Tawhid: Epsiode 4 | Sheikh Mohammed Mehdi
Summary
TLDRThe video script discusses how people often seek exotic or complex knowledge when the simplest truths are most beneficial. Using examples from religion and nature, it emphasizes that people sometimes complicate their understanding of fundamental concepts, like faith, in order to feel unique. The speaker argues that understanding God should be based on what is readily accessible and natural, warning against the pursuit of unnecessary complexity. The message focuses on the importance of genuine submission and understanding God as He desires, rather than following superstitions or misconstrued practices.
Takeaways
- 🍉 People often seek out exotic things (like eating out-of-season fruits), even though what’s best for them is what's readily available and natural, such as seasonal produce.
- 🙏 In religion, people tend to search for mysterious or esoteric knowledge, when the most basic, natural understanding of God is what gives true happiness and peace.
- 🧐 Some people want to feel special by seeking unique or hidden knowledge, rather than accepting the simple and common sense truths.
- 💡 The speaker argues that the basics of religion, like recognizing God in His true form, are more important than delving into complicated or obscure concepts.
- 🕌 The first and most basic principle of religion is the recognition of God as unique, with no equal or resemblance.
- 🛑 Seeking out hidden or strange knowledge without a solid understanding of the basics can lead to confusion and being misled.
- 😇 Genuine submission to God involves understanding Him as He wants to be understood, rather than imposing one’s own ideas or interpretations.
- 🛤️ Misunderstanding or distorting God's nature can lead to a deviated path, straying from true worship.
- 📿 Superstition and ritualism are seen as distractions from true devotion and submission to God.
- 📜 Understanding and following the correct path as laid out by prophets, such as Muhammad, is essential for staying on the righteous path.
Q & A
What is the speaker's viewpoint on seeking out strange or exotic knowledge?
-The speaker believes that people often seek out strange or exotic knowledge when the most beneficial knowledge is what is readily available. They emphasize that seeking such knowledge can lead to misinformation and disinformation, and that understanding basic truths, such as the creation of the universe by God, is more important.
How does the speaker relate seasonal fruits to the pursuit of knowledge?
-The speaker compares eating seasonal fruits to pursuing knowledge, suggesting that just as it is best to eat fruits in season, it is also best to focus on the knowledge that is most accessible and beneficial rather than seeking exotic or unusual information.
What analogy does the speaker use to explain the importance of understanding basic knowledge before seeking deeper insights?
-The speaker uses the analogy of learning to swim before jumping into the deep end or learning to stand before running. This analogy highlights the importance of mastering basic knowledge before attempting to understand deeper or more complex ideas.
What does the speaker say about people who seek special or hidden knowledge?
-The speaker criticizes people who seek special or hidden knowledge in order to feel unique or superior to others. They argue that such pursuits are pointless if one does not understand the basics first, and it can lead people away from true understanding.
According to the speaker, what is the most basic part of religion?
-The most basic part of religion, according to the speaker, is the recognition of God as He should be recognized. This understanding forms the foundation of faith and should precede any deeper explorations of religious knowledge.
What is the speaker's view on understanding God?
-The speaker emphasizes that understanding God is not a mystery. It is something natural that brings substance and inner peace to a person. They stress the importance of knowing God as He wants to be known, not according to one's own ideas.
What does the speaker say about the concept of God's uniqueness?
-The speaker explains that God is unique, having no equal, resemblance, or equivalent. This understanding of God’s uniqueness is essential to the proper recognition of Him and is a fundamental principle of faith.
How does the speaker interpret the story of Satan's refusal to prostrate to Adam?
-The speaker explains that Satan refused to prostrate to Adam because of pride, not because of devotion to God. Satan’s refusal is viewed as a rejection of God's authority, illustrating the danger of following one’s own desires rather than submitting to God's will.
What does the speaker say about superstition and ritualism in worship?
-The speaker warns against superstitious and ritualistic practices that are disconnected from genuine devotion. They argue that such practices can lead people away from truly understanding and worshiping God as He wants to be worshiped.
