*Timestamps:* 0:00 - Introduction 0:14 - Background of the Guest 1:14 - Topic of Discussion 1:53 - Introduction to the Topic 3:19 - Meaning & Origins of the word "Saracens" 4:18 - Saracens' Influence on the Gothic Style of Architecture 11:02 - Reason behind writing the Book 12:50 - The Irony of France 14:29 - The Truth about Saint Denis 16:39 - Christian Architecture in Syria 20:07 - Influence of Saint Simeon in Europe 21:15 - Blending of Christian & Islamic Architecture 24:51 - The Misindentification of the Temple of Solomon by the Templars 27:52 - Architectural Innovations by The Umayyads 31:17 - Coexistence of Christians & Muslims in Damascus 33:34 - Christian-Islamic Architecture under the Umayyads 41:24 - Influence of Islamic Architecture on European Cathedrals 57:20 - The American Gothic Revival 58:31 - Archbishop of Canterbury appreciating the Book 59:44 - Europeans' cultural debt to the Islamic World 1:00:23 - Acknowledging the mixing of various cultures throughout History 1:04:24 - Journey of Diana learning Arabic 1:06:02 - Closing Remarks & Wrapping Up SubhanAllah ❤️🤍💖 Fantastic & Insightful Discussion 👍🏻👌🏻

Can’t wait to watch it all. Such an interesting topic.

I am an architect studied architecture at the AA school of architecture in London sometimes in the mid 70s and towards later travelled to the middle east ,spain,syria egypt and the mediterranean cities and did my haj in mekah and i suspected that the cathedrals of england were influenced by islamic arhitecture.Imust get this beautiful book and so thankful to confirm my thoughts

The vaulting system of the Cordova mezquita has not needed repairs in 1000 years - remarkable!

Many thx Paul for inviting this Great Lady, this is actually the Guest i wished to see on your channel , and i am very pleased you invited Her. May Allah bless her and guide her to the right path 🤲

Thank you Diana and Paul for shedding a light on this! I've always been fascinated by European architecture, and now that I know it's origins are largely from the Islamic world, I feel even more connected and fascinated!

One of the Character of a great civilization is to compile and combine all the technology from other civilization it conquer. Just like islamic civilization bring together roman, Persian and indian technology. Knowledge must not be destroyed just because it was accomplishments of your enemy.

Thank you to Paul and Diana for sharing this very interesting and unsung topic.

I'm at half way watching this presentation. Diana has prepared a very clear and engaging presentation for us! I'll surely look into her book after this, sparked my interest in this subject. :)

I absolutely adore this channel... Like the content is so high quality.

brother Paul I can't even thank you enough for your beautiful Mind and the way you are redirecting the diluted minds of the west towards the correct facts and the beauty of Islam and it's development of minds through out history and in the daily behaviors of people....Thank You and thanks for the Beautiful intelligence of Diana Darke ke peace and ❤️

She's an amazing person ❤ I've seen a documentary/ presentation of her about this same subject! She's done a very marvellous job with her book.. may Allah bless her

I never believe that there is so much Islamic culture influence in historical building in Europe including the Capitol building in USA. Amazing...!! Thank you Mr William for this great and valuable information..just love it.

Brilliant! Just Brilliant!! 😘😘😘 Thank you dear brother Paul for allowing such a fascinating topic 👍😊👍 Salams from Stralya 🦘🦘🦘 👍😂👍

Every day we learn new things from the hidden past... Thank you, Paul!

SubhanAllah how amazing! Really enjoyed the content! Just like to thank Diana. Great works.

I loved the video. Thank you Paul. May Allah reward you.

This is fascinating, mashallah!

What an amazing lecture. Many thanks Sidi Paul. You just select the most erudite scholars ma sha Allah.

Thank you for this highly sophisticated presentation Paul and let me know this organic intellectual Diana Darke.

Thank you very much Paul, yet again your keen interest for knowledge and your wonderful guest Diana giving us insight in ‘Exposing History’!

