Why Did The Companions Convert To Islam? Insights On Proofs Of Prophethood - With @FaridResponds

Why Did The Companions Convert To Islam? Insights On Proofs Of Prophethood - With ‪@FaridResponds‬

Farid's book, "Why The Companions Converted to Islam: The Historical Context Behind The Proofs of Prophethood"
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Essay 1, "God's Testimony: The Divine Authorship of the Qur'an"
http://www.hamzatzortzis.com/gods-tes...

Essay 2, "'Produce One Chapter Like It': The Miraculous Inimitability of the Qur’ān’s Shortest Chapter"
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00:00 - 07:53 Introducing Farid and today’s topic
07:54 - 13:34 Farid’s question about Hamza’s conversion
13:35 - 26:21 Farid’s question about what caused Hamza’s conviction: a summary of inimitability of the Qur’an
26:22 - 33:17 Hamza’s question to Farid: Why did you write the book?
33:18 - 38:38 Hamza’s question: What is the significance of the early converts to Islam for the da’wah, and what are the lessons we can learn?
33:39 - 43:31 An important theological backdrop: the fitrah (innate disposition)
43:32 - 52:43 The importance and reality of hikmah (wisdom) in the da’wah
52:44 - 57:10 The lessons we learn from the conversion of Al-Ghifār
57:11 - 01:07:05 An insights on the meaning and style of the Qur’an, they are inseparable
01:07:06 - 01:14:50 Insights on getting deeper into why the Qur’an could not have come from the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessing be upon him)
01:14:51 - 1:15:41 Farid’s question to Hamza: Does abrogation in Qur’an undermine the instantaneous eloquence of the Qur’an?
01:15:42 - 01:19:07 Hamza question to Farid: Why did the tribe become Muslim? Was is because they all listened to the Qur’an or trusting an authority?
01:19:08 - 01:21:46 A summary of the epistemology of testimony as a valid and indispensable source of knowledge
01:21:47 - 01:44:55 The lessons we learn from Al-Aws and Al-Khazraj converting to Islam
01:44:56 - 02:02:34 The lessons we learn from the conversion of Umayr bin Wahb
02:02:35 - 02:19:08 The lessons we learnt from many becoming Muslim from the Quranic Prophesy in Chapter 30
02:19:09 Hamza’s question to Farid: Where can they find this book and what are the upcoming projects?