20- Irrational thinking leading to misguided groups

This is a more technical illustration of some of the unique literary features of the Quranic miracle. Familiarity with the Arabic language will be useful. This episode is dedicated to my old university friend Metab Hussain who sadly passed on to our Lord today. May Allah SWT grant him Firdous and his family patience. Ameen. Support this podcast: leave a review and buymeacoffee.com/RationalBeliever

Statements of scholars (non-Muslim and Muslim) on the description of the Quran

Let the truth set you free!

The anxiety we give ourselves when we think irrationally about our actions. We discuss tawakul (placing our trust) in Allah as well as the idea of wealth (rizq) and life span (ajal) coming from Allah.

Here we illustrate how taking speculation over certainty in the belief system (theology) will lead to misguided groups emerging.

We discuss the irrationality of blaming misfortunes that occur upon us on the evil eye, black magic and possession of jinn.

What is the role of the mind in Islam?

This episodes brings up the philosophy of science and how to view modern day arguments and theories such as the maverick quantum theory that something could come from nothing; and confusion over evolutionary theory.

In this episode we look at the irrationality of discussing the topic of infinity in mathematics

In this episode we use the rational method of thinking to solve an ancient problem of morality: known as Euthyphro's dilemma