It’s just the most amazingly extraordinary bizarre video I’ve ever seen about cultural historical architecture on KZfaq. Thanks for the presentation and Great job Diana 🫡 .

Thank you! Really enjoyed seeing the intermingling of cultures through an Architectural lens.

Such a beautiful and honest presentation.. made me smile with pride r Learning about our Islamic architectural heritage and its influence on the west

The visuals are beyond helpful. It adds to how engaging the presentation to the viewers

Wow nice interview and what a direct, straightforward and clear communication style Diana has in her teaching

Brother Paul please have Professor Roy Casagrande of the Austin University on your show and watch his talk a about Khalid Ibn al Walid please he is a honest historian and he is an expert on middle eastern politics

Another gem Brother Paul. Cannot wait to watch properly with a cuppa! Alhamdulillah

World peace starts from free strong PALESTINE 🇵🇸

Brother Paul killing it aigain with excellent guests !

Excellent topic Paul Be good to have more like this in future … maybe Moorish Andalusian Garden design, Islamic Geometric tile patterns and Calligraphy.

I would like to thank her for her honesty. She is very good with figuring out the details I am indeed very impressed by her well done 😊

One of my favourite discussion/lecture video on this channel thanks Paul and Diana Darke

Just as a side note, one of the biggest influencers on roman architecture was an Arab Nabataean architect in Syria by the name of Apollodorous of Damascus

This was very interesting stream. Thanks.

Thank you for this great interview.

Salaam Paul. What a coincidence, I came across her book and lecture online just a few days ago. Looking forward to watching this! Keep up the good work bro!

Mashallah! It was very interesting and informative! Thank you very much Paul and Diana! God bless you in both worlds!

Subhan Allah the Truth never dies.. Thank you Diana Darke and Thank you Paul

Nice one Paul 👍🏼 Just when I was holding back on suggesting her name to you as I sent you some other senior scholars name to try and get them you got her on your show!!

im just starting, as a lover of history and architecture i cant wait to get into this one.

Amazing video, can't believe I'm only seeing this now.

wonderful video, soooo much information my brain hurt. thank you Diana Darke for your deep research and unbiased attitude. and thank you Paul for hosting such wonderful and intellectual individuals.

Thank you to Ms. Dare for all her very interesting, informative and educational study and presentation. And Thank you Paul for bring this to us. May Allah reward you for all the good work you do.

Very informative. Thanks. For another deeper insight see Mostafa Badawi's 'Spiritual Significance in Islamic Architecture (IV Publishing 2020) (IV stands for Islamic Village). Full of pictures, some similar to Diana's; and references to the Quranic verses and commentaries.

Peace mercy and blessings of almighty Allah on you sir. From Kashmir

Extraordinary guest!

Hi Paul, Zaid here, I pray you are well. Absolutely love your videos and have been watching for a while. Glad you got Diana Darke on. I’m an architect working on an interesting project in Bradford which picks up on some of Diana’s discourse. I’m not sure how to send a link to you but in KZfaq please search. ‘Making of an English Gothic Mosque’

Dear Paul Allah bless you you are doing great work on this planet and we love you great

Muslims have the character to appreciate Einstein, and Newton (I do) but non Muslims don’t have the ethical courage to accept Muslims’ contribution in modern science. I hope in the future people will come forward to give Muslims the credit they deserve. Well, there is a point worth noticing which is that these buildings are the living proof of Muslims’ knowledge which can’t be demolished. BTW Rowan Williams’ endorsement looks fishy.

A bold and intensive work !

A great lecture. I have always been interested in Gothic architectures, not knowing it was base on Arabs designs.

So very enlightening. Thankyou Diana and Paul.

I can't believe I got to watch it for free!

بارك الله فيك

شكراً لك حلقة رائعة و موضوع رائع يستحق الإحترام

Thank you Paul, amazing work

This is incredebly rare tremendous topic.

Very interesting topic.

Amazing stuff very good keep it up Paul

This is Facinating 👌

Great video. Very interesting topic indeed.

