Adam Deen

What do Gadaffi and Christopher Hitchens have in common?

2011-10-27T12:02:00.000-07:00

Col Muammar Gaddafi the eccentric dictator was renowned for his cruelty and extravagance. Throughout his 40 year reign of terror, he established a family fortune estimated to be in excess of $20 billion. But as the saying goes, all good things must come to an end, and in his last moments, Gaddafi was terrified, cowering in a drain under a motorway, reduced to a wounded sewer rat. As he was discovered by the rebel mob, he was dragged throughout the streets, beaten, sodomised with a blade, and his life was ended with a bullet to the head. Finally, his body was placed on a car to be paraded like a hunter’s proud catch of the day.

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2010-12-18T09:22:00.000-08:00

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Debate - Does Allah exist?

2010-11-26T07:31:00.000-08:00

My next event: The Miracle of the Quran - Loughborough University

2010-11-18T10:22:00.000-08:00

Next media - Radio Hajj - 2pm, 6/11/10

2010-11-06T15:10:00.000-07:00

www.radiohajj.co.uk
87.7 fm NW London

2pm, Sunday

BBC's Sunday morning Live - Is there life after death?

2010-10-31T07:24:00.001-07:00

Tony Blair's sister in-law converts to Islam.

2010-10-24T13:28:00.000-07:00

Tony Blair’s sister-in-law has converted to Islam after having a ‘holy experience’ in Iran.

Broadcaster and journalist Lauren Booth, 43 - Cherie Blair’s half-sister - said she now wears a hijab head covering whenever she leaves her home, prays five times a day and visits her local mosque ‘when I can’.

She decided to become a Muslim six weeks ago after visiting the shrine of Fatima al-Masumeh in the city of Qom.

‘It was a Tuesday evening and I sat down and felt this shot of spiritual morphine, just absolute bliss and joy,’ she told The Mail on Sunday.

When she returned to Britain, she decided to convert immediately.

‘Now I don’t eat pork and I read the Koran every day. I’m on page 60. I also haven’t had a drink in 45 days, the longest period in 25 years,' she said.

'The strange thing is that since I decided to convert I haven’t wanted to touch alcohol, and I was someone who craved a glass of wine or two at the end of a day.’

Refusing to discount the possibility that she might wear a burka, she said: ‘Who knows where my spiritual journey will take me?’

Before her awakening in Iran, she had been ‘sympathetic’ to Islam and has spent considerable time working in Palestine. ‘I was always impressed with the strength and comfort it gave,’ she said of the religion.

Miss Booth, who works for Press TV, the English-language Iranian news channel, has been a vocal opponent of the war in Iraq.

In August 2008 she travelled to Gaza by ship from Cyprus, along with 46 other activists, to highlight Israel’s blockade of the territory.

She was subsequently refused entry into both Israel and Egypt.

In 2006 she was a contestant on the ITV reality show I’m A Celebrity . . . Get Me Out Of Here!, donating her fee to the Palestinian relief charity Interpal.

She said she hoped her conversion would help Mr Blair change his presumptions about Islam.

My next debate: Does science really lead to atheism? Deen vs. Atkins

2010-10-19T13:20:00.000-07:00

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Is Atheism rational ? Deen vs. Prof Chris Johns ( AUB Professor)

2010-09-26T12:17:00.001-07:00

My next event: Does Allah exist ?

2010-09-23T01:45:00.001-07:00

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Eid Mubarak

2010-09-09T03:33:00.000-07:00

Professor Stephen Hawking says no God created the Universe. Is this the end of God ?

2010-09-03T19:54:00.000-07:00

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Iftar for Pakistan - London

2010-08-24T09:11:00.000-07:00

Host: Adam Deen

Speaker : Mohammad imran Hassan

6.30pm, 24/08/2010

Cavendish Banqueting,

FCI House, Edgware Road,

London, NW9 5AE.

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turkuish 1

2010-08-24T09:07:00.000-07:00

What isn't wrong with Maryam Namazie’s view of Sharia law ?

2010-07-07T17:22:00.000-07:00

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Human foetus feels no pain before 24 weeks, study says

2010-06-25T10:10:00.000-07:00

A review of scientific evidence published today showed that the human fetus feels no pain at 24 weeks.

In 2008, efforts in the Commons to reduce abortion limits to 22 or 20 weeks were defeated. No doubt this evidence will hamper pro – life campaigners' efforts for an early return to this topic.

Now does this mean that pro-choice campaigners have a stronger case?

Arguing for abortion on the bases of a lack of pain is ridiculous. As it would logically follow that one could kill a dependent OAP, who due to an illness affecting the nervous system, had an inability to feel pain. The question is not about pain, the question is whether the fetus before 24 weeks is human or not.

Media appearance :BBC: The Big Questions.- Series 3 - Episode 33

2010-06-20T20:09:00.000-07:00

Is there evidence for God ?

Debate: Theism or Atheism ? You choose...

2010-06-18T15:41:00.000-07:00

Adam Deen debates Professor Raymond Tallis. Professor Tallis is a philosopher, poet, novelist and cultural critic and was until recently a physician and clinical scientist. In the Economist's Intelligent Life Magazine (Autumn 2009) he was listed as one of the top living polymaths in the world.

My next media appearance: The big questions.

2010-06-16T07:50:00.001-07:00

Is there evidence for God ?

10 am BBC 1.

Sunday 20th June 2010.

Bite size thoughts - Forgetfulness

2010-06-10T14:51:00.000-07:00

Time to time, for a fleeting moment my mind escapes the shackles of this world and the haunting of death grabs me.

It is not death that causes me pain and anxiety. Rather, that I forgot that one day it will come.

Douglas Murray attacks the 'Inspired by Mohammed' campaign'.

2010-06-09T02:37:00.000-07:00

Douglas Murray - At it again.

Only a few days after the launch of the "Inspired By Muhammed Campaign" Our good old friend Douglas Murray has already begun his onslaught- via his article published in the Telegraph “Mohammed believed in women's rights, Oh, really?"

The campaign portrays many positive messages about the rights of women which were inspired by the Prophet Muhammad. Murray cannot help but try to sully this positive message by making reference to Aisha's marriage to Muhammed (pbuh). Well he'll have to try a lot harder than that, that's for sure. One wonders why Murray remains so blinded by his own pointless rhetoric, that he cannot even begin to appreciate the fact that Muhammed (pubh) spoke out for women’s rights. This is clear by virtue of the fact that he vehemently attacked an established tradition of burying female infants alive. The Prophet also condemned and reformed many other traditions emanating from pre-Islamic Arab society, in their mistreatment of women.

The centre for Social Cohesion which studies radicalisation and extremism in Britain would surely encourage such a campaign. Does Murray not want more Muslims to engage in portraying a positive message of Islam? Clearly not. His intentions? Well it becomes apparent that Murray just does not like Islam and cannot stand positive representations of Islam in any shape or form. Is Douglas Murray inspired by a hatred of Islam ?

Does Allah order Female Genital Mutilation ?

2010-06-08T15:01:00.000-07:00

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Does God Exist ? Christian, Muslim and Humanist debate.

2010-06-02T00:26:00.000-07:00

Can there be morality without God debate - American university of Beirut . 2009

2010-05-14T02:18:00.000-07:00

Media appearance :BBC: The Big Questions.- Series 3 - Episode 16

2010-05-02T15:48:00.000-07:00

My next media appearence: BBC 1 The big question

2010-04-30T14:41:00.000-07:00

BBC1
10am
2nd May 2010

My next international lecture : What is the evidence for Islam ? University of Beirut - Lebanon.

2010-04-29T19:17:00.000-07:00

My next international debate: Is atheism rational ? - American university of Beirut, Lebanon

2010-04-29T18:58:00.001-07:00

Proud to be Muslim. 22nd of April 2010.

2010-04-20T03:07:00.001-07:00


	Islamia School 129 Salusbury Road
	London
	NW6 6PE
	United Kingdom

Have you been a victim of ISLAMOPHOBIA ?

2010-04-16T14:15:00.000-07:00

I’m conducting research for a University. If you have experienced an islamophobic incident in the UK (either physical, verbal or otherwise discriminatory) and are willing to share details of your experience,

please contact me: adamdeen786@yahoo.co.uk, subject: ISLAMOPHOBIA.

My next debate: Should we choose theism or atheism? 29th April 2010

2010-04-13T09:10:00.000-07:00

Adam Deen defending Theism.

Prof. RayMond Tallis defending Atheism.

(www.raymondtallis.com)

Hosted by Birkbeck philosophy society

www.bbkphilsoc.org

Room B35

Birkbeck, University of London,

Malet Street, Bloomsbury,

London WC1E 7HX.

Free to members, £3 for non-members.

