Islam Through The Ages

Dec 31 2023 12 ep. 57 mins 17

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A fresh and detailed look at the history of Islam, with expert scholars interviewed for each subject, to take a guided look at Islam Through the Ages.

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How Islam Dealt With Jews #2 - with Dr Mohammed Ahmed (S1-E11)

Dec 31 2023 42 mins

Watch on YouTube Contact Dr Mohammed Ahmed on LinkedIn or Academia Further Reading 1. ⁠Muslim-Jewish Harmony: A Politically-Contingent Reality⁠ 2. ⁠Islam and Judaism: Religious Attitudes and Identity in the Medinan Era⁠ In this episode, we cover: (00:00) Introduction (01:35) Recap of Part 1 (02:25) The fall of Granada and displacement of Muslim and Jews (06:52) Why Ch

How Islam Dealt With Jews - with Dr Mohammed Ahmed (S1-E10)

Dec 31 2023 54 mins

Watch on YouTube Contact Dr Mohammed Ahmed on LinkedIn or Academia Further Reading 1. Muslim-Jewish Harmony: A Politically-Contingent Reality 2. Islam and Judaism: Religious Attitudes and Identity in the Medinan Era In this episode, we cover: (00:00) Introduction (02:15) References to Jews in the Quran (06:41) Where is the term "Yahud" derived from? (09:13) Brief sk

Islamic Theory of Knowledge - with Dr Hasan Spiker (S1-E9)

Dec 28 2023 75 mins

Watch on YouTube In this episode, we cover: (00:00) Introduction (02:10) What is "Ontology"? (27:35) What is "Epistemology"? (46:40) The fallacy of the "Islamic Golden Period" (59:40) Muslims need to change how they view their history (01:12:10) Conclusion

History of Theology in Islam - with Dr Ramon Harvey (S1-E8)

Dec 28 2023 68 mins

Watch on YouTube In this episode, we cover: (00:00) Introduction (01:30) What is Theology? (04:40) What is Aqeedah? (11:00) Where does Kalam come from? (16:17) How did differences in Aqeedah develop in early Islamic History? (24:20) What was Mu'tazilism? (35:33) What is the Aqeedah Tahawiyyah? (37:15) Is there a correlation between the schools of Fiqh and Aqeedah? (40:4

History of Hadith - with Dr Belal Abu-Alabbas (S1-E7)

Dec 28 2023 54 mins

Watch on YouTube In this episode, we cover: (00:00) How were Ahadith recorded at the time of the Prophet (Peace and blessings upon him)? (09:54) How did Hadith literature develop into the canonical collections we know today? (15:54) Are Ahadith less reliable than the Qur'an due to later compilation? (19:57) Is written word always more reliable than oral transmission? (23:37

History of Qur'an Exegesis - with Dr Sohaib Saeed (S1-E6)

Dec 28 2023 74 mins

Watch on YouTube In this episode, we cover: (00:00) What is Hermeneutics? (05:10) What are the boundaries of Qur'anic Tafsir? (10:14) Historically, what have been the genres of Qur'anic Tafsir? (18:41) How has the popularity of "Tafsir based on educated opinion" varied historically? (34:24) Do the earliest Tafsir works have greater epistemological significance

Compilation of the Qur'an - with Dr Ramon Harvey (S1-E5)

Dec 28 2023 65 mins

Watch on YouTube⁠ In this episode, we cover: (00:00) What do we mean by scriptural preservation? (02:52) What are the Qira'at and Ahruf? (10:08) Do the 7 Ahruf still exist today? (11:58) Are the Qira'at recited today all come from a single Harf? (12:25) What are the origins of the 10 Qira'at common today? (14:27) How was the Qur'an compiled from the time of t

Orientalism - with Dr Joseph Lumbard (S1-E4)

Dec 03 2022 51 mins

Watch on YouTube In this episode, we cover: (00:00) What is Orientalism? (05:02) Is Orientalism still relevant today? (07:30) How has Orientalism distorted Western consciousness regarding Islam and Muslims? (10:53) What came first, Orientalism or political domination? (14:59) How has Orientalism impacted Muslims since the Enlightenment? (19:08) Have religious movements in the

Periodization of Islamic History - with Dr Fozia Bora (S1-E3)

Dec 03 2022 52 mins

Watch on YouTube In this episode, we cover: (00:00) Why is periodization of history important? (05:56) How does periodization affect contextual understanding of history? (08:46) Comparison of Islamic Golden Age with European Dark Ages have in Islamic History (11:44) How does the use of political events as 'historical pivots' affect Muslims' view of their history? (1

Approaches to Islamic History - with Dr Ovamir Anjum (S1-E2)

Dec 03 2022 58 mins

Watch on YouTube In this episode, we cover: (00:00) What are the different approaches to framing Islamic History? (15:55) Thematic Approaches to Islamic History (18:27) Periodical Approaches to Islamic History (22:35) The dynamism of Islam beyond the Formative Approach (31:51) How should Muslims understand the current phase of their history (37:06) How has colonisation affecte