@@starplatinumoraoraora they would except Islam and love Islam even more, by reading them there is a reason why Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world ALHAMDULILAH
I just hate it when revert brothers and sisters who would be already going through a hard time are misguided by Muslim brothers. As long as the dress is compatible with general Islamic guidelines on properly covering yourself, it doesn't matter which traditional clothing your wear. Islam doesn't come with prescribed uniform for Muslim to wear.
Exactly, some of them are prescribing their new european/chinese/japanese muslim brothers/sisters to adopt arab/pakistani/Malay cultures and forcing them to ditch the cultures they were born with even though it’s not against Islamic values.
@CLBOO6 it comes out of ignorance, not malice. In a lot of Muslim countries, a lot of people, due to lack of education and understanding, find it difficult to differentiate between religion and culture.
The question is, does Islam prescribe a dress code or not . If islamic dress code require the man to cover his Awrah then he needs to and the same with women. Colour and other things could be different for culture to culture.
my late grandfather is Japanese from shinto and converted to Islam. He still practiced some Japanese traditional culture such as being very obedient to the elderly, polite to every people he met, letting the elderly eat 1st before he will eat , etc. I guess even in some cases, Japanese culture can be assimilated with Islam.
Absolutely... There isn't any issue with borrowing something useful from a culture to better yourself. The Pakistani and Bengali Muslims have a lot of Hindu traits that you can still see in there behavior.
Islam is ani democratic, Anti liberal, anti secular. Influx of karge number of Muslim refugees into European coubtries has created tensions in those countries Yhe Muskins lsettlw in some neighbourhoods and vommit crimes and rioting. If large nber of Muslims get into Japan the same thing will occur which is happening in France Sweden etc.
7:32 Dr. Yamamoto beautifully summarizes the spirit of our religion "Islam is not a package that you download and install." It is a way of living, a lifelong journey. A very powerful statement.
@@sumiben5211 There isn't a thing, concept, or idea that humans won't corrupt or take to the extreme. ISIS is not the religion. It is a radical interpretation thereof. Sad, but true. ISIS is not Islam, just like (just for example) pedophile priests are not the true face of Christianity, etc. People will account for their choices, believes, and deeds on Judgement Day. Seek your Creator, stick to the middle path and worry about your salvation -- and don't subscribe to any "ISIS" mentality. A good day to you.
@@sumiben5211ISIS is made up of misguided individuals who were taken advantage of and given essentially a Stockholm syndrome falsified version of the Quran
Thank you for bringing in Dr Yamamoto! As a Muslim who specialised in Japanese studies, has been living in Japan for several years and is lucky to actually have a job where I am constantly in discussion with Japanese people and study the Japanese market, I have a lot of things I want to say. I am living in my day-to-day life the idea of making Japanese people comfortable for them to open up to you and listen to what you have to say. To have a certain attitude that is not too ''exotic'' for them is essential when engaging with Japanese people. And a lot of foreigners here fail to notice that. I think it's true with other cultures to some extent but it's super critical in a high-context culture like in Japan (same in Korea). I also understand what he means by he wants Islam to grow slowly in Japan. Japanese are very very careful people and are usually suspicious of anything foreign (but not as true for the younger generation), so I don't see pushing dawah in Japan like how it's done in other countries having any positive effect. Especially when there is already a negative view of religion among the population (even if people are pretty spiritual). Islam needs to grow organically in a way that appeals to the Japanese high sensitivity. It's also something that I noticed here, is that even if Japanese people don't appear religious, they are actually very spiritual, but not in the way organised religions define it. Statistics show that younger Japanese are actually more spiritual than older generations (which tend to be more materialistic), while we see an opposite trend in Korea. I'm very fascinated to see where this country is going in the future. I hope that Islam will have a more important place in Japan with Allah's permission.
@@manazon6945 secular value of Japan? Do you know that secularism is a pure European ideology? So it doesn't make sense to talk about secular values of Japan.
@aehong7332 secularism allows us all to live in peace without conflicts, regardless of belief, gender, sexual orientation and skin. What's the harm in that? Religion always poisons politics.
@@manazon6945 you are very misinformed about secularism. WW1 and WW2 both happened under secular states (not to mention the bloodiest centuries, the 19th and 20th centuries, which happened when secularism was adopted), so I wouldn't really say that people live in peace under it. And I wouldn't call peaceful a society where suicide is through the roof and people drink or work to the extreme to forget their purposeless lives.
@@aehong7332 Pakistan has a higher suicide rate than the UK. Also, its also flawed since suicide bombers are not properly listed as well like they should be, Islam is the only religion with suicide bombers. Catholic countries actually have lower suicide rates than Muslim countries if you add the total and make an avg. Also suicide rate in secular countries is way overexaggerated by Muslims. BTW did you know Somalia has a higher suicide rate than Japan? Somalia is one of the most devout Muslim countries. Your not even allowed to say your a member of another religion in Somalia other than Islam. Muslims argue by making extreme or exaggerated statements. Just look at Haqiqatjou. Daniel even provided a study made by a guy who promoted man-boy relationships to prove that there is nothing wrong with child marriage. Pakistan and Afghanistan have a lot of cases of man raping boys especially in the mosque. Also noticed Kazakstan is a majority Muslim country and their male suicide rate is nearly double that of Japans. Senegal is like 95% Muslims and they have also higher male suicide rate than Japan as well.
I am 22. It is a breath of fresh air listening to your podcasts on apple podcast compared to the young adult entertainment on social media and shows which they pump out for us to become more brain dead and addicted.
Jazakumullah khayran katsiira for bringing a horizon-widening conversation with Dr. Naoki Yamamoto on Islam and how Dr. Yamamoto helping Japanese understand Islam.
Is it true that the holy man 52+ years old married a 6 year old girl?🤯 I heard he use to beat his wife and its o.k to beat wives in Islam?😒 I heard the holy man married his own adopted son's wife after seeing her naked?🤨 The holy man had slaves and even married one after killing her whole family?😔 I heard that women are half brain and more in Hell and they are devils?😒 I heard the wife of the holy man used to breastfeed ADULTS men?🤯 I wanted to know about Islam ...but come across this Ex Muslim Sahil and Adam seeker.🤔
Dr. Yamamoto's reflections were a feast for the soul, the way he skillfully linked everything through his understanding of Tawheed. I loved that he started his discussions by referring to Dr. Umar Farooq's essay on Islam and the Cultural Imperative and then follows it by showing all the subtle but important ways in which Islam can once again heal a suffering humanity - the Inward coming before the Outward. Props to Br. Jalal for his questions and reflections as always - there was so much to absorb and relfect on; I can't imagine the pace and depth of this discussion being easy to keep up for most of us.
Amazing. Dr. NAOKI is a breath of fresh air and an erudite. A historian and very prolific. I love his take on Islam and fusing tradition and culture with the theological aspect of Islam. He's only 33 but he seems a lot older because he's so brilliant.
I don’t know much about Japanese customs and culture. However, I can see that Dr. Yamamoto concept of crafting an Islamic Japanese culture to provide a sense of belonging does stem out of necessity. I feel he wants to convey that Islam already exists in aspects of Japanese culture, which is a very effective message.
Assalam ualaikum, cant click on ttm videos quicker, Alhamdulillah!. Jazakallah for these videos and very thought provoking conversations, may allah use these in the best of ways for the ummah. May allah reward everyone at ttm in this life and the next.
If I understand this Japanese brother correctly, he's saying there's a need to bring Islam to Japanese as a Japanese not as a foreigner, which makes sense if it's done carefully.
secularism allows us all to live in peace without conflicts, regardless of belief, gender, sexual orientation and skin. What's the harm in that? Religion always poisons politics. Why not just live and let live
Great conversations! As a Kazakh Muslim, I can tell you that you can keep your culture and become a Muslim at the same time. Our ancestors were nomadic tribes who believed in Tengr which means God then Islam came to the Kazakh steppe and people except it easily because of the similarities. When Quran explains everything, it made a lot of sense and they knew it’s the truth, people understood their God better. About the culture, we are still the nomadic people till this day, because of the way of life and the culture surrounding it. We also feel the energy, the sprits of our ancestors and it’s not shirk. Allah forgives our ancestors that lived before the Islam, they will be judged according to their actions, there were a lot a good person that lived before the Islam. Killing the innocent, stealing, sex outside of the marriage, lie, gossip, these are some of the sins that everyone knows as common sense and many more things that a good person avoids. Regardless of their religion, if you avoid these things you will be judged accordingly. We all are the children of Adam, Allah is the most merciful and Allah knew all the best.
Not true? What is culture? It could be festivals rooted in paganism or festivals which include dance and music. Islam affects that because certain versions of islam prohibit music ,dance , intermixing. It prohibits art. Prohibits music Prohibit certain food. It has a dress code which may be uncomfortable for certain weather. Tropical regions are super hot, hard to cover bodies for women. It affects everything if you ACTUALLY PRACTICE ISLAM but if u only like islamic aesthetic then sure
your people accept islam not because of similarity , it is because the contents speaks about ones innate disposition that are revealing what is primordially true i.e ORIGINal. my ancestors are pagans , they dance and pray to their thunder god and other anthropomorphist gods , they are ruthless in conquest. I do not seek approval from my forefathers , islam is a unstoppable tide of intellectual freedom. If what my ancestors believe are erroneous and terrible , I THROW IT AWAY , be better , correct myself , analyze and deconstruct 24/7. Muhammad's people are pagans , idol worshippers , jewish , christians , they practice infanticide , tribalism. does Muhammad gave a revelation "similar" to what his people believed? No. Islam cleansed their worldview , it abolishes the culture of these arab pagans. cultural wisdom and aesthetics should only be the base of ones ontology , it will syncretize and synthesize within time. Islam just moderate and manage our truths as an established for it to be attained.
@@GBL3092 youre delusional if you think mohammad suddenly brought something unique. idea of 1 superior deity was already there in arabia among pagans. Muhammad learned about tawhid from the jews and Islamic rituals have all the pagan xit, stone kissing, throwing stones at stone.
@@whydontyoustfu If stone kissing was consider pagan, then you kissing your newborn baby should be consider pagan as this act were world wide use, muslim and non-muslim alike. Please don't procreate your stupidity to the world, starting from your family. I bet that you don't know the true meaning of Pagan that result of your bs comment like this.
@@whydontyoustfu first , you conflate 'original' with 'new' , 'invented' and 'concocted'. i might even say that tauhid is what all worldview is striving for , it is the transcendental essence that align people within the establish order to attain Islam. all the rituals you mentioned are outside the Qur'an and are only available in the Hadith corpus , the hadith contains some teachings that are outside the Qur'an. paganism , zoroastrianism , christianity , manichaeanism even hinduism has latched into the hadith corpus while attributing them to the prophet. and please don't start using ad hominem to make your point across , you indians have a bad habit of being obnoxious as being true , which is bad for dialog. learn some manners please.
Assalamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh! As a Australian muslim of Korean heritage, I can relate to Dr Yamamoto deeply but cause I was born in Korea and grew up in Australia, I understand sort of both sides perspective which can be very conflicting. I’ve been caught in 3 different distinct identities, one as a Muslim, one as a Australian and one as a Korean. Sometimes navigating those things can be very difficult and sometimes very isolating. It’s like being a minority within a minority. 😂
Thanks for sharing, i wana be a muslim i feel for you , what i am thinking is i will choose the Islamic culture instead of my own. Islam is in harmony with nature
@@tikker250828 No one needs to leave their culture, as long as it doesn’t conflate with Islam. Japanese can dress like the locals and so can others from other countries like western ones as well. People are more willing to engage when they see people who look like them and are reverts. Look at Hamza from speakers corner as a prime example. English people are way more attracted to him as he dresses and speaks like them and it resonates with them. Japanese reverts should start a good Dawah organisation in Japan as the people there are also very receptive.
I, as a Muslim, joined the merchant navy and in time, I was assigned to travel to Japan to take delivery of a brand new ship, called the MV Bora Universal, back in the mid seventees. I flew over to Tokyo embarked on a long bus trip through the highways and byways of Japan to the harbour of Kobe. The civility and mannerisms of the broad general populace of the Japanese is quite noticeable which impressed me the most. In fact their mode of living was very 'Islamic' to my youthful impressionable mind, as campared and practised by the local Muslims where I came from. Their work ethic was definitely more intensive and progressive compared to where I came from and I'm definitely not disparaging my community. I'm nearing my seventees, and my respect for the Japanese culture is an indelible one. Forever grateful to ALLAH for affording me that traveling experience. Alhamdulillah.
Something very similar about the 'tea ceremony' that i can relate to my Malay/Indonesian heritage is the practice of 'wayang kulit' when Islam was first introduced to the Southeast Asian islands back in the 14th century. Previously in the regions of Malaya, Sumatera and Java the predominant religion was Hindu and Buddhism. The early scholars and preachers slowly introduced islam through adapting the indigenous cultural norms of the region. One of it was the 'wayang kulit' or the shadow-puppets play, which was originally used to depict the legends of Hindu epics such as Ramayana and Mahabharata (some still exist in today's hindu majority Bali). Sunan Kalijaga, one of the 9 Walis (scholars) was known to spread islam through these wayang kulits. The practice was modified and adapted to tell islamic stories and teachings. This is how islam was introduced and spread across the Javanese island. Today indonesia has the largest muslim population in the world. I do believe that Islam is a way of life, culture is acceptable so long it does not conflict with the main principles of Islam. It would be interesting to see a Japanese Islamicate culture. Although in my opinion it should be left to develop organically and naturally over time.
Yes i was suprised and excited to know he also learn about indonesia history to know islam doesnt come through colonialism😂 i hope the best for japan and its people, how to reduce suicidal rates or increase birth rates, i think islam will help to an extent lessen their burden in life and brings peace.
This channel is very quickly becoming a place where I know I can turn to reliably find content that will inspire me, bring me a certain kind of peace, and spark contemplation.. And this episode was no exception. Thanks once again for yet another brilliant episode.
So many things I admire about the Japanese. One particular aspect is cleanliness. It's like a religion for them. Though Islam emphasizes so much on cleanliness, the reality is embassing. The reality in many Muslim-majority countries are the opposite of "cleanliness is half of iman".
I know our brothers have good intentions, but I find it sad that someone would tell a revert that they shouldn’t be wearing their cultural clothing. As long as it falls in line of our modest criteria it should be permissible no? By that logic it should be haram to wear a suit since that would fall under “infidel” clothing.
The people saying these are people who haven't understood the essence of Islam, generally people creating their own words as if it was Allahs word. Truly evil.
@@zleopatra unfortunately misinformation continues to be a serious issue in our Ummah - far too many people make claims with confidence without doing their due diligence. I pray that we will grow to be more careful and accurate with the things we claim.
