Am a Jewish by blood but am truly grateful to follow the true last religion Islam 🕋 Lord of Ibrahim and moses 🙏 🙌 ❤️

Thanks Rabbi, one thing worth mentioning that muslims never claim that jews copied from muslims. Muslims acknowledge Moses and he is regarded as one of the major 5 prophets in the world.

I am Muslim. Its an enlightening sharing. Thanks Just a note, I never heard any Muslim scholar who claim Judaism copy Islam. Rather we claim the root is from the same God, thus we found same tradition found in Old Testament and Quran.

I read many comments and I'm pleased that our fellow brothers in Islam are aware of their religion and able to defend it. Second, as a Muslim it was enough for me to read and memorise Surat al baqara by heart and with deep reflection I understood the struggle of prophet Mussa peace be upon him with his people, their mentality and how us Muslims should deal with them. How Allah described them are final statements. Full stop

I just want to say that as a Muslim I haven't seen any muslim scholars who claims Jewish practices are copied from Islam. (19:00-20:00)

12:20 I disagree Muslims have not chosen to pray 5 times a day in order to compete with Jews. Muslims were actually supposed to pray 50 times a day but Prophet Musa advised Prophet Muhammad to ask Allaah to reduce it because people won't be able to do it. Anas bin Malik and Ibn Hazm said: "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, enjoined fifty prayers upon my Ummah, and I came back with that until I passed by Musa, peace be upon him, who said: 'What has your Lord enjoined upon your Ummah?' I said: 'He has enjoined fifty prayers on them.' Musa said to me: 'Go back to your Lord, the Mighty and Sublime, for your Ummah will not be able to do that.' So I went back to my Lord, the Mighty and Sublime, and He reduced a portion of it. Then I came back to Musa and told him, and he said: 'Go back to you Lord, for your Ummah will not be able to do that.' So I went back to my Lord, the Mighty and Sublime, and He said: 'They are five (prayers) but they are fifty (in reward), and the Word that comes from Me cannot be changed.' [1] I came back to Musa and he said: 'Go back to your Lord.' I said: 'I feel too shy before my Lord, the Mighty and Sublime.'" [1]See Surah Qaf 50:29. Sunan an-Nasa'i 449

Let me make some clarifications here. 1. We pray 5 times a day which was given as gift from god. We dont see any where this as a competition between us and jews. Our prayers has nothing to do with Jews. 2. We as Muslims never claimed that jews copied their bible from Qur'an. Infact Quran itself address Jews as people of book and address them and makes a reminder for them how God glorified them and how they were disobedient towards god in return.

Islam was not founded by our prophet Muhammad SAW. He was chosen to be the seal of prophecy for the religion of Islam which has been around since the first human stepped on earth; Prophet Adam AS

Thanks a lot, Rabbi Taylor, for providing this venue for learning the views of Judaism on Islam. I would like to rebuttal some points that you raised about Islam, Prophet Muhammad Peace Be Upon Him, and The Noble Quran. Prophet Muhammad Peace Be Upon Him never advocated converting people to Islam by force. In The Noble Quran, Allah decrees: "There is no compulsion in religion", which is an important rule in Islam. The five daily prayers order was given by Allah to Prophet Muhammad, and has nothing to do with emulating Judaism. Hajj has been performed since the time of Prophet Ibrahim Peace Be Upon Him. Aashoraa is observed by Muslims to celebrate the escape of Prophet Moses Peace Be Upon Him, and his people from Egypt. Aashoraa is the tenth day of the Islamic Hijri calendar. Most importantly, Aashoraa is a voluntary fast; one of many throughout the year, and does not replace the obligatory fasting of Ramadhan. As for the stories of the prophets and messengers of Allah, no Islamic scholars ever claimed that Judaism took these stories from The Quran. In fact, despite the general similarity of the stories of the prophet and messengers in both faiths, they are viewed with a different lens in Islam. In Islam, the prophets and messengers of Allah [Adam, Noah, Ibrahim, Isaac, Ismail, Jacob, Joseph, etc.] are highly respected and viewed as humans to whom imperfections, immorality, and lust cannot be attributed. I would recommend reviewing the stories of, say, Prophets Joseph, Lut, David, Soliman, or Moses Peace Be Upon Them in The Noble Quran. Muslims do not worship Prophet Muhammad Peace Be Upon Him [if "glorifying him at mosques" means worshipping him], or disrespect The Torah. We disagree with the parts of The Torah and The New Testament that oppose the Islamic views on Allah, His prophets, and the fundamental teachings of Islam, but believing in the previous Words of Allah are one of the Fundamentals of the Islamic faith. I would recommend reading about Prophet Muhammad and his teachings from neutral sources. One author that comes to mind is the self-described "agnostic Jewish" author Lesley Hazleton. I recommend her book "The First Muslim", or this short talk as a starting point to learn more about Islam and its great prophet: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/b8dzasWGuaivpmQ.html I also would strongly recommend this conversation between a Rabbi, a Catholic priest, and a Muslim scholar: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/f7R5eplkm7nShWg.html Thanks, and Assalamu Alaikum [Peace Onto You]

