Ali Dawah - November 15, 2024


HIJABI GIRLS PUT ME OFF ISLAM - EX CHRISTIAN GIRL


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22 minutes

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5,324

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361

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Misogyny

19

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Toxicity

31

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Hate speech

40

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In this episode, we have a discussion about God's role in the universe and his role as the all-knowing being who willed the universe to come into existence, and the role he plays in the creation of the universe.

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00:00:00.240 Now, when I look at you and look at myself in the mirror, I see certain traits.
00:00:03.540 When I look at the universe, why am I here? What's my purpose?
00:00:05.680 You get like everything you're wearing now, your jacket, your shoes, you know, do you have shoes?
00:00:09.600 My shoes are in my bag.
00:00:10.520 Okay, sorry, yeah. Okay, yeah. I was going to say, I was going to say your shoes.
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00:00:45.040 Yeah, what's your name, sister?
00:00:46.480 Anunish.
00:00:47.240 Anunish?
00:00:47.720 Anunish, yeah.
00:00:48.220 Oh, nice name. What does that mean? Is that a meaningful?
00:00:50.280 I don't think so.
00:00:51.220 It's typically a surname. I'm Belizean Nanangola.
00:00:53.600 You're what?
00:00:54.040 Belizean Nanangola.
00:00:54.880 Where is that?
00:00:55.400 Belizean.
00:00:55.940 It's Central America, next to Guatemala.
00:00:57.600 Oh, wow. Interesting. Okay, I never heard of her before.
00:00:59.660 Where are you from?
00:01:00.600 I'm Kurdish from Turkey.
00:01:01.900 Oh, okay. Nice. Merwan.
00:01:03.060 Yeah, Merwan.
00:01:04.440 Okay, so, look, I'll use a couple of arguments.
00:01:07.140 I'm just thinking which argument I can use to prove that God exists.
00:01:10.540 Now, okay, I'll make it simple, yeah?
00:01:12.800 You see that picture there?
00:01:14.200 Yeah.
00:01:14.740 Okay, let's suppose that's a painting.
00:01:16.020 Yeah.
00:01:17.160 Now, by looking at that painting, there is a lot of things that I can know about the painter.
00:01:21.160 Okay.
00:01:21.620 Number one, I know that he exists.
00:01:23.480 Number two, I know that he willed to paint that.
00:01:26.480 Number three, I know he's good at what he does.
00:01:28.680 He's artistic, you know, he's innovative, he's intelligent.
00:01:32.460 By looking at that painting, there's so many attributes that I can give to the person who painted that.
00:01:37.040 Now, when I look at you and look at myself in the mirror, I see certain traits.
00:01:40.660 When I look at the universe, okay, I know that there is information in the universe.
00:01:44.080 For example, you are made out of atoms and DNA.
00:01:47.520 So, do you know that DNA has information in it?
00:01:49.660 Okay, a single strand of DNA, they say, has more information than every single book.
00:01:54.280 Now, if there's information, it requires intelligence.
00:01:56.920 So, we say that as Muslims, that we believe that the universe began to exist.
00:02:02.000 If the universe began to exist, some being gave rise to it.
00:02:05.380 It has the attribute of will.
00:02:07.580 It willed the universe to come to be.
00:02:09.660 Now, we accept that if there's information in the universe, the being that created it has to be the all-knowing.
00:02:16.020 Now, number two, would you accept that there's energy, there's power in the universe?
00:02:18.640 Yeah.
00:02:18.880 Good.
00:02:19.040 So, he has to be the all-powerful.
00:02:20.560 Yeah?
00:02:20.720 Just as a picture.
00:02:21.340 We have to give these attributes.
00:02:22.740 Number three, would you accept that there is evil in the universe?
00:02:26.380 Evil.
00:02:26.860 Evil.
00:02:27.240 That's good and bad.
00:02:27.840 Yeah.
00:02:28.340 Then, he has to be the all-wise.
00:02:30.080 Because there are certain things that we see as bad that does not make sense to us.
00:02:33.180 So, he has to have wisdom behind why those things are happening.
00:02:35.880 So, in the Quran, Allah tells us that you might hate something which is good for you,
00:02:40.040 and you might love something which is bad for you.
00:02:41.840 So, this life is a test, and certain things might happen that we don't understand,
00:02:45.300 but there's a wisdom behind it.
00:02:46.940 Good.
00:02:47.720 Also, because there's evil, he has to be the most just.
00:02:51.160 Because he has to take these people to account.
00:02:52.780 For example, King Leon Leopard II, he went to Congo and killed 10 million Congolese people.
00:02:58.540 Yeah?
00:02:58.820 A lot of people talk about the Holocaust, which is bad as well, but nobody talks about this.
00:03:01.820 In Congo, he killed 10 million people.
00:03:04.200 What's going to happen to this person?
00:03:05.320 Is he just going to die?
00:03:06.660 Like, when we say agnostism, if there is some kind of a being, that being has to be the most just.
00:03:13.980 We can't, to say that he's just there, what's his role?
00:03:18.740 We can't say his energy.
00:03:20.000 He has to have those attributes, like I said, a will, power, knowledge, wise.
00:03:24.240 These attributes have to be given to him.
00:03:25.800 Now, when we give these attributes to him, we say that has to be God Almighty.
00:03:29.180 Because there is an active will that's taking part.
00:03:32.480 In agnosticism, it's like, there's something there, I don't know what it is.
00:03:35.740 So, it's going from deism to theism.
00:03:37.620 You're more of a deist.
00:03:38.360 You're saying, I believe there's something there.
00:03:39.740 But I'm saying you need to make that more personal.
00:03:41.280 And there's evidence to that, that you're becoming fierce.
00:03:44.020 That would be my argument.
00:03:44.980 There's many arguments I think about.
00:03:45.940 There's DNA.
00:03:46.780 There's the fact that you're designed.
00:03:48.080 Your eyes, your heart, you know, accents.
00:03:50.420 I can talk about many stuff, but I don't know if that convinces you.
00:03:54.680 It's given me something to process and to think about.
00:03:58.360 But I have had this conversation with people before.
00:04:00.780 So, it's not a first.