What is the speaker’s advice on avoiding deviation in worship?
-The speaker advises that to avoid deviation in worship, one must understand and follow God’s teachings as He wants them to be understood. Deviating from this leads people further away from the true path of worship and towards misunderstanding or false practices.
Outlines
🍉 Embrace the Basics, Avoid the Exotic
This paragraph reflects on people's tendency to seek exotic or outlandish things, even when the best options are readily available. It uses the metaphor of eating seasonal fruits, like citrus in winter, to highlight how people complicate simple matters, including their approach to religion. The speaker criticizes the pursuit of esoteric knowledge when the simplest and most accessible answers, like the belief in creation, are often ignored. The focus should be on what is natural and straightforward rather than delving into unnecessary complexities that can lead to confusion and misinformation.
🧠 Learn the Basics Before Seeking Depth
The second paragraph discusses how people often desire intricate or deep knowledge without first understanding the basics. Using an analogy of cricket, the speaker compares how one might attempt to discuss finer points of the game without first grasping the essentials. This is then related to religion, where individuals may seek advanced understanding without knowing the fundamental principles. The speaker recounts a story where a man asks the Prophet about deeper religious knowledge, but the Prophet advises that one must first comprehend the basics, starting with the recognition of Allah.
🔍 Recognizing Allah: The Core of Knowledge
Here, the speaker explores the concept of truly understanding Allah. The Prophet explains to the man that the most basic yet important part of religion is recognizing Allah in the way He wants to be recognized, which involves understanding His uniqueness. This paragraph emphasizes that knowing God is not about performing outward gestures like slogans or symbolic actions, but about understanding God's will and essence. The speaker references Satan's refusal to bow to Adam as an example of how pride and self-will can lead to disobedience, warning against elevating one's own interpretation over God's command.
🌍 God’s Uniqueness and the Dangers of Misinterpretation
This paragraph delves deeper into recognizing Allah’s attributes—His uniqueness, lack of resemblance to anything else, and the fact that He has no equal. It emphasizes that God is both the first and the last, the outer and the inner, known and hidden. The speaker warns against distorting the understanding of God by constraining Him into a limited form or elevating others to His level. Doing so leads to a misguided perception of God's nature and abilities. The paragraph concludes with a reflection on how true worship requires genuine submission, without allowing superstitions or man-made rituals to interfere.
🙏 Genuine Submission and Avoiding Deviations
In this final paragraph, the speaker addresses the concept of genuine submission to God. The idea is that worship should not be mechanical or based on habitual actions, but should come from a deep understanding of God's will. Superstition and ritualism, which often stem from misunderstood or invented practices, can lead believers astray. The speaker emphasizes the importance of understanding prayer and religious practices in their true essence, rather than performing them for superficial reasons. The closing thought is a plea for guidance to stay on the righteous path, avoiding deviations that could lead to false worship.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Common Sense
💡Strange Knowledge
💡Seasonal Fruits
💡Recognition of God
💡Superstition and Ritualism
💡Unique
💡Deviation
💡Prostration
💡Genuine Submission
💡Esoteric Society
Highlights
People often seek out strange or unique knowledge when the most beneficial things are already available.
The best approach is to align with what is natural and seasonal, both in diet and spiritual practices.
Seeking exotic knowledge can lead to misinformation and a misunderstanding of what is essential.
The natural pursuit of God is simple and provides inner peace when approached correctly.
People sometimes complicate religion by searching for intricate knowledge when they haven’t mastered the basics.
The most basic understanding of religion starts with the recognition of God as unique, without equal or resemblance.
Knowing God in the way He wants to be known is essential to finding peace and true spiritual understanding.
Superficial or misdirected worship, based on superstitions or rituals, detracts from true devotion.
It's important not to distort the understanding of God by limiting His attributes or capabilities.
Misdirected worship can lead people away from genuine submission to God.