Watch - 6 signs of transcendence. Nottingham University IAW

2010-04-06T03:20:00.000-07:00

You will never get to me - A poem by Adam Deen

2010-04-01T16:12:00.000-07:00

Woo me, tease me,

Government Grants, Loans, and bombing drones all the same Home secretary,

Dangle what you want in front of me, I know what you want from me, Compromise justice and my integrity,

House-Muslim amuse and be abused,

I will never forget what you have done to my countrymen and family.

You will never tempt me.

Hate me,

Kick me,

Label me,

Snigger and stare at me, laugh as much as you want,

Mock my modesty,

Tear may hijab from me,

Stab me 18 times mercilessly in front of a judge and jury,

My baby still cries for me,

You can never get to me,

Arrest me,

Allegation, vicitmisation , 28 days of pure humiliation,

All over the nation’s Muslim hating media industry, too much anti Muslim telegraphy,

Tom and Jerry my prophet's personality,

Feeding Muslim hate frenzy,

Hiding behind free speech and artistry,

All because they want to bend me.

Radicalisation slowly.

If Malcolm was still living , he would be intensifying words to the masses profusely,

All because they want to liberate me.

Support us, honor us, befriend us then turn-on us,

Bleed us,

Bomb us,

Kill us,

Blair face lying, people dying.

Steal, sanction and starve us,

US Terrorisation and mutilation,

Bush misery pain still all the same even with Obama presidency fame,

All because they want to liberate us.

Ha ha, you still can never break us,

Chain me,

Shock me,

Pork feed me,

Defecate on God’s inimitability,

Rape me in front of my family,

Take a photo and ask me to smile shamefully,

Coward unchain me!

Keep trying, you will never break me.

Take your freedom and liberation, save it for your hypnotized folk in your own country,

US Neo con, BNP and Israeli F16 bomb,

I know you hate it when I say,

Justice and Mohammed’s way for humanity,

I told you, cant you hear

Takbir loud and clear.

Bones brake, flesh tears 'Apology', the soul has impenetrability,

You will never get to me!

"The Dawkins delusion lecture tour" IAW 2010

2010-03-24T03:32:00.000-07:00

Well, I have come to the end of ‘the Dawkins delusion’ lecture tour and it has been a great experience, all praise to Allah (swt). The tour visited over 15 universities around the UK with a variety of great audiences; I’ve had fantastic feedback from people of all faiths and backgrounds, including from Lancaster University where a Christian majority audience really enjoyed the lecture and found it in the words of one physics student to have been “excellent”. I was also pleased to receive an email from an atheist student who said that the lecture had helped him address his preconceived ideas.

Lastly, I want to thank all the university Islamic society members for inviting me.

Watch media appearence - NTV The alternative platform show.

2010-03-18T14:25:00.000-07:00

The dawkins delusion - A response by Adam Deen

2010-03-18T14:22:00.000-07:00

Catholic adoption society wins exemption from using gay parents

2010-03-17T05:04:00.000-07:00

Catholic Care has won a high court appeal not to adhere to sexual orientation regulations to use homosexual parents

A Catholic adoption society today won the right in the high court not to consider homosexual couples as parents.

Mr Justice Briggs, sitting in London, has allowed the society's appeal for an exemption from the sexual orientation regulations - opposed by the Charity Commission - which means the society can continue operating as it has always done.

Catholic Care, serving the dioceses of Leeds, Middlesbrough and Hallam in South Yorkshire, warned it would give up its work of finding homes for children – as many Catholic adoption societies have already done – rather than comply with the legislation.

Mr Justice Briggs has ordered the Charity Commission to reconsider its opposition to the society's operation.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/mar/17/catholic-adoption-gay-parents

Media appearence - NTV The alternative platform show.

2010-03-08T14:29:00.000-08:00

Religion and Atheism in the Modern world.

Sky Channel No.:834

The Alternative Platform

Live talkshow; debate programme

Saturday 13th March 2.45pm – 4.20pm

Deen vs. Barker Debates - Adam Deen debates USA's leading atheist.

2010-02-16T10:31:00.000-08:00

Is God a delusion ?
Kings College - London

Can you be Good without God ?
Imperial College - London

God, evil, sin and freewill.

2010-02-14T13:33:00.001-08:00

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Bikinis Make Men See Women as Objects, Scans Confirm

2010-02-14T07:15:00.000-08:00

Christine Dell'Amore in Chicago

National Geographic News

February 16, 2009

Sexy women in bikinis really do inspire some men to see them as objects, according to a new study of male behavior. Brain scans revealed that when men are shown pictures of scantily clad women, the region of the brain associated with tool use lights up.

Men were also more likely to associate images of sexualized women with first-person action verbs such as "I push, I grasp, I handle," said lead researcher Susan Fiske, a psychologist at Princeton University.

And in a "shocking" finding, Fiske noted, some of the men studied showed no activity in the part of the brain that usually responds when a person ponders another's intentions.

This means that these men see women "as sexually inviting, but they are not thinking about their minds," Fiske said. "The lack of activation in this social cognition area is really odd, because it hardly ever happens."

Dehumanizing

Fiske and colleagues asked 21 heterosexual male volunteers to first take a test that scores people based on different types of sexist attitudes. The subjects were then shown pictures of both skimpily dressed and fully clothed men and women.

Most of the men best remembered headless photographs of women in bikinis, even if they'd only seen the image for two-tenths of a second, Fiske reported this weekend in Chicago during the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

And the men who scored higher as "hostile sexists"—those who view women as controlling and invaders of male space—didn't show brain activity that indicates they saw the women in bikinis as humans with thoughts and intentions.

Scientists have seen this absence of activation only once before, in a study where people were shown off-putting photographs of homeless people and drug addicts.

If a similar study were done with women, Fiske told National Geographic News, it would be hard to predict whether a woman shown a scantily clad male body would dehumanize him in the same way.

Evolutionary psychologists have proposed that women tend to look for mates who have wealth and power, so some of Fiske's colleagues have suggested running a similar test where women are shown pictures of men next to expensive cars or other affluent symbols.

But Fiske doesn't think such an experiment would work the same way, because women usually react to men they desire by "interpreting their minds, thinking about what they're interested in, and then trying to please them," she said.

Daniel Streich a member of the Swiss political party who attacked mosques and minarets in Switzerland has now embraced Islam .

2010-02-02T08:27:00.000-08:00

A member of the Swiss Party (SVP) and a well-known politician, Daniel Streich was the first man who had launched a drive for imposition of ban on mosques minarets, and to lock the mosques in Switzerland.
The proclamation of Streich’s conversion to Islam has created furore in Swiss politics, besides causing a tremor for those who supported ban on construction of mosques minarets. Streich propagated his anti-Islamic movement far and wide in the country, sowed seeds of indignation and scorn for Islam among the people, and paved way for public opinion against pulpits and minarets of mosques. But now Streich has become a soldier of Islam. His anti-Islam thoughts finally brought him so close to this religion that he embraced Islam. He is ashamed of his doings now and desires to construct the most beautiful mosque of Europe in Switzerland.

http://www.tikkun.org/tikkundaily/2009/12/04/member-of-the-swiss-political-party-that-pushed-for-minaret-ban-converts-to-islam/

A response to Richard Dawkins by Adam Deen. Ireland DCU 19th October 2009

2010-01-23T11:07:00.000-08:00

The design argument strikes back. The debate continues...

2010-01-22T11:06:00.000-08:00

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My next event - AUB, Lebanon

2010-01-03T11:25:00.000-08:00

http://www.aub.edu.lb/

"The Dawkins Delusion" IAW 2010 lecture tour.

2009-12-26T14:19:00.001-08:00

Bristol 3/2/10
Lancaster 12/02/10
Bradford 15/2/10
Manchester 17/02/10
Kent 19/02/10
Cardiff 1/03/10
Hertfordshire 3/03/10
Brighton 8/03/10
Southampton 9/03/10
More to be confirmed.
Your university ?

If you would like to arrange a lecture at your university, please contact info@adamdeen.com

The philosophy of miracles and the Quran Ireland DCU

2009-12-11T06:56:00.000-08:00

My next event - The Dawkins delusion- Soas

2009-12-10T10:59:00.000-08:00

Militant Atheism

2009-12-02T07:59:00.000-08:00

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Life, death and beyond. Jew, Christian, Muslim and Atheist

2009-11-27T13:28:00.000-08:00

Adam Deen's speech.

All speeches.

Press Tv- Real Deal with George Galloway

2009-11-13T10:46:00.001-08:00

Real Deal with George Galloway 8.35pm Sunday 15th November

My next event : Life, death and beyond.

