Don't Know Much About Islam? WATCH THIS!

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• CA

  @CapturingChristianity · 3 years ago · pinned

  Some of the Muslims (and Christians) in the comments of this video are upset that I had an Ismaili on to give an overview of Islam. In case you didn&apos;t know, Ismailis are a minority denomination within Islam (they account for less than 1% of all Muslims). Moreover, many Muslims believe that Ismaili&apos;s are heretics. Why have a heretic on to explain Islam?<br><br>A couple thoughts. First, the point of this video wasn&apos;t to promote any particular branch of Islam. The point of the video was to outline the basic tenets of Islam. Anyone sufficiently educated in Islam could have served this purpose (including an atheist). I chose Dr. Andani because he&apos;s an expert in Islam, is a gifted communicator, and teaches students for a living on this very subject. His denominational background does not determine his ability to explain Islamic belief.<br><br>Second, this complaint is nothing more than an ad hominem. Even if it&apos;s true that Dr. Andani is a heretic (something he vehemently denies), it doesn&apos;t follow that any of the information he actually presented in this video is inaccurate. This is similar to folks that only listen to overweight chefs. Just because a chef is skinny, that doesn&apos;t mean that you can&apos;t learn how to cook tasty food from them.<br><br>Lastly, I want to say that, as Christians, we ought to be engaging with the best that our religious (and non-religious) peers have to offer. Just like there are more plausible and sophisticated forms of Christianity, the same is true for Islam.<br><br>I had a great time recording with Dr. Andani and learned quite a number of things throughout his presentation. We&apos;re currently developing ideas for future streams where we take a look at the theological inconsistencies of the most popular Dawah bros. That should be a lot of fun!

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• SO

  @soniasanchez. · 3 years ago

  As a Catholic, I enjoyed this presentation. Please do have Dr. Anandi back for more.

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• RO

  @rosiegirl2485 · 3 years ago

  My Catholic son is dating a very lovely Muslim girl from Egypt, who sounds like she will convert if they marry.<br>She has committed to any children being raised Catholic.<br>She needs to learn more for sure.<br>My concern is her telling her parents, who are still in Egypt, along with her siblings.<br>She is a student in the USA.<br>Please pray for them! ⚘️<br>.

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• SH

  @shafiqueahmadi2361 · 3 years ago

  Dr. Andani is one of the most underrated scholar of Islam, we need more of him to do the correct and Holistic representation of the diversity in Islam. This Podcast had done an excellent Job in creating these type of contents I loved it 👌🏻

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• CR

  @cristinamz2137 · 3 years ago

  I am a little blown away, and I am very thankful that this presentation about Islam was made available to us. I am thoroughly enjoying learning more about our Muslim brothers and sisters. I pray for their conversion all the time, but learning more about Islam and Muslims has opened my heart up for them a little more. God bless them.

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• JO

  @joelmontero9439 · 3 years ago (edited)

  I really like these kinds of informative videos, I&apos;m very interested in religion generally, so it&apos;s interesting to see what other people believe and how do they justify it. For example, I&apos;ve been reading about Hinduism lately, and it is a weird and fascinating topic, and by reading about their beliefs, I got more interested in the topic of idolatry and got me studying what St. Tomas Aquinas and the Catechism had to say about the subject and also what was the idol woship the prophets fought against in the Old Testament.<br>So, as iron sharpens iron, learning about other worldviews can strengthen your own.<br>God bless you guys, and let&apos;s pray for Dr. Andani&apos;s conversion someday

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• MI

  @mickyfrazer786 · 3 years ago

  Fascinating, thank you

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• EL

  @elijah11162 · 3 years ago

  Wow, I learned a lot from this! If you do more videos on Islam, would you consider hosting scholars who belong to other sects of Islam? That way, the viewers can be sure they aren&apos;t getting a biased education. (That said, I&apos;m sure Dr. Andani is quite unbiased in his lectures, but my request is still valid.) Thanks Cam!

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• VI

  @victoriasantos9465 · 3 years ago

  Very interesting. 😊

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• FA

  @FaranazKeshavjee · 3 years ago

  You’re doing a brilliant job, Doctor Kha Andani! So necessary. Especially on this particular channel - YouTube. <br><br>Radical perspectives, which can transform into intolerance and violent forms of expressions of faith take root exactly from social media, and mostly through YouTube. So,It’s critical that in secular modern societies where school textbooks still do not address Islam as they should, that people just as informed as you are, and as academically accredited as you, come forwards with alternative ways of learning about Islam. From there, when “truth” is explained by some, individuals, especially youngsters who are attracted to Islam, they can critically and, hopefully constructively, ask questions. <br><br>I’m a firm believer that more than having answers, it’s important to ask questions, and that space for conversation about Islam and Muslims needs to be available on YouTube.

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• BL

  @BluVie29 · 3 years ago

  Interesting info. I’m curious why many anti-Christian Muslim apologists use the argument that the fact Christians have divided into denominations “proves Christianity is a false religion” when their own religion has the several divisions as well.

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• KN

  @Knowledge.Seeker13 · 3 years ago

  Amazing video !!! I loved it.

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