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1 | 00:00:01,034 | 00:00:02,503 | Fourteen hundred years ago | Fourteen hundred years ago |
2 | 00:00:02,736 | 00:00:05,172 | a humble merchant who could not read or write | a humble merchant who could not read or write |
3 | 00:00:05,339 | 00:00:07,207 | changed the face of Arabia. | changed the face of Arabia. |
4 | 00:00:08,275 | 00:00:10,444 | His name was Muhammad. | His name was Muhammad. |
5 | 00:00:12,412 | 00:00:16,016 | Today, his influence has spread to every corner of the world | Today, his influence has spread to every corner of the world |
6 | 00:00:16,116 | 00:00:17,784 | including the United States... | including the United States... |
7 | 00:00:20,988 | 00:00:22,322 | This is his story. | This is his story. |
8 | 00:00:22,689 | 00:00:27,494 | And the story of millions of Americans who revere him as God's final prophet. | And the story of millions of Americans who revere him as God's final prophet. |
9 | 00:00:30,497 | 00:00:35,435 | Major Funding of Muhammad Legacy of a Prophet has been provided by | Major Funding of Muhammad Legacy of a Prophet has been provided by |
10 | 00:00:36,069 | 00:00:38,438 | the CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING | the CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING |
11 | 00:00:39,106 | 00:00:42,876 | and by THE DAVID AND LUCILE PACKARD FOUNDATION | and by THE DAVID AND LUCILE PACKARD FOUNDATION |
12 | 00:00:43,210 | 00:00:44,778 | ARABIAN BULK TRADE | ARABIAN BULK TRADE |
13 | 00:00:45,312 | 00:00:49,516 | SABADIA FAMILY FOUNDATION, THE EL-HIBRI FOUNDATION | SABADIA FAMILY FOUNDATION, THE EL-HIBRI FOUNDATION |
14 | 00:00:50,050 | 00:00:52,119 | the IRFAN KATHWARI FOUNDATION | the IRFAN KATHWARI FOUNDATION |
15 | 00:00:52,686 | 00:00:54,054 | and MIR IMRAN. | and MIR IMRAN. |
16 | 00:00:56,490 | 00:01:01,295 | Additional funding has been provided by many other organizations and individuals. | Additional funding has been provided by many other organizations and individuals. |
17 | 00:01:50,277 | 00:01:52,045 | He was neither tall and lanky | He was neither tall and lanky |
18 | 00:01:52,880 | 00:01:54,515 | nor short and heavy set. | nor short and heavy set. |
19 | 00:01:55,682 | 00:01:58,519 | When he looked at someone he looked them in the eyes. | When he looked at someone he looked them in the eyes. |
20 | 00:01:59,987 | 00:02:02,422 | He was the most generous hearted of men | He was the most generous hearted of men |
21 | 00:02:03,457 | 00:02:05,392 | the most truthful of them in speech | the most truthful of them in speech |
22 | 00:02:06,493 | 00:02:08,462 | the most mild tempered of them | the most mild tempered of them |
23 | 00:02:09,496 | 00:02:11,698 | and the noblest of them in lineage. | and the noblest of them in lineage. |
24 | 00:02:13,300 | 00:02:15,569 | Anyone who would describe him would say | Anyone who would describe him would say |
25 | 00:02:16,403 | 00:02:18,605 | I never saw before or after him | I never saw before or after him |
26 | 00:02:19,306 | 00:02:20,407 | "the like of him. " | "the like of him. " |
27 | 00:02:21,341 | 00:02:24,344 | Muhammad, described by a contemporary. | Muhammad, described by a contemporary. |
28 | 00:02:25,312 | 00:02:27,414 | Muhammad was a man who | Muhammad was a man who |
29 | 00:02:27,915 | 00:02:30,751 | faced an absolutely hopeless situation. | faced an absolutely hopeless situation. |
30 | 00:02:31,785 | 00:02:35,956 | There was a whole continent virtually of people killing one another | There was a whole continent virtually of people killing one another |
31 | 00:02:36,056 | 00:02:41,395 | in an endless hopeless vendetta, going down a chute of violence and warfare. | in an endless hopeless vendetta, going down a chute of violence and warfare. |
32 | 00:02:42,062 | 00:02:45,632 | Feeling that society was coming to an end and had no hope. | Feeling that society was coming to an end and had no hope. |
33 | 00:02:45,866 | 00:02:47,968 | He gave them hope single-handedly. | He gave them hope single-handedly. |
34 | 00:02:48,268 | 00:02:50,337 | In a space of 23 years | In a space of 23 years |
35 | 00:02:50,671 | 00:02:56,143 | he brought peace and new hope to Arabia and a new beacon for the world. | he brought peace and new hope to Arabia and a new beacon for the world. |
36 | 00:02:59,279 | 00:03:02,816 | Islam, the religion Muhammad first brought to Arabia | Islam, the religion Muhammad first brought to Arabia |
37 | 00:03:03,150 | 00:03:07,221 | now claims 1.2 billion followers around the world. | now claims 1.2 billion followers around the world. |
38 | 00:03:12,359 | 00:03:15,462 | There are an estimated 7 million Muslims in America | There are an estimated 7 million Muslims in America |
39 | 00:03:16,163 | 00:03:18,765 | where it is the country's fastest growing religion | where it is the country's fastest growing religion |
40 | 00:03:19,032 | 00:03:20,234 | and the most diverse. | and the most diverse. |
41 | 00:03:23,537 | 00:03:28,408 | Like America itself, the Muslims in this country come from all over the world. | Like America itself, the Muslims in this country come from all over the world. |
42 | 00:03:29,243 | 00:03:31,845 | They have a common bond | They have a common bond |
43 | 00:03:32,312 | 00:03:35,983 | not only in their religious faith and in their mosques | not only in their religious faith and in their mosques |
44 | 00:03:36,416 | 00:03:39,720 | but in this story of Muhammad, they all look to it. | but in this story of Muhammad, they all look to it. |
45 | 00:03:40,787 | 00:03:44,525 | This is the source of how to behave | This is the source of how to behave |
46 | 00:03:45,292 | 00:03:47,528 | of how to be a constructive citizen | of how to be a constructive citizen |
47 | 00:03:47,895 | 00:03:51,431 | of how to be a good parent, of how to be a good child | of how to be a good parent, of how to be a good child |
48 | 00:03:52,065 | 00:03:54,168 | of how to seek knowledge and truth. | of how to seek knowledge and truth. |
49 | 00:03:55,135 | 00:04:00,007 | These are values that are expressed most clearly for Muslims | These are values that are expressed most clearly for Muslims |
50 | 00:04:00,007 | 00:04:02,609 | in the story of Muhammad. | in the story of Muhammad. |
51 | 00:04:05,412 | 00:04:10,784 | In the Quran Allah says that Muhammad is the best example of behavior for you. | In the Quran Allah says that Muhammad is the best example of behavior for you. |
52 | 00:04:11,652 | 00:04:15,422 | And that's what he is the guide for the way we deal with each other | And that's what he is the guide for the way we deal with each other |
53 | 00:04:16,657 | 00:04:19,226 | and when we're in a position of authority | and when we're in a position of authority |
54 | 00:04:19,726 | 00:04:23,063 | how we attempt to implement justice and law. | how we attempt to implement justice and law. |
55 | 00:04:27,534 | 00:04:30,437 | Prophet Muhammad, he asked the question to people around him | Prophet Muhammad, he asked the question to people around him |
56 | 00:04:31,205 | 00:04:32,306 | do you love your creator? | do you love your creator? |
57 | 00:04:33,240 | 00:04:34,708 | Serve your fellow man first. | Serve your fellow man first. |
58 | 00:04:35,275 | 00:04:36,844 | What does that tell you? | What does that tell you? |
59 | 00:04:37,244 | 00:04:38,813 | It tells you, forget about all this intellectual | It tells you, forget about all this intellectual |
60 | 00:04:38,813 | 00:04:40,013 | yeah, I love God and this and that. | yeah, I love God and this and that. |
61 | 00:04:41,281 | 00:04:43,951 | If you're gonna, you know, forget about talking the talk, walk the walk. | If you're gonna, you know, forget about talking the talk, walk the walk. |
62 | 00:04:43,984 | 00:04:46,019 | You want to serve God, serve people. | You want to serve God, serve people. |
63 | 00:04:47,120 | 00:04:50,824 | What more noble way to serve people than to risk your own life to save them. | What more noble way to serve people than to risk your own life to save them. |
64 | 00:04:58,065 | 00:05:01,668 | September 11th has changed the whole world | September 11th has changed the whole world |
65 | 00:05:02,436 | 00:05:06,573 | and it has also put the Muslim community in the spotlight. | and it has also put the Muslim community in the spotlight. |
66 | 00:05:09,009 | 00:05:11,578 | Muslims have a lot of hostility being hurled at them. | Muslims have a lot of hostility being hurled at them. |
67 | 00:05:12,546 | 00:05:14,548 | But this is also a time of transformation. | But this is also a time of transformation. |
68 | 00:05:15,115 | 00:05:18,051 | Many people are very eager to understand Islam | Many people are very eager to understand Islam |
69 | 00:05:18,485 | 00:05:22,089 | and want to know who is the Prophet? What is the Quran? | and want to know who is the Prophet? What is the Quran? |
70 | 00:05:22,155 | 00:05:24,091 | Who are the Muslims? How do they live? | Who are the Muslims? How do they live? |
71 | 00:05:27,528 | 00:05:29,329 | Through the stories about Prophet Muhammad | Through the stories about Prophet Muhammad |
72 | 00:05:29,763 | 00:05:32,165 | we were able to make connections | we were able to make connections |
73 | 00:05:32,399 | 00:05:35,435 | and all of a sudden you would feel you can relate | and all of a sudden you would feel you can relate |
74 | 00:05:36,170 | 00:05:38,772 | to things that happened back 1500 years ago | to things that happened back 1500 years ago |
75 | 00:05:39,773 | 00:05:42,209 | and that the issues weren't old fashioned | and that the issues weren't old fashioned |
76 | 00:05:43,110 | 00:05:44,111 | they were universal. | they were universal. |
77 | 00:05:45,112 | 00:05:46,446 | And that's what he's taught me. | And that's what he's taught me. |
78 | 00:05:49,783 | 00:05:52,819 | This is the story Muslims have passed dow | This is the story Muslims have passed dow |
79 | 00:05:52,886 | 00:05:56,857 | from generation to generation for 1400 years. | from generation to generation for 1400 years. |
80 | 00:05:59,159 | 00:06:02,829 | A story about the merchant, husband, father | A story about the merchant, husband, father |
81 | 00:06:03,330 | 00:06:08,068 | statesman and warrior whom they consider the final prophet. | statesman and warrior whom they consider the final prophet. |
82 | 00:06:09,803 | 00:06:14,208 | The man whose legacy continues to shape their lives today. | The man whose legacy continues to shape their lives today. |
83 | 00:06:26,987 | 00:06:28,655 | The life of MUHAMMAD | The life of MUHAMMAD |
84 | 00:06:30,023 | 00:06:31,625 | is even in its details | is even in its details |
85 | 00:06:31,992 | 00:06:36,463 | probably better known than any other major religious figure before modern times. | probably better known than any other major religious figure before modern times. |
86 | 00:06:37,364 | 00:06:39,833 | His followers made careful efforts | His followers made careful efforts |
87 | 00:06:40,067 | 00:06:44,671 | to record memories that they had of things that he had said | to record memories that they had of things that he had said |
88 | 00:06:44,905 | 00:06:46,340 | and things that he had done. | and things that he had done. |
89 | 00:06:47,107 | 00:06:51,144 | Many of these traditions may have been made up later on | Many of these traditions may have been made up later on |
90 | 00:06:51,745 | 00:06:56,049 | but at the core there seems to me to be little reason to doubt | but at the core there seems to me to be little reason to doubt |
91 | 00:06:56,917 | 00:06:59,987 | that there is a picture and a portrait of a living man. | that there is a picture and a portrait of a living man. |
92 | 00:07:03,357 | 00:07:04,858 | According to Muslim sources | According to Muslim sources |
93 | 00:07:05,425 | 00:07:08,462 | Muhammad bin Abdullah-or son of Abdullah | Muhammad bin Abdullah-or son of Abdullah |
94 | 00:07:08,962 | 00:07:12,499 | was born in the year 570 in the city of Mecca | was born in the year 570 in the city of Mecca |
95 | 00:07:13,033 | 00:07:15,202 | in what is today Saudi Arabia. | in what is today Saudi Arabia. |
96 | 00:07:18,472 | 00:07:20,908 | A poet of the times described Mecca | A poet of the times described Mecca |
97 | 00:07:21,108 | 00:07:25,546 | as a place where winter and summer were equally intolerable. | as a place where winter and summer were equally intolerable. |
98 | 00:07:27,714 | 00:07:31,718 | The world into which Muhammad arrived was a brutal one | The world into which Muhammad arrived was a brutal one |
99 | 00:07:32,119 | 00:07:35,689 | defined by hunger, violence, and tribal warfare. | defined by hunger, violence, and tribal warfare. |
100 | 00:07:38,492 | 00:07:41,161 | You could not exist without your tribe. | You could not exist without your tribe. |
101 | 00:07:41,895 | 00:07:46,500 | An individual in this dangerous world had absolutely no chance of survival. | An individual in this dangerous world had absolutely no chance of survival. |
102 | 00:07:46,900 | 00:07:51,572 | And that meant that the tribe had become, perhaps, the most sacred value in Arabia. | And that meant that the tribe had become, perhaps, the most sacred value in Arabia. |
103 | 00:07:51,905 | 00:07:56,777 | It's a society that's based on the idea of vigilantism. | It's a society that's based on the idea of vigilantism. |
104 | 00:07:57,177 | 00:07:59,313 | That, if somebody attacked my clan | That, if somebody attacked my clan |
105 | 00:07:59,646 | 00:08:02,716 | then I have a right to go and attack anyone from his clan. | then I have a right to go and attack anyone from his clan. |
106 | 00:08:03,550 | 00:08:06,687 | They saw justice as taking revenge. | They saw justice as taking revenge. |
107 | 00:08:07,821 | 00:08:11,825 | The Arabs of the sixth century had no written code of law | The Arabs of the sixth century had no written code of law |
108 | 00:08:12,326 | 00:08:15,963 | no common religion, and no central government. | no common religion, and no central government. |
109 | 00:08:17,865 | 00:08:19,666 | In this dangerous world | In this dangerous world |
110 | 00:08:19,900 | 00:08:25,305 | Muhammad had the good fortune to be born into Mecca's powerful tribe, the Quraysh. | Muhammad had the good fortune to be born into Mecca's powerful tribe, the Quraysh. |
111 | 00:08:26,740 | 00:08:31,945 | But his father died before he was born, and, his mother died when he was only 6. | But his father died before he was born, and, his mother died when he was only 6. |
112 | 00:08:32,946 | 00:08:36,683 | His uncle Abu Talib was left to raise the young orphan. | His uncle Abu Talib was left to raise the young orphan. |
113 | 00:08:37,951 | 00:08:42,723 | He surely had to have worried about his future, what will he be. | He surely had to have worried about his future, what will he be. |
114 | 00:08:43,423 | 00:08:48,061 | And so he he must have been a very introspective child. | And so he he must have been a very introspective child. |
115 | 00:08:49,363 | 00:08:53,867 | Muhammad had the habit of going out in the desert and contemplating | Muhammad had the habit of going out in the desert and contemplating |
116 | 00:08:53,901 | 00:08:57,070 | the stars and thinking about why he was an orphan. | the stars and thinking about why he was an orphan. |
117 | 00:08:57,070 | 00:08:59,573 | And how would life be to him in the future. | And how would life be to him in the future. |
118 | 00:09:01,775 | 00:09:04,578 | Orphans were marginal people and | Orphans were marginal people and |
119 | 00:09:04,578 | 00:09:07,814 | he felt very, very strongly identified | he felt very, very strongly identified |
120 | 00:09:08,248 | 00:09:11,585 | with the poor and disadvantaged for the rest of his life. | with the poor and disadvantaged for the rest of his life. |
121 | 00:09:13,053 | 00:09:17,858 | The Mecca of Muhammad's youth was both a religious and a commercial center | The Mecca of Muhammad's youth was both a religious and a commercial center |
122 | 00:09:18,225 | 00:09:21,528 | located at the crossroads of two major trading routes. | located at the crossroads of two major trading routes. |
123 | 00:09:23,997 | 00:09:26,834 | Pilgrims came from all over Arabia to worship | Pilgrims came from all over Arabia to worship |
124 | 00:09:26,934 | 00:09:29,970 | the hundreds of idols that surrounded the Ka'aba | the hundreds of idols that surrounded the Ka'aba |
125 | 00:09:30,237 | 00:09:32,573 | an ancient shrine in the heart of the city. | an ancient shrine in the heart of the city. |
126 | 00:09:34,575 | 00:09:39,279 | The Ka'aba was surrounded by a sacred area where fighting was not allowed. | The Ka'aba was surrounded by a sacred area where fighting was not allowed. |
127 | 00:09:41,215 | 00:09:44,518 | The commerce generated by the pilgrims made it possible | The commerce generated by the pilgrims made it possible |
128 | 00:09:44,518 | 00:09:49,089 | for a young man in Muhammad's circumstances to make a living in the markets of Mecca. | for a young man in Muhammad's circumstances to make a living in the markets of Mecca. |
129 | 00:09:50,791 | 00:09:55,229 | Soon Muhammad began acting as an agent for wealthy merchants | Soon Muhammad began acting as an agent for wealthy merchants |
130 | 00:09:55,629 | 00:09:58,632 | taking their goods on caravans throughout Arabia. | taking their goods on caravans throughout Arabia. |
131 | 00:10:00,000 | 00:10:04,938 | These journeys exposed him to a variety of other tribes and communities | These journeys exposed him to a variety of other tribes and communities |
132 | 00:10:05,239 | 00:10:07,174 | and a range of new ideas. | and a range of new ideas. |
133 | 00:10:08,775 | 00:10:13,146 | He probably learned the differences that exist between different tribes. | He probably learned the differences that exist between different tribes. |
134 | 00:10:13,847 | 00:10:18,585 | People speaking different languages. He encountered Christians and Jews. | People speaking different languages. He encountered Christians and Jews. |
135 | 00:10:19,186 | 00:10:22,122 | And learned from them what their faith | And learned from them what their faith |
136 | 00:10:22,155 | 00:10:25,225 | what their religion, what their cultures, are. | what their religion, what their cultures, are. |
137 | 00:10:26,793 | 00:10:29,930 | Muhammad would have become aware that for the Jews | Muhammad would have become aware that for the Jews |
138 | 00:10:29,930 | 00:10:33,433 | and the Christians the holy scripture was very important. | and the Christians the holy scripture was very important. |
139 | 00:10:34,535 | 00:10:38,038 | Both got scriptures in which God had sent | Both got scriptures in which God had sent |
140 | 00:10:38,305 | 00:10:41,275 | a sacred message to prophets | a sacred message to prophets |
141 | 00:10:41,942 | 00:10:46,246 | and this was a way in which people could relate to the divine. | and this was a way in which people could relate to the divine. |
142 | 00:10:49,049 | 00:10:52,786 | When MUHAMMAD was about 25 years old | When MUHAMMAD was about 25 years old |
143 | 00:10:53,253 | 00:10:55,455 | he had a major change in his life. | he had a major change in his life. |
144 | 00:10:55,822 | 00:10:57,925 | A wealthy widow | A wealthy widow |
145 | 00:10:58,292 | 00:10:59,993 | older woman named KHADIJA | older woman named KHADIJA |
146 | 00:11:01,028 | 00:11:05,065 | asked him to take her caravans into Syria for her. | asked him to take her caravans into Syria for her. |
147 | 00:11:06,533 | 00:11:11,238 | Muhammad took all her goods and went with the caravan to Syria and did | Muhammad took all her goods and went with the caravan to Syria and did |
148 | 00:11:11,705 | 00:11:13,073 | an incredible job. | an incredible job. |
149 | 00:11:14,208 | 00:11:18,745 | And her respect for him turned into admiration for him. | And her respect for him turned into admiration for him. |
150 | 00:11:18,779 | 00:11:21,281 | And she inquired about him through one of her friends. | And she inquired about him through one of her friends. |
151 | 00:11:23,884 | 00:11:27,554 | Shortly thereafter Khadija asked Muhammad to marry her. | Shortly thereafter Khadija asked Muhammad to marry her. |
152 | 00:11:29,857 | 00:11:32,526 | I like you because of our relationship, she said | I like you because of our relationship, she said |
153 | 00:11:32,960 | 00:11:35,329 | "And your high reputation among your people;" | "And your high reputation among your people;" |
154 | 00:11:36,330 | 00:11:40,701 | "Your trustworthiness, good character, and truthfulness. " | "Your trustworthiness, good character, and truthfulness. " |
155 | 00:11:42,069 | 00:11:43,770 | And this is interesting. | And this is interesting. |
156 | 00:11:43,804 | 00:11:45,205 | She's is a very beautiful woman. | She's is a very beautiful woman. |
157 | 00:11:45,205 | 00:11:46,406 | But she's, she's 40. | But she's, she's 40. |
158 | 00:11:46,406 | 00:11:48,475 | She is, she is moving into her maturity. | She is, she is moving into her maturity. |
159 | 00:11:48,876 | 00:11:50,777 | And he's a 25-year-old youth. | And he's a 25-year-old youth. |
160 | 00:11:51,144 | 00:11:52,412 | Um, he's an orphan. | Um, he's an orphan. |
161 | 00:11:52,746 | 00:11:57,518 | And, and he accepts this, uh, proposal and it's arranged through the family. | And, and he accepts this, uh, proposal and it's arranged through the family. |
162 | 00:11:57,551 | 00:11:58,919 | And he does, indeed, marry her. | And he does, indeed, marry her. |
163 | 00:11:59,219 | 00:12:01,822 | And people have often said rather sneeringly that | And people have often said rather sneeringly that |
164 | 00:12:01,822 | 00:12:04,525 | this was just a marriage of convenience on his part. | this was just a marriage of convenience on his part. |
165 | 00:12:04,525 | 00:12:08,929 | He'd just married the wealthy widow for his own ah gain and profit. | He'd just married the wealthy widow for his own ah gain and profit. |
166 | 00:12:09,396 | 00:12:13,834 | But there's no doubt in my mind that he deeply, deeply loved Khadija. | But there's no doubt in my mind that he deeply, deeply loved Khadija. |
167 | 00:12:15,302 | 00:12:19,773 | Over the course of their marriage, Khadija and Muhammad had four daughters | Over the course of their marriage, Khadija and Muhammad had four daughters |
168 | 00:12:20,274 | 00:12:22,376 | and two sons who died as infants. | and two sons who died as infants. |
169 | 00:12:24,111 | 00:12:27,714 | He was a family man, and a successful and respected merchant. | He was a family man, and a successful and respected merchant. |
170 | 00:12:29,616 | 00:12:32,586 | But as Muhammad approached his own fortieth birthday | But as Muhammad approached his own fortieth birthday |
171 | 00:12:33,020 | 00:12:35,789 | he was becoming increasingly restless and | he was becoming increasingly restless and |
172 | 00:12:35,789 | 00:12:38,659 | troubled by the problems of Meccan society. | troubled by the problems of Meccan society. |
173 | 00:12:39,493 | 00:12:40,894 | Within a few generations | Within a few generations |
174 | 00:12:40,894 | 00:12:46,166 | they had gone from this kind of brutal existence in the Arabian Steppes | they had gone from this kind of brutal existence in the Arabian Steppes |
175 | 00:12:46,600 | 00:12:49,536 | to becoming financiers, bankers | to becoming financiers, bankers |
176 | 00:12:49,736 | 00:12:52,840 | businessmen, merchants, with a lot of money. | businessmen, merchants, with a lot of money. |
177 | 00:12:53,507 | 00:12:57,678 | And this was great, of course, and people were delighted. | And this was great, of course, and people were delighted. |
178 | 00:12:57,845 | 00:13:01,181 | But it was a very disturbing time | But it was a very disturbing time |
179 | 00:13:01,515 | 00:13:04,751 | because the market economy demanded | because the market economy demanded |
180 | 00:13:04,918 | 00:13:09,056 | as we know only too well in the West, a strong competitive streak. | as we know only too well in the West, a strong competitive streak. |
181 | 00:13:10,090 | 00:13:14,061 | People no longer felt that they had to take care of the poor and the needy. | People no longer felt that they had to take care of the poor and the needy. |
182 | 00:13:14,127 | 00:13:16,597 | And the weaker members of Quraysh any longer. | And the weaker members of Quraysh any longer. |
183 | 00:13:16,763 | 00:13:19,166 | They had to make as much money at they possibly could. | They had to make as much money at they possibly could. |
184 | 00:13:20,634 | 00:13:22,035 | They had a marvelous society. | They had a marvelous society. |
185 | 00:13:22,035 | 00:13:24,371 | They had a trading town, they were booming | They had a trading town, they were booming |
186 | 00:13:24,371 | 00:13:25,639 | they were doing business. | they were doing business. |
187 | 00:13:25,806 | 00:13:28,208 | They were living like an affluent society. | They were living like an affluent society. |
188 | 00:13:28,742 | 00:13:31,044 | And when you have an affluent society | And when you have an affluent society |
189 | 00:13:31,378 | 00:13:33,413 | the tendency is to become hedonistic. | the tendency is to become hedonistic. |
190 | 00:13:33,514 | 00:13:35,883 | To look at, you know, what are the pleasures of life? | To look at, you know, what are the pleasures of life? |
191 | 00:13:37,985 | 00:13:43,023 | Muhammad would often retreat to the mountains outside Mecca, to meditate. | Muhammad would often retreat to the mountains outside Mecca, to meditate. |
192 | 00:13:45,425 | 00:13:50,864 | It was on one such retreat in the year 610 that Muhammad had an experience | It was on one such retreat in the year 610 that Muhammad had an experience |
193 | 00:13:51,131 | 00:13:53,066 | that would transform history. | that would transform history. |
194 | 00:13:54,401 | 00:13:57,204 | The prophet used to retire from time to time | The prophet used to retire from time to time |
195 | 00:13:58,672 | 00:14:01,742 | into a hill called Jabal al-Nur, the Mountain of Light. | into a hill called Jabal al-Nur, the Mountain of Light. |
196 | 00:14:07,481 | 00:14:10,217 | When you climb up that mountain and many people still do it | When you climb up that mountain and many people still do it |
197 | 00:14:11,251 | 00:14:15,589 | on top of it is a cave called al-Hira in Arabic | on top of it is a cave called al-Hira in Arabic |
198 | 00:14:16,723 | 00:14:20,327 | Into which the Prophet would often times retire in order to contemplate | Into which the Prophet would often times retire in order to contemplate |
199 | 00:14:21,828 | 00:14:22,663 | and to pray. | and to pray. |
200 | 00:14:23,130 | 00:14:24,298 | To be still with God. | To be still with God. |
201 | 00:14:26,700 | 00:14:30,437 | The coming of the revelation was an immediate act. | The coming of the revelation was an immediate act. |
202 | 00:14:33,473 | 00:14:35,876 | The descent from heaven came suddenly. | The descent from heaven came suddenly. |
203 | 00:14:38,645 | 00:14:43,851 | Muhammad was woken from sleep and felt himself absolutely enveloped | Muhammad was woken from sleep and felt himself absolutely enveloped |
204 | 00:14:43,851 | 00:14:46,253 | by a terrifying divine presence. | by a terrifying divine presence. |
205 | 00:14:49,556 | 00:14:52,826 | He says it's an angel that seemed to squeeze him | He says it's an angel that seemed to squeeze him |
206 | 00:14:52,826 | 00:14:55,395 | ah, in a devastating embrace | ah, in a devastating embrace |
207 | 00:14:55,696 | 00:15:00,000 | and it felt as though all the breath was being squeezed out of his body. | and it felt as though all the breath was being squeezed out of his body. |
208 | 00:15:01,235 | 00:15:03,537 | "And a voice said to him, "recite. " | "And a voice said to him, "recite. " |
209 | 00:15:06,306 | 00:15:09,042 | "And Muhammad said, "no, I am not a reciter. " | "And Muhammad said, "no, I am not a reciter. " |
210 | 00:15:09,042 | 00:15:10,944 | "The voice again said "recite"." | "The voice again said "recite"." |
211 | 00:15:13,647 | 00:15:14,615 | Recite | Recite |
212 | 00:15:17,851 | 00:15:22,356 | And then squeezed, as he said almost beyond his endurance | And then squeezed, as he said almost beyond his endurance |
213 | 00:15:24,458 | 00:15:28,495 | Muhammad felt the first inspired words | Muhammad felt the first inspired words |
214 | 00:15:28,495 | 00:15:32,733 | of a new scripture in Arabic pouring from his lips. | of a new scripture in Arabic pouring from his lips. |
215 | 00:15:36,970 | 00:15:42,042 | That is recite in the name of thy lord who created. | That is recite in the name of thy lord who created. |
216 | 00:15:44,244 | 00:15:46,780 | And Islam had come into being. | And Islam had come into being. |
217 | 00:15:49,850 | 00:15:52,920 | And the prophet of course having received the divine word | And the prophet of course having received the divine word |
