# Who won the David Wood versus Mohammed Hijab debate on Tawhid and the Trinity? *Introduction: the Wood versus Hijab debate on Tawhid and the Trinity, and who won* - URL: https://muftiabulayth.org/r/gyrfzzzca8g/s/1/ - Date: 2018-12-24 · Kind: lesson · Transcript tier: machine · Recording: On the David Wood and Muhammad Hijab Debate: Reflections & Review -Mufti Abu Layth (0:00–2:38) - Status: general teaching - Watch from the start of the segment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyRfZZZcA8g&t=0s - Recording page: https://muftiabulayth.org/r/gyrfzzzca8g/ **Topics:** Debate challenges and reviews; Christians and other faiths; Dawah and debate culture **Summary (not a quotation; machine-made, unchecked):** Mufti Abu Layth calls the Wood versus Hijab debate on Tawhid and the Trinity monumental and worth watching, and says Mohammed Hijab clearly won. He introduces David Wood as an evangelical, anti-Islam preacher who has debated many Muslims. ## Longer summary Mufti Abu Layth introduces the debate between David Wood and Mohammed Hijab, which he calls monumental and says will go down as a key debate; at just under three hours it is lengthy, but he watched the whole thing and found it entertaining and worth watching, in parts if necessary. He asks whether viewers know anything about David Wood, mentions an account that Wood once tried to kill his father, which he says is one version he is not sure of, and describes him as an evangelical Christian preacher whose material is Islamophobic and anti-Islam, who has debated many Muslims including Shabir Ally and has a channel with a large following. The debate's topic was Tawhid versus the Trinity. His verdict is that it is very clear Mohammed Hijab won hands down, with no two ways about it, and he says he will go through some of the points and then give his thoughts on what was being debated. ## Sources and names cited - Mohammed Hijab - David Wood - Dr Shabir Ally - tawhid - the Trinity ## Transcript (machine tier, 0:00–2:38) [0:00] this debate people david wood versus muhammad hijab I don't know if you guys have watched this debate if you haven't watched it I I think you should watch it because it is in my understanding and monumental debate it will definitely go down as a as a key kind of debate that took place that's my understanding I don't know I do think it's definitely worth watching it is quite lengthy it is I think just under three hours now but you can watch him in parts I did go [0:38] through the whole thing it's very entertaining to watch now right David would do you guys know anything about him by the way you know anything about father say you tried to kill his father did he tries to kill his father his father tried to kill him this this despot to his startup at least here so okay shall we get one version that was [1:11] the neighbor I don't know it could be that because he he's definitely he's he's like one of these kind of event jelly kind of Christians who goes out he he does a lot of preaching but a lot of his that way if we can use the term that one is quite Islamophobic and it is very anti Islam so he does kind of take the mick out of Islam quite a bit I haven't actually watched too many of these things to be honest with you I think I've just maybe just a few clips [1:49] that's all I've seen but he he has had many debates with people like dr. Shapiro Ali he's debated other Muslims many Muslims they are on the debates are on YouTube and he has this kind of channel with a large number of followers to be fair so this debate was on though he'd versus the Trinity so what are my thoughts on me the debate I do I think those of you that haven't watched it it's very clear that Muhammad hijab won that debate hands down there's [2:27] no two ways about that and and I'd like to go through some of that points but then I want to discuss my thoughts on some of the the kind of what was being debated as well so the topic that they chose montt though he'd versus the Trinity to be fair one of them is reason based that is though he the oneness of God is is quite it's very much not quite it is very much in line with reason the Trinity by default is what the ## Cite Mufti Abu Layth Archive, segment gyRfZZZcA8g/s/1. https://muftiabulayth.org/r/gyrfzzzca8g/s/1/ Not a fatwa: these answers were given to specific people at specific times. Ask a qualified scholar about your own situation.