I have a learned a lot from listening to brother Yusuf. May Allah bless him!

What baffles me about non believers, is how a random explosion in space, randomly occurring when it did, should then go on to produce the most complicated and complex life forms in the universe. And all this creation happened without cause, with purpose and without an end goal. No wonder life is meaningless for them.

@sayyidtajamulqadri482

3 ай бұрын

The complexity we observe could simply be a result of natural processes without any grand design or intention behind it. It's not a matter of thinking something happened without purpose, but rather acknowledging that purpose is a human construct imposed on the world around us.

May Allah Bless Both of You in this Life and in the Hereafter.

i can listen to brother yusuf go on random tangents for hours , may Allah bless him

Wonderful insight brother Yusuf...I was born a Muslim but in the exact situation you described...I did not know why I was a Muslim. But Alhamdulillah Allah guided me and I have learned more about my religion in the last 2 years than I have for my entire life

This is best ever ‘Khutba’ really, it is on how Islam offers solutions facing all people on contemporary real issues. Mr Ponders left me pondering all the time, very very thought provoking. Thank you, Blogging Theology

This episode was really necessary in today’s fragmented and repulsive world that we live in. It’s important to be reminder of our purpose in this life to begin with. Thanks for Yusuf Ponders for this amazing breakdown of nihilism

@dzvw8840

9 ай бұрын

​@@seekthetruthandthetruthwil2388 Cool story bro. So according to you, God didn't create suffering. That means there are things that exist beyond God's control, which implies that God isn't really almighty and omniscient then. I especially like the part where God has to resort to convoluted shenanigans just to forgive humans for the flaw that he himself ingrained in humanity. I much prefer the Islamic view, where God made life in this world as a test of character and faith.

@dzvw8840

9 ай бұрын

@@seekthetruthandthetruthwil2388 Is it really that strange to you that we believe that the Creator of everything in existence also created suffering? According to you, you think that there is some other creative force in existence that is beyond God's control. That is blasphemous, is it not? Yes, we do believe that Allah created us to suffer : "Indeed, We have created humankind in ˹constant˺ struggle." - [ Quran 90 : 4 ] Life in this world is a test of character and faith : "˹He is the One˺ Who created death and life in order to test which of you is best in deeds. And He is the Almighty, All-Forgiving." - [ Quran 67 : 2 ] "We will certainly test you with a touch of fear and famine and loss of property, life, and crops. Give good news to those who patiently endure-who, when faced with a disaster, say, “Surely to Allah we belong and to Him we will ˹all˺ return.”" [ Quran 2 : 156 ] "Do people think once they say, “We believe,” that they will be left without being put to the test? We certainly tested those before them. And ˹in this way˺ Allah will clearly distinguish between those who are truthful and those who are liars." - [ Quran 29 : 2-3 ] "Or do you think that you will enter Paradise while such [trial] has not yet come to you as came to those who passed on before you? They were touched by poverty and hardship and were shaken until [even their] messenger and those who believed with him said, "When is the help of Allāh?" Unquestionably, the help of Allāh is near." [ Quran 2 : 214 ]

@mds270

9 ай бұрын

A trinitarian would not understand.

The observations by Yusuf are excellent. Has anyone read his book?

Can't wait to listen to Yusuf for another 3-hours in my car talking about the meaninglessness of existence, depression, and suicide. Need to make some "shorts" clips from this interview :)

@YusufPonders

9 ай бұрын

❤

@jgame7587

9 ай бұрын

Oh it's brother Jan, nice to see here bro!

