I so admire that your life appears to be immersed in what you study, _experiencing_ the spiritual, not only seeing it from a scholar's perspective. And yet, you convey objectivity, recognizing that most belief systems have incongruencies, that human practitioners of any given faith also bring complexity to religious practices.
Languages degrade, they do not "evolve". It is a tool for thinking, not communication, it is what seperates other lifeforms from humans. The mere fact that translation is even possible underlies a common origin for all languages, orca whales seperated from their birth pod are unable to communicate with other whales if they get adopted, they are only able to track the others visually. Arabic is the only corollary to proto-semitic, infact the whole semitic classification is nonsensical for anyone with a somewhat functioning mass between their ears. hebrew, aramaic, rest of madeup dialect continua only have 22 letters of the 29 protosemitic letters Arabic has all 29. The difference betweeen Arabic and the other creoles and Pidgin is the same as that between Latin and pig latin or italian. Arabic is written in an alphabetic script that consists of 28 consonants and three long vowels. For example: قرأ زيد كتابا qaraʾa zayd-un kitāb-an Zayd read a book This sentence is composed of three words: qaraʾa (he read), zayd-un (Zayd), and kitāb-an (a book). The word order is verb-subject-object, which is different from English but similar to Proto-Semitic and Akkadian. The word zayd-un has a suffix -un that indicates the nominative case, which is equivalent to "the" in English or "-u" in Akkadian. The word kitāb-an has a suffix -an that indicates the accusative case, which is equivalent to "a" in English or "-a" in Akkadian. Proto-Semitic is the reconstructed ancestor of all Semitic languages. It is not written in any script, but linguists use a system of symbols to represent its sounds. For example: ʔanāku bēlīya ʔašū I am his lord This sentence is composed of three words: ʔanāku (I), bēlīya (my lord), and ʔašū (he). The word order is subject-object-verb, which is different from English but similar to Arabic and Akkadian. The word bēlīya has a suffix 'ya' that indicates possession, which is equivalent to "my" in English or "-ī" in Arabic. The word ʔašū has a prefix ʔa- that indicates the third person singular masculine pronoun, which is equivalent to "he" in English or "huwa" in Arabic. I'll compare Arabic with Proto-Semitic and show how Arabic preserves features that are lost or changed in other Semitic languages. Classical Arabic has largest phonemic inventories among semitic languages. It has 28 consonants (29 with Hamza) and 6 vowels (3 short and 3 long). Some of these sounds are rare or absent in other semitic languages. For example, - Classical Arabic has two pharyngeal consonants /ʕ/ (ع) and /ħ/ (ح). These sounds are found only in some semitic languages (Hebrew and Amharic), but not in others (Akkadian and Aramaic). - Classical Arabic has two emphatic consonants /sˤ/ (ص) and /dˤ/ (ض) These sounds are found only in some semitic languages (Hebrew and Amharic), but not in others (Akkadian and Aramaic). - Classical Arabic has two glottal consonants /ʔ/ (ء) and /h/ (ه), which are produced by opening and closing the glottis ). Akkadian has lost the glottal stop /ʔ/, while Aramaic has lost both the glottal stop and the glottal fricative /h/. - Classical Arabic has six vowel phonemes /a/, /i/, /u/, /æ /, /e/, /o/, which can be short or long. Akkadian has only three vowel phonemes /a/, /i/, /u/, which can be short or long, while Aramaic has only two vowel phonemes /a/ and /i/, which can be short or long. |Classical Arabic | 28 consonants, 29 with Hamza and 6 vowels; some consonants are emphatic or pharyngealized; some vowels are marked with diacritics | Complex system of word formation based on roots and patterns; roots are sequences of consonants that carry the basic meaning of a word; patterns are sequences of vowels and affixes that modify the meaning and function of a word | Flexible word order, but VSO is most common; SVO is also possible; subject and object are marked by case endings (-u for nominative, -a for accusative, -i for genitive); verb agrees with subject in person, number, and gender; verb has different forms for different moods and aspects | | Akkadian | 22 consonants and 3 vowels; some consonants are glottalized or palatalized; vowels are not marked | Similar system, but with different roots and patterns; some roots have more than three consonants; some patterns have infixes or reduplication | Fixed word order of SVO; subject and object are not marked by case endings, but by prepositions or word order; verb agrees with subject in person, number, and gender; verb has different forms for different tenses and aspects | | Aramaic | 22 consonants and 3 vowels (later variants have more); no emphatic or pharyngealized consonants (except in some dialects); vowels are not marked (except in later variants such as Syriac) | Simple system of word formation based on prefixes and suffixes; some roots or patterns exist, but are less productive than in Arabic or Akkadian | Let's start with a simple sentence: ## The house is big Arabic: البيتُ كبيرٌ al-bayt-u kabīr-un Proto-Semitic: *ʔal-bayt-u kabīr-u Hebrew: הבית גדול ha-bayit gadol Akkadian: bītum rabûm Amharic: ቤቱ ገደሉ betu gedelu As can be seen, Arabic and Proto-Semitic have the same word order (noun-adjective), the same definite article (al-), and the same case endings (-u for nominative). Hebrew and Akkadian have lost the case endings and changed the definite article (ha- and -um respectively). Amharic has changed the word order (adjective-noun) and the definite article (u-). But Arabic is not only similar to Proto-Semitic, it is also pre-Semitic, meaning that it is the original form of Semitic before it split into different branches. This is because Arabic preserves many features that are not found in any other Semitic language, but are found in other Afro-Asiatic languages, such as Egyptian and Berber. These features include: - The definite article al-, which is derived from the demonstrative pronoun *ʔal- 'that'. This article is unique to Arabic among Semitic languages, but it is similar to the article n- in Berber and the article p-, t-, n- in Egyptian. - The dual number for nouns and verbs, which is marked by the suffix -ān or -ayn. This number is rare in other Semitic languages, but it is common in other Afro-Asiatic languages, such as Egyptian and Berber. - The imperfective prefix t- for verbs, which indicates the second person singular feminine or third person plural feminine. This prefix is unique to Arabic among Semitic languages, but it is similar to the prefix t- in Berber and Egyptian. - The passive voice for verbs, which is marked by the infix t between the first and second root consonants. This voice is unique to Arabic among Semitic languages, but it is similar to the passive voice in Egyptian and Berber. Finally, a more complex sentence: The letter was written with a pen. Arabic: كُتِبَتِ الرِّسَالَةُ بِالقَلَمِ kutiba-t al-risāla-t-u bi-l-qalam-i Proto-Semitic: *kutiba-t ʔal-risāla-t-u bi-l-qalam-i Hebrew: המכתב נכתב בעט ha-michtav niktav ba-et Akkadian: šipram šapāru bēlum Egyptian: sḏm.n.f p-ẖry m rnp.t Berber: tturra-t tibratin s uccen Here, Arabic and Proto-Semitic have the same word order (verb-subject-object), the same passive voice marker (-t-), the same definite article (al-), and the same preposition (bi-). Hebrew has changed the word order (subject-verb-object), lost the passive voice marker, changed the definite article (ha-) and the preposition (ba-). Akkadian has changed the word order (object-subject-verb), lost the passive voice marker, changed the definite article (-um) and the preposition (bēlum). hbrew was considered dead by 0 C.E. time, hence "Aramaic" was spoken Now how is it that the Qur'an came thousands of years in a language that is lexically, syntactically, phonemically, and semantically older than the oldest recorded writing? Now how is it that the Qur'an came thousands of years later in an alphabet that had never been recorded before, and in the highest form the language had ever taken? God did bring down the Qur’an, Mohamed is his Messenger.
The Aramaic word for God is Alaha. It's the word Isa PBUH (Jesus as his name is often misspelled due to the lack of the ayin sound in Greek, which was rendered to Iesous, coupling the nearest sound to ayin, same letter found in 'Iraq', which sounds entirely different in Arabic form 'Iran' in Arabic, with the -ous Greek suffix that Greeks typically add to their names 'HerodotOS', 'PlotinUS', 'AchelOUS' and later mumbled into a J). Sounds familiar? Written without the confusing vowels, it is A-L-H ܐ ܠܗܐ (alap-lamed-he) as found in Targum or in Tanakh (Daniel, Ezra), Syriac Aramaic (Peshitta), adducted from the Arabic original of which Aramaic is a dialect continuum of A-L-L-H (Aleph-Lam-Lam-Ha). The Yeshua rendition is KNOWN to had been taken from greek. Western Syriac also use "Isho". Western Aramaic (separate from Syriac which is a dialect of Eastern Aramaic) use "Yeshu". Western Syriac has been separate from Western Aramaic for about 1000 years. And sounds don't even match up. Syriac is a Christian liturgical language yet the four letters of the name of Jesus «ܝܫܘܥ» [ = Judeo-Babylonian Aramaic: «ישוע» ] sounds totally different in West vs East Syriac, viz. vocalized akin to Christian Arabic, Hebrew, Aramaic «ܝܶܫܽܘܥ» (Yēšūʿ) in West Syriac, but pronounced more akin to Muslim Arabic Quran character name Isa in East Syriac «ܝܑܼܫܘܿܥ» (ʾĪšōʿ). The reason for this confusion is their dropping of phonemes as aforementioned. Only someone that has no idea what the letters are or how they sound would have a name ending in a pharyngeal fricative like the ayin, if it were to be used in a name it would have had to be in the beginning, thus the Arabic rendition is the correct one. In addition, The word God in hebrew is eloah, is a cognate of the Arabic I-L-H, pronounced ilah not eloah. Hebrew dropped the glottal stop and mumbled it into eloh, aramic mumbled a little less and it became elah. Infact it is written A-L-H in Arabic, it is pronounced i in Arabic cause it is an Alef with hamza below (إ أ ) They are two different forms of Alef. And it mean "a god", it is the non definitive form of A-L-L-H, in which the Alef is without a glottal stop/hamza,(ا) This kind of nuance is lost in the dialect continua. As a matter of fact, all of the knowledge needed for deciphering ancient texts and their complexity was derived from the Qur'an. It was by analyzing the syntactic structure of the Qur'an that the Arabic root system was developed. This system was first attested to in Kitab Al-Ayin, the first intralanguage dictionary of its kind, which preceded the Oxford English dictionary by 800 years. It was through this development that the concept of Arabic roots was established and later co-opted into the term 'semitic root,' allowing the decipherment of ancient scripts. In essence, they quite literally copied and pasted the entirety of the Arabic root. Hebrew had been dead, as well as all the other dialects of Arabic, until being 'revived' in a Frankensteinian fashion in the 18th and 19th centuries. The entire region spoke basically the same language, with mumbled dialect continuums spread about, and Arabic is the oldest form from which all these dialects branched off. As time passed, the language gradually became more degenerate, and then the Qur'an appeared with the oldest possible form of the language thousands of years later. This is why the Arabs of that time were challenged to produce 10 similar verses, and they couldn't. People think it's a miracle because they couldn't do it, but I think the miracle is the language itself. They had never spoken Arabic, nor has any other language before or since had this mathematical precision. And when I say mathematical, I quite literally mean mathematical. "protosemetic" Alphabet (29), Arabic Alphabet (28), Latin transliteration, hebrew (22) 𐩠 𐩡 𐩢 𐩣 𐩤 𐩥 𐩦 𐩧 𐩨 𐩩 𐩪 𐩫 𐩬 𐩭 𐩮 𐩰 𐩱 𐩲 𐩳 𐩴 𐩵 𐩶 𐩷 𐩸 𐩹 𐩺 𐩻 𐩼 ا ب ت ث ج ح خ د ذ ر ز س ش ص ض ط ظ ع غ ف ق ك ل م ن ه و ي A b t ṯ j h kh d ḏ r z s sh ṣ ḍ ṭ ẓ ʿ ġ f q k l m n h w y א ב ג ד ה ו ז ח ט י כ ל מ נ ס ע פ צ ק ר ש ת Merged phonemes in hebrew and aramaic: ح, خ (h, kh) merged into only kh consonant remain س, ش (s, sh) merged into only Shin consonant remaining ط, ظ (ṭ/teth, ẓ) merged into only ṭ/teth consonant remaining ص, ض (ṣ, ḍ/Tsad ) merged into only ḍ/Tsad consonant remaining ع, غ (3'ayn, Ghayn) merged into a reducted ayin consonant remaining ت, ث (t/taw, th) merged into only t/taw consonant remaining The reason why the protoS alphabet here is 28 and not 29, is because the supposed extra letter is simply a س written in a different position, but it was shoehorned to obfuscated. In Arabic letter shapes are different depending on whether they are in the beginning , middle or end of a word. "Semitic" is just mumbled Arabic, really. Imagine English with a third of its letters removed and simplified grammar. That's Aramaic, Hebrew, etc. For example, combine T and D into just T; there's no need to have 2 letters. The same goes for i, e, y - they should all be just y from now on, etc., etc. Arabic is the only corollary to proto-Semitic. In fact, the whole classification of Semitic languages is nonsensical for anyone with a somewhat functioning brain. Hebrew, Aramaic, and the rest of these made-up dialect continua only have 22 letters out of the 29 proto-Semitic letters. Arabic has all 29. The difference between Arabic and the other creoles and Pidgin is the same as the difference between Latin and pig Latin or Italian. "Phoenician" is an Arabic dialect continuum, and not only that, it is pidgin. It is simplified to the point of stupidity. Anyone with a basic knowledge of Arabic would see this clearly. What happened was that Arabic handicapped "scholars" saw the equivalent of Scottish Twitter spelling, with added mumbling due to phonemic mergers (22 letters, not 29), and mistakenly thought they were seeing a different language." Now how is it that the Qur'an came thousands of years later in an alphabet that had never been recorded before, and in the highest form the language had ever taken? The creator is neither bound by time nor space, therefore the names are uttered as they truly were, in a language that is lexically, syntactically, phonemically, and semantically older than the oldest recorded writing. In fact, that writing appears to have been a simplified version of it. Not only that, but it would be the equivalent of the greatest works of any particular language all appearing in one book, in a perfect script and in the highest form the language could ever take. It is so high in fact, that it had yet to be surpassed despite the fact that over the last millennium the collection of Arabic manuscripts when compared on word-per-word basis in Western Museums alone, when they are compared with the collected Greek and Latin manuscripts combined, the latter does not constitute 1 percent of the former as per German professor Frank Griffel, in addition all in a script that had never been recorded before. Thus, the enlightenment of mankind from barbarism and savagery began, and the age of reason and rationality was born from its study. God did bring down the Qur'an and Mohamed is his messenger
@@yevsky2924 I thought Quran was the holy scripture of islam, am i wrong? Why you all get offended when asked about the holy Qur'an? I don't understand.
