Recordings › Monday Nights with Mufti #198 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth · 19 Jan 2021 › Segment 33 of 41
How do I explain to someone why believing in God matters?
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machinesummary, machine-writtenMufti Abu Layth believes consciousness is the modern gateway back to God, and that following it will lead there.
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A patron asks how to approach someone who asked why it matters whether one believes in God, having answered with the purpose of life. Mufti Abu Layth says that to him the modern gateway back to God is consciousness, which he honestly believes will revive interest in God and already has in many circles. He says people are also afraid of this, because God brings so much baggage and they do not want the church or the mosque back in the discourse, but that following consciousness will only lead to God.
Question as read aloud · questioner not identifiedI was recently asked why it matters if I believe in a God or not. I answered using the purpose of life as my main argument and left it without engaging too much. It made me think about how one can approach this subject with someone who is different when it comes to belief in God.
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Mufti Abu Layth says he honestly believes the modern gateway to God is through consciousness.
“the modern portal and Gateway to God is through Consciousness I honestly do”
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that's my patrons on patreon right but they some very interesting questions so I thought and a lot of you have asked similar ones is that my private jet in lockdown Salam mu quick one if I have for example savings and I pay zakat on them but then by next year they have stayed the same do I pay zakat on them again or only the increase technically they would say you pay zakat again if um like each year kind of counts fresh that's
that can't be I don't know what that one is I was recently asked why does it matter if I believe in a God or not whil it's answer the answering with using purpose of life as my main argument I left it alone without engaging it too much definitely made me think on how one can approach this subject who is different when it comes to having a belief in God see to me the connection really and I feel the that the the comeb back to Faith the the modern portal and Gateway to God is through Consciousness I honestly do
believe that that this is what will revive that um that interest again and it already has in many circles and obviously people are afraid of it as well because God brings so much baggage and this is the problem they don't want that church or that the mosque back into the discourse but yeah but I feel that really if you follow Consciousness it will only lead you to God Allah hi I'm someone don't mention my name good thing I read that
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