True prayer and worship should be based on understanding its value, not just fulfilling a habitual act.
Understanding God in a limited or personal way, rather than as He wants to be understood, leads to spiritual deviation.
People must beware of starting with a deviated understanding of God, as it will only lead them further off the correct path.
The speaker emphasizes genuine submission to God, following His commands rather than personal desires.
Praying and acting without understanding the true essence leads to superficial practice rather than deep spiritual fulfillment.
Transcripts
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what is it with people and their quest
to find out something that is strange or
unique when what is best for them is
what is readily
available you know when someone wants
something really exotic you know people
that eat watermelons in
Winter or mangoes in winter when the
best fruit for them is the Citrus or the
apples or what's present in in in the
seasonal the seasonal fruits and from
the land supposed to eat from the land
because of what it requires likewise
when it comes to religion people want to
go into some outlandish idea you know
whenever I watch any nature video and
then I look at the comments for it but
people start talking about things
evolved in this and they don't just take
the most basic and Common Sense answer
that it was created and brought into
existence instead they want to delve
into something to make them part of some
esoteric Society where they understand
something special or we have a hidden
special knowledge don't go around
seeking strange knowledge otherwise
you'll be of those that get lost in the
wilderness of not only not only
misinformation but also
disinformation see seeking God is not
some mystery it's not M there's no
mystery in it whatsoever it's what's
natural what it's what comes naturally
to you it's the only thing gives you
substance in life and to understand him
in the way he ought to be understood is
what gives you this happiness this inner
peace
Andi we
sayi the difference when I sayi
Andi does not mean someone from the
Middle East per se this is the race of
Arab Arab is a Believer the actual word
Arab is someone that is a Believer it's
special meaning in a general sense it's
someone from the Arabian region so Arabi
is generally related to someone that's
uh a better one and if you call an Arab
and Arabi it's like you're telling them
you're a a simpleton and dwell but the
word Arabi is is someone that moves with
the seasons not someone that's stable in
any way so this person came up to the
prophet
s and then he says to
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him that basically he wants to know of
the Strang
of knowledge when we say strangeness he
wants to know the finer points of
knowledge he wants to like I said when
people seek they want to seek some
special knowledge so they can be unique
to
others like for example I I I'll sit
there go um oh you know the difference
between um the stitches on a juk cricket
ball and a cabara cricket ball you most
people don't even know what a cricket
ball is to begin with some people so
when I'm trying trying to give some
understanding to something that is fine
when I say of the finer points is
something where I'm talking to someone
that understands Cricket fully for me to
start talking about this but if I'm
talking to a an average person doesn't
understand Cricket at all we sell them
there's a batsman and there's a bowler
and their fielders that's how you start
off with so this person's a better one
that's moving around and he wants to
know the final points of the
religion and that's how people are they
want to know what's you know sometimes
you want to give them a basic lesson you
sit down and you want to teach them how
to do
oh you're teaching us how to do we know
how to do they just something more
intricate we want something deep where
we need to understand so we can feel
elevated that's that's pointless cuz
you're going to learn something that you
don't even know the basics for so this
man asked for this type of knowledge so
the messenger of God
s
says he says what do you know about the
top of the knowledge and the basics of
the knowledge he says to ask about its
peculiarities so if you do not know the
most basic the most shallowest part of
the knowledge why are you going into the
depths
you need to understand firstly I need to
learn how to swim before I jump in the
deep end I need to know learn how to
stand before I can run so he's asking
him what do you know about the basics so
the man
says uh okay what are the basic points
of religion what is the top origion what
is the most basic part of it so the man
concedes there because he doesn't know
he's asking about the depths already but
he doesn't know the basic part so there
he says all right what are the basic
points and this is where our lesson
begins he says the messenger of God he
says to rec the recognition of Allah as
he should be recognized this is the most
basic part of religion why do you think
we always talk abouted the whole problem
is
and and understand what I'm saying the
problem
with is not the problem about you
