The Bahá’í Faith and Islam: Similarities and Differences
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- Опубліковано 5 жов 2024
- Talk given by Dr. Todd Lawson on November 6, 2021
Dr. Todd Lawson is Professor Emeritus of Islamic Thought, University of Toronto. He has been a Bahá’í since 1968 and has been a member, since 1975, of the Association for Bahá’í Studies who, in 2014, awarded him the distinguished book award for his study of the Qayyúmu’l-Asmá’, Gnostic apocalypse and Islam (Routledge 2012). Todd has published numerous articles and books on the relationship between the Bahá’í Faith and Islam, Qur’an Commentary, Sufism and Shi’ism. His most recent book is, Being Human: Bahai Perspectives on Islam, Modernity and Peace. In this talk, Dr. Lawson discusses the importance of Islam and its relationship to the Bahá’í Faith.
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0:00:00 - Opening Reading
0:01:44 - Talk
0:35:12 - Q/A
1:14:48 - Closing
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Marvelous. Thanks for all the highlights..as we acknowledge after all one great religion of God..greetings from Ouagadougou.
Incredible talk, thank you for sharing!
To be a Baha’i means to stand for justice! I love how bravely and honorably he explained our duty to uphold the true values of the Muslim faith; unity in all, peace, submission to God. Many Persians today want to separate to Islamic values and culture because they want to be closer to being seen as a non-threat by whites. It’s interesting how we Persians are trying to hide this part of our culture to be white adjacent. I HOPE you can do a video to clear up this issue as well😊
To be a Bahai is to stand for nothing.They pretend to stand for justice, but their actions speak louder than their words.
Shogi Effendi bought the land of dispossessed Palestinians in Haifa in 1950, two years after they had fled Haifa in fear for their lives, after the massacres of 21 and 22 April 1948. The Bahai then built a Universal House of Justice on the stolen land, oh the irony, and in recent times has stayed absolutely silent on the mass murder of tens of thousands of Palestinians.
Silence is violence.
BAHAI faith is so all-inclusive--- that is great. I really did not know that BAHAISM is such a broad-minded faith.!! Today is the first time I have gotten to know that BAHAISM is all-inclusive.
wonderful talk!
GOOD PRESENTATION.
What is the difference between you and the Druze religion or the Alawite religion?
BAB should not have been executed. BAHA UL LAH also should not have been persecuted. But Shia Islam /Muslims did not tolerate BAB and BAHA-ULLAH should not have considered being PROPHET or DIVINE Messingers.
How are we supposed to explain to individuals about many doubts and questions they have about the truth of Islam such as why the prophet; Mohammad, had so many wives the prophet; many older than him and some even as young as 6 to 9 years old?
How about wars, carnage, beheading men, slaving and raping women, burning libraries, and historical sites and buildings, forcing people to convert to Islam, ….,
Those events started in the time of the prophet and continue to seep into our life, even as we speak, through fanatical terrorist organizations and / or individuals
😩🙏🏿
Excellent presentation of ISLAM and BAHA-ISM. If BAB and BAHA-ULLAH have not claimed to be Prophets / Divine Messengers, and should have stated that they are inspired by GOD through dreams etc----- rhat way they would not have been persecuted by the society around them
Hello, are hadiths considered as real acts of muhammad by baha'is? Because the violence from Islamic world in the past and in modern times (conquests, mass rape and slavery) is often legitimate by these hadiths.
Hadiths are sayings and actions RECORDED by PEOPLE and so they can be true and can be false. If it is coinciding with the beliefs of the Quran, it can be true. This is just my point of view. Have a nice day. 🌹
@@lisahardin101 have a nice day too thanks
So he was believer in ISLAM and other religions. Also there is really no "convertion to BAHA-ISM" --- a person can agree/join with BAHAI at worship places. Bahaism is a sort of "OPEN RELIGION/FAITH". SO ISLAM is compatible with BAHA-ISM!!!
Great video
Very good but as a South American of indigenous origin, please remember that we existed along with Adam etc
On the topic of the axial age, Christianity and Islam British historian Tom Holland has probably written the best books on the cultural influence on the west.
Robert Spencer portrait of Mohamad in a very dark way you probably know the author … where could we find reliable source of his Life ?
He knows about ISLAM.
Who sung gospel song at end?
Yaldaboath is in all religions
Wdym
The Lamb!! -zl
I enjoy Dr. Lawson's books but I don't see what Islam brought that was new.
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
Galatians 3:28
Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.
