
Blogging Theology
Blogging Theology is a channel discussing comparative religion by Paul Williams, a blogger and bibliophile based in London and the South of France.
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Mar 22, 2023 • 1h 29min
The Covenants Of The Prophet Muḥammadﷺ with Dr Ibrahim Mohamed Zein and Ahmed El-Wakil
Ibrahim Zein and Ahmed El-Wakil:*THE COVENANTS OF THE PROPHET MUḤAMMAD: From Shared Historical Memory to Peaceful Co-existence by Ibrahim Mohamed Zein and Ahmed El-Wakil https://www.routledge.com/The-Covenants-of-the-Prophet-Muammad-From-Shared-Historical-Memory-to/Zein-El-Wakil/p/book/9781032412344#*The Ṣiffīn Arbitration Agreement and statecraft in early Islamic political documents, Oxford Journal of Islamic Studies (2022): https://academic.oup.com/jis/article/33/2/153/6522821*On the Origins of the Hijrī Calendar: A Multi-Faceted Perspective Based on the Covenants of the Prophet and Specific Date Verification, Religions (2021): https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/12/1/42 *Remembering the Covenants of the Prophet Muḥammad: Shared Historical Memory of Good Governance and Peaceful Co-existence, Al-Shajarah (2020): https://journals.iium.edu.my/shajarah/index.php/shaj/article/view/1140Ahmed El-Wakil:*"Whoever Harms a Dhimmī I Shall Be His Foe on the Day of Judgment”: An Investigation into an Authentic Prophetic Tradition and Its Origins from the Covenants, Religions: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/10/9/516 *Searching for the Covenants: Identifying Authentic Documents of the Prophet Based on Scribal Conventions and Textual Analysis, MA Diss. (2017). Supervisor: Dr. Louay Fatoohi; Internal Examiner: Prof. Ibrahim Zein: https://hbku.academia.edu/AhmedElWakil Other scholars:Interfaith Actor Reception of Islamic Covenants: How ‘New’ Religious Knowledge Influences Views on Interreligious Relations in Islam, by Halim Rane, Religions. (2022): https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/13/9/873Covenants of the Prophet and the Problems of Transmission: An Analysis of a Manuscript Copied by Fāris al-Shidyāq, by John Andrew Morrow, Religions (2021): https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/12/9/751 An Historical Evaluation of the Covenants of the Prophet Muḥammad and ‘Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib in the Matenadaran, by Gayane Mkrtumyan, Religions (2021): https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/12/2/138 Websites:Dr. John Andrew Morrow’s official website: https://johnandrewmorrow.com/‘Umar’s Covenant with the Christians of Jerusalem: https://lastprophet.info/treaty-for-qudsSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/blogging-theology/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Mar 22, 2023 • 1h 33min
Islam’s Solution to the World’s Population Problem with Sadat Anwar
Sadat's channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ThatCanadianBrotherSupport Blogging Theology on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/BloggingtheologyMy Paypal Link: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/bloggingtheology?locale.x=en_GBSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/blogging-theology/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Mar 22, 2023 • 2h 58min
Ibn Taymiyyah's Theology - Part 2 with Dr Hatem al-Haj
Here is a PDF version of the presentation slides:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BLzh1C8UoBWv13HgJ-V2-tVaEAGTxImn/viewSupport Blogging Theology on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/BloggingtheologyMy Paypal Link: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/bloggingtheology?locale.x=en_GBSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/blogging-theology/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Mar 22, 2023 • 2h 47min
Ibn Taymiyyah's Theology - Part 1 with Dr Hatem al-Haj
Here is a PDF version of the presentation slides:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BLzh1C8UoBWv13HgJ-V2-tVaEAGTxImn/viewChapters:00:00 - Introduction00:17 - Background of Dr. Hathem00:50 - Today's Topic of Presentation02:04 - Outline of the Presentation05:06 - Introduction to Taymiyyah Theology16:31 - Biography of Imam Ibn Taymiyyah17:54 - When did He Live?24:18 - The Life of Imam Ibn Taymiyyah38:38 - Distinction: Testimonials45:41 - Distinction in Rational Sciences51:41 - Islamic Beliefs52:19 - Core Beliefs of Islam55:25 - Qadar (Predestination) in Islam57:42 - Actions: Hasan (beautiful) vs Qabeeh (holy)1:02:31 - Qadar: Secondary Causality1:10:27 - Ibn Taymiyyah's view of secondary causality1:15:43 - Divine "Attributes" of Beauty, Majesty & Perfection1:19:05 - The Beginning: The God of the Qur'an1:21:08 - The Beginning: The Qur'an and Sunnah1:28:01 - The Way of the Predecessors1:31:53 - Did they consign their meaning to the Lord?1:35:10 - Can We Conceptualize the Unseen?1:37:55 - Ibn Taymiyyah's Key Statement1:39:42 - Is There Room for Misunderstanding?1:49:52 - How Could They Disagree?1:53:53 - Taymiyyan Rejection of Delegationism1:56:00 - Taymiyyan Contentions: Textual1:58:59 - Taymiyyan Contentions: Rational2:01:02 - Empire of Faith: Influence of Aristotelian Philosophy2:07:11 - Empire of Faith: Responses of Sunni Muslim Apologists2:10:29 - Rational Theology Motivations: Pressure or Conviction?2:13:09 - Proof for Origination of Bodies2:20:56 - Opposition to the Use of the Technical Cosmological argument2:22:23 - Ibn Taymiyyah on the Proof of Origination of Bodies2:31:24 - Taymiyyan Alternative2:36:42 - Typology2:42:53 - Turning of the Tide & Excommunication of CorporealistsSupport Blogging Theology on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/BloggingtheologyMy Paypal Link: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/bloggingtheology?locale.x=en_GBSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/blogging-theology/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Mar 22, 2023 • 1h 50min