holding up your finger and cutting
someone's head off or holding a flag and
and screaming out slogans about God
being one no no this
isn't is about knowing god the way he
wants to be known the way God wants not
the way I want because if it's the way I
want the best that was ever on the Earth
was the
Shan Satan is the
best in this case why because when God
said
to he said to all the Angels do to
Adam said no I won't I won't do why cuz
he's a he says I will only prostrate to
you so what did God say did God say
congratulations
you are the best you passed the test
what did he
say God says in
Quan he
refused why he was
proud Allah doesn't
say he
says was a
rejector why he
rejected the author authority of Adam
God told him to prostrate to Adam could
you imagine you said this now to one of
these extremist groups that have this
made up ideology that you have to go
prostrate imagine IM he comes and he
says that you have to prostrate to me
let's say for example they said this is
sh what happened to the prostration of
Adam let's say that this is this is what
is being
said is understanding God the way he
wants to be
understood what is
this the only way to really understand
God what is it so the Arabi now wants to
know these basic points he
says
and and he says to know number one that
he is unique
this is remember we're reiterating what
we mentioned before cuz this is very
important in another way to recognize
him with no like that God is
unique that's the first way to know him
number two he
says so he said he's unique he has no
like he has no
resemblance and then he
says what does n mean he has no equal
when we talk about aned
and the people that take an aned with
Allah that take equals with
Allah anyone that loves anyone like they
love God to have that position and that
equality with God to elevate them to
that status that they are like God this
is what we are talking about this is the
sh that
mentioned he says the is like this
unique that he is the one the only the
outer the inner the first and the last
what does that mean that Allah is the
first
the first what that means and the last
so no one's before God no one's after
God Allah is what is known he's he's the
outer he's the inner he's what is hidden
and he's he's one and he is the only one
no that Allah has no equivalent and no
match and then he says for
that is the right way to know him that
he is unique there's no like to him
there's no resemblance to him there's no
equal that he's the one and only he's
what is known and what is hidden he's
the first he's the last he has no
equivalent no match and this is the only
way to know him in this
manner sums it up in one word he's
unique it's what he wants you to know
many
people distort this understanding of God
they try and give some kind of
description although there is no
imagination as we mentioned last lesson
that can in the slightest capture the
essence of God others try to limit the
capacity of God
how they imagine and describe him this
limits God to a specific form thereby
they constrain him to that form they
believe him there this can lead to a
deviated understanding of his attributes
and also his capabilities others have
some form of misdirected
worship they will uh bring any thought
that is foreign to God it will divert if
I bring for when I said misdirected
worship if I bring any U anything that
is foreign to
God in any way it will divert my focus
on the true path of devotion
it di I won't be worshiping God as I
should I'll be worshiping God in my own
way I will have different methods when
it comes to worship God which brings us
to the next point which is superstition
and
ritualism and when I have these
concocted theories that people conjure
up
um what they do is they encourage
superstitious and ritualistic um
practices and just make people into
habitual people of doing actions rather
than have genuine
submission so it's it a bit like when
you see
someone enter a practice to have no
knowledge of even someone that gets up
to pray not understanding what prayer is
you know when someone tells you oh you
should pray because um you know it's
good for you to pray uh uh it's not
going to take much of your time
we we say that to people maybe to bring
them towards God but if they do not
understand what prayer is and the value
of prayers and what its position is they
don't have that General genuine
submission that I'm not saying when I
don't commit a sin rather than say oh
Allah I'm doing this for you no I'm
doing it for me God has made the laws
for me so I can understand my my
situation with God this is what we mean
when we say a a genuine submission so I
need to
beware of trying to understand God other
than the way he wants me to understand
him because then
everything I will do cuz if I start off
with a
deviated
beginning all I'm going to do is keep
veering away from the path and IV until
I'm absolutely deviated and worshiping
something else alog together unlike the
actual path I'm supposed to be upon we
ask Allah to keep us upon the righteous
path the path of
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Muhammad for
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