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Episode 1: The Basis of Faith | THE JOURNEY INTO CERTAINTY - Dr. Eyad Qunaibi

October 31, 2019

THE JOURNEY INTO CERTAINTY - Dr. Eyad Qunaibi In the appendix you will find the link to the text of this episode in Arabic and German 1. https://1drv.ms/u/s!AuCadqWV9Na5gwLks4hM1ArgMT4o?e=ngasXC 2. https://1drv.ms/b/s!AuCadqWV9Na5gwBG2_lOZKqVNAQA

The link to the German audio synchronization of this episode: https://soundcloud.com/bruder-hattab/die-reise-in-die-gewissheit-dr ================================================== „The Basis of Faith“ In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Merciful Why am I a Muslim? What guarantees me that Islam is the true religion? Is Mohammed, peace be upon him, really the Messenger of Allah? Is the Quran really the word of Allah? And does Allah, the Exalted, exist really? Why is there slavery, penal laws, conquests in Islam? Why do evil, injustice and wars exist at all? Why should non-Muslims inform themselves about my religion, but I do not have to inform myself about their religion? Why did the companions of the Prophet (peace be upon him) argue? Is the Sunna (the deeds and words of the Prophet) really authentic? Am I obliged to follow the Sunna? What should I do if Islam contradicts logic? My dear brothers and sisters, we are starting today with the new lecture series “Journey of Certainty”. Will we answer these questions convincingly? Yes, with Allah's permission First of all, we should realize that whenever we question an Islamic truth of faith or listen to the doubts of others, our faith becomes weaker and behaves like a table whose legs are weak or even broken. Such a table creaks under every load, even if it is only very light. The one whose faith is like such a table would hardly withstand any Islamic criticism and would not stand up for his religion with conviction and certainty. Perhaps the doubt would increase and accumulate until the faith is lost. Therefore, the first goal of this lecture series is to explain the pillars that support our faith. Pillars that are stable, strong and convincing. Perhaps we still have questions that make us doubt, but our faith would bear it and we would look for an answer in the sense of the message in the following verse „He said: „Do you still not believe “?He said: „Yes, but (I ask,) so that my heart may find peace]2:260[ “ If we find an answer, so much the better for us. If not, it does not harm our faith either, because the absence of evidence is not the evidence of the opposite. Moreover, the evidence may still occur to us later. This submission motivates us, however, to continue searching in the corresponding literature to get reasonable answers and to strengthen our conviction of Islam. As Dr. Mohammad Al Darras said: „Every doubt brought against the truth can be turned into an argument for it; besides the many arguments already present“. After we have laid the foundation, we begin with the way how to deal with doubts. How do we approach our questions scientifically and very calmly? We will turn the doubts into new pillars that strengthen our faith even more? Question to ourselves: Why do we get such doubts at all? Is this normal and can this happen to everyone? Or are some doubts the result of a psychological defeat? Could it not be that the occupation with such questions is a consequence of the fact that we look at our religion and ourselves through the eyes of our enemies, who have been able to reprogram our feelings, norms and thoughts through their power in the media, so that we find something good bad and vice versa? Does this belong to our human dignity that we allow our enemies to criticize our religion and thus force us to defend ourselves or sometimes even to doubt? Our lectures serve to build convictions and revive Islamic dignity. We return to the basics to prove the existence of Allah and to prove that Mohammad (peace be upon him) is the Messenger of Allah and the Quran is the word of Allah. On this basis we build the rest in an easy but convincing and interesting way with Allah's permission. To whom do we appeal with our video series? To the atheist who doubts, to the believer who has doubts. Even to the one who has no doubt about Allah and his Messenger. What are the benefits of this topic for me as a believer? There are six great benefits for you as a believer, which we will get to know in the next episode with Allah's permission. My dear brothers and sisters, the lecture series anchors certainty, calms the heart, strengthens the argument, gives you motivation and helps us to be the lighthouse for guidance with Allah's permission

Introduction: Questions in the Whirlwind of Doubts

Is the Quran truly the word of God? Is God even real? Why are non-Muslims asked to learn about Islam and believe in it, while I don't have to learn about their religions? Why Islamic punishments? Why slavery? Why the conquests? Why does evil exist? Why wars? Why injustice? Why did the companions differ? Is the Sunnah of the Prophet truly authentic? Am I obligated to follow the Sunnah? If Islam contradicts reason, what should I do?

Dear beloved, today we begin a new series titled "Journey of Certainty." Will we answer these questions with convincing answers?

Building the Pillars of Faith

The faith that resembles a wobbly table can easily be disturbed if even a small load is placed upon it. Those whose faith is so fragile will soon find themselves addressing one doubt only to be clouded by another, never tasting the coolness of certainty. Doubts may accumulate until their faith breaks.

Therefore, the first goal of this series is to explain the strong, convincing pillars upon which we base our faith. Then, we may have questions, but our "table of faith" can bear them. We seek answers to these questions out of a desire to calm our hearts, as Allah says: {But [I ask this] that my heart may be at rest.} (Quran 20:25)

If we find the answer, it is a blessing. If we do not, we accept it with submission based on a faith we have reasoned through, which is a correct and rational stance. With submission comes learning; the more we seek knowledge from appropriate sources, the more we will find convincing answers to these questions.

Methodology for Dealing with Doubts

After building these pillars, we will move on, with God's permission, to the methodology of dealing with doubts:

How do we deal with our questions in a correct, scientific, and calm manner?
How do we turn what we can into new pillars that strengthen our faith?

We will also return to the question and ask ourselves: Why did these questions arise in the first place? Is their emergence something normal that happens to any human soul? Or is some of it a symptom of a psychological defeat we are suffering from?

Isn't it possible that our preoccupation with some of these questions is a result of our viewing ourselves and our religion through the eyes of our enemies? Those who, through their dominance over means of influence and media, have been able to reprogram our thinking, feelings, taste, and standards, making us see good as ugly and ugly as good? Is it a stance befitting our dignity and human independence to allow our enemies to raise questions and doubts about our religion?

Roadmap for the "Journey of Certainty"

We will begin by proving that Muhammad is the Messenger of God, peace be upon him, and that the Quran is the word of God. Then we will build upon these foundations in an easy, yet convincing and enjoyable manner, with God's permission.

Who is the target audience for these initial episodes? Everyone; the atheist, the hesitant, those with doubts, and even the believer. Even the believer with a deep faith in God and His Messenger, whose faith is never mixed with doubt.

What is the benefit for the believer in following this series? There is not just one benefit, but six great benefits, which we will learn about and discuss in the next episode, with God's permission.

Dear beloved, this is a series that strengthens certainty, cools the heart, corrects the compass, strengthens the argument, ignites determination, and helps us to be beacons of guidance, with God's permission. So, follow us.