@farooqmalik6856

9 ай бұрын

Here is another beautiful short talk by Br Shahid Bolsen on the topic of suicide, mental illness and non Muslims excepting Rasul Allah but not following him. kzread.info/dash/bejne/a2ht2tCicci_krg.htmlsi=ZF4H8X5sdD5wR7oh

@AdrianMuslim

9 ай бұрын

@@seekthetruthandthetruthwil2388 💠 Bible says God is not a man: "God is 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗔 𝗠𝗔𝗡" (Numbers 23:19) "I am God and 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗔 𝗠𝗔𝗡" (Hosea 11:9) 💠 Jesus said the son doesn't know the hour and the only one who knows it is the father: “But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, 𝗡𝗢𝗥 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗢𝗡, 𝗕𝗨𝗧 𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗬 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥.“ (Matthew 24:36 and Mark 13:32) 💠 Jesus denied him being God: A man asked Jesus: “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus answered: “Why do you call 𝗠𝗘 𝗚𝗢𝗢𝗗? No one is good-𝗘𝗫𝗖𝗘𝗣𝗧 𝗚𝗢𝗗 𝗔𝗟𝗢𝗡𝗘.” (Mark 10:18 and Luke 18:19) 💠 God in Old Testament said there is no God besides HIM: "And there is 𝗡𝗢 𝗚𝗢𝗗 𝗔𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗠 𝗠𝗘, a righteous God and a Savior; there is none but me." (Isaiah 45:21) "I am the LORD, and 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘 𝗜𝗦 𝗡𝗢 𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥; 𝗔𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗠 𝗠𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘 𝗜𝗦 𝗡𝗢 𝗚𝗢𝗗." (Isaiah 45:5) “There is 𝗡𝗢 𝗚𝗢𝗗 𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗦 𝗠𝗘. I put to death and I bring to life, I have wounded and I will heal, and no one can deliver out of my hand." (Deuteronomy 32:39) 💠 Jesus said the only true God is the Father: "Now this is eternal life: that they know you, 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗬 𝗧𝗥𝗨𝗘 𝗚𝗢𝗗, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent." (John 17:3)

@a1.ghost.

9 ай бұрын

Jan, you should invite @YusufPonders on your channel

Amazing illustration on how our modern age looks like , 👌👏

This is such an excellent presentation. I relate some much to Yusuf's ponderings.

Thank you sir for sharing this knowledge.

Brother paul Assalamu alaikum. Allah bless you!

@BloggingTheology

9 ай бұрын

Wa alaykumu s-salam

this is queerly and radically similar to the nihilism of the Jahliyah Arabs if one reads the question of Qadar by reda zedan , without the too many options part., May Allah grant us the Ferdous and reward you for this pleasing video.

MashaAllah Bro Yusuf 😊

Love to Yusuf ponders

Problem is we not making the Quraan known applying it's motivation. Quraan motivation. Don't Grieve over those who disbelief, grief will kill you. Or don't be sad. The help of Allah is near. Speak good words etc etc,

"Pondering Soul". I like that phrase. I need to check it out.

@johnbrzykcy3076

9 ай бұрын

"Techno- escape". Another excellent phrase. I wish Yusuf had been a teacher in my psychology class in college .

Good stuff here thank you. Loved the casual gloss over being bit by a tiger

Waaw this seems to be a good topic will watch it. Thank you brothers

Jazakom Allah khair brothers , i love brother Yusuf for the sake of Allah .

Excellent, listening over lunch periodically, brilliant, thanks to all involved!

Great presentation.

Mashā' Allāh ! ❤

The bit about charity in the last 20 minutes is very powerful.

Amazing lecture; I recognize my past self a lot, جزاك الله خيرًا .

JazakAllah'u khairan

Didn't expect you guys to invite yusuf ponders on

@YusufPonders

9 ай бұрын

👀

@danalmariti509

9 ай бұрын

Why??

@dri-fit9712

9 ай бұрын

@@YusufPondersThere he is, the man of controversies😂

@Wartensteiin

9 ай бұрын

@@FuzzyLumpkins1 Im a fan of him

@HasanAnyabwile

9 ай бұрын

Why?

Nihilism: the rejection of all religious and moral principles, in the belief that life is meaningless. PHILOSOPHY the belief that nothing in the world has a real existence.

Amazing work barakallahu fik, jajakallah khair

Allahumma barik!!

Making Skyrim as an example really relates to me hahahaa. Thank you for the explanation!

Hafadhakum Allah wa Barakah fiykum wa zadakum min fadlihi ameen

Razor sharp wit, brother! MashAllah.

