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19 Aug 2022video
LatestIdentity, Midnight's Children, the fatwa and the years in hiding
Mufti Abu Layth says Rushdie's lack of a secure identity runs through his books, and recounts Midnight's Children, Khomeini's fatwa and the years in hiding before turning to The Satanic Verses.
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19 Aug 2022video
What is The Satanic Verses actually about?
Mufti Abu Layth summarises the novel's plot, including the Mahound episode and the brothel whose women bear the names of the Prophet's wives, and says this part, though short, shows the book's hostility to Islam.
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19 Aug 2022video
Is The Satanic Verses a critique of Islam or an insult?
Mufti Abu Layth says the novel is an insult rather than a critique, since it makes no argument and only portrays the Prophet and his wives offensively.
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2020 · 1
22 Sep 2020Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth
What does Robert Hoyland's In God's Path say about how Islam spread?
Mufti Abu Layth recommends Hoyland's In God's Path as fair and well researched, and agrees that Islam's ability to integrate other peoples explains its rapid spread.
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