Salaam ou3aleikoum, Thank you for your efforts to shed light on so many misconceptions that so many so called muslims have on the nobel Quran. Keep up the good work and thank God for guiding me to your channel.

beauuuutiful.... zabrdst.. fantastic.. i realy enjoyed and understood new ideas

Thank you for your insights and efforts brother. Sam Gerrans interestingly already referred to what you alluded to where we understand the meaning of a word in the Quran by the way it’s used in the Quran, because in order for the Quran to be from God it must make sense and be consistent and logical at the very least, obviously, Sam referred to it as pan-textual hermeneutical analysis ie where you establish the meaning of key words in the Quran by looking at every instance where it’s used in the Quran and establishing a meaning which fits in all instances and makes sense in all instances, this then is unarguably the meaning of the word because you will find it makes perfect sense in every verse , it’s the only way to be objective , anything else would be conjecture and subjective and we can’t be subjective with peoples eternal souls no less, oftentimes the Sunnis renditions of key words such as Salat in many verses doesn’t even make sense and their renditions of key words in some verses is at odds and in tension with the context of the surrounding verses, and in some verses they abandon their subjective preferred meaning for words such as Salat (prayer) entirely and translate it as something completely different to leave the room with a straight face, Sam says he believes God put key words like Salat in various different contexts in the Quran to frustrate those who are trying to change its true meaning, and so we can identify when a key word has been corrupted, for example, let’s say we for some reason forgot what the word “door” meant entirely , we would just look at a book and see the way the word door is used and we will quickly understand what door means, it’s the same way with the Quran, there’s 3 letter root system where roots have a core meaning and sense and all words derived from the same root must comply with the core meaning, if you switch back and forth then you have gone against the Arabic language. The tradionalist Sunni forces the Quran to match their incompatible hadith literature and in doing so they must translate the same word differently throughout the Quran because they know it just doesn’t make sense however God said the Quran is free from crookedness, inconsistency and contradictions, however the Sunnis rendition of the Quran appears to have many inconsistencies, the Quran is characterised by economy of words too, where one word means only one thing throughout the Quran , this way God makes sure the Quran is objective and true and we can trust it, the Sunnis want us to believe that it’s okay that the Quran doesn’t make sense in many passages (according to their claim) but when we look at the Quran sincerely and properly, it’s clear what has gone on, and the Quran makes sense when we see it truly and we realise the way the Sunnis translate and understand the Quran doesn’t make sense and is not a smooth reading. The word Salat cannot mean ritual prayer if we are being sensible, if we look at the way it’s used it simply can’t mean ritual prayer, even the verses where it’s translated as prayer it doesn’t make sense. It just seems forced into the text. It’s not naturally in flow with the text and it’s dubious , God said the Quran is not poetry, God said it’s a straight book. If you found the Quran underground somewhere and read it for the first time ever, with no preconceived notions, and got read the Quran, you would never see Salat as ritual prayer in the book or arrive at an understanding where there’s any ritual prayer in the book at all, a natural reading of the Quran does not yield tradionalist sunni Islam, in the same way a natural reading of the Bible does not yield trinitarian Christianity, Islamic scholars have said this, if only they saw that the Quran doesn’t yield Sunni Islam too.

Salamun alaikum. Thanks for your effort Dr. Wish you all the best. ❣️

Thanks to all gentlemen, Dr. Omar for this great discussion… I would also like to thank especially Bro. Tofiq, for raising Dr. Hani’s expression about the Qur’an and its meanings and the “Ebrahimic Locution”…. Before I found Dr. Omar’s discussions on Islam, I used to watch Dr. Hani’s videos and became amazed and then got really confused as his explanations are very difficult for an ordinary Muslim on the street to know what he says with a single listening…. even by listening 10 times, you have a chance of getting confused…. some of Dr. Hany’s explanations are extremely enlightening… but, then as it goes, you are led to a black hole….and you get lost in the Oz land…. Technically, my mind always tells me to look elsewhere for the truth as Dr. Hany’s stuffs are too tough for me… because, while listening, there arises many questions to me personally as I am not an Arab and for a person like me, even to know how to identify the very same “Abrahimic locution” is like talking about Rocket science to a tribal guy living in a jungle. So,, Dr. Omar’s way is very easy to my unsophisticated brain…. May Allah Bless you all with His knowledge…. aameen!

Thank you Dr. Omar for sharing us your knowledge. God Bless you.

Thank you, a revelation about the revelation

Very important

Peace and Blessings everyone. This verse came to mind when you were discussing the truth. 16:48 HAVE, THEN, they [who deny the truth] never considered any of the things that God has created -(how] their shadows turn right and left, prostrating themselves before God and utterly submissive [to His will]?