@@AdvaiticOneness1The video isn’t about the right or wrong way to be a Muslim, but about actual historical ways in which Islam have engaged with Yoga like teachings/techniques. It is not a work of apologetics, one way or another. As for your question. I am not a Muslim, so I am not the proper person to tell you what a real Muslim should or shouldn’t do. But I am willing to bet money, that you engage in plenty of activities that aren’t mentioned in the Quran.
Why are the comments so negative ? Plenty of muslims practice yoga like plenty practice meditation and mindfulness. No one here is saying yoga started with islam 🙄. Chill with the backlash.
Yoga is associated with another religion Buddhism, therefore is haram, we don't do Yoga because we only worship Allah, if a muslim does Yoga poses i'd rather they say they do Stretches or something else
@@Aminsx_ou il est écrit que le yoga est haram? Es tu un imam? Tu es rien de tout et parle de haram et hallah.... si tu ne répète pas des mantra oh des truk comme ça c'est just faire du sport avec de la meditation.
@@riteshdeshmukh1611 why you play football or using internet or going to school? For learning... what made the Arab empire great was the openness to other cultures
If we look into humanity's history, we'll find that Hinduism, in its purest form, held the essence of love and unity before any other religion. Yoga, rooted in early Hindu practices, is about stilling the mind and connecting the mind, body, and soul. It's a way of living with love and compassion, transcending religious boundaries, and aiming for unity with the Creator. Yoga, therefore, is not merely a physical exercise; it is the art of stilling the mind and achieving harmony between the mind, body, and soul. It fosters a deep, pure connection that transcends worldly concerns. The ultimate aim of every religion is to know the Creator and to dissolve into divine Love. The essence is love, not hatred or criticism. Unfortunately, those who seek to teach others about loving the Creator have sometimes misunderstood the true messages of the prophets, leading to conflict and division.…
@@frostontm5921 then wa alaykum asalam to you too :) in my experience, most sunnis are pretty marginal muslims who can barely muster up enough courage to care about anything in particular, but then there’s some truly insecure ones amongst them and they are really loud. the type of folk who were previously “attended to” by the likes of al Hajjaj. i truly and deeply appreciate you extending your salaams to me :)
Shiva is often regarded as the "Adiyogi," or the first yogi, in Hindu tradition. His significance in yoga and spirituality is profound, and he embodies various aspects of yoga philosophy. Here’s a brief overview of Shiva's role as the first yogi: ▎1. Symbolism of Shiva - Asceticism: Shiva is depicted as an ascetic, meditating in the Himalayas, representing the ideal of renunciation and inner peace. - Balance of Opposites: He embodies the union of opposites-creation and destruction, masculine and feminine energies (often symbolized by his relationship with Shakti).
In traditional tantric yoga and haṭha yoga, there are a number of different cakra systems that originated in different lineages. The now-common seven-cakra system was made popular in European/American contexts by people like Arthur Avalon and the Theosophists in the 19th century, but there are also other cakras systems which use three or five or nine or twelve cakras, which hold some similarities but which differ in terms of which elements or deities are installed in which cakras, the exact location of the cakras, etc. In addition, there are a number of smaller energy centers called marmas that exist outside of the suṣumna, a central energy channel in front of the spine that runs from the perineum to the crown fontanel. So, while I consider prāṇa and kuṇḍalinī to be very real and phenomenologically verified based on the profound experiences many people have had from practices that work with the life force, my understanding is that different ways of mentally focusing prāṇa within different energy centers and installing different deities or prophets etc. in those energy centers can be valid insofar as they are effective at achieving the spiritual goals of a particular spiritual tradition. The Sufi system seems fine to me, even if Islam is not my personal cup of tea.
You are the only person who has the ability to bring world peace in regions that are hopeless as of now. Thanks for spreading unity love at a philosophical level.
@@sgttomas there is nothing wrong in expressing appreciation in an exaggerating manner. Like if you have to write an essay on your favorite season. You should write Autumn is the king of all seasons. BTW thanks for the reply. We are both on the appreciating side of the audience. Have a nice day.
@@sgttomasand what makes you think internet videos aren't that important? 😉 We all learned in school about how important the printing press, radio, and TV were to the spread of information and ideas. A guy on the Internet getting millions of views across the whole world has a greater reach than many influential thinkers we studied in school. Even if something like this doesn't get the numbers of a Mr Beast, how much total penetration do you think it might have within the target demographic of Anglophones interested in religious studies? Seems at least moderately substantial to me.
@@ewrvwergwergwergwerg well now see you've crafted an excellent argument there, one that touches upon topics and aspects that i find particularly compelling. i wanted to just vent and be annoying. i take it back. :) good argument!
The sound they’re talking about is wonderful! In Buddhist groups we often call it the sound of silence, but all spiritual traditions seem to have a different name for it. It’s a sound that seems to be both inside and outside of the head at the same time. Concentrating on it and allowing your awareness to relax into it takes you beyond ordinary thought processes 😊
Tinnitus sufferer here, and I'd give anything to NOT hear ringing. If this is the notification sound that I'm getting a divine message from the universe, I would prefer to put my holy phone on silent now.
sounds a lot like my tinnitus. Quite often i can ignore it, until im somewhere really quiet or for some reason i start thinking about it. Then it comes into focus. Sometimes a buzzing, sometimes a ringing, sometimes a high whine like feedback on a amplifier. And then of course there are the times when the volume is just turned right up out of nowhere and i get blasted with it no matter what else is happening. I don't want to be a downer on anyone's spiritual beliefs, but yeah, i'm pretty sure tinnitus is a pretty universal experience across all cultures and time periods. If i could get a sense of one ness with god and inner peace out of it i wouldn't mind though. So maybe that's the way to go
I’ve always thought of the Sultan Al Askar as the Sufi analogue of the Cosmic Microwave Background that won’t Arno Penzias and that other guy the Nobel prize… maybe they should’ve given it to this Mogul prince instead!
Hey Philip, would you consider doing a video soon on vajrayana buddhism or dzogchen? The idea of the “light of the void” or “dancing stillness” reminds me of pure Consciousness which is both static and dynamic Also a video on Ramakrishna would be cool as well
There's no such things as yoga in Islam. Yoga is sun worship and paganism is not allowed in Islam. Doing stretching after the gym is fine, but whoever says that things that the Prophet ﷺ and his Companions رضي الله عنهم didn't do is part of Islam, is a liar. The sufis are polytheists and not Muslims.
They worship jinn who possess them and they think they are "spiritual". A guy who liked kung-fu went over to them and they told him to do lots of weird animal postures. Then at the end they told him to prostrate to the buddha idol so that he might get the "chi-power" and hit through bricks and penetrate swords into his body just like pagan magicians do. The guy prostrated to the idol and returned home. Then he felt sick and had migranes, stomach problems and sleep paralysis etc. He went to a Muslim Raaqi (exorcist) who recited the Qur'an. They found out that a jinn lived inside his body. All idols have a jinn living besides it. The tribal king of the jinn in that area who is living large, being fed with the offerings from the polytheists who worship them. Then they may send their goons to assist or possess etc.
Your channel's growth is no coincidence-your dedication truly shines through, and we're incredibly grateful. Thank you for all the time and effort you put into your craft. The impact you're making is profound, sending waves through the ocean of reality that will ripple out and create a better world. Thank you. ❤
as someone initiated into a yogic lineage, i can assure you with 100% certainty that the boiling, buzzing, and bell sounds described at minute 29 are all exactly how we may talk about the inner sound of Om. the boiling would be the true Om, which can also sound like a river flowing nearby, or like you are underwater. the resounding bell sound is associated with the heart. absorbing into this sound, one enters samaadhi. blessings to you Filip 🙏
it’s funny I’ve been getting into Sufism and yoga separately, but have been doing yoga and stretches to Gnawa sufi music and it’s been such a beautiful practice so far. Good to see there’s historical context too
what I have always said and especially felt, I understand even more my attachment and the bridges I make when I teach, dance or write or photograph between the 2.... and especially my visions of my past lives. incredible! A loop is closing again. thank YOU!!!! 😇
Lord, I pray that you give me the courage to be the best single mother I can be for my children. Both are special needs. I know that parenting is not always easy, but with your help, I am confident that I can do it. I also ask for your help in providing for my children emotionally, and physically so that they may always know that they are loved. Lord while I struggle to provide the basic necessities, give me strength.❤️
Islam has no problem with any thing that is beneficial to a person health and well being as long as it doesn’t conflict with Islam, God sent prophet’s to all nations who is to say YOGA is not a from God but yoga just needs adjusting a bit for Muslims
It’s honestly insane that we are in an age where we have the entire world’s catalogue of information and knowledge in the tips of our fingers, something completely unheard of in the past. And yet, people wre more extreme, radical and ignorant now than we have been ever before
Most beautiful episode ever. As iraqi arab muslim who took yoga teacher traning under indian hands and transfaring this knowledge into norway teaching my classes blending my authenticity of my islamic belives with yoga Made that beautiful blend that the energy is so different always felt there is so much deeper essence of it than what typical minded thoughts. Now it makes so much sense.keep blowing our minds with such beautiful information. Thank you❤
@@AdvaiticOneness1 There have been paths - which promote almost exclusively - the love for God - as the spiritual method. The video - highlights - those blessed. Links have always been there - between mystics - especially in India. Kabir Saheb - was claimed by both groups. Modern examples of saints - in this field - are also there. May it be so- Fare the well - in life's journey.
Very beguiling, and fascinating subject & presentation thanks Filip. Also, I think your channel is bringing more people together than pushing them apart. You're the 🐐!
This was utterly amazing and informative. Being a practitioner of various lineages of Yoga, I greatly appreciate this insight. You have given me tons to research.
I’m muslim and practice both sufism and ashtanga yoga and indeed find many similarities, the yogic breathing practices even help with my dhikr 📿 practices
If you believe in LA ilaha illa Allah Muhammad rasul Allah, then isn't what Allah revealed in the Quran and the sunnah of his messenger sufficient for you. Remember Allah did not forget to inform us of what he requires of us and Muhammad (saw) didn't neglect to deliver the message. Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 3, Allah says, "Today I have completed your religion for you, perfected My favor upon you, and chosen as your religion Islam" Dear brother in islam, before you underrake an act, check and see if the prophet Muhammad (saw) did it from authentic sources, bukhari, muslim hadith etc. More importantly ask Allah sincerely for guidance to that which pleases him. Surah, al kahf:103-105, Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Shall we inform you of who will be the biggest losers of deeds? New! ˹They are˺ those whose efforts are in vain in this worldly life, while they think they are doing good! May Allah guide us all and forgive us all and admit us in jannat al firdaus.
Core texts of yoga like patanjali's yogasutra were written in sanskrit and it is part of Hinduism.There are yoga Upanishads. Lord Shiva is known as Adiyogi or the first yogi.
