037 – Blasphemy, Apostasy, and Threats | Two Abdullahs Call-In Show
Two Abdullahs Call-In Show Episode 4. Discuss Blasphemy, Apostasy and Threats with HARRIS SULTAN
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Here are the timestamps for the podcast:
0:00 Introductions
2:30 Harris Sultan’s take and experience as an atheist. The two Abdullah’s experiences of being atheists.
16:00 Pakistan’s blasphemy law (a clip)
27:05 Apostasy – The capital punishment, did Sahaba execute apostates? Justifying capital punishment for blasphemy using this hadith.
35:25 Is it possible for Pakistan to evolve given its origins are intrinsically tied to Islam?
43:20 Is critiquing the Prophet Muhammad and treating him as an ordinary prophet the best tactic? Variations in the Quran.
52:20 Harris Sultan’s merchandise, using humor and mockery of the prophet to reach a larger audience
55:28 Scholarly opinion on apostasy and how it is related to blasphemy(Reliance of the traveler).
1:06:40 Need for a humanistic political party
1:08:00 Advice for Pakistan atheists, should they come out?
1:14:50 Blasphemy- Dead poets.
1:15:58 Muhammad killing women because of blasphemy. The murdered concubine.
1:22:05 What is the reason for Imran Khan’s failure to implement progressivism in Pakistan given his exposure to western liberalism?
1:27:30 Debating David Wood and other ex-Muslim Christian apologists.
1:32:27 Super chats
1:35:34 Modern cases of Blasphemy (Salman Taseer and Asia Bibi)
1:39:50 A Somali context on blasphemy, apostasy being enforced by vigilantes.
1:49:20 Egyptian Humanist Ahmed Harkan and the impact of vigilantes.
1:53:00 Pakistan Penal code section 295C on blasphemy
1:54:26 Treatment of Islamic scholars and intellectuals for questioning the Quran and the hadiths
2:01:30 Islamic scholars on apostasy and blasphemy
2:06:45 Amendments of the Pakistan penal code to suppress the Ahmadi Muslims…
2:11:21 Philosophical Muslim apologetics – Are the prophets important or just Allah?
Cherry-picking verses to support a narrative.
2:20:30 Hypocrites because of blasphemy laws and the consequences of coming out.
2:26:00 Parallels between the mentality of racists and the Ultra orthodoxy Muslims in Pakistan. How the governments are responding.
2:31:28 Bill in Punjab mandating reading the Quran and the need for mass education
2:39:52 Abdullah Sameer’s summary of the stream and remarks.
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