218 | 00:15:53,921 | 00:15:57,124 | began to tremble and tremendous fear | began to tremble and tremendous fear |
219 | 00:15:58,025 | 00:16:01,828 | because there's no common groundbetween the human reality and the divine reality | because there's no common groundbetween the human reality and the divine reality |
220 | 00:16:02,062 | 00:16:03,163 | When he ran out of the cave | When he ran out of the cave |
221 | 00:16:06,567 | 00:16:09,303 | When he ran out of the cave he looked back | When he ran out of the cave he looked back |
222 | 00:16:11,638 | 00:16:13,907 | and the Archangel filled up the whole of the sky. | and the Archangel filled up the whole of the sky. |
223 | 00:16:15,409 | 00:16:18,178 | Everywhere you looked there was Gabriel. | Everywhere you looked there was Gabriel. |
224 | 00:16:19,246 | 00:16:25,052 | Not just a single angelic image but a presence, a being, a power. | Not just a single angelic image but a presence, a being, a power. |
225 | 00:16:27,020 | 00:16:29,256 | This is how the ineffable | This is how the ineffable |
226 | 00:16:29,523 | 00:16:33,927 | incomprehensible, utterly transcendent, indescribable God | incomprehensible, utterly transcendent, indescribable God |
227 | 00:16:34,761 | 00:16:36,430 | makes itself known to us. | makes itself known to us. |
228 | 00:16:40,601 | 00:16:44,371 | This was something that really shook him to the very core of his being. | This was something that really shook him to the very core of his being. |
229 | 00:16:44,638 | 00:16:47,040 | And he goes down from that mountain and he is shaking. | And he goes down from that mountain and he is shaking. |
230 | 00:16:47,875 | 00:16:49,543 | And I think it's, it's shock. | And I think it's, it's shock. |
231 | 00:16:50,811 | 00:16:52,412 | Here is somebody who, who's gone | Here is somebody who, who's gone |
232 | 00:16:52,713 | 00:16:54,481 | looking for this transcendent reality | looking for this transcendent reality |
233 | 00:16:54,681 | 00:16:56,984 | and this transcendent reality is now | and this transcendent reality is now |
234 | 00:16:58,385 | 00:16:59,019 | replying. | replying. |
235 | 00:17:02,422 | 00:17:07,961 | Muhammad was so shaken by this experience, he feared he might be possessed. | Muhammad was so shaken by this experience, he feared he might be possessed. |
236 | 00:17:09,530 | 00:17:11,899 | He ran home directly to Khadija. | He ran home directly to Khadija. |
237 | 00:17:13,166 | 00:17:17,671 | And there he flung himself into her lap and he said cover me | And there he flung himself into her lap and he said cover me |
238 | 00:17:18,005 | 00:17:21,475 | cover me, hold me, until the terror had passed. | cover me, hold me, until the terror had passed. |
239 | 00:17:24,178 | 00:17:27,181 | Khadija was the person who reassured him. | Khadija was the person who reassured him. |
240 | 00:17:29,349 | 00:17:32,152 | "He said, "have I become a kahin, a soothsayer?" | "He said, "have I become a kahin, a soothsayer?" |
241 | 00:17:32,386 | 00:17:33,520 | And she said | And she said |
242 | 00:17:33,754 | 00:17:36,590 | No my dear this is not what God does. | No my dear this is not what God does. |
243 | 00:17:37,057 | 00:17:39,159 | This revelation comes from God. | This revelation comes from God. |
244 | 00:17:42,663 | 00:17:46,533 | The message Muhammad received on the Mountain of Light was simple: | The message Muhammad received on the Mountain of Light was simple: |
245 | 00:17:47,267 | 00:17:50,137 | He was to recite the words of the one true God. | He was to recite the words of the one true God. |
246 | 00:17:51,872 | 00:17:55,709 | But Muhammad still had doubts that his experience was genuine. | But Muhammad still had doubts that his experience was genuine. |
247 | 00:17:56,944 | 00:18:01,215 | Khadija ah, thought it would be a good idea to go to consult her | Khadija ah, thought it would be a good idea to go to consult her |
248 | 00:18:01,582 | 00:18:04,551 | her cousin Waraqa who was a Christian. | her cousin Waraqa who was a Christian. |
249 | 00:18:04,985 | 00:18:08,222 | She is saying, we need to go to somebody that knows about these things. | She is saying, we need to go to somebody that knows about these things. |
250 | 00:18:08,922 | 00:18:11,959 | Because if you're told you're being given a message from God | Because if you're told you're being given a message from God |
251 | 00:18:12,192 | 00:18:14,061 | well, there have been previous messages. | well, there have been previous messages. |
252 | 00:18:14,228 | 00:18:17,764 | So, let's go ask Waraqa. Who knows the scripture. | So, let's go ask Waraqa. Who knows the scripture. |
253 | 00:18:17,965 | 00:18:20,400 | He knows, uh, the Torah and the, the Gospel. | He knows, uh, the Torah and the, the Gospel. |
254 | 00:18:21,902 | 00:18:26,440 | And as soon as Waraqa heard about this, he immediately said | And as soon as Waraqa heard about this, he immediately said |
255 | 00:18:26,573 | 00:18:28,141 | Muhammad is the prophet | Muhammad is the prophet |
256 | 00:18:28,575 | 00:18:33,247 | ah who will bring the revelation of the one God to the Arabs | ah who will bring the revelation of the one God to the Arabs |
257 | 00:18:33,714 | 00:18:36,016 | and he warned Muhammad | and he warned Muhammad |
258 | 00:18:36,783 | 00:18:39,253 | uh that he would have a really rough time. | uh that he would have a really rough time. |
259 | 00:18:40,354 | 00:18:44,057 | He says, your people are going to reject you and they will chase you out of this city. | He says, your people are going to reject you and they will chase you out of this city. |
260 | 00:18:44,892 | 00:18:49,763 | This has never come to any human being, except they were persecuted. | This has never come to any human being, except they were persecuted. |
261 | 00:18:50,097 | 00:18:55,302 | Because this is basically undermining the paradigm. | Because this is basically undermining the paradigm. |
262 | 00:18:58,071 | 00:19:01,208 | And after a while Muhammad began to realize that | And after a while Muhammad began to realize that |
263 | 00:19:01,375 | 00:19:05,879 | the messages he had been receiving fit a pattern that he knew about | the messages he had been receiving fit a pattern that he knew about |
264 | 00:19:06,547 | 00:19:09,216 | from Jewish and Christian tradition as well. | from Jewish and Christian tradition as well. |
265 | 00:19:09,216 | 00:19:11,485 | And that is that there are such things as prophets. | And that is that there are such things as prophets. |
266 | 00:19:12,853 | 00:19:16,723 | There are people who receive messages from the divine | There are people who receive messages from the divine |
267 | 00:19:17,357 | 00:19:21,094 | and that he began to realize that indeed he was one of them as well. | and that he began to realize that indeed he was one of them as well. |
268 | 00:19:23,330 | 00:19:24,565 | When we think of prophecy | When we think of prophecy |
269 | 00:19:25,132 | 00:19:29,503 | we come from a tradition in America where we think of Charlton Heston, you know | we come from a tradition in America where we think of Charlton Heston, you know |
270 | 00:19:29,503 | 00:19:32,472 | the great big beard and the winds always blowing. | the great big beard and the winds always blowing. |
271 | 00:19:33,173 | 00:19:36,243 | And he's, wearing raggedy clothes and they're, and they're ranting people. | And he's, wearing raggedy clothes and they're, and they're ranting people. |
272 | 00:19:36,243 | 00:19:37,578 | You know, they're ranting and raving. | You know, they're ranting and raving. |
273 | 00:19:39,246 | 00:19:42,015 | In the Islamic view a prophet isn't this kind of person at all. | In the Islamic view a prophet isn't this kind of person at all. |
274 | 00:19:42,015 | 00:19:46,286 | But it's the person who has been selected very reluctantly from his people. | But it's the person who has been selected very reluctantly from his people. |
275 | 00:19:46,820 | 00:19:48,188 | God selected him and they couldn't | God selected him and they couldn't |
276 | 00:19:48,689 | 00:19:50,891 | get out of the clutches in a sense, they had to do it. | get out of the clutches in a sense, they had to do it. |
277 | 00:19:55,062 | 00:19:59,566 | You have to think in terms of a tribal Bedouin society. | You have to think in terms of a tribal Bedouin society. |
278 | 00:20:00,734 | 00:20:05,539 | What is the worst thing that could happen to somebody? | What is the worst thing that could happen to somebody? |
279 | 00:20:06,540 | 00:20:08,976 | It is not death. It is shame. | It is not death. It is shame. |
280 | 00:20:10,143 | 00:20:12,579 | And so I am sure that in his own mind | And so I am sure that in his own mind |
281 | 00:20:13,180 | 00:20:17,584 | the idea of being shamed was probably very important. | the idea of being shamed was probably very important. |
282 | 00:20:18,652 | 00:20:21,088 | I mean think of the double loss of face | I mean think of the double loss of face |
283 | 00:20:21,288 | 00:20:25,158 | you know he's gonna lose face, he's gonna be shamed in front of his people. | you know he's gonna lose face, he's gonna be shamed in front of his people. |
284 | 00:20:25,359 | 00:20:28,362 | He's gonna be shamed in front of Allah who gave him that message. | He's gonna be shamed in front of Allah who gave him that message. |
285 | 00:20:31,732 | 00:20:35,836 | One of the drawing features to me as a non-Muslim | One of the drawing features to me as a non-Muslim |
286 | 00:20:35,836 | 00:20:38,338 | who came from just a very diverse background | who came from just a very diverse background |
287 | 00:20:38,872 | 00:20:41,241 | was his humility. And his humanness. | was his humility. And his humanness. |
288 | 00:20:43,277 | 00:20:47,080 | Kevin James is a Supervising Fire Marshal in Brooklyn, New York | Kevin James is a Supervising Fire Marshal in Brooklyn, New York |
289 | 00:20:47,781 | 00:20:50,317 | who converted to Islam as a young man. | who converted to Islam as a young man. |
290 | 00:20:52,553 | 00:20:54,922 | I felt a kinship to him also personally. | I felt a kinship to him also personally. |
291 | 00:20:56,156 | 00:20:59,993 | And there's probably about a billion Muslims who would say the same thing, personal | And there's probably about a billion Muslims who would say the same thing, personal |
292 | 00:21:01,061 | 00:21:03,030 | this personal kinship that they feel with him. | this personal kinship that they feel with him. |
293 | 00:21:04,464 | 00:21:07,734 | Ah he grew up an orphan, now I'm not an orphan, I have two parents. But... | Ah he grew up an orphan, now I'm not an orphan, I have two parents. But... |
294 | 00:21:08,535 | 00:21:11,839 | my position in society, I've always felt, separate. | my position in society, I've always felt, separate. |
295 | 00:21:13,674 | 00:21:16,743 | America is a racial nation. And... | America is a racial nation. And... |
296 | 00:21:17,377 | 00:21:21,315 | either you're Black, you're White, you're Italian, you're Jewish, you're this and that. | either you're Black, you're White, you're Italian, you're Jewish, you're this and that. |
297 | 00:21:22,449 | 00:21:27,287 | So coming from a mixed background, I've felt like, kind of, in limbo. | So coming from a mixed background, I've felt like, kind of, in limbo. |
298 | 00:21:29,590 | 00:21:34,294 | My father is Native American and African-American and my mother is Jewish. | My father is Native American and African-American and my mother is Jewish. |
299 | 00:21:35,329 | 00:21:40,434 | They were very a-religious I would say to the point of being atheist or agnostic. | They were very a-religious I would say to the point of being atheist or agnostic. |
300 | 00:21:42,603 | 00:21:46,607 | I recall as a child we'd get a dreidel | I recall as a child we'd get a dreidel |
301 | 00:21:47,040 | 00:21:49,843 | on Hanukkah, we had a menorah in the house and we also had | on Hanukkah, we had a menorah in the house and we also had |
302 | 00:21:49,843 | 00:21:52,513 | a Christmas tree and exchanged presents. | a Christmas tree and exchanged presents. |
303 | 00:21:54,448 | 00:21:59,453 | So, I just never really identified with any religion | So, I just never really identified with any religion |
304 | 00:22:00,454 | 00:22:05,025 | but what was always emphasized was discussion and dialogue and | but what was always emphasized was discussion and dialogue and |
305 | 00:22:06,193 | 00:22:07,261 | seeking for the truth. | seeking for the truth. |
306 | 00:22:10,063 | 00:22:14,034 | So I went through a period of trial and error searching. | So I went through a period of trial and error searching. |
307 | 00:22:14,735 | 00:22:20,541 | And I stumbled, I guess, I almost literally stumbled on Islam. | And I stumbled, I guess, I almost literally stumbled on Islam. |
308 | 00:22:22,709 | 00:22:27,114 | What appealed to me was the universality of the message. | What appealed to me was the universality of the message. |
309 | 00:22:27,848 | 00:22:32,719 | Any religion that gives a code of righteous ethical conduct and... | Any religion that gives a code of righteous ethical conduct and... |
310 | 00:22:33,287 | 00:22:38,458 | respect and gratitude and obedience to one being, is Islam. | respect and gratitude and obedience to one being, is Islam. |
311 | 00:22:39,860 | 00:22:45,399 | So, here's a book, the Holy Quran, that validates other religions | So, here's a book, the Holy Quran, that validates other religions |
312 | 00:22:46,300 | 00:22:47,601 | the diversity of mankind | the diversity of mankind |
313 | 00:22:48,368 | 00:22:53,373 | and it puts the onus of salvation on the believer. | and it puts the onus of salvation on the believer. |
314 | 00:22:55,342 | 00:22:57,945 | The Quran teaches you that the saving of one life | The Quran teaches you that the saving of one life |
315 | 00:22:58,278 | 00:23:00,013 | is as if you've saved all of humanity. | is as if you've saved all of humanity. |
316 | 00:23:01,148 | 00:23:05,085 | And that's one of the reasons why I became a firefighter. | And that's one of the reasons why I became a firefighter. |
317 | 00:23:06,286 | 00:23:09,223 | What more noble calling than that to save a person's life | What more noble calling than that to save a person's life |
318 | 00:23:09,223 | 00:23:11,024 | to save people, to save their property. | to save people, to save their property. |
319 | 00:23:11,458 | 00:23:12,759 | There was another fire in the back. | There was another fire in the back. |
320 | 00:23:13,660 | 00:23:14,828 | Okay. Yeah. So show me what you have. | Okay. Yeah. So show me what you have. |
321 | 00:23:16,196 | 00:23:20,701 | From being a fire fighter, I became a Fire Marshall, that's an arson investigator. | From being a fire fighter, I became a Fire Marshall, that's an arson investigator. |
322 | 00:23:22,236 | 00:23:24,471 | That's another form of prevention, of saving lives. | That's another form of prevention, of saving lives. |
323 | 00:23:26,173 | 00:23:28,008 | I guess there's no doubt what caused this. | I guess there's no doubt what caused this. |
324 | 00:23:28,942 | 00:23:32,546 | The fire fighter, he'll risk his life to save you whether you're Black | The fire fighter, he'll risk his life to save you whether you're Black |
325 | 00:23:32,779 | 00:23:35,949 | brown, red, Jew, Muslim, Christian, Atheist. | brown, red, Jew, Muslim, Christian, Atheist. |
326 | 00:23:37,150 | 00:23:40,621 | He's not asking you what your philosophy is or looking at your color. | He's not asking you what your philosophy is or looking at your color. |
327 | 00:23:41,121 | 00:23:42,556 | He's looking to get you out of the building. | He's looking to get you out of the building. |
328 | 00:23:44,391 | 00:23:48,462 | That's why many people say that fire fighting is a calling, because of that | That's why many people say that fire fighting is a calling, because of that |
329 | 00:23:49,229 | 00:23:51,098 | self-sacrifice. | self-sacrifice. |
330 | 00:23:51,265 | 00:23:53,534 | The willingness to just put others before yourself. | The willingness to just put others before yourself. |
331 | 00:23:55,702 | 00:23:57,538 | To be a good Muslim, you serve people. | To be a good Muslim, you serve people. |
332 | 00:23:58,172 | 00:24:00,007 | And specifically, Prophet Muhammad | And specifically, Prophet Muhammad |
333 | 00:24:00,841 | 00:24:02,743 | he asked the question to people around him: | he asked the question to people around him: |
334 | 00:24:03,544 | 00:24:05,045 | Do you love your creator? | Do you love your creator? |
335 | 00:24:06,079 | 00:24:07,514 | Serve your fellow man first. | Serve your fellow man first. |
336 | 00:24:09,917 | 00:24:13,654 | The message Muhammad had received from God evealed that | The message Muhammad had received from God evealed that |
337 | 00:24:13,654 | 00:24:16,456 | his people would be held accountable in he next life | his people would be held accountable in he next life |
338 | 00:24:16,924 | 00:24:18,525 | for their behavior in this one. | for their behavior in this one. |
339 | 00:24:20,427 | 00:24:24,464 | Although Muhammad was initially reluctant to tell others about his experience | Although Muhammad was initially reluctant to tell others about his experience |
340 | 00:24:24,831 | 00:24:29,136 | a new revelation commanded him to make his message public. | a new revelation commanded him to make his message public. |
341 | 00:24:30,604 | 00:24:34,141 | So he calls all of his family members together and he says | So he calls all of his family members together and he says |
342 | 00:24:34,474 | 00:24:38,212 | what would you say if I told you that there was this army | what would you say if I told you that there was this army |
343 | 00:24:39,246 | 00:24:43,250 | waiting to attack us on the other side of that hill. | waiting to attack us on the other side of that hill. |
344 | 00:24:44,151 | 00:24:46,320 | They said, we would believe you and he said what would you say if I told you | They said, we would believe you and he said what would you say if I told you |
345 | 00:24:47,187 | 00:24:51,024 | and he said what would you say if I told you | and he said what would you say if I told you |
346 | 00:24:51,491 | 00:24:52,926 | I'm a messenger from God. | I'm a messenger from God. |
347 | 00:24:54,795 | 00:24:55,863 | They think it's absurd. | They think it's absurd. |
348 | 00:24:56,797 | 00:24:58,432 | You, you called us together for this? | You, you called us together for this? |
349 | 00:24:58,632 | 00:25:00,000 | And he says, will no one support me in this. | And he says, will no one support me in this. |
350 | 00:25:01,001 | 00:25:04,771 | And the only person is a, is a child Ali who is his cousin | And the only person is a, is a child Ali who is his cousin |
351 | 00:25:04,905 | 00:25:07,407 | uh, gets up and says, I will support you. | uh, gets up and says, I will support you. |
352 | 00:25:07,474 | 00:25:09,743 | And they, they think this is hilarious. | And they, they think this is hilarious. |
353 | 00:25:10,077 | 00:25:14,481 | That this is, this is who is going to follow this prophet is, is a child. | That this is, this is who is going to follow this prophet is, is a child. |
354 | 00:25:14,715 | 00:25:18,185 | Think about it, there is a man, a middle-aged man | Think about it, there is a man, a middle-aged man |
355 | 00:25:18,185 | 00:25:20,854 | who doesn't know how to read or write, who has no wealth | who doesn't know how to read or write, who has no wealth |
356 | 00:25:21,455 | 00:25:24,658 | who is an orphan, yes he is from a very important tribe | who is an orphan, yes he is from a very important tribe |
357 | 00:25:24,658 | 00:25:28,428 | but he works for a woman, and he now says, I'm the Prophet. | but he works for a woman, and he now says, I'm the Prophet. |
358 | 00:25:29,263 | 00:25:30,430 | God has spoken to me. | God has spoken to me. |
359 | 00:25:32,099 | 00:25:33,734 | This is not going to fly. | This is not going to fly. |
360 | 00:25:37,070 | 00:25:40,774 | The divine message that Muhammad brought to his fellow Meccans | The divine message that Muhammad brought to his fellow Meccans |
361 | 00:25:40,874 | 00:25:42,976 | carried with it a sharp warning | carried with it a sharp warning |
362 | 00:25:43,076 | 00:25:45,879 | for their increasingly materialistic society. | for their increasingly materialistic society. |
363 | 00:25:47,948 | 00:25:52,286 | He was coming to warn the people of Mecca and the surrounding countryside | He was coming to warn the people of Mecca and the surrounding countryside |
364 | 00:25:52,686 | 00:25:54,621 | and his own tribe of Quraysh | and his own tribe of Quraysh |
365 | 00:25:55,622 | 00:25:59,359 | that unless they pulled themselves together and started | that unless they pulled themselves together and started |
366 | 00:25:59,359 | 00:26:02,329 | creating a more just and decent society | creating a more just and decent society |
367 | 00:26:03,096 | 00:26:07,701 | restoring the old tribal values of looking after the poor | restoring the old tribal values of looking after the poor |
368 | 00:26:07,968 | 00:26:10,971 | the orphan, the widow, the oppressed | the orphan, the widow, the oppressed |
369 | 00:26:11,405 | 00:26:13,407 | then there was going to be a terrible catastrophe. | then there was going to be a terrible catastrophe. |
370 | 00:26:15,509 | 00:26:17,110 | The Arabs did not believe in after life. | The Arabs did not believe in after life. |
371 | 00:26:17,110 | 00:26:21,481 | They really thought that life ended with death and there was no resurrection | They really thought that life ended with death and there was no resurrection |
372 | 00:26:21,481 | 00:26:24,117 | there was no coming back, there was no reincarnation. | there was no coming back, there was no reincarnation. |
373 | 00:26:25,752 | 00:26:28,956 | So now Muhammad is saying, you know that one God we spoke of? | So now Muhammad is saying, you know that one God we spoke of? |
374 | 00:26:29,189 | 00:26:32,159 | When you are going to die, you don't just disappear. | When you are going to die, you don't just disappear. |
375 | 00:26:32,726 | 00:26:35,162 | But you're going to be accountable to that God | But you're going to be accountable to that God |
376 | 00:26:35,162 | 00:26:36,830 | for the good deeds and the bad deeds. | for the good deeds and the bad deeds. |
377 | 00:26:39,533 | 00:26:43,704 | He was bringing a moral, ethical, social message to his people. | He was bringing a moral, ethical, social message to his people. |
378 | 00:26:44,438 | 00:26:49,743 | That we're all in the same boat before God and we must treat each other well | That we're all in the same boat before God and we must treat each other well |
379 | 00:26:49,943 | 00:26:53,480 | with compassion and justice, and equity. | with compassion and justice, and equity. |
380 | 00:26:55,616 | 00:26:59,052 | The revelation that Muhammad received on the Mountain of Light | The revelation that Muhammad received on the Mountain of Light |
381 | 00:26:59,386 | 00:27:02,890 | was only the first of many that he would continue to receive | was only the first of many that he would continue to receive |
382 | 00:27:03,023 | 00:27:04,358 | for the rest of his life. | for the rest of his life. |
383 | 00:27:05,759 | 00:27:09,162 | The revelation does not come in a lump sum. | The revelation does not come in a lump sum. |
384 | 00:27:09,863 | 00:27:12,165 | It doesn't just come down from heaven, here is the book. | It doesn't just come down from heaven, here is the book. |
385 | 00:27:13,066 | 00:27:14,968 | Now go out and teach it to the people. No. | Now go out and teach it to the people. No. |
386 | 00:27:16,336 | 00:27:18,238 | It is coming down slowly. | It is coming down slowly. |
387 | 00:27:18,705 | 00:27:22,309 | It's coming down as events unfold. | It's coming down as events unfold. |
388 | 00:27:23,343 | 00:27:24,845 | And it's explaining the events | And it's explaining the events |
389 | 00:27:24,978 | 00:27:29,082 | but it's also coming down in a way that he can absorb it. | but it's also coming down in a way that he can absorb it. |
390 | 00:27:29,416 | 00:27:31,818 | Because the idea is that this thing is so tremendous. | Because the idea is that this thing is so tremendous. |
391 | 00:27:31,985 | 00:27:33,487 | This thing is so immense | This thing is so immense |
392 | 00:27:33,887 | 00:27:37,157 | that it's not something that we can give you all at once. | that it's not something that we can give you all at once. |
393 | 00:27:37,324 | 00:27:38,525 | This is going to take time. | This is going to take time. |
394 | 00:27:38,859 | 00:27:43,063 | He used to say that I never once experienced a revelation | He used to say that I never once experienced a revelation |
395 | 00:27:43,263 | 00:27:46,733 | without feeling that my soul had been torn from my body. | without feeling that my soul had been torn from my body. |
396 | 00:27:49,136 | 00:27:51,071 | The prophet could be sitting, he could be on horseback | The prophet could be sitting, he could be on horseback |
397 | 00:27:51,071 | 00:27:52,873 | he could be walking, he could be talking. | he could be walking, he could be talking. |
398 | 00:27:53,373 | 00:27:55,442 | He was suddenly seized by the divine word. | He was suddenly seized by the divine word. |
399 | 00:27:57,911 | 00:28:00,013 | He would feel a great weight descend upon him. | He would feel a great weight descend upon him. |
400 | 00:28:02,082 | 00:28:05,052 | He would sweat profusely even on a cold day. | He would sweat profusely even on a cold day. |
401 | 00:28:07,221 | 00:28:10,824 | Sometimes he said it would be like the reverberations of a bell. | Sometimes he said it would be like the reverberations of a bell. |
402 | 00:28:11,158 | 00:28:14,995 | And that he said is hardest for me, it's not the words that were coming. | And that he said is hardest for me, it's not the words that were coming. |
403 | 00:28:15,429 | 00:28:19,700 | But he would have to listen very hard for the meaning | But he would have to listen very hard for the meaning |
404 | 00:28:20,133 | 00:28:25,939 | of what communication, divine communication was coming through. | of what communication, divine communication was coming through. |
405 | 00:28:27,574 | 00:28:30,244 | After Muhammad received each revelation | After Muhammad received each revelation |
406 | 00:28:30,444 | 00:28:32,846 | he would recite it to the people who were with him | he would recite it to the people who were with him |
407 | 00:28:33,113 | 00:28:35,115 | and they would pass it on to the community. | and they would pass it on to the community. |
408 | 00:28:36,450 | 00:28:39,753 | When the Prophet, who did not know how to read and write | When the Prophet, who did not know how to read and write |
409 | 00:28:40,053 | 00:28:43,090 | started revealing the words of the Quran | started revealing the words of the Quran |
410 | 00:28:43,090 | 00:28:45,325 | they acquired credibility | they acquired credibility |
411 | 00:28:45,759 | 00:28:49,596 | because of the very nature of the words spoken. | because of the very nature of the words spoken. |
412 | 00:28:50,764 | 00:28:53,066 | People would, would look at it, this is, my goodness | People would, would look at it, this is, my goodness |
413 | 00:28:53,066 | 00:28:56,870 | this cannot be the words of a man. He could not have made this up. | this cannot be the words of a man. He could not have made this up. |
414 | 00:29:16,423 | 00:29:21,762 | The Quran is the most extraordinary beautiful discourse. | The Quran is the most extraordinary beautiful discourse. |
415 | 00:29:22,496 | 00:29:25,365 | It doesn't come over in translation | It doesn't come over in translation |
416 | 00:29:25,766 | 00:29:28,669 | but the Arabic is extraordinary. | but the Arabic is extraordinary. |
417 | 00:29:31,638 | 00:29:34,808 | When the first Muslims heard The Quran | When the first Muslims heard The Quran |
418 | 00:29:35,108 | 00:29:40,914 | many of them were converted to the prophet's message. | many of them were converted to the prophet's message. |
419 | 00:29:41,715 | 00:29:45,586 | Not necessarily because of its content but because of its beauty. | Not necessarily because of its content but because of its beauty. |
420 | 00:29:50,123 | 00:29:53,527 | That revelation was presented in a society | That revelation was presented in a society |
421 | 00:29:53,894 | 00:29:56,797 | where there were people who were professional memorizers. | where there were people who were professional memorizers. |
422 | 00:29:58,031 | 00:30:01,168 | They could hear something recited once and they could repeat it. | They could hear something recited once and they could repeat it. |
423 | 00:30:02,836 | 00:30:07,040 | The recitation then by Muhammad was carefully preserved | The recitation then by Muhammad was carefully preserved |
424 | 00:30:07,341 | 00:30:10,577 | immediately in the minds of memorizers | immediately in the minds of memorizers |
