039 – Discussion with Ex-Ex-Muslim Mufassil Islam
Mufassil Islam wants to discuss with Exmuslims and I have agreed. We spoke many years ago when he interviewed me being an ex-Muslim. Now he is back to Islam.
His Islam is very different, its a sort of reformist Quranism now
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Here are the timestamps for this podcast:
0:00 Introductions
1:22 Mufassil’s background – How he left Islam and then went back to Islam again
4:45 Mufassil’s perspective on Bukhari and other hadith
7:10 Abdullah’s understanding of the history of hadith collection. Problems with the hadith collection process.
11:40 Understanding of the Quran without the Sirah. Is it even possible?
13:22 Why did Muhammad marry his adopted son’s ex-wife? Islamic teachings on adoption. Quran 33:37
21:50 Islamic laws and teachings on inheritance and how they disproportionately affect adopted sons and daughters.
29:30 The role of Hadith in Islamic jurisprudence and understanding the Quran.
36:20 Does the mass transmission of certain hadith makes them accurate.
42:45 What does it take to be a true Muslim?
44:15 What is a Christian? The trinity
47:00 Does the Quran condemn the trinity? Strawmanning Christianity by Muslims.
51:28 Why should stories in the Quran be taken seriously and not as fables?
55:00 Miracles – What is a miracle? Are they even real?
57:00 How can we distinguish between a true prophet and a fake prophet? Why is Muhammad convincing to Mufassil?
1:04:30 Is Mufassil a perennialist? How do other Muslims feel about this stance?
1:06:20 Why should people believe in Islam or submit to Allah and Muhammad?
1:08:12 Divorce laws in Islam.
1:14:15 Final round questions – Does a soul exist? Are Idol worshipping Hindus going to be punished by Allah? Compiling a book on hadith.
1:17:06 Final remarks.
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