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one set of standards: judge Islam's claims by the same test applied to other religions

Cited in 6 segments across 5 recordings · 2017 to 2021 · principle/principle:one-standard-for-all-religions

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13 Apr 2021Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth Should Muslims judge their own sources by the standards they apply to other religions? Yes: Mufti Abu Layth says Muslims should hold their own sources to the standard they use for others, giving the example of Bukhari resting on one unvouched-for transmitter. Lessonposition checkedone standard for all religionsSahih al-Bukharial-Firabri (referred to, not named: the sole transmitter of Sahih al-Bukhari)Isa (Jesus) machine2 min 38 s33:26on YouTube
15 Apr 2018Debunking Myths On: Jinns, Magic, the Evil Eye, and Superstitions Why do only believers in jinn possession seem to experience it? Mufti Abu Layth says personal and family anecdotes are used to defend possession while the same Muslims dismiss Hindu miracles or Christian doctrine by reasoning against them, applying reason to everyone's claims but their own. He cites a study finding the brain's rational centre quietens during one's own religious experience. Lessonposition checkedSathya Sai Babaone set of standards: judge Islam's claims by the same test applied to other religions machine3 min 58 s24:48on YouTube
9 Apr 2018The Voice of Reason in Islam How do Muslims know Islam is true and other religions are not? Muslims reject Hinduism and the Trinity by reason, relying on a shared human intersubjectivity that judges by practical facts; Mufti Abu Layth says the same standard of reason must therefore be applied to Islam. Lessonposition checkedone set of standards: judge Islam's claims by the same test applied to other religions machine6 min 34 s9:20on YouTube
9 Apr 2018The Voice of Reason in Islam Did a tree really cry for the Prophet, and why does Mufti Abu Layth reject the hadith? Mufti Abu Layth does not hold the crying-tree reports to be established: their chains are problematic and Muslims cannot call other religions' miracle stories absurd while accepting their own; the Prophet's greatness does not depend on a tree. Lessonposition checkedreport: the tree crying for the prophetone set of standards: judge Islam's claims by the same test applied to other religions machine2 min 37 s1:17:02on YouTube
21 Feb 2018Responding to Refutations Why does he reject the hadith of the tree crying for the Prophet? The religion is built on reason, so one standard must apply to all religions: a tree that reasons and cries cannot be accepted while other faiths' claims are called absurd. He also urged his critics to reject the demeaning reports about the Prophet, which they instead affirmed. Lessonposition checkedSunni Defence (YouTube channel)report: the tree crying for the prophetone set of standards: judge Islam's claims by the same test applied to other religionsthe religion is built on reason; reports contrary to reason are problematic machine3 min 56 s5:12on YouTube
20 Sep 2017Debunking Myths On: Jinns, Magic, the Evil Eye, and Superstitions People I know have seen jinn possession; does that not prove it? Anecdotal experience is no proof: Muslims dismiss other faiths' miracle claims by reason while refusing to reason about their own, and possession afflicts only those who believe in it. A brain study found the prefrontal cortex shutting down during people's own religious experiences. Lessonposition checkedSatya Sai Babaone set of standards: judge Islam's claims by the same test applied to other religionsaql (intellect)jinn machine3 min 54 s1:15:34on YouTube