Uploaded: 07 Nov 2017 (9 years ago) · Shared: 09 Nov 2017
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Explore a profound contextual analysis of Surah An-Nisa (Quran 4:34) through the insightful perspectives of renowned Muslim scholars Dr. Jonathan Brown and Mufti Ismail Menk. This illuminating discussion addresses common misconceptions surrounding traditional Islamic guidance, divine justice, and marital harmony within Islam. By examining Hadith studies and early history, both scholars provide crucial nuance to help believers, researchers, and interfaith audiences engage in constructive dialogue with critics and polemicists.
Whether you are studying comparative theology across the Quran, Christian Bible, or Jewish Torah, this video offers essential spiritual reminders for anyone seeking deeper religious literacy. Discover how classical jurisprudence and prophetic traditions shape authentic understandings of faith, compassion, and ethics. Gain the clarity needed to navigate complex theological questions while fostering informed, respectful conversation across diverse communities.
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Who are Yaqeen Institute? (MEMBER OF YI)The Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research is an independent American research institute and think tank founded in 2016, mainly interested in the advanced study of modernity, Islam and Muslim societies. It works to aggregate complex Islamic topics for audiences outside of the field of Islamic academia. Yaqeen Institute was founded by American Islamic scholar Omar Suleiman and is based in Irving, Texas. It has published works have covered a variety of topics at the intersection of Islam, including perennialism, international politics, parenting, and historical preservation of Islamic texts. It works to "pioneer Islamic research in cutting-edge, creative formats."
Who is Jonathan Brown? (MEMBER OF YI)Jonathan Andrew Cleveland Brown (born 1977) is an American scholar of Islamic studies. Since 2012, he has been associate professor at Georgetown University's Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service. He holds the Alwaleed bin Talal Chair of Islamic Civilization at Georgetown University. Brown has also published articles in the fields of Hadith, Islamic law, Salafism, Sufism, and Arabic language.
Who is Omar Suleiman? (MEMBER OF YI)Omar Suleiman (born 1986) is an American Muslim scholar, civil rights activist and speaker. He is the Founder and President of the Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research professor of Islamic Studies at Southern Methodist University. Suleiman is also the Resident Scholar of the Valley Ranch Islamic Center and the Co-Chair of Faith Forward Dallas at Thanks-Giving Square.
Who is Mufti Menk?Ismail ibn Musa Menk, also known as Mufti Menk (born 1975), is a Muslim cleric and Grand Mufti of Zimbabwe. He is the head of the fatwa department of The Council of Islamic Scholars of Zimbabwe. Menk has been named one of The 500 Most Influential Muslims in the world by The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre of Jordan in 2013-14, 2017.
What is Violence?Violence in many forms is preventable. There is a strong relationship between levels of violence and modifiable factors such as concentrated poverty, income and gender inequality, the harmful use of alcohol, and the absence of safe, stable, and nurturing relationships between children and parents. Strategies addressing the underlying causes of violence can be effective in preventing violence. Violence is defined by the World Health Organization as "the intentional use of physical force or power, threatened or actual, against oneself, another person, or against a group or community, which either results in or has a high likelihood of resulting in injury, death, psychological harm, maldevelopment, or deprivation".
Who is GOD?In monotheism and henotheism, God is conceived as the Supreme Being and principal object of faith. The concept of God as described by theologians commonly includes the attributes of omniscience (infinite knowledge), omnipotence (unlimited power), omnipresence (present everywhere), omnibenevolence (perfect goodness), divine simplicity, and eternal and necessary existence. In theism, God is the creator and sustainer of the universe In deism, God is the creator, but not the sustainer, of the universe Monotheism is the belief in the existence of one God or in the oneness of God In pantheism, God is the universe itself In atheism, God is purported not to exist, while deemed unknown or unknowable within the context of agnosticism.
