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Cited in 17 segments across 11 recordings · 2018 to 2021 · term/term:mahdi

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6 Apr 2021Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth Preview of tonight's continued response to Yasir Qadhi Mufti Abu Layth previews the second part of his reply to Yasir Qadhi, on the Maliki school, beliefs that crept into Islam, the Mahdi and the Dajjal reports. AnnouncementYasir QadhiMaliki schoolMahdiDajjal machine1 min 35 s19:36on YouTube
6 Apr 2021Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth LatestWhere does the belief in the Mahdi come from? The Mahdi belief is disrespectful to the Prophet, who was the rightly guided saviour, and entered Sunni Islam from early Shia political movements; the Mahdi hadith describe figures of that time. Lessonposition checkedMahdiShiaal-Mukhtar al-ThaqafiMuhammad ibn al-Hanafiyya machine8 min2:43:30on YouTube
6 Apr 2021Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth Are the signs of the Hour part of Islamic creed? One can be a Maliki and doubt these reports: Ibn Ashur, Shaykh al-Islam of the Malikis, classed the signs of the Hour as information rather than creed, and Imam Ahmad said the malahim reports have no foundation. Lessonguest speechIbn AshuraqidahMahdiIsa (Jesus) machine7 min 06 s2:51:30on YouTube
14 Mar 2021video Does the Muslim account of the Mahdi, Jesus and Gog and Magog parallel Jewish messianic literature? Qadhi's own clip lays out the Midrash's two messiahs, Gog and Magog and judgement, notes the parallel with the Muslim Mahdi, Messiah and Gog and Magog, and suggests both traditions simply had it. Mufti Abu Layth responds with sarcasm and notes Qadhi's admission that Muslim books contain bizarre material. Lessonquoted view, not his positionguest speechYasir QadhiMaimonidesthe MidrashYa'juj and Ma'juj (Gog and Magog) machine3 min 55 s43:24on YouTube
2 Mar 2021Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth Do Muslim beliefs about the Mahdi, Jesus and Gog and Magog mirror Jewish messianic texts? In the clip Qadhi sets out the Jewish belief in a minor and a major messiah alongside Gog and Magog, mirroring Muslim end-time beliefs; Mufti Abu Layth mocks his 'what a coincidence'. Lessonquoted view, not his positionguest speechYasir QadhiMaimonidesthe MidrashYa'juj and Ma'juj (Gog and Magog) machine3 min 50 s1:46:36on YouTube
12 Jan 2021Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth What do you think of Harun Yahya and his books? Mufti Abu Layth says Harun Yahya's scientific-miracles books spread a lot of wrong information, and mocks the 1,000-year sentence given to Adnan Oktar. Question from live chatHarun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)IPCI (Islamic Propagation Centre International)Ahmed DeedatMohammed Hijab machine8 min 06 s51:30on YouTube
11 Dec 2020MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth Is the Dhul Qarnayn story based on the legend of Alexander? The guest says scholarship shows the Dhul Qarnayn story derives from a Byzantine Christian legend of Alexander walling in Gog and Magog, known to the Quran's first audience; Mufti Abu Layth asks why the Quran then tells it so ambiguously. Discussionquoted view, not his positionguest speechDr Javad T. Hashmi (guest)Alexander the GreatSidney Griffith [?]the Byzantine Empire machine4 min 34 s2:06:50on YouTube
24 Aug 2020Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth Were the hadith about the black flags against the Abbasids? Mufti Abu Layth doubts the black-flag hadith were anti-Abbasid; if anything, he says, they were part of Abbasid propaganda. Question from live chatposition checkedreport: the mahdi army will come with the black flagsMahdithe AbbasidsAbu Muslim al-Khurasani machine1 min 50 s25:42on YouTube
