Mufti Abu Layth Archive: society/current-events/india-and-hindutvaAnswers on society/current-events/india-and-hindutva, newest recording first.https://muftiabulayth.org/feeds/topics/society-current-events-india-and-hindutva.atom.xml2021-05-17T00:00:00ZMufti Abu Layth Archivepipeline/feeds.pyWhat does Mufti Abu Layth think the solution for Kashmir is?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/m6r6pnmtg0w/s/7/2021-05-17T00:00:00Z2021-05-17T00:00:00ZWhat does Mufti Abu Layth think the solution for Kashmir is?
Independence for at least part of Kashmir, such as the valley, from both India and Pakistan, with buffers so Pakistan is not exposed, though he does not expect it to happen. Kashmir differs from Gaza in being a militarised zone rather than a bombarded prison, and India would not pay to relocate anyone. Mufti Abu Layth says that Kashmir, unlike Gaza, is a heavily militarised zone, that India would not pay to relocate its people, and that the ideal solution would be independence for part of Kashmir, such as the valley, with buffers kept so that Pakistan is not left vulnerable, though he expects none of it to happen.
Answer from 17 May 2021 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Israel's war crimes, UAE ties & possible solutions? (full context) | Mufti Abu Layth (at 22:27)
A more recent answer on society/current-events/pakistan exists (29 September 2024): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/hmurvu2c9yq/s/3/
Watch on YouTube at 22:27: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6R6PNmTG0w&t=1347s<p><b>What does Mufti Abu Layth think the solution for Kashmir is?</b></p>
<p>Independence for at least part of Kashmir, such as the valley, from both India and Pakistan, with buffers so Pakistan is not exposed, though he does not expect it to happen. Kashmir differs from Gaza in being a militarised zone rather than a bombarded prison, and India would not pay to relocate anyone. Mufti Abu Layth says that Kashmir, unlike Gaza, is a heavily militarised zone, that India would not pay to relocate its people, and that the ideal solution would be independence for part of Kashmir, such as the valley, with buffers kept so that Pakistan is not left vulnerable, though he expects none of it to happen.</p>
<p>Answer from 17 May 2021 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Israel's war crimes, UAE ties & possible solutions? (full context) | Mufti Abu Layth (at 22:27)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on society/current-events/pakistan exists</b> (29 September 2024): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/hmurvu2c9yq/s/3/">How scholars' rhetoric fed Pakistan's blasphemy killings, in Mufti Abu Layth's view</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6R6PNmTG0w&t=1347s">Watch on YouTube at 22:27</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/m6r6pnmtg0w/s/7/">Open the segment</a></p>Who is right in India's farmers' protests?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/l4n4wd2jjps/s/30/2021-02-09T00:00:00Z2021-02-09T00:00:00ZWho is right in India's farmers' protests?
Mufti Abu Layth stands with India's protesting farmers, saying laws affecting them must not be imposed without their consent.
Answer from 9 February 2021 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #201| Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 馃槈 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 2:20:56)
A more recent answer on society/current-events/india-and-hindutva exists (17 May 2021): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/m6r6pnmtg0w/s/7/
Watch on YouTube at 2:20:56: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4n4wD2jjps&t=8456s<p><b>Who is right in India's farmers' protests?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth stands with India's protesting farmers, saying laws affecting them must not be imposed without their consent.</p>
<p>Answer from 9 February 2021 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #201| Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 馃槈 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 2:20:56)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on society/current-events/india-and-hindutva exists</b> (17 May 2021): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/m6r6pnmtg0w/s/7/">What does Mufti Abu Layth think the solution for Kashmir is?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4n4wD2jjps&t=8456s">Watch on YouTube at 2:20:56</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/l4n4wd2jjps/s/30/">Open the segment</a></p>What is the solution to the Kashmir conflict?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/kwmtt2tqao0/s/29/2020-08-24T00:00:00Z2020-08-24T00:00:00ZWhat is the solution to the Kashmir conflict?
Ideally, he says, Kashmir, or at least part of it such as the valley, should become independent of both India and Pakistan. Mufti Abu Layth says that ideally Kashmir could just become independent, part of neither Pakistan nor India.
