Talking to The Man - Mufti Abu Layth

Abdullah Gondal is having a live discussion with Mufti Abu Layth

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0:00 Introductions
2:15 How did Mufti Abu Layth become a Mufti? His background. How Abdullah Gondal's background is similar to Mufti Abu Layth’s background.
16:15 How is Mufti Abu Layth's current view of the Quran different from his view when he was studying Islam 10 - 15 yrs ago. What is his view of things like jinns and Jesus raising the dead?
21:55 Why do people believe? The search for meaning in life - what does this process entail? Is it subjective or objective? How people make their own meaning.
26:01 Consciousness - What is it and how exactly does it work? Is there a Soul and what is it? Near-death experiences.
38:50 Religion provides people with a story that acts as a support system in their lives.
40:12 Religions are mutually exclusive and give people a false sense of hope. How do these stories give credence to the Islamic stories?
43:14 If the claims of the Quran are metaphorical truths then how is Mufti Abu Layth's position different from that of the Meccan Kafirs who were rebuked by Muhammad?
48:20 Which stories and miracles in the Quran Moses, Jesus, Noah are real events, and which ones are metaphors? What are miracles? How many of these stories are actual facts? How should the Quran relate to individual Muslims? The question of morality.
1:05:30 The Quran - Is it a divinely inspired miracle or just the works of humans?
1:11:06 Who had the best understanding of the Quran?
1:18:56 Why Mufti Abu Layth believes in the Quran? Why does he think that the Quran is so unique such that it can only have come from a God?
1:32:10 The Quran does not provide a framework upon which Muslims are supposed to improve their morality to suit the modern context. Does this make the Mufti and other Muslims moral subjectivists?
1:36:25 Can we discard the teachings on Hudood and where does this leave the Quran in terms of it being a moral compass? What is sharia law and what purpose does it save?
1:48:20 Break
1:49:40 Is the Mufti okay with flirting, birth control, and pre-marital sex?
1:57:01 Given the changing role of women in the modern world, Can women lead prayers and take up religious roles in the mosque?
1:58:36 Is LGBTQ+ halal or haram?
2:03:35 Mufti's opinion on celebrating Christmas, Easter, valentine?- The identity politics that comes with this.
2:10:01 The idea of Kaaba and the black stone - was this an original Islamic idea or was it borrowed from other cultures? Given that Islam borrows from other cultures, what unique thing does Islam provide the people?
2:15:36 Can non-Muslims go to Jannah? Is heaven symbolical? What happens in the afterlife?
2:21:25 Does Mufti Abu Layth identify with Muʿtazila?
2:23:57 Are Ahmadiyyas Muslims and do they get to go to Jannah?
2:25:33 Is the seal of the prophet hood essential to Islam? Is the Quran obsessed with the afterlife?
20:30:50 Are weed and alcohol halal or haram?
2:34:30 Mufti Abu Layth's take on the Dawah boys - Not understanding the obsession with converting people to Islam.
2:40:20 Mufti Abu Layth's message to the audience
2:45:20 Final remarks.