Thank you for having me, it was a pleasure! - Imam Tom

Loved this ❤️ baarakaAllahufeekum

The consistency of this channel is remarkable. Paul don't for a second think your output might be repetitive. Each one of your videos my mind is blown onto yet more original thoughts, ideas, history and knowledge.

Tom is one of my favorite imams. I've been following him on KZfaq for a year and recommend his playlist to everyone: who is Allah.

Masha Allah very humble brother may Allah bless him and make things easy for him

Another pearl in the ocean. Nice one brother Paul. A great conversation and discussion with Imam Tom.

I can already hear "Hello and Welcome to blogging theology"

"The world can run on democracy until it steps out of bounds." Excellent !

I love these streams especially when books are discussed in relation to one's own intellectual & spiritual journey but their use in Dawah! Will listen to this fully after work.

This channel is a Gem. Thank you Paul, May Allah be pleased with your efforts.

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

I first saw and heard Imam Tom speak on Yaqeen Institute's "Quran 30 for 30" for Ramadhan 2022 and was really impressed by his insights. I'm glad that to see him again here on your channel talking about his favourite books. I hope you make this book talk a regular part of your channel. I usually go to youtube for a special niche called "Book Tube" where people just talk about the books they read but unfortunately, there's not much about Islamic Literature which is why I'm so happy about this. Thank you sir and may Allah bless and compensate you for all the good and benefit we derive from your work. :)

جزك الله لكما بالخير All the talks on this channel really nurture both my faith and intellect, thank u Paul.

Must’ve listened to this at least three times now, and find new gems each time. Amazing discussion, may Allah preserve you both 🤲🏾🤲🏾

What a beautiful interview to start the day with. Thank you so much Paul and Imam Tom very useful and eye-opening in so many ways :)

This was absolutely riveting! Thank you for producing excellent content as always, brother Paul. A big fan here in NJ! May Allah reward you. Ameen 🤲

A fresh conversation, as usual brother Paul. Keep the quality guests coming!

Thank you so much, this was eye opening to me, very enlightening.

Masha Allah. I have been watching his talks. Really great to see him on BT platform.

I have enjoyed every minute of this ! Thanks to you both , I have also discovered professor Wael Hallaq which is amazing!

really enjoyed this brother you seemed fired up for this discussion lots to say, lots of food for thought, I'm aways learning listening to these may Allah bless you Ameen

Absolute best channel. Thank you br. Paul for what you do. Keep up the good work.

I just LOVE your bouquet selections of intellectual minds

BarakAllahou fikoum to both of you. I will definitely check out Imam Tom's YT channel inchAllah and the books mentioned. Amazing discussion.

Brother/Sister with the time stamps, where are you ? 😂

What kind of feeling is this?! I am craving for more. Knowledge is very sweet. May Allah increase you in knowledge.

What a beautiful conversation💝💝💝 Straight to the heart and mind! It's what Michelangelo tried to portray with David - the synergy of heart and head💝💝💝Thank you Paul Williams and Imam Tom. May Allah SWT bless you both! I will definitely find those books In Shaa Allah! Slms.

I used to teach politics at Utica College back in 2011, when it was a part of Syracuse University. I have fond memories especially of the metre-high snow. Many people may not know this but it was one of only a handful of US cities to welcome refugees, including Boanians, Albanians, Somalis, Sri Lankans and others, so it is a very diverse place. Wonderful to hear this talk. Asad and Hallaq being discussed, what more could you ask for?

Very rich discussion 👌, i really like this new idea paul, where you brought these intellectuals and their favorite books. Very helpful.

Masha'allah Masha'Allah My God protect you Very nice video Thank you Jazakum Allah khier

Spoilt for choice but this was very informative. Thanks for your hard work in finding these gems in our community.

Just finished listening to it at work. What a beautiful humble and enlightening brother. Found him to be a Gem!... Intellectually stimulating!... Loved the discussion and you definitely need to bring him back again!!

May Allah bless u brother for sharing wonderful books which helped him

Very intellectual and educational, many thanks to you both talking Secularism and Islam.👍🏽 Imam Tom is certainly a treasure, a great scholar in making.

I just want to go through blogging theology's library! I love that the books Imam Tom speaks about are on your shelf. Also love the short biographies you provide of each author. I just followed Utica to keep up with Imam Tom - to explain some confusing terms so clearly is an admirable talent! May Allah swt bless you both with even more goodness and beneficial knowledge, ameen

Your channel is amazing Br Paul !

Very insightful thank you paul and tom بارك الله فيكم

This discussion was so interesting. Subhana'Allah

Salaam Alaikum br Paul : It is so good to see the connecting links between the french , English and the US muttaqeen ( the doers of good ) Only the global link among the good ones will help strengthen and bring about good and useful changes to humanity .

