Ali Dawah - July 31, 2017


MUSLIMS & AMERICAN MORMONS ＂WILL YOU ACCEPT？＂ ｜｜ SPEAKERS CORNER


Episode Stats

Length

5 minutes

Words per Minute

210.4

Word Count

1,052

Sentence Count

121

Misogynist Sentences

2

Hate Speech Sentences

13


Summary

In this episode, President Joseph Fielding Smith talks about the Book of Mormon and its relationship with the Qur'an and the truth. He also talks about what it means to be a Christian and why it's important to have a personal relationship with God.


Transcript

00:00:00.000 How old are you guys?
00:00:26.000 We're 18.
00:00:27.000 You're still young, yeah?
00:00:28.000 We're very young.
00:00:29.000 Salvation is a big thing, yeah?
00:00:31.000 If I gave you guys a bottle of water with a drop of poison, would you drink it?
00:00:34.000 You wouldn't, yeah?
00:00:35.000 So you would not do the same with your salvation.
00:00:37.000 So what we'll say is, okay, you don't want to accept Islam,
00:00:39.000 but if you're looking for true salvation and the truth,
00:00:41.000 you shouldn't say, hey, the Qur'an, no way.
00:00:44.000 Because that's not being true to yourself.
00:00:46.000 I'm a reverse Islam, yeah?
00:00:48.000 I said to myself, whatever is the truth, I'll accept it.
00:00:50.000 I don't care whatever it comes from.
00:00:52.000 If it's the truth, it's the truth, yeah?
00:00:54.000 So one advice I'll give you as a brother in humanity
00:00:56.000 is give the Qur'an a chance.
00:00:58.000 Can we agree on that?
00:00:59.000 At least just read it.
00:01:00.000 Can we agree?
00:01:01.000 Can we agree that you're gonna...
00:01:02.000 Look, you're free to God, yeah?
00:01:03.000 If you guys read the Book of Mormon, sure, I'll read it.
00:01:05.000 Yeah, I'll read it.
00:01:06.000 Yes, deal.
00:01:07.000 We do that.
00:01:08.000 We did that, don't worry.
00:01:09.000 We did that already.
00:01:10.000 No, no, we did it.
00:01:11.000 No, no, I don't mind if you want me to.
00:01:12.000 No problem.
00:01:13.000 I'll just go through it.
00:01:14.000 Just read it.
00:01:15.000 But what I'm saying to you is,
00:01:16.000 if you're looking for the truth, yeah?
00:01:17.000 If the truth is in the Qur'an, would you accept it?
00:01:19.000 That's what you find.
00:01:20.000 Yeah.
00:01:21.000 If the truth is found.
00:01:22.000 If the truth is found.
00:01:23.000 If I find it in the Qur'an, maybe I would.
00:01:25.000 Why maybe?
00:01:26.000 Why do you say maybe?
00:01:27.000 Because we are...
00:01:28.000 We believe in it.
00:01:29.000 We already believe in it.
00:01:30.000 No, no, no, no.
00:01:31.000 I'm saying if the ultimate truth is in the Qur'an, would you accept it?
00:01:34.000 Yes.
00:01:35.000 But we believe that we have all.
00:01:36.000 We have the rest of God.
00:01:37.000 No, no, no.
00:01:38.000 You believe that.
00:01:39.000 You believe that without looking into the Qur'an.
00:01:40.000 We have testimony.
00:01:41.000 We believe that the church will join to.
00:01:43.000 There's a church here on this wall.
00:01:45.000 No, no, no.
00:01:46.000 Testimony by you.
00:01:47.000 I don't know.
00:01:48.000 This is my testimony.
00:01:49.000 No, no, but that's subjective.
00:01:50.000 If I said to you,
00:01:51.000 Islam changed my life.
00:01:52.000 Islam means...
00:01:53.000 I believe in it.
00:01:54.000 It's subjective.
00:01:55.000 If I went to read the Qur'an and I would find truth,
00:01:57.000 and I would then feel like it's more true than the truth I am with now,
00:02:01.000 then logically I would most likely...
00:02:03.000 Okay.
00:02:04.000 What do you define as truth?
00:02:05.000 Some people are emotional.
00:02:06.000 Some people say,
00:02:07.000 when I open the Qur'an,
00:02:08.000 I want to see this light popping out of nowhere.
00:02:10.000 No.
00:02:11.000 If you're looking for the truth,
00:02:12.000 you need to understand,
00:02:13.000 if a scripture is seen by God,
00:02:14.000 but it should have no errors,
00:02:16.000 no contradictions,
00:02:17.000 no change,
00:02:18.000 can we accept this?
00:02:19.000 Yes.
00:02:20.000 Okay.