00:04:01.720 But, like, I think more than anything, I think,
00:04:04.620 especially when it comes to, per se, Christians that I've had this conversation with,
00:04:08.900 the first instinct is to attack me.
00:04:11.020 And it's never to really break things down to me in a way where I can fully understand.
00:04:14.380 Because the thing is, I haven't been agnostic all my life.
00:04:16.040 I actually grew up as a member of the Jehovah's Witness congregation.
00:04:19.500 So, it's the thing where, I guess, coming out of that,
00:04:22.440 there was a lot that I was taught that I felt like I had to break within myself.
00:04:25.760 And after coming out of that, no one's ever sat me down in a conversation
00:04:29.200 and actually taking the time to answer the questions that I've had.
00:04:32.420 And even if they had, a lot of the answers that they had were, like, pointed towards faith.
00:04:36.820 And when you don't have that, you don't have anything else.
00:04:38.380 Good. So, this is very interesting.
00:04:39.620 In the Quran, Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, God Almighty tells us,
00:04:42.080 there's a certain verse in Surah Al-Imran, yeah?
00:04:44.100 Allah says,
00:04:44.700 Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth,
00:04:46.880 and in the alternation of the night and day,
00:04:48.820 there are signs for those who have intellect.
00:04:50.540 In Islam, we don't have this blind faith concept.
00:04:53.460 Like, you speak to a lot of Christians and we say to them,
00:04:54.700 look, the Trinity doesn't make sense.
00:04:56.020 Yeah, Jesus never claimed to be divine.
00:04:57.560 The Holy Spirit or whatever, God cannot be a man. 0.81
00:04:59.960 They say, yeah, but we don't understand, have faith.
00:05:01.760 What do you mean by have faith?
00:05:02.780 Why don't you cross... 1.00
00:05:03.360 Yeah, the reason I'm bringing it up is because she said that,
00:05:09.000 because she was a Jehovah's Witness before and it was all about faith.
00:05:11.960 I'm saying that Christians have a lot of faith,
00:05:15.020 but in the book of James, it says,
00:05:16.260 faith with no works is dead.
00:05:17.520 So, meaning that we can't just have faith.
00:05:19.720 That's why I was just mentioning Christianity.
00:05:21.120 That's the reason.
00:05:21.560 I didn't mean to offend anybody in that way.
00:05:23.600 That's why I'm saying, as Muslim,
00:05:24.860 we are told to use our intellect.
00:05:26.820 So, we need to question.
00:05:28.000 I can't just be like,
00:05:28.660 I came to Islam 11 years ago.
00:05:30.440 13 years ago, I was your typical Westerner,
00:05:32.360 party and clubbing and all that kind of stuff.
00:05:33.320 I had to come here every week.
00:05:34.300 So, the thing is,
00:05:35.420 I had to come to a realization and say to myself,
00:05:36.840 okay, why am I here?
00:05:38.040 What's my purpose?
00:05:38.720 You get like, everything you're wearing now,
00:05:39.880 your jacket, your shoes, you know.
00:05:42.160 Do you have shoes?
00:05:42.660 My shoes are in my bag.
00:05:44.260 Okay, yeah.
00:05:44.960 I was going to say, I was going to say your shoes.
00:05:46.120 My shoes are in my bag.
00:05:46.940 You don't have shoes.
00:05:47.640 I was going to say that.
00:05:48.020 You don't have shoes.
00:05:48.680 And we need to come to that as well.
00:05:50.860 I'm going to make a point about
00:05:52.180 why you don't have shoes on.
00:05:53.540 Let me guess,
00:05:54.200 let me guess the heels are hurting your feet.
00:05:55.840 The heels are hurting my feet.
00:05:56.520 Exactly.
00:05:57.240 There's a book you need to buy called Beauty Sick.
00:05:59.300 Okay.
00:05:59.980 I'll come to that later.
00:06:00.820 That's a whole different discussion.
00:06:01.600 I'll be reading.
00:06:02.020 It's a very interesting book, yeah?
00:06:02.920 So, what I'm saying is,
00:06:03.840 as Muslims, 1.00
00:06:04.880 you need to use your brain. 0.99
00:06:06.340 You need to think and say,
00:06:06.960 hold on a second.
00:06:07.420 That's why God Almighty tells us in the Quran,
00:06:09.400 use, think, ponder, you know.
00:06:11.140 Look at things.
00:06:11.780 So, that's why I'm not here to doom you
00:06:13.420 and gloom you
00:06:13.860 and you're going to the fire.
00:06:14.700 We don't, we're not,
00:06:15.540 our religion doesn't teach us 1.00
00:06:16.600 to throw people into the hellfire.
00:06:17.900 Do you get it?
00:06:18.400 Our religion is a religion of mercy.
00:06:20.440 And I'm not saying,
00:06:21.200 it's like people come and say,
00:06:22.160 oh, Islam is just about peace.
00:06:22.980 It's not just about peace.
00:06:23.920 Do you get what I'm trying to say?
00:06:24.360 Of course, there's aspects of
00:06:25.380 defending yourself and war.
00:06:26.460 But, in totality,
00:06:27.980 in the Quran,
00:06:28.500 every single chapter,
00:06:29.220 except one talks about
00:06:34.360 an attribute about himself.
00:06:35.780 He's the most merciful,
00:06:36.520 the very merciful.
00:06:37.400 Why?
00:06:37.900 Because God Almighty
00:06:38.780 wants a relationship with his creation.
00:06:41.280 He's not a monster who's like, 0.98
00:06:42.620 I want people to go to hell.
00:06:43.920 He wants people to enter paradise. 1.00
00:06:45.640 He wants you to have a relationship with him.
00:06:47.060 A lot of Christians,
00:06:47.780 when they leave the faith,
00:06:48.860 they think,
00:06:49.300 ah, Islam is probably the same. 0.97
00:06:50.640 It's not.
00:06:51.360 A lot of people have this thing,
00:06:52.200 oh, Islam is just another religion. 1.00
00:06:53.520 It's not.
00:06:53.800 If you read it,
00:06:54.560 the Quran is the only scripture 1.00
00:06:55.700 that hasn't been changed.
00:06:57.120 The Quran is the only scripture 1.00
00:06:58.100 that challenges you and says,
00:06:59.600 if you think this is not from your Lord,
00:07:01.580 bring a chapter like it
00:07:03.060 or find contradictions and errors.
