The Open Forum Episode 118
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Episode 118 of 'The Open Forum' where Religious or Non-Religious are invited to join the discussion. Guests will be invited on a first come first serve basis. Please note we can only have a maximum of 10 panelists (including efdawah panelists) at any one time.
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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
01:05 - EF Dawah Panel join: Format of the Stream
02:12 - Return of the Covid virus
04:02 - Dismantling the false claims of Qadianis
05:22 - Analysis of the current polemics scene
06:11 - Non-muslims' mindset of disbelief
07:49 - Educated people accepting Islam
10:08 - Giammarino (Muslim) joins
10:52 - Discourse on using objective truth in dawah
21:54 - Exploring the concept of the Fitrah in Islam
24:47 - Dawah to mother by uncovering the fitrah
31:13 - Effects of Trauma & Indoctrination
34:19 - Message to Non-Muslims about the Fitrah
41:31 - Giammarino's Journey to Islam
54:13 - What can we learn from the story
56:45 - Filmmaking by Giammarino
1:02:09 - Advantages of Online Dawah
1:04:47 - Dismantling the beliefs of Non-Muslims
1:10:05 - Review of the previous discussion
1:11:13 - Discussion on people accepting Islam
1:14:29 - Debunking the arguments of Atheists
1:23:34 - Problems with the claims of Atheists
1:29:33 - Contentment only through God
1:32:07 - Issue of Denial by Non-Muslims
1:37:08 - Lessons from the Story of Moses pbuh
1:43:01 - Fatima (Muslim) joins: Dawah to a friend
1:45:27 - Approach for Inviting a friend to Islam
1:53:58 - Advice about giving effective dawah
1:59:48 - Insights into Dawah using the Qur'an
2:03:35 - Exploring prophets' stories in the Qur'an
2:11:38 - Dawah through good manners & character
2:20:03 - Reminder to Muslims
2:22:42 - How to resolve religious trauma
2:30:39 - Message to Muslims about virtue
2:36:41 - Dawah journey of Dr. Imran
2:41:24 - Addressing the Viewers
2:43:28 - Closing Remarks & Wrapping Up