Salamun alykum Dr omar. Thank you ..

Wow, what a thoughtful discussion. So Quraish race given near divine .

Salaam un aleikum and Thank you Dr Omar for your lecture and talks. I would be extremely grateful if you can do a comprehensive session on duniya wal akhira. I look forward to the hereafter but very curious to know how you interpret the verses traditionally understood to mean concepts of immortality in the hereafter - the concept of eternal bliss and punishment - and about the resurrection of all human beings - the youm al qiyamah.

Fie al ard. In de ground. 3ala al ard . On the ground

an eye opening talk ... but not sure that the arabic language is the original language ... sounds very difficult to believe ... worth more research ...

Ground richts. Ground prenciples Ground = orginal were to bilder up. Like basic

Firstly, you made some good points but I just want to comment at 23:13 mark you quoted verse 4:69 and I think the majority of the Sunnis, Shiites, Salafis etc. have been misled by their revered religious scholars and interpreters. Please allow me to explain... Let us take the translation by The Clear Quran, Dr.Mustafa Khattab): 4:69 And whoever obeys Allah and the Messenger will be in the company of those blessed by Allah: the prophets, the people of truth, the martyrs, and the righteous-what honourable company! Firstly please note there is only one "OBEY" instead of the usual _"obey Allah & obey the Messenger"_ Now, let us break up the verse like this: #1. And whoever obeys Allah #2. and the Messenger will be in the company of those blessed by Allah #3. the prophets, the people of truth, the martyrs, and the righteous #4. what honourable company! It is easier to understand #2 when you read this verse: 4:64 _We sent not a messenger, but to be obeyed, in accordance with the will of Allah._ If they had only, when they were unjust to themselves, come unto thee and asked Allah's forgiveness, and the Messenger had asked forgiveness for them, they would have found Allah indeed Oft-returning, Most Merciful. So, what is this _"in accordance with the will of Allah"_ ? Isn't it the QURAN? Let us consider the Arabic word ( رَفِيقًا ) Do you think the translation "companion" (as a friend) is correct? Or, better translated as *_in the company of_* or *_connected/touched_* ... whereby, in #3, the ( وَالصِّدِّيقِينَ ) ; (وَالشُّهَدَاءِ ) : ( وَالصَّالِحِينَ ) are NOT the STATUS or RANK of individual humans and also *NOT categories of people* but general attributes. You also mentioned the the common denominator of the 4 _"categories of people"_ is the truth, Al-Haq. But please bear witness that the one & only truth is the Quran! Everything about the 4 attributes has been fully explained by the verses of the Quran... Quran Alone. Think, ponder & reflect on the verses of the Quran. salam

Salamun Alaykum , have you considered the correlation between ٱلْأَرْض with الارضة ? I personally still have some qualms with his conclusion that the Qur'an or the scripture is what the termite consumes , and that termite is supposed to be "us" that diligently "engineer" networks by burrowing through concealed concepts. It is beautiful , but the word الارضة never appeared in the Mushaf. but , his interpretation of [34:14] may allude to his conclusion that fits the intended composition. فَلَمَّا قَضَيْنَا عَلَيْهِ ٱلْمَوْتَ مَا دَلَّهُمْ عَلَىٰ مَوْتِهِۦٓ إِلَّا دَآبَّةُ ٱلْأَرْضِ تَأْكُلُ مِنسَأَتَهُۥ ۖ فَلَمَّا خَرَّ تَبَيَّنَتِ ٱلْجِنُّ أَن لَّوْ كَانُوا۟ يَعْلَمُونَ ٱلْغَيْبَ مَا لَبِثُوا۟ فِى ٱلْعَذَابِ ٱلْمُهِينِ And since we determined his (spiritual) death, none could indicate his (spiritual) death except the toiler in the scripture who consumed what was left about his account (i.e., his story in the QurꜤān). And when he made a rumbling sound (in submission to the signs from Allah), the 'Jinn' realized that, had they known the undisclosed, they would not have remained in the humiliating punishment (of separation). the phrase دَآبَّةُ ٱلْأَرْضِ does not mean a 'mule' , also Dr.Omar , If دَآبَّةُ means 'mule' and مِنسَأَتَهُۥ means 'staff' , does it makes any sense that a mule ate a staff? so دَآبَّةُ ٱلْأَرْضِ is some sort of crawler , again , termites eats wood (or any material that consists of cellulose) and it crawls.

What is differences between The Quran and The Mushaf?