I have a high respect of japanese traditions such as their punctuality, cleanliness, diciplin and all those good practises in life. An islamic teacher once told this about japanese people; " If only the japanese would take Islam into their lives, easily they will be the best muslim community on earth today. Because they already practise many of the social values as taught in Islam. They just in need of the faith. "
That’s why I always say to European and Japanese friends You embrace the truth without shedding off your identity to be an Arab or Asian or African Be proud of culture
@@rutvikrsbecause neither infinite amount of 'gods' or no god would work or make sense... 'many gods' would cause the meaning of what God is to change, god is all powerful and can implement anything he wants without the need of approval, otherwise that would cease the meaning of god. And no god wouldn't make sense due to the fact our universe needs a necessary being, which without our universe would not run. Unless you want to believe charlatans preaching the universe started from nothing... How is that possible, I thought primary schools math would solve this problem because they should have learnt 0+0=0. May God guide the people who think! Have a blessed day everyone! ❤️ Edit: I used 'He' earlier to refer to god, god is above anything and has nothing we humans are limited by. I only used he to refer to god because of the way the English language is structured. May God forgive us for unknown mistakes. Amin.
MashaALLAH beautiful intelligent brother, so happy to know you my Japanese brother, May Almighty put more and more Barakah in your work and reward you with all the best here and in the world after, Ameen
Is it true that the holy man 52+ years old married a 6 year old girl?🤯 I heard he use to beat his wife and its o.k to beat wives in Islam?😒 I heard the holy man married his own adopted son's wife after seeing her naked?🤨 The holy man had slaves and even married one after killing her whole family?😔 I heard that women are half brain and more in Hell and they are devils?😒 I heard the wife of the holy man used to breastfeed ADULTS men?🤯 I wanted to know about Islam ...but come across this Ex Muslim Sahil and Adam seeker.🤔
From the little I've studied regarding Japanese culture (studied the language for 2 years in college) and having visited Japan for business, I would think the Japanese would actually resonate a lot with Islam, considering its simple creed, and concepts like 'Ihsan' which seem to mirror Japanese virtues on pursuit of perfection. Not to mention Islamic calligraphy culture, and historically even Islamic military arts from the Furussiyyah mirror heavily with Japanese Kyudo (Japanese Archery). So this is interesting.
There needs to be Japanese muslims who are giving dawa back in Japan. They understand the culture and the similarities and would do a great job at conveying that to the population.
@@yousufmustapha6977Yes you’re right, the Japanese reverts need to set up a good Dawah organisation there. From what I’ve seen of the Japanese they are very receptive.
I am interested to learn why dear Muslims bear witness that "there is no god but Allah", yet strangely it is Allah himself who CONTRADICTED this creed in the Shahada through his outrageous claim in QS 29:46 to be another God-the true God of Israel. Because of Allah’s claim, the Shahada itself, is false. So what dear Muslims are left with really is a religion and strict lifestyle which have the appearance of righteousness (zakat, fasting, pilgrimage and salat 5 times a day) but itself is not of God-the true God of Abraham and the prophets of Israel-and condemns Muslims to hell. Did you know that Allah claims to be the God of Israel? Allah of the Qur'an's claim to be the God of Israel goes like this: QS 29:46. "...We believe in all that is revealed to us and in that which has been revealed to you, and our God and your God is One, and to Him we stand resigned." Allah of the Kaaba's claim is shamelessly false and should lead the sincere Muslim and truth seeker to put this claim under the test. Why? Why have Jews traditionally always faced Jerusalem when praying? Because ALL the PROPHETS of Israel, beginning with Moses, knew that the GLORY/presence/shekinah of the true God of Abraham-the Most High-descended and ENTERED CREATION and walked in the Garden of Eden at the time of Adam and Eve, dwelt among the people in the tabernacle of Moses (Exodus 40:34-35) and in the temple of Solomon in Jerusalem. But the glory of Allah of the Qur’an CANNOT ENTER CREATION. How then can Allah's claim to be ONE with the true God of Israel be true if they are clearly the OPPOSITE of each other?: In the Torah, after Adam and Eve sinned, "...they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the PRESENCE of the Lord God among the trees of the garden". (Genesis 3:8). In the Torah, God instructed Moses: "And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may DWELL AMONG THEM." (Exodus 25:8) 'Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. Moses could not enter the tent of meeting because the cloud had settled on it, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.' (Exodus 40:34). God would give Moses commands from inside the tabernacle in the Holy of Holies above the Ark of the Covenant: "There, above the cover between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the covenant law, I WILL MEET WITH YOU and give you all my commands for the Israelites". (Exodus 25:22) Later, during the time of Solomon, "When Solomon finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the GLORY OF THE LORD FILLED THE TEMPLE. The priests could not enter the temple of the Lord BECAUSE THE GLORY OF THE LORD FILLED IT. When all the Israelites saw the fire coming down and the glory of the Lord above the temple, they knelt on the pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshiped and gave thanks to the Lord, saying, “He is good; his love endures forever.” (2 Chronicles 7:1-3). His love? Yes, because-unlike the out of reach Kaaba god who 'sends down a stone from heaven' to Muslims-the true God of Israel, the Almighty, LOVES his people and himself comes down and dwells with them! Whom do you choose? However, OPPOSITE to what Moses and all the Prophets of Israel knew about the true God of Abraham entering creation, ALLAH of the Kaaba CANNOT ENTER beyond the first heavens because his glory (which is said to be covered by a veil of light) would destroy the earth. "His veil is light. If He were to reveal Himself, the splendor of His countenance would consume His creation as far as the eye can see.” (Source: Sahih Muslim 179). How can Allah of the Qur’an be the God of the prophets when the prophets spoke to the God who came down to them in his GLORY? What further proof do you need that Allah can NOT be the true God true of Israel despite his claim to be? Allah is the best deceiver ( "ماكر" "maakir") QS 3:54. Allah's claim to be the true God of Israel is absolutely false and the biggest ever act of deception since the creation of the world. This is the CLEAREST and UNDENIABLE evidence that the one (monotheistic) TRUE God of Israel whom the two Abrahamic faiths believe in (Jews and Christians believe) is NOT the one ☝️(monotheistic) FALSE god of the Kaaba! Islam is a false Abrahamic religion. Would you continue to worship a god who deceives you by claiming to be another God? There is no mention of Allah the god of the Qur’an at all in the previous scriptures of the prophets despite Allah's false claim to have sent the Torah and Injeel. Can you quote one verse about Allah of the Qur’an from the previous scriptures? People will surely perish because of lack of knowledge! Dear Muslims have been deceived by the story of a 7th century mysterious angel, claimed by Waraqah Ibn Nawfal [a Christian heretic (Ebionite)], to be the angel Gabriel of the Bible. Muslims have been robbed of the amazing knowledge that just as the GLORY of the true God descended from heaven, entered creation and dwelt in the tabernacle among the people, Jesus Christ IS the GLORY of God (Isaiah 40:3-5 and John 1:1, 14 ) who descended from heaven (John 3:13) to the TEMPLE of his BODY/FLESH (Malachi 3:1, John 2:19-22) and "dwelt among us"! (John 1:14).
@@TheWatchmanWebsite Why do you keep copying pasting you numpty. You trolling all Islamic videos and make nonsensical arguments. What you need to worry about is your concept of heaven. Christian men desire another men hence they say they will be Jesus spouse 😂😂 imagine that, they can’t get lgtv out of them even in the Xtian concept of heaven 😂😂 I bet you got a picture of a whiteman on the cross in his underpants in your house.
I am humbled by Dr. Yamamoto's brilliantly poised explanations, metaphors and analysis shared as a revert. The way he reflects Islamic intellectual spirituality through various aspects of cultures around the world, with a focus on underlining Japanese culture at the core and how it includes these elements is very classy. JazzakAllah kheir for your work.
Having worked 30 years in Japan. I love Japan and Japanese. People are very mild and genuine. If they became Muslims, they will be the best Muslims in the world 🌎. Japanese are very proud of their culture and heritage. Only way to engage with them is first to know them and understand them and their view points. They have most unique perspective and are amazing listeners. Even when they say "Hai Hai" yes yes ...it doesn't mean they understand, they just say I hear you. Japan is definitely in-need of Islam but it must be approached in a very humble and sensitive way. They will only respond to good actions and examples rather than just words..just my feeling . Love ❤️ Japan
@@luqmaanrashid3922 ; I agree with your comments mostly. But some are blessed to be born in to Islam whilst others go through a journey. When Islam came to the world, there was people from every type; those that were modest, those that were fierce enemy, those that were in darkness..but Islam is fitra (natural dusposition) of every human being. We cannot judge anyone, only Allah knows what's in our heart. Those once fought against Islam became the mighty swords for Islam. The best Muslims can do is to lead by example. The guidance is from Allah only.
@@Evoque.1but what if they don't want to give up their indigenous religion and values? We uphold our secular values, respect gay people, respect opinions in general. Why would u want to replace it with some absolute values
He is an artist and a brilliant one, in Indonesia before colonizing by Dutch some Muslim spread Islam through Wayang which was a traditional art at the time. And Wayang usually contains Hindu characters or gods story, the Muslims was clever to use it as a media to spread Islam messages.
Wow, Dr Naoki Yamamoto is really a gem. His understanding, humane calm and empathetic /understanding way to talk about the interaction between foreign people and their cultures really surprised me. MashaAllah. I really hope that cutlures stay unique. This may be my slight turkish "anti-arab" sentiment á la "araplaşma!!" but I hope Japanese can become muslim without arabifying. And I do mean this in the least racist way. My favourite quote was that people are only so dismissing or ignorant of you, as you portray. I will keep that in mind! Such a fresh breath of air :) Stay the way you are Dr Naoki!
In my personal view, Islam is the glacial mountain river & it takes a local tinge as it flows over the different soils. So as it flowed to Turks, there was some Arabian & Persian colours added to the "Turkic" soils.🌈
I think Muslims not respecting the concept of "Urf" is one of the main reasons Islam has not spread all the way to the world yet. urf means local custom and it is one of the secondary sources of Sharia. it basically means if there is a situation you find yourself in and Islam does not guide you directly, you basically do what the locals do. for example what architecture should you maintain when comes to building a mosque? what should an imam wear as fashion (as long as his maintains decency)? Muslims do not refer to local customs when it comes to answering these questions (in the west). you go to a mosque in South Korea, it has Persian architecture. a white person in Scotland converts to Islam, he has to wear a kamiz while taking shahada. converts have to have an Arabic names if you go to Japan and tell them- here is a religion which is true but you have to adopt a foreign architecture, give your children foreign names, wear a thobe instead of a Kimono. Tell me would a Japanese person (who are usually very proud of their culture) ever consider Islam as theirs? Islam also said if a people find something holy and it does not contradict Islam, it is as though it was sanctioned by Islam. Muslims today practice untouchability when it comes to non Muslim cultures. so not only making mosques in Japan in Turkish architecture not helpful but it also unIslamic.
thats Arabization you are talking about, thats the one thing that really makes it hard for Islam to spread. Most people on earth non islamic don't really like arab culture for themselves. Even Turks, Iranians and others try limit Arabization as much as possible. At the end of the day, Allah created everything and owns everything. Whether your name is shinzo or tekin or abduallah, it all belongs to Allah.
@Tawheed_Taqwa_Tawakkul and thats the problem, while the kaffir look to land on mars, muslims are stuck arguing over names. what a failure of a civilisation.
@Tawheed_Taqwa_Tawakkul unfortunately its all a big waste of time and energy if the fundamentals of a society are not in place. Poor education, shite economies, no industrialisation, no invention, no progression etc. All these things are a waste of time, unless you got the things that matter in place. Muslim civilisation got trapped focussing on the petty things instead of seeing the bigger picture.
Enjoyed listening to this brother and bringing the best of Japanese culture to Islam, never knew tea ceremony has such deep meanings I thought it was just about drinking tea
When Dr. Yamamoto explained how East Asian cultures view nature as part of culture, rather than its opposite compared to the West (and much of the Middle East) I immediately realized why, despite growing up in a Muslim family and community, I found myself more spiritually connected to East Asian media and philosophy. The industrial world has separated us from nature and, as a result, has made us insecure in our spirituality, which sadly much of the Islamic world is suffering from.
Japanese are so respectful and self-respecting. I gave this comment on another video and copying it here. "When I went to Japan. I remembered one muslim scholar's saying upon his return to India that When he went to England "I saw there Islam but no Muslims, and when I came back to India I saw Muslims but no Islam. I had same feelings when I visited Japan. I was impressed by their manners and humility. Unknowingly they follow so many principles of islam if only they are guided to the right path. I used to think only if this nation becomes a Muslim. What an asset they would be. They have so much to teach to the world"
@@farahsyed1373 Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 963 'Utayy ibn Damura said, "I saw with Ubay a man who was attributing himself (in lineage) with an attribution of Jahiliyyah, so Ubay told him to bite his father's male organ and did not speak figuratively (i.e. was explicit). So his companions looked at him. He said, 'It appears that you disapprove of it.' Then he said, 'I will never show apprehension to anyone with regards to this. Verily, I heard the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, "Whomever attributes himself (in lineage) with an attribution of Jahiliyyah, then tell him to bite his father's male organ and do not speak figuratively (i.e. be explicit)." This is the kind of language mohammed used. I am not talking about just practitioners
Love the balance this brother brings to the table: one of the major issues of people from different backgrounds when we embrace Islam, is that we tend (or are pushed) to discard all our native culture and ways even when they are not in contradiction with Islam in any way. Being a Muslim do not mean you have to dress, eat or do other thing like if you were a Arab or a Pakistani or whomever else may have influence over you. Keep the positive aspects of your culture and discard the negative, while embracing Islam but not necessarily all the aspect, including the negative ones, of whichever islamicate culture you come in contact with.
What about the Japanese religion and culture? Their statues, folklore, traditions, and ethics? Instead of assimilation, here we have a man morbidly obsessed with islamisation of a secular nation. It would be horrible to even think about it : Japan has given the world the world so much interns of art and culture. To discredit and discontinue it because it doesn't sir well with Islamic stereotypes is absolutely deplorable. Stop trying to ugly morph everything. The shift would be horrible- beards everywhere, call to prayers in a once peaceful city, burqa clad ladies, destruction of temples and shrines...and yes, no anime, manga or music. Leave our secular states alone, please.
@@manazon6945 had you studied history, instead of falling victim to fear mongering anti Islamic propaganda, you would not entertain such fears. You are identifying a 1400 civilization who brought great culture, art, literature, architecture, science etc. with a minority of extremist who would have NEVER attained any relevance, if not for the sponsorship of western powers. The same western powers incidentally, who bombed Japan atomically and colonised it since 1945 (beside having imposed the Meiji restoration of the 19th Century) Take your time and see who the real enemy of Japan and Japanese culture is. P.S. look at my name, that of a Muslim who respects and honor Japanese tradition, one who has practiced Zazen, Kyudo and Kendo for many, many years. Peace!