2009-11-11T01:52:00.000-08:00

The debate of the year. Is God a delusion? Adam Deen (UK) vs. Dan Barker (USA)

2009-11-06T10:13:00.000-08:00

Islamic Circles presents an exclusive, one of its kind event to be held at Kings College. Adam Deen, Muslim apologetics speaker will debate Dan Barker from the USA, ex-evangelical preacher, turned atheist on the topic of “Is God a delusion”. Dan Barker is the author of 5 titles, the latest of which, “Godless”, is forwarded by Richard Dawkins. Adam Deen lectures on topics related to philosophy and theology internationally and runs the popular blog adamdeen.blogspot.com

The debate will see these two dynamic speakers present their respective cases for and against the existence of God with Adam Deen expounding the Muslim case and Dan Barker articulating his reasons for becoming an Atheist.

Can you be good without God ? Adam Deen vs. Dan Barker

2009-10-29T17:10:00.001-07:00

Does good, evil and right and wrong make sense without God ?

Can atheists claim a moral life ?

The debate will see these two dynamic speakers present their respective cases for and against morality without God with Adam Deen expounding the Muslim case and Dan Barker articulating his reasons for Atheist morality.

http://www.union.ic.ac.uk/scc/pps/

My next event - Philosophy of Miracles and the Quran & The God delusion ?

2009-10-22T03:29:00.000-07:00

Dublin University

My next event - Live interview on Good morning with Iqra TV

2009-10-20T12:16:00.001-07:00

LIVE
11am Thursday 5th November

Sky 826
or
http://www.sky826.com/

Goodness without God good enough ?

2009-10-10T18:01:00.000-07:00

A comparison of the moral foundations of Islam and Atheism at the Karimia Institute 25th September 2009.

When will I be home ? A poem by Adam Deen

2009-10-06T12:17:00.000-07:00

When will I be home?

Oh Allah, until I’m reunited with the One,

Let the invocation of your name quench my thirst,

Let me be nourished by your Love and have your spirit as air,

Let me live by the intoxication of your name,

Every cell in my body worships you and longs for you Oh Allah,

Oh Allah, if I’m not ready, let this be the compromise whilst I endure the wait.

When will I meet you?

Will I meet?

I beg you, Ya Rabbi, what is an Abd without his Lllah?

You call, I answer, you speak I listen, a bond unparalleled.

You are the just and most merciful.

Will I meet your Rasool?

Oh Rasoollah can you hear me, I miss you, my beloved brother, my guide,

I only know Good of you; you touched my heart and soul,

My Rab loves you; I give you that love too,

I wait in anticipation, with excitement and restlessness,

Days commence nights end, can’t be, and won’t be soon enough.

by Adam Deen

My Next Event : Is Goodness without God good enough ?

2009-09-09T02:39:00.000-07:00

Karimia Institute

www.karimia.fortnet.co.uk

Bobbersmill Community Centre

512 Berridge Road West, NG7 5JU

Please contact Qasim Hussain: 0115 8415806

A call to Muslim apologetics.

2009-09-02T00:00:00.001-07:00

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My next event - The debate needs you !

2009-08-29T09:52:00.000-07:00

Voice Your Opinions: This Debate Needs You

1st Sept 2009, 2PM
The Davenant Centre,
179 – 181 Whitechapel Road

My next debate: Can you be Good without God ?

2009-08-06T13:28:00.000-07:00

Militant atheism

2009-08-06T12:55:00.000-07:00

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The Kalam Cosmological Argument

2009-07-23T10:24:00.000-07:00

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British Muslims in the Media- A brief presentation

2009-07-07T08:44:00.000-07:00

My next event - ISLAM - The Path to Guidance

2009-06-24T14:15:00.000-07:00

ISLAM - The Path to Guidance

Organised by Kettering New Muslims and Muslim Poverty Relief

Here the inspiring stories of people who have converted to Islam.

Sunday July 12th 2.30pm – 4.30pm at Corn Market Hall, Kettering. NN15 7QX

Speakers include:

Adam Deen - Former Islam channel presenter, and now international debater, will
talk on ‘The Miracle of the Quran’.

My Next Event : Rumble in Westminster: Do You Know HOW to Argue?

2009-05-28T06:51:00.000-07:00

Campusalam.org and the Young Muslim Leaders present:

Rumble in Westminster: Do You Know HOW to Argue?

Date: 15^th June

Time: 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Doors open at 6:15.

Venue: Cayley Lecture Theatre, Marylebone Campus, Westminster University, 35 Marylebone Road, London, NW1 5LS

Panelists: Tariq Ramadan, Adam Deen, Jeff Mirza, Yasmin Alibhai-Brown and special guest hecklers

RSVP by 11^th of June at www.campusalam.org.

Contact: campusalam@lokahi.org.uk; 07810560124/07903259913

Poem - "Death eyes"

2009-05-23T04:38:00.000-07:00

Written shortly after the death of my beloved grandmother.

Death can not happen to me!

The news of others no real care for me,

Just a habitual concern for humanity,

But the death of a loved one

Quivering and sobering, my trance broken. How can it be, life ending so suddenly?

I stomp the floor a strike at the wall.

Why did this tremor have to be, my world was fine just momentarily?

Wait! The world stops, my hairs on my back raise my eyes watery.

I realise my anguish and pain, death! This is the same fate for me,

My dream is wrecked, my daze broken, for I too will be no more.

Is this world real around me, how did it distract so deceivingly?

This is an illusion to fool me, damn you world, I was unaware of something so sure, it is right in front of me.

Clarity besieges me, my comforting illusion deserts me.

Death eyes focus, things are no longer as they were.

The real becomes surreal; friend becomes foe, for they are the deceivers as well as the deceived, the sweet a little less sweet, bitterness still bitter.

The host fooled its guest but won’t stand in Azra'il’s way.

She has not left, she has arrived, she is where she is meant to be.

It is I, who is not at peace, still travelling, my soul waiting patiently for its destiny, the time and place only my Lord knows for him to see.

Must stay awake, continue, must not let this world deceive me.

By Adam Deen

Debate "God Hypothesis: True or false " 25th Jan 2009

2009-05-19T17:16:00.000-07:00

Some thoughts on the event.

Post-event thoughts - Debate: Are morals without God a delusion ?

2009-05-02T15:36:00.000-07:00

Ahh, another debate and another experience. I was pleased to notice my latest debate “are morals without God a delusion?” attracted a majority non Muslim audience. At times, I felt like I wasn’t just debating my opponent Andrew Copson (a true gentlemen I might add) but the public also. I’ve debated many different topics, but this one seems to always rattle the atheist cage. If our encounter could be described as a pantomime, then Andrew was the charming prince and I was the villain. (Luckily noone shouted out, “He’s behind you.) Historically atheists have been on the attack and theists on the back foot, accused of believing in ideas that have no rational grounding and as a result, have taken their assumptions for granted. But here the tables were turned. For a change, it was a theist holding an atheist to intellectual account. What basis did they have to claim morality without God? Was Nietzsche right all along?

In this debate, my argument was that there is no sound foundation of objective morality without God, hence morality becomes unbinding, invalid and illusory. So in the spirit of a good theatrical scene, Andrew had two fights on his hands in order to win the hand of morality. On one side, he had the theist who maintains that morality is grounded in God and on the other, the Nihilist , who maintains that morality has no grounding what so ever and is completely meaningless without God ( a position championed by Nietzsche). As I pointed out in the debate, Andrew did not have the default position, so he had to provide positive arguments to argue for Humanism, the idea that morality is grounded in human beings independently of God.

Andrew, rather than address my points in his opening speech, went on the offensive and attacked the notion of morality grounded in God. He presented the atheists secret weapon, the theist’s kryptonite, Plato’s dilemma, also known as Euthyphro dilemma. Sadly for Andrew, I was expecting this argument and I had an apt answer waiting for him, which he never managed to rebut. Having said that, even had he been successful in showing a logical flaw in morality grounded in God, at best all he would have demonstrated was that the theist was wrong, but that would in no way have shown that humanism was true !

Surprisingly, in his defence Andrew adopted the brave position that morality is relative to society and culture. I think most people would agree with me that there are some things that are good and evil that transcends culture, time and society. But when I asked Andrew “was the holocaust objectively morally wrong?” He astonishingly could not simply say “yes”, whilst staying consistent with his stance of relativism. He desperately tried to cling onto a degree of moral high ground, despite the fact his claim is clearly beyond relativism. The more I pressed on with the question the weaker Andrew’s answers got. At one stage in the debate, judging by the expressions on peoples faces, they were somewhat at a loss as to where Andrew was going with his argument.

If the debate was to be decided on charm and eloquence then I would say that Andrew put up a great fight, however he failed to provided any real substance or rigour in the debate. I think his assumption that humanism was the default position was clear and was his misgiving in his presentation. He lacked positive arguments for Humanism to convince us that morals without god are actually real.

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Watch - "Are morals without God a delusion ?" Adam Deen vs. Andrew Copson

2009-05-02T12:09:00.001-07:00

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My next debate : The Existence of God, A Reality or Fiction?