my biggest opportunity in this life is to born as a Muslim. the most ethical, logical and simple religion. thanks you Rabbi for taking your time to study Islam ❤😊

Listening to this with the little misrepresentation he had strengthen my faith, Alhamdulellah for being a Muslim

19:58 No Muslim on the face of the Earth ever claimed that Jewish practiced copied from Islam neither they claim that Islamic practices copied from Judaism, they claim Islam is the fulfilment of God's way & the Prophet Muhammad ( pbuh) is the last & final messenger of God.

Good speech. It was mentioned that muslim claim that Jews took stories from Quran. As a Learned muslim, I can say that I never read or heard a muslim saying that Stories in Jewish and muslim holy scriptures look generally similar, but the details are often different. Basically, the Prophets in Quran are far better persons compared to the new and old testament

19:46 No Muslim claims that all the things he mentioned were taken by Jews from the Muslims. I don't know where he got that from.

Respected Rabbi being a Muslim I am amazed explaining all three faiths in positive and with respect. God Bless.

The Qur’an is not the teachings of our Nabi SAW rather it’s the speech of Allah 4:48

Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him didn't replace Aashora for Ramadan, Aashora is still fasted by Muslims as the prophet said "We Muslims are most worthy of [celebrating Moses Peace be Upon him] Moses than Israelites", Ramadan is a mandatory fast mentioned in the Quran, while Aashora fasting isn't but desirable due to the abovementioned saying of our prophet.

Just as I wouldn't go to a chef if I have a medical condition, I would advise everyone to listen to this intelligent man with a grain of salt. To understand the teaching of Islam, it's better to open up the Quran and read the translation. And read the biography of prophet Muhammad peace be upon him. That provides us a complete picture of Islam.

For people who wanna know do not ask . Just read Torah, bible and the Quran. And you will definitely know the truth. Very simple.

I have a question. What do Jews think of gharqad(boxthorn/lyceum)tree?

As a Muslim that was a really good explanation, one main thing to note however is that we as Muslims at least in the majority do not claim that Jews or Christians copied from Muslims

Also, Muslims didn't copy Jews or Christians, The gospel, Torah and the Quran are all Allah's books and words. So, no wonder we have similarities. We Muslims believe in Moses, Jesus and Muhammad and all the prophets and messengers before them. And no better words than Allah's words as he said in the Quran "He has sent down upon you, [O Muḥammad], the Book in truth, confirming what was before it. And He revealed the Torah and the Gospel"

That was so well done, and respectfully so. Thank you, good Rabbi Taylor.

Hello dear Rabbi, PLEASE we want to know what judaïsme thinks of Zionism, and a look on what's happening now.. I know it's a heavy topic but I really want to know

I think we should take this video as view of Jewish on Islam not necessarily what Islam is. He is very respectful as compared to other content on internet. There are things he well described especially similarities between two religions.

You will find similarity among these three religions because all of them Came from only one God (Allah). But one came after another as an Update to previous religions because people got distracted and changed their religious views according to their favour. Islam is the latest religion and only religion that should be followed. It is up to you if u don't follow Islam but I am inviting you to read the Quran at least once in your lifetime.

Great video, one small correction. Muslims reasoning isn’t just because it was well written. It’s also preserved, memorized, and has a few foreshadowing events that we are experiencing today.

Dear Rabbi .. you know so much about Islam.. May Allah guide you and find the path which is ultimately true❤

Peace be upon us.. Iam muslim and how you reached with respect made me happy and felt pleasant. One thing i wanna clear is we dont think torah is copied from us, we beleive in same author who is one true god. We beleive torah was a book revealed by god but human hands played in it. Once again thanks for being respectful and knowledgeable towards islam.