I hope there's japan mosque with japanese architecture, so that japanese will resonate more with islam, it doesnt have to have arabian or middle east architecture. that way hopefully more japanese will be interested with islam
Your opinion is amazing. Japanese traditional wood-architecture requires professional traditional-carpenters and a variety of Japanese woods. The Japanese cypress wood has a unique and wonderful scent. And that fills the room. I believe that preparing such a mosque is necessary for the deep friendly relationship between Japanese culture and Islamic culture.
@@goofygame yes, when islam came to Indonesia is fit perfectly replacing budhism, because the people who preach choose to assimilate rather than Introduction arabian culture. If you see the old mosque in Indonesia all of em are traditional architecture, now Indonesia has the largest muslim population
may Allah bless this brother. Finally someone adresses the issue of folks who are to eager to engage in Dawah without a second thought for how to do it properly.
I believe that this will be an effective way to introduce Islam in Japan. Coming from Indonesia, I understand fully the benefits of acculturation in the development of Islam in my country. Back in the day, we only had Hindu and Buddhist culture in Java. The Muslim preachers (we call them 'Sunan') introduced Islam using acculturation, and it worked! They created Islamic lyrics for traditional songs, created Islamic stories for Wayang, and many more. I always remember my teacher saying that we can accept something easier if we have some sort of relationship with it. My hope is that the next generations will always be steadfast in practicing Islam.
i always thought of how japanese traditional clothing also resembled the turkish traditional clothing of men and women, where it covers the bodylines and is more islam and not this typical western suit that only enhances certain parts , its also fascinating how japanese culture is more islamic such as "respecting nature, respecting people, respecting handcraft and architecture, talking less listening more" etc. and also "wabisabi" and "simplicity" whereas some arabic cultures nowadays when it comes to luxury items etc. derive a bit away from islamic values.
from what I've read, in Indonesia one way of spreading Islam is through wayang culture and in Japan there is a tradition called Rakugo, I think it can be a good way to introduce Islam
The guest speaker has clear understanding of Islam than the host. And clearly more intelligent than above average Muslims. I think Japanese people, if Allah guides them properly, will be the next best nation who will understand Islam clearly like the way Arabs understood during the time of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ إن شاء الله Rest of the world, we just misunderstood Islam for the most parts. Allah knows the best !
No need for that first comment. What are you basing that on if he doesn't have islamic credentials ?, Yes he seems very authentic but you cant conclude from a 1 hour podcast that he understands Islam better than the host.
Masya Allah brilliant discussion! Thank you to Dr Naoki and The Thinking Muslims! And yes my ears perked up when he mentioned Jujutsu Kaisen 😁Jazak Allah Khayr!
Imagine that Gatekeeper is the reason this guy reverted to Islam and then a lot of people are following him and he doesn't even know that. One act of pure kindness was more powerful than +100 books. May Allah reward him with Jannah
As a Japanese person who is aware of being a non-religious person and values Shinto as a Japanese person, I had respect for Islam's calm, self-respectful and beautiful ideas and people. Thank you for respecting us. I respect you too. Judging from everyone's comments, it certainly seems that there are some similarities between Islamic teachings and general Japanese values. However, Japanese people cannot accept monotheism mentally. It is painful for us, who are afflicted by all kinds of disasters, to accept God Almighty. When I survive, the person I thank is not God, but the person who helped me, my past self who knew how to survive. I fear that by believing in God, I will lose my free mind. Sorry for my bad English. ありがとう(*ˊᵕˋ*)
I actually find the existence my own mind one of the best theological arguments for God's existence. How did your mind and my mind came to be? There are only two logically possible answers. 1) It is the result of blind and purposeless evolutionary process: 2) It is the result of some kind of guided and purposeful process (maybe also evolutionary, but the key difference here is if it is guided or not). Why do you trust the conclusions of your own mind? Why do you think yours or any others person rationality is trustworthy? Would you trust results given by a calculator assembled and programmed through some random process? I think our rationalities can only be trusted if 2) is true. Ultimately, you cannot really know anything for sure, apart from the fact that you are able to think. You cannot even be 100% sure that other people have conscious experiences like you do. But I find the following questions very helpful to evaluate a worldview framework. I found them in the book "Am I Just my Brain?" by a contemporary neuroscientist and theologian Sharon Dirkcx: 1) Is it self-contradictory? 2) Does it have explanatory power? 3) Can it be lived? It's the last question that I think is very relevant here. Can you really live like your mind is unreliable, like it has no capacity for knowing truth?
I really respect japanese culture, whoever you need to study how monotheism free people lives from being enslaved in this materialist society and worshipping their own desires to have only one true God.
it also reminds of this verse: Have you seen ˹O Prophet˺ those who have taken their own desires as their god? ˹And so˺ Allah left them to stray knowingly, sealed their hearing and hearts, and placed a cover on their sight. Who then can guide them after Allah? Will you ˹all˺ not then be mindful?
@qfaknot6430 Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever does not thank people has not thanked Allah.” Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 4811 Grade: Sahih Imam An-Nawawi, may Allah have mercy on him, said about this hadith that it means that we should thank Allah for His favors and blessings, and also thank the people who have done good to us in any way. He said that thanking people is a duty and a right that is due to them, and that it is a part of thanking Allah. He also said that the one who does not thank people is ungrateful and arrogant, and that he will be deprived of Allah’s blessings.
@@barittos5585 Yes. You ‘TELL’ THEM JAPANESE HOW TO BELIEVE AND THINK… Because they obviously don’t know how to think or how to believe for themselves. 🙄
It reminds me of how Islam came to Malay Archipelago, we still wear Malay costume, instead of 'Eid el-Fitr' we say 'Hari Raya', and many more cultural examples, we explain Islam using Malay context instead of foreign cultures.
Maybe leave japan alone? It has never had problems with secular values; Buddhist and christians, the indigenous religious people have no problems living here. The gay people have no qualms and we live in a happy and safe place for all. Why would u want to change that? Introduce totalitarian absolute laws? I really dont understand 😮
why Islam hasn't developed in Japan because Islamic da'wah in Japan still uses cultural attributes that are foreign to Japanese people, such as Bangladeshi Indians preaching in Indian style, Indian culture, Indian-style communication. or sheikhs from Aran wearing Arabic clothes, arabic style. Japanese people are very resistant to foreign culture. we must have many Japanese style preachers for the japanese people
The history of Islamic propagation has always had some bridging elements of earlier threads e.g. Balkans has a Turkish tinge. It's not a zero sum game & culture is in flux e.g. English people in England were very insular & proud, but over the decades they have learnt to enjoy & imbibe "foreign" cultures i.e. #integration . Japanese Islam will probably end up being a mixture of different ingredients & proportions.
My people nubians always fought back arabs expansion into nubia now located in south egypt and north sudan region, my people were known for being warriors and good at arrow shooting, arabs used swords at that time so they couldn't advance into nubia, but we later converted to islam after some nubian traded with arabs and come back to nubia and preached islam to our elders who accepted islam and rest us followed our elders, now we lost our land to invaders and got arabized but not all some us kept our native languages and trying to survive. But dont be tricked some arabs did use islam as way to invade take over land from natives then force arabization same way christan missionaries used christianity. Nubians now happy to be muslims, but I dont think the arabization part was right.
Maybe leave japan alone? It has never had problems with secular values; Buddhist and christians, the indigenous religious people have no problems living here. The gay people have no qualms and we live in a happy and safe place for all. Why would u want to change that? Introduce totalitarian absolute laws? I really dont understand 😮
@@manazon6945 all religions have imperialistic ambition that how they survive and Japanese people had religion shintoism and buddism the emperor was the head of the religion, it not that japanese are secular japanese actually very close minded and dont want change they don't tolerate gays they just mind their bussiness as long as you are outsider and not japanese they don't care what you do but if you japanese and do something that consider up normal in Japanese society you will be casted out
culture is not just whims of the society. In Japan, Buddhist, Christians live in peace. There is peace for homosexual people, no discrimination. These principles are against Islamic laws right, so why then would a country opt for the latter? We are doing fine with our secular values. You can practice religion but don't mix it with politics. Thanks.
@@jayd4ever No lmao 😂 Christian Palestinians don't want a secular state Israel is already that and they are killing them. And Copts claim discrimination? According to who? According to Western Media? Get your facts right Habibi. Muslims in West also claim discrimination does it mean it's true?
@@jayd4everdoesn’t change the facts that Palestinian Arabs have kinship with Muslims and support each other. As for Egyptian Copts they are ironically facing persecution whilst being in a secular state. Morsi for all his faults did try to help Copts despite being from the Muslim brotherhood.
@@jayd4everwhy should we talk about chrsitianity in Saudi Arabia 😂? We don't believe christianity is equal to islam .. Our mission is to spread islam not pan theism
mashAllah I’m really enjoying this discussion. Just the other day my brothers in-laws, who are Japanese came and visited us here in Canada. my wife Morrocan took the effort to make some Moroccan mint tea, and we used some Japanese leaf green tea that my sister-in-law had kicking around the house. Her 87-year-old uncle was so interested and really enjoyed the experience.
I totally understood why he was going on and on mentioning biryani 😂. I feel the same way about dawah in South africa. Our dawah institutions are often associated with charity work and these organisations often feed the local majority african population with biryani (a food most locals are not too familiar with and the food can sometimes be too spicy for them). We haven't gone out of our way to Africanise our dawah and link african culture with Islamic culture. Muslims in South africa are often associated with Indian and Arab culture instead of African culture. We basically force africans to assimilate to the dominant Indian culture when it doesn't have to be that way. Non-muslims should feel like islam is a natural way of life and not a new, foreign culture. I can definitely see similarities with dawah in SA and Japan. We need to understand the context properly without trying to bring a whole new culture. The basis of African traditional beliefs are really in line with Islamic beliefs and we somehow have to find a way to highlight that. So much potential but we are failing right now tbh.
Really ^^ you are aware that islam did not spread by the quality of its message but by the quality of its violence even againt their own children (circumcision)A world domination religion that destroys other cultures. Even if you ignore the empire building of the past (all for the glory of allah) lets look at modern times. constant attacks on free speech, rights of women, rights of minorities in muslim countries, rights of gay people. Either so many muslims don't know their own religion and are getting it wrong or they arn't and the violence and oppression committed by muslims is justified by islam. @@LegendGamer56
@@donaldsutherland4864 Islam provides the peace option for peaceful people, violence is need only for men who do not submit to peace when the message of Islam needed to be heard by enslaved and oppressed people just like before the conquest of iberia, its people from the farmers were oppressed and called for muslims help, Islam forbids the killing of women,children, elders, and even touching animals and nature at war, equipped man are killed even the Muslim man who tries to kill innocent people is killed in Islam. Islam is the religion of justice!
So it seems to me what your saying is convert to islam or if you want to keep your own beliefs you will die, why is it your religion can't just leave people to live the way they want to live. As to this "call for help" from farmers who were supposedly oppressed this is disputed by a lot of people especially as the empire lasted about 700 years. It seems to be just another muslim lie to justify another muslim invasion. Islam never has and never will be a religion of justice @@barittos5585
No one needs to leave their culture, as long as it doesn’t conflate with Islam. Japanese can dress like the locals and so can others from other countries like western ones as well. People are more willing to engage when they see people who look like them and are reverts. Look at Hamza from speakers corner as a prime example. English people are way more attracted to him as he dresses and speaks like them and it resonates with them. Japanese reverts should start a good Dawah organisation in Japan as the people there are also very receptive.
you can't leave culture at all. it is supposed to develop via groups feeding itself with shared ideas and understanding. it became regressive when a person became chauvinistic towards their ways and block themselves from others. that is what islam prohibits.
This brother is really an intellectual person. Really enjoyed. Only Sufi can bring the world together. They give room for discovering your self on the path to righteousness. Excellent
Subhanallah may allah guide us the believers closer to islam and guide non-Muslim to the straight path and bless us all grant us jannah and increase us in knowledge ❤
@@ryojs4286anime most of it would be considered as devil worship by this logic, anime is fiction just like tom and Jerry dont take it seriously and you will be fine 😂
@@sakurakou2009 tell me your ignorant without telling me your ignorant^^ "Curses, jinn, cannibalism, etc" in the show are straight up acts of devil worship.
@@ryojs4286 your God and Devil can't touch the reality of fictional universe govern by the Fictional God in that infinite dimension. Even fictional curse pales in comparison in the brutality of some islam practices, Preventing Women from reaching their full potential by creating more value in society rather than becoming like vegetable serving their husband, Punishment (death) towards those who left the faith.
One of the things that has really hurt our ummah is the idea that Islam and being Muslim is only truly acceptable when we adhere to Arab culture, so I really appreciate the conversation that Dr. Yamamoto is having of the importance of cultural identity and how Islam should help to beautify our cultures, not eliminate it. There's a hard push and even denigration of following our non-Arab cultural sensibilities, which turns off a lot of non-Arab Muslim and non-Muslim people, which they then oppose by going towards European standards ironically because European standards are spread under the guise of freedom, love and choice - and also cheaper and easily available.
Learn Arabic to understand the Deen more and take positives from culture without turning into a cheap copy or copy cat of the recent Arab trends especially and trampling on your heritage I don’t want the Japanese to turn Arabs I want them to be good guided Muslims on correct Aqeedah Not Mawali nor Abeed Free Practicing Japanese Muslims whom know read and understand Arabic
I wonder who are precisly obsessed with turning everything Arab, if you go to Afghanistan Muslims there are not obsessed with Arabness, same goes for Indonesia, Malaysia etc. The question is then who are the ones who introduced this thought? And who are precisly the Arabs, in Iraq and in Saudi they don't have the same cultural practices. Is it really going on as you're saying or is it an obsession amongst diaspora, the ones who meet reverts the most, who have developed a misunderstanding about the deen.
@@EM-tx3ly You stole the words from my mouth. Couldn't agree more and I feel most prudent people think the same. Arabisation will only hold this beautiful deen of Allah SWT.
@EM-tx3ly It is not a #zero_sum_game , we as individuals & tribes are not clones, just varying gradients of a spectrum & we each choose what we value from the 🌎 E.g. Many like to wear "Western" derived tastes in clothes etc , but this rarely elicits #Westoxification fears as Arabization. Because of soft-power ubiquity it is often perceived as "normal".
There is nothing wrong in Japan being as it is like shinto buddhist. Unnecessary provocations will sow seeds of conflicts. This clearly demonstrates that some communities don't like to see other communities the way they are for 2000s of years
@LMNM800 just get enlightened and see the fossils. Read geology and if you can't get answers just keep reading and dont try to fix on something that's a belief. Keep seeking. What if shinto buddhist think about getting turks to believe in buddhism. Japanese and Chinese may be right in their own knowledge and you may not be. It's just seeking and not believing. Belief is when we fix on something as we don't know about it. So let us be a seeker and not believer.
@LMNM800 that's your opinion. There is no one medicine that can cure all diseases. If every one thinks their ideology is the only straight path, thats ok. But telling that every one must follow it because you think it's right one is called gaslighting. How about me telling you that buddhism is the only right one, do you like that?? Would you accept that? If you don't like me saying that to you or your followers, then don't do something that you don't want others to do to you.