00:07:05.000 I have got two Bibles,
00:07:06.160 the King James Version
00:07:06.760 and I've got the New International Version.
00:07:08.980 I read it,
00:07:09.740 there are passages taken out.
00:07:11.440 And my question is,
00:07:12.500 who are these,
00:07:13.340 who's written this stuff?
00:07:14.860 If it's been written by men.
00:07:16.900 So that's why,
00:07:17.700 like, you know,
00:07:18.080 I know you have that experience,
00:07:18.940 but as Muslims,
00:07:20.060 in Islam,
00:07:20.860 we believe you have
00:07:21.480 one relationship with God Almighty,
00:07:23.000 a personal relationship.
00:07:23.980 You don't need to go through
00:07:24.840 Prophet Muhammad, 0.91
00:07:25.660 Jesus, Moses.
00:07:26.480 You have a direct relationship
00:07:27.980 with God Almighty.
00:07:29.300 Number two,
00:07:29.720 the Quran has been sent down
00:07:30.800 as a final testament.
00:07:32.100 You have the Old Testament,
00:07:33.140 you have the New Testament,
00:07:33.820 any other final testament.
00:07:35.200 We don't believe the scripture
00:07:36.540 that they have today
00:07:37.180 is preserved.
00:07:38.140 We believe the original gospel
00:07:39.540 that was given to Jesus
00:07:40.760 is what we believe in.
00:07:43.160 So yeah,
00:07:43.660 in a nutshell,
00:07:44.380 that's our belief,
00:07:46.500 you know.
00:07:47.040 But have you read the Quran before?
00:07:48.140 I have.
00:07:49.800 When I was actually working with,
00:07:51.160 I was working with a group of people
00:07:52.760 who practice Islam
00:07:54.340 back in 2022.
00:07:56.460 And this was,
00:07:57.240 I want to say,
00:07:57.780 like three, four years
00:07:58.600 after I'd completely come out
00:08:00.120 of the religion
00:08:00.860 that I was in previously.
00:08:01.680 And the first time
00:08:03.420 I'd actually prayed
00:08:04.040 since coming out
00:08:04.760 was actually
00:08:05.200 with a Muslim brother.
00:08:06.160 Oh, wow, okay.
00:08:06.620 And honestly,
00:08:07.060 it moved me to tears
00:08:07.780 because it wasn't that
00:08:09.340 I felt what he was feeling,
00:08:11.060 but I think it was more
00:08:12.060 of a thing where
00:08:12.560 I really appreciated
00:08:13.380 the beauty of like
00:08:14.220 having that faith in someone.
00:08:16.140 Because like,
00:08:16.580 I guess being agnostic
00:08:18.460 is more of a thing
00:08:19.220 where you have a series
00:08:19.860 of questions.
00:08:20.420 I guess for atheists,
00:08:21.220 they are so
00:08:21.800 affirming their beliefs.
00:08:23.100 Yes.
00:08:23.260 I don't know
00:08:24.980 if the Big Bang Theory
00:08:25.760 is simply just a theory
00:08:26.680 of what they believe in.
00:08:27.680 Yes.
00:08:28.120 They're confident
00:08:28.860 in their beliefs.
00:08:30.480 And obviously,
00:08:30.800 there's a series
00:08:31.260 of other people
00:08:31.800 who are also confident
00:08:32.460 in believing.
00:08:32.940 And obviously,
00:08:33.360 I feel like I'm not
00:08:34.340 comfortable in anything.
00:08:35.640 So I guess...
00:08:36.320 But you want answers.
00:08:37.400 I do want answers.
00:08:38.420 And those answers
00:08:38.840 should be given to you.
00:08:39.500 That's why it's very important
00:08:40.260 to have dialogue and discussion.
00:08:41.620 So like,
00:08:41.880 if you have any questions,
00:08:42.760 I believe there's
00:08:43.600 multiple evidences
00:08:44.620 to go from deism to theism
00:08:46.160 because it only makes sense
00:08:47.800 that the God Almighty
00:08:48.620 that created us
00:08:49.360 had a will.
00:08:50.760 All of this is,
00:08:51.680 Allah says in Quran,
00:08:52.460 he did not create this
00:08:53.540 for play.
00:08:54.380 It's not like,
00:08:55.260 oh, we'll just say
00:08:55.580 let's just play a game.
00:08:56.240 No, it's not.
00:08:56.880 Because that creator
00:08:58.440 has to be...
00:08:59.180 He cannot be a purposeless creator
00:09:00.500 because everything
00:09:01.740 that we have here
00:09:02.700 has a purpose.
00:09:03.560 Everything you look at now,
00:09:05.000 the camera,
00:09:05.700 the shoes in your bag,
00:09:07.400 yes,
00:09:07.740 everything has a purpose.
00:09:09.320 So the thing is,
00:09:10.140 how can I come and say
00:09:11.180 everyone that invented
00:09:12.580 something,
00:09:13.040 your bag,
00:09:13.580 your shoes,
00:09:14.060 whatever,
00:09:14.280 my jacket,
00:09:15.260 they gave...
00:09:16.100 They're the designer
00:09:17.200 of that thing.
00:09:17.900 They gave it a purpose
00:09:18.820 and it has a design.
00:09:20.240 But the one who created
00:09:21.160 the universe,
00:09:21.680 it can't be
00:09:23.260 because there's order.
00:09:24.740 We have laws of gravity,
00:09:26.780 we have stability,
00:09:27.560 uniformity,
00:09:28.200 regularity.
00:09:28.900 That's why we do science.
00:09:29.840 I don't pick up a bottle of water
00:09:30.680 and it turns into an elephant.
00:09:32.040 So we have order.
00:09:33.220 If there's order,
00:09:33.660 there has to be an order maker.
00:09:34.780 So that's why I believe,
00:09:36.040 I'm sure you will believe as well,
00:09:37.380 that there has to be a creator,
00:09:39.840 not some energy.
00:09:40.780 It has to be.
00:09:41.760 But yeah,
00:09:42.180 if you have any questions,
00:09:42.900 ask me.
00:09:43.200 Feel free.
00:09:43.600 I mean,
00:09:43.720 I'm not offended about anything.
