https://muftiabulayth.org/themes/arts-philosophy-and-ideas-language-and-semiotics/ Answers on arts/philosophy-and-ideas/language-and-semiotics, newest recording first. en Mon, 26 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0000 pipeline/feeds.py https://muftiabulayth.org/r/oyiipehuiha/s/6/ https://muftiabulayth.org/r/oyiipehuiha/s/6/ Mon, 26 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0000 arts/philosophy-and-ideas/language-and-semiotics wellbeing/islamic-psychology <p><b>Do we think in words or in images?</b></p> <p>The guest argues that shapes are more fundamental than words or pictures; Mufti Abu Layth says words are also reductive, forcing profound things into limited form.</p> <p>Answer from 26 April 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p> <p>Kind: general teaching</p> <p>Recording: Lupe Fiasco | Stardom, Semiotics &amp; Soul-searching | MindTrap#56 | Mufti Abu Layth al-Maliki MALM (at 25:25)</p> <p><b>A more recent answer on wellbeing/islamic-psychology exists</b> (19 August 2022): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/9/">Why did Salman Rushdie write The Satanic Verses?</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYiiPEhuiHA&amp;t=1603s">Watch on YouTube at 26:43</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/oyiipehuiha/s/6/">Open the segment</a></p> https://muftiabulayth.org/r/oyiipehuiha/s/5/ https://muftiabulayth.org/r/oyiipehuiha/s/5/ Mon, 26 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0000 arts/philosophy-and-ideas/language-and-semiotics dialogue/guest-conversations <p><b>Did Lupe Fiasco's way with words come naturally?</b></p> <p>The guest says words did not come naturally: he trained himself by copying words from magazine covers into raps until metaphors and images came easily.</p> <p>Answer from 26 April 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p> <p>Kind: quoted view (stated in order to be discussed, not necessarily held)</p> <p>Recording: Lupe Fiasco | Stardom, Semiotics &amp; Soul-searching | MindTrap#56 | Mufti Abu Layth al-Maliki MALM (at 19:02)</p> <p><b>A more recent answer on dialogue/guest-conversations exists</b> (18 October 2025): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/32/">How should Muslims engage people with very different views of the religion?</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYiiPEhuiHA&amp;t=1180s">Watch on YouTube at 19:40</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/oyiipehuiha/s/5/">Open the segment</a></p> https://muftiabulayth.org/r/ijwbevcc6o8/s/24/ https://muftiabulayth.org/r/ijwbevcc6o8/s/24/ Tue, 02 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0000 arts/philosophy-and-ideas/language-and-semiotics <p><b>Why names intrigue Mufti Abu Layth: a name that sounds rude in Urdu</b></p> <p>Mufti Abu Layth jokes about a name that sounds rude in Urdu and says he finds names intriguing.</p> <p>Answer from 2 February 2021 · auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p> <p>Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #200| Q&amp;A Unscripted &amp; Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 2:45:28)</p> <p><b>A more recent answer on arts/philosophy-and-ideas/language-and-semiotics exists</b> (26 April 2021): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/oyiipehuiha/s/6/">Do we think in words or in images?</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijwBevcC6o8&amp;t=9928s">Watch on YouTube at 2:45:28</a> · <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/ijwbevcc6o8/s/24/">Open the segment</a></p>