مَنْ يُرِدِ اللَّهُ بِهِ خَيْرًا يُفَقِّهْهُ فِي الدِّينِ For whomever Allah wants good, he gives him understanding in the religion. Only way to understand fully the truth meaning of your life.

the beard looks good on you Paul!

If like is meaningless like they claim why do they care of others choose to live a life with meaning! It shows their lack of understanding that billions live a life with meaning but they claim life is meaningless

@DePeaceHunter

9 ай бұрын

Thats what I always said to aheist. If life is a mere coincident dictated by meaningless events that happens to form functioning units and its all meaningless, why truth even relevant at all? Why do they care about what truth is? I mean their belief implies that it should not matter whether you live your life based on lies or truth, because in the end of the day we all going to end up the same anyway....we all going to die and turn to nothingness and irrelevant. Why care about survival at all? why do they care how people live their life? Why does it makes difference if joe living a good life or evil life? Why do they care if joe live based on lie or truth? Its all irrelevant. Theist have a very good justification to spread their belief. In fact they are cruel if they dont believing their is huge consquence with our life choice. Atheist dont have that justification. yet nowaday they are the most avengelical in spreading their belief. Look how agigated they are at the sligthest mention of God.

Dear brothers Allah bless you you are doing great work on this planet and we love you great

Wa'alaikum assalam wa rahmatu'LLAHI wa barakatuh

Excellent book.

It is said that the true end of childhood comes with our first experience of death, especially that of a dear loved one. This is followed by apprehension of death for ourselves; with the acquired state of self-awareness through which we come to discover our own mortality. This is a point of no return, where the illusion of life for many is first and forevermore broken. What has been seen cannot be unseen. Innocence is gone and there is no going back. At this point our own existence becomes a question that must me answered and the absence of a satisfactory answer brings about the existential vacuum - a sense of meaninglessness.

I started writing about how the only rational thing an Atheist can do is end their existence many years ago. Nihilism is an important thing to accept for an Athiest to help them towards even beginning to research Islam.

Very nice video,brother Paul!Could you make a video about or if Jesus(as) prophesized about Muhammad(saw),if it is not a problem.I have my doubts about it.May Allah(SWT) bless you!

THANKS FOR THE 34:18 reasoning is easy part I think is a probleme that I never saw in myself or acknowledge I think because of me being seen told in my child and teen that I was smart and tough of it as wise or reasonable person

In a scenario where an individual lacks belief in the existence of a divine entity to whom they are morally answerable, consequently eliminating the prospect of an afterlife, and when one contemplates the inexorable destiny of eternal oblivion as humanity’s ultimate culmination, the query arises as to the purpose of endeavoring to regulate one’s conduct within the confines of socially acceptable norms. Indeed, what significance can morality possibly hold if the ultimate destiny of all entities, encompassing time, space, and matter, culminates in an abyss of perpetual nothingness, obliterating any semblance of meaning? In such a godless cosmos bereft of a divine presence or an afterlife, the very notion of morality and meaning dissipates into a mirage. Subjective morality, a mere illusion, emerges as a construct born from the emotional inclinations inherent to humanity, fostering the development of secular principles under the banner of humanism. Thus, the constructs of human values and societal norms appear devoid of purpose and devoid of meaning. The pursuit of moral conduct aimed at the welfare and cohesion of society appears futile in the absence of divine judgment, especially when considering the ultimate annihilation of said society in the distant future. Secular ethical frameworks, exemplified by utilitarianism and deontology, mirror the assertion made by atheists regarding the man-made nature of religious dogmas. People may espouse the belief that life and consciousness inherently possess value, thereby imbuing significance into the endeavor to enhance well-being while mitigating suffering. Yet, one may ponder the rationale behind such pursuits when suffering remains an inherent, inescapable facet of existence. Many individuals derive purpose from their existence by striving to forge a positive impact upon the world; however, the query lingers - why engage in such endeavors if the cataclysmic eventuality of an asteroid, capable of irrevocably extinguishing the human race, threatens to render one’s selfless acts and altruistic deeds utterly devoid of meaning? Ultimately, the enigma of why anything bears significance within a godless universe remains persistently unanswered.

Whoa...

