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The Issue of Shatm-e-Rasool (Abuse of the Prophet) December 19, 2021 Prof. Farida Khanam

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4 min 13 sec
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What blasphemy means and its violent religious history
“Today's topic: insulting the Prophet, called blasphemy”
1 min 46 sec
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Modern blasphemy killings contradict Quran's religious freedom
“This still happens among Muslims today, called shatm-e-rasool”
5 min 31 sec
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Islam's foundational teaching of total religious freedom
“This still happens among Muslims today, called shatm-e-rasool”
21 sec
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Quran: your religion for you, mine for me
“Lakum deenukum wa liya deen — Quran chapter 109”
59 sec
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No compulsion in religion, freedom of choice
“La ikraha fid-deen — there is no compulsion”
22 sec
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Prophet's job is only to deliver the message
“You are only a reminder, not a warden”
27 sec
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Truth is offered, belief is a free choice
“This is the truth from your Lord — choose”
5 min 1 sec
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How the Prophet ignored mockery and insults for years
“How did he avoid it? A few examples”
1 min 52 sec
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Ta'if stoning and the Prophet's forgiving response
“They stoned him at Ta'if until he bled”
38 sec
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Prophet's calm reply to an unjust accusation
“A Bedouin said: you have never been just!”
30 sec
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Enemy grabs Prophet's sword, his fearless trust in God
“Who will save you from me now?”
2 min 41 sec
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Three stories of the Prophet's patience under insult
“Countless such incidents happened — take Abu Hurairah's mother”
4 min 16 sec
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Hypocrite Abdullah ibn Ubayy and forgiveness at Mecca's conquest
“In Medina, Abdullah ibn Ubayy was a hypocrite leader”
1 min 27 sec
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Conquest of Mecca: total forgiveness of enemies
“Then came the conquest of Mecca”
59 sec
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Bedouin fouls the mosque, his tribe later converts
“A Bedouin fouled the mosque — people rushed to hit him”
1 min 36 sec
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Muslims today exceed Quran's command to be patient
“We must know the Prophet's way versus ours today”
27 sec
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Hadith warning against over-exalting the Prophet
“Don't exalt me as Christians exalted Jesus”
27 sec
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True mercy only shows itself under abuse
“When are you truly merciful or forgiving?”
56 sec
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Bitter enemy Hind's change of heart at Mecca
“At Mecca's conquest, Hind confessed her hatred”
4 min 8 sec
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Ka'b bin Ashraf killed for treason, not blasphemy
“The Ka'b bin Ashraf case is misunderstood as proof”
1 min 46 sec
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How to respond to mockery like the Satanic Verses
“For mockery like this, there are two responses”
3 min 19 sec
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Past political glory mindset fuels modern Muslim extremism
“This 'past glory' mindset is a very important issue”
41 sec
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Family analogy against killing over hurt feelings
“Who kills their own sibling over harsh words?”