@LMNM800 according to you, according to God, according to so and so _ are all propositional statements just like any other advertisment agency trying to sell their product. Nothing spiritual in it. It's at best a political philosophy rather than anything spiritual.
Sorry to say but an Islamic Japan would not be the developed and technologically advanced nation it is today. If we look at the Muslim world, from Morocco to Indonesia, not a single economy matches that of Japan. Not a single one matches the tech innovation, advancements in robotics, cars, computers, engineering that Japan has. That is because UNLIKE the brief period when Mutazillites had the ear of the Baghdad Caliphate, Muslims have been influenced by dogmatic scholars such as ibn Taymiyyah, ibn Hanbal and Ghazali. As such, critical thinking, reason and open mindedness have been crushed in favour of dogma. This kind of environment does not produce 1st world countries. The Gulf Arab states don't count. They have oil wealth and western technology and engineering to thank for their development.
no country that has a fundamentalist religion will ever be an advanced society. Muslims and their fetish to convert and force others to embrace Islam is pathetic and petty. these days Islam is promoted by Andrew Tate, a pornographer. I guess he fits in since Mohammed had sex with a 9 year old child.
The goal of Islam and Muslims is not this life. Technological advancement is not as important as striving for good for the next life. There is no short-term pleasure worth long-term pain
@@nunya54 my point was that dogmatic thinking has clouded the Muslim world for centuries now. So much so that any kind of critical or original thought has become difficult. In this type of environment, academic progress is stifled. So Japan would suffer the same fate.
@@asha802 Not really. At least historically, we have not seen this to be true due to ISLAM. Perhaps the people but not due to religion. More than likely it's from them NOT following their religion. Many of the sciences and forms of scholarship Westerners now excel in were passed on to them by the Arabs and Muslims. Muslims contributed to academic enquiry, science, geometry, astronomy, mathematics, algebra (an Arabic word), chemistry, geography, engineering, history, law, medicine, pharmacology, hygiene, etiquette, optics, architecture, agriculture and open trade, as well as the creation of hospitals, expansive libraries and universities. Muslims are "commanded by the Koran to seek knowledge and read nature for signs of the Creator," Dennis Overbye, The New York Times' science columnist, had the following to say: "Muslims created a society that in the Middle Ages was the scientific centre of the world. The Arabic language was synonymous with learning and science for 500 years, a golden age that can count among its credits the precursors to modern universities, algebra, the names of the stars and even the notion of science as an empirical inquiry. Nothing in Europe could hold a candle to what was going on in the Islamic world until about 1600, said Dr. Jamil Ragep, a professor of history of science at the University of Oklahoma. It was the infusion of this knowledge into Western Europe, historians say, that fuelled the Renaissance and the scientific revolution.
what is muslim "culture" honestly? A pure submitter should not tie his/her connection to superficial identity other than in pursuit of understanding. the arabization/turkification/persianization/etc of islam has been associated with "authenticity" of islam which is invasive to unity and the essence of islam. Islam is not cultural or even traditional, if it was the case 2.8 billion muslims by now should worship three arab pagan dieties, we should remember that islam is the `content` not the `cover` , a kimono can be islamic , a persons name derived from hindu culture can be islamic , an incense as a cultural expression can be islamic. islam should be a container for multipolarity of knowledge and wisdom and an emulation of growth (development, evolution, involution, renovation, reform, innovation, revivalism, revolution, mutation, progress, diffusion, osmosis, borrowing, eclecticism, syncretism) where the inner seed blooms in congruent with humanities wellbeing and enlightenment. what we need is to return to God not tradition , tradition is static , islam is relevant and self-correcting. Traditionalism is a western woe in their nostalgia for them to salvage authenticity from their ignorance but only to find errors within errors. islam is a supra-imposed "big bang" from within. it is a stage of realization that elevates your awareness into submission.
These I believe are the most important Japanese Muslims who lead Dawah in Japan Saeed Sato and Akifumi Nomura and Ahmad Abu Hakeem Maeno . If you are interested in the issues of Korean Muslims, I suggest Dr. Karam Kim or Abdullah Park the Korean.
@LMNM800 In Korea, there is a channel 카람 김은수 Karam Kim and Abdullah Park Korean, and a visit to the Seoul Mosque, there are Muslim sheikhs there. As books, the Islam House website contains many books on the principles of Islam in the Korean language. The best service that we can provide to the Korean nation in da’wah is translating the dialogues of Muslim preachers into Korean, such as Muhammad Ali (The Muslim Lantern), Sheikh Muhammad Tarawneh, Sheikh Othman bin Al-Farouq, Shamsi and DawahIsEasy Channel.
I recently went to a lecture where Dr Yamomoto held a tea ceremony and drew on the similarities between Islam and the japanese culture. Very interesting especially his artwork.
I feel like many of the Japanese values are inline with Islam already, like the clothing, communal sense of duty n responsibility, family values and gender roles etc. The loneliness aspect of the current Japanese society can be addressed very well by a community gathering in mosques several times a day and keeping tabs on the needs and worries of neighbors and combating that loneliness by sharing not just happy occasions but also sad occasions. I would like to live among a Japanese Muslim society, besides the core dogma, they have almost got the societal and communal goals intended through a muslim society except that 2-3 aspects like that of halal cuisine, non-naked Onsaans etc.
What about the Japanese religion and culture? Their statues, folklore, traditions, and ethics? Instead of assimilation, here we have a man morbidly obsessed with islamisation of a secular nation. It would be horrible to even think about it : Japan has given the world the world so much interns of art and culture. To discredit and discontinue it because it doesn't sir well with Islamic stereotypes is absolutely deplorable. Stop trying to ugly morph everything. The shift would be horrible- beards everywhere, call to prayers in a once peaceful city, burqa clad ladies, destruction of temples and shrines...and yes, no anime, manga or music. Leave our secular states alone, please.
you mean like when you lynch people for eating beef? People aren't infatuated because it doesn't make sense whereas Islam is spreading throughout the world despite people like you trying to stir lies and hatred towards it@@paperbagpinyata1107
@user-xo7sq1nk2o Talk for your self. Talking from experience things are not as you descrive it. As an west African I can tell you brotherhood is only in the leeps of others Turks I have met when I was in Switzerland recently recently for holidays and work.
I love how much love and knowledge he has towards his culture and he knows how to relate and change it to Islamic elements. I have always love Japanese culture and how they view beauty which actually relates a lot to Islamic fitrah if you ignore the Shinto related worship and thats how the Dr. is trying to spread Islam to the Japanese people. Not renouncing your culture completely but enriching it by renewing or reviving the concept of worship to Allah instead of deities. As a Muslim, let's be honest. Not every Muslims today adopt Islamic values as a part of their characters which is the first reason why the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was sent in the first place, “I have been sent to perfect good character.” Eventhough Islam calls for the submission to Allah as the only God, manners and characters truly embody what a Muslim is, hence Islam is the way of life. Thats why Dr. Yamamoto said we need to appeal to the non-Muslims especially Japanese through our manners and characters because from Japanese culture, there's not for them to learn from a lot of Muslim majority countries: dirty, rude, late, no dicipline, always preaching without even trying to improve ourselves and etc. Most Muslims are already so drowned in dunya that Muslim is only a name for them to use in order to belong to community. Islam is beautiful because it is balanced and moderate. People who calls other infidels and wahabi are making it hard for new reverts to think positively. Rasulallah used to be so understanding and gentle even when conveying messages and only firm or strict when needed. We should make our beloved Prophet as our role model in characters and study properly how Islam balances between cultures and religion. Saudi culture isnt superior to any other just because Islam spreads from there. What superior is Islam, not culture and a lot of teachings of Islam doesnt require you to follow exactly like in Saudi condition because of differences in culture and environment. "O mankind, indeed We have created you from male and female and made you peoples and tribes that you may know one another. Indeed, the most noble of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous of you. Indeed, Allah is Knowing and Acquainted." 49:13 QURAN
I’m Japanese and some Japanese could accept Islam but it will always be a minority. We have so many traditional events connected to Shinto. Like “ Matsuri “. And new year we go to shrine passing through Tori Gate already violat the Islam. The rice wine and foods it self is deeply rooted in our culture.
Islam is against dogs, alcohol, pork, music an dance. Tell me why you think some Japanese people should accept Islam? Look everywhere else in the world where Islam has a presence, it's full of violence and social instability. Sweden was the most peaceful country in Europe until about a decade ago, now there's bomb threats and street shootings every week. Be wise.
Not trying to be hyper critical. Please use revert instead of convert. When my cousin asked me why did l convert to Islam from Catholicism. I relpied to the effect that l don't feel l converted, l feel that l have returned to the right path, hence revert. Because as we know we are all born as Muslims, it's just if you're born into a Christian family, your parents make you Christian, likewise if you're born into a Buddhist family, then your parents make you a Buddhist, etc.
Jazakallah khairan this is a good point. Just to add one thing. The hadith can be understood in two ways. By saying everyone is born a Muslim, what many scholars understood is they are born on fitrah, in the sense of they have within then the need for religiosity. This does not mean they were born a muslim, because you need guidance for this and guidance comes from the shariah. It’s a small issue and really just terminology and understanding but there is a different understanding. That’s why this group of scholars do not use the word ‘reversion’. Until you accept guidance, you are not a muslim.
God created man for eternal life. But when Adam ate of the tree, he/ mankind got separated from the Source of Life , which brought into creation,sin suffering death and eternal separation, the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good/ evil. The wages of sin is death and nothing we do can return life back into us. That’s why Life Himself Jesus Christ veiled His Divinity in flesh to come as a man , not from mortal Adam of sin nature, to take OUR death upon Himself, destroy its power by His resurrection, to make us a new creation, born of The Spirit for righteousness unto eternal life. In short, without His Life Giving Spirit indwelling us , we have no eternal life
@@RedSon_7 you don't need to be a muslim to be an extremist or just become fanatics.... in truth, if a person is already a bad person, no matter what beliefs they adhere to will not be the cause of it.. A Japanese muslim is no different than a Japanese Christian or a Japanese Shintoist.... just different labels
どうもありがとう、先生。 Japan has so many things to be teached all over the world. Love this country, its culture and the tea ceremony (茶道). May God bless you inshAllah ! Amîn 🙏
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَاكُم مِّن ذَكَرٍ وَأُنثَىٰ وَجَعَلْنَاكُمْ شُعُوبًا وَقَبَائِلَ لِتَعَارَفُوا ۚ إِنَّ أَكْرَمَكُمْ عِندَ اللَّهِ أَتْقَاكُمْ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ خَبِيرٌ (13) سورة الحجرات Al-Hujuraat ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّٰهِ علي نعمة الإسلام O people, indeed We created you from a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes so that you may know one another. Indeed, Allah is All-Knowing, All-Aware Alhamdulillah, Praise be to Allah, for the grace of Islam
To add to this discussion, I like what was said by Shaykh Umar Faruq Abdullah in his talk titled Islam and the Cultural Imperative, regarding relationship between Islam and culture. He said, Islam is like a crystal clear river. But it takes on the color of the bedrock. If it flows over black rocks, it looks black. If it flows through jade, it looks green. If it flows over sand it looks sandy. Islam in China looks Chinese, Islam in Nusantara looks Malay, Islam in Africa looks African. Wherever it goes it takes on local colors. but the water remains clear, the water remains life-giving.
What about the Japanese religion and culture? Their statues, folklore, traditions, and ethics? Instead of assimilation, here we have a man morbidly obsessed with islamisation of a secular nation. It would be horrible to even think about it : Japan has given the world the world so much interns of art and culture. To discredit and discontinue it because it doesn't sir well with Islamic stereotypes is absolutely deplorable. Stop trying to ugly morph everything. The shift would be horrible- beards everywhere, call to prayers in a once peaceful city, burqa clad ladies, destruction of temples and shrines...and yes, no anime, manga or music. Leave our secular states alone, please.
Lâ Hawla wa lâ Quwwata illâ billâhi'l aliyul Aziim. Assalaamualaykum (peace be upon you). Alhamdulillâhi Rabbil âlamiin. Allâhumma Salli alâ Seyyidinâ Mawlâna Muhammadin Wa Sallim. Thank you for sharing this with us. May ALLÂH SWT Make it easy for all, and Protect Bless Help Guide us and Grant all of us Jannah. Ameen Ameen Ameen Ameen Ameen Ameen
islam can be assimilated well with japan culture, islam also assimilated well in indonesia, if someone concerned that islam will remove the culture worry not, you can make a mosque with japanese architecture just without the statue and stuff, you can keep your name no need to change it to arabic unless you want to ofc. and islam does'nt have a culture, but most muslim prefer to do some arabic culture because they wanted too. the point is islam doesnt change culture, as long as the culture dont make you worship other than allah and do something that allah forbide it's fine
"Non-Muslims don't read the Quran, they don't read the Hadith, they read you. So be a good ambassador of Islam" - Khabib Nurmagomedov
They should read them, they would hate islam even more.
@@starplatinumoraoraora just like ur mom threw you away after birth right?
@@starplatinumoraoraora they would except Islam and love Islam even more, by reading them there is a reason why Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world ALHAMDULILAH
I just hate it when revert brothers and sisters who would be already going through a hard time are misguided by Muslim brothers. As long as the dress is compatible with general Islamic guidelines on properly covering yourself, it doesn't matter which traditional clothing your wear. Islam doesn't come with prescribed uniform for Muslim to wear.
so true! if only they focused more on Allah their creator..
Exactly, some of them are prescribing their new european/chinese/japanese muslim brothers/sisters to adopt arab/pakistani/Malay cultures and forcing them to ditch the cultures they were born with even though it’s not against Islamic values.
@CLBOO6 it comes out of ignorance, not malice. In a lot of Muslim countries, a lot of people, due to lack of education and understanding, find it difficult to differentiate between religion and culture.
The question is, does Islam prescribe a dress code or not . If islamic dress code require the man to cover his Awrah then he needs to and the same with women. Colour and other things could be different for culture to culture.
We need to ask what does Allah want form usand then follow.
my late grandfather is Japanese from shinto and converted to Islam. He still practiced some Japanese traditional culture such as being very obedient to the elderly, polite to every people he met, letting the elderly eat 1st before he will eat , etc. I guess even in some cases, Japanese culture can be assimilated with Islam.
most of what you said are islamic teachings too you know
@@grateful1310 he said they were assimilated with Islam
Absolutely... There isn't any issue with borrowing something useful from a culture to better yourself. The Pakistani and Bengali Muslims have a lot of Hindu traits that you can still see in there behavior.
@@roleta I didn't know that can I get some examples?
Islam is ani democratic, Anti liberal, anti secular. Influx of karge number of Muslim refugees into European coubtries has created tensions in those countries Yhe Muskins lsettlw in some neighbourhoods and vommit crimes and rioting. If large nber of Muslims get into Japan the same thing will occur which is happening in France Sweden etc.
