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Slides To Is the Qur'an preserved? With Professor Ali Ataie

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Chapters:

0:00 - Introduction

0:19 - Dr. Ali praises Blogging Theology

0:40 - Background of Dr. Ali

1:26 - Topic of the Presentation

2:20 - Start of the Presentation

3:40 - Muslims doubting Qur'an's Preservation

4:55 - Textual Variance of the Qur'an vs the Bible

7:06 - Deceptions of the Critics of Islam

8:38 - Attestation of the Qur'an in the 1st century

10:02 - Historicity of the New Testament

14:12 - The Writings of the Christian Apostolic Fathers of the 1st Century CE

25:06 - The Qur'an's Attestation in its 1st Century

28:54 - Other 1st Century Manuscripts Hijri

31:30 - The Ahruf & Qira'at

34:31 - The Seven Ahruf

38:05 - The Prophet ﷺ recited the Qur'an as a Multiformic text

41:33 - What exactly are the Ahruf?

42:53 - Examples of the Categories of the Ahruf

54:21 - The Companion Codices or "Textual Traditions"

57:30 - The Uthmanic Codex Committee

1:00:01 - The "Common Ancestor" of all MSS: "The Prophetic Archetype"

1:02:14 - The Uthmanic Textual Tradition: The Best of the Prophet's ﷺ Readings

1:06:47 - Skeletal (Rasmi) Variance in the TT of IM vs the TT of 'UT

1:13:13 - Abandoned Readings

1:18:17 - What about the Hadith?

1:21:16 - No Surah 1 (Al-Fatihah) in Ibn Mas'ud's Codex

1:27:38 - No Surahs 113 & 114 (Al-Mu'awwadatayn) in Ibn Mas'ud's Codex

1:31:30 - Ubayy B. K'ab & the Extra Two "Surahs"?

1:40:51 - The "Guilt Complex" of the Christian Polemicists

1:46:23 - What is the Uthmanic Textual Tradition?

1:52:19 - Is the Uthmanic Codex/Textual Tradition incorrect?

1:57:31 - The Sana'a Palimpsest (C1)

2:05:53 - From the Uthmanic Codices to the Ten Authorised Qira'at

2:11:00 - How did Reciters know how to read the Codices?

2:14:24 - Three Conditions for an Authorised Recitation

2:18:14 - The Canonical Transmitters of the Eponymous Reciters

2:27:06 - Reciters reciting Unauthorised Recitations

2:30:09 - Refuting the Orientalists & Christian Polemicists

2:36:53 - Four Main Grades of Recitation

2:41:54 - Epilogue: "A Goat ate the Qur'an" Hadith

2:47:08 - Dr. Ali's thoughts about Daniel Brubaker's work

2:57:02 - Closing Remarks

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Chapters:

0:00 - Introduction

0:16 - Background of the Guest

0:39 - Topic of the Presentation

2:07 - Introduction to the Topic

6:38 - Title of the Presentation

7:45 - Contents of the Presentation

11:06 - LGBT in Literature

13:27 - LGBT in Media

15:44 - LGBT in Schools

17:49 - LGBT in Global Affairs

21:42 - Burger King Pride Whopper

26:37 - LGBT & Islam

32:53 - The Sexual Revolution

59:10 - Amalgamation & Separation

1:15:56 - Sexual Revolution: Antecedents

1:46:48 - Homosexuality in the wake of the Sexual Revolution

1:54:59 - On the creation of the Male & Female

1:57:06 - Men & Women in the Qur'an

2:00:39 - Difference & Complementarity of the Male & Female

2:05:32 - The Nature of Morality & Ethics in Islam

2:12:24 - Contemporary Moral & Ethical Discourse

2:15:46 - Islamic Sexual & Gender Norms

2:18:36 - Consequences of Zina

2:20:14 - Norms for minimizing Zina

2:22:00 - Is zina the only thing forbidden in the realm of sexuality?

2:22:44 - What is permitted?

2:23:03 - What is prohibited?

2:25:41 - Protection of Family/Lineage in Sharia

2:28:56 - Further Islamic Principles about gender

2:31:59 - Islamic Position on the Non-Binary

2:34:16 - Is one sinful for having homosexual feelings?

2:36:58 - The "Genderbread" Person

2:38:26 - Gender (Non) conformity in Islam

2:46:56 - What is Homosexuality?

1. The Contemporary Background

2:52:04 - Amalgamation & Separation

2:53:58 - Verses on the People of Lot pbuh

3:09:53 - 2. Building an Islamic Framework (1)

3:11:18 - Answering "What does Islam say about Homosexuality?"

3:11:55 - Implications of accepting Western sexual identity framework?