Answer from 24 August 2020 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #179 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 馃槈 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 2:03:33)
A more recent answer on society/current-events/pakistan exists (29 September 2024): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/hmurvu2c9yq/s/3/
Watch on YouTube at 2:03:33: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWmtt2TQAO0&t=7413s<p><b>What is the solution to the Kashmir conflict?</b></p>
<p>Ideally, he says, Kashmir, or at least part of it such as the valley, should become independent of both India and Pakistan. Mufti Abu Layth says that ideally Kashmir could just become independent, part of neither Pakistan nor India.</p>
<p>Answer from 24 August 2020 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #179 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 馃槈 | Mufti Abu Layth (at 2:03:33)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on society/current-events/pakistan exists</b> (29 September 2024): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/hmurvu2c9yq/s/3/">How scholars' rhetoric fed Pakistan's blasphemy killings, in Mufti Abu Layth's view</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWmtt2TQAO0&t=7413s">Watch on YouTube at 2:03:33</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/kwmtt2tqao0/s/29/">Open the segment</a></p>If Muslims can reconvert the Hagia Sophia, can Israel or India reconvert mosques too?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/bgsfy-umsa4/s/7/2020-07-16T00:00:00Z2020-07-16T00:00:00ZIf Muslims can reconvert the Hagia Sophia, can Israel or India reconvert mosques too?
By the 'might is right' logic used to justify the reconversion, he says, Israel could turn al-Aqsa into the Temple of Solomon and India's Hindu majority could turn mosques into temples, so Muslims who celebrate cannot then complain. Leave the building be. Mufti Abu Layth says justifying the reconversion by the Muslim majority's legal power is the principle of Thrasymachus that might is right, and that by the same logic Israel could convert al-Aqsa into the Temple of Solomon and India's Hindu majority could convert mosques into temples, so Muslims cannot then complain.
Answer from 16 July 2020 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Why converting the Hagia Sophia to a mosque is a mistake | Mufti Abu Layth (at 18:26)
A more recent answer on society/current-events/middle-east-and-world exists (17 May 2021): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/m6r6pnmtg0w/s/7/
Watch on YouTube at 18:26: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bgsfy-UmSA4&t=1106s<p><b>If Muslims can reconvert the Hagia Sophia, can Israel or India reconvert mosques too?</b></p>
<p>By the 'might is right' logic used to justify the reconversion, he says, Israel could turn al-Aqsa into the Temple of Solomon and India's Hindu majority could turn mosques into temples, so Muslims who celebrate cannot then complain. Leave the building be. Mufti Abu Layth says justifying the reconversion by the Muslim majority's legal power is the principle of Thrasymachus that might is right, and that by the same logic Israel could convert al-Aqsa into the Temple of Solomon and India's Hindu majority could convert mosques into temples, so Muslims cannot then complain.</p>
<p>Answer from 16 July 2020 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Why converting the Hagia Sophia to a mosque is a mistake | Mufti Abu Layth (at 18:26)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on society/current-events/middle-east-and-world exists</b> (17 May 2021): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/m6r6pnmtg0w/s/7/">What does Mufti Abu Layth think the solution for Kashmir is?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bgsfy-UmSA4&t=1106s">Watch on YouTube at 18:26</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/bgsfy-umsa4/s/7/">Open the segment</a></p>If Turkey can reconvert the Hagia Sophia, can Israel or India reconvert mosques too?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/a6h5lye4mn8/s/24/2020-07-14T00:00:00Z2020-07-14T00:00:00ZIf Turkey can reconvert the Hagia Sophia, can Israel or India reconvert mosques too?
By the 'might is right' logic behind the reconversion, Israel could reclaim al-Aqsa and India's Hindus the Babri Masjid, so Muslims who celebrate cannot then complain. Mufti Abu Layth says that if Muslims justify the reconversion by the principle that might is right, they cannot complain when, by the same logic, Israel converts al-Aqsa back into the Temple of Solomon or India's Hindu majority converts mosques into temples.