7:32 Dr. Yamamoto beautifully summarizes the spirit of our religion "Islam is not a package that you download and install." It is a way of living, a lifelong journey.
A very powerful statement.
Predicated on dismantling other ways of living that aren't compatible with others. Pakistanis were never "cool" lol
Yes and it is also what ISIS was doing
@@sumiben5211 There isn't a thing, concept, or idea that humans won't corrupt or take to the extreme. ISIS is not the religion. It is a radical interpretation thereof. Sad, but true. ISIS is not Islam, just like (just for example) pedophile priests are not the true face of Christianity, etc.
People will account for their choices, believes, and deeds on Judgement Day.
Seek your Creator, stick to the middle path and worry about your salvation -- and don't subscribe to any "ISIS" mentality.
A good day to you.
@@sumiben5211 Just google who founded them it was america and british itself take a big L
@@sumiben5211ISIS is made up of misguided individuals who were taken advantage of and given essentially a Stockholm syndrome falsified version of the Quran
brother you have always the right guests in the right time mashallah, please invite sami hamdi again
Sami is that you? 😅
@@seyyah-alem7467😂😂😂
It would be great to hear his analysis on other Muslim countries in greater depth - awesome episode this time btw
Absolutely second that
Sami will be making a special guest appearance soon inshallah
Thank you for bringing in Dr Yamamoto! As a Muslim who specialised in Japanese studies, has been living in Japan for several years and is lucky to actually have a job where I am constantly in discussion with Japanese people and study the Japanese market, I have a lot of things I want to say.
I am living in my day-to-day life the idea of making Japanese people comfortable for them to open up to you and listen to what you have to say. To have a certain attitude that is not too ''exotic'' for them is essential when engaging with Japanese people. And a lot of foreigners here fail to notice that. I think it's true with other cultures to some extent but it's super critical in a high-context culture like in Japan (same in Korea).
I also understand what he means by he wants Islam to grow slowly in Japan. Japanese are very very careful people and are usually suspicious of anything foreign (but not as true for the younger generation), so I don't see pushing dawah in Japan like how it's done in other countries having any positive effect. Especially when there is already a negative view of religion among the population (even if people are pretty spiritual). Islam needs to grow organically in a way that appeals to the Japanese high sensitivity.
It's also something that I noticed here, is that even if Japanese people don't appear religious, they are actually very spiritual, but not in the way organised religions define it. Statistics show that younger Japanese are actually more spiritual than older generations (which tend to be more materialistic), while we see an opposite trend in Korea. I'm very fascinated to see where this country is going in the future. I hope that Islam will have a more important place in Japan with Allah's permission.
But why don't you just practice religion in your own free time? Let the secular values of Japan stay put.
@@manazon6945 secular value of Japan? Do you know that secularism is a pure European ideology? So it doesn't make sense to talk about secular values of Japan.
@aehong7332 secularism allows us all to live in peace without conflicts, regardless of belief, gender, sexual orientation and skin.
What's the harm in that? Religion always poisons politics.
@@manazon6945 you are very misinformed about secularism. WW1 and WW2 both happened under secular states (not to mention the bloodiest centuries, the 19th and 20th centuries, which happened when secularism was adopted), so I wouldn't really say that people live in peace under it. And I wouldn't call peaceful a society where suicide is through the roof and people drink or work to the extreme to forget their purposeless lives.
@@aehong7332 Pakistan has a higher suicide rate than the UK. Also, its also flawed since suicide bombers are not properly listed as well like they should be, Islam is the only religion with suicide bombers. Catholic countries actually have lower suicide rates than Muslim countries if you add the total and make an avg. Also suicide rate in secular countries is way overexaggerated by Muslims. BTW did you know Somalia has a higher suicide rate than Japan? Somalia is one of the most devout Muslim countries. Your not even allowed to say your a member of another religion in Somalia other than Islam. Muslims argue by making extreme or exaggerated statements. Just look at Haqiqatjou. Daniel even provided a study made by a guy who promoted man-boy relationships to prove that there is nothing wrong with child marriage. Pakistan and Afghanistan have a lot of cases of man raping boys especially in the mosque.
Also noticed Kazakstan is a majority Muslim country and their male suicide rate is nearly double that of Japans. Senegal is like 95% Muslims and they have also higher male suicide rate than Japan as well.
I am 22. It is a breath of fresh air listening to your podcasts on apple podcast compared to the young adult entertainment on social media and shows which they pump out for us to become more brain dead and addicted.
Jazakumullah khayran katsiira for bringing a horizon-widening conversation with Dr. Naoki Yamamoto on Islam and how Dr. Yamamoto helping Japanese understand Islam.
Is it true that the holy man 52+ years old married a 6 year old girl?🤯
I heard he use to beat his wife and its o.k to beat wives in Islam?😒
I heard the holy man married his own adopted son's wife after seeing her naked?🤨
The holy man had slaves and even married one after killing her whole family?😔
I heard that women are half brain and more in Hell and they are devils?😒
I heard the wife of the holy man used to breastfeed ADULTS men?🤯
I wanted to know about Islam ...but come across this Ex Muslim Sahil and Adam seeker.🤔
Dr. Yamamoto's reflections were a feast for the soul, the way he skillfully linked everything through his understanding of Tawheed.
I loved that he started his discussions by referring to Dr. Umar Farooq's essay on Islam and the Cultural Imperative and then follows it by showing all the subtle but important ways in which Islam can once again heal a suffering humanity - the Inward coming before the Outward.
Props to Br. Jalal for his questions and reflections as always - there was so much to absorb and relfect on; I can't imagine the pace and depth of this discussion being easy to keep up for most of us.
if any salafis saw this they'd call the tea ceremony bid'ah lol
ISLAMISM is complete antithesis of CULTURE. So never mind. Japs will resist Islamisation.
Amazing. Dr. NAOKI is a breath of fresh air and an erudite. A historian and very prolific. I love his take on Islam and fusing tradition and culture with the theological aspect of Islam. He's only 33 but he seems a lot older because he's so brilliant.
I don’t know much about Japanese customs and culture. However, I can see that Dr. Yamamoto concept of crafting an Islamic Japanese culture to provide a sense of belonging does stem out of necessity. I feel he wants to convey that Islam already exists in aspects of Japanese culture, which is a very effective message.
Assalam ualaikum, cant click on ttm videos quicker, Alhamdulillah!. Jazakallah for these videos and very thought provoking conversations, may allah use these in the best of ways for the ummah. May allah reward everyone at ttm in this life and the next.
Ur podcast is killing it
If I understand this Japanese brother correctly, he's saying there's a need to bring Islam to Japanese as a Japanese not as a foreigner, which makes sense if it's done carefully.
trust the brother, for Allah for sure guide those who are sincere
secularism allows us all to live in peace without conflicts, regardless of belief, gender, sexual orientation and skin.
What's the harm in that? Religion always poisons politics. Why not just live and let live
@@manazon6945 Explain why the secular West has been at non-stop wars all over the world since WW2?
@@manazon6945 communist soviets already tried that and it was not really a peaceful practice actually.
@@manazon6945japan is very different from the West.
Great conversations! As a Kazakh Muslim, I can tell you that you can keep your culture and become a Muslim at the same time. Our ancestors were nomadic tribes who believed in Tengr which means God then Islam came to the Kazakh steppe and people except it easily because of the similarities. When Quran explains everything, it made a lot of sense and they knew it’s the truth, people understood their God better. About the culture, we are still the nomadic people till this day, because of the way of life and the culture surrounding it. We also feel the energy, the sprits of our ancestors and it’s not shirk. Allah forgives our ancestors that lived before the Islam, they will be judged according to their actions, there were a lot a good person that lived before the Islam. Killing the innocent, stealing, sex outside of the marriage, lie, gossip, these are some of the sins that everyone knows as common sense and many more things that a good person avoids. Regardless of their religion, if you avoid these things you will be judged accordingly. We all are the children of Adam, Allah is the most merciful and Allah knew all the best.
Not true?
What is culture?
It could be festivals rooted in paganism or festivals which include dance and music.
Islam affects that because certain versions of islam prohibit music ,dance , intermixing.
It prohibits art.
Prohibits music
Prohibit certain food.
It has a dress code which may be uncomfortable for certain weather. Tropical regions are super hot, hard to cover bodies for women.
It affects everything if you ACTUALLY PRACTICE ISLAM but if u only like islamic aesthetic then sure
your people accept islam not because of similarity , it is because the contents speaks about ones innate disposition that are revealing what is primordially true i.e ORIGINal.
my ancestors are pagans , they dance and pray to their thunder god and other anthropomorphist gods , they are ruthless in conquest.
I do not seek approval from my forefathers , islam is a unstoppable tide of intellectual freedom. If what my ancestors believe are erroneous and terrible , I THROW IT AWAY , be better , correct myself , analyze and deconstruct 24/7.
Muhammad's people are pagans , idol worshippers , jewish , christians , they practice infanticide , tribalism.
does Muhammad gave a revelation "similar" to what his people believed? No. Islam cleansed their worldview , it abolishes the culture of these arab pagans.
cultural wisdom and aesthetics should only be the base of ones ontology , it will syncretize and synthesize within time.
Islam just moderate and manage our truths as an established for it to be attained.
@@GBL3092 youre delusional if you think mohammad suddenly brought something unique. idea of 1 superior deity was already there in arabia among pagans. Muhammad learned about tawhid from the jews and Islamic rituals have all the pagan xit, stone kissing, throwing stones at stone.
@@whydontyoustfu If stone kissing was consider pagan, then you kissing your newborn baby should be consider pagan as this act were world wide use, muslim and non-muslim alike. Please don't procreate your stupidity to the world, starting from your family. I bet that you don't know the true meaning of Pagan that result of your bs comment like this.
@@whydontyoustfu first , you conflate 'original' with 'new' , 'invented' and 'concocted'.
i might even say that tauhid is what all worldview is striving for , it is the transcendental essence that align people within the establish order to attain Islam.
all the rituals you mentioned are outside the Qur'an and are only available in the Hadith corpus , the hadith contains some teachings that are outside the Qur'an. paganism , zoroastrianism , christianity , manichaeanism even hinduism has latched into the hadith corpus while attributing them to the prophet.
and please don't start using ad hominem to make your point across , you indians have a bad habit of being obnoxious as being true , which is bad for dialog. learn some manners please.
Assalamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh! As a Australian muslim of Korean heritage, I can relate to Dr Yamamoto deeply but cause I was born in Korea and grew up in Australia, I understand sort of both sides perspective which can be very conflicting. I’ve been caught in 3 different distinct identities, one as a Muslim, one as a Australian and one as a Korean. Sometimes navigating those things can be very difficult and sometimes very isolating. It’s like being a minority within a minority. 😂
Alhamdolillah for Islam. I pray Allah makes it easy for you brother ❤
Thanks for sharing, i wana be a muslim i feel for you , what i am thinking is i will choose the Islamic culture instead of my own. Islam is in harmony with nature
@@tikker250828 No one needs to leave their culture, as long as it doesn’t conflate with Islam. Japanese can dress like the locals and so can others from other countries like western ones as well. People are more willing to engage when they see people who look like them and are reverts. Look at Hamza from speakers corner as a prime example. English people are way more attracted to him as he dresses and speaks like them and it resonates with them. Japanese reverts should start a good Dawah organisation in Japan as the people there are also very receptive.
ISLAMISM is complete antithesis of CULTURE. So never mind. Japs will resist Islamisation.
@@historian3290 I did not communicate with you - have a good day further.
I, as a Muslim, joined the merchant navy and in time, I was assigned to travel to Japan to take delivery of a brand new ship, called the MV Bora Universal, back in the mid seventees.
I flew over to Tokyo embarked on a long bus trip through the highways and byways of Japan to the harbour of Kobe.
The civility and mannerisms of the broad general populace of the Japanese is quite noticeable which impressed me the most. In fact their mode of living was very 'Islamic' to my youthful impressionable mind, as campared and practised by the local Muslims where I came from. Their work ethic was definitely more intensive and progressive compared to where I came from and I'm definitely not disparaging my community.
I'm nearing my seventees, and my respect for the Japanese culture is an indelible one.
Forever grateful to ALLAH for affording me that traveling experience. Alhamdulillah.
Hmm nice
Jzk for your observations. Really insightful
Something very similar about the 'tea ceremony' that i can relate to my Malay/Indonesian heritage is the practice of 'wayang kulit' when Islam was first introduced to the Southeast Asian islands back in the 14th century. Previously in the regions of Malaya, Sumatera and Java the predominant religion was Hindu and Buddhism. The early scholars and preachers slowly introduced islam through adapting the indigenous cultural norms of the region. One of it was the 'wayang kulit' or the shadow-puppets play, which was originally used to depict the legends of Hindu epics such as Ramayana and Mahabharata (some still exist in today's hindu majority Bali).
Sunan Kalijaga, one of the 9 Walis (scholars) was known to spread islam through these wayang kulits. The practice was modified and adapted to tell islamic stories and teachings. This is how islam was introduced and spread across the Javanese island. Today indonesia has the largest muslim population in the world.
I do believe that Islam is a way of life, culture is acceptable so long it does not conflict with the main principles of Islam. It would be interesting to see a Japanese Islamicate culture. Although in my opinion it should be left to develop organically and naturally over time.
Yes i was suprised and excited to know he also learn about indonesia history to know islam doesnt come through colonialism😂 i hope the best for japan and its people, how to reduce suicidal rates or increase birth rates, i think islam will help to an extent lessen their burden in life and brings peace.
Ada Indonesia coy😎
Small correction brother: culture is acceptable as long as it doesn't not transgress any boundary of what is haram.
ISLAMISM is complete antithesis of CULTURE. So never mind. Japs will resist Islamisation.
"But puppet is haram, culture is haram, music is haram"
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This channel is very quickly becoming a place where I know I can turn to reliably find content that will inspire me, bring me a certain kind of peace, and spark contemplation.. And this episode was no exception. Thanks once again for yet another brilliant episode.
So many things I admire about the Japanese. One particular aspect is cleanliness. It's like a religion for them. Though Islam emphasizes so much on cleanliness, the reality is embassing. The reality in many Muslim-majority countries are the opposite of "cleanliness is half of iman".
V v true
I know our brothers have good intentions, but I find it sad that someone would tell a revert that they shouldn’t be wearing their cultural clothing. As long as it falls in line of our modest criteria it should be permissible no? By that logic it should be haram to wear a suit since that would fall under “infidel” clothing.
The people saying these are people who haven't understood the essence of Islam, generally people creating their own words as if it was Allahs word. Truly evil.
@@zleopatra unfortunately misinformation continues to be a serious issue in our Ummah - far too many people make claims with confidence without doing their due diligence. I pray that we will grow to be more careful and accurate with the things we claim.
I have a high respect of japanese traditions such as their punctuality, cleanliness, diciplin and all those good practises in life.
