

Whisperings of the Postmodern World
Oct 4, 2025
Dr. Halis Aydemir, a renowned Turkish Quranic scholar, dives deep into the interplay of postmodern ideologies and Islamic teachings. He discusses the Quranic warnings about ideological corruption and contrasts external threats like atheism with internal distortions of faith. Themes of secularism, cultural psychology, and the true meaning of freedom versus oppression are explored. Additionally, both he and Nouman Ali Khan emphasize education over coercion in moral reforms and highlight the role of guidance in fostering societal stability.
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Internal Threats Mirror Historical Corruption
- Islam faces both external ideological attacks and internal corruption that mimic past prophetic histories.
- Preserving the religion requires vigilance against subtle internal distortions as much as defending against external disbelief.
Study Of At‑Talaq Reveals Practical Violations
- Nouman spent 200 hours studying Surah At-Talaq and found the idda rules give the woman temporary household rights.
- He observed many religious-looking men still expel wives immediately, showing practical violations of Quranic instructions.
Modernism Then Postmodernism Undermine Truth
- Modernism elevated human reason while discarding revelation, but failed to reach truth because reason was misapplied.
- Postmodernism then discarded reason too, denying objective truth and deepening secular hostility to religion.