Thoughts On Jordan Peterson’s Popularity Amongst Muslims | Mufti Abu Layth

Isis Everson much love shukran for the Super Chat yeah mostly why does Jordan Peterson get a pass despite his anti-muslim stance while Richard Dawkins Sam Harris and christovichens get blacklisted by Muslims um right I don't think okay I'm going to be a bit apologetic for Dr Jordan Peterson I don't think he's anti-muslim all right I don't think so I've heard more of his recent things where he's very celebratory celebrating his Muslim fan base and his Muslim audience and I've watched a clip

of his we actually he laughs and he then he tells the people he says you know he says many Muslims think he says many of my Muslim fans say that uh Jordan Peterson is actually a Muslim he just doesn't know it so I don't think he's anti-muslim um but I think he said certain things in bad taste and that were should not have been said by somebody as so intelligent as him because he knows you know he's a master of words I mean this man is just wow you know if you want to understand

expression incarnate this is the man he is so um truly God has gifted him and so for for somebody like that to say words about the prophet salallahu alaihi wasallam albeit in ignorance but still it's it doesn't it's not right because he's so intelligent to and knows better that said I think he's very rapidly swiftly corrected himself and said that he doesn't this is what I've kind of what I've seen of him the

other thing is you have to understand he is [Music] to the IBN hazam of our age you know when IBN hazem just spread like wildfire and there was nobody to stop him not a single soul would dare stand and debate him not that people weren't trying but they were failing abysmally until Abu Walid al-baji returned from his travels to the east

he went kind of head to head and Toe to Toe with you know the heavyweight even has them and IBN hazem himself had to concede that guy huh I've met my match he never conceded that he lost but he said that truly I've met a worthy adversary a worthy opponent and Jordan Peterson is like that to celebrity atheism the man has single-handedly I feel brought back faith into the public domain as something reputable

and sophisticated it's true no I can't see anybody that could have done that and and it was and believe me the trajectory was looking abysmal it was looking so eight I look I admire people like Christopher Hitchens I admire some hurries I admire Richard Dawkins I I and I don't think people should hate on them even though they hate even though they uh in varying degrees have uh they've all been very critical of Islam and religions as a whole and some have even shown somewhat hate at times

but still you don't have to be like that you don't have to just if some somebody hates you you don't have to hate them back yeah take the higher ground they are truly Geniuses there's no doubting that people like Sam Harris Richard Dawkins and you know the four horsemen Dan Dennis as well these people are geniuses and let's let's just be honest there's no harm in you know the problem is we when when we find somebody that's against us we pretend the person is so

that's really reflecting our own insecurities you should be secure enough to admire the the talent that the opponent has the skill set they bring to the table because they have truly upped the game I mean these people because you know you are only as good as your best opponent otherwise who who were people of Faith going to go up against and they were really giving it hard and heavy and for the past decade and a half like these people a decade at least that

it was the decade of atheism they smashed to pieces to Smithereens people of faith I mean it was becoming embarrassing for you see put Muslims aside look at non-muslims they were embarrassed to admit that they had faith because Muslims live in a bubble so it's different because we just live in closed communities but if you look at the greater non-muslim Societies in the west they weren't prepared to own their faith until the likes of Jordan Peterson emerged and so yeah we have to be very grateful that you know and Allah the Lord works

in mysterious ways so yeah