Muhammad Hassan Ilyas is a young theologian, researcher, and expert in ancient Arabic literature and language. He was born in Karachi in July 1988 and is a member of a scholarly family in the Indo-Pak region. His grandfathers, Mawlana Ishaq Alvi (Deoband) and Allama Muhammad Tahseen (Amroha), are both considered great academics of the Deobandi School of thought. Ilyas is inspired by the famous Islamic scholar Javed Ahmed Ghamidi. He is the Director of Research at Ghamidi Center in the USA. 00:00 Intro 01:44 Does Hassan want to take authority of Islam? 04:40 Traditional vs Modern Islamic Interpretation 12:09 The power of questioning in Islam 14:36 Equality & Abuse of Power 27:57 Polygamy in Islam 31:18 Freedom of Belief in Islam 37:05 Intellectual Pursuit of Religion 44:34 Islam’s Perspective on Psychedelics 52:02 Importance of Religion 56:00 Science & Islam 01:09:21 Hassan’s Opinion on Javed Ahmad Ghamidi 01:18:50 Hassan’s relationship with Javed Ahmad Ghamidi 01:22:15 Hate Speech in Jummah Khutba 01:25:04 Outro