2009-05-02T10:59:00.000-07:00

My next debate : God hypothesis: true or false?

2009-05-02T04:28:00.001-07:00

My next debate : Are morals without God a delusion?

2009-04-08T13:50:00.000-07:00

Post-event thoughts - Ethics without God ? Canada

2009-04-02T05:29:00.000-07:00

I have just arrived back today from Canada - the jet lag has taken the best out of me. Home, sweet home. . Canada was a fantastic experience. It was great to spend time with such warm brothers. I thoroughly enjoyed the company and all the discussions we had. It’s been a long time since I experienced such amazing warmth and hospitality. The Muslim students seem to be on top of things and very eager to learn and to be proactive, Macha’Allah.

So, what be of the event. The event seemed to attract a mixed bunched, Muslim and non Muslim. This particular topic is a sensitive one, I was pretty much expecting the non Muslim i.e. atheists to think I was about to condemn them for being a bunch of immoral infidels and that hell had a room with their name on it. This was pretty much confirmed from the body language, i.e. crossed arms and telling expressions on the faces of such members of the audience. I didn’t even get the glimpse of a smile from those who presumed I’d come all the way from the UK to attack their characters.

However they were in for a surprise. I did not take the usual root of attacking life without God by labelling them with degrading terms, which I agree would be simplistic and incorrect. But this different approach, of claiming that we can observe atheists and agnostics exhibiting patterns of moral behaviour without God, caused quite the stir. It was clear they were not expecting this line of argumentation which led to a state of confusion on their part, some leaving still scratching there heads. This was palpable in the Q and A session. The questions and comments that were posed were essentially claims to justify that Atheists are good people. However, this was not my objection and I had to reiterate this many times.
Discussions after the event were equally interesting. One young woman obviously grappling internally with the ideas presented that evening, being herself a relativist, when pushed, had to admit that logically, torturing a child for fun was not objectively wrong but relative, according to her frame of reference.

If there was one thing I can mention as a classic case of irony, it was when, in the middle of the event, I made a joke that someone found offensive, to the point that she felt the need to interrupt me. I immediately apologised for any offence caused (usually my jokes tend to be cheesy rather than offensive), but what struck me was the irony of this atheist lady crying offence, when there is no objective grounding for that very offence. In addition, if morals are reduced to subjectivism , then how could she impose what she found offensive on me or anyone else!

From the response I received, I think I managed to fulfil my aim, regardless of whether people agreed - objective “get people thinking” was achieved....

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Watch - Ethics without God ? - Canada 30/03/09

2009-04-02T05:24:00.000-07:00

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My Next Event : Ethics without God?

2009-03-15T12:19:00.000-07:00

Wilfred Laurier University MSA
Waterloo,
Ontaria,
Canada.

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Debate "Is God a Delusion ? " 25th Jan 2009

2009-02-04T13:47:00.000-08:00

Host : South Place Ethical Society

Speakers : Adam Deen & Norman Bacrac

A response to Attenborough’s Guardian comments on God and evolution.

2009-01-28T12:37:00.000-08:00

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“How Accurate would it be to say that the Qur’ān and Law are Intimately connected?” Classical vs. Modernist

2009-01-22T03:45:00.000-08:00

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دعوة إلى الدفاع الفكري عن الإسلام

2009-01-07T04:21:00.000-08:00

دعوة إلى الدفاع الفكري عن الإسلام

يتناول علم الدفاع الفكري عن الإسلام (Muslim Apologetics) دراسة العقيدة الإسلامية بهدف توفير أدلة على صحة الطروحات الإسلامية. ومن هنا كان استخدم المصطلح اليونانيApologia والذي يعني الدفاع. ويهدف علم الدفاع عن الإسلام تحديداً إلى دعوة غير المسلمين إلى حقيقة الاعتقاد الإسلامي وتأ كيد صحة هذا الاعتقاد لدى المسلمين الحاليين.

وتتجلى أهمية هذا العلم اليوم أكثر من أي وقت مضى حيث المناخ الفكري الذي نعيش فيه متأثر بعمق بفكر ما بعد الحداثة. وفي وقت أصبحت فيه الحجج المضادة والاعتراضات على الإيمان بالله – والتي مفادها أن النظرة الدينية للعالم خاطئة ضمنياً وأن الدين عاجز عن توفير أي شكل من أشكال المعرفة المفيدة – أصبحت تلك الحجج جزءاً لا يتجزأ من الثقافة العلمانية، جاعلة من موضوع الدين موضوعاً مهمشاً غير ذي أهمية وهو انتقاد يمتد تلقائياً ليشمل الدين الإسلامي. وتبرز الحاجة إلى المدافعين الفكريين عن الإسلام بشكل أكبر بالنظر إلى الثقافة العلمانية المعاصرة والتي تركز حالياً على الإسلام بكونه يشكل عائقاً أمام نظرتها الكونية. ومن هنا يحتاج المسلمون إلى تكوين صورة دقيقة عن أسس وقواعد الثقافة الغربية، عوضاً عن التركيز فقط على النواحي التعبدية في العقيدة الاسلامية والرسالات السابقة. ومن الضروري هنا التركيز على عاملين من العوامل التي ينبغي أخذها بعين الاعتبار.

"الخطر الأكبر الذي يواجه الإسلام والمسلمين هو مناهضة الفكر"

أولاً، يجب أن لا تقتصر عملية الاقتناع بالإسلام على التحول الروحاني فحسب، بل لا بد من التركيز على الجانب الفكريٍ أيضاً. ومن الضروري أن يتلقى شبابنا المسلم منذ بداية تعليمه الديني تأسيساً في العقيدة الاسلامية يؤهله لمناقشة عقيدته باستخدام حجج مقنعة ومنطق قوي. إن المجتمع المسلم اليوم يلحق بشبابه ضرراً بالغاً بعدم تزويده إياه بالأدوات اللازمة لدعم معتقداته. لا بد لنا من الاعتراف بالحرب الفكرية التي تشن من جميع الجهات مهددةً أي اعتقاد لا يستند إلى أساس قوي وأن ندرك أنه بغياب المبررات والأسس المتينة لإيماننا، فإننا حتماً نعد شبابنا للفشل. فبمجرد أن ينتقل الشباب إلى المراحل العليا من تعليمهم ويدخل الكليات والجامعات سيجد نفسه غير مؤهلٍ لمواجهة ما لا يمكن وصفه إلا بأنه هجمة فكرية من قبل شتى أنواع النظرات الكونية المعارضة، والتي تعرض الإسلام على أنه دين لاعقلاني.إن الخطر الأكبر الذي يواجه الإسلام والمسلمين اليوم هو مناهضة الفكر، وهي مفارقة محزنة نظراً لتراث الإسلام الفكري الغني والممتد على مدى قرون عديدة. وقد يسأل البعض: ولكن ماذا بخصوص المثقفين في مجتمعاتنا؟. يمكننا أن نجيبهم ببساطة بالسؤال التالي: من مِن بين أئمتنا وشيوخنا الأعزاء يمكنه أن يواجه كبار علماء العلمانيين و الطبيعيين أو الملحدين ويناقشهم بناءً على نفس أرضيتهم العلمية؟ أو مَن مِن علمائنا المسلمين يعد مرجعيةً معترفاً بها من قبل الأكاديميات العلمانية في تخصصات كالتاريخ و الفلسفة و علم النفس و علم الاجتماع و العلوم السياسية؟

إن علماءنا العظماء من الماضي و اللائي لازال الغرب يقدرهم حتى اليوم لم يكونوا مجرد قضاةً أو رجال عقيدة وتقوى، بل كانوا فلاسفة ورياضيين وعلماء.

وإن أردنا التحرر من عزلتنا الفكرية، فعلينا أن نتوقف عن إنتاج أئمةٍ غير قادرين على التواصل مع جمهورهم بلغته الأم ناهيك عن فهم خلفيته الثقافية، ونبدأ بإعداد أئمة هم في الوقت ذاته أساتذة جامعيون و علماء و أكاديميون محترمون. ما فائدة خطبة جمعة لإمام يتحدث فيها عن حقيقة الإسلام وفضائله إذا كان جمهوره متأثراً بالفلسفة النسبية السائدة. أو خطبة عن رحمة الله يسمعها طالب فيزياء مسلم يدرس مادة الأحياء وقد اهتز إيمانه بالله نتيجة دراسة نظريات التطور الاجتماعي البيولوجي؟.

يجب أن ننتبه أيضاً إلى أن هذه التخصصات ليست حكراً على رموزنا بل من واجب كل منا التصدي فكرياً للقضايا التي تؤثر على الإسلام. منذ أحداث الحادي عشر من سبتمبر، أصبح غير المسلم العادي مطلعاً بشكل جيد على الثقافة المعادية للإسلام والتي تتسلل إلى الوعي الجمعي من خلال المجلات ووسائل الإعلام الأخرى المشهورة.