Subhanallah the Imam reminds me of someone I know mash Allah such a wonderful imam to listen to talking on these subjects may Allah bless him and as always thank you soo much uncle Paul for sharing the knowledge of the amazing imam with us may Allah bless you jazak Allah.

This could be one of the most important interviews not just on "Blogging Theology", but on all media platforms perhaps even online "REAL" educational platforms wont be of an exaggeration. I need to watch this again. If only "don't be an atheist" was to be added somewhere in between that important last segment starting from "If you really want to be a radical.......". Thank you Bros Paul & Tom for the content and the amazing breakdown. Please don't take long for a second interview, in sha' Allah. AlSlam alikom warahmat Allah wabarakatuh.

Oh my God, this is sooooo good, i love this on so many levels, brother Tom's insights are sooo relevant 🤯 thank you so much. I wish Tom would write a book on this. And btw Paul's conversational contribution and interviewing wisdom are always top notch. Jzk people

Great work, sheikh Paul Williams!!

Jazakom Allah khair brothers.

باركم وجزاكم الله خيرا 🥀

great talk BT .. jazakullamakhayr

I hope you make an Arabic caption to this AMAZING episode. Thank you @BT . brother Paul and Imam Tom.

I smiling and nod and a bit sad. and hope that in the future with Islamic value this world will be a better place for all people and people will learn what Islam actually is. Great topic. Salam

Sir Paul... I also listened to a nice interview with Iman Tom on the channel "I'm a Muslim ( and that's okay ! )." By the way, Utica, New York is not far from where I grew up in Buffalo, New York. I live in Florida now but when I visit Buffalo, I might drive up to Utica !! Peace

Imam Tom, it was enlightening listening to you. The subjects of your books are interesting and deal with crucial matters that should be of interest for everyone. These are worrying times. Thanks to both of you for sharing your knowledge and wisdom. 👍🏽😘

excellent listing thank you both

A Gem indeed! mashaAllah

Great description of ‘restating orientalism’, put in my Amazon basket 🧺

What an eye opening talk. So many things to process. It seems that all religions have fallen into this state secularism and Islam seems the last barrier against it. It's the battle of the survival of the soul and our faith needs to be strong otherwise we will lose our hereafter.

The best book discussion of this decade. Mindblowing 👏👏👏

Top notch intellectual talk!

Such an educational clip

Would love to hear your book recommendations Paul? Or how you manage to read so much.

I listen to this Imam every day I love him Alhamdulila

What an enriching discussion--thank you, both genius brothers. May Allah infinitely bless you and the families there In’sha’Allah. “The one thing you can’t be (expected to be) is traditional”….in the new way world view. So true…..(possibly why the vacillating politics are so confusing nowadays, even totalitarian in nature). (And who regretted more the building of the bomb than Oppenheimer himself, without meaning to have created something so powerfully destructive). Glad it was also mentioned that the shallow governments far-away that “sprinkle” Islamic phrases with their own secular agendas -these, too, cause peril for many.

Beautiful!

Enlightening

Masha'Allah 😍

You are most welcome Sir

My humble request to brother Paul please invite Tim Humble or Bilal Phillips on Topic of Tawheed.

You're doing a commendable job, Paul. Shaitaan will try harder as your fame grows, and will try to attack your ikhlaas, and its dangerous because ikhlaas can only be known by Allah SWT. Stay safe from the shaitaan, Paul. May Allah SWT give you jaza Khair for your hard work. Aameen. :)

So intellectual and fruitful...as usual sheikh Paul Williams.. bless you both

Such a jolly individual, may Allah preserve him

Mashallah 😍

Mashallah brother

Very informative

Excellent podcast.

Thanks 4 the vid. . Question: is there a book that talks about the rythmic sense of the quran during reading? Because i have the sense there is a binary breathing rythm when reading .

Could you do a review on said nursi and his risale I nur collection of books.

Paul, just like you reading impossible state. Cant wait to see Wael Hallaq in this channel. And why not Jordan Peterson!!

Eye opening. Thank you. ♥️

Thanks!

You need to get Jamie Turner and pondering soul on!

Paul and Imam Tom shed light on the development of human morality/ethics and the discussion takes important turns, even including 'equitable distribution of wealth'. In this regard, the periphery is widened and includes Marxists, including the Chinese president Xi Jinping and his theory of prosperity for all, utilization of limited resources of the earth and protecting climate and using the resources with future generations considered. Making the discussion very rich and for all. Both Paul and Imam Tim are brought together by history. I can remember some American missionaries who could add some weight to the discussion.