425 | 00:30:10,711 | 00:30:14,214 | and in the minds of people who were able to write down notes. | and in the minds of people who were able to write down notes. |
426 | 00:30:15,082 | 00:30:16,950 | What we now call the Quran | What we now call the Quran |
427 | 00:30:17,351 | 00:30:21,154 | represented the complete collection of those words | represented the complete collection of those words |
428 | 00:30:21,321 | 00:30:25,292 | that Muhammad recited when he said this is the revelation of God | that Muhammad recited when he said this is the revelation of God |
429 | 00:30:28,562 | 00:30:30,264 | All we have of the prophet | All we have of the prophet |
430 | 00:30:31,164 | 00:30:34,468 | and all we have of the word of God is actually words. | and all we have of the word of God is actually words. |
431 | 00:30:35,335 | 00:30:36,403 | We don't have any pictures. | We don't have any pictures. |
432 | 00:30:37,037 | 00:30:38,405 | We don't have any statues. | We don't have any statues. |
433 | 00:30:38,705 | 00:30:40,440 | All we have left is words. | All we have left is words. |
434 | 00:30:41,808 | 00:30:45,445 | We can take those words and through the art of calligraphy | We can take those words and through the art of calligraphy |
435 | 00:30:45,779 | 00:30:48,382 | we can make them more vivid, more accessible. | we can make them more vivid, more accessible. |
436 | 00:30:49,716 | 00:30:54,321 | For Mohamed Zakariya, words are the basis of an art form. | For Mohamed Zakariya, words are the basis of an art form. |
437 | 00:30:55,522 | 00:30:56,857 | To prevent idolatry | To prevent idolatry |
438 | 00:30:57,157 | 00:31:02,296 | Muhammad discouraged the creation of any images of himself or other prophets. | Muhammad discouraged the creation of any images of himself or other prophets. |
439 | 00:31:03,197 | 00:31:06,934 | Calligraphy eventually became Islam's highest art form. | Calligraphy eventually became Islam's highest art form. |
440 | 00:31:08,702 | 00:31:12,472 | Among the sacred texts Zakariya writes is the Hilye | Among the sacred texts Zakariya writes is the Hilye |
441 | 00:31:12,706 | 00:31:14,975 | a portrait of the Prophet in words. | a portrait of the Prophet in words. |
442 | 00:31:16,143 | 00:31:20,047 | Transmitted from Ali, who, when asked to describe the prophet, would say: | Transmitted from Ali, who, when asked to describe the prophet, would say: |
443 | 00:31:20,747 | 00:31:23,016 | His face was not narrow, nor was it fully round | His face was not narrow, nor was it fully round |
444 | 00:31:23,517 | 00:31:25,219 | but there was a little bit of roundness to it. | but there was a little bit of roundness to it. |
445 | 00:31:26,153 | 00:31:27,254 | When he looked at someone | When he looked at someone |
446 | 00:31:27,521 | 00:31:30,490 | he looked at them with his face turned perfectly towards them. | he looked at them with his face turned perfectly towards them. |
447 | 00:31:31,625 | 00:31:34,361 | Whoever saw him unexpectedly was in awe of him | Whoever saw him unexpectedly was in awe of him |
448 | 00:31:34,962 | 00:31:37,764 | and whoever associated with him familiarly loved him. | and whoever associated with him familiarly loved him. |
449 | 00:31:38,532 | 00:31:40,534 | Anyone who would describe him would say | Anyone who would describe him would say |
450 | 00:31:40,534 | 00:31:44,204 | 'I never saw before him or after him the like of him. | 'I never saw before him or after him the like of him. |
451 | 00:31:44,638 | 00:31:45,606 | "Peace be upon him. '" | "Peace be upon him. '" |
452 | 00:31:47,474 | 00:31:49,343 | That's the most famous of the Hilyes. | That's the most famous of the Hilyes. |
453 | 00:31:49,643 | 00:31:53,714 | It gives you a description of the qualities of a person | It gives you a description of the qualities of a person |
454 | 00:31:54,147 | 00:31:58,185 | so that you can almost see them in your, uh, eyes, in your mind's eye. | so that you can almost see them in your, uh, eyes, in your mind's eye. |
455 | 00:32:01,021 | 00:32:04,024 | I like to think it's like having a little | I like to think it's like having a little |
456 | 00:32:04,625 | 00:32:07,160 | memento of the prophet near you so that you can look | memento of the prophet near you so that you can look |
457 | 00:32:07,227 | 00:32:08,795 | at it and think of it now and then. | at it and think of it now and then. |
458 | 00:32:10,964 | 00:32:14,468 | And of course, he's not with us, but the Hilye brings him | And of course, he's not with us, but the Hilye brings him |
459 | 00:32:15,035 | 00:32:16,570 | uh, his presence a little closer. | uh, his presence a little closer. |
460 | 00:32:19,540 | 00:32:24,678 | MUHAMMAD was always very insistent that he was not a divine figure | MUHAMMAD was always very insistent that he was not a divine figure |
461 | 00:32:25,179 | 00:32:29,650 | and he always warned his followers not to do with him | and he always warned his followers not to do with him |
462 | 00:32:29,650 | 00:32:34,154 | what the Christians had done to Jesus and put him on a pedestal and say | what the Christians had done to Jesus and put him on a pedestal and say |
463 | 00:32:34,154 | 00:32:35,923 | that he was God or divine. | that he was God or divine. |
464 | 00:32:35,923 | 00:32:40,928 | He was not, he was an ordinary human being and the Muslims have taken that seriously. | He was not, he was an ordinary human being and the Muslims have taken that seriously. |
465 | 00:32:42,629 | 00:32:45,832 | But what they do say is that MUHAMMAD is the perfect man. | But what they do say is that MUHAMMAD is the perfect man. |
466 | 00:32:47,234 | 00:32:49,036 | That if you look at MUHAMMAD | That if you look at MUHAMMAD |
467 | 00:32:49,336 | 00:32:55,108 | you can see how a perfect act of surrender to the divine had been made. | you can see how a perfect act of surrender to the divine had been made. |
468 | 00:33:01,148 | 00:33:04,818 | "Muhammad's message slowly began to attract followers;" | "Muhammad's message slowly began to attract followers;" |
469 | 00:33:05,285 | 00:33:09,389 | especially among the downtrodden and the oppressed within Meccan society. | especially among the downtrodden and the oppressed within Meccan society. |
470 | 00:33:11,124 | 00:33:16,530 | It's really the people that don't have anything, uh, to lose and everything to gain. | It's really the people that don't have anything, uh, to lose and everything to gain. |
471 | 00:33:16,730 | 00:33:19,099 | They are the ones that are responding to this message. | They are the ones that are responding to this message. |
472 | 00:33:20,067 | 00:33:23,804 | Many of the followers are poor people, slaves | Many of the followers are poor people, slaves |
473 | 00:33:24,171 | 00:33:25,839 | women that don't have protectors. | women that don't have protectors. |
474 | 00:33:26,139 | 00:33:29,610 | It's spreading amongst the disenfranchised of Mecca. | It's spreading amongst the disenfranchised of Mecca. |
475 | 00:33:30,944 | 00:33:33,914 | Prophet Muhammad noticed that | Prophet Muhammad noticed that |
476 | 00:33:34,181 | 00:33:36,683 | he lives in a society that denigrate women. | he lives in a society that denigrate women. |
477 | 00:33:37,484 | 00:33:41,288 | They were viewed as second-hand citizens | They were viewed as second-hand citizens |
478 | 00:33:41,555 | 00:33:46,927 | an object or personal belongings that belong to the man. | an object or personal belongings that belong to the man. |
479 | 00:33:47,628 | 00:33:49,863 | And that disturbed the Prophet. | And that disturbed the Prophet. |
480 | 00:33:51,932 | 00:33:56,770 | Early in his prophetic career, Muhammad condemned female infanticide. | Early in his prophetic career, Muhammad condemned female infanticide. |
481 | 00:33:59,139 | 00:34:02,576 | Later revelations would give women legal rights in marriage | Later revelations would give women legal rights in marriage |
482 | 00:34:02,776 | 00:34:06,446 | allow them to divorce, and protect their inheritance rights. | allow them to divorce, and protect their inheritance rights. |
483 | 00:34:07,748 | 00:34:11,318 | Of course, it's absurd and anachronistic to expect Muhammad | Of course, it's absurd and anachronistic to expect Muhammad |
484 | 00:34:11,318 | 00:34:14,755 | to be a feminist in the 21st Century sense. | to be a feminist in the 21st Century sense. |
485 | 00:34:15,289 | 00:34:19,993 | Uh, but nevertheless, what he did for women in the context of his times was amazing. | Uh, but nevertheless, what he did for women in the context of his times was amazing. |
486 | 00:34:21,495 | 00:34:25,732 | Although most women were second-class citizens in pre-Islamic Arabia | Although most women were second-class citizens in pre-Islamic Arabia |
487 | 00:34:26,200 | 00:34:30,470 | Muhammad's own wife, Khadija, was wealthy and powerful. | Muhammad's own wife, Khadija, was wealthy and powerful. |
488 | 00:34:31,905 | 00:34:35,642 | There's been this idea that women prior to Islam were chattel | There's been this idea that women prior to Islam were chattel |
489 | 00:34:35,876 | 00:34:37,811 | that they had no rights. | that they had no rights. |
490 | 00:34:38,212 | 00:34:43,584 | And I think that for many many levels of the women, that is true, but | And I think that for many many levels of the women, that is true, but |
491 | 00:34:43,851 | 00:34:47,254 | for a certain level of woman, which Khadija would have been amongst | for a certain level of woman, which Khadija would have been amongst |
492 | 00:34:47,554 | 00:34:48,589 | that is not true. | that is not true. |
493 | 00:34:50,457 | 00:34:53,794 | Khadija is an inspiration because in spite of | Khadija is an inspiration because in spite of |
494 | 00:34:53,961 | 00:34:57,764 | the male dominated society that she lived in, she was a working woman. | the male dominated society that she lived in, she was a working woman. |
495 | 00:34:58,632 | 00:35:03,470 | And so there are some parallels for modern women to to learn from her example. | And so there are some parallels for modern women to to learn from her example. |
496 | 00:35:06,240 | 00:35:07,508 | I grew up in Kashmir | I grew up in Kashmir |
497 | 00:35:07,808 | 00:35:11,445 | which is in the foothills of the Himalayas, northern India. | which is in the foothills of the Himalayas, northern India. |
498 | 00:35:12,112 | 00:35:15,482 | And I came to America when I was 15 years old. | And I came to America when I was 15 years old. |
499 | 00:35:16,817 | 00:35:20,554 | As I started becoming part and parcel of this culture and society | As I started becoming part and parcel of this culture and society |
500 | 00:35:21,021 | 00:35:25,225 | I gravitated towards just wanting to be like everybody else. | I gravitated towards just wanting to be like everybody else. |
501 | 00:35:25,726 | 00:35:28,195 | And tended to stray away from my own faith. | And tended to stray away from my own faith. |
502 | 00:35:29,496 | 00:35:32,533 | And for awhile there I went through some very | And for awhile there I went through some very |
503 | 00:35:32,666 | 00:35:34,535 | dark stages in my life | dark stages in my life |
504 | 00:35:34,935 | 00:35:38,872 | where I wanted nothing to do with my faith | where I wanted nothing to do with my faith |
505 | 00:35:40,474 | 00:35:44,111 | and almost just walked away from my faith. | and almost just walked away from my faith. |
506 | 00:35:45,112 | 00:35:47,080 | As I got older | As I got older |
507 | 00:35:47,581 | 00:35:52,085 | I recognized that there was this very empty hole inside of me. | I recognized that there was this very empty hole inside of me. |
508 | 00:35:54,555 | 00:35:58,825 | So I started searching for God in all kinds of places. | So I started searching for God in all kinds of places. |
509 | 00:35:59,359 | 00:36:01,728 | You know Rumi has this beautiful story where he says | You know Rumi has this beautiful story where he says |
510 | 00:36:02,362 | 00:36:05,899 | I looked for God, I went to a temple, and I didn't find him there. | I looked for God, I went to a temple, and I didn't find him there. |
511 | 00:36:06,266 | 00:36:08,635 | Then I went to a church and I didn't find him there. | Then I went to a church and I didn't find him there. |
512 | 00:36:08,635 | 00:36:11,238 | And then I went to a mosque and I didn't find him there. | And then I went to a mosque and I didn't find him there. |
513 | 00:36:11,572 | 00:36:14,208 | "And then finally I looked in my heart and there he was. " | "And then finally I looked in my heart and there he was. " |
514 | 00:36:19,079 | 00:36:22,850 | The challenges that I faced in my life are the very same challenges | The challenges that I faced in my life are the very same challenges |
515 | 00:36:22,850 | 00:36:24,852 | that a lot of young girls are facing. | that a lot of young girls are facing. |
516 | 00:36:25,686 | 00:36:28,455 | And, when they come to me with their questions | And, when they come to me with their questions |
517 | 00:36:28,789 | 00:36:32,192 | I feel like a person who has already traveled the road. | I feel like a person who has already traveled the road. |
518 | 00:36:34,294 | 00:36:36,063 | I dispense advice to them | I dispense advice to them |
519 | 00:36:36,163 | 00:36:39,666 | from real experience as to how I would have dealt with something. | from real experience as to how I would have dealt with something. |
520 | 00:36:39,933 | 00:36:42,002 | I've noticed how when it comes to women | I've noticed how when it comes to women |
521 | 00:36:42,102 | 00:36:44,605 | we are only supposed to marry Muslim men. | we are only supposed to marry Muslim men. |
522 | 00:36:45,072 | 00:36:46,139 | Uh, why is that now? | Uh, why is that now? |
523 | 00:36:46,139 | 00:36:49,309 | Especially because the Quran says that | Especially because the Quran says that |
524 | 00:36:49,309 | 00:36:51,078 | believing men and women should marry | believing men and women should marry |
525 | 00:36:51,078 | 00:36:52,479 | believing men and women, it doesn't | believing men and women, it doesn't |
526 | 00:36:52,679 | 00:36:55,182 | point out that men can marry such and women can't. | point out that men can marry such and women can't. |
527 | 00:36:55,415 | 00:36:58,619 | I've heard plenty of people say that in fact that's an interpretation. | I've heard plenty of people say that in fact that's an interpretation. |
528 | 00:36:59,386 | 00:37:01,455 | Some of the issues are deeply personal | Some of the issues are deeply personal |
529 | 00:37:01,788 | 00:37:04,057 | ah issues with gender relations | ah issues with gender relations |
530 | 00:37:04,224 | 00:37:08,495 | like dating and ah marriage. | like dating and ah marriage. |
531 | 00:37:09,963 | 00:37:12,332 | And other issues have to do with | And other issues have to do with |
532 | 00:37:12,633 | 00:37:16,703 | you know certain Islamic law and how to reconcile with some of those things. | you know certain Islamic law and how to reconcile with some of those things. |
533 | 00:37:17,437 | 00:37:19,640 | I want to exchange with her. See? Her's is prettier | I want to exchange with her. See? Her's is prettier |
534 | 00:37:20,240 | 00:37:23,710 | And these are all sticky wickets as we say. | And these are all sticky wickets as we say. |
535 | 00:37:24,912 | 00:37:28,248 | The fact that I've walked the walk helps a little bit | The fact that I've walked the walk helps a little bit |
536 | 00:37:28,582 | 00:37:30,984 | for me to dispense advice to these people. | for me to dispense advice to these people. |
537 | 00:37:52,773 | 00:37:55,742 | In Mecca, opposition to Muhammad was growing. | In Mecca, opposition to Muhammad was growing. |
538 | 00:37:57,711 | 00:38:01,849 | His message of monotheism and his campaign against idolatry | His message of monotheism and his campaign against idolatry |
539 | 00:38:02,416 | 00:38:06,086 | threatened the lucrative trade that fueled the Meccan economy. | threatened the lucrative trade that fueled the Meccan economy. |
540 | 00:38:07,621 | 00:38:10,858 | The business of Mecca is to draw pilgrims to Mecca. | The business of Mecca is to draw pilgrims to Mecca. |
541 | 00:38:11,124 | 00:38:12,292 | They want to make money. | They want to make money. |
542 | 00:38:12,392 | 00:38:16,430 | And the way they draw pilgrims to Mecca is, people come visit their gods. | And the way they draw pilgrims to Mecca is, people come visit their gods. |
543 | 00:38:16,463 | 00:38:20,334 | Well, here's somebody who is saying, these gods, they are not real. | Well, here's somebody who is saying, these gods, they are not real. |
544 | 00:38:20,434 | 00:38:22,336 | They're stones, they're rocks. | They're stones, they're rocks. |
545 | 00:38:22,603 | 00:38:24,705 | You're wasting your time. | You're wasting your time. |
546 | 00:38:24,905 | 00:38:29,510 | Now, that message has economic implications to the Quraysh. | Now, that message has economic implications to the Quraysh. |
547 | 00:38:29,776 | 00:38:30,878 | They are worried. | They are worried. |
548 | 00:38:30,978 | 00:38:34,114 | This, this man is going to undermine our business. | This, this man is going to undermine our business. |
549 | 00:38:36,316 | 00:38:41,054 | In the tribal system Muhammad was protected by his uncle, Abu Talib | In the tribal system Muhammad was protected by his uncle, Abu Talib |
550 | 00:38:43,023 | 00:38:48,262 | so the Meccans went to Abu Talib and asked him to turn Muhammad over to them. | so the Meccans went to Abu Talib and asked him to turn Muhammad over to them. |
551 | 00:38:50,197 | 00:38:52,866 | Abu Talib was in a difficult position. | Abu Talib was in a difficult position. |
552 | 00:38:52,866 | 00:38:54,134 | He was not a Muslim. | He was not a Muslim. |
553 | 00:38:54,935 | 00:38:57,738 | But it went against the grain | But it went against the grain |
554 | 00:38:57,738 | 00:39:00,674 | for him to simply hand over his beloved nephew | for him to simply hand over his beloved nephew |
555 | 00:39:00,807 | 00:39:03,710 | to these people who would kill him with impunity. | to these people who would kill him with impunity. |
556 | 00:39:04,178 | 00:39:07,714 | So he took Muhammad to one side and said look don't do this. | So he took Muhammad to one side and said look don't do this. |
557 | 00:39:07,714 | 00:39:10,284 | Don't do this to us. Can't you just keep quiet? | Don't do this to us. Can't you just keep quiet? |
558 | 00:39:11,118 | 00:39:13,654 | And at that point the Prophet says | And at that point the Prophet says |
559 | 00:39:13,820 | 00:39:18,225 | if they put the sun in my right hand and the moon in my left hand | if they put the sun in my right hand and the moon in my left hand |
560 | 00:39:18,725 | 00:39:22,996 | I will not stop preaching what I am preaching | I will not stop preaching what I am preaching |
561 | 00:39:22,996 | 00:39:27,801 | until this message is conveyed or I die conveying it. | until this message is conveyed or I die conveying it. |
562 | 00:39:28,235 | 00:39:32,172 | And this is what he tells his uncle and at that point he begins to weep. | And this is what he tells his uncle and at that point he begins to weep. |
563 | 00:39:32,940 | 00:39:38,579 | And his Uncle looks at him and realizes the depth of the conviction | And his Uncle looks at him and realizes the depth of the conviction |
564 | 00:39:38,579 | 00:39:44,418 | of this man and he says say whatever you want, you have my protection. | of this man and he says say whatever you want, you have my protection. |
565 | 00:39:47,354 | 00:39:50,924 | One of the things that the prophet Muhammad S.A.W. taught us | One of the things that the prophet Muhammad S.A.W. taught us |
566 | 00:39:52,259 | 00:39:54,828 | was that it is our duty | was that it is our duty |
567 | 00:39:55,395 | 00:39:57,764 | to try to correct injustices in the world. | to try to correct injustices in the world. |
568 | 00:40:00,167 | 00:40:03,470 | If you see something wrong, change it with your hands. | If you see something wrong, change it with your hands. |
569 | 00:40:05,305 | 00:40:08,709 | If you're not able to, then speak out against it. | If you're not able to, then speak out against it. |
570 | 00:40:10,310 | 00:40:14,181 | If you're not able to do that, then feel bad about it in your heart. | If you're not able to do that, then feel bad about it in your heart. |
571 | 00:40:15,349 | 00:40:17,451 | But that is the weakest form of faith. | But that is the weakest form of faith. |
572 | 00:40:18,785 | 00:40:22,456 | Wherever possible the Muslim should try to take action. | Wherever possible the Muslim should try to take action. |
573 | 00:40:23,290 | 00:40:25,592 | And not let an injustice go by | And not let an injustice go by |
574 | 00:40:26,393 | 00:40:30,464 | without calling it what it is, and asking for change. | without calling it what it is, and asking for change. |
575 | 00:40:33,534 | 00:40:34,902 | What do we have? | What do we have? |
576 | 00:40:35,569 | 00:40:36,904 | The book's prepared for the week. | The book's prepared for the week. |
577 | 00:40:37,037 | 00:40:40,607 | Dealing with change is part of Jameel Johnson's job. | Dealing with change is part of Jameel Johnson's job. |
578 | 00:40:41,175 | 00:40:44,444 | As Chief-of-Staff for Congressman Gregory Meeks of New York | As Chief-of-Staff for Congressman Gregory Meeks of New York |
579 | 00:40:44,845 | 00:40:49,349 | he manages the congressman's schedule, and briefs him on policy issues. | he manages the congressman's schedule, and briefs him on policy issues. |
580 | 00:40:49,683 | 00:40:51,451 | The biggest problem with the bill | The biggest problem with the bill |
581 | 00:40:51,952 | 00:40:55,422 | is that there's the issue of discrimination using federal funds. | is that there's the issue of discrimination using federal funds. |
582 | 00:40:55,556 | 00:40:57,024 | Because it's not like a private plan. | Because it's not like a private plan. |
583 | 00:40:57,057 | 00:40:59,193 | So you're telling me that you recommend a no vote. | So you're telling me that you recommend a no vote. |
584 | 00:41:00,093 | 00:41:01,328 | I'm recommending a no vote. | I'm recommending a no vote. |
585 | 00:41:01,461 | 00:41:02,529 | As we had said in the beginning | As we had said in the beginning |
586 | 00:41:03,397 | 00:41:05,732 | I'm gonna give you the technical part and what I think the issue is | I'm gonna give you the technical part and what I think the issue is |
587 | 00:41:06,133 | 00:41:07,334 | you take care of the politics. | you take care of the politics. |
588 | 00:41:08,135 | 00:41:09,469 | - Good deal... - What else do we have? | - Good deal... - What else do we have? |
589 | 00:41:10,037 | 00:41:13,340 | My goal is not necessarily to simply seek votes or | My goal is not necessarily to simply seek votes or |
590 | 00:41:13,974 | 00:41:19,213 | campaign money or to be accepted as a part of the game. | campaign money or to be accepted as a part of the game. |
591 | 00:41:19,746 | 00:41:23,317 | As Muslims we must seek justice, so what I try to do is educate. | As Muslims we must seek justice, so what I try to do is educate. |
592 | 00:41:24,651 | 00:41:26,687 | In many cases the best thing that you are able to do | In many cases the best thing that you are able to do |
593 | 00:41:26,687 | 00:41:28,889 | with that kind of education is decrease prejudice | with that kind of education is decrease prejudice |
594 | 00:41:29,623 | 00:41:30,891 | and increase understanding. | and increase understanding. |
595 | 00:41:32,726 | 00:41:35,329 | If I practice my Islam on the job | If I practice my Islam on the job |
596 | 00:41:36,129 | 00:41:38,098 | and do that without trying to interfere | and do that without trying to interfere |
597 | 00:41:38,265 | 00:41:41,134 | with anyone else's practice, whether they be religious or otherwise | with anyone else's practice, whether they be religious or otherwise |
598 | 00:41:41,602 | 00:41:43,971 | then I make it easier for the next Muslim that comes on board. | then I make it easier for the next Muslim that comes on board. |
599 | 00:41:45,506 | 00:41:47,441 | Especially also if I do a good job | Especially also if I do a good job |
600 | 00:41:48,375 | 00:41:51,411 | because then some of the prejudice, some of the misunderstanding goes away. | because then some of the prejudice, some of the misunderstanding goes away. |
601 | 00:41:57,584 | 00:42:02,356 | Johnson coordinates the Friday prayer service, or Jumah, on Capitol Hill. | Johnson coordinates the Friday prayer service, or Jumah, on Capitol Hill. |
602 | 00:42:03,790 | 00:42:10,130 | It's grown since we started it, it used to be sometimes 3, 5, 10 of us. | It's grown since we started it, it used to be sometimes 3, 5, 10 of us. |
603 | 00:42:10,564 | 00:42:13,767 | Now there can be up to 40, 50 people. We're... | Now there can be up to 40, 50 people. We're... |
604 | 00:42:14,168 | 00:42:15,869 | busting out of the room that we're in. | busting out of the room that we're in. |
605 | 00:42:16,737 | 00:42:19,239 | It's kind of a re-energizing | It's kind of a re-energizing |
606 | 00:42:19,506 | 00:42:23,911 | kind of refilling our fuel tank with faith again for the rest of the week. | kind of refilling our fuel tank with faith again for the rest of the week. |
607 | 00:42:24,945 | 00:42:27,781 | The image of the messenger | The image of the messenger |
608 | 00:42:28,315 | 00:42:32,352 | that gives us an example of somebody who is extremely successful | that gives us an example of somebody who is extremely successful |
609 | 00:42:33,053 | 00:42:38,258 | as a head of state nevertheless he never had to compromise his integrity. | as a head of state nevertheless he never had to compromise his integrity. |
610 | 00:42:44,264 | 00:42:47,367 | One of the most important things for a Muslim | One of the most important things for a Muslim |
611 | 00:42:48,068 | 00:42:50,938 | is remaining constantly in remembrance of Allah. | is remaining constantly in remembrance of Allah. |
612 | 00:42:52,105 | 00:42:56,577 | What we are commanded to do is that we make, formal prayer 5 times a day. | What we are commanded to do is that we make, formal prayer 5 times a day. |
613 | 00:42:57,845 | 00:42:59,780 | Because when you live in a society | Because when you live in a society |
614 | 00:42:59,880 | 00:43:02,316 | that constantly gives you acceptance and praise | that constantly gives you acceptance and praise |
615 | 00:43:02,683 | 00:43:05,786 | because of material things or achievement | because of material things or achievement |
616 | 00:43:06,553 | 00:43:09,957 | we need that constant remembrance of Allah | we need that constant remembrance of Allah |
617 | 00:43:10,123 | 00:43:13,227 | in order to bring us back to the right path. | in order to bring us back to the right path. |
618 | 00:43:13,794 | 00:43:16,763 | As some say, keeping our eyes on the prize. | As some say, keeping our eyes on the prize. |
619 | 00:43:17,431 | 00:43:19,433 | And prayer is that remembrance. | And prayer is that remembrance. |
620 | 00:43:21,668 | 00:43:25,072 | Even though Islam isn't the biggest faith in America | Even though Islam isn't the biggest faith in America |
621 | 00:43:26,673 | 00:43:29,776 | even though it sometimes is ridiculed | even though it sometimes is ridiculed |
622 | 00:43:31,144 | 00:43:33,614 | the fact of the matter is that I can practice | the fact of the matter is that I can practice |
623 | 00:43:34,848 | 00:43:36,483 | I can make my five prayers a day. | I can make my five prayers a day. |
624 | 00:43:38,085 | 00:43:39,486 | It was much harder | It was much harder |
625 | 00:43:39,586 | 00:43:43,390 | for the Messenger of Allah S.A. W and his companions to do this. | for the Messenger of Allah S.A. W and his companions to do this. |
626 | 00:43:47,461 | 00:43:50,230 | The first Muslims faced a torrent of ridicule | The first Muslims faced a torrent of ridicule |
627 | 00:43:50,230 | 00:43:52,099 | and abuse when they practiced Islam in public. | and abuse when they practiced Islam in public. |
628 | 00:43:56,803 | 00:43:59,306 | Attacked by crowds throwing stones | Attacked by crowds throwing stones |
629 | 00:43:59,306 | 00:44:02,743 | they retreated to the surrounding mountains to pray in secret. | they retreated to the surrounding mountains to pray in secret. |
630 | 00:44:05,245 | 00:44:09,750 | Many pagan families split apart when their children converted to Islam. | Many pagan families split apart when their children converted to Islam. |
631 | 00:44:12,286 | 00:44:15,722 | Finally, the leaders of Muhammad's tribe, the Quraysh | Finally, the leaders of Muhammad's tribe, the Quraysh |
632 | 00:44:15,722 | 00:44:19,593 | decided that Harassment alone would not be enough to stop him. | decided that Harassment alone would not be enough to stop him. |
633 | 00:44:20,327 | 00:44:24,131 | The Quraysh, they see it as our honor is being threatened | The Quraysh, they see it as our honor is being threatened |