"إذا دعاك مسلم لمناقشة الثالوث، فلا تخجل بل تبن الموضوع ، ورحب به..."

نحن المسلمون سريعون جداً في اتهام الآخرين بعرض قضايانا الإسلامية بشكل مبسط وعزلها عن إطارها وسياقها الفكري. لكننا في الواقع مذنبون باتخاذنا نفس الموقف المعادي. نحن سريعون جداً في إدانة لبنات بناء الثقافة الأوروبية ما بعد المسيحية قبل الاستفسار عنها!!. نحن نهاجم الديمقراطية دون قراءة "الجمهورية" لأفلاطون، ونهاجم الأخلاق العلمانية دون دراسة كانط، ونهاجم السياسة العلمانية دون حتى أن ندرس "هوبز".

الأكثر إقلاقاً من ذلك هو أننا متأخرون بما يقارب الخمسين عاماً على الأقل عن المسيحيين الإنجيليين فيما يتعلق بمجال العلوم الإنسانية. فقد أدرك المسيحيون التحديات التي تواجه المجتمعات المؤمنة قبلنا بفترة طويلة وخرجوا من عزلتهم الفكرية شاهرين أسلحتهم. وبينما يعيش المسلمون على هامش الوجود الفكري، أصبح المسيحيون الإنجيليون - الذين كانوا يوماً ما في رهبة من المسلمين - على خط المواجهة يتصدون للملحدين والطبيعين والإنسانيين في ميادين الفلسفة والعلوم والسياسة. وفيما يخص الحوار الاسلامي المسيحي، فقد شهد الإسلام مرحلة ذروة في عام 1980 عندما أمد الراحل أحمد ديدات (رحمه الله) حالة الركود والتراجع في واقع المسلمين بدفعة من الثقة التي كنا في أمس الحاجة إليها. فقد شن بأسلوبه وأبحاثه هجوماً نارياً على المسيحيين الإنجيليين، وضربة تلو الأخرى أخذ يكشف وجود ضعفٍ كبيرٍ في أساساتهم ومعارفهم الدينية. للأسف فقد ولت تلك الأيام وحصد المسيحيون الإنجيليون الجدد ثمار دراسة تخصصات كالفلسفة والمنطق ووضعوا حججاً مقنعةً للدفاع عن المسيحية، والأهم من ذلك أنهم كونوا حججاً ضد الإسلام ولم يعودوا خائفين من مناظرة المسلمين. "إذا دعاك مسلم لمناقشة الثالوث، فلا تخجل بل تبن الموضوع، ورحب به..." كما يقول أحد المسيحيين الإنجيليين في إحدى محاضراته حول كيفية مناظرة المسلمين.

يمكن تقسيم مجال الدفاع الفكري عن الإسلام بشكل عام إلى شقين : هجومي (أو إيجابي) ودفاعي (أو سلبي). يسعى الشق الإيجابي لتوفير دلائل إيجابية على صحة الطروحات الإسلامية. بينما يسعى الشق السلبي لتفنيد الاعتراضات على تلك الطروحات. ويمكن تقسيم الشق الهجومي بدوره إلى قسمين: أولاً: فرع الثيولوجيا الطبيعية الذي يتضمن الدلائل على وجود الله. وثانياً الأدلة على صحة الإسلام والتي قد تشمل معجزة القرآن الكريم.

الشق الدفاعي يتكون أيضاً من فرعين: فرع الثيولوجيا الطبيعية الذي يقدم ردوداً على الاعتراضات على الإيمان بالله كمبدأ النسبية وغيره. وفرع الأدلة الإسلامية الذي يقدم ردوداً على الدراسات الحديثة التي تستهدف القرآن أي على ادعاءات خطأ النصوص الإسلامية، القرآن والحديث.

Adam Deen is now on facebook.

2009-01-06T02:40:00.000-08:00

http://www.facebook.com/people/Adam-Deen/1075444225

My Next Debate : Is God a Delusion?

2008-12-08T12:32:00.001-08:00

Kuran’ın eşsiz meydan okumasına yeni bir felsefi yaklaşım- Kuran Mucizesi

2008-11-19T10:48:00.000-08:00

Kuran’ın edebi olarak bir mucize olduğu hususunda pek çok açıklama yapıldı. Kuran üzerine yapılan çalışmaların çokluğuyla beraber mevcut Kuran araştırmalarını kullanarak ve mucizelerin özlü bir tanımını yaparak Kuran’ın neden mucize olduğuna dair hülasa bir açıklama yapılmamıştır. Bu yeni mucize biçimlendirmesine bağlı kalarak kuranın mucizesini külliyen kapsayan daha inandırıcı bir argüman geliştirebiliriz.

Yazarı Kuran’ın Tanrı’dan bir vahiy olduğunu söylüyor ve akabinde şüphe edenleri yanlışlamaları için mücadeleye davet ediyor. Kuran insanlığı, Kuran metninin gerçekliğine denk, daha doğrusu en küçük metni kadarını bile yazmaya davet ediyor. Bunu başaramamak da bireyi Kuran’ın yazarlığının ilahi bir üretimin neticesi olduğu mücadelesine davet ediyor.

Eğer kulumuza parça parça indirdiğimiz Kur'an'dan şüphe ediyorsanız, haydi onun gibisinden bir sure meydana getirin... (Bakara 2:23 E. Hamdi Yazır Kuran Meali)

Yazarı insanlığı içindeki bir bölümünün aynısından yazma rekabetine davet ediyor, eğer yapılamazsa Kuran’ın insan değil insan üstü bir çabanın ürünü olduğunun anlaşılacağı ima ediliyor.

Eğer Kuran mucize ise, o zaman Kuran’ın alameti farikaları nelerdir. Arapça’da 28 harf ve sınırlı sayıda dilbilgisi kuralı vardır. Sayılı harfler ve dilbilgisi kuralları Arapça’da herhangibir ifadenin ya düz yazı ya da şiir türünde yer almasına izin vermektedir.

Bir ifade şekli olarak şiir ölçülü konuşma şeklini kullanır. Yani katı vez in örüntüleri uygular. Arapçadaki kafiye Al Bihar denilen Arapçada denizler anlamına gelen kafiye tevzilerinden dolayıdır. Arapça’da 16 farklı eşsiz vezin şekli olmakla bunlar; et-Tawîl, el-Bassit, el-Wafir, el-Kamil, er-Rajs, el-Khafif, el-Hazaj, el-Muttakarib, el-Munsarih, el-Muktatab, el-Muktadarak, el-Madid, el-Mujtath, er-Ramel, al-Khabab ve es-Saria’dır. Herhangibir Arapça şiirin edebi analizi gösterecektir ki ölçüsü bu bölümlerden birine bağlı ya da denk düşmektedir [2].

Arapça düzyazı vezinsiz konuşma olarak adlandırılabilir, yani yukarıda bahsedildiği gibi ölçülü bir örüntüsü yoktur. Arapça düz yazının iki bölümü vardır; bunlar kafiyeli düz yazı ‘Sai’ ve kafiyesiz düz yazı ‘Al bihar’dır. Sai’nin kafiye özelliği düzensiz olarak uygulanarak onu al Bihar’dan ayırır [3]. Mursel ne kafiye ne de başka hiçbir bölüme girmeden düz olarak devam eden edebi şekil olarak tanımlanabilir, işlevi gündelik konuşmadır.

Son zamanlardaki çağdaş Arapça çalışmaları Kurani ifade şeklini eşsiz bir edebi tür olarak tanımlamışlardır. Bazı bölümleri ‘al-Bihar’ olarak tanımlansa da bir bölümünün toplamı hiç bir bölüme girmemektedir.

Kristina Nelson şöyle diyor:

“Kuran’ın bazı satırları Klasik Arapça ölçüleriyle uyuşsa da bunlar Kuran’ın vezin örüntülerindeki ani ve ilerleleyici hece ölçüsü değişimleri ve satır uzunlukları ve düzenli ve düzensiz örüntüler arasındaki geçişler kadar Kuran hece ölçüsü özellikleri değildirler”[5].

Kuran’ın bunu nasıl başardığını anlamak için Kuran metnini ölçülü ve ölçüsüz konuşmanın bir karışımı ve bileşeni ve böylece ne Al Bihar’a ne de Mursal’a uymayan eşsiz bir edebi tür olarak görmek gerekir. Müslüman olmayan Arapça alimleri bu yegane edebş türü kabul etmiş ve Kuran edebi türünün özgün, ve bazı durumlarda da eşsiz olarak tanımlanması gereğini beyan etmişlerdir.