Shahadah (proclamation) - "no god but God" based on Quran 3:18 ....

Shahid (prf. 3rd. p.m. Sing.) He is present, He bore witness, Shahâda (v. n) being present, witnessing.

Salam alaikum Bro Omar I have a question I've been struggling with for sometime. I cam into Islam nearly 3O yrs ago, I was a Sunni and introduce to the salafiah/ wahabi sect and practiced for about 20 yrs and I was disgusted with the Hadith and too a break from practicing Islam for the last 7 yrs or so. In the meantime I've studied many different religions and spiritual practices. However, recently, I've been listen to the Quranist view of Islam and I'm really interested and am thinking about getting back to practicing a Quranic based Islam. However,y issue is the history of Islam and the messages Muhammad. Without Hadith, how do we find a reliable account of his existence or the history of Islam. Are their any books on the history of Islam and the historical Muhammad that are reliable that you can recommend. I'm struggling with this issue. Thank you, Walaykum Salam

Hello Prof. Omar. Thank you so much for posting such an informative talk that bring truth to us. Since a long while I have been struggling myself to understand the reality of our book and our inherited knowledge we acquired from the family and society. In this, I came across with the question the typical Shahada we speak out loud Ashhadu un lailaha ila...... so this makes me wonder how can we be witness to Allah. Or is their any other meaning of Ashahadu... We say this in our daily ritual prayer 5 times a day. If possible please through some light on it. I will really appreciate. Best regards Shahnaz

Mr. Ramahi, God bless you for your efforts you are doing to explain some very important concepts which, I have to say, are very enlightening. I must say that knowing Arabic is huge advantage, if that knowledge is used properly as you do. I have no Arabic knowledge and it is a huge disadvantage. But even with no knowledge, classification is possible and helps me a lot to understand of wrong translations and imposed meanings. What I would like to suggest, that could help you, and even more us by listening you, that in my opinion there are some premises given by Qur'an itself which could be used for better understanding of God's Revelation: 1. Qur'an is completed 2. Qur'an is detailed 3. Qur'an is self explanatory 4. Qur'an gives all needed examples 5. Qur'an is simple to understand 6. No contradictions All these premises are from Qur'an. But do these premises look like as stated above in today's translations? The answer is NO, because all translations are done through "traditional" lenses. Furthermore, I have an impression that, some words, even in Arabic, have lost their original meaning and new meanings are imposed through "traditional" lenses, grammars and dictionaries. Another premise, which I have an impression, is not used properly, or do not get needed attention and I think it is of paramount importance is THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT (WHEN AND TO WHAT AUIDINCE REVELATION OCCURRED AND HOW THEY UNDERSTOOD IT). It is very important to underline that, seems to me, the audience of the Revelation understood perfectly and clearly all the concepts we struggle today. There were no questions about Salat, Zaka, Haj, Sadaka, Takwa, Daraba, Cuting, more than three hands, of a thief and so on. If there were no such questions than the conclusion is that the original meanings of these words and concepts were plain simple and clearly understandable and if we come with explanations for these concepts with a bunch of words and concepts, than, most probably we have missed the true, original and simple meanings as they were understood more than 1400 years ago when the Prophet received the Revelation. I am convinced that someone like you, with a very imposant tools (knowledge) you posses, could really do an excellent job in explaining key concepts of the Qur'an by having in mind the 6 premises and the context. All the best God bless you and your efforts.

You can not say He or she rather say He or 2 She’s.

i am an arab but i just can't believe this talking about the arabic language ... it sound non-sensical to me ....

Interesting video. I await the continuation of your "Concept of Shahada in Islam" video when you elaborate on this verse: 63:1 When the hypocrites come to you, they say, "We bear witness that you are indeed God's Messenger." God knows that you are indeed His Messenger and God bears witness that the hypocrites are indeed liars. It would be very interesting to see which way you are going to take: #1. The way of the " just those hypocrites!" or #2. the way of : whoever says _"I bear witness that he was the messenger"_ then or now are hypocrites. And Allah bears witness/testifies (with this verse of the Quran, 63:1) that the hypocrites (then & 1450+ years later) are indeed LIARS! Did any human ever witness the event when he received the Quran through Jibrael? When a sectarian, i.e. Sunni or Shiite or whatever, *bears witness/testifies* to _"Muhammad is the messenger of Allah"_ is he testifying as an eye-witness or an expert witness? An _"expert witness"_ in what/which area/field? It would be very interesting to see which route will you take. I eagerly await the next part of your video. salam.

Dr sb, please carefully and rightly pronounce the words otherwise u may be ridiculed