I was thinking in the state of mindfulness during Salat During prayers, we are ordered not to think of the wordy life, so after ending prayer, if you have lots of troubles about your life you will start to remember each problem one by one not all at once so will be able to distinguish which one are serious and which is not and which one can be solved instantly and which one you just need to wait if it will happen that helps alot in managing stress
Wow. After years of research and exploring this line of thought (part of it in India and the study of Yoga and Indian Music) you have in a nutshell eloquently covered the most important points. Highlighting the meditation practices on inner sound Nada Yoga. I would love for you to carry this conversation deeper and go into more detail regarding Sikhism's concept of Naam or the word. Of course Sikhism in many aspects took the best from both religious traditions (Islam and Hinduism) However an important part of Sikhism is this concept of Naam. However many Sikhs today follow strictly the external aspects of their tradition, but are not familier with this meditation on inner sound. The Guru Granth Sahib, holy book of the Sihks constantly refers to it. On another note there is the Sant Mat tradition and Radha swami faith lineages and of course Kabir Panthis that all stress this important of this practice and philosophy. Please could you cover this in another one of your enlightening discourses. Thank you so much for the work you are doing and sharing.
@@OmerAhmed-yw1lg assuming you pray 5 times a day you perform streches in ruku you bend your knees for sujud and squat to get back up… if you comit to that till old age you should maintain good physical health… compared to someone that say never prays. Also you must force your brian to focus on certain things in prayers, disregarding the world and everything, so focusing your mind is crucial. HOW is that not similar to yoga?
@@xXMaDGaMeR salat is about remembrance of God, not about your pysical body, doing real streching exercises is 10x better then you moving your finger while sitting and bending twice
@@OmerAhmed-yw1lg of course exercise is physically better for you, i train 5 times a week. Though in perspective of average person who doesn’t train… Also yes prayer is about the remembrance of god, but why does it have to be done in those particular motions? In a group setting? there is حكمة within it that only god knows. Of course it is not yoga like you said, it’s just a background motivator or view of it prayer.
@@xXMaDGaMeR yog or "yoga" as westerners call it has nothing to do with being physically fit , yog leads to samadhi(realising you, which in vedantic sense means there is no one except you) which is obviously blasphemy in all abhrahamic faiths and specifically Islam, so stop stealing things to spread your desert cult.
Every religion engages in the yoga of Patanjali, whether they realize it or not. Abrahamic religions practice bhakti yoga (and sometimes karma yoga), Buddhism and Taoism practice raja yoga and jnana yoga, and Hinduism practices any combination of these, depending on the tradition.
@@Marigold11 Yoga is a sadhana, it's not a belief system. Buddhists also do yoga, and do not even believe in God. Daoists also have their own form of yoga called dao yin.
Thank you for your effort, really from the bottom of my heart. i hope that one of these days i will be able to support you as to be a part of your body of work; at least financially. keep up, you are really building bridges where a whole civilization has been erecting walls to divide and conquer.
It might be a good idea to trace the pre-Islamic connections of ascetic (shramana) and other traditions of Hindu or Buddhist origins that existed between Kashmir and Central Asia and could have influenced Sufism. Such concepts as trance, samadhi, focus on breath, devotional music and poetry, etc., had long been around in myriad Indian traditions that also spread west of the Indus river.
@@julinaonYT Sahih al-Bukhari 2: Hadith 2 “Narrated Aisha: Al-Harith bin Hisham asked Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ): ‘O Allah’s Messenger! How is the Divine Inspiration revealed to you?’ Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) replied, ‘Sometimes it is (revealed) like the ringing of a bell, this form of Inspiration is the hardest of all and then this state passes off after I have grasped what is inspired. Sometimes the Angel comes in the form of a man and talks to me and I grasp whatever he says.’” This hadith indicates that the ringing of bells was considered the most intense form of revelation by the Prophet Muhammad. it’s a terrifying thing to consider all the lies that were told in our lifetime and how we’ll be held accountable for that. beware.
Perhaps we are going towards a shared open, cosmic religion, of which the roots reach deep in the earth to all the different sacred traditions of the world. The many seeds may ultimately flourish in a non-sectarian, unified, yet diverse, flower of unity.
Cannot believe you tackled this question I had in mind for years. This episode especially is so interesting and I would appreciate it a lot if you could put more light into the dialogue on the eastern side of the world. Many thanks ❤
can you do a video about hawaiian spirituality? i find it very intriguing how they perceive their spirituality with nature, reminds me of one of your videos about nordic religion of nature
My dude, this is impressive work. I love your channel, but because of the research that I do, this one hits particularly hard for me. Keep up the great work!
As an Arab with a Muslim background, I trully appreciate your effort and commend you on your excellent pronunciation of the Arabic language. Also, you've educated me on my religion more than my family or country could ever have.
You should proberly then learn about other religon's an learn about all colour not just apprechate half a colour it two sound's differnt wind's explaing the same rainbow
@aissaghlib5560 I don't understand what you mean exactly. However, I'm always looking to learn more about humanity, different cultures, and how we evolved to see reality from different angles. As a scholar, Filip provided me with the best islamic video content I could find with all the references. I could name more YT channels who discuss religion and that I daily consult as well (ie. Esoterica). Also, Filip your songs are amazing they can bring world peace.
Hey Filip! The information you provide here is invaluable. Would there be any future plans on making a video on the history/philosophy of Islamic martial arts? I got into studying Temani martial arts years ago but had noticed there were fighting skills on the Muslim path as well.
GREAT video, Filip! You also gave me many leads to follow up on in my own study and research. I'm so glad that you also discussed the teachings of the Divine Sound Current and its relation to Hindu mysticism and Nada Yoga. I myself have been blessed to have personally heard the Sound Current, and have inwardly heard the sound of the flute, the buzzing of bees, the tinkling of bells, etc... that you mentioned. You touched on Sikhism but failed to mention the Radha Soami Satsang as one of their offshoots that was into the Sound Current. I am really going to have to follow up on Dara Shikoh and the founder of the Chishti order of Sufism.
Talking about myself I was thinking in the state of mindfulness during Salat During prayers, we are ordered not to think of the wordy life, so after ending prayer, if you have lots of troubles about your life you will start to remember each problem one by one not all at once so will be able to distinguish which one are serious and which is not and which one can be solved instantly and which one you just need to wait if it will happen that helps alot in managing stress
Very cool topic. I love learning about Islamic things, and this is a unique aspect of the faith and practises of it, when I first saw the title card I was like "Filip's done another video on Sufi faith again". I love your channel man an been here a few years now. You're one of the top faith learning channels and thanks for doing what u do man. 👍🏽 I don't think you'd see this comment but I have plugged u in my channel on a couple videos. Love the content and rlly appreciate the hard work u put into the research and the music tracks. 👏
I am soon going to Indonesia. Is there much written about interactions between Muslim and Indian traditions in that part of the world? It seems like an interesting topic to explore.
If you only go to Bali and Borobodur you will completely miss the massive contribution of India to Indonesian culture. Certainly the area around Borobodur, Jogja (Yogyakarta) is a good start. But also parts of East Java around Malang are interesting. Maybe even include Sumatra (Palembang). I'd leave Bali to the tourists, despite having just got back to Java from Bali. In Bali it is very difficult to escape the false narrative that it is Hindu and the rest of Indonesia is Muslim. True but so simplistic you will completely miss the true importance of Indian culture.
Would love to see an episode on the medieval renaissance of Vaishnavism and it's central figure, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Thanks for the very informative videos!
Thank you for another beautiful video! I would like to know more about the arguments for independent origin of ideas rather than straightforward borrowing. For example, Dara Shikoh clearly lived in India. There doesn't seem to be any precedent for his ideas (sound within ear, etc.) in middle eastern literature -- rather there is a direct overlap with older Indic texts. Shouldn't we then conclude that these ideas were borrowed and adapted? I understand that practices such as dhikr may have originated in the muslim heartland. However, more complex and detailed ideas (subtle centres, inner sound, nose-gazing, etc.) seem to be of clear India origin -- including names such as 'sukhumna'.
I personally think that some of those more specific terms and practices (as presented by Dara Shukoh, for example) are indeed the result of direct influence and dialogue.
There is a hadees which says whenever revelation comes to the prophet of Allah, prophet used to hear the ringing of bells during the r revelation. And near sahabi like Umar bin Farooq used to hear a buzzing sound when the revelation was descending on to the heart of prophet.
These things were known today specific sahabi in the prophet's time. Because there are saheen hadees describing these incidents. I recently started with the Hindu guy. He was saying that why are you claiming our culture. I said to him it's not about cleaning. Let me tell you one thing. It is not like that Muslims are taking these things from Indian culture. Rather it is more like as a spiritual seeker evolves they will realise these things eventually. The Prophet tells us many things which might seem similar to Hindu culture. I have told you about the hadees related to the revelation. The other things are like poses in the Namaz meaning of the poses in the namaz are similar with the yogic poses taught by the gibrail to the prophet. For example animal sacrifice is another thing which is common across the both culture. In the namaz we also do certain hand gestures in your culture which is called mudra. Because it was taught to the prophet by angel Gabriel. Do you know in tantra there are bij Mantra which are certain letters itself. Similarly we have lohe Qurani. 14 combinations of 29 letter. You used to say that the whole world is made from om. We understand by the Quranic verse that Allah says kun and the whole creation emerges.
@@ahmarrehan1044 differences between Islam and hinduism are that ,as per Hinduism and yoga there would be more prophets or (siddhas,or bodisatwas) as one attains spiritual closeness with brahman brahman(universal god) will reveal knowledge through him/her...hence no one is the last prophet....you yourself can also be a prophet or siddha ,provided you rise in spritual awakening,also there is nothing like do namaz 5 times a day compulsory etc etc..also there is no problem in worshiping idols and there is no hell for non beleivers , atheist's , agnostic s..as brahman won't be angry at non beleivers...!!
This video - gave me a warm human feeling - touching the heart and hoping that more aspirants - try and also realise the higher thinking and doing - which really have - universal application. Authorities abound also - here is hoping that even if there is an intellectual thread in your research - that the commentators - have at least - practiced and read - for 6 months - the facts that are being discussed. It makes debate more fair - actually lived (authentic) and open and less narrow. There is an implied expressing - for unity - in the whole series - about these higher things - even Ultimate matters. May this work - continue - unabated - with moral strength and joy of revelation. Fare thee well - on life's journey.
In the '80's - in Northern India - there was so much evidence - Urdu and Sufism and mystical Yoga meditation - one could absorb this - in books - walking the streets of towns - architecture and food and in discussions. Fascinating milieu. I was a young university student then - but so much of these impressions come to me - in dreams - thought and even meditation - this years after - about 6 visits. Went South - in later visits and then to the central India. Your video - markedly - awakened this experience and I thank you. Fare thee well - in life's journey.
I humbly suggest a warning regarding kundalini yoga - particularly with regard to those who might practise it to attain siddhis rather than Enlightenment. Kundalini seems to be a genuine force . On Quora I see so many questions by people who have taken up kundalini and got into all sorts of physical and psychological problems as a consequence and have nowhere to turn for help . Obviously people will question whether or not those problems are caused by kundalini . Did d Buddha , Jesus , Sri Ramana Maharshi, Sri Ramakrishna teach kundalini ? Peace ✌️🕊️🕉️
...very good point. but the interaction between arabic religions and traditions and indian influence is much older. ever wondered why muslims circle the kaba and counterclockwise? i recommend you mostafa vaziris grandios dissertation "buddhism in iran" wirh an exvellent introduction in tjis topic from ancient times.
@@ansh_u_r I am hoping that Filip will do a presentation on Mansoor Al Halaj. He is one of my spiritual heroes . He remained steadfast in his love for God , despite persecution ,torture ( and ultimately death) in a way I find very similar to Christ . 🕊️
There is much difference, Advaita is purely negative metaphysics, it denies all positive attributes to the absolute reality, Wahdatul Wujud, however, balances both negative and positive metaphysics.
Even in Islamic Java, poetic works would use the word "Yogi/Mahayogi" to reffer to Islamic ulamas, usually to fit in the poetic metre or stylistic composition.
I was born a Muslim but attracted to yoga in my teen-age years. I could have done a lot for mankind if I had not been attacked by the moslem community around me whenever I practiced yoga. I was not interested in looking for enlightenment for myself but more to bring it to others.
Oh it's so beautiful ❤ It's called "boddhisattva" a person who wants to help others to reach enlightment. I hope you are okay now after these struggles with your (ex ?) community. ☀️
That's awesome brother. Yoga is a science, it's not a religion, anybody can benefit from it, it's not just for Hindus. Just don't use the mantras that are taught in yoga books / classes if you are uncomfortable with it. The best mantra to replace aum is amin, according to my teacher it has the same effect.
@@adim00lah that is such a flawed & skewed perspective. yoga literally has its first references in the rigveda & upanishads. all the literary works on yoga originate from ancient hindu philosophies. i have no problems with anyone practicing yoga, but separating it from hindu philosophies just because YOU are afraid of 'Shirk' is quite shallow of you, and no offence, your teacher too.
@@kuro758 I disagree, Buddhists do yoga, and they are not Hindu at all. They don't believe even in God. I'm not afraid of shirk, as I'm not Muslim. Adjustments can be made to yoga, which is why Buddhists can do it. You think they are using mantras to Vedic gods? No, they are using their own mantras. So all the Buddhists Lamas doing yoga, they are also shallow according to you, right because they don't study Hindu philosophy. Any guru or swami will tell you that anybody can do yoga, it's not a religious or philosophical thing it is a science, so no my view is not scewed or flawed. Which guru has said yoga is just for Hindus only? So all the gurus and swamis are shallow? Just like anybody can benefit from ayurvedic medicine, it's not just for Hindus. Sanatan dharma is not a religion by definition. Dharma does not mean religion, becaue even animals and atoms have their own dharma. So a person has to study Hindu philosophy to benefit from yoga? Show me one guru that has said this? That doesn't even make sense, these are 2 todally different forms of yoga. Philosophy is jnana yoga, which is not hatha yoga at all. Thank you for the comment, but what you said is far from the truth brother.
@@adim00lah Most of your reply is irrelevant. 1. I clearly said "i have no problems with anyone practicing yoga". 2. Buddhist philosophy is branched from Sramana tradition & they already understand the origins of yoga. Buddhism would never develop in the Middle East where all the Abrahamic religions developed. The only reason it could develop in the Indian lands is because of how sophisticated & intellectual the concepts of god already were in this region. There is not one major ideology originating in the Middle East that is mostly philosophical and does not believe in god, but there are many in Hindu philosophies and major branches such as Buddhism. So you saying "they are not Hindu at all" is not exactly true. Buddhist philosophy cannot exist without a Hindu culture. 3. My problem is you trying to separate yoga from its origins just to fit your religion or narrative. Just because the vastness of Hindu philosophies don't fit the definition of a 'religion' doesn't mean you can just call it 'science' and take away credit from Hindu philosophies. This has nothing to do with Vedic gods. I have no problem if you replace OM with AMIN and that works for you, but credit where credit belongs. Einstein will always be remembered for e=mc^2 even if it's used for applications he did not think of.
In Islam we find hues of Yoga. Sitting for prayers or postures are yogic in their nature.. Secondly, Haroof e Mukteaat if are chanted loudly they produce sounds of OOOMMM. Thirdly, holly Quran says Amar bil Maroof and Nahi aa nil Munkir i.e if you find any thing from anywhere get it. Fourthly, the Holly Prophet also said " seek Knowledge even if you have to go to China. I love Yoga for my health.
Masha'Allah what a great video. Very impressed by this. Maybe because I am Pakistani I found it very interesting. The interaction between Hinduism and Islam is fascinating to me and this exploration was detailed and nuanced. Great video. Keep it up. ❤
Hinduism is not only a religion bro, it is more like the are of ancient india is called Hindustan, so of course any people living there is a Hindu but now it is known as a religion.
@@manofmatter.yvezchannel yes defining religion is difficult. I guess I was referring to indus valley civilization, or maybe I was thinking of Advaita and the veda tradition. There is a cool channel called ن (noon) they have some interesting interviews about these interactions.
Second thing is Hinduism came a lot before than any other relegion so anything which relates Hinduism and islam borrowed by the islam from Hinduism as mentioned in the video aswell
Thank you everyone for your words. I understand that religion is hard to define and using traditional categories like Abrahamic religion to Hinduism doesn't work. Also we may be able to speak of Indus valley religions as opposed to Hinduism. This is all fair, my point is that the historic meeting point between Islamic culture , religion (or whatever you want to call it) and Hinduism is interesting.
Islam has no problem with any thing that is beneficial to a person health and well being as long as it doesn’t conflict with Islam, God sent prophet’s to all nations who is to say YOGA is not a from God but yoga just needs adjusting a bit for Muslims
thank you for this, I taught yoga as a tool to help us practice islamic prayers and salat in a more present way. at the end of the day, all messages are one. and yoga is about unity.
Beautiful, Filip. Keep teaching people with your wisdom and love. Your book suggestions are wise. With deep appreciation and reverence for your videos. Peace and love with inclusiveness for our world. I am the world, and the world is me. It begins with "we." 🙏❤️🌍🌎🌏🌿🕊🎵🎶🎵💫✨️💫✨️
Beautiful video, people need to be more open minded. Every spiritual aspect of life has some good lessons to give. We all need to stick together doesnt matter the religion or whatever. Peace for everyone
Muslims also started practing tantra and its so surprising that many of tantriks who are famous as faith healers in general masses in India are mostly Muslims not the buddhists who are the actual originator of the practice and require buddhist theories for its practice which is totally 180 degree to Islam.
>buddhists are originator of tantra majority scholarly consensus disagrees with you. tantra influenced buddhism in regions of tibet and not the other way around.
Thank you, as a muslim who basically like i often see nowadays lot of videos of people from Salafi background condemning Yoga as a polytheistic practice or that it invites and worship demonic spirits. the fact is the physical practice itself isn't the problem and was and still used by many people from different background from freediving for example which is i'm an amateur of. and my sister seems to be into some yoga and meditation practices that makes me roll my eyes. Bu tbh as someone who is interested in UFOlogy and the abduction phenomena i have a concern about if really such meditation practice could invite and produce those traumatic phenomena. Plus recently some studies have shown that meditation could cause psychological harms which most teachers of yoga never mention or talk about.
This video made me realize the wasted potential that Islam had to become a source of philosophy, music, culture and peace, if it wasn’t for the fundies and Salafists that took over and made it a tool for political manipulation and control.
It still is for million of people and has been for centuries. The bad apples want power and are hurting people to have it, especially muslims. It won't delete everything that other muslims have created
Gulf state fund most of those groups while pulling down other Asian islamic Asian countries who don't dance to Thier tone. Like post independent Pakistan right after independence is way rich and have way more control .rather today most gulf countries hold lot of assets in Pakistan .even gov can't took account to so there that
Islam is the yoga of devotion to the one almighty god, think Zikr, and Salah similar to Yoga follows movements with sayings in a particular format , I consider Salah a type of Yoga.
Y'all muslims never respects Hinduism and their culture but want to associate your religion with Yoga ? I'm not trying to roast islam in any way, but my sincere request is if you're doing Yoga you should know that it's not just streching it's a part of Hindu's philosophy and a way to connect with God..
I study Islam and suffism a bit and practice daily prayers in Islamic fashion and have always had this thought that basically my idea is that the headstands and prayer positions basically both are bathing your pineal gland in the much needed blood to help shift paradigms in consciousness. While the history and teaxhings of Isalm are basically understanding the angelic realm and stories to shift understanding life and trusting in Allah, it doesnt hurt to do some Yoga as it was the way to Yoke with the sublime and Godhead. As long as while doing yoga poses you dont confuse Hinduism and there fallen Angel worship with understanding of the Sufi path i dont see anything wrong with exercise - its just the name of the stretches that make the divide, if all things are Allah then yoga is too. Dont wordhip Shiva and your good 😂
Meditation is nothing but emptying your mind. It's quite challenging, having no thoughts, no visualisations, just absolute silence. When we do that regularly, we find it easier to control our Anger, and we get the chance to think twice before we jump to a decision.
It's so much more than that... once my mind empties, i can do so much more. It's about taking the senses and all its accompanying worries and anxieties and thoughts and setting them aside. This cleaned interior of my mind can be weaponized, or turned into a place of rest, it can be used to receive, or transmit, what i need. It's not just an empty mind.
Hey Phillips do make videos on these Islamic Sunni Schools of Jurisprudence 1. Hanbali 2. Hanafi 3. Maliki And these Sunni Islamic Schools of Theology 1. Ashari 2. Athari 3. Maturidi
Considering the personal ethic (Niyama) of ishvara pranidhana that can be understood as having one "Surrender to God", it makes sense that the sutras ended up in the library in Bagdad. I know of a Jewish seeker who went to study with a Muslim yogi in Sri Lanka in the 80's. There are are many ways up the mountain, and the tradition states that Islam is not new, that Muslims have always existed, and even in traditions make opaque with the passage of time lumenous gems can be found and are worth recoving.
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I so admire that your life appears to be immersed in what you study, _experiencing_ the spiritual, not only seeing it from a scholar's perspective. And yet, you convey objectivity, recognizing that most belief systems have incongruencies, that human practitioners of any given faith also bring complexity to religious practices.
Languages degrade, they do not "evolve". It is a tool for thinking, not communication, it is what seperates other lifeforms from humans. The mere fact that translation is even possible underlies a common origin for all languages, orca whales seperated from their birth pod are unable to communicate with other whales if they get adopted, they are only able to track the others visually.
Arabic is the only corollary to proto-semitic, infact the whole semitic classification is nonsensical for anyone with a somewhat functioning mass between their ears. hebrew, aramaic, rest of madeup dialect continua only have 22 letters of the 29 protosemitic letters Arabic has all 29. The difference betweeen Arabic and the other creoles and Pidgin is the same as that between Latin and pig latin or italian.
Arabic is written in an alphabetic script that consists of 28 consonants and three long vowels. For example:
قرأ زيد كتابا
qaraʾa zayd-un kitāb-an
Zayd read a book
This sentence is composed of three words: qaraʾa (he read), zayd-un (Zayd), and kitāb-an (a book). The word order is verb-subject-object, which is different from English but similar to Proto-Semitic and Akkadian. The word zayd-un has a suffix -un that indicates the nominative case, which is equivalent to "the" in English or "-u" in Akkadian. The word kitāb-an has a suffix -an that indicates the accusative case, which is equivalent to "a" in English or "-a" in Akkadian.
Proto-Semitic is the reconstructed ancestor of all Semitic languages. It is not written in any script, but linguists use a system of symbols to represent its sounds. For example:
ʔanāku bēlīya ʔašū
I am his lord
This sentence is composed of three words: ʔanāku (I), bēlīya (my lord), and ʔašū (he). The word order is subject-object-verb, which is different from English but similar to Arabic and Akkadian. The word bēlīya has a suffix 'ya' that indicates possession, which is equivalent to "my" in English or "-ī" in Arabic. The word ʔašū has a prefix ʔa- that indicates the third person singular masculine pronoun, which is equivalent to "he" in English or "huwa" in Arabic.
I'll compare Arabic with Proto-Semitic and show how Arabic preserves features that are lost or changed in other Semitic languages.
Classical Arabic has largest phonemic inventories among semitic languages. It has 28 consonants (29 with Hamza) and 6 vowels (3 short and 3 long). Some of these sounds are rare or absent in other semitic languages. For example,
- Classical Arabic has two pharyngeal consonants /ʕ/ (ع) and /ħ/ (ح). These sounds are found only in some semitic languages (Hebrew and Amharic), but not in others (Akkadian and Aramaic).
- Classical Arabic has two emphatic consonants /sˤ/ (ص) and /dˤ/ (ض) These sounds are found only in some semitic languages (Hebrew and Amharic), but not in others (Akkadian and Aramaic).
- Classical Arabic has two glottal consonants /ʔ/ (ء) and /h/ (ه), which are produced by opening and closing the glottis ). Akkadian has lost the glottal stop /ʔ/, while Aramaic has lost both the glottal stop and the glottal fricative /h/.
- Classical Arabic has six vowel phonemes /a/, /i/, /u/, /æ /, /e/, /o/, which can be short or long. Akkadian has only three vowel phonemes /a/, /i/, /u/, which can be short or long, while Aramaic has only two vowel phonemes /a/ and /i/, which can be short or long.
|Classical Arabic | 28 consonants, 29 with Hamza and 6 vowels; some consonants are emphatic or pharyngealized; some vowels are marked with diacritics | Complex system of word formation based on roots and patterns; roots are sequences of consonants that carry the basic meaning of a word; patterns are sequences of vowels and affixes that modify the meaning and function of a word | Flexible word order, but VSO is most common; SVO is also possible; subject and object are marked by case endings (-u for nominative, -a for accusative, -i for genitive); verb agrees with subject in person, number, and gender; verb has different forms for different moods and aspects |
| Akkadian | 22 consonants and 3 vowels; some consonants are glottalized or palatalized; vowels are not marked | Similar system, but with different roots and patterns; some roots have more than three consonants; some patterns have infixes or reduplication | Fixed word order of SVO; subject and object are not marked by case endings, but by prepositions or word order; verb agrees with subject in person, number, and gender; verb has different forms for different tenses and aspects |
| Aramaic | 22 consonants and 3 vowels (later variants have more); no emphatic or pharyngealized consonants (except in some dialects); vowels are not marked (except in later variants such as Syriac) | Simple system of word formation based on prefixes and suffixes; some roots or patterns exist, but are less productive than in Arabic or Akkadian |
Let's start with a simple sentence:
## The house is big
Arabic:
البيتُ كبيرٌ
al-bayt-u kabīr-un
Proto-Semitic:
*ʔal-bayt-u kabīr-u
Hebrew:
הבית גדול
ha-bayit gadol
Akkadian:
bītum rabûm
Amharic:
ቤቱ ገደሉ
betu gedelu
As can be seen, Arabic and Proto-Semitic have the same word order (noun-adjective), the same definite article (al-), and the same case endings (-u for nominative). Hebrew and Akkadian have lost the case endings and changed the definite article (ha- and -um respectively). Amharic has changed the word order (adjective-noun) and the definite article (u-).
But Arabic is not only similar to Proto-Semitic, it is also pre-Semitic, meaning that it is the original form of Semitic before it split into different branches. This is because Arabic preserves many features that are not found in any other Semitic language, but are found in other Afro-Asiatic languages, such as Egyptian and Berber. These features include:
- The definite article al-, which is derived from the demonstrative pronoun *ʔal- 'that'. This article is unique to Arabic among Semitic languages, but it is similar to the article n- in Berber and the article p-, t-, n- in Egyptian.
- The dual number for nouns and verbs, which is marked by the suffix -ān or -ayn. This number is rare in other Semitic languages, but it is common in other Afro-Asiatic languages, such as Egyptian and Berber.
- The imperfective prefix t- for verbs, which indicates the second person singular feminine or third person plural feminine. This prefix is unique to Arabic among Semitic languages, but it is similar to the prefix t- in Berber and Egyptian.
- The passive voice for verbs, which is marked by the infix t between the first and second root consonants. This voice is unique to Arabic among Semitic languages, but it is similar to the passive voice in Egyptian and Berber.
Finally, a more complex sentence: The letter was written with a pen.
Arabic:
كُتِبَتِ الرِّسَالَةُ بِالقَلَمِ
kutiba-t al-risāla-t-u bi-l-qalam-i
Proto-Semitic:
*kutiba-t ʔal-risāla-t-u bi-l-qalam-i
Hebrew:
המכתב נכתב בעט
ha-michtav niktav ba-et
Akkadian:
šipram šapāru bēlum
Egyptian:
sḏm.n.f p-ẖry m rnp.t
Berber:
tturra-t tibratin s uccen
Here, Arabic and Proto-Semitic have the same word order (verb-subject-object), the same passive voice marker (-t-), the same definite article (al-), and the same preposition (bi-). Hebrew has changed the word order (subject-verb-object), lost the passive voice marker, changed the definite article (ha-) and the preposition (ba-). Akkadian has changed the word order (object-subject-verb), lost the passive voice marker, changed the definite article (-um) and the preposition (bēlum).
hbrew was considered dead by 0 C.E. time, hence "Aramaic" was spoken
Now how is it that the Qur'an came thousands of years in a language that is lexically, syntactically, phonemically, and semantically older than the oldest recorded writing?
Now how is it that the Qur'an came thousands of years later in an alphabet that had never been recorded before, and in the highest form the language had ever taken?
God did bring down the Qur’an, Mohamed is his Messenger.
The Aramaic word for God is Alaha. It's the word Isa PBUH (Jesus as his name is often misspelled due to the lack of the ayin sound in Greek, which was rendered to Iesous, coupling the nearest sound to ayin, same letter found in 'Iraq', which sounds entirely different in Arabic form 'Iran' in Arabic, with the -ous Greek suffix that Greeks typically add to their names 'HerodotOS', 'PlotinUS', 'AchelOUS' and later mumbled into a J). Sounds familiar? Written without the confusing vowels, it is A-L-H ܐ ܠܗܐ (alap-lamed-he) as found in Targum or in Tanakh (Daniel, Ezra), Syriac Aramaic (Peshitta), adducted from the Arabic original of which Aramaic is a dialect continuum of A-L-L-H (Aleph-Lam-Lam-Ha). The Yeshua rendition is KNOWN to had been taken from greek. Western Syriac also use "Isho". Western Aramaic (separate from Syriac which is a dialect of Eastern Aramaic) use "Yeshu". Western Syriac has been separate from Western Aramaic for about 1000 years. And sounds don't even match up. Syriac is a Christian liturgical language yet the four letters of the name of Jesus «ܝܫܘܥ» [ = Judeo-Babylonian Aramaic: «ישוע» ] sounds totally different in West vs East Syriac, viz. vocalized akin to Christian Arabic, Hebrew, Aramaic «ܝܶܫܽܘܥ» (Yēšūʿ) in West Syriac, but pronounced more akin to Muslim Arabic Quran character name Isa in East Syriac «ܝܑܼܫܘܿܥ» (ʾĪšōʿ).
The reason for this confusion is their dropping of phonemes as aforementioned. Only someone that has no idea what the letters are or how they sound would have a name ending in a pharyngeal fricative like the ayin, if it were to be used in a name it would have had to be in the beginning, thus the Arabic rendition is the correct one.
In addition, The word God in hebrew is eloah, is a cognate of the Arabic I-L-H, pronounced ilah not eloah. Hebrew dropped the glottal stop and mumbled it into eloh, aramic mumbled a little less and it became elah. Infact it is written A-L-H in Arabic, it is pronounced i in Arabic cause it is an Alef with hamza below (إ أ ) They are two different forms of Alef. And it mean "a god", it is the non definitive form of A-L-L-H, in which the Alef is without a glottal stop/hamza,(ا)
This kind of nuance is lost in the dialect continua. As a matter of fact, all of the knowledge needed for deciphering ancient texts and their complexity was derived from the Qur'an. It was by analyzing the syntactic structure of the Qur'an that the Arabic root system was developed. This system was first attested to in Kitab Al-Ayin, the first intralanguage dictionary of its kind, which preceded the Oxford English dictionary by 800 years. It was through this development that the concept of Arabic roots was established and later co-opted into the term 'semitic root,' allowing the decipherment of ancient scripts. In essence, they quite literally copied and pasted the entirety of the Arabic root. Hebrew had been dead, as well as all the other dialects of Arabic, until being 'revived' in a Frankensteinian fashion in the 18th and 19th centuries. The entire region spoke basically the same language, with mumbled dialect continuums spread about, and Arabic is the oldest form from which all these dialects branched off. As time passed, the language gradually became more degenerate, and then the Qur'an appeared with the oldest possible form of the language thousands of years later. This is why the Arabs of that time were challenged to produce 10 similar verses, and they couldn't. People think it's a miracle because they couldn't do it, but I think the miracle is the language itself. They had never spoken Arabic, nor has any other language before or since had this mathematical precision. And when I say mathematical, I quite literally mean mathematical.
"protosemetic" Alphabet (29), Arabic Alphabet (28), Latin transliteration, hebrew (22)
𐩠 𐩡 𐩢 𐩣 𐩤 𐩥 𐩦 𐩧 𐩨 𐩩 𐩪 𐩫 𐩬 𐩭 𐩮 𐩰 𐩱 𐩲 𐩳 𐩴 𐩵 𐩶 𐩷 𐩸 𐩹 𐩺 𐩻 𐩼
ا ب ت ث ج ح خ د ذ ر ز س ش ص ض ط ظ ع غ ف ق ك ل م ن ه و ي
A b t ṯ j h kh d ḏ r z s sh ṣ ḍ ṭ ẓ ʿ ġ f q k l m n h w y
א ב ג ד ה ו ז ח ט י כ ל מ נ ס ע פ צ ק ר ש ת
Merged phonemes in hebrew and aramaic:
ح, خ (h, kh) merged into only kh consonant remain
س, ش (s, sh) merged into only Shin consonant remaining
ط, ظ (ṭ/teth, ẓ) merged into only ṭ/teth consonant remaining
ص, ض (ṣ, ḍ/Tsad ) merged into only ḍ/Tsad consonant remaining
ع, غ (3'ayn, Ghayn) merged into a reducted ayin consonant remaining
ت, ث (t/taw, th) merged into only t/taw consonant remaining
The reason why the protoS alphabet here is 28 and not 29, is because the supposed extra letter is simply a س written in a different position, but it was shoehorned to obfuscated. In Arabic letter shapes are different depending on whether they are in the beginning , middle or end of a word.
"Semitic" is just mumbled Arabic, really. Imagine English with a third of its letters removed and simplified grammar. That's Aramaic, Hebrew, etc. For example, combine T and D into just T; there's no need to have 2 letters. The same goes for i, e, y - they should all be just y from now on, etc., etc. Arabic is the only corollary to proto-Semitic. In fact, the whole classification of Semitic languages is nonsensical for anyone with a somewhat functioning brain. Hebrew, Aramaic, and the rest of these made-up dialect continua only have 22 letters out of the 29 proto-Semitic letters. Arabic has all 29. The difference between Arabic and the other creoles and Pidgin is the same as the difference between Latin and pig Latin or Italian. "Phoenician" is an Arabic dialect continuum, and not only that, it is pidgin. It is simplified to the point of stupidity. Anyone with a basic knowledge of Arabic would see this clearly. What happened was that Arabic handicapped "scholars" saw the equivalent of Scottish Twitter spelling, with added mumbling due to phonemic mergers (22 letters, not 29), and mistakenly thought they were seeing a different language."
Now how is it that the Qur'an came thousands of years later in an alphabet that had never been recorded before, and in the highest form the language had ever taken? The creator is neither bound by time nor space, therefore the names are uttered as they truly were, in a language that is lexically, syntactically, phonemically, and semantically older than the oldest recorded writing. In fact, that writing appears to have been a simplified version of it. Not only that, but it would be the equivalent of the greatest works of any particular language all appearing in one book, in a perfect script and in the highest form the language could ever take. It is so high in fact, that it had yet to be surpassed despite the fact that over the last millennium the collection of Arabic manuscripts when compared on word-per-word basis in Western Museums alone, when they are compared with the collected Greek and Latin manuscripts combined, the latter does not constitute 1 percent of the former as per German professor Frank Griffel, in addition all in a script that had never been recorded before. Thus, the enlightenment of mankind from barbarism and savagery began, and the age of reason and rationality was born from its study.
God did bring down the Qur'an and Mohamed is his messenger
We already have form of Tahannuts, Tafaqqur and Khalwat .. why need Yoga ?
Whera can i buy the shirt???
When just discussing factual history makes people mad, you know you're covering an important topic that deserves discussion.
Alot of Indian Hindus basically,
As an Indian im feel sorry since my country is very sensitive whatever it mentioned "islam"😢
Bring out the Quranic verses that support Yoga! I'll wait! He purposefully omitted quran for a reason!
@@AdvaiticOneness1dude are you high? Like seriously
@@yevsky2924 I thought Quran was the holy scripture of islam, am i wrong? Why you all get offended when asked about the holy Qur'an? I don't understand.
@@AdvaiticOneness1The video isn’t about the right or wrong way to be a Muslim, but about actual historical ways in which Islam have engaged with Yoga like teachings/techniques. It is not a work of apologetics, one way or another.
As for your question. I am not a Muslim, so I am not the proper person to tell you what a real Muslim should or shouldn’t do. But I am willing to bet money, that you engage in plenty of activities that aren’t mentioned in the Quran.
Why are the comments so negative ? Plenty of muslims practice yoga like plenty practice meditation and mindfulness. No one here is saying yoga started with islam 🙄. Chill with the backlash.
Yoga is associated with another religion Buddhism, therefore is haram, we don't do Yoga because we only worship Allah, if a muslim does Yoga poses i'd rather they say they do Stretches or something else
Who cares if you like to do it and your not harming anyone it's no one else's business
@@Aminsx_ou il est écrit que le yoga est haram? Es tu un imam? Tu es rien de tout et parle de haram et hallah.... si tu ne répète pas des mantra oh des truk comme ça c'est just faire du sport avec de la meditation.
Why do they need to practice something which is not part of their religion??
@@riteshdeshmukh1611 why you play football or using internet or going to school? For learning... what made the Arab empire great was the openness to other cultures
If we look into humanity's history, we'll find that Hinduism, in its purest form, held the essence of love and unity before any other religion. Yoga, rooted in early Hindu practices, is about stilling the mind and connecting the mind, body, and soul. It's a way of living with love and compassion, transcending religious boundaries, and aiming for unity with the Creator.
Yoga, therefore, is not merely a physical exercise; it is the art of stilling the mind and achieving harmony between the mind, body, and soul. It fosters a deep, pure connection that transcends worldly concerns. The ultimate aim of every religion is to know the Creator and to dissolve into divine Love. The essence is love, not hatred or criticism. Unfortunately, those who seek to teach others about loving the Creator have sometimes misunderstood the true messages of the prophets, leading to conflict and division.…
Beautifully said! 🙏
Ya akhis, at least watch the video before jumping on prejudices and than make your conclusion. An open mind is healthier than you think
@@sgttomas bro this isn't h0m0 channel
Who gave women the vote,@@sgttomas? Not allah. That's for sure.
There's no open mind in I so it's a futile exercise. Many have attempted & failed. Please go on 😂
@@sgttomas YES MUSLIM MEN ARE EVIL THANKS TO ANDREW TATE
Islam is complete. No need to take things from other religions.. this literally will misguide people.
Streaming your music cause it’s the last I can do! You have been so educational on this page. Thank you so much for continuing to create
I appreciate it! Thank you!
I am part of the Shadhiliya tareqa, salam aleykum to all Muslims around the world, beautiful video
Wa Alaikum AsSalaam wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh ❤
@@frostontm5921 only the sufis?
@@sgttomas edited it, you are right, even tho most Sunnis consider Sufism kafir and isolate Tariqas and condemn them to hell as bidah preachers
Wa laikum salaam my brother.
@@frostontm5921 then wa alaykum asalam to you too :)
in my experience, most sunnis are pretty marginal muslims who can barely muster up enough courage to care about anything in particular, but then there’s some truly insecure ones amongst them and they are really loud. the type of folk who were previously “attended to” by the likes of al Hajjaj.
i truly and deeply appreciate you extending your salaams to me :)
Shiva is often regarded as the "Adiyogi," or the first yogi, in Hindu tradition. His significance in yoga and spirituality is profound, and he embodies various aspects of yoga philosophy. Here’s a brief overview of Shiva's role as the first yogi:
▎1. Symbolism of Shiva
- Asceticism: Shiva is depicted as an ascetic, meditating in the Himalayas, representing the ideal of renunciation and inner peace.
- Balance of Opposites: He embodies the union of opposites-creation and destruction, masculine and feminine energies (often symbolized by his relationship with Shakti).
In traditional tantric yoga and haṭha yoga, there are a number of different cakra systems that originated in different lineages. The now-common seven-cakra system was made popular in European/American contexts by people like Arthur Avalon and the Theosophists in the 19th century, but there are also other cakras systems which use three or five or nine or twelve cakras, which hold some similarities but which differ in terms of which elements or deities are installed in which cakras, the exact location of the cakras, etc. In addition, there are a number of smaller energy centers called marmas that exist outside of the suṣumna, a central energy channel in front of the spine that runs from the perineum to the crown fontanel.
So, while I consider prāṇa and kuṇḍalinī to be very real and phenomenologically verified based on the profound experiences many people have had from practices that work with the life force, my understanding is that different ways of mentally focusing prāṇa within different energy centers and installing different deities or prophets etc. in those energy centers can be valid insofar as they are effective at achieving the spiritual goals of a particular spiritual tradition. The Sufi system seems fine to me, even if Islam is not my personal cup of tea.
Stop glorifying cultural appropriation. That’s theft. The concept of chakras is based on Hinduism. Not some random westerner who decided to steal it.
I love Fillip Holm’s educational videos. Please keep up the great work.
You are the only person who has the ability to bring world peace in regions that are hopeless as of now. Thanks for spreading unity love at a philosophical level.
eeeeeeasy there big fella
it's just internet videos
(nice ones)
@@sgttomas there is nothing wrong in expressing appreciation in an exaggerating manner. Like if you have to write an essay on your favorite season. You should write Autumn is the king of all seasons. BTW thanks for the reply. We are both on the appreciating side of the audience. Have a nice day.
@@Ovais_Siddiqui well said! I misunderstood. I love his videos too. Have a nice day too :)
@@sgttomasand what makes you think internet videos aren't that important? 😉
We all learned in school about how important the printing press, radio, and TV were to the spread of information and ideas. A guy on the Internet getting millions of views across the whole world has a greater reach than many influential thinkers we studied in school. Even if something like this doesn't get the numbers of a Mr Beast, how much total penetration do you think it might have within the target demographic of Anglophones interested in religious studies? Seems at least moderately substantial to me.
@@ewrvwergwergwergwerg well now see you've crafted an excellent argument there, one that touches upon topics and aspects that i find particularly compelling. i wanted to just vent and be annoying.
i take it back. :)
good argument!
The sound they’re talking about is wonderful! In Buddhist groups we often call it the sound of silence, but all spiritual traditions seem to have a different name for it. It’s a sound that seems to be both inside and outside of the head at the same time. Concentrating on it and allowing your awareness to relax into it takes you beyond ordinary thought processes 😊
@@ILikeCoconutsLots the universality of the experience is something beautiful. thanks for sharing this.
Tinnitus sufferer here, and I'd give anything to NOT hear ringing. If this is the notification sound that I'm getting a divine message from the universe, I would prefer to put my holy phone on silent now.
@@BloodWolfXZ😂😮😢
i hope you find relief
sounds a lot like my tinnitus. Quite often i can ignore it, until im somewhere really quiet or for some reason i start thinking about it. Then it comes into focus. Sometimes a buzzing, sometimes a ringing, sometimes a high whine like feedback on a amplifier. And then of course there are the times when the volume is just turned right up out of nowhere and i get blasted with it no matter what else is happening. I don't want to be a downer on anyone's spiritual beliefs, but yeah, i'm pretty sure tinnitus is a pretty universal experience across all cultures and time periods. If i could get a sense of one ness with god and inner peace out of it i wouldn't mind though. So maybe that's the way to go
I’ve always thought of the Sultan Al Askar as the Sufi analogue of the Cosmic Microwave Background that won’t Arno Penzias and that other guy the Nobel prize… maybe they should’ve given it to this Mogul prince instead!
Hey Philip, would you consider doing a video soon on vajrayana buddhism or dzogchen? The idea of the “light of the void” or “dancing stillness” reminds me of pure Consciousness which is both static and dynamic
Also a video on Ramakrishna would be cool as well
There's no such things as yoga in Islam. Yoga is sun worship and paganism is not allowed in Islam. Doing stretching after the gym is fine, but whoever says that things that the Prophet ﷺ and his Companions رضي الله عنهم didn't do is part of Islam, is a liar. The sufis are polytheists and not Muslims.
They worship jinn who possess them and they think they are "spiritual". A guy who liked kung-fu went over to them and they told him to do lots of weird animal postures. Then at the end they told him to prostrate to the buddha idol so that he might get the "chi-power" and hit through bricks and penetrate swords into his body just like pagan magicians do. The guy prostrated to the idol and returned home. Then he felt sick and had migranes, stomach problems and sleep paralysis etc. He went to a Muslim Raaqi (exorcist) who recited the Qur'an. They found out that a jinn lived inside his body. All idols have a jinn living besides it. The tribal king of the jinn in that area who is living large, being fed with the offerings from the polytheists who worship them. Then they may send their goons to assist or possess etc.
@@Ibn_Abdulaziz1405ok grandma
I smell a nish enthusiast
@@Ashley-jp4nn yeah I watch Nish haha
He is looking more like a monk/mystic day by day. 🙂
studying monks and mystic all the time will eventually turn you into one. This is inevitable.
I used to find that very off putting tbh 😅
@@naturegoggle pretentiousness and earnestness reside so closely to one another. i can’t tell them apart.
😶🌫
The Naqshbandi tariqa is FANTASTIC.
Al Hamdulillah
100 %❤
@@Zain_Passing_By Allahu Akbar
@@РустемЭнверов-л6ц ❤️❤️
@@AtlantisWisdomgreat now see if your new friend reciprocates this gesture of yours 😂
I love this session. Being from a Sufi family, I can understand each term here. Thanks for covering it.
Your channel's growth is no coincidence-your dedication truly shines through, and we're incredibly grateful. Thank you for all the time and effort you put into your craft. The impact you're making is profound, sending waves through the ocean of reality that will ripple out and create a better world. Thank you. ❤
Very kind words! Thank you!
as someone initiated into a yogic lineage, i can assure you with 100% certainty that the boiling, buzzing, and bell sounds described at minute 29 are all exactly how we may talk about the inner sound of Om. the boiling would be the true Om, which can also sound like a river flowing nearby, or like you are underwater. the resounding bell sound is associated with the heart. absorbing into this sound, one enters samaadhi. blessings to you Filip 🙏
it’s funny I’ve been getting into Sufism and yoga separately, but have been doing yoga and stretches to Gnawa sufi music and it’s been such a beautiful practice so far. Good to see there’s historical context too
what I have always said and especially felt, I understand even more my attachment and the bridges I make when I teach, dance or write or photograph between the 2.... and especially my visions of my past lives. incredible! A loop is closing again. thank YOU!!!! 😇
Lord, I pray that you give me the courage to be the best single mother I can be for my children. Both are special needs. I know that parenting is not always easy, but with your help, I am confident that I can do it. I also ask for your help in providing for my children emotionally, and physically so that they may always know that they are loved. Lord while I struggle to provide the basic necessities, give me strength.❤️
Does the Lord hang out in UA-cam comments? Genuinely confused
I am muslim and I love your work philip
Islam has no problem with any thing that is beneficial to a person health and well being as long as it doesn’t conflict with Islam, God sent prophet’s to all nations who is to say YOGA is not a from God but yoga just needs adjusting a bit for Muslims
Lol but yoga is connected with hinduism. If you're practicing yoga it means you're worshipping our hindu gods🕉️@@oskadavid2964
@@oskadavid2964 yoga need no adjustment. People need adjustments.
@@mayan5600he’s talking about islam unless u have an intellectual argument shush
It’s honestly insane that we are in an age where we have the entire world’s catalogue of information and knowledge in the tips of our fingers, something completely unheard of in the past. And yet, people wre more extreme, radical and ignorant now than we have been ever before
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people yearn for someone to tell them what to do. information overload is a real thing.
@@sgttomas Not all people. I've never liked being told what to do. Bring on the overload!
@@benjiyogi639 my man 🙌
also, nice uuhhh hymns?? on your channel :)
Most beautiful episode ever.
As iraqi arab muslim who took yoga teacher traning under indian hands and transfaring this knowledge into norway teaching my classes blending my authenticity of my islamic belives with yoga
Made that beautiful blend that the energy is so different always felt there is so much deeper essence of it than what typical minded thoughts. Now it makes so much sense.keep blowing our minds with such beautiful information. Thank you❤
Yoga has nothing to do with islam or Quran.
@@AdvaiticOneness1 Except that it benefits - all humans - with such interest. Universal applicat
Fare thee well - on life's journey
@@theostapel Yes but factually and historically it has nothing to do with Quran or islam.
@@AdvaiticOneness1 There have been paths - which promote almost exclusively - the love for God - as the spiritual method.
The video - highlights - those blessed.
Links have always been there - between mystics - especially in India. Kabir Saheb - was claimed by both groups. Modern examples of saints - in this field - are also
there. May it be so-
Fare the well - in life's journey.
@@theostapel So are you saying Quran is irrelevant?
Very beguiling, and fascinating subject & presentation thanks Filip. Also, I think your channel is bringing more people together than pushing them apart. You're the 🐐!
This was utterly amazing and informative. Being a practitioner of various lineages of Yoga, I greatly appreciate this insight. You have given me tons to research.
I’m muslim and practice both sufism and ashtanga yoga and indeed find many similarities, the yogic breathing practices even help with my dhikr 📿 practices
If you believe in LA ilaha illa Allah Muhammad rasul Allah, then isn't what Allah revealed in the Quran and the sunnah of his messenger sufficient for you. Remember Allah did not forget to inform us of what he requires of us and Muhammad (saw) didn't neglect to deliver the message.
Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 3, Allah says, "Today I have completed your religion for you, perfected My favor upon you, and chosen as your religion Islam"
Dear brother in islam, before you underrake an act, check and see if the prophet Muhammad (saw) did it from authentic sources, bukhari, muslim hadith etc. More importantly ask Allah sincerely for guidance to that which pleases him.
Surah, al kahf:103-105, Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Shall we inform you of who will be the biggest losers of deeds? New! ˹They are˺ those whose efforts are in vain in this worldly life, while they think they are doing good!
May Allah guide us all and forgive us all and admit us in jannat al firdaus.
Core texts of yoga like patanjali's yogasutra were written in sanskrit and it is part of Hinduism.There are yoga Upanishads. Lord Shiva is known as Adiyogi or the first yogi.
So thankful that I caught the last half of this Livestream, sir!
Such a Blessing!!
Merci!!!
I was thinking in the state of mindfulness during Salat
During prayers, we are ordered not to think of the wordy life, so after ending prayer, if you have lots of troubles about your life you will start to remember each problem one by one not all at once so will be able to distinguish which one are serious and which is not and which one can be solved instantly and which one you just need to wait if it will happen that helps alot in managing stress
Talking about my personal experience
@@Mu3az523 i hadn’t thought of it like that :)
This India series needs more videos. Absolutely loving it. ⭐
Wow. After years of research and exploring this line of thought (part of it in India and the study of Yoga and Indian Music) you have in a nutshell eloquently covered the most important points. Highlighting the meditation practices on inner sound Nada Yoga. I would love for you to carry this conversation deeper and go into more detail regarding Sikhism's concept of Naam or the word. Of course Sikhism in many aspects took the best from both religious traditions (Islam and Hinduism) However an important part of Sikhism is this concept of Naam. However many Sikhs today follow strictly the external aspects of their tradition, but are not familier with this meditation on inner sound. The Guru Granth Sahib, holy book of the Sihks constantly refers to it. On another note there is the Sant Mat tradition and Radha swami faith lineages and of course Kabir Panthis that all stress this important of this practice and philosophy. Please could you cover this in another one of your enlightening discourses. Thank you so much for the work you are doing and sharing.
So important that we have such conversations.❤
I've been thinking about this recently and you uploaded a video on it. I appreciate the work you do!
This is very intriguing and interesting, I as a Sunni Muslim have always thought about prayer as a form of yoga!
It isn't yoga lol, it has very limited movements
@@OmerAhmed-yw1lg assuming you pray 5 times a day you perform streches in ruku you bend your knees for sujud and squat to get back up… if you comit to that till old age you should maintain good physical health… compared to someone that say never prays. Also you must force your brian to focus on certain things in prayers, disregarding the world and everything, so focusing your mind is crucial. HOW is that not similar to yoga?
@@xXMaDGaMeR salat is about remembrance of God, not about your pysical body, doing real streching exercises is 10x better then you moving your finger while sitting and bending twice
@@OmerAhmed-yw1lg of course exercise is physically better for you, i train 5 times a week. Though in perspective of average person who doesn’t train… Also yes prayer is about the remembrance of god, but why does it have to be done in those particular motions? In a group setting? there is حكمة within it that only god knows. Of course it is not yoga like you said, it’s just a background motivator or view of it prayer.
@@xXMaDGaMeR yog or "yoga" as westerners call it has nothing to do with being physically fit , yog leads to samadhi(realising you, which in vedantic sense means there is no one except you) which is obviously blasphemy in all abhrahamic faiths and specifically Islam, so stop stealing things to spread your desert cult.
But yoga is not just a physical exercise. Explicitly so. That's a western simplification of it
Every religion engages in the yoga of Patanjali, whether they realize it or not. Abrahamic religions practice bhakti yoga (and sometimes karma yoga), Buddhism and Taoism practice raja yoga and jnana yoga, and Hinduism practices any combination of these, depending on the tradition.
You are right, it is an exercise on breath (life force) as well.
@@adim00lah that is sadhana (practice). yoga is much more than that
@@Marigold11 Yoga is a sadhana, it's not a belief system. Buddhists also do yoga, and do not even believe in God. Daoists also have their own form of yoga called dao yin.
@@adim00lah yes i know. it's just that what you said before was a bit too reductive
Super presentation sir. Brought together some golden threads and confirmed my view that yoga could only enhance the wisdom teachings that we explore..
Thank you for your effort, really from the bottom of my heart. i hope that one of these days i will be able to support you as to be a part of your body of work; at least financially. keep up, you are really building bridges where a whole civilization has been erecting walls to divide and conquer.
It might be a good idea to trace the pre-Islamic connections of ascetic (shramana) and other traditions of Hindu or Buddhist origins that existed between Kashmir and Central Asia and could have influenced Sufism. Such concepts as trance, samadhi, focus on breath, devotional music and poetry, etc., had long been around in myriad Indian traditions that also spread west of the Indus river.
Finally after these days a good video to watch, thanks bro for some good content. UA-cam needs more creater like Philip😊
In the dmt experience one hears a humming or bell sound before blasting off
ok
Yes I have had full blown dmt trips during eid prayers
@@sarahtara5546 me & my friends are looking to start a Muslim psychedelic yogi club on WhatsApp
@@sarahtara5546Wow, that's so interesting.
@@julinaonYT Sahih al-Bukhari 2: Hadith 2
“Narrated Aisha: Al-Harith bin Hisham asked Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ): ‘O Allah’s Messenger! How is the Divine Inspiration revealed to you?’ Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) replied, ‘Sometimes it is (revealed) like the ringing of a bell, this form of Inspiration is the hardest of all and then this state passes off after I have grasped what is inspired. Sometimes the Angel comes in the form of a man and talks to me and I grasp whatever he says.’”
This hadith indicates that the ringing of bells was considered the most intense form of revelation by the Prophet Muhammad.
it’s a terrifying thing to consider all the lies that were told in our lifetime and how we’ll be held accountable for that. beware.
Perhaps we are going towards a shared open, cosmic religion, of which the roots reach deep in the earth to all the different sacred traditions of the world. The many seeds may ultimately flourish in a non-sectarian, unified, yet diverse, flower of unity.
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Please ask Muhammad hijabs opinion
Because he seems to be speaking for everyone
@@KanishQQuotes 🥳
that’s funny 😆
Why are you so insecure?
@@YuruCampSupermacyok fanboy. Now go to back to your toxic wahhabi channels.
..... except Sam Shamoun lol
he doesnt represent all muslims, he belongs to a very specific school of thought, plus hes a grifter
Cannot believe you tackled this question I had in mind for years. This episode especially is so interesting and I would appreciate it a lot if you could put more light into the dialogue on the eastern side of the world. Many thanks ❤
can you do a video about hawaiian spirituality? i find it very intriguing how they perceive their spirituality with nature, reminds me of one of your videos about nordic religion of nature
My dude, this is impressive work. I love your channel, but because of the research that I do, this one hits particularly hard for me. Keep up the great work!
As an Arab with a Muslim background, I trully appreciate your effort and commend you on your excellent pronunciation of the Arabic language.
Also, you've educated me on my religion more than my family or country could ever have.
You should proberly then learn about other religon's an learn about all colour not just apprechate half a colour it two sound's differnt wind's explaing the same rainbow
The religion already leaving the majority of the Arabs. Try searching for the teacher in your area, don't study with the Salafi Wahhabi.
@aissaghlib5560 I don't understand what you mean exactly. However, I'm always looking to learn more about humanity, different cultures, and how we evolved to see reality from different angles. As a scholar, Filip provided me with the best islamic video content I could find with all the references. I could name more YT channels who discuss religion and that I daily consult as well (ie. Esoterica).
Also, Filip your songs are amazing they can bring world peace.
Or your country??? Maybe go to Quran school or Islamic school? Why blame the whole country for your failure to learn about your own religion???
@@jonnymcgrath4816 I didn't mean to blame anyone here. I'm just grateful that I got to learn more about islamic philosophy and not only shari'aa.
Hey Filip! The information you provide here is invaluable. Would there be any future plans on making a video on the history/philosophy of Islamic martial arts? I got into studying Temani martial arts years ago but had noticed there were fighting skills on the Muslim path as well.
Perfect timing as I just finished watching your previous video, “What is Yoga?” 😊
GREAT video, Filip! You also gave me many leads to follow up on in my own study and research. I'm so glad that you also discussed the teachings of the Divine Sound Current and its relation to Hindu mysticism and Nada Yoga. I myself have been blessed to have personally heard the Sound Current, and have inwardly heard the sound of the flute, the buzzing of bees, the tinkling of bells, etc... that you mentioned. You touched on Sikhism but failed to mention the Radha Soami Satsang as one of their offshoots that was into the Sound Current. I am really going to have to follow up on Dara Shikoh and the founder of the Chishti order of Sufism.
I always thought of the relation between yoga and islam as a Muslim I Thank you for this great content !
Talking about myself
I was thinking in the state of mindfulness during Salat
During prayers, we are ordered not to think of the wordy life, so after ending prayer, if you have lots of troubles about your life you will start to remember each problem one by one not all at once so will be able to distinguish which one are serious and which is not and which one can be solved instantly and which one you just need to wait if it will happen that helps alot in managing stress
Very cool topic. I love learning about Islamic things, and this is a unique aspect of the faith and practises of it, when I first saw the title card I was like "Filip's done another video on Sufi faith again". I love your channel man an been here a few years now. You're one of the top faith learning channels and thanks for doing what u do man. 👍🏽 I don't think you'd see this comment but I have plugged u in my channel on a couple videos. Love the content and rlly appreciate the hard work u put into the research and the music tracks. 👏
I am soon going to Indonesia. Is there much written about interactions between Muslim and Indian traditions in that part of the world? It seems like an interesting topic to explore.
Go to Bali and Borobodur !!!
If you only go to Bali and Borobodur you will completely miss the massive contribution of India to Indonesian culture. Certainly the area around Borobodur, Jogja (Yogyakarta) is a good start. But also parts of East Java around Malang are interesting. Maybe even include Sumatra (Palembang). I'd leave Bali to the tourists, despite having just got back to Java from Bali. In Bali it is very difficult to escape the false narrative that it is Hindu and the rest of Indonesia is Muslim. True but so simplistic you will completely miss the true importance of Indian culture.
Would love to see an episode on the medieval renaissance of Vaishnavism and it's central figure, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Thanks for the very informative videos!
Muslims dont need Typical Yoga....
We have Prayers... It is both physical & Mental Practice....
Don't watch this I guess😅
yes sitting and praying burn more calories than stretching, cardio, weightlifting.
rationality and islam has no direct connection.
@@Rudrakxh I didn't said Yoga burn Calories.. The main job of Yoga is Mental growth....
Thank you for another beautiful video! I would like to know more about the arguments for independent origin of ideas rather than straightforward borrowing. For example, Dara Shikoh clearly lived in India. There doesn't seem to be any precedent for his ideas (sound within ear, etc.) in middle eastern literature -- rather there is a direct overlap with older Indic texts. Shouldn't we then conclude that these ideas were borrowed and adapted? I understand that practices such as dhikr may have originated in the muslim heartland. However, more complex and detailed ideas (subtle centres, inner sound, nose-gazing, etc.) seem to be of clear India origin -- including names such as 'sukhumna'.
I personally think that some of those more specific terms and practices (as presented by Dara Shukoh, for example) are indeed the result of direct influence and dialogue.
There is a hadees which says whenever revelation comes to the prophet of Allah, prophet used to hear the ringing of bells during the r revelation. And near sahabi like Umar bin Farooq used to hear a buzzing sound when the revelation was descending on to the heart of prophet.
These things were known today specific sahabi in the prophet's time. Because there are saheen hadees describing these incidents. I recently started with the Hindu guy. He was saying that why are you claiming our culture. I said to him it's not about cleaning. Let me tell you one thing. It is not like that Muslims are taking these things from Indian culture. Rather it is more like as a spiritual seeker evolves they will realise these things eventually. The Prophet tells us many things which might seem similar to Hindu culture. I have told you about the hadees related to the revelation. The other things are like poses in the Namaz meaning of the poses in the namaz are similar with the yogic poses taught by the gibrail to the prophet.
For example animal sacrifice is another thing which is common across the both culture. In the namaz we also do certain hand gestures in your culture which is called mudra. Because it was taught to the prophet by angel Gabriel.
Do you know in tantra there are bij Mantra which are certain letters itself. Similarly we have lohe Qurani. 14 combinations of 29 letter.
You used to say that the whole world is made from om. We understand by the Quranic verse that Allah says kun and the whole creation emerges.
@@ahmarrehan1044 differences between Islam and hinduism are that ,as per Hinduism and yoga there would be more prophets or (siddhas,or bodisatwas) as one attains spiritual closeness with brahman brahman(universal god) will reveal knowledge through him/her...hence no one is the last prophet....you yourself can also be a prophet or siddha ,provided you rise in spritual awakening,also there is nothing like do namaz 5 times a day compulsory etc etc..also there is no problem in worshiping idols and there is no hell for non beleivers , atheist's , agnostic s..as brahman won't be angry at non beleivers...!!
This video - gave me a warm human feeling - touching the heart and hoping that more aspirants - try and also realise the higher thinking and doing - which really have - universal application.
Authorities abound also - here is hoping that even if there is an intellectual thread in your research - that the commentators - have at least - practiced and read - for 6 months - the facts that are being discussed.
It makes debate more fair - actually lived (authentic) and open and less narrow.
There is an implied expressing - for unity - in the whole series - about these higher things - even Ultimate matters.
May this work - continue - unabated - with moral strength and joy of revelation.
Fare thee well - on life's journey.
In the '80's - in Northern India - there was so much evidence - Urdu and Sufism and mystical Yoga meditation - one could absorb this - in books - walking the streets of towns - architecture and food and in discussions. Fascinating milieu.
I was a young university student then - but so much of these impressions come to me - in dreams - thought and even meditation - this years after - about 6 visits.
Went South - in later visits and then to the central India.
Your video - markedly - awakened this experience and I thank you.
Fare thee well - in life's journey.
Love this, I’m Muslim and do yoga so appreciate this 🙏
I humbly suggest a warning regarding kundalini yoga - particularly with regard to those who might practise it to attain siddhis rather than Enlightenment.
Kundalini seems to be a genuine force . On Quora I see so many questions by people who have taken up kundalini and got into all sorts of physical and psychological problems as a consequence and have nowhere to turn for help . Obviously people will question whether or not those problems are caused by kundalini .
Did d Buddha , Jesus , Sri Ramana Maharshi, Sri Ramakrishna teach kundalini ? Peace ✌️🕊️🕉️
What's a good source to learn about kundalini yoga? Stuff I found on web just seemed like none sense, nothing serious. I want to learn more.
Plz help me I had a bad meditation and now I have constant anxiety, panic attack and psychological issues
...very good point. but the interaction between arabic religions and traditions and indian influence is much older. ever wondered why muslims circle the kaba and counterclockwise? i recommend you mostafa vaziris grandios dissertation "buddhism in iran" wirh an exvellent introduction in tjis topic from ancient times.
You always make great content, which is informative and thorough!
Personally I see little difference between the Oneness of Being and Advaita Vedanta 🙏☪️🕉️
@@michaeldillon3113 already mansoor Al hallaj has been killed...why are you uniting both...???
@@ansh_u_r I am hoping that Filip will do a presentation on Mansoor Al Halaj. He is one of my spiritual heroes . He remained steadfast in his love for God , despite persecution ,torture ( and ultimately death) in a way I find very similar to Christ . 🕊️
There is much difference, Advaita is purely negative metaphysics, it denies all positive attributes to the absolute reality, Wahdatul Wujud, however, balances both negative and positive metaphysics.
Even in Islamic Java, poetic works would use the word "Yogi/Mahayogi" to reffer to Islamic ulamas, usually to fit in the poetic metre or stylistic composition.
I was born a Muslim but attracted to yoga in my teen-age years. I could have done a lot for mankind if I had not been attacked by the moslem community around me whenever I practiced yoga. I was not interested in looking for enlightenment for myself but more to bring it to others.
Oh it's so beautiful ❤ It's called "boddhisattva" a person who wants to help others to reach enlightment.
I hope you are okay now after these struggles with your (ex ?) community. ☀️
That's awesome brother. Yoga is a science, it's not a religion, anybody can benefit from it, it's not just for Hindus.
Just don't use the mantras that are taught in yoga books / classes if you are uncomfortable with it. The best mantra to replace aum is amin, according to my teacher it has the same effect.
@@adim00lah that is such a flawed & skewed perspective. yoga literally has its first references in the rigveda & upanishads. all the literary works on yoga originate from ancient hindu philosophies.
i have no problems with anyone practicing yoga, but separating it from hindu philosophies just because YOU are afraid of 'Shirk' is quite shallow of you, and no offence, your teacher too.
@@kuro758 I disagree, Buddhists do yoga, and they are not Hindu at all. They don't believe even in God.
I'm not afraid of shirk, as I'm not Muslim. Adjustments can be made to yoga, which is why Buddhists can do it. You think they are using mantras to Vedic gods? No, they are using their own mantras. So all the Buddhists Lamas doing yoga, they are also shallow according to you, right because they don't study Hindu philosophy.
Any guru or swami will tell you that anybody can do yoga, it's not a religious or philosophical thing it is a science, so no my view is not scewed or flawed. Which guru has said yoga is just for Hindus only? So all the gurus and swamis are shallow?
Just like anybody can benefit from ayurvedic medicine, it's not just for Hindus. Sanatan dharma is not a religion by definition. Dharma does not mean religion, becaue even animals and atoms have their own dharma.
So a person has to study Hindu philosophy to benefit from yoga? Show me one guru that has said this?
That doesn't even make sense, these are 2 todally different forms of yoga. Philosophy is jnana yoga, which is not hatha yoga at all.
Thank you for the comment, but what you said is far from the truth brother.
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Most of your reply is irrelevant.
1. I clearly said "i have no problems with anyone practicing yoga".
2. Buddhist philosophy is branched from Sramana tradition & they already understand the origins of yoga. Buddhism would never develop in the Middle East where all the Abrahamic religions developed. The only reason it could develop in the Indian lands is because of how sophisticated & intellectual the concepts of god already were in this region. There is not one major ideology originating in the Middle East that is mostly philosophical and does not believe in god, but there are many in Hindu philosophies and major branches such as Buddhism. So you saying "they are not Hindu at all" is not exactly true. Buddhist philosophy cannot exist without a Hindu culture.
3. My problem is you trying to separate yoga from its origins just to fit your religion or narrative. Just because the vastness of Hindu philosophies don't fit the definition of a 'religion' doesn't mean you can just call it 'science' and take away credit from Hindu philosophies. This has nothing to do with Vedic gods.
I have no problem if you replace OM with AMIN and that works for you, but credit where credit belongs.
Einstein will always be remembered for e=mc^2 even if it's used for applications he did not think of.
Brilliant. Very enlightening video with very thought provoking content. I found myself taking notes and quotes. Thank You.
I would love to see an eposide about Kabir from India.
In Islam we find hues of Yoga. Sitting for prayers or postures are yogic in their nature..
Secondly, Haroof e Mukteaat if are chanted loudly they produce sounds of OOOMMM.
Thirdly, holly Quran says Amar bil Maroof and Nahi aa nil Munkir i.e if you find any thing from anywhere get it.
Fourthly, the Holly Prophet also said " seek Knowledge even if you have to go to China.
I love Yoga for my health.
Masha'Allah what a great video. Very impressed by this. Maybe because I am Pakistani I found it very interesting. The interaction between Hinduism and Islam is fascinating to me and this exploration was detailed and nuanced. Great video. Keep it up. ❤
Hinduism is not only a religion bro, it is more like the are of ancient india is called Hindustan, so of course any people living there is a Hindu but now it is known as a religion.
@@manofmatter.yvezchannel yes defining religion is difficult. I guess I was referring to indus valley civilization, or maybe I was thinking of Advaita and the veda tradition. There is a cool channel called ن (noon) they have some interesting interviews about these interactions.
Second thing is Hinduism came a lot before than any other relegion so anything which relates Hinduism and islam borrowed by the islam from Hinduism as mentioned in the video aswell
@@Gurukant-rt6yt Animism goes far back than Hinduism
Thank you everyone for your words. I understand that religion is hard to define and using traditional categories like Abrahamic religion to Hinduism doesn't work. Also we may be able to speak of Indus valley religions as opposed to Hinduism. This is all fair, my point is that the historic meeting point between Islamic culture , religion (or whatever you want to call it) and Hinduism is interesting.
Are you able to do a video on Sufism and Taoism? Toshihiko Izutsu has a wonderful book on this topic.
Pakistani Muslim yoga teacher here, still partaking in this ongoing debate as you said! thank you for this video God bless
"Muslim". Simply say that you are still maintaining your hindu cultural practices.
Islam has no problem with any thing that is beneficial to a person health and well being as long as it doesn’t conflict with Islam, God sent prophet’s to all nations who is to say YOGA is not a from God but yoga just needs adjusting a bit for Muslims
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Tell your fellow Islamists to stop killing hindu girls in Pakistan first.
thank you for this, I taught yoga as a tool to help us practice islamic prayers and salat in a more present way. at the end of the day, all messages are one. and yoga is about unity.
Yoga is created by god shiva the first yogi
So fascinating and enlightening, and I think all of these themes are far more ancient than we can know
I wish this type Of discourse was common among traditional scholars too specially Muslim scholars.
@@Shiyam-h7g check out mufti Abu Layth
Fascinating !! So much co-relations between different school of thoughts on Yoga.
Yoga Belongs from Hinduism not Islam or any other relegion
صحيح
Hello Phillip, just want to ask if you would be making a video on the Ghayat Al Hakim and other occult writings in this years shocktober?
Beautiful, Filip.
Keep teaching people with your wisdom and love. Your book suggestions are wise.
With deep appreciation and reverence for your videos.
Peace and love with inclusiveness for our world.
I am the world, and the world is me. It begins with "we."
🙏❤️🌍🌎🌏🌿🕊🎵🎶🎵💫✨️💫✨️
What were your sources for this video? I'm interested in reading more about the techniques
Beautiful video, people need to be more open minded. Every spiritual aspect of life has some good lessons to give. We all need to stick together doesnt matter the religion or whatever. Peace for everyone
20/10 for even broaching this subject Filip.
Excellent presentation also.✌️
Muslims also started practing tantra and its so surprising that many of tantriks who are famous as faith healers in general masses in India are mostly Muslims not the buddhists who are the actual originator of the practice and require buddhist theories for its practice which is totally 180 degree to Islam.
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Wow this is amazing ! Where can I find out more about this ?
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@@InayahEleven you will find Bengali baba poster on bus and train.
Tantra started in Shaivism, then it was adopted by the Vaishnavas, Buddhists ect.
Tantra didn’t originate in Buddhism
>buddhists are originator of tantra
majority scholarly consensus disagrees with you. tantra influenced buddhism in regions of tibet and not the other way around.
Thank you, as a muslim who basically like i often see nowadays lot of videos of people from Salafi background condemning Yoga as a polytheistic practice or that it invites and worship demonic spirits.
the fact is the physical practice itself isn't the problem and was and still used by many people from different background
from freediving for example which is i'm an amateur of.
and my sister seems to be into some yoga and meditation practices that makes me roll my eyes.
Bu tbh as someone who is interested in UFOlogy and the abduction phenomena i have a concern about if really such meditation practice could invite and produce those traumatic phenomena.
Plus recently some studies have shown that meditation could cause psychological harms which most teachers of yoga never mention or talk about.
i attempted the process of habs-i nafas while the instructions were on the screen. i have a lot of respect for anything so precise.
Calm down, this guy isn't attacking the faith he's being respectful.
Our Salah are all postures . Think about it for a moment ….
Copied from pagans
@@AdvaiticOneness1 ah well everything is copied 😂
@@loserang2877 Islam has copied even fasting from egytian's pagan culture. They stole adam and eve also and circumambulation from Hinduism.
Woke up this morning, look at subscription, see this video's title. Ooh the comment section is going to be wild. Was not disappointed.
This video made me realize the wasted potential that Islam had to become a source of philosophy, music, culture and peace, if it wasn’t for the fundies and Salafists that took over and made it a tool for political manipulation and control.
Oh shut up , it's a death cult and nothing else
It still is for million of people and has been for centuries. The bad apples want power and are hurting people to have it, especially muslims. It won't delete everything that other muslims have created
They do it bcz sometime it make them rich .
Gulf state fund most of those groups while pulling down other Asian islamic Asian countries who don't dance to Thier tone. Like post independent Pakistan right after independence is way rich and have way more control .rather today most gulf countries hold lot of assets in Pakistan .even gov can't took account to so there that
Thanks. As someone who stands astride (yet fully within hopefully) two radically different traditions this video was especially cool. Thanks Filip.
Islam is the yoga of devotion to the one almighty god, think Zikr, and Salah similar to Yoga follows movements with sayings in a particular format , I consider Salah a type of Yoga.
So it is a distorted version of Bhaktiyoga.
@@Athato_Brahmajijnasa one man's distortion is another man's clarity
@@Xaves13 yes it’s a form of yoga
It is called Bhakti Yoga in India.
@@virkots nice way to sugarcoat cultural approriation
Great video! Thank you for sharing this knowledge. I have just recently discovered this channel and it is very educational!
Y'all muslims never respects Hinduism and their culture but want to associate your religion with Yoga ?
I'm not trying to roast islam in any way, but my sincere request is if you're doing Yoga you should know that it's not just streching it's a part of Hindu's philosophy and a way to connect with God..
All your videos are awesome and great, although i must admit, sometimes I even just listen to them bc your voice is calming 🤓
I study Islam and suffism a bit and practice daily prayers in Islamic fashion and have always had this thought that basically my idea is that the headstands and prayer positions basically both are bathing your pineal gland in the much needed blood to help shift paradigms in consciousness. While the history and teaxhings of Isalm are basically understanding the angelic realm and stories to shift understanding life and trusting in Allah, it doesnt hurt to do some Yoga as it was the way to Yoke with the sublime and Godhead. As long as while doing yoga poses you dont confuse Hinduism and there fallen Angel worship with understanding of the Sufi path i dont see anything wrong with exercise - its just the name of the stretches that make the divide, if all things are Allah then yoga is too. Dont wordhip Shiva and your good 😂
I see a lot of new audiances who are new to history and study of religion. Well done Philip.
Meditation is nothing but emptying your mind. It's quite challenging, having no thoughts, no visualisations, just absolute silence.
When we do that regularly, we find it easier to control our Anger, and we get the chance to think twice before we jump to a decision.
@@dailydeen114 good reminder ☺️
It's so much more than that... once my mind empties, i can do so much more. It's about taking the senses and all its accompanying worries and anxieties and thoughts and setting them aside. This cleaned interior of my mind can be weaponized, or turned into a place of rest, it can be used to receive, or transmit, what i need.
It's not just an empty mind.
@@ktkatte6791 You just briefed the step after the emptying of mind.
Hey Phillips do make videos on these Islamic Sunni Schools of Jurisprudence
1. Hanbali
2. Hanafi
3. Maliki
And these Sunni Islamic Schools of Theology
1. Ashari
2. Athari
3. Maturidi
Considering the personal ethic (Niyama) of ishvara pranidhana that can be understood as having one "Surrender to God", it makes sense that the sutras ended up in the library in Bagdad. I know of a Jewish seeker who went to study with a Muslim yogi in Sri Lanka in the 80's. There are are many ways up the mountain, and the tradition states that Islam is not new, that Muslims have always existed, and even in traditions make opaque with the passage of time lumenous gems can be found and are worth recoving.
No thanks il stick to normal yoga
Would you consider doing a video on anunnaki and how it influences Islam if there is any