“En iyi Arap yazarlar bile Kuran’a eşdeğer bir eser üretememişlerdir” [6]

“Mücadele Muhammed’in zamanında başlamıştı ve ne bu aynısını yazma çabalarından kalan örnekler ne de daha sonra aralarında sözde İslami metinlerin eşsiz güzelliğini taklit edeceklerini iddia eden önemli yazarların bulunduğu kalem erbabın ürettiği ham parodiler Kuran’ın eşsiz olma iddiasından su götürdü”. [7]

“İkna gücü açısından, belagat açısında ve oluşum açısından bile Kuran yaklaşılmazdır…”[8]

“Edebi açıdan Kuran en sade Arapça’nın örneği olarak görülmektedir…dilbilimcilerin bazı durumlarda kendi kurallarını Kuran’da kullanılan ifadelere ve deyimlere uyacak şekilde uyarladıkları söylenir ve ona benzer bir eser yapılmaya çalışıldığı düşünülür ancak mükemmel yazma söz konusu olduğunda hiç birisi başarılı olamamıştır”. [9]

“Bu nedenle Kuran’da onu diğer dini metinlerden ayıracak şekilde hiç bir sahtekarlık ya da dindar hileciliğe fırsat yoktur...Bu okuma yazmaz bilmez insanın bu dildeki en iyi eseri yazmış olabilmesi fazlasıyla gariptir”. [10]

Sadece kuranın edebi şekli eşsiz olarak sayılmamakta aynı zamanda yeganeliği eşsiz üslup tarzının bütünde verdiği haberin tutarlılığıyla birleşmesiyle onanmaktadır. Bazıları aynısını yazmaya mücadelenin hiçbir zaman başaralımayacağını çünkü öznel bir kıstasa bağlı olduğunu yazarın estetik takdire dayanan bir meydan okuma oluşturduğunu iddia etmektedirler. Bu bir sanatçının eserini daha nesnel güzel bir eserle kıyaslamasına benziyor. Neticede güzellik öznel olduğundan bu hiçbir zaman başarılamaz. Eğer Kuran böyle bir meydan okumada bulunsaydı eleştirenler hiçbir miktarda Arapçanın Kuranı reddetmeye yetmeyeceğinde haklı olurlardı. Kuran metninin derinliği ve güzelliği üzerine çalışmalar olmuş olsa da Kuran’ın yazarı güzelliğini taklite meydan okumuyor. Aslında ‘benzer bir bölüm getirin…’ derken daha önce bahsedildiği üzere meydan okuma dilin yapısı ya da edebi şekliyle alakalı. Bu da bu meydan okumayı nesnel yapar, çünkü nesnelliği düz yazı ve şiir türlerinin arasındaki farkta belirlenebilir.

Kurani ifade şekli Arapça dilindeki mevcut bölümlere girmiyor. Bu da eşsiz ifade şeklinin Arapça dilinin üretim sığasının dışında olduğunu gösteriyor. Kuran eşsiz bir edebi şekil ile işlemektedir ve sonuç olarak 1400 yıldır yeganeliğini ıspatlamıştır. Bu nedenle Kuran doğal olarak imkansız gibi görünse de Arapça dilinin sığası düşünüldüğünde Doğaüstü bir açıklamanın en makulu olduğuna inanacak kadar yeterli sebepler vardır.

Temel argümanı aşağıdaki gibi özetleyebiliriz:

1 Düz yazı ve şiir Arapça dilinin sığası içerisindedir

2 Kuran’ın edebi türü yeganedir ve Arapça’nın bilinen bölümlerine girmez

3 Bundan dolayı Arapça’nın üretim sığasının dışında yer almaktadır.

Bu önermelerin doğruluğu sonuç (4)ü gerektirmektedir.

Ross and Brand uproar, but what about religion ?

2008-11-01T06:46:00.001-07:00

Most have you have by now heard about the latest BBC scandal, involving a prank call by two British comedians to the grandaughter of Faulty Towers veteran. I don’t know about you, but I’ve been taken back by the furor which has ensued after Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand’s distasteful prank on Brand's (now former) Radio 2 slot. Members of the British public were deeply offended describing the incident as ‘appalling’, the 11 day saga has resulted not only in a personal apology from Director-general of the BBC, Mark Thompson but Gordon Brown himself recently jumped to the front line, calling for action by the BBC. What followed was the resignation of Brand from his radio 2 show, Ross being suspended for 12-week without pay (losing £1.5 million!) and the resignation of the BBC controller Lesley Douglas, saying: "I believe it is right that I take responsibility for what has happened.”

I totally support those concerned members of our community and I’m comforted by the fact that there still is a degree of dignity and respect alive in viewers. My fear is that this reasonableness will be lost as the older generation passes away. As each generation passes this value of respect along with other values will disappear. I’m constantly put off evening viewing by comedians resorting to crudeness when they run out of fresh, innovative ideas, like the crassness that has become “little Britain “or “Ali G” (which I know longer can view due to its content) the latter series being cruder by far.

But then it struck me. Within the wider discourse of “Freedom of speech”, why is this not permissible? Is this not just a matter of opinion? Surely this s a prime moment to resurrect Rousseau’s quote. Recent discussions about reinstating blasphemy laws have been quashed and beset by the right of “Freedom of speech” championed by secular fundamentalists and the very idea was viewed as antithetical to British values. Douglas Murray from the insidious Centre for Social Cohesion commented on “The Big Question”, that “We have a duty to insult.” So, what’s the problem? On one hand, it is very surprising that this prank as received such a negative response. Surely these viewers are aware of the virtues of Freedom of Speech. However, it seems that they have leveraged on a reasonable objective value to complain to the BBC that transcends absolute freedom of speech. Intuitively Freedom of speech without responsibility turns out to be just gratuitous speech.

What I want to appeal to is the very same leveraging point that has defended Andrew Sachs against the slurs and insults thrown at him. I as a Muslim hold my religion no doubt as dear to me as much as Andrew Sachs holds his granddaughter. The constant free rein to denigrate and subvert religion, mine or any others, in our post Christian society deeply insults me and many members of the British public also, no doubt.

Recent examples which spring to mind are: A Jesus statue was portrayed engaged in a lewd act, Jerry Springer the Opera depicts him as a sexual deviant and insults are made towards Mary. The latest attack on religion is Prophet Mohammed’s life degraded by a book describing his relationship with his wife in “porn fashion”.

What the British religious community are asking for is the same responsible “Free speech” which has been demonstrated by the reaction to the Ross and Brand saga. Free speech should exist without gratuitous insults and denigration; respect for people should always exist. It took a couple of crude comedians to show that what we ask for is reasonable and not, as some would have you believe, alien to British values.

Adam Deen

‘Bir sonraki durak Müslüman Eşcinsellik’

2008-10-17T01:00:00.000-07:00

Bu saldırıyı Hristiyanlık üzerinde gördük; Britanya İslamı’nı rahat bırakırlar mı sanıyorsunuz? Bu sorunu karşımıza almalıyız diye düşünüyorum ve bu durumda en iyisi savunma tekniği saldırı olacaktır. Öncelikle uyanalım ve kokunun farkına varalım. Özel ya da umumi olarak olsun etrafımızda eşcinsel olarak yaşayan müslümanlar var. En kötü şey bunu inkar etmek olacaktır. Böyle doğru yoldan ayrılmış Müslümanlara var olduklarına inanmadan nasıl yardım edebiliriz? Eğer Müslümanlar bu konuyu aydınlatmak üzere bu türden sorunların ve iman testlerinin üstesinden gelebilmek için özverili bir destek ağına sahip olmazlarsa bu türden bir hayat duruşu olan Müslümanları kesinlikle diğer ‘alternatif’ yaşam şekillerine kaybederiz. Eşcinselliği arzu edilirse kontrol edilebilir bir dizi eylem olarak görmeliyiz yoksa bu kişileri ‘eşcinsel genlerle doğdun’ liberal söylemine kaptırırız. Sizce kaç tane cami bu türden bir sorunla yeterice başa çıkabilecek imama sahip? ‘Haram kardeşim haram’.