634 | 00:44:24,298 | 00:44:25,699 | we need to deal with this. | we need to deal with this. |
635 | 00:44:26,700 | 00:44:30,504 | This is the point where they begin to really increase their persecution | This is the point where they begin to really increase their persecution |
636 | 00:44:30,504 | 00:44:32,039 | they start sanctions | they start sanctions |
637 | 00:44:32,739 | 00:44:36,510 | on the house of Beni Hashim, which is the sub-clan of the | on the house of Beni Hashim, which is the sub-clan of the |
638 | 00:44:36,510 | 00:44:37,444 | Prophet Muhammad. | Prophet Muhammad. |
639 | 00:44:37,477 | 00:44:43,550 | They begin to prevent them from trading, from transacting. | They begin to prevent them from trading, from transacting. |
640 | 00:44:43,817 | 00:44:46,587 | And that meant that basically they were being starved out. | And that meant that basically they were being starved out. |
641 | 00:44:46,587 | 00:44:48,822 | They couldn't buy food, they couldn't do business. | They couldn't buy food, they couldn't do business. |
642 | 00:44:48,922 | 00:44:51,892 | Abu Talib ah was ruined by this. | Abu Talib ah was ruined by this. |
643 | 00:44:53,126 | 00:44:57,364 | The Hashim lived in one street and Muhammad | The Hashim lived in one street and Muhammad |
644 | 00:44:57,364 | 00:45:01,068 | and Khadija and the children moved into this street. | and Khadija and the children moved into this street. |
645 | 00:45:01,368 | 00:45:03,904 | And this became a little Muslim ghetto. | And this became a little Muslim ghetto. |
646 | 00:45:05,005 | 00:45:06,573 | And this leads to real hardship. | And this leads to real hardship. |
647 | 00:45:06,640 | 00:45:09,276 | There's a period of time where according to the tradition | There's a period of time where according to the tradition |
648 | 00:45:09,276 | 00:45:12,145 | they're actually eating from the leaves of trees. | they're actually eating from the leaves of trees. |
649 | 00:45:13,347 | 00:45:16,116 | Famine destroyed the fortunes of Muhammad's | Famine destroyed the fortunes of Muhammad's |
650 | 00:45:16,116 | 00:45:19,686 | protector, Abu Talib, and his follower Abu Bakr. | protector, Abu Talib, and his follower Abu Bakr. |
651 | 00:45:21,321 | 00:45:25,592 | The survival of both the clan and Islam were in jeopardy. | The survival of both the clan and Islam were in jeopardy. |
652 | 00:45:28,028 | 00:45:32,366 | But for Muhammad the damage hit even closer to home. | But for Muhammad the damage hit even closer to home. |
653 | 00:45:33,233 | 00:45:36,370 | Khadija, Muhammad's beloved wife, uh | Khadija, Muhammad's beloved wife, uh |
654 | 00:45:36,370 | 00:45:40,674 | perhaps weakened by the privations, actually died. | perhaps weakened by the privations, actually died. |
655 | 00:45:42,309 | 00:45:45,546 | And that was just a crippling blow for him. | And that was just a crippling blow for him. |
656 | 00:45:45,746 | 00:45:49,183 | Left him feeling alone and vulnerable and weak. | Left him feeling alone and vulnerable and weak. |
657 | 00:45:50,017 | 00:45:52,452 | He would miss her all his life, I think. | He would miss her all his life, I think. |
658 | 00:45:55,088 | 00:45:58,959 | Then the catastrophe happened that Abu Talib died. | Then the catastrophe happened that Abu Talib died. |
659 | 00:45:59,860 | 00:46:03,497 | Perhaps himself weakened by the deprivation in food. | Perhaps himself weakened by the deprivation in food. |
660 | 00:46:04,965 | 00:46:07,067 | Now without Abu Talib | Now without Abu Talib |
661 | 00:46:07,568 | 00:46:10,204 | Muhammad was fair game for assassination. | Muhammad was fair game for assassination. |
662 | 00:46:12,272 | 00:46:14,808 | And there's a terrible moment where | And there's a terrible moment where |
663 | 00:46:14,842 | 00:46:16,944 | he utters this heart breaking prayer | he utters this heart breaking prayer |
664 | 00:46:17,177 | 00:46:20,781 | saying oh my god I have no other protector but you, Allah. | saying oh my god I have no other protector but you, Allah. |
665 | 00:46:21,348 | 00:46:23,784 | And how was he going to move forward? | And how was he going to move forward? |
666 | 00:46:24,985 | 00:46:28,155 | He'd done what Allah had told him to do. | He'd done what Allah had told him to do. |
667 | 00:46:28,155 | 00:46:30,057 | He had proclaimed this message and | He had proclaimed this message and |
668 | 00:46:30,057 | 00:46:33,961 | all that he seemed to have done was stir up hostility and hatred. | all that he seemed to have done was stir up hostility and hatred. |
669 | 00:46:34,361 | 00:46:37,564 | Um and split his tribe down the middle | Um and split his tribe down the middle |
670 | 00:46:37,564 | 00:46:39,333 | this wasn't improving matters. | this wasn't improving matters. |
671 | 00:46:39,967 | 00:46:44,805 | He must have felt an almost, a sort of a dark night of the soul. | He must have felt an almost, a sort of a dark night of the soul. |
672 | 00:46:45,339 | 00:46:48,909 | He is at the low point of his mission. | He is at the low point of his mission. |
673 | 00:46:49,076 | 00:46:53,313 | He's been almost 13 years now in Mecca and | He's been almost 13 years now in Mecca and |
674 | 00:46:53,313 | 00:46:58,752 | the results are not, they are not impressive. | the results are not, they are not impressive. |
675 | 00:47:01,021 | 00:47:03,156 | But at this point, at this low ebb | But at this point, at this low ebb |
676 | 00:47:03,390 | 00:47:06,560 | he is now being prepared | he is now being prepared |
677 | 00:47:06,627 | 00:47:09,596 | for the most extraordinary mystical experience | for the most extraordinary mystical experience |
678 | 00:47:09,763 | 00:47:11,832 | of his prophetic life | of his prophetic life |
679 | 00:47:11,965 | 00:47:15,802 | and that is what is known as the night ascension. | and that is what is known as the night ascension. |
680 | 00:47:18,038 | 00:47:21,708 | The story goes that one night he was sleeping near the Ka'aba | The story goes that one night he was sleeping near the Ka'aba |
681 | 00:47:22,643 | 00:47:26,346 | and he was woken from sleep by Gabriel | and he was woken from sleep by Gabriel |
682 | 00:47:26,780 | 00:47:30,784 | who mounted him on a Buraq | who mounted him on a Buraq |
683 | 00:47:30,784 | 00:47:33,453 | a magical stead | a magical stead |
684 | 00:47:34,254 | 00:47:38,292 | and they flew from Mecca to Jerusalem. | and they flew from Mecca to Jerusalem. |
685 | 00:47:43,063 | 00:47:45,599 | And then he began an ascent. | And then he began an ascent. |
686 | 00:47:45,832 | 00:47:49,036 | Up through the seven heavens to the divine throne | Up through the seven heavens to the divine throne |
687 | 00:47:49,603 | 00:47:54,875 | at every stage of the heavens he meets various prophets of the past. | at every stage of the heavens he meets various prophets of the past. |
688 | 00:47:55,008 | 00:47:59,546 | He meets Abraham, he meets Jesus, and John the Baptist. | He meets Abraham, he meets Jesus, and John the Baptist. |
689 | 00:47:59,980 | 00:48:01,548 | He meets Moses | He meets Moses |
690 | 00:48:03,050 | 00:48:06,720 | and finally he enters into the divine presence and there | and finally he enters into the divine presence and there |
691 | 00:48:07,020 | 00:48:09,957 | the sources are silent because when you enter | the sources are silent because when you enter |
692 | 00:48:09,957 | 00:48:12,626 | into the presence of God you have gone beyond words. | into the presence of God you have gone beyond words. |
693 | 00:48:13,460 | 00:48:18,065 | And he receives from God, the highest form of knowledge and truth | And he receives from God, the highest form of knowledge and truth |
694 | 00:48:18,799 | 00:48:22,936 | and many injunctions of the religion itself including the final form | and many injunctions of the religion itself including the final form |
695 | 00:48:23,437 | 00:48:28,141 | of the daily prayers Now all of this took place | of the daily prayers Now all of this took place |
696 | 00:48:28,976 | 00:48:30,777 | in a time beyond time. | in a time beyond time. |
697 | 00:48:31,512 | 00:48:34,681 | That's why some sources say that as the door was | That's why some sources say that as the door was |
698 | 00:48:34,681 | 00:48:37,584 | swinging when he left, it was still swinging when he came back. | swinging when he left, it was still swinging when he came back. |
699 | 00:48:39,152 | 00:48:43,123 | For later Muslims this also meant that the departure point | For later Muslims this also meant that the departure point |
700 | 00:48:44,091 | 00:48:49,263 | that is Jerusalem, the Dome of the Rock, became also important. | that is Jerusalem, the Dome of the Rock, became also important. |
701 | 00:48:50,464 | 00:48:54,735 | Many Muslims say that there are three holy cities in Islam: | Many Muslims say that there are three holy cities in Islam: |
702 | 00:48:54,801 | 00:48:59,106 | Mecca, and Medina, the City of the Prophet, and Jerusalem. | Mecca, and Medina, the City of the Prophet, and Jerusalem. |
703 | 00:49:01,441 | 00:49:04,211 | When he comes back somebody asks him | When he comes back somebody asks him |
704 | 00:49:04,678 | 00:49:08,482 | what have you been doing, he says I went to Jerusalem last night | what have you been doing, he says I went to Jerusalem last night |
705 | 00:49:08,815 | 00:49:11,985 | and this man says, you went to Jerusalem last night? | and this man says, you went to Jerusalem last night? |
706 | 00:49:12,186 | 00:49:14,087 | Are you willing to say that publicly? | Are you willing to say that publicly? |
707 | 00:49:15,088 | 00:49:19,560 | So they assemble this group and they tell him, describe for us | So they assemble this group and they tell him, describe for us |
708 | 00:49:19,860 | 00:49:23,964 | Jerusalem and he begins to describe it in very exact detail. | Jerusalem and he begins to describe it in very exact detail. |
709 | 00:49:25,032 | 00:49:25,999 | And they're shocked. | And they're shocked. |
710 | 00:49:25,999 | 00:49:27,868 | They don't what to make of this now. | They don't what to make of this now. |
711 | 00:49:29,403 | 00:49:33,540 | The story of the Night Journey not only incited Muhammad's enemies. | The story of the Night Journey not only incited Muhammad's enemies. |
712 | 00:49:33,941 | 00:49:37,044 | It caused doubt even among some of his followers. | It caused doubt even among some of his followers. |
713 | 00:49:38,679 | 00:49:41,882 | This is something that they hadn't really expected. | This is something that they hadn't really expected. |
714 | 00:49:42,049 | 00:49:44,585 | A journey that takes them a month to be made | A journey that takes them a month to be made |
715 | 00:49:44,785 | 00:49:46,987 | in an evening and to come back. | in an evening and to come back. |
716 | 00:49:47,754 | 00:49:50,023 | What Abu Bakr says is listen | What Abu Bakr says is listen |
717 | 00:49:50,023 | 00:49:53,126 | I believe that he's getting messages from God. | I believe that he's getting messages from God. |
718 | 00:49:53,293 | 00:49:57,731 | That is certainly more extraordinary than making a Night Journey to Jerusalem. | That is certainly more extraordinary than making a Night Journey to Jerusalem. |
719 | 00:49:59,266 | 00:50:03,036 | As Muhammad's relationship with the Meccans continued to deteriorate | As Muhammad's relationship with the Meccans continued to deteriorate |
720 | 00:50:03,270 | 00:50:07,841 | his enemies decided that the time had come to eliminate him. | his enemies decided that the time had come to eliminate him. |
721 | 00:50:10,577 | 00:50:13,514 | And they decide to get a youth from each clan. | And they decide to get a youth from each clan. |
722 | 00:50:13,780 | 00:50:17,584 | They all come together and they're going to strike him with one blow together. | They all come together and they're going to strike him with one blow together. |
723 | 00:50:17,651 | 00:50:21,088 | So, the blood is distributed amongst all the clans. | So, the blood is distributed amongst all the clans. |
724 | 00:50:23,423 | 00:50:27,995 | Under cover of darkness the assassins surrounded Muhammad's home. | Under cover of darkness the assassins surrounded Muhammad's home. |
725 | 00:50:30,564 | 00:50:32,866 | Inside a covered figure lay asleep. | Inside a covered figure lay asleep. |
726 | 00:50:33,967 | 00:50:36,870 | As dawn broke, they prepared to strike. | As dawn broke, they prepared to strike. |
727 | 00:50:38,138 | 00:50:41,175 | But Muhammad had been forewarned of the plot. | But Muhammad had been forewarned of the plot. |
728 | 00:50:41,875 | 00:50:43,544 | He asked his cousin Ali | He asked his cousin Ali |
729 | 00:50:43,877 | 00:50:47,347 | whom he knew the Quraysh would not harm, to take his place. | whom he knew the Quraysh would not harm, to take his place. |
730 | 00:50:48,315 | 00:50:50,984 | By the time the assassins burst into his home | By the time the assassins burst into his home |
731 | 00:50:51,151 | 00:50:55,889 | Muhammad and his companion Abu Bakr had escaped into the desert. | Muhammad and his companion Abu Bakr had escaped into the desert. |
732 | 00:51:00,027 | 00:51:01,895 | With the Meccans in hot pursuit | With the Meccans in hot pursuit |
733 | 00:51:02,229 | 00:51:05,299 | they set out on a circuitous route to the oasis | they set out on a circuitous route to the oasis |
734 | 00:51:05,399 | 00:51:09,503 | settlement of Yathrib, 250 miles to the north. | settlement of Yathrib, 250 miles to the north. |
735 | 00:51:10,904 | 00:51:13,473 | For several months, Muhammad had been sending | For several months, Muhammad had been sending |
736 | 00:51:13,473 | 00:51:15,642 | his followers there for refuge. | his followers there for refuge. |
737 | 00:51:16,743 | 00:51:18,979 | Now, he was about to join them. | Now, he was about to join them. |
738 | 00:51:19,713 | 00:51:22,482 | Yathrib was quite different from Mecca. | Yathrib was quite different from Mecca. |
739 | 00:51:23,116 | 00:51:24,985 | It was an agricultural settlement. | It was an agricultural settlement. |
740 | 00:51:24,985 | 00:51:29,690 | People grew dates and they had farms and there were a number | People grew dates and they had farms and there were a number |
741 | 00:51:29,690 | 00:51:33,160 | of clans and tribes living together in the settlement. | of clans and tribes living together in the settlement. |
742 | 00:51:37,064 | 00:51:42,536 | The settlement was engulfed in tribal warfare of the worst kind. | The settlement was engulfed in tribal warfare of the worst kind. |
743 | 00:51:42,536 | 00:51:45,105 | It was an example of where the whole | It was an example of where the whole |
744 | 00:51:45,105 | 00:51:48,275 | system in Arabia was beginning to break down. | system in Arabia was beginning to break down. |
745 | 00:51:48,575 | 00:51:53,981 | One killing led to another and nobody could seem to find a solution. | One killing led to another and nobody could seem to find a solution. |
746 | 00:51:54,948 | 00:51:57,985 | Nobody, that is, until the clans of Yathrib | Nobody, that is, until the clans of Yathrib |
747 | 00:51:57,985 | 00:52:00,153 | heard about the trustworthy Muhammad. | heard about the trustworthy Muhammad. |
748 | 00:52:00,854 | 00:52:03,690 | Hoping he could unify its warring factions | Hoping he could unify its warring factions |
749 | 00:52:03,824 | 00:52:07,327 | which included two major pagan tribes and their Jewish allies | which included two major pagan tribes and their Jewish allies |
750 | 00:52:07,528 | 00:52:10,831 | a delegation from Yathrib had taken the dramatic step | a delegation from Yathrib had taken the dramatic step |
751 | 00:52:11,064 | 00:52:13,934 | of inviting Muhammad to move to their settlement. | of inviting Muhammad to move to their settlement. |
752 | 00:52:14,768 | 00:52:18,405 | The deal is that he will serve as their binding arbitrator | The deal is that he will serve as their binding arbitrator |
753 | 00:52:18,672 | 00:52:21,875 | that is both sides to the conflict have agreed | that is both sides to the conflict have agreed |
754 | 00:52:21,975 | 00:52:25,279 | already that they will accept the arbitration of Muhammad | already that they will accept the arbitration of Muhammad |
755 | 00:52:25,379 | 00:52:26,580 | whatever it would be. | whatever it would be. |
756 | 00:52:27,514 | 00:52:31,652 | The people of Yathrib vowed that they would take | The people of Yathrib vowed that they would take |
757 | 00:52:31,652 | 00:52:36,123 | the Muslims on board as honorary tribesmen, they would be their protectors. | the Muslims on board as honorary tribesmen, they would be their protectors. |
758 | 00:52:36,256 | 00:52:39,193 | Anyone who hurt the Muslims, they would retaliate. | Anyone who hurt the Muslims, they would retaliate. |
759 | 00:52:39,226 | 00:52:41,728 | And the Muslims agreed to do the same. | And the Muslims agreed to do the same. |
760 | 00:52:42,696 | 00:52:46,600 | This move from your tribe | This move from your tribe |
761 | 00:52:47,367 | 00:52:51,338 | to join up with people who were of no kin | to join up with people who were of no kin |
762 | 00:52:51,338 | 00:52:54,808 | to you at all was absolutely unheard of. | to you at all was absolutely unheard of. |
763 | 00:52:55,609 | 00:52:58,645 | Muhammad was really going off into the wilderness here | Muhammad was really going off into the wilderness here |
764 | 00:52:58,645 | 00:53:00,914 | he was breaking every tie. | he was breaking every tie. |
765 | 00:53:01,114 | 00:53:04,151 | Doing something utterly shocking and novel. | Doing something utterly shocking and novel. |
766 | 00:53:06,753 | 00:53:11,558 | When Prophet Muhammad was leaving he stood up on a hill | When Prophet Muhammad was leaving he stood up on a hill |
767 | 00:53:12,059 | 00:53:14,695 | and he was looking on Mecca | and he was looking on Mecca |
768 | 00:53:15,262 | 00:53:18,432 | and his tears were coming down out of his eyes. | and his tears were coming down out of his eyes. |
769 | 00:53:18,899 | 00:53:23,337 | And he talked to Mecca and he said God knows that I love you Mecca | And he talked to Mecca and he said God knows that I love you Mecca |
770 | 00:53:23,337 | 00:53:28,675 | so much, but it is your people who are chasing me out. | so much, but it is your people who are chasing me out. |
771 | 00:53:30,911 | 00:53:35,115 | In Yathrib, Muhammad's followers anxiously awaited the Prophet's arrival. | In Yathrib, Muhammad's followers anxiously awaited the Prophet's arrival. |
772 | 00:53:35,716 | 00:53:39,019 | Had the man they hoped would save them been able to save himself? | Had the man they hoped would save them been able to save himself? |
773 | 00:53:39,319 | 00:53:41,755 | Had the Meccans captured or even killed him? | Had the Meccans captured or even killed him? |
774 | 00:53:45,325 | 00:53:48,262 | When Muhammad finally reached the outskirts of the city | When Muhammad finally reached the outskirts of the city |
775 | 00:53:48,662 | 00:53:51,098 | his relieved followers rushed to greet him | his relieved followers rushed to greet him |
776 | 00:53:51,098 | 00:53:55,702 | with a song Muslims around the world still sing 1400 years later. | with a song Muslims around the world still sing 1400 years later. |
777 | 00:54:06,113 | 00:54:10,184 | Oh the wise moon rose over us | Oh the wise moon rose over us |
778 | 00:54:10,350 | 00:54:14,288 | from the valley of Wadan. | from the valley of Wadan. |
779 | 00:54:14,521 | 00:54:18,492 | And we always do show gratefulness | And we always do show gratefulness |
780 | 00:54:18,692 | 00:54:22,629 | where the call is to Allah. | where the call is to Allah. |
781 | 00:54:24,998 | 00:54:28,302 | Muhammad's arrival marked the beginning of a dramatic | Muhammad's arrival marked the beginning of a dramatic |
782 | 00:54:28,302 | 00:54:30,671 | new chapter in the history of Islam. | new chapter in the history of Islam. |
783 | 00:54:31,038 | 00:54:32,139 | For the first time | For the first time |
784 | 00:54:32,139 | 00:54:34,875 | he would be the leader of a sovereign community | he would be the leader of a sovereign community |
785 | 00:54:34,875 | 00:54:36,743 | based on Islamic law. | based on Islamic law. |
786 | 00:54:37,411 | 00:54:40,681 | Yathrib would henceforth become known as Medina. | Yathrib would henceforth become known as Medina. |
787 | 00:54:42,216 | 00:54:44,351 | Muhammad arrives in Medina as | Muhammad arrives in Medina as |
788 | 00:54:44,351 | 00:54:46,720 | somebody who was escaping danger. | somebody who was escaping danger. |
789 | 00:54:47,254 | 00:54:50,924 | He's been invited there but he doesn't know what to expect... | He's been invited there but he doesn't know what to expect... |
790 | 00:54:53,126 | 00:54:57,831 | So at each stage of his life, there's a new challenge | So at each stage of his life, there's a new challenge |
791 | 00:54:58,332 | 00:55:01,935 | and obviously, new fears and new doubts. | and obviously, new fears and new doubts. |
792 | 00:55:02,536 | 00:55:06,507 | And so, he started thinking in terms of policy. | And so, he started thinking in terms of policy. |
793 | 00:55:06,874 | 00:55:08,675 | In terms of strategy. | In terms of strategy. |
794 | 00:55:09,009 | 00:55:11,044 | In terms of tactics. | In terms of tactics. |
795 | 00:55:12,379 | 00:55:17,050 | And that's what ultimately made him into a statesman. | And that's what ultimately made him into a statesman. |
796 | 00:55:17,918 | 00:55:19,920 | Because that's what statesmen do. | Because that's what statesmen do. |
797 | 00:55:20,354 | 00:55:23,123 | Now unlike Jesus, or the Buddha | Now unlike Jesus, or the Buddha |
798 | 00:55:23,123 | 00:55:25,492 | who seem to have been purely spiritual leaders | who seem to have been purely spiritual leaders |
799 | 00:55:25,492 | 00:55:27,694 | with no temporal responsibilities whatever | with no temporal responsibilities whatever |
800 | 00:55:27,928 | 00:55:30,330 | MUHAMMAD found himself now head of state. | MUHAMMAD found himself now head of state. |
801 | 00:55:30,597 | 00:55:33,634 | Having transferred the Muslim families | Having transferred the Muslim families |
802 | 00:55:34,001 | 00:55:36,136 | from MECCA to Medina. | from MECCA to Medina. |
803 | 00:55:36,570 | 00:55:39,006 | He now had to make sure they could survive there. | He now had to make sure they could survive there. |
804 | 00:55:39,873 | 00:55:42,910 | The survival of the fledgling community depended on | The survival of the fledgling community depended on |
805 | 00:55:42,910 | 00:55:46,180 | its ability to defend itself against attacks from Mecca. | its ability to defend itself against attacks from Mecca. |
806 | 00:55:47,614 | 00:55:49,750 | To respond to this possibility | To respond to this possibility |
807 | 00:55:49,750 | 00:55:52,786 | Muhammad developed a novel political solution. | Muhammad developed a novel political solution. |
808 | 00:55:54,288 | 00:55:57,424 | He essentially establishes a pact, an agreement | He essentially establishes a pact, an agreement |
809 | 00:55:57,424 | 00:55:59,893 | sometimes it's called the Constitution Of Medina. | sometimes it's called the Constitution Of Medina. |
810 | 00:56:00,394 | 00:56:02,696 | Whether you were a Pagan or a Muslim | Whether you were a Pagan or a Muslim |
811 | 00:56:03,197 | 00:56:06,400 | or a member of the Jewish tribes or any other tribes in Medina | or a member of the Jewish tribes or any other tribes in Medina |
812 | 00:56:06,733 | 00:56:08,969 | you had to sign on to this pact. | you had to sign on to this pact. |
813 | 00:56:09,603 | 00:56:11,805 | And the pact established that | And the pact established that |
814 | 00:56:12,005 | 00:56:15,309 | if there were ever an attack on Medina from the outside | if there were ever an attack on Medina from the outside |
815 | 00:56:15,609 | 00:56:18,512 | all the inhabitants of the town of would be responsible | all the inhabitants of the town of would be responsible |
816 | 00:56:18,612 | 00:56:20,314 | to defend the city. | to defend the city. |
817 | 00:56:20,814 | 00:56:25,619 | This way, Muhammad really developed a revolutionary idea | This way, Muhammad really developed a revolutionary idea |
818 | 00:56:25,919 | 00:56:29,990 | which was transcend your tribal responsibilities | which was transcend your tribal responsibilities |
819 | 00:56:29,990 | 00:56:31,992 | your petty particularism | your petty particularism |
820 | 00:56:32,125 | 00:56:36,063 | and begin to think in larger terms, as a entire community. | and begin to think in larger terms, as a entire community. |
821 | 00:56:37,831 | 00:56:40,801 | Now this was a very fearful terrifying | Now this was a very fearful terrifying |
822 | 00:56:40,934 | 00:56:43,504 | time for Muslims but nevertheless | time for Muslims but nevertheless |
823 | 00:56:43,604 | 00:56:46,940 | it was seen as a creative time when faith was at its strongest. | it was seen as a creative time when faith was at its strongest. |
824 | 00:56:47,474 | 00:56:52,412 | It's a creative act for Muslims to look back at the | It's a creative act for Muslims to look back at the |
825 | 00:56:52,513 | 00:56:56,550 | Muslim community in Medina and try to apply the | Muslim community in Medina and try to apply the |
826 | 00:56:56,750 | 00:56:59,753 | ideals to their own society so that they can | ideals to their own society so that they can |
827 | 00:56:59,753 | 00:57:03,290 | reproduce something of the Prophet's original spirit. | reproduce something of the Prophet's original spirit. |
828 | 00:57:06,994 | 00:57:13,767 | I came here to this country and I came with a feeling that | I came here to this country and I came with a feeling that |
829 | 00:57:13,834 | 00:57:18,705 | I left back in my original country in Iraq many memories | I left back in my original country in Iraq many memories |
830 | 00:57:18,739 | 00:57:20,207 | many painful memories | many painful memories |
831 | 00:57:20,207 | 00:57:24,244 | one of them that my grandfather as well as | one of them that my grandfather as well as |
832 | 00:57:24,945 | 00:57:26,880 | 13 members of all my family | 13 members of all my family |
833 | 00:57:26,947 | 00:57:31,385 | were persecuted and imprisoned by the dictator Saddam Hussein. | were persecuted and imprisoned by the dictator Saddam Hussein. |
834 | 00:57:31,785 | 00:57:35,088 | That reminds me of the agony and pain | That reminds me of the agony and pain |
835 | 00:57:35,489 | 00:57:39,226 | many early immigrants went through when they came to Medina. | many early immigrants went through when they came to Medina. |
836 | 00:57:40,661 | 00:57:44,998 | Like many other Muslims who have fled persecution in their native countries | Like many other Muslims who have fled persecution in their native countries |
837 | 00:57:45,232 | 00:57:48,468 | Imam Hassan Qazwini, was drawn to America | Imam Hassan Qazwini, was drawn to America |
838 | 00:57:48,468 | 00:57:52,072 | by the promise of religious freedom and economic opportunity. | by the promise of religious freedom and economic opportunity. |
839 | 00:57:56,176 | 00:57:58,178 | He emigrated to Dearborn Michigan | He emigrated to Dearborn Michigan |
840 | 00:57:58,412 | 00:58:00,013 | a community that boasts the highest | a community that boasts the highest |
841 | 00:58:00,047 | 00:58:03,383 | per capita concentration of Muslims in the United States | per capita concentration of Muslims in the United States |
842 | 00:58:03,817 | 00:58:07,821 | where people are almost as likely to speak Arabic as English. | where people are almost as likely to speak Arabic as English. |
843 | 00:58:09,423 | 00:58:13,627 | Hijra, migration, it has a shining aspect for me. | Hijra, migration, it has a shining aspect for me. |
844 | 00:58:14,027 | 00:58:16,096 | As well as for the Prophet and his | As well as for the Prophet and his |
845 | 00:58:16,096 | 00:58:19,032 | companions who came with him from Mecca to Medina. | companions who came with him from Mecca to Medina. |
846 | 00:58:20,434 | 00:58:23,036 | And that shining aspect was the freedom | And that shining aspect was the freedom |
847 | 00:58:23,170 | 00:58:25,839 | religious freedom that they faced in Medina. | religious freedom that they faced in Medina. |
848 | 00:58:27,341 | 00:58:31,645 | Muslims here in America, they feel they are more free in practicing | Muslims here in America, they feel they are more free in practicing |
849 | 00:58:31,678 | 00:58:35,382 | their religion than many other Muslim countries. | their religion than many other Muslim countries. |
850 | 00:58:44,892 | 00:58:49,163 | In many ways this whole immigration process from Mecca to Medina very much | In many ways this whole immigration process from Mecca to Medina very much |
851 | 00:58:49,229 | 00:58:53,233 | parallels what's happened in my own city here in Dearborn, in our own backyard. | parallels what's happened in my own city here in Dearborn, in our own backyard. |
