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Cited in 10 segments across 8 recordings · 2020 to 2021 · term/term:ruh

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26 Apr 2021MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth LatestIs the soul the same thing as consciousness? The guest describes storytelling as a syncing of minds; Mufti Abu Layth says he feels consciousness is synonymous with the ruh and links people weakly at a distance. Discussionguest speechLupe Fiasco (guest)ruh [?] (captioned 'rule') machine3 min 14 s35:08on YouTube
13 Apr 2021Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth LatestCan the soul travel into the spiritual world through meditation or dhikr? Mufti Abu Layth says such practices may work for the dedicated, and that the soul is not inside the body but a non-local consciousness the brain connects to, like a phone picking up a signal. Question from live chatposition checkedlata'if (spiritual centres) [?]dhikrruhcollective consciousness machine9 min 10 s2:24:10on YouTube
11 Dec 2020MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth If we all recognise harm, why do people still do terrible things? Mufti Abu Layth says empathy can be overridden by instincts such as power, and that a shared consciousness shapes the moral feel of an age; he notes the Quran commands justice without defining it, which the guest links to the Mu'tazila. Discussionguest speechDr Javad T. Hashmi (guest)ruhQuran 16:90 (Allah commands justice and ihsan)ma'ruf (the known good) machine4 min 26 s53:58on YouTube
11 Dec 2020MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth Are the jinn real, or a symbol? The guest says the Quran rearticulated a late antique belief in jinn to subordinate them to God, that he does not literally believe in them, and that Shaytan personifies human evil; Mufti Abu Layth agrees that inner impulses are personified as good and bad forces. Discussionguest speechDr Javad T. Hashmi (guest)jinnruhshirk machine6 min 46 s2:41:04on YouTube
22 Sep 2020Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth Do brain chemicals shape my personality? Mufti Abu Layth says personality comes from DNA, environment and, in his personal view, the soul too, and that people can improve their predisposition through diet and training. Question from live chatposition checkedruh (soul) as consciousness machine6 min 56 s31:14on YouTube
3 Jul 2020MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth Was revelation words dictated by Gabriel, or inspiration the Prophet put into words? The guest argues that Quranic wahy is non-verbal inspiration through the ruh which the Prophet put into Arabic; Mufti Abu Layth says he finds himself with those who hold revelation was expressed within the Prophet. Discussionguest speechDr Khalil Andani (guest)wahyruhal-Ruh al-Amin machine4 min 57 s53:07on YouTube
3 Jul 2020MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth How reliable is the story of the first revelation in the cave? The guest doubts the historicity of the cave story, attributing it to al-Zuhri; Mufti Abu Layth says he would take the whole description with a pinch of salt. Discussionguest speechDr Khalil Andani (guest)ruhKhadijahWaraqa ibn Nawfal (not named on air) machine5 min 38 s57:30on YouTube
26 Jun 2020MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth Is consciousness in the brain, or is the brain a receiver for the soul? Mufti Abu Layth holds that consciousness is non-local and the brain a receiver like a radio; the guest disagrees, describing a human as matter plus information that is backed up in God's record and restored to a new body at the resurrection. Discussionguest speechEdip YukselGeorge BerkeleyRene Descartesruh machine7 min 51 s2:53:05on YouTube
28 Feb 2020From the Mind of a Mufti Do Muslims believe in reincarnation? No: he does not believe in past lives in this world, though he feels souls are connected to each other and to God, which may explain the feeling of having lived before. Question from live chatposition checkedruh (soul) machine1 min 57 s31:30on YouTube
14 Jan 2020Quick Fiqh! Is DMT haram? Mufti Abu Layth says DMT is not haram and calls it an entheogen, though it is not for everyone; legality and health are separate questions. He holds the same for psilocybin. Question from live chatposition checkedDMTentheogenpsilocybinruh (soul) as consciousness machine2 min 56 s0:00on YouTube