Muhammad Hassan Ilyas is a young theologian, researcher, and expert in ancient Arabic literature and language. He was born in Karachi in July 1988 and is a member of a scholarly family in the Indo-Pak region. His grandfathers, Mawlana Ishaq Alvi (Deoband) and Allama Muhammad Tahseen (Amroha), are both considered great academics of the Deobandi School of thought. Ilyas is inspired by the famous Islamic scholar Javed Ahmed Ghamidi. He is the Director of Research at Ghamidi Center in the USA.

00:00 Intro
01:44 Does Hassan want to take authority of Islam?
04:40 Traditional vs Modern Islamic Interpretation
12:09 The power of questioning in Islam
14:36 Equality & Abuse of Power
27:57 Polygamy in Islam
31:18 Freedom of Belief in Islam
37:05 Intellectual Pursuit of Religion
44:34 Islam’s Perspective on Psychedelics
52:02 Importance of Religion
56:00 Science & Islam
01:09:21 Hassan’s Opinion on Javed Ahmad Ghamidi
01:18:50 Hassan’s relationship with Javed Ahmad Ghamidi
01:22:15 Hate Speech in Jummah Khutba
01:25:04 Outro