Answer from 14 July 2020 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth 173 (at 1:33:19)
A more recent answer on society/current-events/middle-east-and-world exists (17 May 2021): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/m6r6pnmtg0w/s/7/
Watch on YouTube at 1:33:19: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6H5lYE4MN8&t=5599s<p><b>If Turkey can reconvert the Hagia Sophia, can Israel or India reconvert mosques too?</b></p>
<p>By the 'might is right' logic behind the reconversion, Israel could reclaim al-Aqsa and India's Hindus the Babri Masjid, so Muslims who celebrate cannot then complain. Mufti Abu Layth says that if Muslims justify the reconversion by the principle that might is right, they cannot complain when, by the same logic, Israel converts al-Aqsa back into the Temple of Solomon or India's Hindu majority converts mosques into temples.</p>
<p>Answer from 14 July 2020 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth 173 (at 1:33:19)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on society/current-events/middle-east-and-world exists</b> (17 May 2021): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/m6r6pnmtg0w/s/7/">What does Mufti Abu Layth think the solution for Kashmir is?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6H5lYE4MN8&t=5599s">Watch on YouTube at 1:33:19</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/a6h5lye4mn8/s/24/">Open the segment</a></p>Does a triple talaq count as one divorce or three?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/housirokbvu/s/14/2020-04-19T00:00:00Z2020-04-19T00:00:00ZDoes a triple talaq count as one divorce or three?
The guest says triple talaq drives many to the Ahl al-Hadith view that it counts as one, while some Ahl al-Hadith scholars privately hold it counts as three but will not publish this for fear of controversy.
Answer from 19 April 2020 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: quoted view (stated in order to be discussed, not necessarily held)
Recording: Shaykh Kashif Khan | Policing thought, Pornography & Pandora's box | MindTrap with Mufti #15 (at 1:13:31)
A more recent answer on dialogue/guest-conversations exists (18 October 2025): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/onzjd7xmdhe/s/32/
Watch on YouTube at 1:13:31: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOusirOkBVU&t=4411s<p><b>Does a triple talaq count as one divorce or three?</b></p>
<p>The guest says triple talaq drives many to the Ahl al-Hadith view that it counts as one, while some Ahl al-Hadith scholars privately hold it counts as three but will not publish this for fear of controversy.</p>
<p>Answer from 19 April 2020 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: quoted view (stated in order to be discussed, not necessarily held)</p>
<p>Recording: Shaykh Kashif Khan | Policing thought, Pornography & Pandora's box | MindTrap with Mufti #15 (at 1:13:31)</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=hOusirOkBVU&t=4411s">Watch on YouTube at 1:13:31</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/housirokbvu/s/14/">Open the segment</a></p>Why are Indo-Pak Muslims adopting Gulf Arab culture?https://muftiabulayth.org/r/tinczqdqpgs/s/1/2019-12-19T00:00:00Z2019-12-19T00:00:00ZWhy are Indo-Pak Muslims adopting Gulf Arab culture?
Mufti Abu Layth dislikes the push to Arabise Indo-Pak Islam, from Gulf dress to saying Allah Hafiz, feeling it is political and that culture should be natural, not imposed. Mufti Abu Layth says he personally does not like the Arabisation of Indo-Pak Muslims, feeling that things should be natural and not imposed.
Answer from 19 December 2019 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors
Kind: general teaching
Recording: Arabization of Indo-Pak Islam | Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:00)
A more recent answer on history/subcontinent exists (19 August 2022): https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/3/
Watch on YouTube at 0:00: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TincZqdQpgs&t=0s<p><b>Why are Indo-Pak Muslims adopting Gulf Arab culture?</b></p>
<p>Mufti Abu Layth dislikes the push to Arabise Indo-Pak Islam, from Gulf dress to saying Allah Hafiz, feeling it is political and that culture should be natural, not imposed. Mufti Abu Layth says he personally does not like the Arabisation of Indo-Pak Muslims, feeling that things should be natural and not imposed.</p>
<p>Answer from 19 December 2019 路 auto-transcribed, may contain errors</p>
<p>Kind: general teaching</p>
<p>Recording: Arabization of Indo-Pak Islam | Mufti Abu Layth (at 0:00)</p>
<p><b>A more recent answer on history/subcontinent exists</b> (19 August 2022): <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/t0phqrnjjby/s/3/">What was Salman Rushdie's family background?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TincZqdQpgs&t=0s">Watch on YouTube at 0:00</a> 路 <a href="https://muftiabulayth.org/r/tinczqdqpgs/s/1/">Open the segment</a></p>