A correction: the fasting of the tenth day is a voluntary one and still widely practiced by Muslims with the addition of one day. Whereas, the 30 days fasting of Ramadhan is an obligatory fasting and it was already practiced in Mecca before Muhammad. He just followed it. There are many other voluntary fasting days in Islam including two days every week.

One thing about Fasting Ashoora is that it is not mandatory but Ramadan is mandatory for anyone who is adult and has not health restrictions. Also, We fast the 9th and 10th Day of the month Muharram or the 10th and 11th. There are also a they elective fasting days throughout the year, such as Mondays and Thursdays, the first 9 days of Zul-hija month, and others. Also it’s worth mentioning that Ashoora fasting was not the first time the Muslims fasted. Ashoora was towards the end of Prophet’s life time.

what is the word at 36:20?

Lack of research at some points, 1. Islam doesn't reject Original Torah even the Bible & Zubur (It's even mandatory to Muslims to accept that those books are from One God), you can say the Quran is the final version of all 4 scriptures of God. 2. Islam doesn't say Jews copied from Islam, how even it's possible Judaism was way years before than Islam. We believe the Torah & Bible are not in the original version they were revealed in.

Good Presentation but 20:00 Islam never claimed Judaism or Christianity copied from them. Islam has an image of Jews as learned People even though it considered them as people in habit of betraying God's favor upon them. Islam has accepted that those 2 Faith came earlier

Very good 👍 Sir, we Muslims don't say that Jews copied things from quran, but we do say that the Torah has changed or corrupted. Quran says: "Those who believe (in the Qur´an), and those who follow the Jewish (scriptures), and the Christians and the Sabians,- any who believe in Allah and the Last Day, and work righteousness, shall have their reward with their Lord; on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve." (2:62)

BTW, the covenant was never given to Isaac but the covenant is with Ishmael. the scribes tried to change it in the torah but you can see it clearly.

Dear Rabbi Taylor! Really loved the speech! However, Muslims do not claim that Torah is not legit or that it was derived or taken from Quran! Actually, Torah is mentioned in Quran as a messages from God! Also, believing that Torah is God’s word is a must in Islam religion. Thanks so much!!

Pick up the Quran It’s the creator talking directly to the creation Read !!

Thanks, Rabbi Pinchas Taylor for your friendly and interesting speech. You did refer to other Rabbis' opinions about Islam, and I wonder if you read the Quran ( the hole book)?

How are those who call themselves Jews and are not?????

There’s a lot of details that are twisted to be subliminally negative.. luckily for Muslims they have no interest in forcing, tricking or any thing to gain in attracting followers or shaming anyone. Each follower only focus is within one self and immediate neighbors, no church needed, no popes priest pastors. Just understanding. There should be no reason to shame or talk negative about any religion regardless of your own, as long as your a strong believer in what you worship why would it matter? So what if you feel they got some stuff wrong, they are happy and it’s helping them personally. I stopped by in hopes of positivity and a message of unity… but nope once again I’m left questioning the motives.

Shalom. At 19:57 the respected Rabbi states "They claim that we took it from them 1500 years ago". With all due respect to the Rabbi, this claim is inaccurate. Muslims, by principle and in the modern world, do not claim that the Jewish religion or Jewish people "took" anything. Instead the Qur'an says that it is a "confirmation of that which came before it" and that it is a "guidance for those who believe in what was revealed to you and what was revealed before you (I.e the Torah and the Gospel). Muslims to this day, following the word of the Quran, see their religion as the revealed continuation from the same universal God that gave the covenant to the children of Israel. Therefore there is no claim of theft or even adaptation, but rather confirmation and continuation.

We muslims never say that jews copied us. Jews and Muslims follow the same God and therefore share the same teachings.

