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the reconversion of the Hagia Sophia to a mosque

Cited in 17 segments across 3 recordings · 2020 · event/event:hagia-sophia-reconversion-to-mosque

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16 Jul 2020video What is the Hagia Sophia and what did Turkey decide about it? Turkey's courts under Erdogan ruled that the Hagia Sophia be converted back into a mosque, prompting celebration and mockery of objectors online. The building was built by Justinian I as a cathedral, once the largest in the eastern Christian world. Lessonquoted view, not his positionthe reconversion of the Hagia Sophia to a mosqueRecep Tayyip ErdoganJustinian Iadhan machine2 min 43 s0:00on YouTube
16 Jul 2020video Does Islam allow converting churches and other places of worship into mosques? Islam never set out to convert other religions' holy sites: Umar left Jerusalem's churches alone, and Quran 22:40 counts monasteries, churches and synagogues among places where Allah's name is glorified and which He protects. The Hagia Sophia's conversion happened, but it was not what Islam encourages. Lessonposition checkedQuran 22:40-41 (Surah al-Hajj)Umar ibn al-KhattabSultan Mehmed al-Fatihthe conquest of Constantinople machine5 min 15 s2:43on YouTube
16 Jul 2020video Was it haram for Muslims to turn the Hagia Sophia into a mosque after the conquest? No, he says: it was the politics of conquest in medieval times, done by Muslims and Christians alike and neither encouraged nor prohibited by Islam, but it was not a good thing. The building later became a museum, and the argument now is only that it was once a mosque. Lessonposition checkedthe reconversion of the Hagia Sophia to a mosque machine2 min 37 s7:58on YouTube
16 Jul 2020video Is it wrong to turn the Hagia Sophia back into a mosque? Yes, he says: not as a matter of halal and haram, since Turkey may do what it wants with its property, but it is absolutely wrong and a great mistake, driven by the regime's bid to lead the Islamic world. Lessonposition checkedthe reconversion of the Hagia Sophia to a mosqueRecep Tayyip Erdoganamir al-mu'mininreport: you will know them when they are wrong (as paraphrased) [?] machine2 min 38 s10:35on YouTube
16 Jul 2020video Does Istanbul need the Hagia Sophia as a mosque? No: the Blue Mosque, with room for at least ten thousand, is a four-minute walk away and hundreds of Istanbul mosques already call the adhan, so the emotional reaction to hearing the adhan there is misplaced. Lessonposition checkedthe reconversion of the Hagia Sophia to a mosqueadhan machine2 min 38 s15:48on YouTube
16 Jul 2020video If Muslims can reconvert the Hagia Sophia, can Israel or India reconvert mosques too? By the 'might is right' logic used to justify the reconversion, he says, Israel could turn al-Aqsa into the Temple of Solomon and India's Hindu majority could turn mosques into temples, so Muslims who celebrate cannot then complain. Leave the building be. Lessonposition checkedThrasymachusmight is right (the law of Thrasymachus), rejectedthe Babri Masjidthe reconversion of the Hagia Sophia to a mosque machine3 min 56 s18:26on YouTube
16 Jul 2020video Can a waqf never be overturned, as the argument for the Hagia Sophia claims? Mufti Abu Layth says the waqf argument fails because Abu Hanifa himself held that an endowment can be overturned, a view Hanafis abandon when it does not serve the powerful or the clergy. He calls the reconversion part of a rising right-wing fascism that includes Muslims. Lessonposition checkedAbu Hanifawaqf (endowment)Hanafi schoolQuran 22:40-41 (Surah al-Hajj) machine3 min 58 s22:22on YouTube
14 Jul 2020live stream Opening: sound checks, chat greetings and tonight's plan Housekeeping: greetings, sound checks and the announcement that the Hagia Sophia and the Islamabad temple will be discussed tonight. Announcementthe reconversion of the Hagia Sophia to a mosquethe Hindu temple (mandir) in Islamabad machine9 min 14 s0:39on YouTube
14 Jul 2020live stream What happened with the Hagia Sophia? Turkey's courts ruled that the Hagia Sophia, originally Justinian's cathedral, be turned back into a mosque, to celebration and mockery online. Lessonquoted view, not his positionthe reconversion of the Hagia Sophia to a mosqueRecep Tayyip ErdoganJustinian Iadhan machine3 min 47 s1:14:09on YouTube
14 Jul 2020live stream Does Islam allow turning churches into mosques? Islam never set out to convert other faiths' holy sites: Umar left Jerusalem's churches alone, and Quran 22:40 names them among places where Allah's name is glorified. Lessonposition checkedQuran 22:40-41 (Surah al-Hajj)Umar ibn al-KhattabSultan Mehmed al-Fatihthe conquest of Constantinople machine5 min 09 s1:17:16on YouTube
14 Jul 2020live stream Was it haram for the Ottomans to turn the Hagia Sophia into a mosque? The original conversion was not haram but the politics of conquest, practised by Muslims and Christians alike, and he does not think it was good. Lessonposition checkedthe reconversion of the Hagia Sophia to a mosque machine2 min 35 s1:22:25on YouTube
14 Jul 2020live stream Is it wrong to turn the Hagia Sophia back into a mosque? It is not haram, since Turkey may do as it likes with its property, but it is absolutely wrong and a great mistake, done for political standing. Lessonposition checkedthe reconversion of the Hagia Sophia to a mosqueRecep Tayyip Erdoganamir al-mu'mininreport: you will know them when they are wrong (as paraphrased) [?] machine2 min 33 s1:25:00on YouTube
14 Jul 2020live stream Does Istanbul need the Hagia Sophia as a mosque? There is no need: the Blue Mosque, holding ten thousand, is four minutes away and hundreds of mosques in Istanbul already call the adhan. Lessonposition checkedthe reconversion of the Hagia Sophia to a mosqueadhan machine3 min 13 s1:30:06on YouTube
14 Jul 2020live stream If Turkey can reconvert the Hagia Sophia, can Israel or India reconvert mosques too? By the 'might is right' logic behind the reconversion, Israel could reclaim al-Aqsa and India's Hindus the Babri Masjid, so Muslims who celebrate cannot then complain. Lessonposition checkedThrasymachusSocratesmight is right (the law of Thrasymachus), rejectedal-Masjid al-Aqsa machine3 min 50 s1:33:19on YouTube
14 Jul 2020live stream Can a mosque that was once a waqf never be anything else? The waqf argument fails, he says, because Abu Hanifa held that an endowment can be overturned, a view Hanafis drop when it does not serve power. Lessonposition checkedAbu Hanifawaqf (endowment)Hanafi schoolDonald Trump machine3 min 13 s1:37:09on YouTube
14 Jul 2020live stream Isn't the Prophet clearing the Kaaba of idols a precedent for the Hagia Sophia? No: removing the idols from the Kaaba was about ending superstition, and cannot justify converting a museum in a secular country, which he calls a political stunt. Question from live chatposition checkedKa'bahHajjthe reconversion of the Hagia Sophia to a mosqueRecep Tayyip Erdogan machine2 min 36 s1:47:58on YouTube
10 Jul 2020MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth Was it right for Turkey to turn the Hagia Sophia back into a mosque? Mufti Abu Layth would not issue a fatwa against praying in the Hagia Sophia, but says Muslims should stop being insecure and be comfortable in their skin. Question from live chatguest speechShaykh Omar Balochthe reconversion of the Hagia Sophia into a mosque (2020)Umar ibn al-Khattabfatwa machine1 min 56 s2:25:24on YouTube