3:13:51 - Building an Islamic Framework (2)

3:16:29 - Straight Struggles: The Subjective Experience

3:25:41 - Further Questions

3:26:42 - Gay Men being able to function Heterosexually

3:28:42 - More Questions

3:30:20 - Working Towards Principles:

3:30:27 - 1. Strongly establish Islamic gender/sexuality paradigm

3:34:39 - 2. Rejection of the sexual identity paradigm

3:36:43 - 3. No Gay Exceptionalism

3:40:06 - 4. Balancing feelings vs objective truths

3:41:56 - 5. Supporting the faithful struggler

3:42:31 - 6. Maintaining the Straight Path

3:44:14 - Some Resources

3:46:45 - "A way beyond the rainbow" podcast

3:50:48 - Closing RemarksTimestamps:

0:00 - Introduction

0:16 - Background of the Guest

0:39 - Topic of the Presentation

2:07 - Introduction to the Topic

6:38 - Title of the Presentation

7:45 - Contents of the Presentation

11:06 - LGBT in Literature

13:27 - LGBT in Media

15:44 - LGBT in Schools

17:49 - LGBT in Global Affairs

21:42 - Burger King Pride Whopper

26:37 - LGBT & Islam

32:53 - The Sexual Revolution

59:10 - Amalgamation & Separation

1:15:56 - Sexual Revolution: Antecedents

1:46:48 - Homosexuality in the wake of the Sexual Revolution

1:54:59 - On the creation of the Male & Female

1:57:06 - Men & Women in the Qur'an

2:00:39 - Difference & Complementarity of the Male & Female

2:05:32 - The Nature of Morality & Ethics in Islam

2:12:24 - Contemporary Moral & Ethical Discourse

2:15:46 - Islamic Sexual & Gender Norms

2:18:36 - Consequences of Zina

2:20:14 - Norms for minimizing Zina

2:22:00 - Is zina the only thing forbidden in the realm of sexuality?

2:22:44 - What is permitted?

2:23:03 - What is prohibited?

2:25:41 - Protection of Family/Lineage in Sharia

2:28:56 - Further Islamic Principles about gender

2:31:59 - Islamic Position on the Non-Binary

2:34:16 - Is one sinful for having homosexual feelings?

2:36:58 - The "Genderbread" Person

2:38:26 - Gender (Non) conformity in Islam

2:46:56 - What is Homosexuality?

1. The Contemporary Background

2:52:04 - Amalgamation & Separation

2:53:58 - Verses on the People of Lot pbuh

3:09:53 - 2. Building an Islamic Framework (1)

3:11:18 - Answering "What does Islam say about Homosexuality?"

3:11:55 - Implications of accepting Western sexual identity framework?

3:13:51 - Building an Islamic Framework (2)

3:16:29 - Straight Struggles: The Subjective Experience

3:25:41 - Further Questions

3:26:42 - Gay Men being able to function Heterosexually

3:28:42 - More Questions

3:30:20 - Working Towards Principles:

3:30:27 - 1. Strongly establish Islamic gender/sexuality paradigm

3:34:39 - 2. Rejection of the sexual identity paradigm

3:36:43 - 3. No Gay Exceptionalism

3:40:06 - 4. Balancing feelings vs objective truths

3:41:56 - 5. Supporting the faithful struggler

3:42:31 - 6. Maintaining the Straight Path

3:44:14 - Some Resources

3:46:45 - "A way beyond the rainbow" podcast

3:50:48 - Closing Remarks

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The books discussed:

The Order of Things by Michel Foucault

Formations of the Secular by Talal Asad

Restating Orientalism by Wael Hallaq

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The Height of Prophet Adam: At the Crossroads of Science and Scripture by Muntasir Zaman https://www.amazon.co.uk/Height-Prophet-Adam-Crossroads-Scripture/dp/191502532X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2509GPPZYY3RE&keywords=the+height+of+prophet+adam&qid=1654963198&sprefix=the%2520height%2520of%2520prophet%2520adam%2Caps%2C62&sr=8-1

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The books discussed in order:

Literature:

Hope Wanted by Antonis Samarakis

Philosophy of Science:

Theory and Reality: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Science by Peter Godfrey-Smith

Epistemology:

Testimony: A Philosophical Study by C. J. Coady

Spirituality:

Love, Intimacy and Contentment by Imam Al-Ghazali

Christology:

Divine Perfection: Christianity and Islam on Sin and Salvation by Dr Osman Latif

Political philosophy:

Coercion by Alan Wertheimer

International Relations and Sociology:

On Being Human: How Islam Addresses Othering, Dehumanisation and Empathy by Dr Osman Latiff.

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Can God Become Incarnate https://www.academia.edu/37170167/Can_God_Become_Incarnate

Addressing False Islamic Analogies Utilized by Christians to Defend the Incarnation: https://islamicdiscourse.substack.com/p/addressing-ill-informed-islamic-analogies?fbclid=IwAR004vB7egw0-PWtLtX47iukL5TTwx-KvNANwhLbIag0osHQQNVLlVI01ec&s=r

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