Great lecture, Rabbi Pinchas Taylor. A few corrections if you'll allow me, though since this video was made 7yrs ago, I am sure you have learned more details about Islam. 1. There is a diversity of interpretations in Islam and therefore, Muslim practice of faith will also differ. There are Muslims who will deny this but that is just stubborn ignorance, if not arrogance. 2. The original meaning of the word jlhad, as was explained by Muhammad, is for one to gain mastery over one's ego - nafs - by way of allowing one's higher level of consciousness, or the soul - ruh/ru'ah to emerge. 3. The Qur'anic revelation does not state that the Torah is corrupt. In chapter 3, verse 3, it states, "It is He (God) Who has sent down the Book (the Qur’an) to you (Prophet Muhammad ) with truth, confirming what came before it. And he sent down the Taurat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel).” So, the divinity of the Torah is not nor can it be rejected because of the Unicity of God, in that it is the same God who revealed before. In another verse, the Qur'an relates that some of the scripture, as revealed by God, were later misinterpreted by people which led to misunderstandings, if not deliberate misguiding followers. This ignorance can easily be seen in the falling back to the worshipping of a golden calf during the time of Moses. Humanity swerves and sways from divine guidance, and this is why in the belief of monotheistic religions, with Islam being the culminating confirmation of that which came before, God has sent prophets to humanity throughout time so as to guide them from darkness and ignorance, and into light. Were it not the case, the revelation wouldn't have been necessary. Moreover, the stories found in the Torah that appear in the Qur'an are not the full story. It is assumed by the Qur'an, if not required, that the reader is also well versed in the previous scripture. In the Qur'an, these stories are related once again in order to place emphasis on the meaning/message behind the story, which one could argue, is the actual point. Take for example the story of Adam and Eve, while perhaps differently understood in both Judaism and Christianity, tends to be seen as the story of the creation of human beings, with the emphasis being on the original sin. In the Qur'an however, the story is retold but its meaning emphasizes God's mercy. And so ultimately, we are all Adam and Eve who when navigating the trials and tribulations of human life, will make mistakes on a daily basis. But rather than being blamed by God for simply being human, He reminds us to seek refuge in Him and in His mercy. I think one might find this more pallatable than the former conclusion of being cast out from the garden of Eden. 4. Based on your comments regarding your worldview, it makes perfect sense that the God of Judaism who abhors idolatry would be the same God that would reveal anew, this time to a region whose inhabitants were staunchly idolatrous and whose social moral fabric had frayed into ignorance. It is also the same God who went from being One to then becoming part of a trinity along with being anthropomorphised as in Christianity. It follows, then, that the Qur'anic revelation was not an 'offshoot' of the Jewish faith but a reaffirmation of God's mercy to all of humanity (rather than just to a specific group of people), to guide all who had forgotten and/or misunderstood His message. To state otherwise would be to suggest, if not to believe, that upon the completion of God's revelation of the Torah, He fell into a deep slumber never to be heard from again. That would be antithetical to Him being a Just God, not to mention one who is ever-present and all-aware. That being said, I appreciated listening to your lecture!

Read Qur'an don't listen to anyone like this rabbi Heard from a philosopher ....Read Qur'an

I wish that all human beings could live together in peace and harmony for a little time we each have as life. I am a Muslim and when I see Jews having same believes as I do, I feel my heart more attracting toward them rather then going into a discussion of who is original and who is a copy. I wish a world full of love and compassion for each other rather then wars and fights. May God bless all

I am a Muslim and I am proud to learn that Judaism and Islam have a lot in common. Although I find your study very interesting I cannot help it but to assert that from the very first messenger sent by God up until the last messenger, it is the same monotheistic religion developing over time to reach its full potential. The Oneness of God is the universal message with all the messengers. That is to mention that Adam Idris (Enoch) Nuh (Noah) Hud (Heber) Saleh (Methusaleh) Lut (Lot) Ibrahim (Abraham) Ismail (Ishmael) Ishaq (Isaac) Yaqub (Jacob) Yusuf (Joseph) Shu’aib (Jethro) Ayyub (Job) Dhulkifl (Ezekiel) Musa (Moses) Harun (Aaron) Dawud (David) Sulayman (Solomon) Ilyas (Elias) Alyasa (Elisha) Yunus (Jonah) Zakariya (Zachariah) Yahya (John the Baptist) Isa (Jesus) Muhammad. all received one message and that is to worship God alone. I believe we should all as monotheistic worshippers acknowledge that our moral values are almost the same and our worship towards the One and only God more or less puts us on the same page. Thanks Rabbi for your analysis which I found intriguing and honest.

Loved it. Very interrsting. Thank yiou.🙏

19:48 muslims don’t claim that judaism took these stories from them. They claim that Judaism was the religion of God, then people corrupt it so Muhammed bring it again. Mohammed says: don’t deny words of torah untill you don’t find their correspondence in Quran because some of them are words of Allah.

We Muslims don't think Jews borrowed from Islam ( that would be absurd) nor we Muslims borrowed from Jews. Rather, we got it from the same source you received revelations, Allah!

