Islamic MOONotheism: exploring the many pagan influences of Islam (livestream with Lloyd de Jongh)
Channel: Reasoned Answers
Date: 20/02/2022

Lloyd joins me live to continue our exploration into the origins and precursors to Islam.  In this episode we focus on how pre-Islamic Arabian pagan gods and goddesses influenced the formation of Islamic  doctrine.

The traditional history of Islam is flawed.  It was written centuries after Muhammad lived, edited, cleaned, and has continued to develop right up until present times.  Thus, most Muslims learn a fairy tale that has almost nothing to do with actual history.  In recent years, historians have been quietly working to discover the truth, tucked away in institutions and research journals, safe from jihadi threats.  

The academic work is beginning to filter down to the public.  Most discussion on it has focused on northern antecedents to Islam, painting an incomplete picture.  This video continues our series completing the picture by bringing to light the southern influences of Islam.

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Introduction 0:00
Muhammad's Pagan Roots 3:46
Confession from Muhammad 7:05
Muhammad Comes from a Pagan Background 8:45
King Nabonidus 15:17
Qatar 29:51
The Sabians of the Classical Tradition 35:38
Is Allah a Contraction of Illah? 46:29
Table of Ancient Planetary Deities 1:07:35
Influence of the Arabs 1:14:10
House of Allah 1:16:02
Multiple Chapters Named after Pagan Deities? 1:20:39
Coins with Crescent and Star 1:54:06

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