Event

the Exodus

Cited in 4 segments across 3 recordings · 2019 to 2021 · event/event:exodus

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19 Jan 2021Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth Why did Moses have to strike the sea with his staff for it to part? The sea did not part instantly but over a long while, Mufti Abu Layth says; striking it showed the Israelites the way would be through it. Question written questionposition checkedMusa (Moses)PharaohColin Humphreysthe Exodus machine1 min 51 s2:43:20on YouTube

11 Dec 2020MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth Does God's morality change over time? The guest says universal morality does not change, only ritual law: the Quran corrects the biblical conquest narrative by implying the Israelites inherited Egypt rather than slaughtering another people. Discussionquoted view, not his positionguest speechDr Javad T. Hashmi (guest)Musa (Moses)Pharaohthe Bible machine2 min 11 s47:41on YouTube

11 Dec 2020MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth Should archaeology worry believers about the Quran's stories? The guest, as a self-described Islamic modernist following Fazlur Rahman, says believers need not fear archaeology, since the Quran re-attributes Jesus' miracles to God for theological rather than historical ends. Discussionquoted view, not his positionguest speechDr Javad T. Hashmi (guest)Fazlur Rahmanthe ExodusIsa (Jesus) machine3 min 12 s1:42:25on YouTube

29 Dec 2019Ponderings on the Holy Quran Why did the Israelites ask Moses for an idol after leaving Egypt? Mufti Abu Layth says the Israelites' request for an idol in 7:138 shows the Egyptian culture they carried, which explains them calling Osiris a son of God. Lessonposition checkedQuran 7:138Quran 9:30Musa (Moses)the Exodus machine3 min 03 s11:26on YouTube