Him, "Islam" means that and so Islam basically exists when the first human existed, wherever Adam was at the time :) and so whoever submitted to the belief and worship of the One True God at any time/place was a "submitter" i.e "Muslim" etc.. "... There are many human additions". Well, in Islam we believe there are no additions in the Quran, and this has been proven. You can research it :) "why do Good need an animal sacrificing?" this was such a random question. Are you Indian, maybe? I advice you to learn about the names and attributes of God (Allah) in Islam. So one of the things we belive is that God does not NEED ANYTHING from us. And whether or not we do or do not do anything, doesn't affect God in the slightest. And to answer the animal question, again, I advise you to properly learn about Islam. We don't sacrifice animals to give God, we sacrifice them because God told us to, so we can feed the poor. "why do God want to see you in Mosques, churches temples" well as Muslims we don't go to churches and temples so let's talk about mosques. In Islam there are two meanings of "prayer". Prayer can mean asking God, which can be done at any time in any clean place in any language with your own words or specific words. We call that "dua". Then there is a specific ritual prayer, that is called "Salah." We believe God told us to perform Salah at a mosque preferably so we can have togetherness, social interaction and community with fellow human beings. So if a man is missing in the mosque, people would ask, where is he? Is he sick? Praying in the mosque is also very beautiful, peaceful, and tranquil. Try visiting a mosque :) One good thing to remember about Islam is that we believe that God knows us more that we even know ourselves. Whatever He has told us to do is for our benefit. " if you are good human being why do you have human titles" Could you explain what you mean? I got confused by this. But let's talk about being a good human being. How will you know you are good? How do you know what is good? We believe that God put conscience, known as Fitrah, in every human. This is so there is no excuse for those who deny His existence. Deep down they have a "gut feeling" about what is majorly good and bad. So the fact that you even know you are basucally "good" is from God. However, we believe God did not want us to be lost and confused about matter and depressed by not knowing the meaning of life, so he made everything clear for us by sending Messengers with gradual teachings and books that humans corrupted until the final, clear, message which is never going to be corrupted.
Assalamu Alaikum my sister. Greetings from BANGLADESH. Though I was born Muslim, I came to learn many things from you. Carry on, my sister. I am eagerly waiting for your next video.
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Assalamu'alaikum. I pray for your channel to grow. I'm learning slowly initially from Bayyinah Institute and Nouman Ali Khan. Your content is very much in harmony with Nouman Ali Khan's approach towards the Quran.
That’s really interesting. I’ve been curious about Islam for awhile, but seeing the strength both inner and outer demonstrated by so many Palestinians since 07/10 and the role their faith clearly plays, I’ve had a desire to read the Quran. Several sources say that you need to read it in Arabic to understand it in your heart. Just hearing Arabic concepts like sabar explained is really helpful. Thank you.
And also insan in english is human has the root word of anasa to be social and nasiya to forget and that's what human is social created being and forgetfull