Eşcinsel düşüncelerle eşcinsel davranışların da birbirinden ayrılması gerektiğini düşünüyorum. Eşcinsellik savunucuları eşcinsellik huyunun genetikle açıklandığını ispatlamak, ve bundan da bu huyun ‘doğal’ olduğunun ve dolayısıyla sosyal ve ahlaki olarak makul olduğunun çıkarılmasını ispatlanmak için oldukça istekliler. Ve bütün bunlar yanıltıcı ‘Eşcinsel Gen’ araştırmalarının belirsizliğine rağmen gerçekleşiyor. Ancak bunu bilimsel bir gerçek olarak bile kabul etsek eşcinsel düşüncelerin ahlaki olarak tasvip edileceği anlamına gelmez. Cinsi temayüllerimizin gen yapımız tarafından belirlendiğini ima etmek ve bundan dolayı bunun doğal ve bir hak olduğunu iddia etmek sorunu çözmekten ziyade daha fazla sorunlar yaratıyor. Eğer bütün ‘doğal’ davranışlar hak ise sadece eşcinsel davranış değil her türlü kabul edilmez tutum, pedofoli (sübyancılık) dahil her türlü cinsi sapkınlık da makul hak görünecektir eğer genleri bulunursa ki sırası gelmişken bazı bilim adamları pedofil geninin olduğunu söylemektedir. Aklı başında kimse böyle bir şey savunmaz! Biz ancak böyle birisine heveslerini kontrol etmesine yardım eder bunlardan uzak durmasını sağlarız. Bu nedenle huyumuz doğal ise davranışımızın da doğal olacağı anlamı çıkmaz. Dahası Allah eşcinsel düşünceleri (aslında hiçbir düşünceyi kınamıyor, kendimizi korumamızı istiyor) değil davranışı, bu düşüncelerin oluşturabileceği düşkünlüğü kınıyor.

Peygamber (SAV) şöyle diyor: ‘Her şeye gücü yeten Allah (kudsi bir hadiste) der ki, ‘ Ne zaman kullarım iyi bir işe niyet etse ama yapmasa hakkında bir iyilik olarak yazılır, eğer yaparsa 10 ile 70 arasında mükafat alır. Ne zaman kötü bir iş yapmaya niyetlense ama yapmazsa aleyhinde yazılmaz. Eğer yaparsa tek günah olarak yazılır’.

Peygamber (SAV) şöyle diyor ‘Allah ümmetimi nefislerinin fısıldılarını onun hakkında konuşmadıkça ve ona uymadıkça affetti’.

Eşcinsel yaşam tarzının sadece sözde liberal müslümanlar ve kendilerine kültürel müslümanlar diyen gruplar tarfından uygulanıp yaşandığını düşünüyorssanız kesiknlikle yanılıyorsunuz. ABD’de ‘Imaan’ ve ‘Al Fatiha’ gibi organizasyonlar müslüman bir yaşam tarzına inanmalarına rağmen eşcinselliği de yaşıyorlar. Islami doktrinlerin eşcinselliğe dair bir emrinin olmadığını ya da bu emirlerin bugün geçerli olmadığını iddia ediyorlar. Eşcinselliğin doğru ya da yanlış olduğunu söylemeden önce doğru ve yanlışı neye göre kararlaştırdığımızı belirtmeliyiz. Biz Müslümanlar Allah’ın en mükemmel akla uygun varlık olduğunu, ve tanımsal olarak bu en çok akla uygununun, O’nun (sıfatlarından biri olarak) mükemmel derecede iyi olduğuna inanırız. Bu mükemmelikte, Allah’ın mükemmel iyi doğası insanlar ve insanlık için yönergeler, bizim emir olarak bildiğimiz görevimiz haline gelen çalmayacaksın, domuz eti yemeyeceksin, bir diğerine zarar vermeyeceksin gibi yollar çizer. Bu emirleri ahlaki olarak doğru yapan şey ise Allah’ın emirlerine bağlı olmaları, O’ndan kaynaklanan bir kaynaktan doğmaları ve emirlerinin değişken olmayıp mükemmel doğasından yayılmalarıdır.

“Müslüman kendisini Allah’a teslim eden kişidir”.

This understanding is at the very core of the Islamic belief. The etymology of the word ‘Muslim’ is one who submits to the will of God, the very definition of a Muslim is the one who submits their will, their deeds, their faith and mind into God. The real God, conceived of us real and not hypothetical, has given us real commands to deal with for every real matter of right and wrong.

Bu alnlayış İslam’ın çekirdeğini oluşturmaktadır. ‘Müslüman’ kelimesi etimolojik olarak kendini Allah’a teslim etmek, ve kelimenin tam manası kendi isteğini, amelini, inancını ve aklını Allah’a teslim etmektir. Gerçek Allah, bizi kuramsal olarak değil gerçek olarak izah etmektedir ve bize her gerçek doğru ve yanlış mesele için emirler vermektedir.

Qur’an 4:65 “But no, by the Lord, they can have no Faith until they make you (Muhammad) judge in all disputes, and find in their souls no resistance against Your decisions, and accept them with complete submission.”

Rabbine yemin ederim ki onlar aralarında çıkan çapraşık işlerde seni hakem yapıp, sonra da verdiğin hükümden nefislerinde hiçbir sıkıntı duymaksızın tam bir teslimiyetle teslim olmadıkça iman etmiş olmazlar.

Kur’an 33:36 "Bununla beraber, Allah ve Rasulü bir işe karar verdiği zaman, gerek inanan bir erkeğin gerek inanan bir kadının kendilerine ait bir işte tercih hakları olamaz. Her kim Allah'a ve peygamberine asi olursa açık bir sapıklık etmiş olur".

Kuran 5:3 "Bugün kafirler dininizi söndürebilmekten ümitlerini kestiler; onlardan korkmayın, yalnız benden korkun! İşte bugün dininizi kemale erdirdim, üzerinizdeki nimetimi tamamladım ve size din olarak müslümanlığa razı oldum".

Kuran 5:92 "Allah'ı ve peygamberleri dinleyin, karşı gelmekten sakının!"

Kuran 64:12 "İman edin de Allah'a itaat edin, peygambere de itaat edin".

Qur’an 24:51

"Aralarında hükmetmesi için Allah'a ve Resulüne çağrıldıkları zaman mü'minlerin sözü ancak: "İşittik ve itaat ettik." demeleridir. İşte bunlar, kurtuluş bulacak olanlardır".

Kur’an 4:64 “Biz herhangi bir peygamberi gönderdikse, sadece Allah'ın izniyle itaat edilsin diye gönderdik”.

Kur’an 4:“Kim de doğru, apaçık belli olduktan sonra peygambere muhalefette bulunur ve müminlerin yolundan başka bir yola giderse, onu gittiği o yolda bırakır ve kendisini cehenneme boylatırız ki, o ne kötü gidiştir!”

Kurani kaynaklardan açıktır ki Müslümanlar Allah’ın emirlerine uymalı, isteklerine boyun eğmelidir ve bu da yaşanılacak faziletli yaşamın kendisidir. Pek çok Müslümana yaptığında iyi hissediyorsan doğrudur fikri bulaşmıştır. İnsanlar doğru ve yanlışa gerçek olarak değil zevk çerçevesinden bakmaktadır. Zevk hususunda nesnel değerler yoktur, dondurmanın tadı güzel gibi bir iddiada olduğu gibi ‘fıstıklı dondurma sana göre güzel ama bana göre değil’ tarzında göreceli bir yaklaşım ahlaki kurallara da uygulanmaktadır. En başından görevlerimizi hislerimizden ya da onlara olan tepkilerimizden ayırmamız gerektiğine inanıyorum. Anlamamız gereken Allah’a olan ahlaki sorumluluklarımızın bizim duygularımızdan ya da suçluluk duygumuzdan (ya da bunun yoksunluğundan) bağımsız olduğudur. Bu emirleri yerine getiremediğimizde ahlaki olarak suçluyuz. Eğer dünyadaki bütün insanlar sebepsiz yere insan öldürmenin doğru olduğuna inanacak kadar duyarsız hale gelseler bile Allah’ın sebepsiz yere öldürmeme ile ilgili emri ahlaki değerinden dolayı geçerli olacaktır ve aksini yapmak insanların duygularına rağmen olumsuz bir ahlaki değere sahip olacaktır.