852 | 00:58:53,567 | 00:58:55,802 | And I see it play out in the hospital where I work. | And I see it play out in the hospital where I work. |
853 | 00:59:05,145 | 00:59:09,249 | Najah Bazzy is a nurse at Dearborn's Oakwood Hospital. | Najah Bazzy is a nurse at Dearborn's Oakwood Hospital. |
854 | 00:59:09,750 | 00:59:11,965 | She conducts training sessions to help bridge | She conducts training sessions to help bridge |
855 | 00:59:11,965 | 00:59:15,085 | the gap of understanding between the hospital staff | the gap of understanding between the hospital staff |
856 | 00:59:15,489 | 00:59:19,226 | and their Muslim patients, many of whom are immigrants. | and their Muslim patients, many of whom are immigrants. |
857 | 00:59:20,294 | 00:59:22,596 | I know you're all nurses, and I know | I know you're all nurses, and I know |
858 | 00:59:22,963 | 00:59:27,167 | that you're in this profession, just as I am, to serve, to do a good job. | that you're in this profession, just as I am, to serve, to do a good job. |
859 | 00:59:28,502 | 00:59:30,871 | But it's real easy for us to get caught up in our own baggage. | But it's real easy for us to get caught up in our own baggage. |
860 | 00:59:31,104 | 00:59:35,209 | We're all human and we all have a certain set of preconceived notions | We're all human and we all have a certain set of preconceived notions |
861 | 00:59:35,542 | 00:59:37,744 | just as you walk through the door and you saw me | just as you walk through the door and you saw me |
862 | 00:59:37,744 | 00:59:39,847 | for the first time, just as you might have seen Alijah. | for the first time, just as you might have seen Alijah. |
863 | 00:59:40,180 | 00:59:45,452 | In the sensitivity training inevitably, they know very little about the faith of Islam. | In the sensitivity training inevitably, they know very little about the faith of Islam. |
864 | 00:59:46,019 | 00:59:52,092 | They think that the faith of Islam is a very maybe terroristic, militant, barbaric | They think that the faith of Islam is a very maybe terroristic, militant, barbaric |
865 | 00:59:52,092 | 00:59:54,094 | spread by the sword faith. | spread by the sword faith. |
866 | 00:59:55,128 | 00:59:58,866 | And so when they have a Muslim up there talking about | And so when they have a Muslim up there talking about |
867 | 00:59:59,366 | 01:00:03,837 | patient rights, dignity, issues around health | patient rights, dignity, issues around health |
868 | 01:00:04,271 | 01:00:08,709 | and illness, all of a sudden you see all of these stereotypes that people | and illness, all of a sudden you see all of these stereotypes that people |
869 | 01:00:09,009 | 01:00:12,813 | have as part of, you know, the baggage as we grow up, just kind of fall. | have as part of, you know, the baggage as we grow up, just kind of fall. |
870 | 01:00:12,913 | 01:00:16,683 | When you transcend culture, you arrive at a universal place | When you transcend culture, you arrive at a universal place |
871 | 01:00:16,884 | 01:00:20,287 | where our humanness is all the same. You grieve the same. | where our humanness is all the same. You grieve the same. |
872 | 01:00:21,121 | 01:00:22,789 | We all cry when someone we love dies. | We all cry when someone we love dies. |
873 | 01:00:23,457 | 01:00:27,394 | When we deliver, those of us who deliver, we all experience labor. | When we deliver, those of us who deliver, we all experience labor. |
874 | 01:00:28,328 | 01:00:33,233 | Something happened in Dearborn that further established a need for this kind of work | Something happened in Dearborn that further established a need for this kind of work |
875 | 01:00:33,500 | 01:00:36,570 | and that was a huge immigration process as a result of the Gulf War. | and that was a huge immigration process as a result of the Gulf War. |
876 | 01:00:37,337 | 01:00:42,409 | As a critical care nurse, Najah Bazzy often has to counsel patients with terminal | As a critical care nurse, Najah Bazzy often has to counsel patients with terminal |
877 | 01:00:42,409 | 01:00:47,681 | illnesses, like this Iraqi immigrant who has just been diagnosed with uterine cancer. | illnesses, like this Iraqi immigrant who has just been diagnosed with uterine cancer. |
878 | 01:00:49,383 | 01:00:51,451 | I said to her what do you think you have? | I said to her what do you think you have? |
879 | 01:00:51,485 | 01:00:55,856 | And she said I have an infection in the uterus and they took it out. | And she said I have an infection in the uterus and they took it out. |
880 | 01:00:55,989 | 01:00:59,760 | Maybe she's not hearing it the first time, maybe she doesn't need to hear it. | Maybe she's not hearing it the first time, maybe she doesn't need to hear it. |
881 | 01:00:59,927 | 01:01:01,261 | Maybe she can't hear it. | Maybe she can't hear it. |
882 | 01:01:01,628 | 01:01:03,330 | They're just not saying the "C" word at all. | They're just not saying the "C" word at all. |
883 | 01:01:03,330 | 01:01:05,332 | They're not using that word with her. | They're not using that word with her. |
884 | 01:01:05,499 | 01:01:08,535 | And they want to just maintain hope, and uh... | And they want to just maintain hope, and uh... |
885 | 01:01:08,569 | 01:01:12,606 | - just want to treat it delicately, okay? - Okay. - Alright. | - just want to treat it delicately, okay? - Okay. - Alright. |
886 | 01:01:15,742 | 01:01:17,110 | Ok.. Thanks | Ok.. Thanks |
887 | 01:01:17,444 | 01:01:18,512 | Salaam Alaykum | Salaam Alaykum |
888 | 01:01:21,415 | 01:01:24,751 | These are families immigrating from a way of life. | These are families immigrating from a way of life. |
889 | 01:01:24,918 | 01:01:27,154 | And mostly because they have been torn by war. | And mostly because they have been torn by war. |
890 | 01:01:27,521 | 01:01:33,260 | And so they get here and the helpers are here. | And so they get here and the helpers are here. |
891 | 01:01:34,428 | 01:01:37,130 | And it's quite obligatory to be that helper. | And it's quite obligatory to be that helper. |
892 | 01:01:40,567 | 01:01:44,137 | When Muhammad arrived in Medina, he made it clear that helping | When Muhammad arrived in Medina, he made it clear that helping |
893 | 01:01:44,137 | 01:01:48,141 | immigrants would be one of the cornerstones of the new Islamic society. | immigrants would be one of the cornerstones of the new Islamic society. |
894 | 01:01:49,209 | 01:01:55,482 | This is his message, spread peace, feed people food, and | This is his message, spread peace, feed people food, and |
895 | 01:01:55,482 | 01:01:59,820 | do some devotional practice and you will enter paradise without any trouble. | do some devotional practice and you will enter paradise without any trouble. |
896 | 01:02:00,621 | 01:02:05,359 | Two-thirds of that message is about other people. | Two-thirds of that message is about other people. |
897 | 01:02:05,592 | 01:02:11,198 | The secret of Medina is it's a place where human beings are | The secret of Medina is it's a place where human beings are |
898 | 01:02:11,198 | 01:02:17,371 | going to attempt to live up to the ideal of the Islamic tradition. | going to attempt to live up to the ideal of the Islamic tradition. |
899 | 01:02:18,505 | 01:02:23,744 | Part of the arrangement was that the people of Medina agreed | Part of the arrangement was that the people of Medina agreed |
900 | 01:02:23,744 | 01:02:29,616 | that they would provide housing and support for the immigrants as they came in. | that they would provide housing and support for the immigrants as they came in. |
901 | 01:02:30,150 | 01:02:32,853 | And very often they were even paired so that | And very often they were even paired so that |
902 | 01:02:33,253 | 01:02:39,193 | certain people had direct responsibility for specific people from Mecca. | certain people had direct responsibility for specific people from Mecca. |
903 | 01:02:41,028 | 01:02:43,163 | And that did not take place in 24 hours. | And that did not take place in 24 hours. |
904 | 01:02:43,597 | 01:02:50,137 | It came step by step, step by step, and within a few months, you now had two groups | It came step by step, step by step, and within a few months, you now had two groups |
905 | 01:02:51,071 | 01:02:54,541 | the Helpers, so called, El Ansar, that is, those | the Helpers, so called, El Ansar, that is, those |
906 | 01:02:54,541 | 01:03:00,047 | Medinan Arabs who had become Muslims, and the Meccans | Medinan Arabs who had become Muslims, and the Meccans |
907 | 01:03:00,047 | 01:03:01,915 | who had become Muslims before them. | who had become Muslims before them. |
908 | 01:03:02,382 | 01:03:07,354 | And in this way, for the first time, he created the Islamic Ummah, that is, the Islamic people. | And in this way, for the first time, he created the Islamic Ummah, that is, the Islamic people. |
909 | 01:03:07,921 | 01:03:11,558 | That bond which transcends all other bonds. | That bond which transcends all other bonds. |
910 | 01:03:11,658 | 01:03:14,461 | He said to these people, these are now your neighbors | He said to these people, these are now your neighbors |
911 | 01:03:14,561 | 01:03:16,296 | these are your brothers and sisters. | these are your brothers and sisters. |
912 | 01:03:16,396 | 01:03:19,633 | He establishes that sense of humanity, that Ummah. | He establishes that sense of humanity, that Ummah. |
913 | 01:03:19,900 | 01:03:24,071 | We are all connected to one another, we are all responsible for one another. | We are all connected to one another, we are all responsible for one another. |
914 | 01:03:24,972 | 01:03:27,641 | A couple of you guys to carry to my car, ok? | A couple of you guys to carry to my car, ok? |
915 | 01:03:28,509 | 01:03:32,212 | There's a mosque in the heart of Detroit and | There's a mosque in the heart of Detroit and |
916 | 01:03:32,212 | 01:03:34,848 | it's run by an Imam who started a soup kitchen | it's run by an Imam who started a soup kitchen |
917 | 01:03:35,716 | 01:03:39,887 | I want the kids to be able to see that that's part of Muhammad's message. | I want the kids to be able to see that that's part of Muhammad's message. |
918 | 01:03:40,254 | 01:03:44,024 | - This is the exit right here. - Hang on everybody it's a sharp turn. | - This is the exit right here. - Hang on everybody it's a sharp turn. |
919 | 01:03:45,325 | 01:03:47,227 | Hajji is like not a good driver. | Hajji is like not a good driver. |
920 | 01:03:47,594 | 01:03:49,263 | Listen, I'm a good driver. | Listen, I'm a good driver. |
921 | 01:03:49,263 | 01:03:54,701 | This is the first test. If you can't pass this test the rest of it's off. | This is the first test. If you can't pass this test the rest of it's off. |
922 | 01:03:56,737 | 01:03:59,339 | The majority of the ones that come for the soup kitchen are non-Muslim. | The majority of the ones that come for the soup kitchen are non-Muslim. |
923 | 01:03:59,473 | 01:04:03,844 | It's only about, maybe one or two people that are Muslim that come for the soup kitchen. | It's only about, maybe one or two people that are Muslim that come for the soup kitchen. |
924 | 01:04:04,678 | 01:04:10,717 | And we let them know that it's a part of who we are, as to why we're doing this. | And we let them know that it's a part of who we are, as to why we're doing this. |
925 | 01:04:10,984 | 01:04:16,323 | It's a part of what God has commanded for the Muslims, for a human being to be charitable. | It's a part of what God has commanded for the Muslims, for a human being to be charitable. |
926 | 01:04:16,523 | 01:04:20,828 | I'm studying to be ordained as a Catholic Deacon, so I had run into | I'm studying to be ordained as a Catholic Deacon, so I had run into |
927 | 01:04:20,828 | 01:04:25,132 | Abdullah when he made a presentation about Islam and uh... | Abdullah when he made a presentation about Islam and uh... |
928 | 01:04:25,165 | 01:04:28,902 | I was really attracted to the works of this mosque. | I was really attracted to the works of this mosque. |
929 | 01:04:29,002 | 01:04:33,240 | I was never aware that there was an active part of Muslim faith life | I was never aware that there was an active part of Muslim faith life |
930 | 01:04:33,240 | 01:04:37,911 | that really reached out to the poor. I wasn't even sure that it was part of your creed. | that really reached out to the poor. I wasn't even sure that it was part of your creed. |
931 | 01:04:38,111 | 01:04:42,149 | Abdullah went through misunder standings that would commonly exist... | Abdullah went through misunder standings that would commonly exist... |
932 | 01:04:42,216 | 01:04:44,585 | he started with the term Black Muslim. | he started with the term Black Muslim. |
933 | 01:04:45,152 | 01:04:46,887 | What does that bring to mind? | What does that bring to mind? |
934 | 01:04:47,988 | 01:04:52,726 | And honestly it brought to mind certain things that would make you fearful. | And honestly it brought to mind certain things that would make you fearful. |
935 | 01:04:53,594 | 01:04:58,599 | Certain kinds of maybe aggressive behavior, nationalistic kinds of thinking | Certain kinds of maybe aggressive behavior, nationalistic kinds of thinking |
936 | 01:04:58,599 | 01:05:03,770 | you know, as if we are going carve ourselves off from the others and have no fellowship. | you know, as if we are going carve ourselves off from the others and have no fellowship. |
937 | 01:05:03,971 | 01:05:10,210 | He said if I tell you what the stereotypes are that I have of Catholics | He said if I tell you what the stereotypes are that I have of Catholics |
938 | 01:05:10,210 | 01:05:13,380 | when you listen to them, you'll say oh those are | when you listen to them, you'll say oh those are |
939 | 01:05:13,447 | 01:05:17,050 | extreme examples, those are not what we are about. | extreme examples, those are not what we are about. |
940 | 01:05:24,124 | 01:05:29,163 | Dearborn is the place where the early immigrants of | Dearborn is the place where the early immigrants of |
941 | 01:05:29,263 | 01:05:33,400 | Arab, Lebanese and Middle Eastern people came and settled down. | Arab, Lebanese and Middle Eastern people came and settled down. |
942 | 01:05:34,568 | 01:05:38,772 | This country embraced them and opened its door for them. | This country embraced them and opened its door for them. |
943 | 01:05:39,573 | 01:05:44,745 | Yet they needed time to adjust and go through that | Yet they needed time to adjust and go through that |
944 | 01:05:44,778 | 01:05:48,315 | difficulty they faced when they came to this country. | difficulty they faced when they came to this country. |
945 | 01:05:49,349 | 01:05:54,021 | It's two different societies, two different cultures. | It's two different societies, two different cultures. |
946 | 01:05:58,392 | 01:06:02,796 | Najah and Ali Bazzy are raising their family in the suburbs of Dearborn. | Najah and Ali Bazzy are raising their family in the suburbs of Dearborn. |
947 | 01:06:03,297 | 01:06:06,733 | Their children are third generation American Muslims. | Their children are third generation American Muslims. |
948 | 01:06:08,302 | 01:06:10,804 | We're trying to combine the best of both worlds and giving | We're trying to combine the best of both worlds and giving |
949 | 01:06:10,804 | 01:06:13,407 | our kids the family values that our parents teach and realize | our kids the family values that our parents teach and realize |
950 | 01:06:13,407 | 01:06:15,976 | that they live in, uh, you know, a land in the United States | that they live in, uh, you know, a land in the United States |
951 | 01:06:15,976 | 01:06:18,846 | which has, you know, many opportunities for our kids to prosper in. | which has, you know, many opportunities for our kids to prosper in. |
952 | 01:06:19,780 | 01:06:21,515 | - You still can't beat me. - I'll beat you tonight. | - You still can't beat me. - I'll beat you tonight. |
953 | 01:06:21,849 | 01:06:24,218 | - Can you shoot five and 0? - I can shoot 5 and 0 from anywhere. | - Can you shoot five and 0? - I can shoot 5 and 0 from anywhere. |
954 | 01:06:24,218 | 01:06:27,087 | - 5 and 0 anywhere? - Right now? Let's go. | - 5 and 0 anywhere? - Right now? Let's go. |
955 | 01:06:27,321 | 01:06:31,658 | Like many Dearborn families the Bazzy's struggle daily to balance the | Like many Dearborn families the Bazzy's struggle daily to balance the |
956 | 01:06:31,725 | 01:06:36,330 | sometimes conflicting demands of their faith and modern American society. | sometimes conflicting demands of their faith and modern American society. |
957 | 01:06:38,532 | 01:06:41,969 | Their daughter Nadia, has decided to wear the hijab | Their daughter Nadia, has decided to wear the hijab |
958 | 01:06:41,969 | 01:06:45,706 | or head covering, that was first worn by Muhammad's wives. | or head covering, that was first worn by Muhammad's wives. |
959 | 01:06:46,240 | 01:06:50,744 | Many Muslim women still wear the hijab as a sign of modesty and piety. | Many Muslim women still wear the hijab as a sign of modesty and piety. |
960 | 01:06:51,578 | 01:06:53,313 | Well, we're gonna back you one way or the other. | Well, we're gonna back you one way or the other. |
961 | 01:06:53,547 | 01:06:54,715 | That's a given. | That's a given. |
962 | 01:06:56,350 | 01:07:01,722 | Our daughter came to us and said, I made a decision. | Our daughter came to us and said, I made a decision. |
963 | 01:07:02,022 | 01:07:03,457 | And she's 16 now. | And she's 16 now. |
964 | 01:07:03,824 | 01:07:06,793 | And she said, I've decided that I want to wear hijab. | And she said, I've decided that I want to wear hijab. |
965 | 01:07:07,161 | 01:07:09,930 | The last time when you put it on, right? | The last time when you put it on, right? |
966 | 01:07:09,930 | 01:07:11,031 | You made me take it off. | You made me take it off. |
967 | 01:07:11,131 | 01:07:12,199 | No, I didn't make you take it off. | No, I didn't make you take it off. |
968 | 01:07:12,199 | 01:07:16,303 | I sort of persuade you thinking, try and bring it out the other, end of the light of it, right? | I sort of persuade you thinking, try and bring it out the other, end of the light of it, right? |
969 | 01:07:16,503 | 01:07:17,771 | And you resented me for that, correct? | And you resented me for that, correct? |
970 | 01:07:17,771 | 01:07:18,839 | Big time. | Big time. |
971 | 01:07:19,439 | 01:07:21,775 | I just thought maybe if you go through high school | I just thought maybe if you go through high school |
972 | 01:07:21,775 | 01:07:24,711 | and then put it on after high school, that then | and then put it on after high school, that then |
973 | 01:07:24,711 | 01:07:27,214 | if then, at least at that point in life, you'll | if then, at least at that point in life, you'll |
974 | 01:07:27,214 | 01:07:30,017 | be able to see what you want to do in life, and that. | be able to see what you want to do in life, and that. |
975 | 01:07:30,017 | 01:07:31,118 | Because you gotta understand something. | Because you gotta understand something. |
976 | 01:07:31,118 | 01:07:33,720 | You know, you never know where you're gonna be and where you're gonna go in life. | You know, you never know where you're gonna be and where you're gonna go in life. |
977 | 01:07:33,821 | 01:07:35,989 | I mean, it's, sure, this hijab is accepted in | I mean, it's, sure, this hijab is accepted in |
978 | 01:07:35,989 | 01:07:38,525 | our community here, and, you know, you maybe do well. | our community here, and, you know, you maybe do well. |
979 | 01:07:38,525 | 01:07:39,860 | And you end up being a doctor or a lawyer | And you end up being a doctor or a lawyer |
980 | 01:07:39,860 | 01:07:41,662 | whatever, you'll be doing very well for yourself. | whatever, you'll be doing very well for yourself. |
981 | 01:07:41,962 | 01:07:44,331 | But look what just happened to you when you went down to Tennessee. | But look what just happened to you when you went down to Tennessee. |
982 | 01:07:44,364 | 01:07:46,300 | I mean, here you have her driving a bus | I mean, here you have her driving a bus |
983 | 01:07:46,300 | 01:07:48,468 | and the state police trooper wants to stop over, we've | and the state police trooper wants to stop over, we've |
984 | 01:07:48,468 | 01:07:50,671 | got a whole bus full of people, because he sees hijabs. | got a whole bus full of people, because he sees hijabs. |
985 | 01:07:50,938 | 01:07:54,875 | I think for Nadia, he probably feels much like I feel. | I think for Nadia, he probably feels much like I feel. |
986 | 01:07:55,008 | 01:07:58,212 | There is great reverence for it, and then there's that | There is great reverence for it, and then there's that |
987 | 01:07:58,212 | 01:08:01,782 | that oh my gosh, I want to protect my daughter from the world. | that oh my gosh, I want to protect my daughter from the world. |
988 | 01:08:01,949 | 01:08:03,951 | I don't want people to think she's a terrorist. | I don't want people to think she's a terrorist. |
989 | 01:08:03,951 | 01:08:05,719 | I don't want people to think she's oppressed. | I don't want people to think she's oppressed. |
990 | 01:08:05,819 | 01:08:09,256 | I don't want people to think I'm her father, I made her put that on her head. | I don't want people to think I'm her father, I made her put that on her head. |
991 | 01:08:09,623 | 01:08:11,792 | All of those kinds of things come into play. | All of those kinds of things come into play. |
992 | 01:08:11,925 | 01:08:14,895 | I don't think Baba is, you know, trying to hurt you here. | I don't think Baba is, you know, trying to hurt you here. |
993 | 01:08:14,895 | 01:08:17,331 | He's trying to show you a picture of the real world, and | He's trying to show you a picture of the real world, and |
994 | 01:08:17,331 | 01:08:19,967 | what you need to do is show him a real picture of your world. | what you need to do is show him a real picture of your world. |
995 | 01:08:20,534 | 01:08:23,070 | He's a father, he has some legitimate concerns. | He's a father, he has some legitimate concerns. |
996 | 01:08:23,770 | 01:08:25,839 | So my point is that you're still the same Nadia. | So my point is that you're still the same Nadia. |
997 | 01:08:26,139 | 01:08:28,775 | Ali, maybe she's not done talking to you. | Ali, maybe she's not done talking to you. |
998 | 01:08:29,042 | 01:08:30,544 | You've talked to her. | You've talked to her. |
999 | 01:08:30,544 | 01:08:32,779 | Give her a few minutes and now let her talk to you. | Give her a few minutes and now let her talk to you. |
1000 | 01:08:33,547 | 01:08:37,951 | Do you know that I'm, that I'm doing this for myself and for you? | Do you know that I'm, that I'm doing this for myself and for you? |
1001 | 01:08:39,386 | 01:08:43,290 | Remember something. You're not doing it for me. You're doing it for yourself and God. | Remember something. You're not doing it for me. You're doing it for yourself and God. |
1002 | 01:08:43,590 | 01:08:44,658 | All right? | All right? |
1003 | 01:08:44,658 | 01:08:46,326 | You're the one who has to answer to God. | You're the one who has to answer to God. |
1004 | 01:08:46,393 | 01:08:49,163 | - So do you. - I will answer to God. Don't worry about that. | - So do you. - I will answer to God. Don't worry about that. |
1005 | 01:08:49,696 | 01:08:53,800 | I have my positives and my negatives in life and I will answer to God, don't worry about it. | I have my positives and my negatives in life and I will answer to God, don't worry about it. |
1006 | 01:08:53,901 | 01:08:59,239 | Baba, all that I do is a reflection of you. | Baba, all that I do is a reflection of you. |
1007 | 01:09:00,140 | 01:09:03,710 | You're in good shape, then. You're in good shape, right? | You're in good shape, then. You're in good shape, right? |
1008 | 01:09:04,578 | 01:09:06,013 | So are we at peace? | So are we at peace? |
1009 | 01:09:06,713 | 01:09:08,348 | I never knew we were at war | I never knew we were at war |
1010 | 01:09:35,776 | 01:09:37,177 | Muhammad also tells you that, you know | Muhammad also tells you that, you know |
1011 | 01:09:37,211 | 01:09:40,047 | you should always give what's best, uh, for your daughter. | you should always give what's best, uh, for your daughter. |
1012 | 01:09:40,380 | 01:09:43,917 | And me as a father, I'm just trying to give my daughter the opportunity. | And me as a father, I'm just trying to give my daughter the opportunity. |
1013 | 01:09:43,917 | 01:09:47,588 | To be able to see, uh, life from a wider angle and a bigger perspective. | To be able to see, uh, life from a wider angle and a bigger perspective. |
1014 | 01:09:51,859 | 01:09:54,962 | People would immigrate into different parts of the country, but what was interesting is | People would immigrate into different parts of the country, but what was interesting is |
1015 | 01:09:54,962 | 01:09:59,066 | that they would all manage to find their way into Dearborn, a great many of them. | that they would all manage to find their way into Dearborn, a great many of them. |
1016 | 01:10:01,034 | 01:10:04,304 | And the reason for that is because the mosques were in place. | And the reason for that is because the mosques were in place. |
1017 | 01:10:07,241 | 01:10:10,978 | Dearborn's newest mosque will be the largest in North America. | Dearborn's newest mosque will be the largest in North America. |
1018 | 01:10:11,578 | 01:10:17,050 | Like the first mosque in Medina, it is being built with help from the entire community. | Like the first mosque in Medina, it is being built with help from the entire community. |
1019 | 01:10:19,920 | 01:10:24,525 | There's great feelings of ownership to the mosque when the community builds it. | There's great feelings of ownership to the mosque when the community builds it. |
1020 | 01:10:27,461 | 01:10:32,432 | People are baking food. Every year they contribute between | People are baking food. Every year they contribute between |
1021 | 01:10:32,533 | 01:10:38,972 | $50,000 to $100,000 to the income and the operating costs of our mosque. | $50,000 to $100,000 to the income and the operating costs of our mosque. |
1022 | 01:10:39,773 | 01:10:42,910 | So, we have the building of this mosque, kind of metaphorically | So, we have the building of this mosque, kind of metaphorically |
1023 | 01:10:43,110 | 01:10:46,413 | and the laying of the bricks and this new foundation | and the laying of the bricks and this new foundation |
1024 | 01:10:47,447 | 01:10:49,817 | with all these new immigrants in Dearborn. | with all these new immigrants in Dearborn. |
1025 | 01:10:50,751 | 01:10:53,020 | And everybody brings their contribution. | And everybody brings their contribution. |
1026 | 01:10:54,688 | 01:10:58,192 | Prophet Muhammad established the first center in Medina | Prophet Muhammad established the first center in Medina |
1027 | 01:10:58,559 | 01:11:00,694 | for Muslims and that was his mosque. | for Muslims and that was his mosque. |
1028 | 01:11:01,028 | 01:11:05,499 | And it was not only a place where Muslims go and do their prayer, or | And it was not only a place where Muslims go and do their prayer, or |
1029 | 01:11:05,499 | 01:11:09,970 | offer their supplication, it was the center for the entire community. | offer their supplication, it was the center for the entire community. |
1030 | 01:11:09,970 | 01:11:12,472 | It was the headquarters of the Prophet. | It was the headquarters of the Prophet. |
1031 | 01:11:12,973 | 01:11:19,313 | He would become a judge and solve problems among people inside the mosque. | He would become a judge and solve problems among people inside the mosque. |
1032 | 01:11:20,447 | 01:11:25,786 | So he receives delegations, he would declare war or peace. | So he receives delegations, he would declare war or peace. |
1033 | 01:11:26,820 | 01:11:31,525 | The mosque was serving multiple purposes in the life of Prophet Muhammad. | The mosque was serving multiple purposes in the life of Prophet Muhammad. |
1034 | 01:11:33,861 | 01:11:36,430 | It was at the mosque that Muhammad discussed | It was at the mosque that Muhammad discussed |
1035 | 01:11:36,430 | 01:11:38,966 | a sweeping change in strategy with his followers. | a sweeping change in strategy with his followers. |
1036 | 01:11:39,399 | 01:11:43,937 | After years of exercising restraint in the face of persecution by the Meccans | After years of exercising restraint in the face of persecution by the Meccans |
1037 | 01:11:44,104 | 01:11:46,807 | Muhammad received a clear new revelation | Muhammad received a clear new revelation |
1038 | 01:11:46,807 | 01:11:49,910 | that marked a dramatic departure from the past. | that marked a dramatic departure from the past. |
1039 | 01:11:50,143 | 01:11:54,681 | It gave the Muslims limited permission to take up arms in self-defense. | It gave the Muslims limited permission to take up arms in self-defense. |
1040 | 01:11:54,948 | 01:11:58,418 | The statesman was about to become a general. | The statesman was about to become a general. |