00:09:44.720 Do you have a channel or something?
00:09:45.840 Yes,
00:09:46.020 my name is Ali Dawah
00:09:46.840 on YouTube.
00:09:48.240 On YouTube.
00:09:49.180 Yeah.
00:09:49.780 So,
00:09:50.300 this video might go up there.
00:09:52.240 So I might grab it.
00:09:53.040 No worries.
00:09:53.480 Yes.
00:09:53.740 Yes.
00:09:54.620 Yes.
00:09:54.920 Is this the app or the...
00:09:56.080 It's YouTube, yeah.
00:09:56.800 Yeah, okay.
00:09:58.480 So right now we are...
00:10:00.300 Have any conversations
00:10:01.820 you've had with people like...
00:10:03.180 I do,
00:10:03.500 I do a lot,
00:10:03.980 but I prefer having
00:10:05.560 sincere discussions.
00:10:07.220 You know,
00:10:07.720 but I'm quite active.
00:10:09.140 Sorry,
00:10:09.460 I'll put it wrong.
00:10:13.880 Yeah.
00:10:15.540 Yeah,
00:10:15.920 this is...
00:10:16.280 We're also live,
00:10:17.060 so you'll probably see yourself now.
00:10:18.500 Okay.
00:10:19.080 Let me see.
00:10:19.640 I don't know if it's...
00:10:20.200 Yeah, there you go.
00:10:21.020 Yeah.
00:10:21.500 But,
00:10:21.740 but this is live,
00:10:22.740 but I have...
00:10:23.160 This will be pre-recorded.
00:10:24.320 I'll put it up, yeah.
00:10:25.160 Do you have any questions?
00:10:25.960 No, I don't.
00:10:26.520 Okay.
00:10:27.060 Regarding,
00:10:27.460 regarding,
00:10:27.880 just one last thing.
00:10:28.780 Regarding your heels.
00:10:30.480 Do you mind if I can look at your...
00:10:31.780 Yes.
00:10:33.040 I just want to look at the heels.
00:10:33.960 It's very important, yeah?
00:10:34.960 Because I'm going to make a very
00:10:35.960 strong point.
00:10:37.460 They're actually nice heels.
00:10:38.620 Yeah, no,
00:10:38.880 I've got no problem with the heels.
00:10:39.700 Okay, look.
00:10:40.800 That's...
00:10:41.160 What is this?
00:10:41.940 Is it like five inch?
00:10:42.960 I've got no idea.
00:10:43.800 Okay.
00:10:44.400 Look.
00:10:45.280 I need you to buy this book here.
00:10:46.540 It's called Beauty Sick.
00:10:47.300 I'll give that back to you.
00:10:48.140 Thank you very much.
00:10:49.160 Now,
00:10:49.560 the thing is this.
00:10:50.260 Islam,
00:10:51.220 if we look at society, 0.98
00:10:52.220 the book Beauty Sick
00:10:53.060 actually talks about
00:10:53.960 that
00:10:54.820 a lot of women 1.00
00:10:56.780 are under the impression
00:10:58.060 that...
00:10:59.140 And not just women.
00:10:59.800 Men and women as well.
00:11:00.660 The impression that they are
00:11:01.860 willingly and choosing
00:11:03.760 to wake up
00:11:04.640 and spend two hours
00:11:06.560 doing makeup,
00:11:07.420 getting their hair done,
00:11:09.020 wearing heels.
00:11:09.620 Look,
00:11:09.780 these things,
00:11:10.500 of course,
00:11:10.840 a woman likes to adorn herself. 1.00
00:11:13.060 But you know it's uncomfortable
00:11:14.180 walking in those heels.
00:11:15.600 But you need to understand,
00:11:17.200 would you accept that
00:11:18.020 for me to say,
00:11:18.740 peer pressure,
00:11:20.140 the beauty industry,
00:11:21.060 and many other factors
00:11:23.000 play a role.
00:11:23.620 Because you know why?
00:11:24.400 I was in your shoes
00:11:25.760 a long time ago.
00:11:26.960 I used to have a specific jumper
00:11:28.300 that I believed
00:11:28.740 that I looked good in.
00:11:29.620 I mean,
00:11:29.820 people might differ with that,
00:11:30.680 but that's my...
00:11:31.480 I believe that.
00:11:32.520 And this jumper
00:11:33.480 was a material that would...
00:11:35.120 It was itchy material.
00:11:36.540 But I used to wear it
00:11:37.840 because I believed
00:11:38.780 I looked good in it.
00:11:40.120 Now,
00:11:40.400 I asked myself a question.
00:11:41.440 I was like...
00:11:42.040 When I came to Islam,
00:11:43.340 I thought to myself,
00:11:44.480 I'm wearing a jumper
00:11:45.640 that I am uncomfortable in,
00:11:47.440 but I am wearing it
00:11:48.540 because I believe
00:11:49.240 I look good in it.
00:11:50.200 Same thing with
00:11:50.900 women who wear heels. 1.00
00:11:52.340 Same with women 1.00
00:11:53.060 who are walking
00:11:53.540 with miniskirts
00:11:54.140 in minus 5 degrees.
00:11:55.440 Because they look good in it,
00:11:56.360 they're making no sacrifices.
00:11:58.400 And I thought to myself,
00:11:59.000 you know what?
00:11:59.260 I'm actually a slave.
00:12:00.320 This jumper is my master
00:12:01.360 because I'm in obedience to it.
00:12:03.900 And I thought to myself,
00:12:05.580 true freedom is what?
00:12:07.220 That as women, 1.00
00:12:08.900 the Western society
00:12:09.760 has reduced women 1.00
00:12:10.680 to a sexual object. 1.00
00:12:12.300 So Islam has come to 1.00
00:12:13.540 tell the woman 0.93
00:12:14.680 that she has more
00:12:16.260 to offer than her beauty.
00:12:17.960 So that's the reason
00:12:18.620 why Islam tells a woman, 0.97
00:12:19.920 and it's a test for them as well,
00:12:21.160 that they should cover up.
00:12:22.400 Now,
00:12:22.840 there is this misconception
00:12:23.800 that as if Muslims believe that
00:12:26.040 just because a man
00:12:27.420 can't control himself,
00:12:28.360 a woman should cover up. 1.00
00:12:29.020 That's not true.
