Evaluating the moral aspects of the second trench... massacre or justified act in different times? This was, is, and will be a major theme of Jewish history, and how you think of this can vary greatly on the lens you look through and what you believe. Jews, Christians, Muslims and the non-religious all see this differently, and we go over why in this episode.

I do swear by the Day of Judgment!

And I do swear by the self-reproaching soul!

Do people think We cannot reassemble their bones?

Yes ˹indeed˺! We are ˹most˺ capable of restoring ˹even˺

their very fingertips.

Still people want to deny what is yet to come,

asking ˹mockingly˺, “When is this Day of Judgment?”

But when the sight is stunned,

and the moon is dimmed,

and the sun and the moon are brought together,

on that Day one will cry, “Where is the escape?”

But no! There will be no refuge.

On that Day all will end up before your Lord.

All will then be informed of what they have sent forth and

left behind.

In fact, people will testify against their own souls,

despite the excuses they come up with.

Do not rush your tongue trying to memorize ˹a revelation of˺

the Quran.

It is certainly upon Us to ˹make you˺ memorize and recite

it.

So once We have recited a revelation ˹through Gabriel˺,

follow its recitation ˹closely˺.

Then it is surely upon Us to make it clear ˹to you˺.

But no! In fact, you love this fleeting world,

and neglect the Hereafter.

On that Day ˹some˺ faces will be bright,

looking at their Lord.

And ˹other˺ faces will be gloomy,

anticipating something devastating to befall them.

But no! ˹Beware of the day˺ when the soul reaches the collar

bone ˹as it leaves˺,

and it will be said, “Is there any healer ˹who can save this

life˺?”

And the dying person realizes it is ˹their˺ time to depart,

and ˹then˺ their feet are tied together ˹in a shroud˺.

On that day they will be driven to your Lord ˹alone˺.

This denier neither believed nor prayed,

but persisted in denial and turned away,

then went to their own people, walking boastfully.

Woe to you, and more woe!

Again, woe to you, and even more woe!

Do people think they will be left without purpose?

Were they not ˹once˺ a sperm-drop emitted?

Then they became a clinging clot,1 then He developed and

perfected their form,

producing from it both sexes, male and female.

Is such ˹a Creator˺ unable to bring the dead back to life?

Paul and Muhammad discuss angels, Satan, revelation, heaven and the re-writing of sacred texts. They compare their visions of the afterlife in this second installment of Paul and Muhammad.

It is not permissible to take the life of a Muslim who bears testimony (to the fact that there is no god but Allah, and I am the Messenger of Allah, but in one of the three cases: the married adulterer, a life for life, and the deserter of his Din (Islam), abandoning the community.

The Muslim army turns from north to south... besieging a Jewish tribe of questionable loyalty. The aftermath remains one of the most controversial chapters in Muslim history.

1. Is there not a period of time when each human is nothing

yet worth mentioning?

2. ˹For˺ indeed, We ˹alone˺ created humans from a drop of

mixed fluids, ˹in order˺ to test them, so We made them hear and see.

3. We already showed them the Way, whether they ˹choose to˺

be grateful or ungrateful.

4. Indeed, We have prepared for the disbelievers chains,

shackles, and a blazing Fire.

5. Indeed, the virtuous will have a drink ˹of pure

wine˺—flavoured with camphor—

6. ˹from˺ a spring where Allah’s servants will drink,

flowing at their will.

7. They ˹are those who˺ fulfil ˹their˺ vows and fear a Day

of sweeping horror,

8. and give food—despite their desire for it—to the poor,

the orphan, and the captive,

9. ˹saying to themselves,˺ “We feed you only for the sake of

Allah, seeking neither reward nor thanks from you.

10. We fear from our Lord a horribly distressful Day.”

11. So Allah will deliver them from the horror of that Day,

and grant them radiance and joy,

12. and reward them for their perseverance with a Garden ˹in

Paradise˺ and ˹garments of˺ silk.

13. There they will be reclining on ˹canopied˺ couches,

never seeing scorching heat or bitter cold.

14. The Garden’s shade will be right above them, and its

fruit will be made very easy to reach.

15. They will be waited on with silver vessels and cups of

crystal—

16. crystalline silver, filled precisely as desired.

17. And they will be given a drink ˹of pure wine˺ flavoured

with ginger

18. from a spring there, called Salsabîl.

19. They will be waited on by eternal youths. If you saw

them, you would think they were scattered pearls.

20. And if you looked around, you would see ˹indescribable˺

bliss and a vast kingdom.

21. The virtuous will be ˹dressed˺ in garments of fine green

silk and rich brocade, and adorned with bracelets of silver, and their Lord

will give them a purifying drink.

22. ˹And they will be told,˺ “All this is surely a reward

for you. Your striving has been appreciated.”

23. Indeed, it is We Who have revealed the Quran to you ˹O

Prophet˺ in stages.

24. So be patient with your Lord’s decree, and do not yield

to any evildoer or ˹staunch˺ disbeliever from among them.

25. ˹Always˺ remember the Name of your Lord morning and

evening,

26. and prostrate before Him during part of the night, and

glorify Him long at night.

27. Surely those ˹pagans˺ love this fleeting world,

˹totally˺ neglecting a weighty Day ahead of them.

28. It is We Who created them and perfected their ˹physical˺

form. But if We will, We can easily replace them with others.

29. Surely this is a reminder. So let whoever wills take the

˹Right˺ Way to their Lord.

30. But you cannot will ˹to do so˺ unless Allah wills.

Indeed, Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.

31. He admits whoever He wills into His mercy. As for the

wrongdoers, He has prepared for them a painful punishment.

Examining the similarities between Paul and Muhammad... their styles, their reactions to revelation... their place within their respective communities...

I heard Allah's Messenger saying, "Allah does not take away the knowledge, by taking it away from (the hearts of) the people, but takes it away by the death of the religious learned men till when none of the (religious learned men) remains, people will take as their leaders ignorant persons who when consulted will give their verdict without knowledge. So they will go astray and will lead the people astray."