1041 | 01:12:00,320 | 01:12:03,023 | For 13 years, there's been no sanction to fight. | For 13 years, there's been no sanction to fight. |
1042 | 01:12:03,323 | 01:12:05,459 | Then a revelation comes that says | Then a revelation comes that says |
1043 | 01:12:06,160 | 01:12:10,531 | those who have been removed unjustly from their homes, and | those who have been removed unjustly from their homes, and |
1044 | 01:12:10,631 | 01:12:13,967 | have been fought because of their religious beliefs | have been fought because of their religious beliefs |
1045 | 01:12:14,101 | 01:12:16,270 | are sanctioned to fight to defend themselves. | are sanctioned to fight to defend themselves. |
1046 | 01:12:16,270 | 01:12:21,208 | Killing is always abhorrent, the QURAN makes it very clear about that | Killing is always abhorrent, the QURAN makes it very clear about that |
1047 | 01:12:21,308 | 01:12:27,848 | and the QURAN says that it's always wrong to start a war, to be an aggressor. | and the QURAN says that it's always wrong to start a war, to be an aggressor. |
1048 | 01:12:28,081 | 01:12:31,084 | But persecution is worse than killing. | But persecution is worse than killing. |
1049 | 01:12:31,185 | 01:12:35,355 | When people have been driven from their homes, or deprived of their basic human rights | When people have been driven from their homes, or deprived of their basic human rights |
1050 | 01:12:35,389 | 01:12:39,259 | when an evil ideology comes into the world, sometimes | when an evil ideology comes into the world, sometimes |
1051 | 01:12:39,259 | 01:12:43,831 | regrettably, it may be necessary to fight and sometimes lives will be lost. | regrettably, it may be necessary to fight and sometimes lives will be lost. |
1052 | 01:12:45,666 | 01:12:50,737 | Muhammad's first large military engagement occurred near the town of Badr, when | Muhammad's first large military engagement occurred near the town of Badr, when |
1053 | 01:12:50,737 | 01:12:56,810 | 313 Muslims set out to surprise a caravan from Muhammad's own tribe, the Quraysh. | 313 Muslims set out to surprise a caravan from Muhammad's own tribe, the Quraysh. |
1054 | 01:12:58,245 | 01:13:02,149 | In a sense, the battle of Badr, which became such a landmark | In a sense, the battle of Badr, which became such a landmark |
1055 | 01:13:02,382 | 01:13:05,452 | in Muslim history, ah was a sort of mistake. | in Muslim history, ah was a sort of mistake. |
1056 | 01:13:05,953 | 01:13:08,822 | Ah, the Muslims had planned a conventional raid but | Ah, the Muslims had planned a conventional raid but |
1057 | 01:13:08,856 | 01:13:13,594 | the Meccans, when they heard that this band of renegades | the Meccans, when they heard that this band of renegades |
1058 | 01:13:13,627 | 01:13:16,530 | was attacking their great caravan | was attacking their great caravan |
1059 | 01:13:16,530 | 01:13:19,900 | were so enraged they sent out the whole army against them. | were so enraged they sent out the whole army against them. |
1060 | 01:13:20,200 | 01:13:22,569 | And the Muslims were convinced that they were going to die. | And the Muslims were convinced that they were going to die. |
1061 | 01:13:23,871 | 01:13:25,806 | He never wanted to fight the Meccans. | He never wanted to fight the Meccans. |
1062 | 01:13:25,839 | 01:13:29,610 | I mean, the Meccans are his people, uh, his, his friends, his family. | I mean, the Meccans are his people, uh, his, his friends, his family. |
1063 | 01:13:29,610 | 01:13:34,848 | He wants to co-opt them, he wants to make them the key, if you will to the new | He wants to co-opt them, he wants to make them the key, if you will to the new |
1064 | 01:13:34,848 | 01:13:38,986 | Islamic Ummah that he's trying to form, so he doesn't want to go to war with them. | Islamic Ummah that he's trying to form, so he doesn't want to go to war with them. |
1065 | 01:13:40,487 | 01:13:44,258 | As he prepared to lead the Muslims into battle, Muhammad took | As he prepared to lead the Muslims into battle, Muhammad took |
1066 | 01:13:44,258 | 01:13:48,495 | the unprecedented step of establishing clear rules of engagement for his army. | the unprecedented step of establishing clear rules of engagement for his army. |
1067 | 01:13:49,630 | 01:13:52,099 | He makes it very clear to his soldiers | He makes it very clear to his soldiers |
1068 | 01:13:52,199 | 01:13:56,870 | that if they have the right to use force against the Qurayshy | that if they have the right to use force against the Qurayshy |
1069 | 01:13:58,005 | 01:14:02,309 | that does not mean that they will do the same thing | that does not mean that they will do the same thing |
1070 | 01:14:02,342 | 01:14:05,145 | that has been done in pre-Islamic wars. | that has been done in pre-Islamic wars. |
1071 | 01:14:05,412 | 01:14:07,414 | In which women and children could be killed | In which women and children could be killed |
1072 | 01:14:07,414 | 01:14:11,118 | in which no prisoners could be taken, no quarter given. | in which no prisoners could be taken, no quarter given. |
1073 | 01:14:11,118 | 01:14:11,618 | No, No. | No, No. |
1074 | 01:14:11,718 | 01:14:14,888 | He said Islam is a religion of law. | He said Islam is a religion of law. |
1075 | 01:14:17,791 | 01:14:20,460 | The Meccans had sent an army of about 1,000 men. | The Meccans had sent an army of about 1,000 men. |
1076 | 01:14:22,062 | 01:14:25,732 | As the army approached, Muhammad prepared to make a stand near a well. | As the army approached, Muhammad prepared to make a stand near a well. |
1077 | 01:14:27,100 | 01:14:29,903 | One of his soldiers suddenly questioned his strategy | One of his soldiers suddenly questioned his strategy |
1078 | 01:14:30,504 | 01:14:34,141 | Has God revealed it to you? he asked, "Or is it your own opinion?" | Has God revealed it to you? he asked, "Or is it your own opinion?" |
1079 | 01:14:35,209 | 01:14:38,512 | When Muhammad answered that he was speaking as a man, not a prophet | When Muhammad answered that he was speaking as a man, not a prophet |
1080 | 01:14:38,612 | 01:14:41,582 | the soldier suggested that they stop at a larger well closer | the soldier suggested that they stop at a larger well closer |
1081 | 01:14:41,582 | 01:14:44,051 | to the enemy, so they could deprive them of water. | to the enemy, so they could deprive them of water. |
1082 | 01:14:44,618 | 01:14:46,353 | Muhammad agreed at once. | Muhammad agreed at once. |
1083 | 01:14:47,421 | 01:14:52,359 | The change in strategy proved decisive, and the Muslims recorded a resounding triumph. | The change in strategy proved decisive, and the Muslims recorded a resounding triumph. |
1084 | 01:14:57,831 | 01:14:59,900 | It was a victory that stunned the Muslims. | It was a victory that stunned the Muslims. |
1085 | 01:15:01,034 | 01:15:04,938 | It seemed like a complete reversal, like a miracle. | It seemed like a complete reversal, like a miracle. |
1086 | 01:15:05,138 | 01:15:07,841 | Almost a sort of revelation of God in history. | Almost a sort of revelation of God in history. |
1087 | 01:15:07,975 | 01:15:09,776 | A Furqan, they called it. | A Furqan, they called it. |
1088 | 01:15:09,910 | 01:15:13,814 | Something that separated the just from the unjust. | Something that separated the just from the unjust. |
1089 | 01:15:14,715 | 01:15:20,053 | After the battle, Muhammad received a revelation claiming the victory for God. | After the battle, Muhammad received a revelation claiming the victory for God. |
1090 | 01:15:20,521 | 01:15:24,024 | The Muslims felt that angels had been fighting alongside them. | The Muslims felt that angels had been fighting alongside them. |
1091 | 01:15:24,992 | 01:15:28,595 | The victory reaffirmed their belief that God was on their side | The victory reaffirmed their belief that God was on their side |
1092 | 01:15:28,662 | 01:15:31,532 | and raised Muhammad's status higher still. | and raised Muhammad's status higher still. |
1093 | 01:15:32,766 | 01:15:37,371 | But his followers also knew that the Meccans would seek violent retribution. | But his followers also knew that the Meccans would seek violent retribution. |
1094 | 01:15:38,038 | 01:15:41,108 | A year later, an army of 3,000 Meccans | A year later, an army of 3,000 Meccans |
1095 | 01:15:41,108 | 01:15:45,312 | returned to face 1,000 Muslims in the battle of Uhud. | returned to face 1,000 Muslims in the battle of Uhud. |
1096 | 01:15:45,479 | 01:15:50,017 | The resulting rout left the future of Islam in mortal peril. | The resulting rout left the future of Islam in mortal peril. |
1097 | 01:15:51,051 | 01:15:52,486 | It was a horrible battle. | It was a horrible battle. |
1098 | 01:15:52,753 | 01:15:57,491 | And the corpses of the Muslims were mutilated by the Meccans. | And the corpses of the Muslims were mutilated by the Meccans. |
1099 | 01:15:57,524 | 01:15:59,660 | And the Meccan women, as was their wont | And the Meccan women, as was their wont |
1100 | 01:15:59,693 | 01:16:03,931 | came out onto the battlefield and danced around the corpses. | came out onto the battlefield and danced around the corpses. |
1101 | 01:16:06,633 | 01:16:10,337 | Sixty-five of Muhammad's soldiers lost their lives in the battle | Sixty-five of Muhammad's soldiers lost their lives in the battle |
1102 | 01:16:10,604 | 01:16:13,640 | including a Rabbi who had honored the Medina Pact | including a Rabbi who had honored the Medina Pact |
1103 | 01:16:13,841 | 01:16:15,809 | by fighting alongside Muhammad. | by fighting alongside Muhammad. |
1104 | 01:16:16,910 | 01:16:20,814 | The families of the fallen Muslims were now without protectors. | The families of the fallen Muslims were now without protectors. |
1105 | 01:16:21,482 | 01:16:24,751 | Then, Muhammad received a new revelation | Then, Muhammad received a new revelation |
1106 | 01:16:24,918 | 01:16:28,322 | allowing Muslim men to safeguard these women and children | allowing Muslim men to safeguard these women and children |
1107 | 01:16:28,455 | 01:16:33,794 | by taking as many as four wives, but only if they could treat them equally. | by taking as many as four wives, but only if they could treat them equally. |
1108 | 01:16:36,497 | 01:16:39,900 | That, in itself, in the context of Arabia, was a bit of a restriction | That, in itself, in the context of Arabia, was a bit of a restriction |
1109 | 01:16:39,900 | 01:16:43,570 | because a man could have unlimited number of wives | because a man could have unlimited number of wives |
1110 | 01:16:43,904 | 01:16:47,941 | the context of the permission to polygamy | the context of the permission to polygamy |
1111 | 01:16:48,041 | 01:16:50,811 | is to say who is going to look after these women. | is to say who is going to look after these women. |
1112 | 01:16:50,811 | 01:16:57,684 | It was an act of faith, not an act of lust that inspired men to take more wives. | It was an act of faith, not an act of lust that inspired men to take more wives. |
1113 | 01:16:57,684 | 01:17:01,421 | So, it would be wrong to think of the Prophet as basking | So, it would be wrong to think of the Prophet as basking |
1114 | 01:17:01,421 | 01:17:05,359 | decadently in the garden of sensual delights with his harem. | decadently in the garden of sensual delights with his harem. |
1115 | 01:17:05,359 | 01:17:08,795 | His harem was very much a matter of state | His harem was very much a matter of state |
1116 | 01:17:08,862 | 01:17:12,065 | and sometimes his wives were rather a mixed blessing. | and sometimes his wives were rather a mixed blessing. |
1117 | 01:17:12,833 | 01:17:17,304 | Although Muhammad was monogamous during Khadija's life, after her death | Although Muhammad was monogamous during Khadija's life, after her death |
1118 | 01:17:17,604 | 01:17:19,773 | he eventually married a number of women | he eventually married a number of women |
1119 | 01:17:19,940 | 01:17:23,177 | including one of the Uhud widows, Umm Salama. | including one of the Uhud widows, Umm Salama. |
1120 | 01:17:24,678 | 01:17:27,915 | The reason for his marriages were really political alliances. | The reason for his marriages were really political alliances. |
1121 | 01:17:28,081 | 01:17:32,419 | It was a tribal society, and for Muhammad to marry into another tribe and | It was a tribal society, and for Muhammad to marry into another tribe and |
1122 | 01:17:32,486 | 01:17:36,290 | take a wife just meant that there was a bond being created with this tribe. | take a wife just meant that there was a bond being created with this tribe. |
1123 | 01:17:37,291 | 01:17:41,228 | Among Muhammad's wives were the daughters of his two closest allies | Among Muhammad's wives were the daughters of his two closest allies |
1124 | 01:17:41,662 | 01:17:43,430 | Abu Bakr and Umar. | Abu Bakr and Umar. |
1125 | 01:17:44,698 | 01:17:46,967 | Abu Bakr's daughter, Aisha, would become | Abu Bakr's daughter, Aisha, would become |
1126 | 01:17:46,967 | 01:17:49,269 | one of the most influential women in his life. | one of the most influential women in his life. |
1127 | 01:17:50,304 | 01:17:54,608 | Aisha was very lively. She was, uh, brilliant. | Aisha was very lively. She was, uh, brilliant. |
1128 | 01:17:55,075 | 01:17:57,277 | She was somebody that questioned the prophet. | She was somebody that questioned the prophet. |
1129 | 01:17:57,277 | 01:18:02,149 | She was not somebody in any way that um took everything, she questioned him. | She was not somebody in any way that um took everything, she questioned him. |
1130 | 01:18:02,149 | 01:18:04,151 | She said, what does that mean? | She said, what does that mean? |
1131 | 01:18:04,451 | 01:18:06,653 | Uh, why did you do this, why did you do that? | Uh, why did you do this, why did you do that? |
1132 | 01:18:06,920 | 01:18:10,624 | Um, she was somebody that really had a, an incredibly active mind. | Um, she was somebody that really had a, an incredibly active mind. |
1133 | 01:18:10,624 | 01:18:15,629 | She memorized vast amounts of prophetic traditions, and she's considered to be | She memorized vast amounts of prophetic traditions, and she's considered to be |
1134 | 01:18:15,629 | 01:18:18,398 | actually, the transmitter of a large number | actually, the transmitter of a large number |
1135 | 01:18:18,398 | 01:18:21,268 | of, uh, traditions from the prophet Muhammad. | of, uh, traditions from the prophet Muhammad. |
1136 | 01:18:24,605 | 01:18:29,443 | In the year that followed the battle of Uhud, the Meccans girded themselves | In the year that followed the battle of Uhud, the Meccans girded themselves |
1137 | 01:18:29,443 | 01:18:34,681 | for a final assault that they hoped would finish off the Muslims once and for all. | for a final assault that they hoped would finish off the Muslims once and for all. |
1138 | 01:18:35,349 | 01:18:37,618 | They assembled one of the largest armies | They assembled one of the largest armies |
1139 | 01:18:37,618 | 01:18:40,921 | ever seen in Arabia and marched on Medina. | ever seen in Arabia and marched on Medina. |
1140 | 01:18:41,321 | 01:18:44,091 | But Muhammad hit upon a daring defense. | But Muhammad hit upon a daring defense. |
1141 | 01:18:45,459 | 01:18:50,597 | Muhammad has dug a trench around the whole of the settlement. | Muhammad has dug a trench around the whole of the settlement. |
1142 | 01:18:50,998 | 01:18:56,036 | And you have an almost comic scene with the Meccan cavalry | And you have an almost comic scene with the Meccan cavalry |
1143 | 01:18:56,036 | 01:19:01,241 | galloping up to this trench, and pulling back in horror, and saying what is this? | galloping up to this trench, and pulling back in horror, and saying what is this? |
1144 | 01:19:01,241 | 01:19:04,111 | They've never seen anything so unsporting in their lives. | They've never seen anything so unsporting in their lives. |
1145 | 01:19:04,244 | 01:19:06,780 | This is something, they say, the Arabs don't do. | This is something, they say, the Arabs don't do. |
1146 | 01:19:07,281 | 01:19:11,618 | It sounds comical but surrounded by the powerful Meccan army | It sounds comical but surrounded by the powerful Meccan army |
1147 | 01:19:12,019 | 01:19:16,223 | the Muslims were expecting all to be killed, to a man, to a woman. | the Muslims were expecting all to be killed, to a man, to a woman. |
1148 | 01:19:17,457 | 01:19:21,695 | Stopped by the trench around Medina, the Meccans laid siege | Stopped by the trench around Medina, the Meccans laid siege |
1149 | 01:19:21,728 | 01:19:25,232 | to the city and to the hundreds of Muslim families trapped inside. | to the city and to the hundreds of Muslim families trapped inside. |
1150 | 01:19:25,833 | 01:19:28,569 | According to the Muslim sources, in their determination | According to the Muslim sources, in their determination |
1151 | 01:19:28,569 | 01:19:31,572 | to defeat Muhammad, the Meccans had recruited | to defeat Muhammad, the Meccans had recruited |
1152 | 01:19:31,638 | 01:19:34,141 | as allies many Bedouin tribes | as allies many Bedouin tribes |
1153 | 01:19:34,274 | 01:19:38,812 | as well as the largest Jewish tribe within Medina, the Bani Qurayzah. | as well as the largest Jewish tribe within Medina, the Bani Qurayzah. |
1154 | 01:19:39,513 | 01:19:42,683 | For the Muslims, this defection was the final blow | For the Muslims, this defection was the final blow |
1155 | 01:19:42,683 | 01:19:46,053 | in a relationship that had been strained from the beginning. | in a relationship that had been strained from the beginning. |
1156 | 01:19:47,321 | 01:19:49,356 | When Muhammad came to town | When Muhammad came to town |
1157 | 01:19:49,890 | 01:19:52,693 | the organized Jewish community did not accept his prophecy. | the organized Jewish community did not accept his prophecy. |
1158 | 01:19:53,193 | 01:19:55,362 | There were, according to the Islamic sources | There were, according to the Islamic sources |
1159 | 01:19:55,429 | 01:19:57,531 | some individual Jews that did accept him | some individual Jews that did accept him |
1160 | 01:19:57,764 | 01:20:00,234 | but for the most part the community as a whole did not. | but for the most part the community as a whole did not. |
1161 | 01:20:01,001 | 01:20:03,370 | If the Jews would accept his Prophethood, then he has | If the Jews would accept his Prophethood, then he has |
1162 | 01:20:03,370 | 01:20:05,772 | tremendous and complete confirmation of his Prophethood. | tremendous and complete confirmation of his Prophethood. |
1163 | 01:20:06,273 | 01:20:10,410 | But the Jews were so well respected that when they rejected his prophethood | But the Jews were so well respected that when they rejected his prophethood |
1164 | 01:20:10,444 | 01:20:11,979 | and they did it actively | and they did it actively |
1165 | 01:20:12,146 | 01:20:16,850 | they became a very serious political threat to his very existence in Medina. | they became a very serious political threat to his very existence in Medina. |
1166 | 01:20:18,785 | 01:20:20,921 | Despite the aid of the Bani Qurayzah | Despite the aid of the Bani Qurayzah |
1167 | 01:20:21,121 | 01:20:24,258 | the Meccan siege could not break through the Muslim defenses. | the Meccan siege could not break through the Muslim defenses. |
1168 | 01:20:24,892 | 01:20:26,160 | When the weather turned bad | When the weather turned bad |
1169 | 01:20:26,193 | 01:20:29,329 | and as the Bedouin tribes began deserting the field of battle | and as the Bedouin tribes began deserting the field of battle |
1170 | 01:20:29,663 | 01:20:32,533 | the Meccans themselves lost heart and departed | the Meccans themselves lost heart and departed |
1171 | 01:20:32,799 | 01:20:38,372 | abandoning their Jewish allies to be tried by the Muslims for the crime of treason. | abandoning their Jewish allies to be tried by the Muslims for the crime of treason. |
1172 | 01:20:39,039 | 01:20:42,309 | Islamic sources believe that the Jews did indeed | Islamic sources believe that the Jews did indeed |
1173 | 01:20:42,676 | 01:20:45,479 | aid the enemy in trying to defeat Muhammad. | aid the enemy in trying to defeat Muhammad. |
1174 | 01:20:45,813 | 01:20:49,783 | This was absolutely against the terms of the Media agreement. | This was absolutely against the terms of the Media agreement. |
1175 | 01:20:50,150 | 01:20:53,987 | The Jews and the Muslims decided that they would choose | The Jews and the Muslims decided that they would choose |
1176 | 01:20:54,121 | 01:20:56,990 | an arbitrator to determine what would be the future of the Jews. | an arbitrator to determine what would be the future of the Jews. |
1177 | 01:20:57,758 | 01:21:00,394 | The person who was chosen was a man | The person who was chosen was a man |
1178 | 01:21:00,394 | 01:21:03,096 | who was mortally wounded in the Battle of the Trench. | who was mortally wounded in the Battle of the Trench. |
1179 | 01:21:03,630 | 01:21:07,568 | And so he determined that the women and children of the Bani Qurayzah | And so he determined that the women and children of the Bani Qurayzah |
1180 | 01:21:07,568 | 01:21:11,872 | would be taken as slaves to the Muslims, and the men would be killed. | would be taken as slaves to the Muslims, and the men would be killed. |
1181 | 01:21:12,339 | 01:21:14,141 | The Prophet agreed with this judgement. | The Prophet agreed with this judgement. |
1182 | 01:21:14,408 | 01:21:16,009 | When he judged he said | When he judged he said |
1183 | 01:21:16,510 | 01:21:19,580 | that you have judged according to God and his messenger. | that you have judged according to God and his messenger. |
1184 | 01:21:19,847 | 01:21:23,884 | And then, uh, approximately 700 men | And then, uh, approximately 700 men |
1185 | 01:21:24,351 | 01:21:27,321 | uh, were killed. Uh, they were executed. | uh, were killed. Uh, they were executed. |
1186 | 01:21:27,821 | 01:21:30,691 | So, this definitely occurred. | So, this definitely occurred. |
1187 | 01:21:31,625 | 01:21:38,732 | All that can be said is that, this cannot be seen as anti-Semitism, per se. | All that can be said is that, this cannot be seen as anti-Semitism, per se. |
1188 | 01:21:38,732 | 01:21:45,072 | MUHAMMAD had nothing against the Jewish people per se, or the Jewish religion. | MUHAMMAD had nothing against the Jewish people per se, or the Jewish religion. |
1189 | 01:21:45,239 | 01:21:49,877 | The QURAN continues to tell Muslims to honor the People of the Book. | The QURAN continues to tell Muslims to honor the People of the Book. |
1190 | 01:21:50,210 | 01:21:53,981 | And to honor their religion as authentic. | And to honor their religion as authentic. |
1191 | 01:21:54,481 | 01:21:57,818 | And the Jewish tribes who had not rebelled | And the Jewish tribes who had not rebelled |
1192 | 01:21:58,418 | 01:22:00,454 | who had not given help to the MECCANS | who had not given help to the MECCANS |
1193 | 01:22:00,521 | 01:22:03,924 | continued to live in MEDINA, completely unmolested. | continued to live in MEDINA, completely unmolested. |
1194 | 01:22:04,158 | 01:22:06,760 | MUHAMMAD was not trying to exterminate Jews. | MUHAMMAD was not trying to exterminate Jews. |
1195 | 01:22:06,760 | 01:22:10,397 | He was trying to get rid of very dangerous internal enemies. | He was trying to get rid of very dangerous internal enemies. |
1196 | 01:22:11,031 | 01:22:15,869 | It's unfortunate that many historians and particularly in contemporary times | It's unfortunate that many historians and particularly in contemporary times |
1197 | 01:22:15,869 | 01:22:19,940 | both on the Jewish and on the Muslim side, uh, have transformed this. | both on the Jewish and on the Muslim side, uh, have transformed this. |
1198 | 01:22:20,207 | 01:22:23,544 | On the Jewish side, they have used that as a way of saying | On the Jewish side, they have used that as a way of saying |
1199 | 01:22:23,544 | 01:22:26,113 | well, you see, the Muslims hate the Jews and they kill them. | well, you see, the Muslims hate the Jews and they kill them. |
1200 | 01:22:26,280 | 01:22:28,315 | And, and on the Muslim side, it says | And, and on the Muslim side, it says |
1201 | 01:22:28,315 | 01:22:31,585 | well, you see, the Jews are full of treachery and can't be trusted. | well, you see, the Jews are full of treachery and can't be trusted. |
1202 | 01:22:31,985 | 01:22:33,020 | Both are wrong. | Both are wrong. |
1203 | 01:22:35,656 | 01:22:41,695 | When the other tribes of the peninsula saw the impotence of Mecca | When the other tribes of the peninsula saw the impotence of Mecca |
1204 | 01:22:41,995 | 01:22:45,766 | with all its power and might against this little community | with all its power and might against this little community |
1205 | 01:22:46,200 | 01:22:50,270 | they began to switch allegiance and see that Muhammad was the coming man. | they began to switch allegiance and see that Muhammad was the coming man. |
1206 | 01:22:51,004 | 01:22:53,674 | Now once that happened, once the tide had been turned | Now once that happened, once the tide had been turned |
1207 | 01:22:53,674 | 01:22:55,909 | after the battle of the trench, and | after the battle of the trench, and |
1208 | 01:22:55,909 | 01:23:00,647 | the Muslims were no longer subject to the fear of extermination | the Muslims were no longer subject to the fear of extermination |
1209 | 01:23:00,747 | 01:23:02,749 | Muhammad stopped the fighting. | Muhammad stopped the fighting. |
1210 | 01:23:03,750 | 01:23:07,554 | The Prophet Muhammad received a few people | The Prophet Muhammad received a few people |
1211 | 01:23:07,554 | 01:23:11,058 | militants who just arrived from one of the battles that | militants who just arrived from one of the battles that |
1212 | 01:23:11,058 | 01:23:14,862 | they came back from and, they felt so important that | they came back from and, they felt so important that |
1213 | 01:23:14,895 | 01:23:18,565 | we finished this job fighting with the enemies of Islam. | we finished this job fighting with the enemies of Islam. |
1214 | 01:23:19,099 | 01:23:22,936 | And the Prophet smiled and he said let me tell you something. | And the Prophet smiled and he said let me tell you something. |
1215 | 01:23:22,936 | 01:23:27,608 | You finished the minor Jihad and now you have the bigger Jihad ahead of you. | You finished the minor Jihad and now you have the bigger Jihad ahead of you. |
1216 | 01:23:27,941 | 01:23:29,476 | And they were stunned. | And they were stunned. |
1217 | 01:23:29,510 | 01:23:32,012 | They thought that they just finished the biggest achievement | They thought that they just finished the biggest achievement |
1218 | 01:23:32,045 | 01:23:35,582 | in their life by being willing to sacrifice their own life. | in their life by being willing to sacrifice their own life. |
1219 | 01:23:36,016 | 01:23:40,287 | And the Prophet explained that the biggest Jihad | And the Prophet explained that the biggest Jihad |
1220 | 01:23:40,354 | 01:23:45,225 | is struggle against your own desires and limitations. | is struggle against your own desires and limitations. |
1221 | 01:23:47,961 | 01:23:52,499 | Jihad does not mean holy war, primarily. | Jihad does not mean holy war, primarily. |
1222 | 01:23:52,866 | 01:23:55,702 | The word means effort, striving. | The word means effort, striving. |
1223 | 01:23:56,170 | 01:24:03,343 | And it's always a hard struggle to put the word of God into practice. | And it's always a hard struggle to put the word of God into practice. |
1224 | 01:24:03,544 | 01:24:06,146 | When the Quran talks about struggling or | When the Quran talks about struggling or |
1225 | 01:24:06,213 | 01:24:09,550 | they're not talking always about fighting a holy war | they're not talking always about fighting a holy war |
1226 | 01:24:09,550 | 01:24:12,152 | they're talking about this immense struggle to implement | they're talking about this immense struggle to implement |
1227 | 01:24:12,219 | 01:24:16,690 | a divine imperative in the flawed and tragic conditions of daily life. | a divine imperative in the flawed and tragic conditions of daily life. |
1228 | 01:24:16,990 | 01:24:20,694 | Fighting might sometimes have to be done as part of the Jihad | Fighting might sometimes have to be done as part of the Jihad |
1229 | 01:24:20,694 | 01:24:23,530 | but it is by no means the major imperative. | but it is by no means the major imperative. |
1230 | 01:24:25,165 | 01:24:30,838 | I remember a quotation from Jesus, peace be upon him(PBUH) | I remember a quotation from Jesus, peace be upon him(PBUH) |
1231 | 01:24:31,305 | 01:24:36,276 | who says that the first step in the reformation | who says that the first step in the reformation |
1232 | 01:24:36,276 | 01:24:39,480 | journey is to start with your own self. | journey is to start with your own self. |
1233 | 01:24:39,680 | 01:24:44,551 | If you want to reform the society you have to reform yourself first. | If you want to reform the society you have to reform yourself first. |