Colossians 3:11
I would also refer to the Greatest Commandment which leads into the parable of the Good Samaritan. And Jihhad was aboragted at the sermon of the mount.
How much is the Islamic golden age owed to the Christian & Jewish scribes who translated works into Arabic? Did not Islam's initial contact with Europe not come by conquest? The battle of Tours, the battle of Lepanto, the Siege of Vienna etc....
Dark ages? the great cathedrals like Chartes, manuscripts like the book of Kells, the organ, literature like Dante, Saints like St. Francis etc....
Absolute monotheism to a nation steeped in idolatory, knowledge of the true prophets of God, prohibition of alcohol, interest, adultery, murder, infanticide. 5 time daily prayers or connection to God, obligatory charity (2.5% of annual income), one month fasting, sacrifice, pilgrimage to the House of God, put an end to racism, discouraged slavery, instituted financial and domestic laws. Improved relationships between parents, neighbours, wives, children, kin, emphasis on personal hygiene and cleanliness, emphasis on severity of sins, exposed the corruption of previous scriptures, science and medicine (Islamic golden age), prophecies of the end times most of which have already come true, and the best of all: the Qur'an.
And no, it wasn't because of jews and christians translating works into arabic that the age came about. The reason they translated into Arabic is BECAUSE the influene of Islam grew so much. Islam conquered the Persian and Roman empires which was nothing short of a miracle (and is in line with biblical prophecies). Islam is History's Greatest Success Story. You can read the works of secular historians and you will reach the same conclusion. The Prophet Muhammad SAWW was successful, both as a religious and political leader and is regarded as the most influential man in the history of mankind. He also brought a revival of the true teachings of Jesus, something which secual theologians agree upon.
I can go on and on and on, and that still wont do justice to the influence of Islam. Maybe read some books, you can choose secular scholars since they all agree upon this, if you fear Muslim sources are biased.
Balha'i is a man made religion. Islam is not because Islam is ALLAH (GOD) only religion that acceptable by ALLAH(GOD). So I tell to everyone that read my common please read Quran and ALLAH will guide you to real and only true religion. Before you read Quran please pray Allah to find his real religion, he will help you. Allah helped my to Islam and I found peace in me.
It is written in the Quràn that:
"If you follow most of those who are in the land, they will lead you astray from the Way of Allah. They follow naught but opinion (conjecture or suspicion) and they only guess." Quràn 6:117
My dear sister, I was born a Muslim as well and had similar kind of narrative about the Bahá'í Faith and Bahá'u'lláh before I accepted Him. His coming was foretold by Prophet Muhammad Himself. Please investigate before you ridicule a Prophet of God in your ignorance.
"We made enemies for every prophet from among the wicked, but sufficient is your Lord as a Guide and Helper." - Quràn 25:30
"The Jews accuse the Christians of having no basis for their religion and the Christians accuse the Jews of having no basis for their religion, even though both sides read the Scripture. The ignorant ones say the same thing." Quràn 2:113
The same kind of attitude has been of every generation whenever a new Prophet and Religion appears. But man must investigate for himself independently. I'm sure that as a Muslim you must be praying five times a day and saying " Lead us to the right way". Bahá'u'lláh says: "I am the path of God."
This is the changeless Faith of God, eternal in the past, eternal in the future. - Bahá'u'lláh
Accepting Bahá'u'lláh is homecoming. If you don't believe in His Truth, at least don't mock. You'll be answerable for your deeds.
I was raised a devout Christian and learned to love Islam after I became Baha'i and my love and understanding of Islam as well as a deepening love understanding of Christ's teachings continue in this world and the world to come.
@@bakhtyaarshahzad5806 where did the Prophet (saw) foretell the becoming of Bahai’hullah?
@@allenwarren1269 I enjoy Dr. Lawson's books but I don't see what Islam brought that was new.
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
Galatians 3:28
Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.
Colossians 3:11
I would also refer to the Greatest Commandment which leads into the parable of the Good Samaritan. And Jihhad was aboragted at the sermon of the mount.
How much is the Islamic golden age owed to the Christian & Jewish scribes who translated works into Arabic? Did not Islam's initial contact with Europe not come by conquest? The battle of Tours, the battle of Lepanto, the Siege of Vienna etc....
Dark ages? the great cathedrals like Chartes, manuscripts like the book of Kells, the organ, literature like Dante, Saints like St. Francis etc....
بازم به نظرم برا کشور عزیزمون مسیحیت بهتر باشه. بابیت و بهاییت و اسلام سمن