Masha Allah

By the way Paul, please try and bring Dr. Wael Hallaq as a guest!

Paul, you have many times said you're sharing a link etc., but I never found any

Paul, I like to download yr video & cut the first portion will be up to about first 25minutes and upload to my channel, thanks.

What a gem! ما شاء الله

Good talk.

My humble request to brother Paul please start a separate program dedicated to interviewing converts like Yusuf Estes, Bilal Philips and Abdur Raheem Green and others about their conversion to Islam.

I rewatched this podcast after watching sekular movement youtube channel. It was a big movement involving big youtuber influencer in my country Indonesia. What should muslim react to this kind of movement?

As salāmu 3alaykum, just extending one of the points, I think that Foucault flipping the lens should be applied in the biological sciences. A funny and striking example of this is how ecologists describe species as ‘colonizing’ a territory, but it doesn’t end there. These sort of particularized descriptions of natural phenomena litter biology (from the capitalist framing of resource competition in ecosystems to the postmodern framing of endless flexibility or species). To the objection that this is merely descriptive, I say that I reject this by saying that these particularized terms and categories influence and inform the way evolutionary biologists and ecologists think about natural phenomena in a very real way- ie it is not just “innocently doing science” without assumptions. Just some preliminary thoughts, wallahu ‘a3lam.

Imam Tom should have made Jevons' "The Coal Question" at the top of his favourite books. Energy supplies, or lack of them, come first - and then humans became engaged by religions (سبع سمان سبع عجاف. و ان الانسان لفي خسر. و لا تمشي في الارض مرحا...انك لن تبلغ الجبال طولا. ثم رددناه اسفل سافلين. و اما ما ينفع الناس فيمكث في الارض). We hope Imam Tom and his generation of young Muslims will soon convert again and contribute into re-inventing Islam - to be the 1st religion of the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics, too - as the world departing the fossil fuels age back to woods, sunshine and the trauma they suffered during the oil, coal and natural gas era - in the unsafe hands of the West - as we speak. Islam, post King Hubbert Curve, must not stay the same as Islam before Hubbert Curve - it must be revolutionised and become revolutionising. The 2nd golden age of Islam, now verified and provable by the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics - is ahead. When energy looted - it turns - curse. A curse that destroys in humans consciousness and the future. Karl Marx, Nikola Tesla, Balfour, Einstein, Huxley, Orwell, Turing - should be forgiven for thinking their systems can last forever. Finite fossil fuels are dangerously hypnotic to humans, their consciousness and mental capacity. Humans were not ready morally, ethically and intellectually to start the mass extraction of fossil fuels with the advent of the steam engine 300 years ago. The Magna Carta requires today overhauling - adding to it the right for humans to understand what Energy really is - before any other commandment; “In any system of energy, Control is what consumes energy the most. No energy store holds enough energy to extract an amount of energy equal to the total energy it stores. No system of energy can deliver sum useful energy in excess of the total energy put into constructing it. This universal truth applies to all systems. Energy, like time, flows from past to future” (2017).

Salam Alikum Brother Paul, Is there any way I could reach you for an important issue? I've tried looking for an email address but didn't find anything. Hope you see this. Jazaka Allahu Khairan

I was pleasantly surprised to hear about Roger Scruton's 'positive engagement' as you mentioned. I have enjoyed reading him but regretted his disdain for Islam and Muslims. Will you be able to kindly shed more light on what you said about this later phase in his life?

Subhaanallaah!

I have a question. So, there's a new 'god' in town, AKA the state. (And indeed if it's true then it should be a Dazzalic force.) What's the opposite of State? Anarchy? If anarchy and state both are unacceptable then what remains? Seclusion?

Nuclear was also used on Bikini Island by the US, not only in Japan!!!

Very nice. Just an advice for myself and everyone, starting talks and any serious matter with praising Allah and prayer on his servant and messenger Mohammed is recommended. Thanks Brother Paul for really good content🌹.

Anyone can list down the books?

what a guy mashaallah it’s Allah who he wants to give hadaya

How does a student build his library? 1 With Sheikh Dr. Abdul Karim Al-Khudair, I did not find a deep and broad topic on this important topic for Muslims like this long hadith, The Sheikh sailed talking about the sciences of interpretation of the Qur’an And books of faith, Arabic sciences, hadith, history, rhetoric, etc.. كيف يبني طالب العلم مكتبته؟ 1 مع الشيخ د.عبدالكريم الخضير kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bap4orOV1a6-pKM.html

Allah bless you Paul what do you think about Imam Elboukhari?

Don't forget to add that Tom is my new favorite imam.