Lesley Hazleton: The doubt essential to faith

When Lesley Hazleton was writing a biography of Muhammad, she was struck by something: The night he received the revelation of the Koran, according to early accounts, his first reaction was doubt, awe, even fear. And yet this experience became the bedrock of his belief. Hazleton calls for a new appreciation of doubt and questioning as the foundation of faith -- and an end to fundamentalism of all kinds.

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[belugaabs]

please make audiobook that she read her all book, her voice is goals

[Esther_Stephenson_Art]

My doubts felt like they were tearing me apart my faith. Now I realise my doubts are essential to my faith; they keep me human and real. They stop me from being caught up in the bubble of "truth" and becoming dogmatic. My agnostic ways of thinking allow me to relate, reach out and listen to what others have to say. My doubts don't make my faith a failure. My doubts are the evidence of my faith.

[abdulazizahmad]

you know, I am muslim and I respect people who doubt and looking for truth. muhammed was doubting about religion but in the same time he was looking for the truth. no matter who you are and no matter what's your religion just be open mind and doubt. this who we are, we are human not animals or angels. I think god created people with brain and give them freedom so people can think and also choose their path and every one is responsible for his mistake. If you think you right because you born in hindu or christian or muslim or jewish community and others are wrong this is first mistake you do for yourself. you can't judge anybody just do the right thing and behave good (show forgiveness, enjoin kindness, and turn away from the ignorant )

[binnghulbain]

The most important lesson that my mom taught me from the time I could talk was that to question your faith and God was to make it stronger. She told me that questioning is essential and that has made me who I am with every aspect of life.

[aureliatribegurl]

This woman is AWESOME! Yet real, humble, truthful, provocative, and I could go on & on... she is my new go-to YouTube speaker. Love her research, findings, eloquent way of sharing with us.

[lunah]

"Abolish all doubt, and what's left is not faith, but absolute heartless conviction"

[muhammadkhurramiqbal]

“And very few amongst you reflect!” The Noble Quran

[legendsofthefall]

" Real faith has no easy answers. It's difficult and stubborn. It involves an ongoing struggle, a continual questioning of what we think we know, a wrestling with issues and ideas. It goes hand in hand with doubt in a never ending conversation with it, and sometime in conscious defiance of it. "   .. This brought tears into my eyes.. so true!

[amaechler]

"Real faith has no easy answers."

[MeganPage-pw]

This is one of the most powerful talks I've ever heard. My journey to discover faith has been long and troubled. This talk was one of the first cracks in my own thinking and I come back to it whenever I start questioning my own beliefs. ❤

[FurkanKhan]

you are right. faith has stopped people from doing horrible things, and also inspired some to do horrible things. personally, it has given me strength, purpose, and made me a better person with an open mind.

[dauharryrahman]

It is sweet, Lesley, to watch your goodness, your love for humanity transpire through your words and tone. May God grant you a good share in heaven. You are a better preacher of peace and empathy than most preachers.

[FaryalWasti]

This was wonderful. May God bless her for the hearts she's opened.

[aliqwe]

She knows Islam better than many Muslims !!

[sharpblade]

I agree with her, doubt is essential to faith. If I believe in something without having questions about it, this becomes dogma, but asking questions will shed more and more light on the subject until it becomes a clear truth for me.

[PhillAlexandros]

Mind Blown. What an eloquent, intelligent force. So glad I stumbled on to this video.

[awaisn]

That was beautiful. The way she explained things + her voice is too good.

[My_Big_Dragon]

She brings tears in my eyes, my heart melts!

[amjedabdeljelil]

For years I've been seeking answer to the violence and intolerance of religious people from all creed, I even thought that the Buddhist are exception, but after what happened in Myanmar they aren't the exception, I taught that the Atheist are exception but after what happened in China, where Believers are put in Camps, they aren't the exception ....You lady (Lasley Hazeleton) did answer my question, " Doubt is the Heart of matter, Abolish all doubt and what's left is not Faith, but absolute Hearth less Conviction"
You are Absolutely correct, even God / Allah ask us to believe not to prove his existence...Believe is knowing plus doubt, if you eliminate the doubt you are left Certainty,
Certainty requires evidence, no one can can proof or disproof the existence of Allah / God...
If you are left with believe (Knowing+Doubt), you have to practice your believe on yourself only and not get anyone else involved with you.
God / Allah was clear that the judgement will on the individual level. not by groups.
So thank you Lovely lady, you have been an enlightenment to us.

[jontaikarachi]

I am a muslim, and I've learned with this woman a new perspective of the prophet muhammad ( pbuh )that the majority of muslim preachers, today, don't know about.
Thank you dear madam for this wonderful speech ^_^ . God bless you.