1234 | 01:24:44,852 | 01:24:47,654 | And that was basically the meaning of Jihad. | And that was basically the meaning of Jihad. |
1235 | 01:24:54,761 | 01:24:58,532 | The Prophet put that emphasis on inner development. | The Prophet put that emphasis on inner development. |
1236 | 01:24:58,532 | 01:25:06,306 | Jihad, the constant struggle with yourself, to improve yourself and perfect your intent. | Jihad, the constant struggle with yourself, to improve yourself and perfect your intent. |
1237 | 01:25:06,540 | 01:25:09,076 | That you do things only for the sake of God. | That you do things only for the sake of God. |
1238 | 01:25:09,610 | 01:25:16,450 | The most excellent Jihad, Holy struggle, is the struggle to control your ego, the self. | The most excellent Jihad, Holy struggle, is the struggle to control your ego, the self. |
1239 | 01:25:21,221 | 01:25:26,727 | For a long time I was deathly afraid of speaking in public, of giving speeches. | For a long time I was deathly afraid of speaking in public, of giving speeches. |
1240 | 01:25:27,461 | 01:25:31,632 | And I saw that and I, well, this my Jihad, I've gotta overcome this fear. | And I saw that and I, well, this my Jihad, I've gotta overcome this fear. |
1241 | 01:25:31,632 | 01:25:35,169 | If I'm gonna help people, it's gonna be necessary for me to talk in public. | If I'm gonna help people, it's gonna be necessary for me to talk in public. |
1242 | 01:25:35,569 | 01:25:36,937 | To be able just to speak out. | To be able just to speak out. |
1243 | 01:25:38,472 | 01:25:42,309 | And going back to 1987 I had become active as far as writing | And going back to 1987 I had become active as far as writing |
1244 | 01:25:42,376 | 01:25:47,214 | articles for papers to have fire safe cigarette legislation enacted. | articles for papers to have fire safe cigarette legislation enacted. |
1245 | 01:25:47,381 | 01:25:50,250 | Cigarettes are the largest cause of fire fatalities in the nation. | Cigarettes are the largest cause of fire fatalities in the nation. |
1246 | 01:25:51,919 | 01:25:56,023 | So, I began writing and because of my position I could speak from | So, I began writing and because of my position I could speak from |
1247 | 01:25:56,023 | 01:26:00,561 | the authority as a fire fighter and, and now a Supervising Fire Marshal. | the authority as a fire fighter and, and now a Supervising Fire Marshal. |
1248 | 01:26:02,262 | 01:26:05,966 | Going back to if you save one life it's like you saved all humanity. | Going back to if you save one life it's like you saved all humanity. |
1249 | 01:26:05,966 | 01:26:07,668 | Well I feel I was part of an effort | Well I feel I was part of an effort |
1250 | 01:26:08,435 | 01:26:11,305 | to save thousands of lives each year because | to save thousands of lives each year because |
1251 | 01:26:11,305 | 01:26:14,308 | of this legislation that we passed in New York State. | of this legislation that we passed in New York State. |
1252 | 01:26:19,980 | 01:26:21,615 | Jihad is misused. | Jihad is misused. |
1253 | 01:26:21,882 | 01:26:27,221 | There is absolutely nothing in Islam that justifies, uh, the claim of | There is absolutely nothing in Islam that justifies, uh, the claim of |
1254 | 01:26:27,221 | 01:26:33,360 | Osama bin Laden, Al Qaeda or other similar groups to kill innocent civilians. | Osama bin Laden, Al Qaeda or other similar groups to kill innocent civilians. |
1255 | 01:26:34,228 | 01:26:37,898 | That is unequivocally a crime under Islamic law. | That is unequivocally a crime under Islamic law. |
1256 | 01:26:38,999 | 01:26:43,170 | Acts of terror violence that have occurred in the name of Islam | Acts of terror violence that have occurred in the name of Islam |
1257 | 01:26:43,470 | 01:26:46,773 | are not only wrong, they are contrary to Islam. | are not only wrong, they are contrary to Islam. |
1258 | 01:26:50,177 | 01:26:53,680 | September 11th, I hooked up with two other fire marshals. | September 11th, I hooked up with two other fire marshals. |
1259 | 01:26:54,181 | 01:26:58,919 | We found a place to park near the bridge, about several inches of soot. | We found a place to park near the bridge, about several inches of soot. |
1260 | 01:26:59,186 | 01:27:02,656 | If it had been white and colder out, you would have sworn it was snow. | If it had been white and colder out, you would have sworn it was snow. |
1261 | 01:27:04,525 | 01:27:10,364 | We came over the Brooklyn Bridge, uh it was just like something out of a movie. | We came over the Brooklyn Bridge, uh it was just like something out of a movie. |
1262 | 01:27:11,265 | 01:27:14,801 | It was very quiet, you know, that muffled sound that you have during a blizzard | It was very quiet, you know, that muffled sound that you have during a blizzard |
1263 | 01:27:14,835 | 01:27:17,638 | you know, where you can't hear your feet hitting the ground, it's just very muffled | you know, where you can't hear your feet hitting the ground, it's just very muffled |
1264 | 01:27:17,638 | 01:27:19,006 | very quiet. | very quiet. |
1265 | 01:27:19,373 | 01:27:22,709 | So we put on our turn out gear and we started heading over there. | So we put on our turn out gear and we started heading over there. |
1266 | 01:27:22,809 | 01:27:27,614 | And it's just, I think I could speak for all of | And it's just, I think I could speak for all of |
1267 | 01:27:27,614 | 01:27:30,484 | we were just all in a state of shock and disbelief. | we were just all in a state of shock and disbelief. |
1268 | 01:27:32,219 | 01:27:37,958 | I just felt, oh, in the back of my head, please don't be Muslims doing this. | I just felt, oh, in the back of my head, please don't be Muslims doing this. |
1269 | 01:27:39,359 | 01:27:43,230 | And I just felt ah, I just felt sick. | And I just felt ah, I just felt sick. |
1270 | 01:27:52,039 | 01:27:56,210 | We could see this fragment of the | We could see this fragment of the |
1271 | 01:27:56,743 | 01:27:59,980 | World Trade Center sticking up almost like a lopsided crown. | World Trade Center sticking up almost like a lopsided crown. |
1272 | 01:28:00,981 | 01:28:03,517 | Then we started walking down one way and | Then we started walking down one way and |
1273 | 01:28:04,585 | 01:28:07,621 | we saw some fire fighters, you know | we saw some fire fighters, you know |
1274 | 01:28:07,621 | 01:28:09,790 | dazed and shell shocked, saying don't go down there | dazed and shell shocked, saying don't go down there |
1275 | 01:28:09,790 | 01:28:11,925 | there's still more collapses happening. | there's still more collapses happening. |
1276 | 01:28:13,193 | 01:28:15,395 | I mean, we were dying to go out there and do something. | I mean, we were dying to go out there and do something. |
1277 | 01:28:16,897 | 01:28:19,900 | And, you know, we're figuring that some of the brothers or even | And, you know, we're figuring that some of the brothers or even |
1278 | 01:28:20,100 | 01:28:23,136 | anyone, you know, people could still be alive, trapped under the rubble. | anyone, you know, people could still be alive, trapped under the rubble. |
1279 | 01:28:24,071 | 01:28:28,008 | But, we just, it was frustrating, but, I mean | But, we just, it was frustrating, but, I mean |
1280 | 01:28:28,008 | 01:28:30,010 | you have to understand that they don't want to lose more people | you have to understand that they don't want to lose more people |
1281 | 01:28:30,010 | 01:28:32,112 | on top of the people who are lost already. | on top of the people who are lost already. |
1282 | 01:28:35,149 | 01:28:38,218 | This is just, I mean, it was just out and out madness what they did. | This is just, I mean, it was just out and out madness what they did. |
1283 | 01:28:38,619 | 01:28:43,023 | The Prophet himself in the course of the circumstances engaged in battle | The Prophet himself in the course of the circumstances engaged in battle |
1284 | 01:28:43,090 | 01:28:47,194 | in warfare, but he had a certain code of conduct that he followed. | in warfare, but he had a certain code of conduct that he followed. |
1285 | 01:28:47,628 | 01:28:53,967 | So, you have to separate fanaticism, which every religion has | So, you have to separate fanaticism, which every religion has |
1286 | 01:28:54,301 | 01:28:57,037 | from the reality and the truth of that religion. | from the reality and the truth of that religion. |
1287 | 01:28:57,437 | 01:28:59,473 | These are fanatics who have lost | These are fanatics who have lost |
1288 | 01:29:00,007 | 01:29:05,179 | sight of what the purpose of religion is and they're acting, you know, on their own. | sight of what the purpose of religion is and they're acting, you know, on their own. |
1289 | 01:29:09,616 | 01:29:16,824 | What hurt me probably most of all, out of the World Trade Center attack | What hurt me probably most of all, out of the World Trade Center attack |
1290 | 01:29:18,425 | 01:29:23,764 | was that here is a religion that I entered because of the universality. | was that here is a religion that I entered because of the universality. |
1291 | 01:29:23,864 | 01:29:27,234 | And the tolerance that is throughout the book and | And the tolerance that is throughout the book and |
1292 | 01:29:27,234 | 01:29:29,069 | throughout the sayings of Prophet Muhammad. | throughout the sayings of Prophet Muhammad. |
1293 | 01:29:30,470 | 01:29:34,241 | Yet, these people who did that and were behind it and planned it | Yet, these people who did that and were behind it and planned it |
1294 | 01:29:35,008 | 01:29:38,178 | were just so intolerant and | were just so intolerant and |
1295 | 01:29:38,946 | 01:29:42,249 | so disregarding of their own tenets | so disregarding of their own tenets |
1296 | 01:29:42,249 | 01:29:45,552 | that they could do something so horrific and kill people in such a horrible | that they could do something so horrific and kill people in such a horrible |
1297 | 01:29:45,552 | 01:29:49,323 | ***Missing*** | ***Missing*** |
1298 | 01:29:49,890 | 01:29:51,959 | ***Missing*** | ***Missing*** |
1299 | 01:29:52,759 | 01:29:58,932 | ***Missing*** | ***Missing*** |
1300 | 01:29:59,600 | 01:30:02,135 | ***Missing*** | ***Missing*** |
1301 | 01:30:03,136 | 01:30:07,140 | ***Missing*** | ***Missing*** |
1302 | 01:30:07,274 | 01:30:11,278 | ***Missing*** | ***Missing*** |
1303 | 01:30:11,812 | 01:30:15,849 | ***Missing*** | ***Missing*** |
1304 | 01:30:23,690 | 01:30:27,161 | September 11th, underscored the need to have dialogue | September 11th, underscored the need to have dialogue |
1305 | 01:30:27,261 | 01:30:29,596 | with non-Muslims and other faiths | with non-Muslims and other faiths |
1306 | 01:30:30,063 | 01:30:35,836 | to understand each other and to try to resolve these hot spots that fester and cause | to understand each other and to try to resolve these hot spots that fester and cause |
1307 | 01:30:36,303 | 01:30:37,905 | this type of hatred. | this type of hatred. |
1308 | 01:30:40,374 | 01:30:42,876 | Uh, the death and destruction in New York City | Uh, the death and destruction in New York City |
1309 | 01:30:43,343 | 01:30:48,248 | that was caused by this terrible, terrible act in the name of Islam | that was caused by this terrible, terrible act in the name of Islam |
1310 | 01:30:48,582 | 01:30:53,253 | has propelled the Muslim community in New York to respond in many different ways. | has propelled the Muslim community in New York to respond in many different ways. |
1311 | 01:30:53,253 | 01:30:55,455 | And one of the ways that I want to respond | And one of the ways that I want to respond |
1312 | 01:30:55,455 | 01:30:57,724 | is the way the Prophet would have responded. | is the way the Prophet would have responded. |
1313 | 01:30:58,292 | 01:31:03,263 | To just talk about the humanity which we all belong to. | To just talk about the humanity which we all belong to. |
1314 | 01:31:04,731 | 01:31:08,669 | Since September 11 Muslims have gone to churches | Since September 11 Muslims have gone to churches |
1315 | 01:31:09,069 | 01:31:13,006 | to synagogues, to schools to explain our faith. | to synagogues, to schools to explain our faith. |
1316 | 01:31:13,407 | 01:31:15,742 | However, people still kept asking | However, people still kept asking |
1317 | 01:31:16,443 | 01:31:20,514 | where are the Muslims and why aren't they doing something about it. | where are the Muslims and why aren't they doing something about it. |
1318 | 01:31:21,515 | 01:31:26,153 | So I started thinking about this and I said, what is it that we are not doing right? | So I started thinking about this and I said, what is it that we are not doing right? |
1319 | 01:31:27,120 | 01:31:30,023 | Maybe we need to respond in a more gentle way. | Maybe we need to respond in a more gentle way. |
1320 | 01:31:31,325 | 01:31:35,229 | So I looked around for the mildest people in our community. | So I looked around for the mildest people in our community. |
1321 | 01:31:35,529 | 01:31:37,130 | The artists in our community. | The artists in our community. |
1322 | 01:31:38,065 | 01:31:40,701 | And the first person I called was Mohamed Zakariya. | And the first person I called was Mohamed Zakariya. |
1323 | 01:31:41,668 | 01:31:46,740 | Catastrophes have brought us here, but not all is lost. | Catastrophes have brought us here, but not all is lost. |
1324 | 01:31:46,840 | 01:31:50,310 | Uh, through our art, we pick up all these broken pieces and | Uh, through our art, we pick up all these broken pieces and |
1325 | 01:31:50,310 | 01:31:53,580 | try to put them back together again and make something that's gonna work. | try to put them back together again and make something that's gonna work. |
1326 | 01:31:54,648 | 01:31:59,953 | Revenge, suicide bombing, things of that kind they have no place in Islam. | Revenge, suicide bombing, things of that kind they have no place in Islam. |
1327 | 01:32:00,020 | 01:32:02,289 | They must never have a place in Islam, never. | They must never have a place in Islam, never. |
1328 | 01:32:02,856 | 01:32:03,924 | Never. | Never. |
1329 | 01:32:04,458 | 01:32:07,294 | Islam is really a soft thing, it's not a hard thing | Islam is really a soft thing, it's not a hard thing |
1330 | 01:32:08,228 | 01:32:12,733 | And so we have to approach it with softness, and be soft to each other. | And so we have to approach it with softness, and be soft to each other. |
1331 | 01:32:13,467 | 01:32:15,369 | (Arabic) the Prophet said. | (Arabic) the Prophet said. |
1332 | 01:32:15,369 | 01:32:17,070 | Make it easy and not difficult. | Make it easy and not difficult. |
1333 | 01:32:18,272 | 01:32:20,707 | So we should put away all those angry words | So we should put away all those angry words |
1334 | 01:32:21,308 | 01:32:23,610 | the harsh, the strident rhetoric that | the harsh, the strident rhetoric that |
1335 | 01:32:23,610 | 01:32:27,181 | that we have been dealing with for all these years that we've suffered | that we have been dealing with for all these years that we've suffered |
1336 | 01:32:27,181 | 01:32:30,050 | through this sweet religion with this beastly stuff. | through this sweet religion with this beastly stuff. |
1337 | 01:32:30,684 | 01:32:33,220 | And come out into the light, and be bright. | And come out into the light, and be bright. |
1338 | 01:32:33,921 | 01:32:35,222 | Be bright in America. | Be bright in America. |
1339 | 01:32:35,956 | 01:32:39,259 | And look in the mirror, that's what we have to do. | And look in the mirror, that's what we have to do. |
1340 | 01:32:39,693 | 01:32:41,128 | Salaam Alaykum | Salaam Alaykum |
1341 | 01:32:45,465 | 01:32:47,935 | This piece is the golden rule of Islam. | This piece is the golden rule of Islam. |
1342 | 01:32:48,235 | 01:32:52,139 | It is the basis of the relations between people | It is the basis of the relations between people |
1343 | 01:32:52,840 | 01:32:55,876 | It means that there is no harming of other people in Islam | It means that there is no harming of other people in Islam |
1344 | 01:32:55,876 | 01:32:58,679 | and no returning or retaliating harm for harm. | and no returning or retaliating harm for harm. |
1345 | 01:32:59,379 | 01:33:00,881 | And so that's why I did it. | And so that's why I did it. |
1346 | 01:33:01,148 | 01:33:04,451 | To respond through the sayings of Muhammad the man. | To respond through the sayings of Muhammad the man. |
1347 | 01:33:10,324 | 01:33:13,894 | By the year 628, the battles that had occupied | By the year 628, the battles that had occupied |
1348 | 01:33:13,894 | 01:33:17,865 | the Muslims for the preceding four years had come to an end. | the Muslims for the preceding four years had come to an end. |
1349 | 01:33:20,567 | 01:33:26,173 | Once the Muslims were no longer fearing the threat of total extermination | Once the Muslims were no longer fearing the threat of total extermination |
1350 | 01:33:26,406 | 01:33:30,944 | MUHAMMAD knew that the time for fighting had stopped. | MUHAMMAD knew that the time for fighting had stopped. |
1351 | 01:33:31,245 | 01:33:35,616 | And it was now time to make an extraordinary initiantive | And it was now time to make an extraordinary initiantive |
1352 | 01:33:36,083 | 01:33:38,719 | a peaceful, nonviolent initiative. | a peaceful, nonviolent initiative. |
1353 | 01:33:40,921 | 01:33:44,124 | He astonished the whole Muslim community | He astonished the whole Muslim community |
1354 | 01:33:44,124 | 01:33:46,827 | and the whole community of Yathrib by announcing that | and the whole community of Yathrib by announcing that |
1355 | 01:33:46,827 | 01:33:50,030 | he was going to go on the Hajj pilgrimage | he was going to go on the Hajj pilgrimage |
1356 | 01:33:50,764 | 01:33:54,868 | Dangerous as it was, an enormously risky as it was | Dangerous as it was, an enormously risky as it was |
1357 | 01:33:54,868 | 01:33:59,740 | about a thousand Muslims volunteered to go with MUHAMMAD. | about a thousand Muslims volunteered to go with MUHAMMAD. |
1358 | 01:34:01,975 | 01:34:04,912 | All the rites were fulfilled to the letter. | All the rites were fulfilled to the letter. |
1359 | 01:34:05,479 | 01:34:09,650 | The camels all decked in their special sacrificial garments. | The camels all decked in their special sacrificial garments. |
1360 | 01:34:10,651 | 01:34:13,954 | The men all in their white garb. | The men all in their white garb. |
1361 | 01:34:14,688 | 01:34:18,125 | The Muslims set out on the perilous trip to Mecca | The Muslims set out on the perilous trip to Mecca |
1362 | 01:34:18,125 | 01:34:22,429 | crossing the vast desert without any arms to defend themselves. | crossing the vast desert without any arms to defend themselves. |
1363 | 01:34:22,963 | 01:34:27,100 | When they reached Hudaybiyah, just outside the sacred area around Mecca | When they reached Hudaybiyah, just outside the sacred area around Mecca |
1364 | 01:34:27,100 | 01:34:29,069 | where violence was forbidden | where violence was forbidden |
1365 | 01:34:29,369 | 01:34:35,742 | Muhammad surprised his followers not to enter, but to sit and wait. | Muhammad surprised his followers not to enter, but to sit and wait. |
1366 | 01:34:36,777 | 01:34:41,715 | He then sent an emissary to Mecca seeking permission to complete the pilgrimage. | He then sent an emissary to Mecca seeking permission to complete the pilgrimage. |
1367 | 01:34:42,015 | 01:34:45,052 | MUHAMMAD knew of course, that he was putting the | MUHAMMAD knew of course, that he was putting the |
1368 | 01:34:45,052 | 01:34:48,188 | people of MECCA into a really impossible position. | people of MECCA into a really impossible position. |
1369 | 01:34:48,489 | 01:34:55,729 | Because if they forbade Arabs, to enter the city and perform the rights of the Ka'aba | Because if they forbade Arabs, to enter the city and perform the rights of the Ka'aba |
1370 | 01:34:55,896 | 01:35:01,168 | they would be abusing their position as guardians of the holy places. | they would be abusing their position as guardians of the holy places. |
1371 | 01:35:01,768 | 01:35:04,671 | The MECCANS themselves did not know what to do. | The MECCANS themselves did not know what to do. |
1372 | 01:35:07,040 | 01:35:11,612 | When the emissary did not return quickly, the Muslims feared the worst. | When the emissary did not return quickly, the Muslims feared the worst. |
1373 | 01:35:12,112 | 01:35:14,381 | But Muhammad's gambit paid off. | But Muhammad's gambit paid off. |
1374 | 01:35:14,681 | 01:35:17,151 | The Meccans offered to negotiate a treaty. | The Meccans offered to negotiate a treaty. |
1375 | 01:35:17,751 | 01:35:19,520 | With tensions running high | With tensions running high |
1376 | 01:35:19,753 | 01:35:24,091 | Muhammad began dictating its first line by stating his own name. | Muhammad began dictating its first line by stating his own name. |
1377 | 01:35:25,559 | 01:35:31,098 | Ali was taking down the notes with the MECCAN negotiator at his side | Ali was taking down the notes with the MECCAN negotiator at his side |
1378 | 01:35:31,098 | 01:35:33,467 | and when MUHAMMAD began to saying | and when MUHAMMAD began to saying |
1379 | 01:35:33,467 | 01:35:36,870 | the Prophet of God, the MECCAN saids, I don't believe you are the Prophet of God | the Prophet of God, the MECCAN saids, I don't believe you are the Prophet of God |
1380 | 01:35:37,337 | 01:35:38,872 | I can't sign to that. | I can't sign to that. |
1381 | 01:35:39,206 | 01:35:43,043 | So he said fine, Muhammad, Son Of Abdullah. | So he said fine, Muhammad, Son Of Abdullah. |
1382 | 01:35:43,745 | 01:35:47,581 | And many of the Muslims felt that this was a major insult. | And many of the Muslims felt that this was a major insult. |
1383 | 01:35:47,714 | 01:35:53,387 | The Muslims, sitting around Hudaybiyah watched this in utter dismay. | The Muslims, sitting around Hudaybiyah watched this in utter dismay. |
1384 | 01:35:54,488 | 01:35:56,723 | There was almost a mutiny. | There was almost a mutiny. |
1385 | 01:35:56,890 | 01:36:01,628 | A thousand pilgrims stood, refusing to accept this. | A thousand pilgrims stood, refusing to accept this. |
1386 | 01:36:03,330 | 01:36:08,936 | MUHAMMAD went back into his tent where he had his wife, Umm Salama. | MUHAMMAD went back into his tent where he had his wife, Umm Salama. |
1387 | 01:36:09,102 | 01:36:11,205 | And he said to her, what shall I do? | And he said to her, what shall I do? |
1388 | 01:36:11,805 | 01:36:14,074 | And she gave him some excellent advice | And she gave him some excellent advice |
1389 | 01:36:15,442 | 01:36:20,147 | part of the ritual of the HAJJ was that you sacrificed a camel. | part of the ritual of the HAJJ was that you sacrificed a camel. |
1390 | 01:36:20,581 | 01:36:23,884 | And he went out and he sacrificed one of the camels | And he went out and he sacrificed one of the camels |
1391 | 01:36:23,884 | 01:36:27,488 | and somehow some kind of necessary tension was released. | and somehow some kind of necessary tension was released. |
1392 | 01:36:31,592 | 01:36:36,530 | The ritual sacrifice of an animal traditionally marked the end of the pilgrimage. | The ritual sacrifice of an animal traditionally marked the end of the pilgrimage. |
1393 | 01:36:37,264 | 01:36:40,968 | Grudgingly, the Muslims considered the pilgrimage complete | Grudgingly, the Muslims considered the pilgrimage complete |
1394 | 01:36:41,101 | 01:36:42,669 | and headed back to Medina. | and headed back to Medina. |
1395 | 01:36:43,437 | 01:36:47,641 | Muhammad had compromised on every major point in the treaty. | Muhammad had compromised on every major point in the treaty. |
1396 | 01:36:47,941 | 01:36:51,044 | But he had won the most significant concession. | But he had won the most significant concession. |
1397 | 01:36:51,645 | 01:36:55,249 | In return for postponing their entry into Mecca for a year | In return for postponing their entry into Mecca for a year |
1398 | 01:36:55,849 | 01:36:58,852 | the Muslims had secured ten years of peace | the Muslims had secured ten years of peace |
1399 | 01:36:59,119 | 01:37:02,189 | and official recognition as a political entity. | and official recognition as a political entity. |
1400 | 01:37:02,856 | 01:37:07,995 | Muhammad had proved himself as capable a diplomat as he was a religious leader. | Muhammad had proved himself as capable a diplomat as he was a religious leader. |
1401 | 01:37:10,664 | 01:37:12,699 | There was wisdom in the treaty | There was wisdom in the treaty |
1402 | 01:37:13,200 | 01:37:15,869 | because one of the things that was promised to the Muslims | because one of the things that was promised to the Muslims |
1403 | 01:37:16,870 | 01:37:20,073 | was protection as they moved throughout Arabia. | was protection as they moved throughout Arabia. |
1404 | 01:37:20,374 | 01:37:22,242 | That they would not be harmed and they could move freely. | That they would not be harmed and they could move freely. |
1405 | 01:37:23,677 | 01:37:29,249 | And what was gained most greatly from that was the dauwa, the teaching of al-Islam. | And what was gained most greatly from that was the dauwa, the teaching of al-Islam. |
1406 | 01:37:30,818 | 01:37:35,322 | On the way back to Medina, Muhammad told a companion, Umar | On the way back to Medina, Muhammad told a companion, Umar |
1407 | 01:37:35,322 | 01:37:40,561 | I have received a revelation which is dearer to me than anything else beneath the sun. | I have received a revelation which is dearer to me than anything else beneath the sun. |
1408 | 01:37:41,195 | 01:37:45,599 | it said, "Surely", "We have given you a clear victory. " | it said, "Surely", "We have given you a clear victory. " |
1409 | 01:37:47,067 | 01:37:50,737 | Then more and more and more people came to Islam | Then more and more and more people came to Islam |
1410 | 01:37:50,771 | 01:37:52,673 | more and more people turned to MUHAMMAD. | more and more people turned to MUHAMMAD. |
1411 | 01:37:52,673 | 01:37:55,475 | It sent out a huge signal of strength. | It sent out a huge signal of strength. |
1412 | 01:37:55,475 | 01:38:02,115 | Strength of purpose, utter courage, utter panache, and utter wisdom that, of course | Strength of purpose, utter courage, utter panache, and utter wisdom that, of course |
1413 | 01:38:02,115 | 01:38:03,150 | you could go on to fight | you could go on to fight |
1414 | 01:38:03,250 | 01:38:06,587 | of course he could have gone on being the prophet with the sword | of course he could have gone on being the prophet with the sword |
1415 | 01:38:06,653 | 01:38:10,958 | but there are times when to make peace is more daring | but there are times when to make peace is more daring |
1416 | 01:38:11,158 | 01:38:13,327 | more creative, and more enduring. | more creative, and more enduring. |
1417 | 01:38:16,730 | 01:38:20,000 | One year after signing the Hudaybiyah treaty, | One year after signing the Hudaybiyah treaty, |
1418 | 01:38:20,200 | 01:38:23,971 | Muhammad led his followers on a new pilgrimage to Mecca. | Muhammad led his followers on a new pilgrimage to Mecca. |
1419 | 01:38:25,239 | 01:38:29,476 | After years of rejection, persecution, and humiliation | After years of rejection, persecution, and humiliation |
1420 | 01:38:29,877 | 01:38:32,946 | this was truly a moment of triumph. | this was truly a moment of triumph. |
1421 | 01:38:34,681 | 01:38:38,152 | The first pilgrimage of the Muslims | The first pilgrimage of the Muslims |
1422 | 01:38:38,152 | 01:38:43,357 | after Hudaybiyah must have been an extraordinary event for everybody. | after Hudaybiyah must have been an extraordinary event for everybody. |
1423 | 01:38:43,824 | 01:38:45,692 | Because the MECCANS couldn't bear it. | Because the MECCANS couldn't bear it. |
1424 | 01:38:46,193 | 01:38:50,998 | They decamped and went and sat up in the hills and mountains outside the city, and | They decamped and went and sat up in the hills and mountains outside the city, and |
1425 | 01:38:50,998 | 01:38:57,371 | watched this procession, huge procession of Muslims, and some of their confederates | watched this procession, huge procession of Muslims, and some of their confederates |
1426 | 01:38:57,538 | 01:39:02,142 | coming on the HAJJ, and as it were, taking possession of the city | coming on the HAJJ, and as it were, taking possession of the city |
1427 | 01:39:02,142 | 01:39:07,314 | crying out the pilgrim cry, here I am, oh, God, here I come, in a huge cry. | crying out the pilgrim cry, here I am, oh, God, here I come, in a huge cry. |
1428 | 01:39:07,981 | 01:39:12,319 | Then came the moment Muhammad had waited seven long years to achieve. | Then came the moment Muhammad had waited seven long years to achieve. |
1429 | 01:39:12,953 | 01:39:15,722 | Muhammad sends Bilal, an African ex-slave | Muhammad sends Bilal, an African ex-slave |
1430 | 01:39:16,223 | 01:39:18,895 | this lowest of the low in the eyes of the Meccans | this lowest of the low in the eyes of the Meccans |
1431 | 01:39:18,900 | 01:39:21,895 | up on to the sacred shrine of the Ka'aba | up on to the sacred shrine of the Ka'aba |