The introduction was spot on btw and I appreciate her honesty in giving the gothic reality of its inspiration from Islamic design

excellent details. thank you very much sir poul. keep bringing the truth always. i love to watch your chanel.

Beautiful conversation...

I reminded of when in 2014 UKIP mistook Westminster Cathedral for a Mosque which then started the very funny twitter hashtag of #ThingsThatAreNotMosques ! Thank you Paul for another great presentation and introducing us to Diana's brilliant work.

I really wish if there will some kind of summary to these precious topics since we can’t always watch the full video An alternative suggestion is to use the subtitling feature in KZfaq which allows us to jump between sections.

This is incredibly enlightening

This was really interesting.

Islamic architecture, Islamic values, Islamic science etc... Europe wouldn't be like it is today without Islam from Al-Andalus

Beautiful

Thank you for another very informative talk. Another lesson in the brotherhood/sisterhood of humans everywhere. In modern times it is the American culture that is adopted unconsciously, around the world.

Really interesting, I have seen the dome of the rock in Jerusalem and Hisham's palace in Jericho so it was quite relevant to me.

Interesting stuff

Fascinating debate!

Very interesting illustrations by Diana and thank you Paul for helping us to see the truth. Right you dont own anything in this world

Diana, excellent presentation. It's fair to remember the weight of Islamic architecture everywhere in Europe. As Paul mentions, it's been airbrushed out, together with many other fundamental teachings on many branches of science. Much appreciated information and insights. 👍🏽😘

You are welcome…Diana we all know he’s used to saying sir! Amazing xx

Only 3 minutes in and already hit the thumbs up.

Best of the best Paul Allah bless you sooo proud of you☪️💖🌹🌸🌲

What a mind-blowing & superb presentation! Thank you Diana & Paul. I wish every MP in our Parliament building & also in the EU too were able to listen to this & appreciate a ‘new trinity’! (Gothic >>> Saracen >>> Islamic).

Very interesting lecture. Thank you Diane for such an amazing lecture

Stunning, edifying, illuminating and humbling! Thanks so much Paul and Diana. Do not be cowered into inferiority or demonization by modern, Islamophobic narratives - hold your heads up high, and reflect the awe and grandeur of Islamic history with robust manners!

This was fantastic. I know your primary focus is theology, philosophy and perhaps politics, but it would be great to see more Islamic art/culture historians. This helps us imagine a potential world we could create, built on ethical foundations rather than the economic.

Whoaa Subhanallah this is good.

2nd time watching after Shaikh Hamza referred to that historian with Jordan Peterson.

No one knows better than yourself how to run your blog or who should you invite, very weldone Mr paul.✋😇🌴🕋

السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ As-Salaamu `Alaykum wa Rahmatullaahi wa Barakaatuhu

Full screen modus please 🙏😍

True said.

Studied Architecture and very aware of Diana Darke as a Muslim. Haven't watched your interview of the Author Yet but I'm already excited that I thought I'll comment on it.

Brilliant video, I would love to see if any of this is connected to Indian temples etc or a Chinese connection/influence.

Salaam only one God and it's Allah SWT love here from South Africa Johannesburg pray 5 times a day

Alhamdulillah...

Paul pls have a session with Hamzah Yusuf on Islamic sprituality tassawuf

You hold Syria high in your study, I m ashamed as a muslim all I know about Syria is a picture of people all living refugee tents or camps

Why aren't these videos available on blogging theology Facebook?

Very interesting however she does give injustice to the umyaad architect because the ummayad dynasty themselves where known to have brought back the ruins of the Roman Empire with Syria and the Visigoths in Spain using the the local materials and ruins but adding a Islamic twist to it that is why it is beautiful bringing purpose, reason, sustainability and art to their architecture.

Honesty and appreciation of each other and our differences is the only way to peace. In the now coming world of A.I. what it means to be human will be challenged. Islam is mercy for mankind from God.

1:02:24 - Shots fired at Stephen Meyer😂