Hello rabbi I like your explanation of Islam but the reason why we pray 5 times a day is because of Moses told Muhammad to ask god for us Muslims to pray only 5 times a day because it was gonna be 50 times a day but because we can’t handle 50 times a day so Moses told Muhammad to ask god for us to pray 5 times a day

So one thing to point out that’s factually incorrect (16:30) is that Muslims still fast for Ashura (the day Moses freed the Israelites) and it’s emphasized that they fast two days instead on one. Ramadan is something entirely different.

Enjoyed the lecture as a muslim. the lecture was based on a very openminded worldview and would help bring people worshipping One God closer. we need more lectures to bridge the gap. Few comments: 1. If the Quran is so similar to Torah in theology, it could either be copied from Torah or could be a revelation from the same source i.e the One God. A human being who is reciting the Quran in a pagan land where countless dieties are worshipped and is proclaiming the message of just One God. Not only that, he is also being persecuted and has to migrate to another city for his belief in One God (the same theology that Jews so revere) and finally establishing a religion based on the worship of One God despite all the opposition to his views, within 23 years of his ministry which is persisting until now since his life time. This human is also offering the strongest critique to Trinity in a pagan land with not many Christians, just because it violates the pure monotheism mentioned in the Torah. Why can't this man be an actual Prophet than someone who is just copying the Torah. if this wasn't this the stage set for coming of a Prophet who destroys a pagan society, replaces it with the pure Abrahamic monotheism and also counters the belief of Trinity that has corrupted the true monotheism, then what else would that stage be when God sends a Prophet. 2. The Quran doesn't ask people to not believe in Torah. Rather it says we have to believe in the Torah and Gospel being from God. it says in multiple places that the Torah is from the same One God. It just says that it was not preserved in its purest form. 3. All muslims do is pray to the same one God. And about Muhammad, they only think he is a human being and pray for him for his work on saving monotheism which was desperately needed and thus he was God's man and Prophet. Don't think this should make any Jew not come to a mosque.

Thank you, Rabbi for this talk. As a Muslim, I was skeptical at the description/discussion about Islam by others, mainly because people who speak about other religions typically have an agenda that doesn't involve speaking fairly about the other religions. And while I was not taught all of the things that you mentioned about Islam (some are mentioned in other comments), I think your presentation was probably the best that one can expect from someone who is a religious person but not a Muslim. I particularly enjoyed the references to Maimonides, born in Cordoba, and who had many interactions with Muslims in Spain. One thing I would note, is that although spreading the message of Islam (da'wah) was instructed by our Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) in the his final sermon to spread this message to all of those who are not present, Muslims also believe that Jews and Christians who believe in God and the day of Judgment and perform good deeds, to them belongs a reward with their Lord and that they need not fear nor worry. (2:62) Jews and Christians are highlighted in the Qur'an as special status as People of the Book. Therefore, there is a place in Islam for non-Muslims and it isn't "My way or the highway", although Muslims do believe that our road to salvation is more correct and universally applicable. When you talked about the the reasons why Islam and Judaism is not congruent, you mentioned that it was because Muslims not accepting the divinity of the Torah. This is the case even though the Qur'an refers to the Torah a divine book, but also states that the current version has been changed is different from the original version. End of the day, we are more alike than we are different in many of the key factors. I appreciate his comments at the end and I think it leaves room for believers from many religions to find common ground with each other and pray for each other, in hope of God's salvation.

if you wanna learn Quran, Read Quran by yourself instead of learning quran from someone who does not even believe in quran.

"(Namely) those who follow the Messenger, the Prophet who is an ummi (cannot read and write) whose (name) they find written in the Torah and the Gospel that they have, who commands them to do what is right and forbids what is wrong, and who permits everything that is good for them and forbids everything that is bad for them, and frees them from the burdens and fetters that are on them. "As for those who believe in him, glorify him, help him and follow the bright light that was revealed to him (the Koran), they are the lucky people" (QS al-A'raf: 157).

No Muslim claim Jewish people took Abraham, Isaac, David, Moses or Jesus from islam. Islam or Qur'an verifies those events in history and confirms those events and all those names. We must believe those names as prophets and events as realities of those prophets. Otherwise we are not to be accepted as muslims.

I call upon every person to read the Quran for themselves (eg. The Clear Quran by Mustafa Khattab)

Thank you Taylor. Before watching this video I was a muslim. Now i am a hard core Muslim. Allahu Akbar.

