Christian Reads Quran: My Top 3 Misconceptions About Islam

It has been several months since I uploaded this video. I have learned more since the production of this video. A couple of corrections below:

Muhammad is believed to have orated the Quran to his followers who later wrote it down.
Hadith are recorded sayings of the Prophet Muhammad.

Hey everyone! I strive to create a community where people from different backgrounds can come together and better understand each other! That's why I read the Quran to better understand Islam! I discovered the Quran's layout and also figured out how many misconceptions I had about Islam! If you enjoy what you see and want to learn more about different cultures, definitely subscribe! Thanks!

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Reference for number of verses mentioning mercy:

[zizuwest]

Correction...the Quraan was NOT "written" by Muhammad. Muslims believe it was revealed by God, in parts over 23 years and memorized by him and his companions (btw, today the youngest i have heard of having memorized the Quraan is a 3 year old). After the prophets deaths, when many of the companions that had memorized the Quraan died in battle....(in a nutshell) it was only then compiled into a book form to preserve it.

[kumboahmed]

Not written by Mohammed, but revealed through revelation to Mohammed by angel Gabriel, which was later compiled. Thank you.

[nabilaramadaniramadani]

Even though I was Muslim from birth I kept searching in my life, feeling like something was always missing, now after I diligently read the Qur'an I have found what we are looking for in life, Only Allah SWT

[SueSweetify]

So happy to be Muslim the best thing that was ever passed on to me from my parents I wouldn’t change it at all. If you have deen you have everything

[plastic]

Hadith are the sayings of the Prophet, while the Sunni/Shia divide is a political one, not theological. Good luck with your studies of Islam. 🇵🇰❤️🇵🇰

[Jordan-ehfv]

Just discovered your channel, this is great! I also am a good Christian with a big fascination with other religions. Thanks for sharing!

[memphis]

8:44 You have to know that we cannot be Muslim if we do not believe into olders revealed Books, perhaps there are others (Allah knows the best) but those mentioned in the Qur'an are: Zabour of Daoud (psalms of David), Tawrat of Moussa (Thorat of Moses), injil of Issa (The Gospel of Jesus) and finaly Qur'an of Muhammad (peace be upon all of prophets).


BUT, we claim that the writings (the hundred books that compose the bible) we currently have do not correspond to the original book, when you see "Gospel of Jesus(peace be upon him)" in the Qur'an, it's not refering to the actual Bible but to the original Book which is lost. For the bible, we don't even have the copy of the copy of the copy of the copy of the original. In addition, the proofs of falsification and errors are no longer need to be demonstrated. Yes, there are in it some true essences but the Qur'an is there to disentangle the true from the false. The Qur'an is also named as "Al-Furqan", the "discernment" between truth and falsehood.

[teefx]

THE most gracious and THE most merciful. No one can show more mercy than Allah even if the whole world got together Allah is always the greatest.

[MohamedJaranow]

It’s not written by Mohamed saw. It’s a revelation brought by angel Gabriel. Thank you for sharing

[obstho]

Very nice and interesting take. I just want to say the reason why we didn't start surah 9 with Bismillah is because it is revealed that way. Everything in the Quran is Allah words revealed to prophet Muhammad through Angel Gabriel, thus everything that is written follow how it is revealed.

Another thing I want to add is the Quran isn't compiled in chronological order, it is compiled in the way Allah order us to compile it to. But why didn't Allah revealed it in the way it is compiled? it's because every verse came down in accordance to the situation that our prophet Muhammad going through at his moment in his live. That's why sometimes when we wants to understand a verse in the Quran, it is important to look at the background when the verse is revealed.

Last thing, Allah told us if there's any dispute/disagreement between the believer, we should refer it back to Allah and his Messenger. At the time of the prophet, you can go to prophet and ask him about things, and this is what became hadist today. That's why there's a chain of narration in hadist so if the chain is strong it is guaranteed that it really came from the prophet and his companions.

[waybiz]

Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) is unlettered and so he did not write the Quran which was revealed to him peace meal over 23 years by God via Angel Gabriel

[edisonsutankayo]

At least you started learning Qur'an. Keep learning. May Allah guide you.

[indragmail]

Surah 9 is surah 9, if it is a continuation of 8 then number of surah becomes 113. Although the surah 9 has no Bismillah, there are still 114 Bismillah through out the Quran. The fact that we left it as it is, is just another proof that Quran is still pristinely intact. No one tries to "correct" it, that would be wrong anyway.

[Sultan-nxjn]

Muslims believe that there was a Gospel of Jesus written in Aramaic (or Hebrew) and it was literally the message of God delivered through Jesus. Muslims also believe that the modern Gospels in Greek and other languages are only interpretations of the original Book and were also corrupted by different people. Interestingly, most Christian scholars also believe that their Gospels have multiple authors throughout history and they were not written by Jesus or his disciples. More interestingly, different Christian denominations have different versions of the Bible. Even the numbers of books and chapters are completely different. Muslims think that the Gospel of Thomas found last century is the most authentic and close to the original one.

