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Most recent statement · 17 May 2021What does Mufti Abu Layth think the solution for Kashmir is?Older segments link here so no earlier explanation is read as the last word.

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Latest answer · 17 May 2021

17 May 2021video LatestWhat 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. Question source not recordedposition checked machine2 min 41 s22:27on YouTube

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2021 · 1

9 Feb 2021Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth Who 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. Lessonguest speechthe Indian farmers' protest (2020-2021)Narendra ModiRihannaGreta Thunberg machine13 min 02 s2:20:56on YouTube

2020 · 4

24 Aug 2020Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth What 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. Question from live chatposition checkedKashmir machine3 min 16 s2:03:33on YouTube
16 Jul 2020video If 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. Lessonposition checkedThrasymachusmight is right (the law of Thrasymachus), rejectedthe Babri Masjidthe reconversion of the Hagia Sophia to a mosque machine3 min 56 s18:26on YouTube
14 Jul 2020live stream If 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. Lessonposition checkedThrasymachusSocratesmight is right (the law of Thrasymachus), rejectedal-Masjid al-Aqsa machine3 min 50 s1:33:19on YouTube
19 Apr 2020MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth Does 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. Discussionquoted view, not his positionguest speechShaykh Kashif Khan (guest)Shaykh Zubair Ali Zai [?]Darussalam (publisher)Sunan Abi Dawud machine5 min 46 s1:13:31on YouTube

2019 · 1

19 Dec 2019From the Mind of a Mufti Why 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. Lessonposition checkedthe Mughal EmpireJalal al-Din Akbarthe Ottomansthe Umayyads machine5 min 34 s0:00on YouTube