You researched it well and I would like to thank you to not mock my religion like others and not showing your religion as superior. You showed us similarities, you showed us differences but you didn't lie that is really appreciated. Keep up the good work

I find it fascinating that the Jewish position on Islam is basically that Islam is correct. Judah Halevi's argument against Islam in the Kuzari is that the Prophet Muhammad's miracles were smaller than the Prophet Moses (note - he didn't deny Muhammad had miracles), and that the Quran was written in Arabic which the King of the Khazars couldn't read (but the Kuzari was written in Arabic, so neither Judah nor his audience could use this excuse). The analogy with Prophet Jonah in this video was also fascinating. Judaism essentially leaves room for non-Jewish prophets. The city of Mosul (Nineveh) was a guided, but not Israelite, city for a time.

Thanks to rabbi Pinchas Taylor for this presentation. It was truly educational and presented a fair objective view on Islam. At 19:45, the rabbi mentioned that Muslims claim Jews have taken those stories from Muslims. However, I have never heard any Muslim making such a claim, nor is it mentioned anywhere in the Quran. In fact, the Quran addresses the children of Israel or people of the book and reminds them of what they have in their own books. Therefore, the claim is false and unfounded.

I would love if you can do a video like this titled “Jewish look into zionism.” Great video by the way. I would love to learn your point of view on that matter.

The Torah, the foundational text of Judaism, contains no hint that a messiah is to be expected. While the word mashiakh (“messiah”) does appear four times in the text, namely in Leviticus chapters 4 and 6, it has nothing to do with messianism: it simply means “anointed,” referring to a consecrated priest. So what's your points???

Thank you Rabbi, I enjoyed watching your video. Wish everyone can comprehend your message. After all, the Quran states “ Surely those who believe, and those who are Jews, and the Christians, and the Sabians, whoever believes in God and the Last day and does good, they shall have their reward from their Lord, and there is no fear for them, nor shall they grieve. Chapter 2, Verse 62.

Wow that was a terrible and a misleading presentation of the history and the concept of Islam. Even as devout non-believer in any super power myths, I still can hear the Rabbi's sense of superiority and cynism towards Islam.

Another correction : Jihad is not a concept added by Shiaa Muslims, it is an important part of Sunni Muslim faith.

Ashura fast is still practiced among Muslims bro it’s on the 10th day of Muharram , the very first month of Islamic calendar. However this fasting practice get over shadowed by the mourning of the massacre of the Karbla which sadly happened on the 10th of the Muharram.😢

I like you speech brother, I have few things 1. 5 Times prayer is the must for Muslim and it's by choice 2. Zakath is missing 3. Fasting in Ramadan is must and Arafa is a value add 4. Islam, Jewish and Christian are given to respective prophets and there are more Prophets 5. Anyone can follow Islam as it is from Almighty and it's not a closed network 6. Why Almighty separate from Jews and Non-Jews and how Jews can make unity when we say jews are different and we are different. These things still raise a question. Happy to hear Islam your whole heartedly and may Almighty bless you all and have you all in Heaven

As a Christian, I’ve always wondered why it feels like there’s more of a kinship with Jews than Muslims. Maybe just because of the politics of the day and wars that seem to go along with the politics? I was glad to hear mention of “the Messiah”, who I believe was/is Jesus Christ. And I believe He was prophesied about in Isaiah 53 and many other books of the Bible. He is the Light of the world. His blood sacrifice followed the Levitical system of atonement for sin.

19:47 I really interested to know which muslim person claimed that Jews copied from Muslim? As a muslim myself, I never heard such claim. Is this about Karaite Jewish?

I am shocked as an Algerian who grew up in Algiers in the 1970s and 1980s to hear that the city I grew up in was mentioned by anyone in the world!!! When I mention Algiers or Algeria to people here in Boston they usually say: "what's that?" as though referring to a thing and not a place or a country in the world. Algeria is the biggest country by size in Africa and the 10th biggest in the world, yet no one in the west knows this country!!! Why? because the military junta that rules it and their criminal friends in France and Europe and the gulf countries want everything under wraps while they pillage, ransack, steal, rape, and destroy that country!!!

Seems like a very genuine and honest effort, but riddled with very basic errors. Was really hoping for something better researched. I'm sorry but this is disappointing. The reality of the similarities are truly fascinating, mostly missed here.

You've explained quite well so far. But would you please give us the reference where Muslims claim that Jews copied from Muslims?

