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Cited in 6 segments across 4 recordings · 2020 to 2021 · scholar/scholar:rumi

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2 Mar 2021Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth Opening: tonight's plan, the Disclosure series, a Twitter storm and a song Housekeeping: Mufti Abu Layth sets out tonight's plan, chiefly a long reply to Yasir Qadhi on the second coming of Jesus and a Twitter storm over a suckling fatwa, and plays a song. AnnouncementYasir QadhiMohammed Hijabal-AlbaniRumi machine12 min 35 s0:21on YouTube
27 Oct 2020Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth Mufti Abu Layth's chat round: answering critics, soft drinks and Syrian rue Mufti Abu Layth says he only answers persistent public critics, that non-alcoholic drinks are halal, and that he has not read the reports on Syrian rue. Otherhalalharmala (Peganum harmala, Syrian rue)Twelver ShiaRumi machine3 min 27 s46:55on YouTube
17 Oct 2020video LatestDid Rumi use harmala seed and a DMT-containing reed flute? Rumi drank preparations of harmala seed, an MAO inhibitor, and was devoted to his ney flute, made from a reed that contains DMT; Mufti Abu Layth says it is very likely Rumi had psychedelic experiences. Lessonposition checkedharmala (Peganum harmala, Syrian rue)DMT (dimethyltryptamine)MAO inhibitorney (reed flute) machine6 min 43 s11:41on YouTube
17 Oct 2020video Does the verse of light describe an expanded state of consciousness? The verse of light, 24:35, is an approximation that resonates with those whose consciousness has expanded, and entheogenic experience was part and parcel of the tradition without having a name. Lessonposition checkedQuran 24:35 (the verse of light)Abdullah Yusuf AliAbdullah ibn Mas'udRumi machine6 min 13 s29:48on YouTube
3 Jul 2020MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth Did revelation end with the Prophet, or does inspiration continue? The guest says that for Shi'is, Sufis and arguably jurists some form of revelatory inspiration continues; Mufti Abu Layth says the Quran will always continue to mean different things to different people over time. Discussionguest speechDr Khalil Andani (guest)Imamateawliya (friends of God)Jalal al-Din Rumi machine2 min 38 s19:58on YouTube
3 Jul 2020MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth Is love one of God's attributes in Islam? The guest says Sufi traditions understand God's mercy as love even though Kalam rarely speaks of it, and rejects the polemic that the God of Islam is not loving. Question from live chatquoted view, not his positionguest speechDr Khalil Andani (guest)Ibn ArabiRumirahmah machine1 min 52 s1:33:37on YouTube