1432 | 01:39:22,996 | 01:39:25,599 | what the Meccans regard as their shrine | what the Meccans regard as their shrine |
1433 | 01:39:27,301 | 01:39:28,936 | to deliver the call to prayer. | to deliver the call to prayer. |
1434 | 01:39:30,404 | 01:39:32,673 | And the hills around Mecca are granite. | And the hills around Mecca are granite. |
1435 | 01:39:32,873 | 01:39:35,242 | They're set up for a sonorous voice. | They're set up for a sonorous voice. |
1436 | 01:39:35,976 | 01:39:39,713 | And the call to prayer resonates through the valley. | And the call to prayer resonates through the valley. |
1437 | 01:40:28,395 | 01:40:35,502 | Bilal was proclaiming for all to hear, there is one God and Muhammad is his Prophet. | Bilal was proclaiming for all to hear, there is one God and Muhammad is his Prophet. |
1438 | 01:40:37,704 | 01:40:41,542 | It must have been an appalling moment for the MECCANS. | It must have been an appalling moment for the MECCANS. |
1439 | 01:40:41,842 | 01:40:45,879 | But an extraordinary moment of exhilaration for the Muslims. | But an extraordinary moment of exhilaration for the Muslims. |
1440 | 01:40:46,213 | 01:40:48,649 | Performing all the rites punctiliously | Performing all the rites punctiliously |
1441 | 01:40:48,782 | 01:40:53,687 | and then taking no advantage of this, going back peacefully home. | and then taking no advantage of this, going back peacefully home. |
1442 | 01:40:58,058 | 01:41:01,929 | But the peace between the Muslims and the people of Mecca would not last. | But the peace between the Muslims and the people of Mecca would not last. |
1443 | 01:41:02,262 | 01:41:06,133 | By the end of the year, the Meccans had broken the Treaty of Hudaybiyah | By the end of the year, the Meccans had broken the Treaty of Hudaybiyah |
1444 | 01:41:06,400 | 01:41:09,469 | by attacking a clan allied with Muhammad. | by attacking a clan allied with Muhammad. |
1445 | 01:41:10,003 | 01:41:13,774 | In response, 10 days into the holy month of Ramadan | In response, 10 days into the holy month of Ramadan |
1446 | 01:41:14,041 | 01:41:20,013 | Muhammad and a Muslim army of 10,000 men set out to take Mecca by force. | Muhammad and a Muslim army of 10,000 men set out to take Mecca by force. |
1447 | 01:41:21,248 | 01:41:24,985 | The Prophet felt he was strong enough to be able to conquer MECCA. | The Prophet felt he was strong enough to be able to conquer MECCA. |
1448 | 01:41:26,653 | 01:41:31,725 | But as the army approached the city, more and more leaders of the Quraysh | But as the army approached the city, more and more leaders of the Quraysh |
1449 | 01:41:32,092 | 01:41:38,499 | realized that they were not going to win, and so many decided to join Islam. | realized that they were not going to win, and so many decided to join Islam. |
1450 | 01:41:41,502 | 01:41:44,571 | The prophet entered the city without resistance. | The prophet entered the city without resistance. |
1451 | 01:41:45,239 | 01:41:48,041 | When he came into Mecca he came in with his head bowed down. | When he came into Mecca he came in with his head bowed down. |
1452 | 01:41:48,175 | 01:41:52,880 | He did not come in as, as, as an arrogant conquering warrior. | He did not come in as, as, as an arrogant conquering warrior. |
1453 | 01:41:52,980 | 01:41:57,351 | He comes in humbled by a victory that he sees is from God. | He comes in humbled by a victory that he sees is from God. |
1454 | 01:41:58,452 | 01:42:01,054 | After circling the Ka'aba seven times | After circling the Ka'aba seven times |
1455 | 01:42:01,255 | 01:42:05,626 | Muhammad destroyed each of the three hundred sixty idols that surrounded it. | Muhammad destroyed each of the three hundred sixty idols that surrounded it. |
1456 | 01:42:06,160 | 01:42:10,597 | He then turned to the vanquished Meccans who had sought refuge inside the shrine. | He then turned to the vanquished Meccans who had sought refuge inside the shrine. |
1457 | 01:42:10,998 | 01:42:15,769 | His own brethren, who had oppressed and attacked the Muslims for so many years. | His own brethren, who had oppressed and attacked the Muslims for so many years. |
1458 | 01:42:17,204 | 01:42:22,776 | He says, if you were in my position right now, what do you think you would do | He says, if you were in my position right now, what do you think you would do |
1459 | 01:42:24,278 | 01:42:28,649 | and the Meccans are afraid they're about to die. | and the Meccans are afraid they're about to die. |
1460 | 01:42:29,750 | 01:42:33,320 | And then he says, you are all pardoned. | And then he says, you are all pardoned. |
1461 | 01:42:34,188 | 01:42:35,923 | He grants them all amnesty. | He grants them all amnesty. |
1462 | 01:42:36,890 | 01:42:41,528 | And this was unheard of in this culture, unheard of in this society. | And this was unheard of in this culture, unheard of in this society. |
1463 | 01:42:41,895 | 01:42:44,598 | And very unexpected among the Meccans. | And very unexpected among the Meccans. |
1464 | 01:42:51,839 | 01:42:55,676 | The religion that had begun in ridicule and persecution | The religion that had begun in ridicule and persecution |
1465 | 01:42:55,943 | 01:42:59,279 | was now thriving throughout the Arabian peninsula. | was now thriving throughout the Arabian peninsula. |
1466 | 01:43:00,781 | 01:43:06,453 | But shortly after returning to Medina, Muhammad received a premonition of his death. | But shortly after returning to Medina, Muhammad received a premonition of his death. |
1467 | 01:43:08,889 | 01:43:12,960 | He told his daughter Fatima that every year during Ramadan | He told his daughter Fatima that every year during Ramadan |
1468 | 01:43:13,160 | 01:43:17,831 | the angel Gabriel recited the Quran to him and asked him to repeat it. | the angel Gabriel recited the Quran to him and asked him to repeat it. |
1469 | 01:43:18,298 | 01:43:22,803 | This year Gabriel had asked Muhammad to recite the Quran twice. | This year Gabriel had asked Muhammad to recite the Quran twice. |
1470 | 01:43:23,871 | 01:43:28,909 | I cannot but think, Muhammad said, that my time has come. | I cannot but think, Muhammad said, that my time has come. |
1471 | 01:43:32,379 | 01:43:34,515 | In February 632 | In February 632 |
1472 | 01:43:34,882 | 01:43:39,820 | Muhammad made what would be his final pilgrimage to the city of his birth. | Muhammad made what would be his final pilgrimage to the city of his birth. |
1473 | 01:43:40,621 | 01:43:45,058 | On his first pilgrimage, he had led a few hundred Muslims back to Mecca. | On his first pilgrimage, he had led a few hundred Muslims back to Mecca. |
1474 | 01:43:45,592 | 01:43:50,998 | This time, tens of thousands of believers followed in his footsteps. | This time, tens of thousands of believers followed in his footsteps. |
1475 | 01:43:53,767 | 01:43:55,235 | He arrives in Mecca | He arrives in Mecca |
1476 | 01:43:56,470 | 01:44:01,341 | as the leader of the Muslim people now, not as the enemy of the Meccans. | as the leader of the Muslim people now, not as the enemy of the Meccans. |
1477 | 01:44:01,942 | 01:44:06,079 | And they begin to perform the rites of the pilgrimage. | And they begin to perform the rites of the pilgrimage. |
1478 | 01:44:06,814 | 01:44:08,148 | And during this period | And during this period |
1479 | 01:44:08,582 | 01:44:14,354 | Muhammad defines the rites of pilgrimage as they're performed today. | Muhammad defines the rites of pilgrimage as they're performed today. |
1480 | 01:44:17,090 | 01:44:21,128 | Michael Wolfe has written extensively about the Hajj | Michael Wolfe has written extensively about the Hajj |
1481 | 01:44:21,328 | 01:44:26,934 | the traditional pilgrimage which every Muslim is expected to perform at least once. | the traditional pilgrimage which every Muslim is expected to perform at least once. |
1482 | 01:44:27,701 | 01:44:32,206 | Two to three million Muslims from around the world travel to Mecca | Two to three million Muslims from around the world travel to Mecca |
1483 | 01:44:32,206 | 01:44:37,611 | every year for this five day ritual, which takes them in the footsteps of Abraham | every year for this five day ritual, which takes them in the footsteps of Abraham |
1484 | 01:44:38,011 | 01:44:44,218 | the ancient patriarch from whom Muslims, Jews, and Christians all trace their lineage. | the ancient patriarch from whom Muslims, Jews, and Christians all trace their lineage. |
1485 | 01:44:45,419 | 01:44:51,225 | In 1990 Michael Wolfe, a convert to Islam, took part in his first Hajj. | In 1990 Michael Wolfe, a convert to Islam, took part in his first Hajj. |
1486 | 01:44:56,630 | 01:45:00,000 | The Hajj was one of the most attractive elements | The Hajj was one of the most attractive elements |
1487 | 01:45:00,734 | 01:45:08,575 | in Islam to me as a non-Muslim and then as a Muslim. | in Islam to me as a non-Muslim and then as a Muslim. |
1488 | 01:45:09,376 | 01:45:13,881 | When I finally became a Muslim after 20 or more years of thinking it over | When I finally became a Muslim after 20 or more years of thinking it over |
1489 | 01:45:14,815 | 01:45:17,518 | the first thing I wanted to do was make the Hajj. | the first thing I wanted to do was make the Hajj. |
1490 | 01:45:21,788 | 01:45:26,193 | When I circled the Ka'aba for the first time, I was in a state of wonder. | When I circled the Ka'aba for the first time, I was in a state of wonder. |
1491 | 01:45:26,727 | 01:45:31,498 | You're there with ten of thousands of people, all doing the same thing at once. | You're there with ten of thousands of people, all doing the same thing at once. |
1492 | 01:45:34,101 | 01:45:37,204 | You're literally putting God at the center of your life. | You're literally putting God at the center of your life. |
1493 | 01:45:37,738 | 01:45:39,840 | For that period of time. | For that period of time. |
1494 | 01:45:52,619 | 01:45:55,956 | At the culmination of the Hajj, on the Plain of Arafat | At the culmination of the Hajj, on the Plain of Arafat |
1495 | 01:45:56,089 | 01:46:01,495 | on a small hill called the Mount of Mercy, Muhammad gave his final sermon. | on a small hill called the Mount of Mercy, Muhammad gave his final sermon. |
1496 | 01:46:02,963 | 01:46:10,003 | Here is a man who began his mission as this individual in Mecca, persecuted, with | Here is a man who began his mission as this individual in Mecca, persecuted, with |
1497 | 01:46:10,003 | 01:46:15,509 | with almost no followers, and his life is completed with a valley filled | with almost no followers, and his life is completed with a valley filled |
1498 | 01:46:15,509 | 01:46:20,414 | with tens of thousands of people, uh, that have accepted his message. | with tens of thousands of people, uh, that have accepted his message. |
1499 | 01:46:20,814 | 01:46:24,618 | And, and there he is, preaching to them his final sermon. | And, and there he is, preaching to them his final sermon. |
1500 | 01:46:24,751 | 01:46:29,723 | And in it in a sense is a summation of this universal teaching. | And in it in a sense is a summation of this universal teaching. |
1501 | 01:46:30,224 | 01:46:35,762 | He tells them to be good to each other, and not to violate each other's rights. | He tells them to be good to each other, and not to violate each other's rights. |
1502 | 01:46:36,163 | 01:46:41,268 | For men and women to treat each other humanely, for brothers and sisters to treat | For men and women to treat each other humanely, for brothers and sisters to treat |
1503 | 01:46:41,268 | 01:46:45,172 | each other well, and for Muslims to treat each other as brothers and sisters. | each other well, and for Muslims to treat each other as brothers and sisters. |
1504 | 01:46:46,039 | 01:46:52,312 | And perhaps most importantly, he calls an end to revenge, to blood killing | And perhaps most importantly, he calls an end to revenge, to blood killing |
1505 | 01:46:52,813 | 01:46:54,114 | to the vendetta | to the vendetta |
1506 | 01:46:54,882 | 01:47:00,254 | which has bled this culture terribly since he was born. | which has bled this culture terribly since he was born. |
1507 | 01:47:00,954 | 01:47:07,528 | At the end of Muhammad's sermon, he does not list his achievements. | At the end of Muhammad's sermon, he does not list his achievements. |
1508 | 01:47:07,961 | 01:47:10,998 | This man has unified people. | This man has unified people. |
1509 | 01:47:11,532 | 01:47:14,501 | He has taught them monotheism. | He has taught them monotheism. |
1510 | 01:47:15,502 | 01:47:18,772 | He has brought them to peace. | He has brought them to peace. |
1511 | 01:47:18,906 | 01:47:22,843 | And yet he doesn't mark these as his accomplishments. | And yet he doesn't mark these as his accomplishments. |
1512 | 01:47:23,243 | 01:47:26,113 | Quite the opposite, he asks his community | Quite the opposite, he asks his community |
1513 | 01:47:26,446 | 01:47:30,684 | "Have I fulfilled my mission" | "Have I fulfilled my mission" |
1514 | 01:47:31,318 | 01:47:34,154 | "To my God, and to you?" | "To my God, and to you?" |
1515 | 01:47:34,788 | 01:47:41,328 | You can hear in his words the desire for a completed mission. | You can hear in his words the desire for a completed mission. |
1516 | 01:47:42,229 | 01:47:47,935 | This is a man of faith who is unsure of his affects. | This is a man of faith who is unsure of his affects. |
1517 | 01:47:48,335 | 01:47:54,474 | It's a very human moment in which he needs to know, and he asks | It's a very human moment in which he needs to know, and he asks |
1518 | 01:47:55,609 | 01:47:59,613 | and the people affirm that yes, three times they say, yes | and the people affirm that yes, three times they say, yes |
1519 | 01:48:00,247 | 01:48:01,849 | you have fulfilled your mission. | you have fulfilled your mission. |
1520 | 01:48:05,018 | 01:48:10,457 | This, was not a leader who was looking for his legacy in time. | This, was not a leader who was looking for his legacy in time. |
1521 | 01:48:10,757 | 01:48:15,562 | It wasn't for any purpose other than to make sure that | It wasn't for any purpose other than to make sure that |
1522 | 01:48:15,629 | 01:48:19,500 | when he was going to face his maker, he was going to be accountable. | when he was going to face his maker, he was going to be accountable. |
1523 | 01:48:20,100 | 01:48:24,872 | And he was, he would be in a position of saying Allah, I did the best I could. | And he was, he would be in a position of saying Allah, I did the best I could. |
1524 | 01:48:24,872 | 01:48:27,841 | And, and I hope I was successful in doing it. | And, and I hope I was successful in doing it. |
1525 | 01:48:28,775 | 01:48:32,179 | Uh, and that's all what we can do as human beings. | Uh, and that's all what we can do as human beings. |
1526 | 01:48:37,518 | 01:48:42,422 | I think that if I were to say that I hope to exemplify | I think that if I were to say that I hope to exemplify |
1527 | 01:48:42,523 | 01:48:44,725 | any part of Prophet Muhammad's life | any part of Prophet Muhammad's life |
1528 | 01:48:45,092 | 01:48:49,129 | it would be the issues around the dignity near the end of life. | it would be the issues around the dignity near the end of life. |
1529 | 01:48:51,565 | 01:48:56,003 | He's a good friend of mine and I know he knows my voice. | He's a good friend of mine and I know he knows my voice. |
1530 | 01:48:56,036 | 01:48:58,038 | And now I know for sure he knows my voice. | And now I know for sure he knows my voice. |
1531 | 01:49:01,108 | 01:49:07,181 | I'm visiting Mr. Hamoud, who is a patient that's terminal. | I'm visiting Mr. Hamoud, who is a patient that's terminal. |
1532 | 01:49:12,653 | 01:49:17,291 | When he was not in the condition he's in now, he was very delightful | When he was not in the condition he's in now, he was very delightful |
1533 | 01:49:17,291 | 01:49:22,062 | very loving and very much wanting to tell his story | very loving and very much wanting to tell his story |
1534 | 01:49:22,062 | 01:49:24,965 | so we'd sit and listen and talk for long hours and | so we'd sit and listen and talk for long hours and |
1535 | 01:49:24,965 | 01:49:28,635 | he'd give me all his history and his past, so we're very bonded. | he'd give me all his history and his past, so we're very bonded. |
1536 | 01:49:31,638 | 01:49:35,309 | Um, he's slipped into a more terminal stage, meaning less responsive. | Um, he's slipped into a more terminal stage, meaning less responsive. |
1537 | 01:49:35,609 | 01:49:37,511 | Well he responds, he's just unable to speak. | Well he responds, he's just unable to speak. |
1538 | 01:49:40,747 | 01:49:44,818 | Prophet Muhammad has taught us that near the time of death, the holy Quran | Prophet Muhammad has taught us that near the time of death, the holy Quran |
1539 | 01:49:44,985 | 01:49:47,554 | to hear is soothing, very soothing to the soul. | to hear is soothing, very soothing to the soul. |
1540 | 01:49:48,455 | 01:49:52,559 | And since it's a part of our lives on a daily basis anyway | And since it's a part of our lives on a daily basis anyway |
1541 | 01:49:52,559 | 01:49:55,896 | we derive great comfort from the hearing of the Quran. | we derive great comfort from the hearing of the Quran. |
1542 | 01:49:57,564 | 01:50:01,335 | While I'm stroking a head or I'm speaking softly | While I'm stroking a head or I'm speaking softly |
1543 | 01:50:01,969 | 01:50:04,304 | I say the things that I think Muhammad would say. | I say the things that I think Muhammad would say. |
1544 | 01:50:05,539 | 01:50:06,373 | Prophet | Prophet |
1545 | 01:50:06,607 | 01:50:08,342 | Muhammad has taught us that | Muhammad has taught us that |
1546 | 01:50:08,575 | 01:50:11,011 | we don't even understand, we could never comprehend | we don't even understand, we could never comprehend |
1547 | 01:50:11,011 | 01:50:15,182 | the value of taking care of the ill or providing for the dying | the value of taking care of the ill or providing for the dying |
1548 | 01:50:15,516 | 01:50:17,284 | maintaining their dignity. | maintaining their dignity. |
1549 | 01:50:18,652 | 01:50:22,489 | And I believe that that's my mission, to be the helper, to be the listener | And I believe that that's my mission, to be the helper, to be the listener |
1550 | 01:50:23,490 | 01:50:25,792 | to be a comforter in many ways. | to be a comforter in many ways. |
1551 | 01:50:34,468 | 01:50:37,738 | The Prophet knew that death was coming | The Prophet knew that death was coming |
1552 | 01:50:37,971 | 01:50:41,575 | he had an indication that he would not be around for much longer. | he had an indication that he would not be around for much longer. |
1553 | 01:50:42,543 | 01:50:46,580 | MUHAMMAD had been feeling ill. He'd had some fever. | MUHAMMAD had been feeling ill. He'd had some fever. |
1554 | 01:50:47,381 | 01:50:52,719 | It was clear that he was in real difficulty in terms of his health. | It was clear that he was in real difficulty in terms of his health. |
1555 | 01:50:53,420 | 01:50:58,025 | And the household seemed to be convinced that MUHAMMAD was dying. | And the household seemed to be convinced that MUHAMMAD was dying. |
1556 | 01:50:59,126 | 01:51:01,061 | And while he was on his deathbed | And while he was on his deathbed |
1557 | 01:51:01,662 | 01:51:06,533 | and there were many who surrounded him, especially his close companions and his family | and there were many who surrounded him, especially his close companions and his family |
1558 | 01:51:07,134 | 01:51:10,537 | he called for silence around him. | he called for silence around him. |
1559 | 01:51:11,004 | 01:51:16,476 | And he wanted it to be a time of quiet and of peace and of calm. | And he wanted it to be a time of quiet and of peace and of calm. |
1560 | 01:51:17,878 | 01:51:21,582 | Embraced by the community he had founded in Medina and | Embraced by the community he had founded in Medina and |
1561 | 01:51:21,582 | 01:51:24,151 | cared for by his wives and companions | cared for by his wives and companions |
1562 | 01:51:24,451 | 01:51:29,389 | Muhammad died peacefully on June 8th, in the year 632. | Muhammad died peacefully on June 8th, in the year 632. |
1563 | 01:51:31,525 | 01:51:34,962 | The news of his death shocked his followers, especially Umar | The news of his death shocked his followers, especially Umar |
1564 | 01:51:35,262 | 01:51:38,031 | who believed Muhammad would outlive them all. | who believed Muhammad would outlive them all. |
1565 | 01:51:38,699 | 01:51:41,201 | People began to hear the Prophet is dead. | People began to hear the Prophet is dead. |
1566 | 01:51:41,568 | 01:51:47,140 | Umar went to the center square and started to say | Umar went to the center square and started to say |
1567 | 01:51:48,041 | 01:51:52,446 | there are hypocrites and liars who are saying that the Prophet is dead. | there are hypocrites and liars who are saying that the Prophet is dead. |
1568 | 01:51:53,680 | 01:51:59,486 | In the midst of this chaos, Abu Bakr reminded the Muslims of a verse from the Quran | In the midst of this chaos, Abu Bakr reminded the Muslims of a verse from the Quran |
1569 | 01:51:59,486 | 01:52:02,890 | that had first been revealed after the battle of Uhud | that had first been revealed after the battle of Uhud |
1570 | 01:52:03,323 | 01:52:06,393 | when they feared that Muhammad had been killed. | when they feared that Muhammad had been killed. |
1571 | 01:52:07,828 | 01:52:10,497 | Abu Bakr, comes into this scene of pandemonium. | Abu Bakr, comes into this scene of pandemonium. |
1572 | 01:52:10,898 | 01:52:15,836 | And he immediately, uh, stands up and says | And he immediately, uh, stands up and says |
1573 | 01:52:16,103 | 01:52:20,207 | whoever worshipped Muhammad, uh, then know that Muhammad is dead. | whoever worshipped Muhammad, uh, then know that Muhammad is dead. |
1574 | 01:52:20,574 | 01:52:25,946 | But whoever worshipped God, know that God lives on and never dies. | But whoever worshipped God, know that God lives on and never dies. |
1575 | 01:52:26,180 | 01:52:29,650 | And so, suddenly these people are brought to their senses | And so, suddenly these people are brought to their senses |
1576 | 01:52:30,050 | 01:52:34,988 | that indeed that Muhammad is, is a man. | that indeed that Muhammad is, is a man. |
1577 | 01:52:34,988 | 01:52:36,323 | And men are mortal. | And men are mortal. |
1578 | 01:52:36,590 | 01:52:37,958 | And, and this is his legacy. | And, and this is his legacy. |
1579 | 01:52:38,192 | 01:52:43,430 | He, he did everything within his power to prevent himself from being worshipped. | He, he did everything within his power to prevent himself from being worshipped. |
1580 | 01:52:43,430 | 01:52:49,636 | Because he recognized that that was a danger inherent in religious tradition. | Because he recognized that that was a danger inherent in religious tradition. |
1581 | 01:52:49,837 | 01:52:53,941 | That the object of worship becomes the messenger, and not | That the object of worship becomes the messenger, and not |
1582 | 01:52:54,274 | 01:52:56,143 | uh, the one sending the message. | uh, the one sending the message. |
1583 | 01:53:07,254 | 01:53:11,058 | Prophet Muhammad was a man, he was flesh and blood | Prophet Muhammad was a man, he was flesh and blood |
1584 | 01:53:11,291 | 01:53:15,262 | who brought one of the most eloquent revelations to mankind. | who brought one of the most eloquent revelations to mankind. |
1585 | 01:53:15,629 | 01:53:17,197 | He's set an example | He's set an example |
1586 | 01:53:18,031 | 01:53:22,569 | to mankind through his behavior, through his actions, a living example. | to mankind through his behavior, through his actions, a living example. |
1587 | 01:53:23,303 | 01:53:26,206 | This is a legacy that he has left for Muslims. | This is a legacy that he has left for Muslims. |
1588 | 01:53:26,874 | 01:53:30,277 | Muhammad's legacy is obviously the seed that he planted. | Muhammad's legacy is obviously the seed that he planted. |
1589 | 01:53:30,344 | 01:53:34,882 | It is his righteousness, his honesty, his integrity | It is his righteousness, his honesty, his integrity |
1590 | 01:53:35,349 | 01:53:40,320 | his model as uh as a political leader, his model as an individual | his model as uh as a political leader, his model as an individual |
1591 | 01:53:40,888 | 01:53:45,492 | a man who has uh made great accomplishments in his time | a man who has uh made great accomplishments in his time |
1592 | 01:53:45,492 | 01:53:50,931 | and yet who didn't let the successes uh overpower him | and yet who didn't let the successes uh overpower him |
1593 | 01:53:51,231 | 01:53:54,134 | didn't let his ego get the best of him. | didn't let his ego get the best of him. |
1594 | 01:53:54,735 | 01:53:59,206 | He remains, I think, more than anything else a great role model. | He remains, I think, more than anything else a great role model. |
1595 | 01:54:00,474 | 01:54:03,310 | MUHAMMAD is the kind of person | MUHAMMAD is the kind of person |
1596 | 01:54:04,011 | 01:54:10,717 | who combines political and military and social and religious | who combines political and military and social and religious |
1597 | 01:54:11,018 | 01:54:15,189 | and intellectual dimensions of life in ways that are important | and intellectual dimensions of life in ways that are important |
1598 | 01:54:15,189 | 01:54:18,559 | for those of us in the 21st century | for those of us in the 21st century |
1599 | 01:54:18,992 | 01:54:22,462 | who are struggling to put together complete lives ourselves. | who are struggling to put together complete lives ourselves. |
1600 | 01:54:24,431 | 01:54:30,938 | If I were to have met Prophet Muhammad on the street, I feel like I would know him. | If I were to have met Prophet Muhammad on the street, I feel like I would know him. |
1601 | 01:54:31,438 | 01:54:34,641 | And as though he would know all of us. | And as though he would know all of us. |
1602 | 01:54:36,610 | 01:54:40,647 | The beauty of it is, we live our lives through his examples, but he's not God. | The beauty of it is, we live our lives through his examples, but he's not God. |
1603 | 01:54:41,215 | 01:54:42,716 | Our reverence is to God. | Our reverence is to God. |
1604 | 01:54:43,317 | 01:54:45,185 | And our reference is to him. | And our reference is to him. |
1605 | 01:54:46,353 | 01:54:49,790 | So how I walk, and how I speak, and how I carry myself | So how I walk, and how I speak, and how I carry myself |
1606 | 01:54:50,457 | 01:54:53,360 | and how I treat my husband, and how I treat my mother and my father | and how I treat my husband, and how I treat my mother and my father |
1607 | 01:54:53,360 | 01:54:56,029 | and how I behave as a sister and a daughter | and how I behave as a sister and a daughter |
1608 | 01:54:56,029 | 01:54:58,298 | and a nurse and a friend and a neighbor | and a nurse and a friend and a neighbor |
1609 | 01:54:59,500 | 01:55:01,835 | that's all prophet Muhammad in action. | that's all prophet Muhammad in action. |
1610 | 01:55:21,889 | 01:55:25,926 | There's more about Muhammad and his legacy on PBS online. | There's more about Muhammad and his legacy on PBS online. |
1611 | 01:55:26,160 | 01:55:28,428 | Experience a virtual pilgrimage to Mecca | Experience a virtual pilgrimage to Mecca |
1612 | 01:55:28,695 | 01:55:31,832 | read essays by people from the program, and much more. | read essays by people from the program, and much more. |
1613 | 01:55:32,199 | 01:55:35,502 | Visit PBS online at PBS.org | Visit PBS online at PBS.org |
1614 | 01:55:37,171 | 01:55:40,073 | To purchase a videocassette of Muhammad, | To purchase a videocassette of Muhammad, |
1615 | 01:55:40,274 | 01:55:48,115 | or a DVD with additional features, call 888-786-0444. | or a DVD with additional features, call 888-786-0444. |
1616 | 01:56:05,432 | 01:56:10,637 | Major funding for Muhammad: Legacy of a Prophet" has been provided by... " | Major funding for Muhammad: Legacy of a Prophet" has been provided by... " |
1617 | 01:56:11,004 | 01:56:13,574 | The Corporation for Public Broadcasting | The Corporation for Public Broadcasting |
1618 | 01:56:14,041 | 01:56:14,942 | And by... | And by... |
1619 | 01:56:15,209 | 01:56:17,945 | The David and Lucile Packard Foundation | The David and Lucile Packard Foundation |
1620 | 01:56:18,111 | 01:56:19,980 | Arabian Bulk Trade | Arabian Bulk Trade |
1621 | 01:56:20,280 | 01:56:22,449 | Sabadia Family Foundation | Sabadia Family Foundation |
1622 | 01:56:22,649 | 01:56:24,852 | The El-Hibri Foundation | The El-Hibri Foundation |
1623 | 01:56:24,952 | 01:56:27,221 | The Irfan Kathwari Foundation | The Irfan Kathwari Foundation |
1624 | 01:56:27,688 | 01:56:29,389 | And Mir Imran | And Mir Imran |
1625 | 01:56:31,458 | 01:56:33,460 | Additional funding has been provided | Additional funding has been provided |
1626 | 01:56:33,460 | 01:56:36,230 | by many other organizations and individuals. | by many other organizations and individuals. |