What was the Religion of Prophet Abraham ( A S ) and Prophets and Messangers of Almighty Allah. What Religion they practice and preached to their peoples in their times ? Before Judaism and Christianity started What was the Religion previous Prophet Prophet Mosses/ David / Solomon (pbut )

Hello Rabbi Taylor, I'm no scholar or theologist but what I do know is that Jewish, Christian and Muslim scholars should be united now more than ever. The world we live in today is a clear battle (God Vs satan), moral decay is spreading all around the world and we the people of the world are in desperate need for the influence and guidance of the people of faith.

Prophet Muhammad -Peace be upon Him- is not the founder of Islam. He is a Messenger sent by God, the Creator of everything, to relay His message to human kind. The Quran was revealed in Arabic. So, in order to understand it, you need to KNOW the Arabic language. If you are judging the Quran based on some translations you’ve read then you have been misled and are misleading others. In other words, with all due respect, if you are not proficient in the Arabic language then you do NOT qualify to interpret or criticize the Quran, and hence Islam, for the simple reason that you do NOT understand it, no matter how good the translation is.

Thank you dear for your insightful speech, honest, informative and fair, sending love from egypt bro ❤️ ❤❤ i am a Muslim by the way ❤

I grew up in the desert do you really think he knows the desert more than me

am pleased to notice that contributors or commenters are politie and respectful despite this gentleman lack of understanding of Islam

I would love to see a debate/dialogue between you Sir and Dr Zakir Naik. Hope to see it in my life time. Many thanks

funny thing in the story is that when a muslim debate a christian or a jew they usually use the torah or the bible as a reference and the Christians and jews get stuck. in this case the muslims have more knowledge about this books. Maybe the muslims have the truth revealed in the coran. thats why they are the masters of religious debate.

Aku mendapat banyak pelajaran dari sini, bapak itu seperti kakak pertama yang sedang mengeluh kenapa adik terakhir sangat dimanja dan disayang, dan anak tengah selalu terlupakan. Tetapi, bapak itu berbicara dengan benar dan hati hati, banyak bagian yang salah paham tetapi biarkanlah, point pentingnya islam tidak meniru jews dan jews tidak meniru islam, islam datang melengkapi seluruh alkitab serta membenarkan kitab kitab sebelumnya bahwa Allah lah yang menurunkan kitab kitab tersebut dan hanya Allah lah yang benar benar tuhan, ya seperti itulah pointnya.

May Allah bless this man..he is atleast true to his faith,he is doing his faith justice.may Allah guide him and bless him with true knowledge and increase his knowledge and show him the rigth way.

As a Muslim there are some details that are not true. Islam didn’t force anyone to convert.

The Rabbi makes sensible remarks, only mistake he makes is when he says Quran is copied from jewishs books which is not true and also muslims do not say jewish scriptures were copied from Quran that is also ridiculous. Both scriptures are directly through God Almighty. Only thing muslims say that the new testanent has been modified by men and got corrupted

Salam to all from a Shia muslim. I wanted to point out something. Surah Maidah 82 says: "You will surely find the most intense of the people in animosity toward the believers [to be] the Jews and those who associate others with Allāh; and you will find the nearest of them in affection to the believers those who say, "We are Christians." That is because among them are priests and monks and because they are not arrogant." Some may take this verse as a definitive rejection of jews. However, the end of the verse xlearly states that this enemosity is only logical if they are ARROGANT. The equivalent of that in our current times are people who disregard others as humans. Racists and Supremacists. I don't agree with everything this respectful rabbi said, but as many other jews, he was respectful and non-arrogant. As a Shia I can only respect that and can have no enemosity towards that.

What a beautiful lecture ❤

As a person who is not religious I thought that religion is supposed to unite people, but religion doesn't here it divides

I wonder why does Rambam ( of i am not mistaken ) had to anwers all the doubts and queries and not Torah itself ? If you are

Religion is not a competition, nor does anyone have a patent on God. What this fellow is trying to portray is that Islam is some watered down spinoff of Judaism-when in fact, the divine message has been revealed though progressive revelation and the multiplicity of prophets. Why is it that Jews believe that they alone have the path to God and nobody else????

