Debating & Liberalism - Mohammed Hijab - ISA Podcast #22

‘If we wanted, we could make our own universe,’ words that Mohammed Hijab (MH), aged 15 at the time, heard when he came across a video of an atheist public speaker. At a very young age, Mohammed Hijab came in contact with anti-religious and therefore anti-Islamic notions, predominantly originating from the West. After all, the education system is focused on spreading liberalism. This results in students questioning nearly everything in life, including religion. Parents and imams are often incapable of answering their questions. This causes a shift in authority from the parents to the professor, who has enjoyed a higher level of education. If and when the students are not able to stand their ground in discussions about liberalism, atheism, religion, etc. these discussions will affect their belief in God. However, because of his study political science, Hijab was able to stand firm during discussions like these due to the weekly debates which improved his debating skills. This leads to the biggest question of this century: ‘’How do you stay strong in your belief in a time in which the "own will" is placed the highest? Whereas the will of God, truly the highest authority, is omitted. Is doing whatever you want, truly possible? Are you able to say that in court, or will there be consequences? Following this road, we end up at prostitution and human trafficking in the Red Light district. Just see how exploiting women has become a common practice, due to the saying ‘’anything goes’’. Finally, we discuss the rise of the far-right in the West and how important it is to act pre-emptive and not stand by and wait until two, three elections have passed with disastrous results.

The discussed subjects:

00:00:00 - Introduction
00:01:28 - Debating skills: when and how he learned it
00:06:25 - His journey concerning the anti-Islamic narrative
00:08:36 - Undermining religion with the Theory of Evolution
00:11:55 - The incompetence of parents of answering questions about religion
00:14:23 - His journey: having a fixed religious personality (he punched his sister’s laptop)
00:17:00 - “Allah (s.w.t.) is putting me through a test”
00:17:46 - Strengthen his certainty in his religion: contradicting false claims
00:24:50 - His journey: having a strong fundament in religion and academics
00:28:15 - Learning Arabic
00:33:59 - Making a habit of reading: ‘Anything worth having in life, doesn’t come easy’
00:36:40 - Being critical of ideologies (of Kant and Hobbes)
00:40:39 - Advice: how to deal with conflicting theories
00:43:37 - Influence of Liberalism on the Muslim community
00:48:46 - Judging others: ‘you cannot judge me, only God can’
00:55:13 - Storytime: A woman on the bus
00:58:16 - Feminism and Islam
01:09:50 - Amsterdam and Feminism: prostitution and BDSM
01:12:47 - Impression of Ali Dawah
01:15:01 - Migrating: preserving your Islamic identity
01:17:26 - Combat sports are therapeutic: boxing, wrestling, and Brazilian jiujutsu
01:23:55 - Amsterdam and the Red Light District (prostitution)
01:29:08 - The areas Muslims should specialize in are Research, Training, and Media
01:31:28 - Training: how to defend yourself concerning debates and discussions
01:33:24 - Media: getting in touch with people and putting forth information
01:35:11 - Topics which should be discussed in Media: Tawheed
01:36:58 - The importance of Qur’an concerning his emotional stability and wellbeing
01:43:38 - The rise of the far-right: causes and how to respond to it
01:52:44 - Being more fierce and angry during a debate
01:58:10 - Being “humble” or being “cowardice”?
02:01:45 - Leadership: Staying sincere and being on the foreground
02:03:07 - “The critics help the most with staying sincere”
02:04:05 - “A boxer tried to beat me up”
02:06:21 - Snodders (illegal taxi)

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[pointdot]

The Muslim youth need to stop watching Hollywood/Bollywood claptrap, sports nonsense, haram music etc and start watching content like this and Muhammad Hijabs videos.

[thariqafendi]

Finally a podcast where the host ask proper questions and actually listen to the response without jumping in every two seconds, Jazakallah.

[LadyNoor]

Love this guy for the sake of Allah swt 😊

The guys interviewing are really good and very professional MashaAllah

[janejeng]

I think the young generation of the muslim world is going to be bright and secured as long as we have people like Mohammed Hijab and these two hosts. Inshaallah. Salam to all brothers and sisters who are watching this.

