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Most recent statement · 29 Sep 2024Mufti Tariq Masood's remark on scribal errors, and Islam as a deen of mercyOlder segments link here so no earlier explanation is read as the last word.

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29 Sep 2024On Current Events LatestMufti Tariq Masood's remark on scribal errors, and Islam as a deen of mercy Mufti Abu Layth says there are no mistakes in the Quran's script, but Islam is a deen of mercy, so Mufti Tariq Masood's error should not bring calls for his death. Discussionposition checkedMufti Tariq Masoodrasm (the orthography of the mushaf)mushafQuran 21:107 (a mercy to the worlds) machine5 min 09 s0:03on YouTube

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2024 · 1

29 Sep 2024On Current Events LatestHow scholars' rhetoric fed Pakistan's blasphemy killings, in Mufti Abu Layth's view Mufti Abu Layth says scholars who long told the public to kill blasphemers, Mufti Tariq Masood once among them, helped build the culture now threatening him, and must teach mercy for everyone. DiscussionQuran 96:15 (we will seize him by the forelock)Abu JahlMufti Tariq MasoodSalman Taseer machine5 min 05 s9:46on YouTube

2021 · 3

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
9 Feb 2021Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth Why is Pakistan so full of religious extremism? Mufti Abu Layth says religious militancy in Pakistan was boosted by the CIA-backed Afghan jihad against the Soviets and is still mass-produced by madrasa networks. Question from live chatposition checkedMuhammad Ali Jinnahthe CIAthe Soviet-Afghan war (1979-1989)Osama bin Laden machine8 min 16 s1:55:56on YouTube
9 Feb 2021Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth What was Mufti Abu Layth's madrasa in Pakistan like? Mufti Abu Layth says his madrasa's head was not hot-headed, and that Barelvi radicalism is recent while militancy has long existed in parts of the Deobandi world. Question from live chatposition checkedMufti Naeem [?]Khadim Hussain RizviBarelviDeobandi machine5 min 07 s2:05:32on YouTube

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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
4 Aug 2020Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth The Peshawar courtroom killing of an Ahmadi accused of blasphemy Mufti Abu Layth condemns the Peshawar courtroom killing, says a claim to prophethood is not an insult to the Prophet, and blames the authorities for failing to prevent it. Lessonposition checkedPeshawar courtroom killing (2020)Ahmadiyya machine11 min 26 s1:36:23on YouTube
16 Jul 2020video Should Pakistan allow a Hindu temple to be built in Islamabad? Yes, he says: Pakistan is a nation-state of equal citizens, not a khilafah, and Muslims who demand tolerance abroad while opposing a temple at home have become bigots. The Quran itself says Allah's name is glorified in other faiths' places of worship. Lessonposition checkedQuran 22:40-41 (Surah al-Hajj)Imran Khanthe Hindu temple (mandir) in Islamabadkhilafah machine4 min 08 s26:20on YouTube
14 Jul 2020live stream Should Pakistan allow a Hindu temple in Islamabad? Mufti Abu Layth supports the Islamabad temple: Pakistan is a nation-state of equal citizens, and Muslims who demand tolerance abroad but deny it at home are bigots. Lessonposition checkedQuran 22:40-41 (Surah al-Hajj)Imran Khanthe Hindu temple (mandir) in Islamabadkhilafah machine4 min 27 s1:40:22on YouTube
10 Jul 2020MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth Should Pakistan allow a Hindu temple to be built in Islamabad? Mufti Abu Layth thinks building a temple for Pakistani Hindus is a kind gesture and that Muslims have no reason to feel insecure about it. Question from live chatguest speechShaykh Omar Balochthe Islamabad Hindu temple controversy (2020)Imran KhanHinduism machine3 min 12 s2:22:50on YouTube
29 Jun 2020video Is alcohol under forty percent permissible, as a Pakistani mufti reportedly said? Mufti Abu Layth says he cannot tell what the mufti meant: forty percent strength would be ridiculous, a diluted drink might rest on the Hanafi view on nabidh, and the cigarette analogy made no sense to him. He wants to hear the mufti's explanation before judging. Lessonguest speechMufti Abdul QaviQandeel BalochnabidhHanafi school machine4 min 40 s1:13on YouTube
29 May 2020video Was the arrest of Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza justified? No: Mufti Abu Layth calls the arrest unacceptable and the product of jealousy and sectarianism, praising Engineer Mirza as an open-minded scholar. LessonEngineer Muhammad Ali Mirzathe arrest of Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza (2020)the Pharisees machine3 min 07 s0:00on YouTube
28 Apr 2020video The backlash to Maulana Tariq Jamil's dua on media, modesty and the pandemic, and the clip Mufti Abu Layth sets out the controversy over Maulana Tariq Jamil's dua, in which he criticised media lies and spoke of modesty, reads critics who called it misogynistic, and plays the clip. Lessonquoted view, not his positionguest speechMaulana Tariq Jamilthe Covid-19 pandemicImran Khan (the Prime Minister)dua machine5 min 59 s0:00on YouTube
28 Apr 2020video Did Maulana Tariq Jamil blame women for the coronavirus? Mufti Abu Layth did not feel Tariq Jamil was blaming women for the pandemic; he heard a call to self-examination in a calamity. Despite disagreements, he supports him as a caring voice for unity and reflection. LessonMaulana Tariq Jamilthe Covid-19 pandemicrizq halal (lawful earnings)haya (modesty) machine3 min 53 s5:59on YouTube
19 Apr 2020MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth Why did clerics in Pakistan insist on reopening mosques during the coronavirus lockdown? The guest says the clerics privately regard the coronavirus as a conspiracy and turned mosque closures into a religious issue that the authorities were reluctant to confront. Discussionquoted view, not his positionguest speechShaykh Kashif Khan (guest)Mufti Muneeb ur Rehman [?]the coronavirus pandemic and mosque closures (2020) machine2 min 33 s17:39on YouTube
12 Jan 2020On Current Events How did Hamza Ali Abbasi do in his debate with Harris Sultan? Mufti Abu Layth says Hamza Ali Abbasi showed genius-level intelligence and came out on top against Harris Sultan. DiscussionHamza Ali AbbasiHarris SultanShah Rukh Khan machine1 min 52 s0:00on YouTube
12 Jan 2020On Current Events Is it good that Hamza Ali Abbasi left showbiz for religion? Mufti Abu Layth welcomes Hamza Ali Abbasi's turn to religion but hopes he does not become a full-on mullah and stop being a bridge. DiscussionHamza Ali AbbasiJunaid Jamshed machine3 min 26 s1:52on YouTube