00:12:30.020 As a man,
00:12:30.900 I am told that
00:12:31.780 I have to lower my gaze,
00:12:33.240 not look,
00:12:34.060 even if the woman 0.90
00:12:34.840 is dressed up in a bikini
00:12:35.840 or covered up fully.
00:12:37.100 My job is to not look
00:12:38.220 in that way,
00:12:39.040 to lower my gaze.
00:12:40.220 So would you accept that
00:12:41.580 the fact that,
00:12:42.560 you know,
00:12:43.100 you having to
00:12:43.840 put your heels away,
00:12:44.900 walk with your socks on,
00:12:46.380 yeah,
00:12:46.520 plays a factor
00:12:47.540 in that.
00:12:48.240 Would you say that
00:12:48.980 there are peer pressures,
00:12:51.160 indirect peer pressures
00:12:51.960 playing a role
00:12:52.620 that's making you feel
00:12:54.040 that you need to look
00:12:54.740 a certain way
00:12:55.200 or wear certain clothing
00:12:56.160 that you believe
00:12:57.160 you look good in?
00:12:57.860 No,
00:12:58.300 and the only reason
00:12:59.040 I'd say that
00:12:59.620 is because sometimes
00:13:00.500 I have this conversation
00:13:01.440 with my mum
00:13:01.920 where she'll ask me,
00:13:03.460 she might question
00:13:05.240 some of my outfit choices
00:13:06.320 and obviously,
00:13:08.060 like you've mentioned,
00:13:08.980 when girls are wearing 0.98
00:13:09.600 miniskets,
00:13:10.140 it's because of that
00:13:10.640 validation that they get
00:13:11.480 from going outside.
00:13:12.440 But for me,
00:13:12.860 I always think of myself
00:13:13.800 where it's like,
00:13:14.220 if I was the only person
00:13:15.220 left in the world,
00:13:16.100 I'd either be naked
00:13:17.420 because there's no one else
00:13:18.200 to judge me
00:13:18.840 in my clothing
00:13:19.440 or whatever
00:13:19.900 or I'd really wear
00:13:21.080 whatever I want to wear.
00:13:22.960 I feel like,
00:13:23.960 I feel like it'll be
00:13:25.180 more taboo
00:13:26.120 for me to be walking
00:13:27.420 around with socks
00:13:28.120 than it would be
00:13:28.740 for me to be in heels.
00:13:29.920 Now, my heels,
00:13:30.500 yes, they are uncomfortable
00:13:31.260 and they are painful
00:13:32.060 but at the end of the day,
00:13:32.960 if I really, truly wanted
00:13:34.020 to sacrifice my pain
00:13:35.120 in order to continue
00:13:35.920 feeling that level of validation,
00:13:37.480 I would've kept my heels on.
00:13:38.680 And I think another,
00:13:39.580 another thing in regards
00:13:41.000 to that as well
00:13:41.460 is a lot of people
00:13:41.900 have a sense of pride.
00:13:43.320 For, maybe for like
00:13:44.620 another girl who is in heels,
00:13:46.280 she might also want to sacrifice,
00:13:48.060 you know,
00:13:48.800 feeling uncomfortable
00:13:49.580 because she might
00:13:50.760 see other people
00:13:52.240 looking at her
00:13:52.780 and questioning
00:13:53.260 whether she's even able
00:13:54.440 to walk in heels or more.
00:13:56.020 So, I think for me,
00:13:57.080 it purely is a personal thing
00:13:58.580 because I can even wear heels,
00:14:00.020 I wear heels because I like them,
00:14:01.740 fully because I like them.
00:14:02.680 Well, we wouldn't deny
00:14:04.240 that, for example,
00:14:05.100 a woman would look good in heels. 1.00
00:14:06.540 Yeah.
00:14:06.820 The thing is though,
00:14:07.480 I believe that it's come to a point
00:14:09.340 where it hurts your feet so much
00:14:10.760 where you're like,
00:14:11.180 I actually do not care
00:14:12.440 what people think.
00:14:13.680 And like, for you to just take,
00:14:14.820 I'll be honest with you,
00:14:15.440 like, of course,
00:14:16.100 because you're more comfortable
00:14:16.880 like this.
00:14:17.440 Yeah.
00:14:17.640 But do you not feel like,
00:14:19.180 you know,
00:14:19.600 I had that peer pressure.
00:14:21.060 There's things that people think
00:14:22.080 like you make decisions,
00:14:23.300 but how do you make decisions
00:14:24.100 when you are told what to think?
00:14:25.660 Like, the beauty industry
00:14:26.700 puts a great emphasis
00:14:27.620 on woman's body. 0.98
00:14:28.740 It makes them feel less, 0.99
00:14:29.740 more uglier. 0.80
00:14:30.480 They look a certain way. 0.94
00:14:31.600 You have to wear this,
00:14:32.300 you have to wear that.
00:14:33.200 And this has made,
00:14:33.920 that's why the book
00:14:34.580 I recommended you,
00:14:35.340 it talks about girls
00:14:36.120 who eat yoga every three,
00:14:37.340 four hours not to pass out
00:14:38.260 so they can have
00:14:38.640 the perfect body.
00:14:39.160 Yeah, but that's only for those
00:14:40.420 that feel pressured
00:14:41.340 by societal pressures.
00:14:43.300 But I consider myself
00:14:44.440 an individual who is
00:14:45.560 almost 100% confident
00:14:47.480 within themselves.
00:14:48.340 So I can go out
00:14:49.360 with my hair not done,
00:14:50.420 no makeup on,
00:14:51.180 no nothing,
00:14:51.920 and I wouldn't care.
00:14:53.120 And I guess a part of that
00:14:54.160 might also be due to the fact
00:14:55.560 that many people
00:14:56.520 have also validated me
00:14:58.200 enough when I'm not
00:14:59.900 in this state
00:15:00.560 to the point where
00:15:01.380 I also feel comfortable
00:15:02.480 when I'm not in this state.
00:15:03.580 That's good.
