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Abu Sufyan

Cited in 5 segments across 4 recordings · 2018 to 2020 · person/person:abu-sufyan

Citing segments

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10 Dec 2020video Was the Quran always fixed word for word, or was it flexible at first? Mufti Abu Layth holds the Quran was dynamic in the Prophet's time, with companions allowed to substitute synonyms, and that a fixed vowel-for-vowel text is a modern idea. Writing it down in a worldly script brought its own constraints. Lessonposition checkedAsh'arikalam Allah (eternal speech, al-kalam al-azali)al-Baqillani [?] (name garbled in the transcript)al-Bajuri machine8 min 51 s19:43on YouTube
16 Oct 2020video Where did the rivalry between Banu Umayya and Banu Hashim come from? The rivalry behind Karbala began before Islam between Banu Umayya and Banu Hashim; Mufti Abu Layth holds that Makkah and Quraysh mattered far less in pre-Islamic Arabia than later Muslims assumed. Lessonposition checkedBanu UmayyaBanu HashimQurayshAbu Sufyan machine4 min 15 s6:25on YouTube
16 Oct 2020video Why did Muawiya make Yazid his heir? Muawiya named Yazid heir while senior companions lived, and Mufti Abu Layth feels his recognition of Ziyad as Abu Sufyan's son was a political move. Lessonposition checkedMu'awiya ibn Abi SufyanYazid ibn Mu'awiyaZiyad (ibn Abihi)Abu Sufyan machine2 min 21 s29:43on YouTube
26 Jun 2020MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth Was the hadith literature a conspiracy against the Quran? The guest says the hadith corpus is a deliberate conspiracy against the Quran by its enemies, including the Umayyads, and that reports such as the Banu Qurayza massacre and the killing of a woman critic were fabricated to justify later rulers' crimes. Discussionquoted view, not his positionguest speechEdip YukselAbu Sufyanthe UmayyadsSahih al-Bukhari machine6 min 30 s21:29on YouTube
3 Sep 2018Responding to Refutations Reply to Abdullah al-Andalusi: the 'white saviour' and the caliphate Mufti Abu Layth mocks Abdullah al-Andalusi's call to establish the caliphate as a 'white saviour complex', while praising converts who devoted themselves to study. DiscussionAbdullah al-AndalusiVasco da Gamaal-GhazaliHamza Yusuf machine9 min 31 s0:00on YouTube