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Dhul Qarnayn

Cited in 7 segments across 4 recordings · 2019 to 2021 · term/term:dhul-qarnayn

Citing segments

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16 Feb 2021Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth Does the story of Dhul Qarnayn mean the earth is flat? No, he says the story of Dhul Qarnayn does not refer to a flat earth, and Muslims should stop buying into the flat-earth narrative. Question from live chatposition checkedDhul Qarnayn machine28 s1:14:32on YouTube
11 Dec 2020MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth Who was Dhul Qarnayn, and who are Gog and Magog? Mufti Abu Layth identifies Dhul Qarnayn most likely with Cyrus the Great and reads Gog and Magog as havoc-wreaking forces, later the colonial powers; the guest says this already relies on ad hoc literary reinterpretation. Discussionguest speechDr Javad T. Hashmi (guest)Dhul QarnaynCyrus the GreatYasir Qadhi machine4 min 55 s2:01:55on YouTube
11 Dec 2020MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth Why does the Quran tell the story of Dhul Qarnayn so briefly? The guest says the Quran retells the known legend concisely to show the Prophet's knowledge from God, while stripping its Christian imperial ending; Mufti Abu Layth objects that its unusual wording is too vague for that. Discussionquoted view, not his positionguest speechDr Javad T. Hashmi (guest)Dhul QarnaynAhl al-Kitab (People of the Book)Muhammad Ahmad Khalafallah machine5 min 40 s2:11:24on YouTube
11 Dec 2020MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth What do the unusual words in the Dhul Qarnayn verses mean? Mufti Abu Layth argues the wording of 18:83-90 is too vague to be a retelling of the Alexander legend; the guest says the Syriac subtext explains it and that without it the passage invites endless speculative readings, and they agree to differ. Discussionguest speechDr Javad T. Hashmi (guest)Quran 18:83-86 (they ask you about Dhul Qarnayn; he followed a sabab)Quran 18:89-90 (a people for whom no covering was made)sabab (means, cause) machine8 min 39 s2:17:04on YouTube
11 Dec 2020MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth Why does the guest criticise Yasir Qadhi's views on jinn and evolution? The guest criticises Yasir Qadhi's dogmatic style and his literal readings of Dhul Qarnayn, evolution and jinn, offering a medical explanation for exorcism accounts; Mufti Abu Layth jokes about the zombie theory and calls Brubaker courteous. Discussionquoted view, not his positionguest speechDr Javad T. Hashmi (guest)Yasir QadhiDaniel BrubakerUsama Hasan machine7 min 56 s2:33:08on YouTube
10 Jul 2020MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth Closing: a promised episode on Dhul-Qarnayn, and goodbyes Sign-off: Mufti Abu Layth plans a return episode with the guest on Dhul-Qarnayn. Announcementguest speechShaykh Omar BalochDhul-Qarnayn machine1 min 23 s2:27:20on YouTube
3 Nov 2019Responding to Refutations What are Ya'juj and Ma'juj (Gog and Magog), and could they be zombies? Qadhi rejected the traditional reading of Ya'juj and Ma'juj on geographical grounds and floated colonialism and zombies; Mufti Abu Layth says the colonial reading holds strongly for him and mocks the zombie idea. Lessonposition checkedYasir QadhiYa'juj and Ma'juj (Gog and Magog)Dhul Qarnayn [?]Quran 21:96 machine5 min 38 s6:22on YouTube