An islamic teacher once told this about japanese people; " If only the japanese would take Islam into their lives, easily they will be the best muslim community on earth today. Because they already practise many of the social values as taught in Islam. They just in need of the faith. "
That’s why I always say to European and Japanese friends
You embrace the truth without shedding off your identity to be an Arab or Asian or African
Be proud of culture
God is One.. 🎉
ISLAMISM is complete antithesis of CULTURE. So never mind. Japs will resist Islamisation.
@@meru7591why stop at one? It's either none or infinite.
@@rutvikrsbecause neither infinite amount of 'gods' or no god would work or make sense...
'many gods' would cause the meaning of what God is to change, god is all powerful and can implement anything he wants without the need of approval, otherwise that would cease the meaning of god.
And no god wouldn't make sense due to the fact our universe needs a necessary being, which without our universe would not run.
Unless you want to believe charlatans preaching the universe started from nothing... How is that possible, I thought primary schools math would solve this problem because they should have learnt 0+0=0. May God guide the people who think! Have a blessed day everyone! ❤️
Edit: I used 'He' earlier to refer to god, god is above anything and has nothing we humans are limited by. I only used he to refer to god because of the way the English language is structured. May God forgive us for unknown mistakes. Amin.
MashaALLAH beautiful intelligent brother, so happy to know you my Japanese brother, May Almighty put more and more Barakah in your work and reward you with all the best here and in the world after, Ameen
Is it true that the holy man 52+ years old married a 6 year old girl?🤯
I heard he use to beat his wife and its o.k to beat wives in Islam?😒
I heard the holy man married his own adopted son's wife after seeing her naked?🤨
The holy man had slaves and even married one after killing her whole family?😔
I heard that women are half brain and more in Hell and they are devils?😒
I heard the wife of the holy man used to breastfeed ADULTS men?🤯
I wanted to know about Islam ...but come across this Ex Muslim Sahil and Adam seeker.🤔
Wow this was such an interesting conversation MA
I like the spotlight lighting used to bring attention to the Drs art
From the little I've studied regarding Japanese culture (studied the language for 2 years in college) and having visited Japan for business, I would think the Japanese would actually resonate a lot with Islam, considering its simple creed, and concepts like 'Ihsan' which seem to mirror Japanese virtues on pursuit of perfection.
Not to mention Islamic calligraphy culture, and historically even Islamic military arts from the Furussiyyah mirror heavily with Japanese Kyudo (Japanese Archery).
So this is interesting.
There needs to be Japanese muslims who are giving dawa back in Japan. They understand the culture and the similarities and would do a great job at conveying that to the population.
@@yousufmustapha6977Yes you’re right, the Japanese reverts need to set up a good Dawah organisation there. From what I’ve seen of the Japanese they are very receptive.
And hentai has prepared them for child marriages. :)
I am interested to learn why dear Muslims bear witness that "there is no god but Allah", yet strangely it is Allah himself who CONTRADICTED this creed in the Shahada through his outrageous claim in QS 29:46 to be another God-the true God of Israel. Because of Allah’s claim, the Shahada itself, is false. So what dear Muslims are left with really is a religion and strict lifestyle which have the appearance of righteousness (zakat, fasting, pilgrimage and salat 5 times a day) but itself is not of God-the true God of Abraham and the prophets of Israel-and condemns Muslims to hell.
Did you know that Allah claims to be the God of Israel? Allah of the Qur'an's claim to be the God of Israel goes like this:
QS 29:46. "...We believe in all that is revealed to us and in that which has been revealed to you, and our God and your God is One, and to Him we stand resigned."
Allah of the Kaaba's claim is shamelessly false and should lead the sincere Muslim and truth seeker to put this claim under the test. Why?
Why have Jews traditionally always faced Jerusalem when praying?
Because ALL the PROPHETS of Israel, beginning with Moses, knew that the GLORY/presence/shekinah of the true God of Abraham-the Most High-descended and ENTERED CREATION and walked in the Garden of Eden at the time of Adam and Eve, dwelt among the people in the tabernacle of Moses (Exodus 40:34-35) and in the temple of Solomon in Jerusalem. But the glory of Allah of the Qur’an CANNOT ENTER CREATION.
How then can Allah's claim to be ONE with the true God of Israel be true if they are clearly the OPPOSITE of each other?:
In the Torah, after Adam and Eve sinned,
"...they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the PRESENCE of the Lord God among the trees of the garden". (Genesis 3:8).
In the Torah, God instructed Moses: "And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may DWELL AMONG THEM." (Exodus 25:8)
'Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. Moses could not enter the tent of meeting because the cloud had settled on it, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.' (Exodus 40:34).
God would give Moses commands from inside the tabernacle in the Holy of Holies above the Ark of the Covenant:
"There, above the cover between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the covenant law, I WILL MEET WITH YOU and give you all my commands for the Israelites". (Exodus 25:22)
Later, during the time of Solomon, "When Solomon finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the GLORY OF THE LORD FILLED THE TEMPLE. The priests could not enter the temple of the Lord BECAUSE THE GLORY OF THE LORD FILLED IT. When all the Israelites saw the fire coming down and the glory of the Lord above the temple, they knelt on the pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshiped and gave thanks to the Lord, saying, “He is good; his love endures forever.” (2 Chronicles 7:1-3).
His love? Yes, because-unlike the out of reach Kaaba god who 'sends down a stone from heaven' to Muslims-the true God of Israel, the Almighty, LOVES his people and himself comes down and dwells with them! Whom do you choose?
However, OPPOSITE to what Moses and all the Prophets of Israel knew about the true God of Abraham entering creation, ALLAH of the Kaaba CANNOT ENTER beyond the first heavens because his glory (which is said to be covered by a veil of light) would destroy the earth. "His veil is light. If He were to reveal Himself, the splendor of His countenance would consume His creation as far as the eye can see.” (Source: Sahih Muslim 179).
How can Allah of the Qur’an be the God of the prophets when the prophets spoke to the God who came down to them in his GLORY? What further proof do you need that Allah can NOT be the true God true of Israel despite his claim to be? Allah is the best deceiver ( "ماكر" "maakir") QS 3:54.
Allah's claim to be the true God of Israel is absolutely false and the biggest ever act of deception since the creation of the world. This is the CLEAREST and UNDENIABLE evidence that the one (monotheistic) TRUE God of Israel whom the two Abrahamic faiths believe in (Jews and Christians believe) is NOT the one ☝️(monotheistic) FALSE god of the Kaaba! Islam is a false Abrahamic religion.
Would you continue to worship a god who deceives you by claiming to be another God? There is no mention of Allah the god of the Qur’an at all in the previous scriptures of the prophets despite Allah's false claim to have sent the Torah and Injeel. Can you quote one verse about Allah of the Qur’an from the previous scriptures? People will surely perish because of lack of knowledge!
Dear Muslims have been deceived by the story of a 7th century mysterious angel, claimed by Waraqah Ibn Nawfal [a Christian heretic (Ebionite)], to be the angel Gabriel of the Bible.
Muslims have been robbed of the amazing knowledge that just as the GLORY of the true God descended from heaven, entered creation and dwelt in the tabernacle among the people, Jesus Christ IS the GLORY of God (Isaiah 40:3-5 and John 1:1, 14 ) who descended from heaven (John 3:13) to the TEMPLE of his BODY/FLESH (Malachi 3:1, John 2:19-22) and "dwelt among us"! (John 1:14).
@@TheWatchmanWebsite Why do you keep copying pasting you numpty. You trolling all Islamic videos and make nonsensical arguments. What you need to worry about is your concept of heaven.
Christian men desire another men hence they say they will be Jesus spouse 😂😂 imagine that, they can’t get lgtv out of them even in the Xtian concept of heaven 😂😂
I bet you got a picture of a whiteman on the cross in his underpants in your house.
I thoroughly enjoyed this beautiful conversation. Food for thought indeed!!!
I am humbled by Dr. Yamamoto's brilliantly poised explanations, metaphors and analysis shared as a revert. The way he reflects Islamic intellectual spirituality through various aspects of cultures around the world, with a focus on underlining Japanese culture at the core and how it includes these elements is very classy. JazzakAllah kheir for your work.
Having worked 30 years in Japan. I love Japan and Japanese. People are very mild and genuine. If they became Muslims, they will be the best Muslims in the world 🌎. Japanese are very proud of their culture and heritage. Only way to engage with them is first to know them and understand them and their view points. They have most unique perspective and are amazing listeners. Even when they say "Hai Hai" yes yes ...it doesn't mean they understand, they just say I hear you. Japan is definitely in-need of Islam but it must be approached in a very humble and sensitive way. They will only respond to good actions and examples rather than just words..just my feeling . Love ❤️ Japan
Japan wouldn't have the culture you like if they were muslims.
What do u like about japan?
@@luqmaanrashid3922 ; I agree with your comments mostly. But some are blessed to be born in to Islam whilst others go through a journey. When Islam came to the world, there was people from every type; those that were modest, those that were fierce enemy, those that were in darkness..but Islam is fitra (natural dusposition) of every human being. We cannot judge anyone, only Allah knows what's in our heart. Those once fought against Islam became the mighty swords for Islam. The best Muslims can do is to lead by example. The guidance is from Allah only.
@@luqmaanrashid3922 peace ✌️ ❤️ may Allah guide us all. Stay blessed
Lol they need no shit
@@Evoque.1but what if they don't want to give up their indigenous religion and values? We uphold our secular values, respect gay people, respect opinions in general. Why would u want to replace it with some absolute values
He is an artist and a brilliant one, in Indonesia before colonizing by Dutch some Muslim spread Islam through Wayang which was a traditional art at the time. And Wayang usually contains Hindu characters or gods story, the Muslims was clever to use it as a media to spread Islam messages.
Wow, Dr Naoki Yamamoto is really a gem. His understanding, humane calm and empathetic /understanding way to talk about the interaction between foreign people and their cultures really surprised me. MashaAllah. I really hope that cutlures stay unique. This may be my slight turkish "anti-arab" sentiment á la "araplaşma!!" but I hope Japanese can become muslim without arabifying. And I do mean this in the least racist way.
My favourite quote was that people are only so dismissing or ignorant of you, as you portray. I will keep that in mind!
Such a fresh breath of air :)
Stay the way you are Dr Naoki!
In my personal view, Islam is the glacial mountain river & it takes a local tinge as it flows over the different soils.
So as it flowed to Turks, there was some Arabian & Persian colours added to the "Turkic" soils.🌈
I think Muslims not respecting the concept of "Urf" is one of the main reasons Islam has not spread all the way to the world yet.
urf means local custom and it is one of the secondary sources of Sharia. it basically means if there is a situation you find yourself in and Islam does not guide you directly, you basically do what the locals do. for example what architecture should you maintain when comes to building a mosque? what should an imam wear as fashion (as long as his maintains decency)?
Muslims do not refer to local customs when it comes to answering these questions (in the west).
you go to a mosque in South Korea, it has Persian architecture.
a white person in Scotland converts to Islam, he has to wear a kamiz while taking shahada.
converts have to have an Arabic names
if you go to Japan and tell them- here is a religion which is true but you have to adopt a foreign architecture, give your children foreign names, wear a thobe instead of a Kimono. Tell me would a Japanese person (who are usually very proud of their culture) ever consider Islam as theirs?
Islam also said if a people find something holy and it does not contradict Islam, it is as though it was sanctioned by Islam. Muslims today practice untouchability when it comes to non Muslim cultures. so not only making mosques in Japan in Turkish architecture not helpful but it also unIslamic.
I understand your sentiment but please refrain from over generalisations. I do agree there is a word doing the rounds "bid'ah".
There are Chinese mosques built in Chinese style.
thats Arabization you are talking about, thats the one thing that really makes it hard for Islam to spread. Most people on earth non islamic don't really like arab culture for themselves. Even Turks, Iranians and others try limit Arabization as much as possible. At the end of the day, Allah created everything and owns everything. Whether your name is shinzo or tekin or abduallah, it all belongs to Allah.
@Tawheed_Taqwa_Tawakkul and thats the problem, while the kaffir look to land on mars, muslims are stuck arguing over names. what a failure of a civilisation.
@Tawheed_Taqwa_Tawakkul unfortunately its all a big waste of time and energy if the fundamentals of a society are not in place. Poor education, shite economies, no industrialisation, no invention, no progression etc. All these things are a waste of time, unless you got the things that matter in place. Muslim civilisation got trapped focussing on the petty things instead of seeing the bigger picture.
Enjoyed listening to this brother and bringing the best of Japanese culture to Islam, never knew tea ceremony has such deep meanings I thought it was just about drinking tea
That's just Pakistanis who do meaningless things
When Dr. Yamamoto explained how East Asian cultures view nature as part of culture, rather than its opposite compared to the West (and much of the Middle East) I immediately realized why, despite growing up in a Muslim family and community, I found myself more spiritually connected to East Asian media and philosophy. The industrial world has separated us from nature and, as a result, has made us insecure in our spirituality, which sadly much of the Islamic world is suffering from.
Japanese are so respectful and self-respecting. I gave this comment on another video and copying it here. "When I went to Japan. I remembered one muslim scholar's saying upon his return to India that When he went to England "I saw there Islam but no Muslims, and when I came back to India I saw Muslims but no Islam. I had same feelings when I visited Japan. I was impressed by their manners and humility. Unknowingly they follow so many principles of islam if only they are guided to the right path. I used to think only if this nation becomes a Muslim. What an asset they would be. They have so much to teach to the world"
Why do you think humility and soft mannerism is islamic thing. I dont get that idea from islam
@@whydontyoustfu exactly what I am talking about. So don't judge islam by it half effort in practioners
@@farahsyed1373 Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 963
'Utayy ibn Damura said, "I saw with Ubay a man who was attributing himself (in lineage) with an attribution of Jahiliyyah, so Ubay told him to bite his father's male organ and did not speak figuratively (i.e. was explicit). So his companions looked at him. He said, 'It appears that you disapprove of it.' Then he said, 'I will never show apprehension to anyone with regards to this. Verily, I heard the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, "Whomever attributes himself (in lineage) with an attribution of Jahiliyyah, then tell him to bite his father's male organ and do not speak figuratively (i.e. be explicit)."
This is the kind of language mohammed used. I am not talking about just practitioners
@@whydontyoustfu don't make up the stuff you know isn't true. May you are shown the right path.
@@farahsyed1373 bruh i mentioned the source literally.
Love the balance this brother brings to the table: one of the major issues of people from different backgrounds when we embrace Islam, is that we tend (or are pushed) to discard all our native culture and ways even when they are not in contradiction with Islam in any way. Being a Muslim do not mean you have to dress, eat or do other thing like if you were a Arab or a Pakistani or whomever else may have influence over you. Keep the positive aspects of your culture and discard the negative, while embracing Islam but not necessarily all the aspect, including the negative ones, of whichever islamicate culture you come in contact with.