[PetiteCauchemar]

Interesting discussion! I'm impressed at how much Mohammed Hijab has read and how well he understands these theories, and you two do a great job asking questions. Not an easy task.

Not a Muslim (yet. I'm studying) but this guy makes great, logical points. I used to identify as a liberal feminist, but that philosophy is so empty. I think there would be no greater privilege or work I could do than to take care of my (hopefully future) children. And for me, something therapeutic is baking. It's just focusing on the dough, and not all the other wild thoughts in my head. Bonus that it can be shared with family afterwards 😊

Sorry for the extremely long comment haha

[tmz]

One of the best podcasts I’ve seen had everything it was hilarious and at the same time had practical ideas and educational. Brilliant hosts.

[mihailomikel]

For those unaware of Hijab, he is a well informed, knowledgable muslim speaker, who i have been following for years, starting with the Speakers Corners video’s. He is most definitely a good source for information and has debated many people in a formal or informal setting. He’s putting in the work for the muslim community in the UK with people like Ali Dawah who have grown significantly with their social media platform and who are reaching many youthful muslims with socially relevant topics. I’d also have to give mention to the SCDawah and the EFDawah YouTube dawah channels who are doing a great job. Others mentions for muslims who want to educate themselves are Shamsi (Dus Dawah channel) and Shabir Yusuf from the alltruthrevealed channel. Other references to expand your database of knowledge are speakers like Abdullah Andulusi, Adnan Rashid, Shabir Ally. I’m sure i forgot other names.

The names i mentioned, i have been following them for years now. I used to be a christian and through the debates i eventually came to a conclusion that the christian theology is more blind belief then actual logic. After a journey myself i became a muslim years ago and i can honestly say that has been the best decision i ever made. I wasnt aware of this channel, but know i am, i live in the Netherlands too so i can understand both english and dutch, so @Islamitische studentenvereniging, zet het goede werk voort. In deze tijd van de social media, is online uitwisseling van informatie een krachtige medium geworden, waar wij als moslimgemeenschap gebruik van moeten maken, met de correcte en oprechte intenties uiteraard.

EDIT: the channels and names i referenced are not only for muslims, they are for people of all background who want to learn and educate themselves sincerely.

[sisteramz]

Great podcast 👍🏽 MashAllah. I feel like all 3 of you had a lovely rapport.

Im so happy to see intellectual Muslim men sit together, batting around ideas and concepts; providing each other and the audience with great wisdom and thought-provoking dialogue.

May Allah azza wa jal reward you all....Ameen

[k-noorb]

Over 2hrs of Listening to Mohammed Hijab! What a treat, Alhamdulillah. He’s so funny and sweet MashaAllah. ❤️
His adorable laugh, so contagious ☺️

The hosts are so polite, respectful and professional. 👌🏼

[hw]

Mashallah great podcast the hosts are very good at moving the conversation along and asking the right questions

[wekznjs]

Wauw echt te gek dat jullie hem hebben kunnen interviewen!

[zarzblue]

A very good interview. Loved how the questioners weren't egotistical and were respectful. It was a good interview.

[HiddenAdamO]

Mohammed is a good example of a *lifelong learner*

[Amin_k]

Lol this is like 2 different worlds colliding. I have been obsessed with Mohammed Hijabs videos for a while, and loved the ISA podcasts a lot too <3

[ubuntu]

Was waiting for mohammed hijab to put his hand on the host shoulder and ask for his name.

[mrmozai]

This podcast was very informative. My thanks to ISA for setting this up. May many more benefit from this inshallah!

[sehrishjabbar]

Ma sha Allah very educational podcast. Worth watching.
جزاك الله خيرا كثيرا 🍁

[kamranelric]

Great content Brahim and Sinan! Allah accept! Love to see more podcasts in English than Dutch bro

[TheTruthSeekerMe]

I see Mohammed Hijab, I click... and subscribe😁