00:15:03.980 So I guess
00:15:04.520 that's also one aspect
00:15:05.680 but I guess,
00:15:07.000 obviously,
00:15:07.680 I get that that applies
00:15:08.580 to so many women
00:15:09.260 but obviously
00:15:09.660 you're having a conversation
00:15:10.320 with me
00:15:10.640 and as an individual
00:15:11.440 I don't feel uncomfortable
00:15:12.940 right now.
00:15:13.280 Okay, good.
00:15:13.740 So then I can say,
00:15:15.020 you know what,
00:15:15.280 you're one of those
00:15:15.780 strong character individuals
00:15:16.820 but not many women 0.94
00:15:18.040 that like you
00:15:18.440 and many women
00:15:19.300 fall,
00:15:20.080 like for example,
00:15:20.600 like you said,
00:15:21.000 I can come and agree
00:15:21.620 and say,
00:15:21.840 you know what,
00:15:22.500 you are a rare case
00:15:23.700 which is very unique
00:15:24.560 but there are so many women 1.00
00:15:25.960 who are peer pressured
00:15:27.180 one way or another
00:15:28.240 through movies,
00:15:29.340 Netflix,
00:15:30.240 social media,
00:15:31.280 the beauty industry.
00:15:32.480 I mean,
00:15:32.660 there was a Brazilian woman 0.98
00:15:33.420 who got butt implants 1.00
00:15:34.100 and she passed away.
00:15:35.240 People are becoming martyrs
00:15:36.500 at the risk of beauty.
00:15:39.140 So there's such
00:15:40.380 a great emphasis
00:15:41.140 given on beauty
00:15:41.960 that the book talks about
00:15:43.300 the woman,
00:15:43.820 she was doing a study,
00:15:44.500 she said,
00:15:44.800 I was so shocked
00:15:46.240 by the results,
00:15:46.800 I wanted to stop the study
00:15:47.680 because so many women 1.00
00:15:48.920 were like,
00:15:49.300 if I was not only judged
00:15:50.320 by my beauty and looks,
00:15:51.520 I would focus more
00:15:52.180 on my education,
00:15:52.780 I would focus more
00:15:53.260 on some of my family members.
00:15:54.740 So there's a massive emphasis
00:15:56.300 given by the beauty industry
00:15:57.360 to make females feel 0.96
00:15:58.700 like they have to look
00:15:59.480 a certain way.
00:16:00.500 They mean more.
00:16:01.020 There was one woman
00:16:01.620 there she said,
00:16:02.040 I felt so,
00:16:02.840 unattractive
00:16:04.320 that I would go
00:16:05.340 and sleep around
00:16:06.360 with men for validation.
00:16:07.740 And I thought to myself,
00:16:08.780 that is the biggest
00:16:09.980 oppression and enslavement
00:16:11.760 of women around the world.
00:16:13.860 Because I don't want
00:16:14.280 a woman to come and say,
00:16:14.860 oh, you guys oppress
00:16:15.660 your woman by wearing 0.83
00:16:16.220 the hijab.
00:16:16.900 But I'm like,
00:16:17.740 okay,
00:16:18.020 how many women 1.00
00:16:18.580 are oppressed
00:16:19.220 by wearing the hijab?
00:16:19.880 But how many women 1.00
00:16:20.840 go outside
00:16:21.920 and they do not
00:16:23.780 feel comfortable?
00:16:24.380 There was a study done,
00:16:25.000 you know when the
00:16:25.360 COVID thing happened,
00:16:25.860 you had to wear a mask.
00:16:26.440 They found out that women 1.00
00:16:27.920 were carrying on wearing
00:16:28.720 the mask when it was
00:16:29.440 not obligatory.
00:16:30.220 And they asked him why.
00:16:30.960 They said,
00:16:31.220 because I can go out
00:16:32.280 without putting makeup on
00:16:32.980 and I don't need to be judged.
00:16:34.280 So that's the factor in there.
00:16:35.900 But I'm happy to see that.
00:16:37.080 You're a strong character
00:16:37.800 and I think Islam,
00:16:39.360 I believe,
00:16:39.800 I can even see you
00:16:40.620 as being a Muslim.
00:16:41.900 I have considered it.
00:16:42.720 I won't lie to you,
00:16:43.480 I have considered it.
00:16:44.140 I think it's purely
00:16:45.680 just the fact that
00:16:46.280 I don't have enough faith.
00:16:47.420 And I recognise that
00:16:48.520 faith is something
00:16:49.040 that I need to work on.
00:16:50.660 You need faith,
00:16:51.600 but you also,
00:16:52.520 Islam has answers.
00:16:53.720 Of course it has answers,
00:16:54.720 but I don't even think,
00:16:55.980 I think another layer
00:16:57.120 to that is also
00:16:57.840 the life I'm currently
00:16:58.720 living now.
00:16:59.940 And I don't know
00:17:00.740 what side outweighs what,
00:17:02.460 but I also recognise
00:17:03.300 that the life I'm currently
00:17:04.220 living now,
00:17:05.060 I'm not ready to give up yet.
00:17:06.540 And maybe when I am,
00:17:07.860 I might seek Islam 1.00
00:17:09.540 or stuff like that,
00:17:10.100 but I recognise within myself
00:17:11.200 that I'm very comfortable
00:17:12.180 with the life I live with now.
00:17:13.200 And I recognise
00:17:13.680 that joining,
00:17:14.780 not joining,
00:17:15.560 but becoming,
00:17:16.660 you know,
00:17:16.960 Muslim means making sacrifices, 1.00
00:17:19.080 so it means leaving
00:17:19.680 a lot of things
00:17:20.300 that I've practised now.
00:17:21.780 And I don't think
00:17:22.440 there's a sacrifice
00:17:23.060 that I'm willing
00:17:23.840 or ready to make
00:17:24.540 as of now, yeah?
00:17:25.400 Okay, alright.
00:17:25.980 But the thing you need
00:17:26.840 to bear in mind is
00:17:27.360 I was where you was
00:17:28.260 about 13, 14 years ago.
00:17:30.940 Same thing.
00:17:31.600 I would be indulged in sins
00:17:33.480 and whatever for that matter.
00:17:34.760 And I thought to myself,
00:17:36.420 I was in double mind.
00:17:38.320 Like, you get it?