28 Sep 2019Ponderings on the Holy Quran Why people fabricated hadith: good intentions, false memories, money and politics Hadith were fabricated for many reasons: pious intentions, false memories, malice, commercial interests, and political and sectarian aims on all sides. Lessonposition checkedfabrication (mawdu')the Umayyad dynastyShiaMahdi machine5 min 09 s7:38on YouTube
14 Jan 2019Ponderings on the Holy Quran Is al-Khidr a prophet, and is he still alive? Classical scholars disagreed on whether al-Khidr was a prophet or a saint, and many held he is still alive while others denied it. Mufti Abu Layth likens the stories of his appearances to saint legends in other religions. Lessonquoted view, not his positional-KhidrIbn al-JawziIbn Ishaqal-Baghawi [?] machine8 min 46 s14:02on YouTube
9 Apr 2018Islamic Eschatology Does the Dajjal (Antichrist) exist in Islam? No: the Dajjal as the Antichrist is a myth that does not exist in Islam, since a God who tested people with a miracle-working devil child would contradict al-Rahman and al-Rahim. The Dajjal hadith refer either to Shaytan or, tentatively, to an age where the virtual becomes indistinguishable from the real. Question from live chatposition checkedDajjalIsa (Jesus)MahdiShaytan machine6 min 12 s0:00on YouTube
15 Mar 2018Responding to Refutations Does Quran 43:61 say Jesus is the sign of the hour? No: Hasan al-Basri read 'knowledge of the hour' as the Quran, others as the Prophet, and the verse says knowledge, not sign, so the critics must interpret it too. Mufti Abu Layth adds that the Mahdi was also called mutawatir by Ibn Hajar, al-Shawkani and others yet is absent from al-Tahawi's creed. Lessonposition checkedIsa (Jesus)Quran 43:61 (and he is knowledge of the hour)Hasan al-Basrimutawatir machine2 min 36 s10:26on YouTube
15 Mar 2018Responding to Refutations Why would Jesus need to come back at all? Mufti Abu Layth says the reasons given for a return do not hold together: the Dajjal simply melts, hatred of Jews contradicts Jesus's own message as a Jew preaching compassion, and killing pigs contradicts a report in Malik that Jesus was peaceful towards pigs. Lessonposition checkedIsa (Jesus)DajjalMahdireport: when isa descends the dajjal melts like salt in water machine2 min 40 s13:02on YouTube
13 Mar 2018Islamic Eschatology Reply to Abu Ibrahim's post and Hizb ut-Tahrir's double standard Critics who have long opposed Mufti Abu Layth, including Hizb ut-Tahrir whose own literature treats the return of Jesus as a solitary report, have united against him; he puts this down to sectarian politics. LessonAbu Ibrahim [?] (online critic)khabar al-ahadMahdi machine3 min 52 s10:24on YouTube
13 Mar 2018Islamic Eschatology Two camps of religion: tribal mythology versus religion that must make sense Religion is approached either as tribal custom with a mythology of superheroes, or as something that must make sense; Mufti Abu Layth says he is speaking only to the second group. Lessonposition checkedMahdi machine5 min 12 s20:20on YouTube
13 Mar 2018Islamic Eschatology Ibn Ashur, al-Shatibi and Ibn Khaldun on the Mahdi: a discussion within Islam Ibn Ashur, al-Shatibi and Ibn Khaldun all problematised the Mahdi reports and treated such matters as information rather than creed; Mufti Abu Layth says the return of Jesus is a discussion within Islam. Lessonposition checkedIbn Ashural-ShatibiIbn KhaldunMuhammad Mutawalli al-Sha'rawi machine2 min 38 s2:00:56on YouTube
13 Mar 2018Islamic Eschatology Why would Jesus need to come back at all? Muslims have had to invent a reason for Jesus's return; killing a Dajjal who melts on sight is an anti-climax, and the other tasks contradict Jesus's own character and the Quran. Question raised by Mufti Abu Laythposition checkedIbn Hajar al-Asqalanial-ShawkaniIbn Hajar al-Haytamial-Sakhawi machine3 min 55 s2:16:41on YouTube