Misrepresentations of Islam by John of Damascus and Thomas Aquinas: with Dr. Osman Latiff
Dr. Osman’s books can be purchased here https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=osman+latiff&crid=3NBUDK7XEKNQE&sprefix=osman+latiff%2Caps%2C107&ref=nb_sb_noss_2 Some of his free published work can be accessed here https://sapienceinstitute.org/author/dr-osman-latiff/Chapters:Introduction: 00:00-13:39Relational Dynamics: 13:40-22:56The Iberian Peninsula and the Genesis of Crusading: 22:57-39:26John of Damascus: 39:27-52:51Thomas Aquinas: 52:52-1:24:11The Prophetic Response + Q&A: 1:24:12-1:49:46Support Blogging Theology on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/BloggingtheologyMy Paypal Link: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/bloggingtheology?locale.x=en_GBSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/blogging-theology/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Mar 22, 2023 • 51min
Islam Answers Atheism with Shaykh Asrar Rashid
‘Islam Answers Atheism’ by Asrar Rashid is available on Amazon UK:Hardback*: Islam Answers Atheism https://amzn.eu/d/7Yh7RW7Kindle: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BR1MKZWX?ref_=cm_sw_r_apin_dp_5X9NPK2M7NSAP0SVP01D*Stock will be replenished this week, in sha Allah.Support Blogging Theology on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/BloggingtheologyMy Paypal Link: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/bloggingtheology?locale.x=en_GBSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/blogging-theology/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Mar 22, 2023 • 1h 30min
Is America declining and the rise of Islam? With Muhammad Jalal
Follow Muhammad Jalal on Twitter: @jalalayn and @thinking_muslimSupport Blogging Theology on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/BloggingtheologyMy Paypal Link: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/bloggingtheology?locale.x=en_GBChapters:00:00 - Introduction00:16 - Background of the Guest: Muhammad Jalal00:54 - Today's Topic04:43 - The End of History?18:11 - Timeline of the World Politics24:22 - US Liberal Hegemony27:58 - The Liberal Moment33:22 - American Decline?38:14 - A Liberal Order43:51 - Why is the Liberal Order Declining?50:02 - Russia's War59:56 - China's Rise1:16:23 - Islamic World Order1:24:27 - Lessons for the Ummah from the Seerah1:27:05 - Closing RemarksSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/blogging-theology/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Mar 22, 2023 • 1h 30min
Emotional Intelligence in Islam: with Shaykh Navaid Aziz
Shaykh Navaid’s lecture series can be seen here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bN2eqQ-ulMgShaykh Mika’eel Smith’s book can be purchased here https://www.amazon.com/Heart-Mind-Emotional-Intelligence-Prophet/dp/1733625607Chapters:Introduction: 00:00-02:39The Burden: 02:40-05:50Intelligence: 05:51-07:51What Does Success Look Like? 07:52-10:31A General Reminder: 10:32-12:41The Framework: 12:42-28:19The Challenge of This Approach: 28:20-32:13Case Study: 32:14-35:13What Do Relationships Require? 35:14-40:22Understanding Communication: 40:23-45:55Outbursts: 45:56-50:20Awareness and Understanding: 50:21-50:36Pitfalls: 50:37-1:04:11Small Sunnahs That Make a Big Difference: 1:04:12-1:08:07It’s Not Your Fault: 1:08:08-1:10:16Resources: 1:10:17-1:10:42Q&A – 1:10:43 - 1:30:08Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/blogging-theology/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Mar 21, 2023 • 1h 17min
What happened on the 3rd March 1924? Its impact on Muslims - Part 2
Follow: @AbdulWahidHTSupport Blogging Theology on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/BloggingtheologyMy Paypal Link: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/bloggingtheology?locale.x=en_GBSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/blogging-theology/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Mar 21, 2023 • 1h 15min
What happened on the 3rd March 1924? Its impact on Muslims - Part 1
Follow: @AbdulWahidHTRecommended reading: The Inevitable Caliphate - Reza Pankhurst How the Khilafah was Destroyed - Shaikh Abdul Qadeem Zalloum - Al Dawah Al Islamiyyah (‘The Islamic State) - Shaikh Taqiuddin an-Nabhani - The Fall of the Ottomans - Eugene Rogan Ottoman Endgame - Sean McMeekinA Peace to End all Peace - David FromkinLonging for the Lost Caliphate - Mona HassanCoping with defeat - Sunni islam, Roman Catholicism, and the Modern State - Jonathan LaurenceA Line in the Sand - James BarrAtaturk - Patrick KinrossA History of Saudi Arabia - Madawi al RasheedMarmaduke Pickthall: British Muslim - Peter ClarkIslam in Victorian Britain - The Life and Times of Abdullah Quilliam - Ron GeavesLoyal Enemies - Jamie Gilham The State in Contemporary Islamic Thought - (A Historical Survey of the Major Muslim Thinkers of the Modern Era) - Abdelilah BelkezizIslam and Modernism - Maryam Jameelah (formerly Margaret Marcus) Arabic Thought in the Liberal Age, 1798-1939 - Albert HouraniSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/blogging-theology/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy