Lesley Hazleton: A "tourist" reads the Koran
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- Опубліковано 4 січ 2011
- www.ted.com Lesley Hazleton sat down one day to read the Koran. And what she found -- as a non-Muslim, a self-identified "tourist" in the Islamic holy book -- wasn't what she expected. With serious scholarship and warm humor, Hazleton shares the grace, flexibility and mystery she found, in this myth-debunking talk from TEDxRainier.
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2:09 So I decided to read them side by side, verse by verse, along with the transliteration, and the original 7th century Arabic"
That's a respectable effort...
Daan892 Scholars do study. Here in India we have very intensive course.
Daan892 Yes, It takes about 15-20 years to become a scholar of Islam. Children start with memorization of Quran. After that they start with Arabic grammar then classical Arabic. and study lot of other things of Arabic language. While studying Arabic they also learn lot of thing about Islam parallely. After mastering Arabic language they again start studying Quran and Hadith in Arabic and in their own language (here in India mostly Urdu). They also study many other fields like fiqh, logic,science of hadith, history, tradition and many more. And I think same goes for most parts of world.
So scholar do have knowledge but people just don't ask them. There is a gap between scholars and common man nowadays.
Btw there are many scholars in my own family.
+Daan892 Really? Ever heard of Ibn Kathir? Of course you haven't.
+Daan892 The best biography of Muhammud ever written was written by a man from India. The sealed nectar. He won an award from Saudi Arabia. An Amazing scholar.
Ibn Kathir historically has the best Tafsir. Islam is not about race/ethnicity since no one holds superiority or is 'God's chosen people'. Knowledge and wisdom comes from all walks of life in all countries when it comes to scholars in Islam. Read Muhammud's last sermon.
Daan892 Knowledge and historical accuracy. IBN Kathir.
I have heard, read, memorized first 7 verses of Quran of 1st chapter and these lines r r recited in every Prayer( Daily Salah Prayer five time a day) and I never felt Bored or uninterested: It is simply amazing
I know more than 40 :)
***** Rabbanaa ja'alnaa min alhaafidheen alQuraan al'adheemun ya Arhammu Rraahimeen.
May Allah increase your love for the Qur'an.
Subhan Allah
U feel good while reciting it? Do u know the translation of those verses?if not then do it u will be more peaceful
I love how the audience really respected her and what she said :)
Eventhough what she says is a bunch of garbage? Have you read surah 9:5? I know the audience did'nt.
@@gblade3809 did you read it within context? it talking about a specific event where Pagans broke the truce.
if you have seen the video at 5:55 she explained it.
Hi love u 😁
I liked this woman instantly. Clearly a very intelligent, very well read and very confident academic.
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@@Donnybrook10 You are refreshingly truthful. Thank you.
@@bimmjim er... somebody has had too much of Rupert Murdoch, CNN and Fox cool aid...
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Amazed at how she managed to diminish all misconceptions of Islam in 10mins in such an eloquent manner is beyond me! 😍
I am from Saudi Arabia I see this woman is smart and respected non-racial and understand a large part of the real Islam is not like the others who have been deceived by the media
She would be a much better imam than most islamic imams. Islam would be a much better religion if it was taught by non-religious people like her.
islam is a way of life, not a religion
Saudi Arabia, or the land where all the evil began ! Your country through the Wahabi ideology was and still responsible for a lot of tragedies around the world.
Wahhabism is a doctrine of stultifying the masses and a way for totalitarian regimes to submit their populations !
Oh please...we know the truth. Just because this idiot is capitulating to a group of nuts who believe a plagerized piece of garbage like the Koran.
@@zigzagbigbag you're garbage moron
Thanks for this objective and clear presentation of the Koran. It makes someone who never read it, read it with an openminded point of view.
That's what we need in a world divided by confusion and ignorance.
Mashallah! One of the best talks on religion I've ever heard
+Yasmeen Tarek I suggest you read Ibn Kathir if you want 'big talk'.
Completely agree.
@@bessadokis ibn kathir's not tainted with translations wrt corrupted Torah?
This woman is amazing! She helped change my view on Islamic faith. I loved when she said that a perverse person will seek out whatever they want in a holy book to find what they need to proclaim their view for or against a faith (and she was talking both about islamaphobes and fundamentalists). She is someone we should admire. I think if everyone truly tried their best to read and understand all faiths in this world, there would be less hate.
I see there are a number of negative votes here perhaps from people who expected this Lady to speak ill of the quran yet she spoke good of it.
This video is an NON-OBJECTIVE view of the quran.
Any interpretation from an outsider of another's religion, albeit as objective as it may seem, will always be met with criticism. Especially in a 10 minute clip.
@@bimmjim I see you every where. If you don't like this video then please leave. Trolls are not welcome here
@@AhmadO5k I am here to teach the truth. .. You need to learn. ..
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@@bimmjim Not confident enough to answer my comment!
All I can say to her for lack of words is "Thank you for this wonderful talk." The most inspiring I've seen.
thanks Lesley lot of respect. I wish more people be open to read the Quran instead of reading newspapers who misquote the Quran.
As a Muslim and Proud , i must say , Thank you .. :)
f u
Rada S. You're just as stupid as a donkey
5:39 -
*A special gift for our feminist sisters* Also _for those who's concern about how Islam see women_
"And while the Bible addresses exclusively to man using the first and third person as masculine, the Qur'an includes woman..."
I love this agnostic Jew for how she had been quite objective towards the Qur'an..
Exactly!
In Islam men and women are "differently equal" and "equally different". Islam do not deny the difference between men and women nor do Islam deny the equality between men and women. Islam acknowledges the equality and difference between men and women.
Whereas, feminists almost deny or/and ignore the difference between men and women.
Women and man are equll but they are not same physically
Man are man women are women
They are part of eachothers life .
Marriage completed half the Deen
And before Islam new born females would be buried
Finally someone as an outsider truly read the Quran, instead to blame Islam and Quran for mad peoples like ISIS.
I never heard of an round of applause louder than that in any other TED talk, and the audience went crazy...
Lesley Hazleton .... Amazing I can listen her voice all day
saylon yousef And she will lead you straight to Satan's house.
@@steventhury8366 because of course you know the location of it.
This lady has put together efforts to understand Quran. Allah gives guidance to those who are willing, May Allah give Jaza for her efforts.
People should listen to this lady and read the quran with an open heart and mind. It would change the way ignorant people comment on the quran. It seems she has an admirable knowledge of the quran. Alhamdulilah.
I feel quite incredulous that anyone could think the talk was a 'hidden mockery'; to me it felt like she truly has an open mind, treating this delicate subject with a lot of respect and love. It felt like she was trying to open other people's minds, and show non-Muslim's that they are as mis-guided as some radical Muslims. We need more people like her, not people throwing verbal or physical stones from various sides. With more open and respectful minds, we could live in harmony.
Very awesome! Someone who actually studies!!
Beautiful. This video kept poping on my You Tube for a while now. Finally I saw it and i am glad I did.
Super amazing thanks god someone spoke some truth about the Quran
What truth has she spoken about? This woman does not know A from B in Islam. She insulted the Virgin Mary the blessed mother of our Lord Jesus Christ. And in the same time she insulted your book the Quran! The Quran describes Mary as a Virgin, chosen by God to bring His Son Jesus Christ and a whole Surah in the Quran in her name.
Read Surah 9:29 and its tafsir by Abn Kather, and read from these Muslims scholars, who know better than this ignorant woman.
W TL Wow keyboard warrior, all 0.0001 percent of us care.
W TL : she mocked the picture a random guy drew not the virgin marry plus the chapter in the Quran about mother marry never said Jesus was the son of god she just cleared the fake information that I heard so many times in the tongues of Americans about 70 virgins in heaven
@@WTA3 it's not Marry, they've tricked you. Nobody knows how Marry or Jesus look like, this pictures are just a truck and the woman knows more than you know, this is our religion not what the media or islamophobes show you. Read the Quran letter by letter and bring that what she did not know and put her down.
she's explained paradise better than muslim scholars as far as I know
I thank this lady
agreed
Do not embarrass your scholars, no one can explain Islam more than those who have experienced it, read more n more, it's only you you couldn't understand.
The lady is respectful, and brave to say positive things (which is the truth) in a world where Islam, Prophet Muhammed( Pbuh) the Quran and Muslims are being vilified and attacked everyday in the media.
My wish Ma'am is that the Almighty reward you with Hidayah someday, as to become a Muslim, is only possible by the permission of Almighty Allah SWT.
Huge amount of respect to Lesley for spreading the Truth. May Allah bless and guide her.
May Allah guide her to Islam. Ameen.
Ameen
Aameen
Islam gave rights to women, freed slaves, advised people to take care of poor and less fortunate. Please read the whole Quran and do not quote a sentences without context. Or better yet read Quran and Bible side by side to see what does Bible say about women, slavery, homosexuality, etc. and compare that to Quran. If that's to much work then watch some videos of Ahmed Deedat.
Respect Lesley, an amazing woman and a messenger of peace. From a Muslim.
This is all interesting, but it's meaningless when people will interpret the quaran how they want to anyway.
if you interpret any book the way you want not the way it meant to be, then you are the one who has a problem not the book
Same goes with a d ck use it ot abuse it its yoir personal choice
Exactly, and that's her interpretation. Because the quran is a super ambiguous book, and can be interpreted in hundreds of ways. Clearly whoever wrote it was not that smart.
I paraphrase her words precisely: preverse hearts will interpret the text wrongly.
God has put a moral compass in each one of us. For one to see good as bad and bad as good, one must have destroyed his moral compass very badly and must have treated plenty of people wrongly as well.
@@illyriandescendant7963 the god who created you isn't that smart lol okay mate
i love her voice and the way she speaks
Always inspiring to listen to this particular talk.
A beautiful presentation in 10 minutes. Amazing.
Thats how we all should study things, objectively and thoroughly looking for the truth. Bravo genius lady 👏
A good deed for humanity! Thank you Lesley Hazleton.
what i find in common that most insulting fake comments are related to fake names and profiles. haters keep hating Islam because your words cant reach it. Salam alykom!
Islam is beautiful...and am so happy b/c am Muslim.... thanks allah for all
simply going to say that's the animal in people. Humans are apes my friend its our ability to surpass this attribute that drive use to see these events as disgusting. They are accompanied by many other people of many other races/religions. To simply suppress an idea or a religion based on the thought every human thinks the same or then honestly most religious redirect would dictate the hole image of everyone that fallows. In retrospect chajinji it isnt your faith that makes you beautiful but what you obtain from it. Peace for people is possible as long as we all know we are all people and are treated as such tell that happens bad things will always happen. this very same reasoning is why i have always seen religion as a hindrance. People get fixated on there thoughts being better then the last creating conflict previously to ever meeting.
@@davidblackburn7090 lmaoo are you kidding?? Your pastor even sodomy/rape a lot of childs and christian man beat and killed thousand of people too.. wooww so double strandars and hypocrisy.. 😠💩
@@sideshowflow8679 read quran
And see beauty and laws
10 minutes only and she gained my vast amount of respect! Brilliant !
I don't regard myself to have faith in Islam nor do I believe Allah exists by FAITH, but the Qur'an offers me logical proof of believing that the Qur'an cannot be written by a man in the 7th century who was illiterate and in a society known to be uneducated
she is an agnostic jew. May Allah reward you.
Do you know why Ms. Hazleton can find positive values of The Quran..?
It's because she read it with patience and open minded from cover to cover..
So if you've never read the Quran the way she did, just hold your negative comments and be humble..
Soubhanallah✨💎✨
Are you muslim?
It is not so bad being a tourist, reading the Koran. You inspire more readers from other religions who grasp the Koran differently. Your interpretation allows more inclusion for honorable men and women. Mecca allows mercy for the Koran to be flexible...
Beautifully said!
I only can suggest to read the book by yourself. Then you understand immediately.
Never trust anybody, who comes with a belief system. Never.
I see a strong well learned and strong woman who actual said the quraan is the the completion of the toraa and ingill
Wow she is amazing! Islam is truly from God the Quran is perfect and it's for everyone b/c God (Allah)
loves everyone!!
+Helwa91 91You are being sarcastic, Right?
+Steve: You're an embarrassment to Christianity, masking your sarcasm behind asking if Helwa's being sarcastic.
AVATAR PARADIGMS Where did I say I was a Christian?
You didn't. Your moral values ARE Christian. And it's to those values that you betray.
AVATAR PARADIGMS Where did I say my moral values were Christian?
Damn her voice is soothing
After so many years again listening to this. This women changed by view of the world her books opened by mind and heart
"Nobody really knows, and that's the point," she says. YES!
+bltcrunchy I hope that "YES!" you shouted wasn't for the sense of relief of not having to bother with the Quran anymore.
Cuz you still do. The Quran says about the Prophet pbuh: "and we have sent you only but as a mercy to the whole world"
The whole world, meaning even you have to adopt the good manners and behavior of the Prophet and his book. No it doesn't mean you should become Arab now
Yes there are things that nobody really knows, but you still have an obligation (or it's best to) to read this supernatural book. You are human. Here are some good reasons to read from it:
- One fifth, now coming close to one fourth of the human race believes it's from the one that is free of all, perfect, unlimited, omnipotent, omniscient and more real than anything we can 'just' see: The Almighty, nonphysically present in every atom at every single point in time.
- It came to CONFIRM the old scriptures and old practices of the people of old. From Cherokee Indian elders to southern African tribes to Australian aboriginals, all confirmed this. Mystery befits Him, because you need to earn it to receive knowledge.
- Linguistically it's no less than a masterpiece of the highest order, with every single word present with even it's own individual purpose. Forget words, even the single letters themselves. Ordered in a fashion that is Godlike. No human would be able to make something close to it and maintain an alibi with all the people of a whole country to be able to say "I got it from our maker".
Read the Quran with your own doubts whether it can really be from your own description of your God, and do some research in what Muslims say about those so called hate verses. CUZ THERE ARE NONE for God's sake.
@@coldmow This....this is beautiful.
I like the idea that she could actually teach a lot of people about "their own" "holy book".
your sentences are very well spoken.. Nicely done
I have heard from two sources that the word for "virgin" was erroneously translated from the old Arabic for "grapes" or "raisins". Apparently, the written language back then lacked a number of dots that clarify some of these words today.
Wow. Brilliant speaker and refreshing perspective from this 'tourist'. I like.
I am highly thankful to her for reading the Holy Quran and reading this in Arabic, English and with an open heart.
And what do you think about it?
@@ziaulhasan6406 Dear Ziaul Hasan, in my personal view, this would open more people to read this book. May Allah open their hearts as they open this book. AMEEN
The way she talks, I could listen to her all day !
Very Nice..A.lhamdoLIllah--it is good to listen to this soothing lecture. May Allah guide this woman to continue her "dawah". Ameen.
she's so open minded
Allah is great, and spreads his msg to whom and where he pleases. Mashallah may Allah continue to guide her. Ameen
May Allah reward you for your truthfulness
Madam, you really deserve a ''congratulations''. I will pray for you to reach truth. One who finds Allah, he is in paradise even if he is in a jail.
I RESPECT THIS WOMAN
22-2-2019 الست دي صوتها حلو ومؤثر
Thank you so much for this talk.
One of the most honest and most accurate reviews..
Her voice caliber is like V from Vendetta
the way she talks is amazing !
As always a patient objective loving approach reveals the truth, which usually seems to come to the conclusion in most religions to Love God and be ever helpful in thought and deed and care deeply for your surroundings!
great speaker ;)
I could listen to this woman for hours! Best TED talk ever
First time I ve ever watched a speach so proudly and informatical
Faith: Belief that does not rest on logical proof or material evidence. Equal to gullibility.
I like this women speak clearly and explain how qur an is important and voice of God mashaAllah
Salam,Brilliantly said.
2:59 Can someone explain the "reading slowly" joke please? Thanks!
May God bless her❤
I think this way of analysis is a God gift to humanity🎉
you can't know basics of an Islamic state except if it simulates Prophet Muhammad's regimes that he built. First state, that he did, accept every one. he wrote a constitution for the people of the city "Madina" was included Muslims, Jews and Berbers. you can look it in the Internet and understand it. Isis in Iraq is manufacture of Oil countries.
Beautifuly said!
What an undertaking, reading 4 versions of the Kuran...loved this speech.
@Wuzupshamu I approve and admire the fact that there still are people that chose to take ideas into consideration and not shove crap over them afterwards ^.^
you can agree and disagree with an opinion or thought but adopting the strategy "I'm right, anyone claiming otherwise is wrong" is not only destructive for both sides but inconsiderate too
she's amazing
So glad to learn that the Qur'an, Allah's perfect description of himself, is only truly understandable to him (by Lesley's account, time: 7:12, "...Only god knows the true meaning..."). Almost makes one wonder why Allah allowed it to be written as, according to Lesley's account, it does not enlighten anyone. Nonetheless, it is easily used for divisive purposes. This is somewhat less than one would hope from a perfect document as it makes it seem only perfect for Allah, and decidedly imperfect for mere men.
you clearly didnt listen or are somehow stuck in something. maybe ignorance.
This is beautiful in a unique way I can't even explain
"Indeed, those who disbelieve - it is all the same for them whether you warn them or do not warn them - they will not believe". Verse 2:6
Peace:)
Hadith isn't the Qur'an my friend.
She clearly said "There is no mention in the Qur'an of 72 virgins"
I don't know where you got many authentic hadith, there is only 1 in Tirmidhi and that Hadith isn't considered a strong one because of the chain.
And of course, Allah knows best.
She never claimed that the Hadith is the Quran though
So much class! I stood for the ovation here at home
It was a very good lecture on the Koran. However, I honestly cannot understand the wild, standing ovation at the end which I found endearing.
Indeed it is, paradises are gardens watered by running streams. It is the best of places to come back to. Not only fulfilling what ur heart/eyes desire, it is more than that... It is when all your worries, resentment, dissatisfaction, dissapointments is being wiped out, so your heart become pure, so you can finally rest, sitting on couch in front of your houses, having fun with your spouse and your children, drinking and eating dishes that are served. You are in peace, an eternal peace... Knowing that God is pleased with you and you are pleased with god. Truly that is the best reward for those who believe.
you' re a true lady speaking the rightful truth👍👍
wish I could thank her for doing this
she truly is amazing
Yeah I can never imagine reading the Quran with popcorn or in a relaxed setting. It’s like a roller coaster of emotions and stories. At times I feel read by God…guilty of being not a good steward of the planet or Gods creations and other times I feel relief because by the Qurans definition I’m a good person who is deserving of Gods Mercy. But mostly I’m in awe of Gods description of how God creates, all that God has created, the purpose of life and the detailed history of human beings. It’s interesting when I was a kid being taught to memorize verses but not to understand what I was memorizing. I was taught to be afraid of God, to fear what the Quran said which is to fear Gods words, and well it started a rocky anxious depressing relationship with God which created an unbalanced life for me. But when I got older, wiser and my life was a mess, I decided to read the Quran in translation. And instead of fear, I found peace and instead of depression I found relief and joy. I learned that everything that I fought for, advocated for and protested for was already detailed in the Quran as a noble and honorable right path to take. It blew me away because I had fought with fellow Muslims and non Muslims who all stood against my activism and my desire to fight in all forums that I could for this planet, for the beings who called it home and all of the innocent people who were victims of greed, racism, inequitable institutions that oppressed them and all forms of oppression and abuse. I now realize I was dealing with fundamentally inflexible minds and I am one of the rare people who have flexible minds.
Rich, I hope you checked this out as soon as i sent you the link:-)
calm and brilliant , really interesting .
may she become muslim i dearly pray so. i wish she find her home in janah by the streams and live there forever
very clever and I see here lot of effort and a guided generous woman.
gosh...her voice is so hypnotic/...
ONE thing I can actually agree with her about is that "ONLY GOD" knows the real intended messages in the scriptures....that being said, people should NOT take the book at face value as people perceive things differently and under no circumstances should people even try and translate it for that matter, herself include as she clearly stated herself that only God knows the real message.
+Steve God knows everything. HE knows you better than you know yourself. Not everything is concealed in the Quran. GOD gave you logic to find things out and call it truth. How is it a bad thing to use logic to find things out for yourself instead of listening to everything that is not?
Too hard a task for people who aren't accustomed to logic?
Don't be scared, it's easy.
+Carole Richard I think you're trying the defensive card here. You have to get it through your head that you are a human as well and that you also have a soul which can be corrupted with perversions from your society. It's your own responsibility to read the Quran and try to understand it as best as you can, even the supposed violent verses. Ask yourself if any of those verses are fair or not, once you've understood the details. Spoiler: You won't even find one verse that is unjust, to your own standards even. Not even one.
That is if you read the Quran with doubt in your heart instead of a suspicion about your Almighty Maker.
+Coldmow God knows everything and yet He is unable to communicate clearly through the Koran. His words have caused nothing but dissent and disharmony which, of course, reinforces the fact it is written by the fallible hand of Mohammed.
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Steve You're going to find out about Islam eventually. You're only lying to yourself now when you say that it is a false religion. You'll get to know it when it is the #1 practiced religion of humanity.
Coming close today.
Even your popes and bishops are having doubts.
Eventually they'll give up and admit it.
why is she not a muslim yet?
Hidayah is a gift directly from Allah.
@Medifro I didn't assume it only uses one style; that it DOESN'T was part of my point (which either went right over your head or to which you paid little attention). The method in deciding what is figurative and what is literal varies according to what the reader WANTS the text to say. This speaker wanted it to be nice and Westerner-friendly.
How does one not love this woman?
This woman is the real alive model of the idea 'you do not have to be a muslim to understand the Quran properly'. "But, only pure minded people can comprehend it"