I am an atheist, born and raised as a Catholic, always being interested in understanding monotheistic religions from a sociological/anthropological/philosophical point of view. What I find interesting is how Judaism and Islam are much more closer to each other than what they both are compared to Christianism (in particular Catholicism and Orthodoxism). Both Judaism and Islam consider God (Allah or Yahweh) as a supreme, vindictive, powerful, merciful and compassionate entity which sits on top of everything. God is Unique, it is not generated and will not generate. All the humans are below him (masculine pronouns used in both religions). Humans intercede with God through the help of Prophets. All the Jewish Prophets are recognised by Islam, including Jesus (Isa'a). Jesus although not recognised as a Prophet by Judaism (i.e. he is a "false" Prophet). Nevertheless, both religions strongly do not consider Jesus to be the Son of God or the Messiah (sort of last Prophet). Both Islam and Judaism are waiting for the Messiah. In Islam, in particular for Shia muslims, the Messiah might be associated to the figure of Imam Zaman (Imam Mahdi). Islam is therefore, logically, the direct continuation of the traditional Semitic monotheist tradition. Islam shares the same principle and has the competitive advantage of being the "last" religion, with everything centered around the figure of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) as the "Seal of Prophets" (SA). What makes a lot of sense is also the fact the Holy Qur'an was written in Arabic. Arabic is the language used by Allah to communicate with the Prophet and what is contained in the book is a "like for like" transcription, with no manipulations. For instance, the New Testament was supposedly written in Aramaic and then underwent several translations in different ancient languages such as ancient Greek and Latin. The Old Testament, similarly to the Holy Qur'an, was written in biblical Hebrew, which is supposedly the language of Yahweh. Lastly, let's just list for a second the main reasons why Christianism diverges so much from Islam and Judaism. First of all, the Holy Trinity. God is not Unique but split in three entities, which are God, the Son and the Holy Spirit. God makes himself mortal and comes to Earth, sharing the same pain of humans. Essentially God makes himself vulnerable on the same level as common human beings. Human beings who will betray him and kill. God therefore dies as a supreme act of mercy and sacrifice to "save" humanity. This whole concept is completely unacceptable by both Islam and Judaism. Moreover, Catholicism and Orthodoxism in particular, heavily center their narrative around the figure of the Virgin Mary and the Saints. Essentially human beings, they are venerated like divinities. Some people see a similarity with the polytheistic tradition of the Greek and Roman world. In fact, some Saints have the same "powers". For example, Saint Valentine can be seen as the transposition of the Greek God Eros (Cupid for the Romans). Also, Christmas itself is essentially the transposition of the Sol Invictus festivity, when the Romans used to celebrate the winter solstice. Essentiallly, from a strict logical point of view, I would argue and say Catholicism is in fact a polytheistic religion. I have experienced this myself and saw how strong the veneration for Saints can be... where the Saint, essentially a human being, is considered to have the power to resolve big issues and therefore can be venerated in a similar way you venerate God himself.

I am an orthodox christian who really loves and respects the jews ❤ I think Rabbi Taylor is so respectful in his views and his way of presentation . This lecture is balanced even though i still believe that God is a Triune God. Answering our Muslim friends who are criticizing rabbi Taylor for saying that muslims claim that the jews copied from the quran I think what Rabbi Taylor meant is that muslims claim that the quran is the last , original, and the only reliable scripture While what we have in our hands ( as Christians and jews) is a distorted unreliable version of the holy scriptures .a book or books that we ruined and distorted ourselves A claim with NO evidence AT ALL .

Brilliant video, as a non-Jew I learnt a lot about Judaism! A true light unto the nations!

Rabbi Salaam i am a Muslim.Great video.Jews,Christians and Muslims are brothers and will remain brothers forever Ameen.Shalom ❤

Thank you, I am at 28:41 where you talked about the trinity, I call myself a Christain and have always had an issue with the three in one. I find it hard to understand why so many Christain has issues that Jesus was a Jew, and he died as a Jew for me to understand what we call the Old Testament I need to understand where it came from, it came from Jewish Bible. Sorry that I did not use the correct words in places. You are very informative and I think you. I am writing this in 2023 and not when you said it.

I was amazed to learn the similarities in the believes of Muslims and Jews. There is no doubt that we both worship the same god. The only thing is that Quran has explicitly mentioned why Jews were replaced with other faiths. But it’s good to know that there is another religion in the world that truly believes in one God.

Prophet Muhammad pbuh did NOT have epileptic fits when receiving revelation. That's incorrect.

4:05 "that wasn't necessarily the case" understatement of the century lol

Im muslim, and the rabi made it clear he is talking about islam from the jew point of view, and to be honest i learned something new today,thank you rabbi, i loved his idea of the spread of islam and Christianity is ment to be to spread the basis of the commandments to the " human family ".thank you