00:17:38.640 I was like,
00:17:39.040 I'm sinning,
00:17:40.180 so if I become a Muslim,
00:17:41.420 but I'm going to be a sinner.
00:17:42.200 But the biggest misconception
00:17:43.660 is that Islam
00:17:44.460 is not looking for saints. 0.99
00:17:45.660 Islam is for the sinners. 1.00
00:17:46.980 Paradise is full of sinners.
00:17:48.660 Why? 0.97
00:17:48.940 Because Islam
00:17:49.560 is not looking for perfection.
00:17:50.980 It's not asking you
00:17:51.560 to be a saint.
00:17:52.520 It's not for the saints.
00:17:53.760 It's for the people
00:17:54.500 who sin.
00:17:54.980 So that's why even like,
00:17:56.640 for example,
00:17:57.120 we are told
00:17:57.880 that this hadith
00:17:58.960 is like the saints
00:18:00.060 or the prophet Muhammad.
00:18:01.440 God Almighty said,
00:18:02.900 if mankind was not to sin, 0.99
00:18:04.640 I would destroy them 1.00
00:18:05.560 and bring forth a nation 1.00
00:18:06.460 that sins but repents.
00:18:08.000 So God does not want us
00:18:09.280 to be sinless.
00:18:10.200 He rather wants us
00:18:10.940 to be individuals
00:18:11.600 who observe Him,
00:18:12.940 who have a relation with Him
00:18:14.000 and repent.
00:18:14.860 So don't think that
00:18:16.240 because I'm a sinner,
00:18:17.760 I cannot become a Muslim. 1.00
00:18:19.360 Yes, you can.
00:18:20.540 If you want to stop the sin
00:18:22.340 or gradually,
00:18:24.040 becoming a Muslim
00:18:24.660 is that first step.
00:18:25.820 So there's many Muslims 0.97
00:18:26.780 who commit sins. 0.94
00:18:27.360 There are Muslims that are out here, 1.00
00:18:28.380 clubbing, 0.99
00:18:28.840 partying, drinking,
00:18:29.900 doing all kinds of stuff.
00:18:30.780 They are still a Muslim
00:18:31.640 because they believe
00:18:32.260 God is one.
00:18:33.060 They believe the Quran
00:18:33.580 is the final message
00:18:34.280 and the prophet Muhammad
00:18:35.080 is the final prophet.
00:18:36.080 So don't let that stop you
00:18:37.540 from accepting Islam. 0.97
00:18:38.240 You know what, I've considered that
00:18:38.840 but I think for me
00:18:39.660 it's also a thing
00:18:40.440 where I have seen
00:18:41.480 many Muslim sisters
00:18:42.500 who, you know,
00:18:43.500 when you ask them
00:18:44.080 what are you,
00:18:44.540 you say I'm Muslim
00:18:45.040 and they might even be
00:18:45.800 going around wearing a hijab. 0.82
00:18:47.000 For me,
00:18:47.380 when they're doing things
00:18:48.220 that I think
00:18:49.140 aren't just
00:18:49.720 or aren't bright
00:18:50.360 in the eyes of Allah,
00:18:51.440 for me,
00:18:52.600 I guess it kind of
00:18:53.360 rubs me the wrong way
00:18:54.280 and I completely understand
00:18:55.480 that what those sisters 1.00
00:18:56.440 are doing
00:18:56.940 is what they are doing
00:18:58.740 and it's not
00:18:59.220 a wider representation
00:19:00.700 of how Islam is as a whole
00:19:02.180 but I won't lie
00:19:03.300 and sit here
00:19:03.780 and act like it doesn't
00:19:04.520 determine me
00:19:05.160 away from the faith 0.98
00:19:06.040 and I know it shouldn't
00:19:06.880 because whatever
00:19:07.880 those sisters are doing 1.00
00:19:08.680 is just based on them
00:19:09.540 but I guess for me
00:19:10.800 when I sort of
00:19:11.940 flip the script a bit
00:19:12.880 I also think about myself
00:19:13.880 and I think about the things
00:19:14.740 that I'm doing now
00:19:15.440 and if I was to go around
00:19:16.980 and, you know,
00:19:17.360 start telling people,
00:19:18.420 or, you know,
00:19:18.740 I'm Islam
00:19:19.180 or I'm Muslim
00:19:19.760 or even start wearing
00:19:22.080 a hijab and stuff
00:19:22.740 I don't ever want
00:19:24.000 my actions
00:19:24.640 to ever be a representation
00:19:25.860 of people
00:19:26.280 Okay, that's such
00:19:27.640 a beautiful thing you said
00:19:28.460 you know why?
00:19:28.860 Because what you said
00:19:30.100 is so profound
00:19:30.800 because you're basically saying
00:19:31.840 I don't want to become 0.95
00:19:33.420 I don't want to become 0.95
00:19:33.440 a Muslim yet
00:19:34.100 because I do not believe
00:19:35.060 I can represent it
00:19:35.820 in the right way
00:19:36.520 That's really beautiful
00:19:37.740 but
00:19:38.260 there's the hand of Satan there
00:19:40.720 because what it's doing
00:19:42.140 to you is the following
00:19:42.820 It's basically telling you
00:19:44.120 Okay, yes
00:19:45.360 and this is how Satan
00:19:46.280 comes to you
00:19:46.800 Like, we believe
00:19:47.580 Satan comes to you
00:19:48.160 and says
00:19:48.460 Who created this?
00:19:50.160 And you're like
00:19:50.480 God
00:19:50.720 Who created that?
00:19:51.920 God
00:19:52.120 Who created this God?
00:19:53.060 Who created God?
00:19:54.020 And you say
00:19:54.260 Oh my God
00:19:54.560 Who created God?
00:19:55.540 So Satan comes in ways
00:19:56.900 to show you things
00:19:58.040 and you're like
00:19:58.320 Oh my gosh
00:19:58.720 Like what you said
00:19:59.660 is such a profound thing
00:20:00.540 It's such a beautiful thing
00:20:01.220 actually
00:20:01.400 The concept in itself is
00:20:02.460 I want to represent
00:20:03.780 my religion
00:20:04.540 if I'm going to become
00:20:05.200 a Muslim in the best way
00:20:05.900 However
00:20:06.760 Satan adds in there
00:20:08.360 Yeah, that's true
00:20:09.500 You see
00:20:09.720 you've got such good intentions
00:20:10.780 You're not ready for Islam yet 1.00
00:20:12.340 So we need to take
00:20:13.640 that bit out
00:20:14.260 Do you get it?