What about the Japanese religion and culture? Their statues, folklore, traditions, and ethics? Instead of assimilation, here we have a man morbidly obsessed with islamisation of a secular nation. It would be horrible to even think about it : Japan has given the world the world so much interns of art and culture. To discredit and discontinue it because it doesn't sir well with Islamic stereotypes is absolutely deplorable. Stop trying to ugly morph everything. The shift would be horrible- beards everywhere, call to prayers in a once peaceful city, burqa clad ladies, destruction of temples and shrines...and yes, no anime, manga or music.
Leave our secular states alone, please.
@@manazon6945 had you studied history, instead of falling victim to fear mongering anti Islamic propaganda, you would not entertain such fears.
You are identifying a 1400 civilization who brought great culture, art, literature, architecture, science etc. with a minority of extremist who would have NEVER attained any relevance, if not for the sponsorship of western powers. The same western powers incidentally, who bombed Japan atomically and colonised it since 1945 (beside having imposed the Meiji restoration of the 19th Century) Take your time and see who the real enemy of Japan and Japanese culture is.
P.S. look at my name, that of a Muslim who respects and honor Japanese tradition, one who has practiced Zazen, Kyudo and Kendo for many, many years.
Peace!
35:00 Did you know that the word "jumper" ALSO comes from the word "jubba"?? Actually mind-blowing.
Small world, man
I'm glad your channel got recommended to me, great channel
Jazakallah khair for joining us.
Thank you for sharing this enlightening discussion with us about Japanese culture and Islam
I hope there's japan mosque with japanese architecture, so that japanese will resonate more with islam, it doesnt have to have arabian or middle east architecture. that way hopefully more japanese will be interested with islam
Your opinion is amazing. Japanese traditional wood-architecture requires professional traditional-carpenters and a variety of Japanese woods. The Japanese cypress wood has a unique and wonderful scent. And that fills the room. I believe that preparing such a mosque is necessary for the deep friendly relationship between Japanese culture and Islamic culture.
@@goofygame yes, when islam came to Indonesia is fit perfectly replacing budhism, because the people who preach choose to assimilate rather than Introduction arabian culture. If you see the old mosque in Indonesia all of em are traditional architecture, now Indonesia has the largest muslim population
As-Salaamu 'Alaikum. Thank you for yet another great episode. JazakumAllahu Khairan.
Im enjoying the podcast, know more about a Muslim from a Japanese perspective
I hope the shaikh opens his own youtube channel. I would surely sign-up and would promote it to others I know.
may Allah bless this brother. Finally someone adresses the issue of folks who are to eager to engage in Dawah without a second thought for how to do it properly.
I believe that this will be an effective way to introduce Islam in Japan. Coming from Indonesia, I understand fully the benefits of acculturation in the development of Islam in my country. Back in the day, we only had Hindu and Buddhist culture in Java. The Muslim preachers (we call them 'Sunan') introduced Islam using acculturation, and it worked! They created Islamic lyrics for traditional songs, created Islamic stories for Wayang, and many more. I always remember my teacher saying that we can accept something easier if we have some sort of relationship with it. My hope is that the next generations will always be steadfast in practicing Islam.
But why do u want that in Japan? Why not just let their culture be separate from Islam. Islamisatiom of the non Muslim world will be...boring
i always thought of how japanese traditional clothing also resembled the turkish traditional clothing of men and women, where it covers the bodylines and is more islam and not this typical western suit that only enhances certain parts , its also fascinating how japanese culture is more islamic such as "respecting nature, respecting people, respecting handcraft and architecture, talking less listening more" etc. and also "wabisabi" and "simplicity" whereas some arabic cultures nowadays when it comes to luxury items etc. derive a bit away from islamic values.
Arabs have lots of unislamic and anti islamic practices, Islam is the metric not what people in any culture do
Japanese culture is far more advanced than any other national culture
@@kristinazboodram173 hayır daha eski değil.islam yaratılışla başlamış bir şey...
from what I've read, in Indonesia one way of spreading Islam is through wayang culture
and in Japan there is a tradition called Rakugo, I think it can be a good way to introduce Islam
Keep islam to your
I love how Dr Yamamoto takes Jujutsu Kaisen as one of his references and examples. Masha Allah brother. Love from Bangladesh for Japan🇧🇩🇯🇵.
The guest speaker has clear understanding of Islam than the host. And clearly more intelligent than above average Muslims. I think Japanese people, if Allah guides them properly, will be the next best nation who will understand Islam clearly like the way Arabs understood during the time of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ
إن شاء الله
Rest of the world, we just misunderstood Islam for the most parts. Allah knows the best !
No need for that first comment. What are you basing that on if he doesn't have islamic credentials ?, Yes he seems very authentic but you cant conclude from a 1 hour podcast that he understands Islam better than the host.
@@oayysz8909 Some Muslim lack basic Adab and Akhlaq.
Masya Allah brilliant discussion! Thank you to Dr Naoki and The Thinking Muslims! And yes my ears perked up when he mentioned Jujutsu Kaisen 😁Jazak Allah Khayr!
Islam it self is problematic,so is many bukake warriors in nippon 😂
Imagine that Gatekeeper is the reason this guy reverted to Islam and then a lot of people are following him and he doesn't even know that. One act of pure kindness was more powerful than +100 books. May Allah reward him with Jannah
As a Japanese person who is aware of being a non-religious person and values Shinto as a Japanese person, I had respect for Islam's calm, self-respectful and beautiful ideas and people.
Thank you for respecting us. I respect you too.
Judging from everyone's comments, it certainly seems that there are some similarities between Islamic teachings and general Japanese values. However, Japanese people cannot accept monotheism mentally.
It is painful for us, who are afflicted by all kinds of disasters, to accept God Almighty.
When I survive, the person I thank is not God, but the person who helped me, my past self who knew how to survive.
I fear that by believing in God, I will lose my free mind.
Sorry for my bad English.
ありがとう(*ˊᵕˋ*)
I actually find the existence my own mind one of the best theological arguments for God's existence. How did your mind and my mind came to be? There are only two logically possible answers. 1) It is the result of blind and purposeless evolutionary process: 2) It is the result of some kind of guided and purposeful process (maybe also evolutionary, but the key difference here is if it is guided or not). Why do you trust the conclusions of your own mind? Why do you think yours or any others person rationality is trustworthy? Would you trust results given by a calculator assembled and programmed through some random process? I think our rationalities can only be trusted if 2) is true.
Ultimately, you cannot really know anything for sure, apart from the fact that you are able to think. You cannot even be 100% sure that other people have conscious experiences like you do. But I find the following questions very helpful to evaluate a worldview framework. I found them in the book "Am I Just my Brain?" by a contemporary neuroscientist and theologian Sharon Dirkcx:
1) Is it self-contradictory?
2) Does it have explanatory power?
3) Can it be lived?
It's the last question that I think is very relevant here. Can you really live like your mind is unreliable, like it has no capacity for knowing truth?
I really respect japanese culture, whoever you need to study how monotheism free people lives from being enslaved in this materialist society and worshipping their own desires to have only one true God.
it also reminds of this verse:
Have you seen ˹O Prophet˺ those who have taken their own desires as their god? ˹And so˺ Allah left them to stray knowingly, sealed their hearing and hearts, and placed a cover on their sight. Who then can guide them after Allah? Will you ˹all˺ not then be mindful?
@qfaknot6430 Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever does not thank people has not thanked Allah.”
Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 4811
Grade: Sahih
Imam An-Nawawi, may Allah have mercy on him, said about this hadith that it means that we should thank Allah for His favors and blessings, and also thank the people who have done good to us in any way. He said that thanking people is a duty and a right that is due to them, and that it is a part of thanking Allah. He also said that the one who does not thank people is ungrateful and arrogant, and that he will be deprived of Allah’s blessings.
@@barittos5585 Yes. You ‘TELL’ THEM JAPANESE HOW TO BELIEVE AND THINK… Because they obviously don’t know how to think or how to believe for themselves. 🙄
It reminds me of how Islam came to Malay Archipelago, we still wear Malay costume, instead of 'Eid el-Fitr' we say 'Hari Raya', and many more cultural examples, we explain Islam using Malay context instead of foreign cultures.
Maybe leave japan alone? It has never had problems with secular values; Buddhist and christians, the indigenous religious people have no problems living here. The gay people have no qualms and we live in a happy and safe place for all. Why would u want to change that? Introduce totalitarian absolute laws? I really dont understand 😮
@@manazon6945 i see. never mind, we still wish all the best to Dr. Naoki Yamamoto's great efforts.
why Islam hasn't developed in Japan because Islamic da'wah in Japan still uses cultural attributes that are foreign to Japanese people, such as Bangladeshi Indians preaching in Indian style, Indian culture, Indian-style communication. or sheikhs from Aran wearing Arabic clothes, arabic style. Japanese people are very resistant to foreign culture. we must have many Japanese style preachers for the japanese people
The history of Islamic propagation has always had some bridging elements of earlier threads e.g. Balkans has a Turkish tinge. It's not a zero sum game & culture is in flux e.g. English people in England were very insular & proud, but over the decades they have learnt to enjoy & imbibe "foreign" cultures i.e. #integration .
Japanese Islam will probably end up being a mixture of different ingredients & proportions.
My people nubians always fought back arabs expansion into nubia now located in south egypt and north sudan region, my people were known for being warriors and good at arrow shooting, arabs used swords at that time so they couldn't advance into nubia, but we later converted to islam after some nubian traded with arabs and come back to nubia and preached islam to our elders who accepted islam and rest us followed our elders, now we lost our land to invaders and got arabized but not all some us kept our native languages and trying to survive. But dont be tricked some arabs did use islam as way to invade take over land from natives then force arabization same way christan missionaries used christianity.
Nubians now happy to be muslims, but I dont think the arabization part was right.
@@sakurakou2009 I personally have empathy for that
Maybe leave japan alone? It has never had problems with secular values; Buddhist and christians, the indigenous religious people have no problems living here. The gay people have no qualms and we live in a happy and safe place for all. Why would u want to change that? Introduce totalitarian absolute laws? I really dont understand 😮
@@manazon6945 all religions have imperialistic ambition that how they survive and Japanese people had religion shintoism and buddism the emperor was the head of the religion, it not that japanese are secular japanese actually very close minded and dont want change they don't tolerate gays they just mind their bussiness as long as you are outsider and not japanese they don't care what you do but if you japanese and do something that consider up normal in Japanese society you will be casted out
I loved Yamamoto’s deep thoughts and love for Truth. I think the interviewer did not quite understand what he is saying .
culture is not just whims of the society. In Japan, Buddhist, Christians live in peace. There is peace for homosexual people, no discrimination. These principles are against Islamic laws right, so why then would a country opt for the latter? We are doing fine with our secular values. You can practice religion but don't mix it with politics.
Thanks.
religion isn't just a private matter
This was so beautiful! Such important points have been raised re contemporary Muslims.
MaShaAllah
yo i just chanced upon this channel ant this is so clean and professional and the guy whos doing podcast, his voice is so soft and sweet❤
talk about Christianity in saudi arabia and uae, oman etc
Christians in Palestine prefer Muslim rule over Jewish rule, cry about it. And Egyptian Copts are very happy, cry about it.
@@MusabNaveed Christians in Palestine want a secular state and Egyptian copts always claim discrimination so many of them have left Egypt now
@@jayd4ever No lmao 😂 Christian Palestinians don't want a secular state Israel is already that and they are killing them. And Copts claim discrimination? According to who? According to Western Media? Get your facts right Habibi. Muslims in West also claim discrimination does it mean it's true?
@@jayd4everdoesn’t change the facts that Palestinian Arabs have kinship with Muslims and support each other. As for Egyptian Copts they are ironically facing persecution whilst being in a secular state. Morsi for all his faults did try to help Copts despite being from the Muslim brotherhood.
@@jayd4everwhy should we talk about chrsitianity in Saudi Arabia 😂?
We don't believe christianity is equal to islam ..
Our mission is to spread islam not pan theism
mashAllah
I’m really enjoying this discussion. Just the other day my brothers in-laws, who are Japanese came and visited us here in Canada. my wife Morrocan took the effort to make some Moroccan mint tea, and we used some Japanese leaf green tea that my sister-in-law had kicking around the house. Her 87-year-old uncle was so interested and really enjoyed the experience.
I totally understood why he was going on and on mentioning biryani 😂. I feel the same way about dawah in South africa. Our dawah institutions are often associated with charity work and these organisations often feed the local majority african population with biryani (a food most locals are not too familiar with and the food can sometimes be too spicy for them). We haven't gone out of our way to Africanise our dawah and link african culture with Islamic culture. Muslims in South africa are often associated with Indian and Arab culture instead of African culture. We basically force africans to assimilate to the dominant Indian culture when it doesn't have to be that way. Non-muslims should feel like islam is a natural way of life and not a new, foreign culture. I can definitely see similarities with dawah in SA and Japan. We need to understand the context properly without trying to bring a whole new culture. The basis of African traditional beliefs are really in line with Islamic beliefs and we somehow have to find a way to highlight that. So much potential but we are failing right now tbh.
I studied in school japan was a budhist country . And Japanese people are most honest .
an isamic Japan 😞 that would be sad day, beautiful ancient culture destroyed by barbaric religion.
How barbaric?
Really ^^ you are aware that islam did not spread by the quality of its message but by the quality of its violence even againt their own children (circumcision)A world domination religion that destroys other cultures.
Even if you ignore the empire building of the past (all for the glory of allah) lets look at modern times. constant attacks on free speech, rights of women, rights of minorities in muslim countries, rights of gay people.
Either so many muslims don't know their own religion and are getting it wrong or they arn't and the violence and oppression committed by muslims is justified by islam.
@@LegendGamer56
@@donaldsutherland4864 Islam provides the peace option for peaceful people, violence is need only for men who do not submit to peace when the message of Islam needed to be heard by enslaved and oppressed people just like before the conquest of iberia, its people from the farmers were oppressed and called for muslims help, Islam forbids the killing of women,children, elders, and even touching animals and nature at war,
equipped man are killed even the Muslim man who tries to kill innocent people is killed in Islam.
Islam is the religion of justice!
So it seems to me what your saying is convert to islam or if you want to keep your own beliefs you will die, why is it your religion can't just leave people to live the way they want to live. As to this "call for help" from farmers who were supposedly oppressed this is disputed by a lot of people especially as the empire lasted about 700 years. It seems to be just another muslim lie to justify another muslim invasion.
Islam never has and never will be a religion of justice @@barittos5585
Really interesting to listen from a Turkish perspective, Allah böyle yayınlar yapanlardan razı olsun.
No one needs to leave their culture, as long as it doesn’t conflate with Islam. Japanese can dress like the locals and so can others from other countries like western ones as well. People are more willing to engage when they see people who look like them and are reverts. Look at Hamza from speakers corner as a prime example. English people are way more attracted to him as he dresses and speaks like them and it resonates with them. Japanese reverts should start a good Dawah organisation in Japan as the people there are also very receptive.
you can't leave culture at all. it is supposed to develop via groups feeding itself with shared ideas and understanding. it became regressive when a person became chauvinistic towards their ways and block themselves from others. that is what islam prohibits.
