Hassan Ilyas Responds to the RAND Allegations: Where Is the Proof?

To support this channel: https://buymeacoffee.com/basitnadeeu In this candid and in-depth conversation recorded at the Ghamidi Center of Islamic Learning in Dallas, host Basit Nadeem sits down with scholar Hassan Ilyas to address pressing controversies, theological debates, and geopolitical questions. The discussion critically examines the October 7 events and the broader Palestine-Israel conflict from both theological and pragmatic viewpoints, unpacks the relationship between the Quran, Sunnah, and Hadith narratives, addresses the viral RAND Corporation funding allegations leveled against Javed Ahmad Ghamidi and his associates, and explores Islamic democratic governance and state limits. Chapters & Timestamps 00:00 – Introduction & Meeting at Ghamidi Center, Dallas 01:05 – Piers Morgan Style Question: October 7 & Modern Terrorism Defined 03:15 – Non-Combatants in Warfare & The Narrative of Religious Leadership 05:40 – Conflict Realities vs. International World Order 08:45 – Identifying the Enemy: Global Powers, Capabilities & Proxies 11:45 – Is the Ghamidi Stance a Defeatist Approach? 13:50 – 1,000 Years of Islamic Power & How World Orders Are Built 17:40 – Moment of Truth: Practical Rebuilding vs. Emotional Outbursts 22:50 – Realistic Solutions for Palestine: Two-State vs. Survival Realities 26:15 – Religious Rhetoric vs. Political Action in Muslim Nations 27:20 – The Hadith Debate: "Is Deen Complete Without Hadith?" 30:15 – What Is Hadith? Transmission, History & Individual Reports 33:30 – Pre-Existing Practices, Sunnah & The Prophetic Model (Uswah) 35:50 – Can a Hadith Abrogate or Contradict the Quran? 38:50 – Understanding the Hierarchy: Quran, Sunnah, and Hadith 45:00 – Misunderstandings of Ghamidi’s Works (Meezan Explained) 47:15 – Addressing the RAND Corporation & Foreign Funding Allegations 49:40 – Slander vs. Evidence: Why Accusers Must Bring Proof 52:40 – Islamic Democracy: Amruhum Shura Baynahum & Modern Systems 55:30 – Can a Parliament Legalize What Is Haram in Islam? 59:20 – Limits of Rebellion (Baghawat) in Shariah & Closing Thoughts ‪@GhamidiCIL‬ ‪@SahilAdeemPodcast‬ ‪@EonPodcastReloaded‬ ‪@MotivatedMuslimOfficial‬