00:20:14.640 Which is the following
00:20:15.320 You becoming a Muslim 0.99
00:20:16.860 does not mean
00:20:17.280 you need to wear
00:20:17.700 the hijab instantly 0.71
00:20:18.380 So I'm just saying
00:20:20.200 if you become a Muslim 0.83
00:20:21.400 sister
00:20:21.720 it's a gradual process
00:20:23.380 so there are many people
00:20:25.020 who come to Islam
00:20:25.740 they are still coming
00:20:26.600 they drink alcohol
00:20:28.060 but
00:20:29.000 the main thing is what?
00:20:30.500 For you to have a relationship
00:20:31.200 with God Almighty
00:20:31.680 because if you die
00:20:32.960 in a state
00:20:33.920 of disbelief
00:20:35.340 knowing Islam is the truth 0.98
00:20:36.280 you can be in trouble
00:20:37.440 but what we're saying
00:20:38.360 is that
00:20:38.800 obviously that's if you know
00:20:40.140 Islam is the truth
00:20:40.720 so you feel like
00:20:41.260 yeah
00:20:41.380 so to me
00:20:42.260 is that
00:20:42.620 don't let that
00:20:43.540 stop you
00:20:44.460 or deter you 1.00
00:20:45.020 from becoming a Muslim 1.00
00:20:45.860 because
00:20:46.200 if that's the case
00:20:47.440 I should not be a Muslim 1.00
00:20:48.280 because that's until this day 0.79
00:20:49.260 you know
00:20:49.860 I'm a public figure
00:20:51.040 you know
00:20:51.260 they see me as a religious figure
00:20:52.740 I sin
00:20:53.600 you know what I'm trying to say
00:20:54.480 God does not want you to be sinless
00:20:55.820 so the concept is beautiful
00:20:57.200 but
00:20:57.640 know that the hand of Satan is there
00:20:59.720 so 0.95
00:21:00.240 you becoming a Muslim 0.81
00:21:01.420 is just testifying
00:21:02.320 and then on that journey
00:21:03.640 so I don't
00:21:04.280 obviously I don't know
00:21:04.880 if you're ready yourself
00:21:05.880 but to testify that God is one
00:21:07.820 there's nothing worth
00:21:08.740 worthy of worship
00:21:09.520 except Allah 0.86
00:21:10.100 the Prophet Muhammad
00:21:10.880 is the final messenger
00:21:11.520 you become a Muslim 0.88
00:21:12.520 and then your journey starts
00:21:13.560 so
00:21:13.760 if you truly believe that
00:21:15.300 you can do it yourself
00:21:15.980 you can take your shahada
00:21:16.900 it's called a shahada
00:21:17.620 it's testing your faith
00:21:18.620 and just start your journey
00:21:19.740 take a step at a time
00:21:20.640 I'm not ready to believe those
00:21:23.140 no problem
00:21:23.560 and I know it
00:21:24.260 but
00:21:24.760 I feel that you know
00:21:25.960 when I am
00:21:26.960 I feel like I know where they go
00:21:28.780 inshallah
00:21:29.360 and all these promises
00:21:30.780 could be sick of me forever
00:21:31.920 that's good
00:21:32.560 so I'm actually very grateful
00:21:34.200 that you were able to
00:21:35.500 you know
00:21:36.100 I don't know
00:21:36.860 it's just sort of teaching
00:21:37.540 yeah yeah yeah
00:21:37.880 no no fine sister
00:21:38.500 we're here
00:21:39.100 that's fine
00:21:39.980 we're here every Friday
00:21:41.820 and Sunday
00:21:42.580 your friends are fine
00:21:44.380 yeah we're here every Friday
00:21:45.500 and Sunday
00:21:45.880 if you have any questions
00:21:46.800 come visit us
00:21:47.360 we're here every Friday
00:21:49.360 and Sunday
00:21:49.740 Friday after 5
00:21:51.240 but Sunday after 2
00:21:52.620 we're here
00:21:53.160 so please come visit us
00:21:54.340 if you have any questions
00:21:55.120 this is our job
00:21:56.180 this is what we do
00:21:56.660 so feel free
00:21:57.460 if you come and say
00:21:57.880 you know brother Ali
00:21:58.420 I've got this question
00:21:59.440 this question
00:21:59.780 this question
00:22:00.080 I want to know about
00:22:00.500 this this this this
00:22:01.080 that's good
00:22:01.760 our job is to do this
00:22:02.960 so yeah
00:22:03.620 and you can watch
00:22:04.160 my YouTube videos
00:22:04.900 and there might be
00:22:05.920 some of them
00:22:06.220 that you can
00:22:06.600 maybe like
00:22:07.140 thank you so much
00:22:08.640 nice talking to you
00:22:09.760 God bless you
00:22:10.280 the Prophet said
00:22:12.680 whoever builds a masjid 0.85
00:22:14.600 for the sake of Allah
00:22:15.340 Allah will build for him 1.00
00:22:17.900 a similar house
00:22:19.020 in Jannah
00:22:19.660 on that day
00:22:20.840 where Allah tells us
00:22:22.480 that our books
00:22:23.220 will be given
00:22:23.700 and every little
00:22:25.320 atom weight
00:22:26.020 of good deed
00:22:26.480 will be there
00:22:27.700 and imagine
00:22:28.640 you see a mountain
00:22:29.720 and you're like
00:22:30.560 what a lucky person
00:22:31.580 which righteous person
00:22:33.120 Allah says
00:22:34.460 this is for you
00:22:35.220 for me
00:22:35.920 yes
00:22:36.600 what did I do
00:22:37.660 you allow people to pray
00:22:39.740 you built a masjid 0.95
00:22:40.780 I never had the money
00:22:41.600 to build a masjid 0.99
00:22:42.200 oh Allah
00:22:42.500 you helped
00:22:43.860 you gave towards it
00:22:45.060 and Allah gives you 0.75
00:22:45.740 the reward
00:22:46.200 of as if you've built it
00:22:47.580 donate now guys
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