‘Tanrı’ın söz konusu olmadığı yerde her şey mübahtır’

Bu da eğer Allah olmasaydı yanlış ve doğru bizim göreceli fikirlerimize bağlı olurdu anlamına gelir. Rus yazar Dostoyevski’nin dediği gibi ‘Tanrı’nın söz konusu olmadığı yerde her şey mübahtır’. Ahlaki kurallar toplumdan topluma değişen sosyo-biyolojik evrimin ürünü olurlardı. Ve böylece hiçbir şeyin ahlaki değeri olmazdı, eşcinsellik dahil. Eğer Müslümanlar eşcinselliği savunmak istiyorlarsa bu ancak Ateizm bakış açısından olur. Ama problem eşcinseller Ateist olmak istemiyor ve eşcinselleri kastederek ‘ayrımcılık yapmak kötüdür’ gibi yargılara başvuruyorlar. Bu nedenle bu gerilime neden olan kavramsal bir mesele var ortada. Gördüğüm kadarıyla pek çok Müslüman manevi tarafını Allah’a teslim ederken aklını etmiyor (İslam da düşünce özgürlüğü yoktur anlamını vermemek korkusuyla). Aslında sadece Müslüman gibi , bütün hayatını ahlaki nizamını dahil İslam’a teslim etmiş gibi düşünmüyorlar. Seküler/liberal Müslümanların ahlaki meselelere yaklaşımları İslami çerçeveyi şekillendiren ve kapsayan gelişmemiş (genellikle liberal) bir felsefe takınmak oluyor. Artık yanlış doğru Allah tarafından değil İslam ahlak çerçevesini yontan ve kendi doğru yanlış anlayışından ilerleyen keyfi bir ahlak sistemi tarafından belirleniyor. Ancak daha önce dediğimiz gibi ahlak kuralları ancak kendisinden iz süreceğimiz bir Allah olduğunda anlamlı olur, bu nedenle eşcinselliğin doğru olup olmadığına karar vermek için Allah ne diyor bu hususta ona bakmalıyız. Eğer Allah’ın söz konusu olmadığı görece çerçevelere bakarsak livatanın suçluları ve savunucuları da aynı ahlaki değere sahip olmuş olur zira ortada hakiki doğru ve yanlış yok. Bunu akılda tutarak Kuran ve hadislere bakarsak görürüz ki eşcinsellik yasaktır bu nedenle bu eylemi yapmakta ahlaki olarak yanlıştır.

1 Müslümanlar olarak biz Allah’ın iradesine karşı sorumluyuz

2 Allah’ın ne istediğini Vahiy (Kuran ve Sünnet)’den biliyoruz

3 Vahiy Eşcinsel davranışı yasaklıyor

4 O zaman eşcinsellik O’nun iradesine karşıdır yani yanlıştır.

The Jewel Of Medina hysteria - Here we go again.

2008-10-16T01:16:00.000-07:00

As a child, I remember watching one of my favourite superhero cartoons. A hideous monster with immense powers was unleashed on the innocent citizens of a made-up city in super hero world. One by one the superheroes were beaten by the monster and with each attempt, as the super heroes failed, the monster appeared to get stronger they realised their failing - each time the super heroes struck at the Monster, it was drawing on their strength and getting more powerful.

I have been inundated with emails about the recent release of the polemical, not to say highly distasteful, Jewel of Medina. My main concern relating to this issue is that someone out there is going to do something crazy. We know that four people have already been arrested in London over an alleged attack on the publisher – I am praying there will be not further incidents.
Why do Muslims fall for it every time? Why do we always get duped by “let’s see what we can do to wind up Muslims and get a story from a random hot-head?”

First it was global upheaval, following the publication of cartoons in the Danish newspaper, Jyllands-Posten. More than 100 people died in the ensuing protests. As you may recall, London had its own angry protests, images of Muslims beamed all over the world calling for violence, whilst covering their faces, the very images in the psyche of non –muslins when videos of innocent captives are killed on camera at the hands of violent extremists. Those Muslims who attended may have felt they did something for the sake of Allah. From a simplistic point of view, I take your point. However, when one examines the impact it plays on the political arena, it was exactly what our enemies wanted to happen. If I was the Caliph (you never know!), I would probably have been tempted to lash you for your political naivety. We played right into their hands. The forces that work against us relished those moments and furthered their demonisation case against us as an “extreme, violent and alien community living in our midst.” I can just imagine them, “Fools” they cackle, whilst watching us dig our own graves. The prophet once said: “A Muslim is never bitten from the same hole twice.” Not only do we get bitten the second time, but actually out-stretch our hand.

Let me stop you in your tracks before you say “fear Allah brother, the hadith says we should x , y and z”. This is the type of simplistic reasoning in political Islam is the thorn in the side of the Muslims, with ignorant zealots representing us in the public space. For example, one extraordinary and horrific example of following divine rules without applying common sense occurred in 2002 when fire broke out at a girls' school in Mecca. Saudi religious police were ordered that those trying to escape were properly attired in headscarves and black abayas, i.e. covered. Eyewitness accounts told of girls being forced back into the burning building to retrieve their head-coverings. Several who went back died in the blaze - the price of enforcing this rigid outlook or principles. “But we must follow Quran and Sunnah, you cry,” yes we do, there is no need to state the obvious here. Taking into account the whole picture is not in any shape or form not following the Quran and Sunnah.

The best thing we can do is hit them where it hurts. “Don’t give them free publicity!” If you want this monster to die, ignore it. It might be the best weapon we have. The greatest irony is that no doubt more copies will be sold due to this Muslim backlash.

I’m angered by these attacks against our beloved Messenger as much as any Muslim but not to the extent of being prepared to put a smile on the faces of our critics by giving them exactly what they want from us – a reaction. For me these slurs are pure ad hominem, an indication that these polemicists have to resort to playing dirty as they can’t take us on honorably, through argument and reason.

No doubt I will be branded a "Moderate" by some and that too would be an ad hominem.

Adam Deen

My Next Event : Debate - "There is no God"

2008-10-14T01:13:00.000-07:00

Bradford Univeristy Islamic Society Presents:Debate: There is no God': A Statement for
Debate.

Hamza Andreas Tzortzis & Adam Deen vs. Brian Layfield & Robert Tee (Humanist Society)Wednesday 15th October 2008

Horton BarnDoors Open at 2pm http://www.bradfordisoc.com/

A new philosophical perspective on the inimitable challenge of the Quran. - Miracle of The Quran

2008-10-07T04:58:00.000-07:00

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Embryology in the Quran

2008-10-07T04:10:00.000-07:00

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The Quran is not a science book neither does it claim to be, however the author, with the use of 7th century Arabic, tries to bring our attentions to our humble beginnings, but interestingly uses terminology that corresponds to modern science.

One cannot help noticing, that the author of the Quran must have known about the developments within modern science.

There are many examples of this in the Quran, In Chapter 23 verse 14 the Author of the Quran speaks of the evolution of the Human Embryo. Professor Keith Moore an expert on Human embryology was presented with these descriptions in the Quran, he found them so accurate, that he added this information in the second edition of “Before we are born”.

Translation :
“Then We made the Nutfa into a Alaqa; then of that Alaqa We made a Mudga; then we made out of that Mudga bones and clothed the bones with flesh;”

Transliteration:
“Thumma khalaqna alnnutfata AAalaqatan fakhalaqna alAAalaqata mudghatan fakhalaqna almudghata AAithaman fakasawna alAAithama lahman”

Nutfa
The Arabic word ‘nutfa’ has been translated by the words “drop of fluid” in some Quranic transaltions, as we do not have the term that are strictly appropriate. The word nutfa means a selection from a whole or something, which comes from a verb “to dribble, to trickle’ ( nata’a ), an example of its usage , if you have a bucket of water and you pour everything out it , what is going to be remain in that bucket are some droplets , that is referred to as the nutfa ( a little of something ).
It is clear that the author of the Quran is using this word Nutfa with respect to Sperm, we now know that out of the millions of sperm only one penetrates the egg and gives raise to the formation of the human baby.

Alaqa
The next word to pay attention to is the word ,‘Alaqa’ which means to hang or cling to, a leech and blood clot. We find that the human embryo after 20 days starts to appear elongated and segmented like a leech- like organism and not only that but the word Alaqa describes the function of the embryo, as the embryo is clinging onto the wall of the womb. Moreover because of the intricate formation of the blood vessels within the embryo, the blood is clotted in closed vessels; it has with no blood flow, so hence the word Alaqa perfectly describes this stage of the embryo.

Mudga
Mudga means to be chewed , small chunk of meat. At 28 days old the human embryo starts to show a disfigured appearance with what are called Somites, which is the formation of the back bone. Professor Moore describes that the somites resemble teeth marks.

Clothed bones with flesh
Then finally, we made out of the Mudga bones then covered it with flesh.
It is stated in the verses that the bones develop and then the muscles form which wrap around those bones. Recently embryologist assumed that bone and muscles developed at the same time. For this reason for a long time these verse were seen as inaccurate. Yet advanced microscopic research conducted by new technological developments have revealed that the revelations of the Quran are word by word correct. These examinations at the microscopic level show the development inside the mother’s womb takes place just the way described in the verses. First the cartilage tissue of the embryo ossifies, and then muscular cells that are selected from among the tissue around the bones come together and rap around the bones.
This event is described in a scientific publication with the following words

“During the seventh week the Skeleton begins to spread throughout the body and the bones take the familiar shapes, at the end of the seventh week and at the during the 8th week the muscles take the position around the formed bones.” (Developing Human, 6 print 1998)

Go ahead and sin because God loves you.

2008-10-06T04:46:00.000-07:00

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2008-09-30T05:57:00.000-07:00

Assalaam alaikum warahmatullah wabarakathu wamaghfiratuhu,

I'd like to wish you all a blessed Eid, May Allah accept from us our deeds. May we live to see another Ramadan. Inshallah.

Adam Deen