For Allah sake, can you add Turkish subtitles to your videos? because i have a lot to learn from you

@BloggingTheology

9 ай бұрын

Will do!

@Paper-Z

9 ай бұрын

​@@BloggingTheology... insha'Allah

❤️❤️❤️🌹🌹🌹

assalamu alikum o brothers and sisters in ISLAM

Please invite Shahid Bolson.

My goodness this is deep, and yes I go through nihilistic periods. Let's assume the aithiests are correct forca moment. Does it matter if I learn things. Does it matter if we were at the stage when we ķnew absolutely everything Does it matter of I was good or bad. Does it matter what Hitler did. If there is no purpose, and we all die then there will come a time when all life is extinct and so no matter what happened doesn't really matter In reality even though I'm not a nihilist I still lack knowledge of true meaning. The other thing is why does a God who lacks nothing want human worship.

@YusufPonders

9 ай бұрын

A couple of things need to be mentioned so you can understand the Islamic position. 1. Allah is free from need, so He does not need our worship. Whether we worship him or not, it makes no difference to Him and He is not at a loss. 2. We understand that Allah is worthy of worship. If someone gives you £1,000,000, it's quite likely you would praise them quite quickly and quite extensively. However, if they said that £1,000,000 means you can only live for 1 more day, or that they will take your eyes away from you, you would quickly reject the money and prefer to either live longer, or to keep your eyes. Now if your eyes and your life are more valuable than the £1,000,000, and the person who gave you the money would have been worthy of praise, then by greater reason the one who gives you life, or gave you sight, is more worthy of praise. 3. Worshipping Allah is for our benefit, as if we don't worship Him, we end up worshipping something else. Worship in Islam is more than just the 5 daily prayers. If you give charity, smile at a stranger, uphold someones rights, defend the innocent, etc for the sake of that which you value the most (Allah), then this becomes worship. now if you don't value Allah more than anything else, you don't simply stop valuing things, you just begin to value other things. And which ever takes the place of Allah as the thing you value the most becomes the thing you end up worshipping. Like Allah says in the Quran, "Have you seen the one who has taken their own desires as their god?" (25:42). If you don't give this worship to Allah, you will give it to something or someone else (or even yourself). The difference between worshipping Allah and worshipping things in the world is that Allah is eternal and sovereign, and everything in the world turns to dust and is itself in need. So chasing the world, instead of God, always leaves you with dust in your hands. When you worship Allah, you are fulfilling something that He is due from you, and protecting yourself from giving too much value to things that cannot help you without the permission of the one who made them. Understanding this, and turning to your Lord, and trying to follow His guidance, is a means of success.

@Steven_Rowe

9 ай бұрын

@@YusufPonders your points I understand and you mention 5 daily prayers, well I could go further and say that even the 5 pillars of Islam are just a framework for a a spiritual person to give the their self to their Lord.

@johnbrzykcy3076

9 ай бұрын

​@@Steven_Rowe I agree that this discussion is "deep" and Yusuf is quite scholarly. He would have been an excellent teacher in my psychology class in college.

@Steven_Rowe

9 ай бұрын

@johnbrzykcy3076 interesting that you did psychology. I have a book entitled The Happiness Trap by Dr Russ Harris. It deals with ACT or acceptance therapy for depression etc. The book starts out by describing why the pursuit of happiness always leads to mental illness In one section he mentions that it doesn't matter if your thoughts are positive or negative, or even if your beliefs are true or false, the only thing that matters is do they help you. So I could argue that if you were depressed and decided life had zero meaning and you then came to a belief in God well that helps you regardless of whether said God exists or not. It is often hope that drives us. My brother in law is a full blown pentecostal, he believes he is saved as he has been blesses with tongues, , I think it's all rubbish but he believes it. I see blind faith, or faith in faith as rather silly, on the other hand I can have faith in things I can't see by a form of evidence so to speak. I can't accept the scientific notion that the big bang happened and came from ABSOLUTELY NOTHING, ie no cause or effect.,it's true I can't pro9I ve God did it or even there is a God. I am stuck with my feeble mind, that looks at the stars and am struck my majestic AWE. I also realise I simply can't interstate eternity as I am limited by space and time. An eternal God is beyond human definition and all human understanding. It's all in vein for science to even a temptation to measure it. It takes as much faith to be an athiest as it does a theist.