00:02:21.000 If any scripture has contradictions and errors
00:02:22.000 and changes in it,
00:02:23.000 can that be the word of God?
00:02:24.000 If I show you contradictions and errors in the Book of Mormon,
00:02:27.000 would you still accept the word of God?
00:02:28.000 Yes.
00:02:29.000 You think the Book of Mormon is the most perfect thing.
00:02:31.000 Okay, okay.
00:02:32.000 If I show you one right now,
00:02:33.000 would you denounce it?
00:02:36.000 I would not denounce it.
00:02:37.000 Thank you.
00:02:38.000 I just want to be very clear.
00:02:39.000 I said to him,
00:02:40.000 the Book of God,
00:02:41.000 and they have errors in it,
00:02:42.000 you said, no, it wouldn't.
00:02:43.000 It's good.
00:02:44.000 I said, if I show you one in the Book of Mormon,
00:02:46.000 you said to me,
00:02:47.000 even if you show me it,
00:02:48.000 I will reject it.
00:02:49.000 What that means to me,
00:02:50.000 no disrespect,
00:02:51.000 is you're saying,
00:02:52.000 I don't want to know.
00:02:53.000 So I want to speak to you guys,
00:02:54.000 no disrespect.
00:02:55.000 Because if you came and said to me,
00:02:56.000 if I show you a error in the Quran,
00:02:59.000 would you reject it?
00:03:00.000 I would say to you,
00:03:01.000 look, I'm telling you,
00:03:02.000 show me a single error in the Quran,
00:03:04.000 I will leave it.
00:03:05.000 One, one, one.
00:03:06.000 As simple as that.
00:03:07.000 One, one, one.
00:03:08.000 I'm telling you one.
00:03:09.000 You know why?
00:03:10.000 Because I'm sincere.
00:03:11.000 Because I'm looking for the truth.
00:03:12.000 If the truth is what the moment is,
00:03:13.000 then I'm up for it.
00:03:14.000 I said to you that.
00:03:15.000 You said to me,
00:03:16.000 you know what that means?
00:03:17.000 That means even when I show you the truth,
00:03:18.000 you're saying,
00:03:19.000 I don't want to know.
00:03:20.000 Is that being fair?
00:03:21.000 It's your salvation on the line guys.
00:03:22.000 It's not a joke.
00:03:23.000 It's your salvation on the line.
00:03:24.000 As much as you don't want me to go hell,
00:03:25.000 I don't want you to go hell.
00:03:26.000 So if your salvation is on the line,
00:03:28.000 if I show you a single error in the Book of Mormon-
00:03:29.000 It's never before to heaven anyway, isn't it?
00:03:31.000 No, no, no.
00:03:32.000 If I show you the Book of Mormon,
00:03:33.000 in the Book of Mormon,
00:03:34.000 in the Book of Mormon,
00:03:35.000 if I show you one single error,
00:03:36.000 would you leave it?
00:03:37.000 Well, not one.
00:03:38.000 I'll give you plenty.
00:03:39.000 Yes.
00:03:44.000 Okay, so the same goes with you, my brother.
00:03:49.000 These are things that are going to be
00:03:50.000 under the Judgment Testament to you guys.
00:03:52.000 If you ask me the same question,
00:03:54.000 I would say, show me one, not five.
00:03:56.000 We're a very small population.
00:03:59.000 That shows, you know what that means?
00:04:01.000 A book that's from God should have no errors.
00:04:03.000 God doesn't make mistakes.
00:04:05.000 If a book is claiming to be divine,
00:04:07.000 and you're finding errors,
00:04:08.000 and this doesn't adapt,
00:04:09.000 this doesn't make sense,
00:04:10.000 this has been changed,
00:04:11.000 this has been added in,
00:04:12.000 you have to question it.
00:04:13.000 I'm not here to win an argument.
00:04:14.000 I'm not here to...
00:04:15.000 By the way, I'm not here to win an argument.
00:04:16.000 We've got to take off.
00:04:17.000 Are you guys...
00:04:18.000 We've got to take off.
00:04:19.000 But one thing that I'll give it to you guys,
00:04:20.000 if you believe in God,
00:04:21.000 you pray to God and say,
00:04:22.000 God, whatever is the truth,
00:04:23.000 lead me to that.
00:04:24.000 Okay, thank you.
00:04:25.000 Appreciate it.
00:04:26.000 Thank you guys.
00:04:27.000 All right.
00:04:28.000 Thank you very much.
00:04:29.000 Take care of your friends.
00:04:30.000 Take care.
00:04:31.000 Take care.
00:04:32.000 Hey, give me one.
00:04:45.000 Thanks, honey.
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