[angelp]

I love it when different communities and religions come together - it does make me think about being religious

[eppfhbq]

1:03 Small correction, prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) did not know how to read or write. Moreover, the stories of the prophets of old that are in the Qur'an were not known by Muhammad (PBUH) prior to becoming a prophet. We as Muslims believe that the Qur'an is the literal word of God Almighty, which was recited by the angel Gabriel to the prophet Muhammad (PBUH). In fact, the Qur'an has many sections where it speaks directly to prophet Muhammad (PBUH), which shows that it was not written by him.

[XaeeD]

Some insights and trivia worth considering. The Quranic expression bis'mi l-lahi l-raḥmāni l-raḥīm, which means; "in the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful", as you mentioned in your video, is how all Suras in the Qur'an start, with the exception of one. It is in fact the very first expression one reads when opening the Qur'an.

The Bible actually starts with the same prefixed preposition "bi", with the same meaning as the Arabic equivalent. Genesis 1:1 reads, in transliteration, bə·rê·šîṯ ’ĕ·lō·hîm bā·rā, with bə and bi being the same word, and they're pronounced the same. Genesis 1:1 says; "in the beginning Elohim created..". The root of the Hebrew rê·šîṯ literally means "[the] head", which expresses the start of something, in this case, or the first, the beginning: as the head is at the top, and therefor precedes whatever's below it. Similar usages are found in other linguistic families, as well. The English "ahead" also includes the meaning of a literal "head", but pertains to time, sequence, duration, etc. The "head of an organization" is the leader; i.e. the first and foremost, the most important. The Dutch "hoofdzakelijk" includes the word for "head", but the word here really means first, main, primary. "Genesis" is called "Bereshit" by Jews. The Qur'an and the Bible both start with the letter "ba".

The Quranic expression isn't the first occurance (of said expression), historically, according to the Qur'an itself. The Qur'an mentions that when Prophet Sulayman(as) wrote a letter to the Queen of Sheba, he(as) started his letter with the expression bis'mi l-lahi l-raḥmāni l-raḥīm, which means that while this is part of the Qur'an; the same saying was also used in the past by other prophets of God.

The names mentioned therein are also Biblical.

For example, in Psalm 116:5 we find:

ḥan-nūn YHWH wə-ṣad-dîq wê-lō-hê-nū mə-ra-ḥêm
Gracious is YHWH, and righteous, and our God is merciful.

Here, ra-ḥêm is the equivalent of raḥīm in the Qur'an.

Deuteronomy 4:31

kî ’êl ra·ḥūm YHWH ’ĕ-lō-he-ḵā
for God [is] merciful [and merciful is] YHWH your God

Exodus 34:6

And the Lord passed before him and proclaimed: Lord, Lord, benevolent God, Who is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger and abundant in loving kindness and truth.

’êl ra-ḥūm wə-ḥan-nūn
God [is] merciful and compassionate

The famous Jewish exegete Rashi commented on this, saying: "This is God's Attribute of Compassion."

Exodus 33:19

wə-ri-ḥam-tî ’eṯ-’ă-šer ’ă-ra-ḥêm
..and I will have compassion when I wish to have compassion

This is actually a very important theological article of faith. Muslims agree. Allah forgives whoever He wills, and He is not obliged to punish sinners. I mention this because Christians often say that God "must" punish the sinners, otherwise it's unjust (not to do so). We disagree with this, as it doesn't befit God that it's incumbent upon Him to punish sinners. He punishes whoever He wills, and He forgives whoever He wills. After all, the attributes of Wrath and Mercy pertain to His punishment and forgiveness. Our good deeds do not obligate God to reward us (for them), nor is He obliged to punish sinful actions. There are no criteria that God must meet in order to forgive a sinful creature. He is free and He does with creation whatever He wills. As the Bible states: God is compassionate whenever He wills it, and His will is absolute. He forgives out of Mercy. It's His favor. Forgiveness is a gift, and a gift, by definition, is free.

Isaiah 60:10

ḇir-ṣō-w-nî ri-ḥam-tîḵ
..according to My favor I have had mercy on you

The Jews use the "Thirteen Attributes" to pray to God, and these are names of God, which includes ra-ḥêm; The Merciful. The Qur'an is using the same terminology. You call upon God by using the names that He Himself revealed to the prophets, and so when you read the beginning of every chapter in the Qur'an, you are in fact calling upon the Merciful God by using this attribute of His. In His name, you then read whatever has been revealed to prophet Muhammad(saw). May Allah guide the sincere seeker.

[WahyuWahyu-oz]

Thank you my brother for making this awesome video...

[slimbahroun]

WRONGGGG !!!!

"HADITHS" in Arabic means literally "TELLINGS" from the verb "haddatha" which means"to tell"...

All the Hadiths are related to the sayings and actions of the Prophet Muhammad (PEACE BE UPON HIM AND ON ALL THE PROPHETS WITH HIM) which represent the practical part of Islam : how to pray and how many times in the day, how to act in life ...etc.

So, it has nothing to do with the explanation of the Quran which has its own books to comment or explain it...

Finally, you have to know that jurisprudence in Islam is based on two major pillars : Quran and Sunna (The Hadiths of the Prophet)...

[SI]

Imagine how many of the worlds problems would be solved if more people merely took the time to "READ".
Interestingly enough the first word revealed to Muhammad was "READ".
Islam is amazing no matter how or from what direction you look at it.