@Steven_Rowe

9 ай бұрын

@YusufPonders I hear stories on youtube of people who read the Qur'an and then have an epiphany of understanding, Jeff Lang springs to mind. I read the Quran and feel like it has been locked away from me, that it's truth will always be under lock and key. Othe more I search for the divine the further I seem to be away from it.

" A book kept hidden "

The small minded person recognize truth by men and men by truth.

We all as human beings always experince Nihilism which is......Sleep,illness,and then finally death 😱

Suicide is scary for people who want to live.

Nihilism has already been "overcome" by indifference, which is much worse.

" for ever disease there is a cure "

I’ve just done a response video to this

nihilism is a very strong word to describe the inevitable bouts of depression everyone experiences throughout life.

i was going to watch this video, but i guess it doesn't really matter

@johnbrzykcy3076

9 ай бұрын

Why do you say "it doesn't really matter"?

@YusufPonders

9 ай бұрын

The point of the video is that it does matter.

@johnbrzykcy3076

9 ай бұрын

​@@YusufPondersIn God's eyes, it definitely matters!

@bilalafzal7442

9 ай бұрын

I guess he's being ironic.

Freedom for Palestine

Assalamu alaikum William paul sir one doubt Your are muslim or christian sir doubt please clear

@jaisalrw3494

9 ай бұрын

Paul is a muslim bro

@danalmariti509

9 ай бұрын

Where is the doubt?

@erigmahendra4848

9 ай бұрын

You're a pathetic muslim

@adild7236

9 ай бұрын

Muslim.

@786humaira1

9 ай бұрын

Br Paul Williams is not just a Muslim . He is a Muslim of high caliber and high repute . High Caliber : He studied Christianity to become a priest , found doubts studied and analyzed Islam and other religions , he was convinced of the truth of Islam , the human dignity and equality and fraternity and with no confusion of three in one and one in three deity. And he brings in scholars of high caliber , of different religions not just Islam . Which is so beautiful to hear Rabbi and priests and Islamic scholars . He is also a Muslim of high repute : he was given the opportunity to take part in the decoration of the cover of kaba with GOLD THREAD . Ordinary Muslims do not get that chance . He has well earned it , by his dedicated work towards the service of Mankind . May Allah protect him continue to guide him to that what is right to do . You can watch his video : why I am no more a Christian . By the way if you do take time to learn watching his videos , you can . I have watched and learned too from them .

Islam is indeed solution of nihilism and collapse of Christianity. However, we Muslims need democracy and religious freedom for everyone. There is NO Islamic injunction to impose Islam on non-Muslims.

Nihilism is solution

muslims need not worry about such a subject with believe in Allah, Qur'an and the Prophet.

@YusufPonders

9 ай бұрын

Yes this is the point I make in the book. But I would say we still need to worry, as there are many muslims getting lost because then don’t engage with the religion and end up experiencing nihilism.

@beth1979

9 ай бұрын

I have to agree with brother Yusuf when he says Nihilism is creeping into Muslim beliefs. It's not always easy to recognise. We need to recognise it and weed it out.

@luulluul3215

9 ай бұрын

As a regular praying Muslim, I wish sometimes I was never created due to everything that happened to me in the past and anxiety about the future 😢

@EM.K024

9 ай бұрын

I was nihilistic Muslim being brought up in a Muslim household through osmosis, it does matter, it's only after studying Islam on my own in my teens after going through many trials and tribulations did my heart find peace but now in my 30s many trials still plague my life but alhamdulillah each time I'm able to get out of it because of the solutions Islam provided but you'll relapse time to time because humans are made forgetful. So it's not that we shouldn't worry, watch the presentation, we will have to learn to understand it because we will meet many people, friends, families and our children may experience it despite being in Muslim families but parents, even friends are ill equipped to empathize or talk to them how to deal with it and not actively giving them the solutions in Islam. Islam is community based faith. Most nihilistic people feel alone in their predicament because of this attitude, as Muslims you should not feel this way, case closed. In America many Muslim teens commit suicide. It's a sad situation. Ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The believer who mixes with people and is patient with their harm has a greater reward than the believer who does not mix with people, nor is patient with their harm.” Source: Sunan Ibn Mājah 4032 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani

Freedom for Palestine and Gaza and Kashmir und Turkestan and Africa not just Ukraine

Choosing not to have children isn't about pessimism. To live is to struggle, and that's just our reality. "We have certainly created man into hardship." 90:4 "O mankind, indeed you are laboring toward your Lord with [great] exertion" 84:6 Now, as a believer, you can say the goal is the afterlife anyways, but even that is really challenging these days. I mean raising children as good Muslims is difficult in our modern society, and even if you do everything right, they might go astray when they get older. This is the reality of our life, so I do believe that bringing children into this life is selfish

@YusufPonders

9 ай бұрын

The problems you described were present at the time of the companions. I believe it is the other way around. I believe it is selfish not to have children. I think its more about not being willing to make the sacrifices necessary to raise a family, and a preferred inclination to just having to worry about yourself and no one else. But this also puts a strain on other peoples children, who end up having to care for you when you get old.

@Mr.Anders0n_

9 ай бұрын

@@YusufPonders of course, raising children isn't easy and does require sacrifice. I know this, but at the same time, it's a source of happiness for a great deal of people who wish to have children. Also, people choose to have children not only to support them when they grow older, but to give them a new window to life. I mean, when we get old, we start to lose the people around us and feel death looming in the horizon. Having children and grandchildren around gives us new life. You can't say having children is a purely selfless act for the betterment of society. "Wealth and children are the attractions of this worldly life, but lasting good works have a better reward with your Lord and give better grounds for hope." 18:46 You didn't give me an answer to the reality of struggle in life. To bring a child to this life is to know without a doubt they will suffer and struggle, and because of our modern society that's full of temptations, their fate in the afterlife isn't guaranteed. Why should they, without a choice, carry the burden of life forward?

Whthr u get this not..u might hv said wot nihilism is..4 average lay ppl like myself...am not sure is it...pessimism...any way....oh..u just mentioned ..meaningless... Anyway am go be..ty u too..apologies...life May hv meaning..Muslims don't... A q.2 prove so..even if go's thru or not..nihilism got any reaktuon to annihilation... Allah 4give..may it b so...mushfik or not..upon the world...notice ulema speaking nonsense this days..well more shaken tub..,serves them right...interaction is key Good luck to all our individuisms Salam

where the hell is paul

@danalmariti509

9 ай бұрын

Who the hell are you?

@BloggingTheology

9 ай бұрын

@@danalmariti509 😆👍

@johnbrzykcy3076

9 ай бұрын

Paul is probably reading a scholarly book. I don't know how he finds the time to read so much. But maybe his reading is a strong influence regarding his invitation of scholars to this channel.

Surprised Jews gave charity at all as well lol

This is not power point plateform, this video plateform kindly Consider minimizing the size of text / slides and give the front main view to people talking ....humanize Content would make more sense

P0L

There is a solution looking for a problem if ever I saw one 😂

@YusufPonders

9 ай бұрын

You commented this within minutes of the video being uploaded 😅 watch the video first and then make a judgement. I hope you find it insightful 👍

@HiriHM

9 ай бұрын

@@YusufPondershow long did it take for you to write your book? I’ve only started reading it

@YusufPonders

9 ай бұрын

@@HiriHM Slow process over 2 years ish

@HiriHM

9 ай бұрын

@@YusufPonders MashAllah. Akhi what’s happening with the TTA podcast? Is it ditched?

@richardbradley1532

9 ай бұрын

@@YusufPonders how many nehiists do you know? I can count the ones I know on the fingers of no hands.

Satan the Chief Deceiver by Allah's Will.

BLA BLA BLAH!!!

@YusufPonders

9 ай бұрын

Thank you for your input.

This was hilarious, a presentation about nihilism suddenly turned into a lecture on linear programming and this young lad trying very hard to boast about the grades he got in university in that class. LMAO.

Jesus is the Truth and God. Quran is contradiction.