This brother is really an intellectual person. Really enjoyed. Only Sufi can bring the world together. They give room for discovering your self on the path to righteousness. Excellent
Do a podcast with Shahid Bolsen (on CZcams). Would be really interesting.
Subhanallah may allah guide us the believers closer to islam and guide non-Muslim to the straight path and bless us all grant us jannah and increase us in knowledge ❤
"do you know jujutsu kaisen" was not expecting that. 😂
Its full of devil worship
But I cant blame him for knowing it
@@ryojs4286anime most of it would be considered as devil worship by this logic, anime is fiction just like tom and Jerry dont take it seriously and you will be fine 😂
@@sakurakou2009 tell me your ignorant without telling me your ignorant^^
"Curses, jinn, cannibalism, etc" in the show are straight up acts of devil worship.
@@ryojs4286aren't these demons portrait as the evil ones ?
@@ryojs4286 your God and Devil can't touch the reality of fictional universe govern by the Fictional God in that infinite dimension.
Even fictional curse pales in comparison in the brutality of some islam practices,
Preventing Women from reaching their full potential by creating more value in society rather than becoming like vegetable serving their husband,
Punishment (death) towards those who left the faith.
Jazakallu Khair. May Allah put the love of the deen into the hearts of the Japanese
One of the things that has really hurt our ummah is the idea that Islam and being Muslim is only truly acceptable when we adhere to Arab culture, so I really appreciate the conversation that Dr. Yamamoto is having of the importance of cultural identity and how Islam should help to beautify our cultures, not eliminate it. There's a hard push and even denigration of following our non-Arab cultural sensibilities, which turns off a lot of non-Arab Muslim and non-Muslim people, which they then oppose by going towards European standards ironically because European standards are spread under the guise of freedom, love and choice - and also cheaper and easily available.
Learn Arabic to understand the Deen more and take positives from culture without turning into a cheap copy or copy cat of the recent Arab trends especially and trampling on your heritage
I don’t want the Japanese to turn Arabs
I want them to be good guided Muslims on correct Aqeedah
Not Mawali nor Abeed
Free Practicing Japanese Muslims whom know read and understand Arabic
I wonder who are precisly obsessed with turning everything Arab, if you go to Afghanistan Muslims there are not obsessed with Arabness, same goes for Indonesia, Malaysia etc. The question is then who are the ones who introduced this thought? And who are precisly the Arabs, in Iraq and in Saudi they don't have the same cultural practices. Is it really going on as you're saying or is it an obsession amongst diaspora, the ones who meet reverts the most, who have developed a misunderstanding about the deen.
@@EM-tx3ly You stole the words from my mouth. Couldn't agree more and I feel most prudent people think the same. Arabisation will only hold this beautiful deen of Allah SWT.
@EM-tx3ly It is not a #zero_sum_game , we as individuals & tribes are not clones, just varying gradients of a spectrum & we each choose what we value from the 🌎 E.g. Many like to wear "Western" derived tastes in clothes etc , but this rarely elicits #Westoxification fears as Arabization. Because of soft-power ubiquity it is often perceived as "normal".
@@nozenshin4532 #Soft_Power is a thing & the #oil_money interacts with differing regions, each with their unique set of circumstances.
This episode popped up while I was eating ramen 🙃
There is nothing wrong in Japan being as it is like shinto buddhist. Unnecessary provocations will sow seeds of conflicts. This clearly demonstrates that some communities don't like to see other communities the way they are for 2000s of years
@LMNM800 just get enlightened and see the fossils. Read geology and if you can't get answers just keep reading and dont try to fix on something that's a belief. Keep seeking. What if shinto buddhist think about getting turks to believe in buddhism. Japanese and Chinese may be right in their own knowledge and you may not be. It's just seeking and not believing. Belief is when we fix on something as we don't know about it. So let us be a seeker and not believer.
@LMNM800Islam was literally born 1400 years ago.
@@lakshminarayanan-ls5fzthank u
@LMNM800 that's your opinion. There is no one medicine that can cure all diseases. If every one thinks their ideology is the only straight path, thats ok. But telling that every one must follow it because you think it's right one is called gaslighting. How about me telling you that buddhism is the only right one, do you like that?? Would you accept that? If you don't like me saying that to you or your followers, then don't do something that you don't want others to do to you.
@LMNM800 according to you, according to God, according to so and so _ are all propositional statements just like any other advertisment agency trying to sell their product. Nothing spiritual in it. It's at best a political philosophy rather than anything spiritual.
Thank you for such an enjoyable interview
Sorry to say but an Islamic Japan would not be the developed and technologically advanced nation it is today. If we look at the Muslim world, from Morocco to Indonesia, not a single economy matches that of Japan. Not a single one matches the tech innovation, advancements in robotics, cars, computers, engineering that Japan has.
That is because UNLIKE the brief period when Mutazillites had the ear of the Baghdad Caliphate, Muslims have been influenced by dogmatic scholars such as ibn Taymiyyah, ibn Hanbal and Ghazali. As such, critical thinking, reason and open mindedness have been crushed in favour of dogma. This kind of environment does not produce 1st world countries.
The Gulf Arab states don't count. They have oil wealth and western technology and engineering to thank for their development.
no country that has a fundamentalist religion will ever be an advanced society.
Muslims and their fetish to convert and force others to embrace Islam is pathetic and petty.
these days Islam is promoted by Andrew Tate, a pornographer.
I guess he fits in since Mohammed had sex with a 9 year old child.
The goal of Islam and Muslims is not this life. Technological advancement is not as important as striving for good for the next life. There is no short-term pleasure worth long-term pain
Muslims are not allowed to force Islam on anyone@@LevisH21
@@nunya54 my point was that dogmatic thinking has clouded the Muslim world for centuries now. So much so that any kind of critical or original thought has become difficult. In this type of environment, academic progress is stifled. So Japan would suffer the same fate.
@@asha802 Not really. At least historically, we have not seen this to be true due to ISLAM. Perhaps the people but not due to religion. More than likely it's from them NOT following their religion.
Many of the sciences and forms of scholarship Westerners now excel in were passed on to them by the Arabs and Muslims. Muslims contributed to academic enquiry, science, geometry, astronomy, mathematics, algebra (an Arabic word), chemistry, geography, engineering, history, law, medicine, pharmacology, hygiene, etiquette, optics, architecture, agriculture and open trade, as well as the creation of hospitals, expansive libraries and universities.
Muslims are "commanded by the Koran to seek knowledge and read nature for signs of the Creator," Dennis Overbye, The New York Times' science columnist, had the following to say: "Muslims created a society that in the Middle Ages was the scientific centre of the world. The Arabic language was synonymous with learning and science for 500 years, a golden age that can count among its credits the precursors to modern universities, algebra, the names of the stars and even the notion of science as an empirical inquiry.
Nothing in Europe could hold a candle to what was going on in the Islamic world until about 1600, said Dr. Jamil Ragep, a professor of history of science at the University of Oklahoma.
It was the infusion of this knowledge into Western Europe, historians say, that fuelled the Renaissance and the scientific revolution.
This was really interesting.
what is muslim "culture" honestly? A pure submitter should not tie his/her connection to superficial identity other than in pursuit of understanding. the arabization/turkification/persianization/etc of islam has been associated with "authenticity" of islam which is invasive to unity and the essence of islam.
Islam is not cultural or even traditional, if it was the case 2.8 billion muslims by now should worship three arab pagan dieties,
we should remember that islam is the `content` not the `cover` , a kimono can be islamic , a persons name derived from hindu culture can be islamic , an incense as a cultural expression can be islamic.
islam should be a container for multipolarity of knowledge and wisdom and an emulation of growth (development, evolution, involution, renovation, reform, innovation, revivalism, revolution, mutation, progress, diffusion, osmosis, borrowing, eclecticism, syncretism) where the inner seed blooms in congruent with humanities wellbeing and enlightenment.
what we need is to return to God not tradition , tradition is static , islam is relevant and self-correcting.
Traditionalism is a western woe in their nostalgia for them to salvage authenticity from their ignorance but only to find errors within errors.
islam is a supra-imposed "big bang" from within. it is a stage of realization that elevates your awareness into submission.
These I believe are the most important Japanese Muslims who lead Dawah in Japan
Saeed Sato and Akifumi Nomura and Ahmad Abu Hakeem Maeno .
If you are interested in the issues of Korean Muslims, I suggest Dr. Karam Kim or Abdullah Park the Korean.
@LMNM800 In Korea, there is a channel 카람 김은수 Karam Kim and Abdullah Park Korean, and a visit to the Seoul Mosque, there are Muslim sheikhs there.
As books, the Islam House website contains many books on the principles of Islam in the Korean language.
The best service that we can provide to the Korean nation in da’wah is translating the dialogues of Muslim preachers into Korean, such as Muhammad Ali (The Muslim Lantern), Sheikh Muhammad Tarawneh, Sheikh Othman bin Al-Farouq, Shamsi and DawahIsEasy Channel.
I recently went to a lecture where Dr Yamomoto held a tea ceremony and drew on the similarities between Islam and the japanese culture. Very interesting especially his artwork.
I feel like many of the Japanese values are inline with Islam already, like the clothing, communal sense of duty n responsibility, family values and gender roles etc.
The loneliness aspect of the current Japanese society can be addressed very well by a community gathering in mosques several times a day and keeping tabs on the needs and worries of neighbors and combating that loneliness by sharing not just happy occasions but also sad occasions.
I would like to live among a Japanese Muslim society, besides the core dogma, they have almost got the societal and communal goals intended through a muslim society except that 2-3 aspects like that of halal cuisine, non-naked Onsaans etc.
What about the Japanese religion and culture? Their statues, folklore, traditions, and ethics? Instead of assimilation, here we have a man morbidly obsessed with islamisation of a secular nation. It would be horrible to even think about it : Japan has given the world the world so much interns of art and culture. To discredit and discontinue it because it doesn't sir well with Islamic stereotypes is absolutely deplorable. Stop trying to ugly morph everything. The shift would be horrible- beards everywhere, call to prayers in a once peaceful city, burqa clad ladies, destruction of temples and shrines...and yes, no anime, manga or music.
Leave our secular states alone, please.
Asalamukukum, thx so much for this content. Truly the best and most qualified to give Dawah are the natives.
Sir, why non-Arabs greatly infatuated with an Arabic religion ?
why is no one but indians infatuated with hinduism?
Ironic lmao, you yourself are infatuated to that Arabic religion @AhokGupta-oq6hs
@@BobSmith-cg4xdbecause Hinduism isn't shoved into people's faces like islam
you mean like when you lynch people for eating beef? People aren't infatuated because it doesn't make sense whereas Islam is spreading throughout the world despite people like you trying to stir lies and hatred towards it@@paperbagpinyata1107
We need Imperial Japan for stop Islam. But wait, Ottoman Empire is the father of Imperial Japan 💪☪️
As a proud Muslim TURK we do NOT discriminate against anyone’s CULTURE we are WARM LOVING GENEROUS people !
ELHAMDULILLAH for ISLAM 🤲 🇹🇷🕊️🕊️❤️
@user-xo7sq1nk2o Talk for your self.
Talking from experience things are not as you descrive it.
As an west African I can tell you brotherhood is only in the leeps of others Turks I have met when I was in Switzerland recently recently for holidays and work.
Alhamdulillah turkey is my favorite county 🇹🇷🇮🇩🇲🇾❤️
I love how much love and knowledge he has towards his culture and he knows how to relate and change it to Islamic elements. I have always love Japanese culture and how they view beauty which actually relates a lot to Islamic fitrah if you ignore the Shinto related worship and thats how the Dr. is trying to spread Islam to the Japanese people. Not renouncing your culture completely but enriching it by renewing or reviving the concept of worship to Allah instead of deities.
As a Muslim, let's be honest. Not every Muslims today adopt Islamic values as a part of their characters which is the first reason why the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was sent in the first place, “I have been sent to perfect good character.” Eventhough Islam calls for the submission to Allah as the only God, manners and characters truly embody what a Muslim is, hence Islam is the way of life. Thats why Dr. Yamamoto said we need to appeal to the non-Muslims especially Japanese through our manners and characters because from Japanese culture, there's not for them to learn from a lot of Muslim majority countries: dirty, rude, late, no dicipline, always preaching without even trying to improve ourselves and etc. Most Muslims are already so drowned in dunya that Muslim is only a name for them to use in order to belong to community. Islam is beautiful because it is balanced and moderate. People who calls other infidels and wahabi are making it hard for new reverts to think positively. Rasulallah used to be so understanding and gentle even when conveying messages and only firm or strict when needed. We should make our beloved Prophet as our role model in characters and study properly how Islam balances between cultures and religion. Saudi culture isnt superior to any other just because Islam spreads from there. What superior is Islam, not culture and a lot of teachings of Islam doesnt require you to follow exactly like in Saudi condition because of differences in culture and environment.
"O mankind, indeed We have created you from male and female and made you peoples and tribes that you may know one another. Indeed, the most noble of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous of you. Indeed, Allah is Knowing and Acquainted." 49:13 QURAN
Sent to perfect good character? . Isn’t it God Who perfects people.?
I’m Japanese and some Japanese could accept Islam but it will always be a minority. We have so many traditional events connected to Shinto. Like “ Matsuri “. And new year we go to shrine passing through Tori Gate already violat the Islam. The rice wine and foods it self is deeply rooted in our culture.
Islam is against dogs, alcohol, pork, music an dance. Tell me why you think some Japanese people should accept Islam? Look everywhere else in the world where Islam has a presence, it's full of violence and social instability. Sweden was
the most peaceful country in Europe until about a decade ago, now there's bomb threats and street shootings every week. Be wise.
be very cautious of this cult, always. never fall victim to it.
futowa translated as bushido was COOL ! i like it
Not trying to be hyper critical. Please use revert instead of convert. When my cousin asked me why did l convert to Islam from Catholicism. I relpied to the effect that l don't feel l converted, l feel that l have returned to the right path, hence revert. Because as we know we are all born as Muslims, it's just if you're born into a Christian family, your parents make you Christian, likewise if you're born into a Buddhist family, then your parents make you a Buddhist, etc.
Jazakallah khairan this is a good point. Just to add one thing. The hadith can be understood in two ways. By saying everyone is born a Muslim, what many scholars understood is they are born on fitrah, in the sense of they have within then the need for religiosity. This does not mean they were born a muslim, because you need guidance for this and guidance comes from the shariah. It’s a small issue and really just terminology and understanding but there is a different understanding. That’s why this group of scholars do not use the word ‘reversion’. Until you accept guidance, you are not a muslim.
God created man for eternal life. But when Adam ate of the tree, he/ mankind got separated from the Source of Life , which brought into creation,sin suffering death and eternal separation, the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good/ evil. The wages of sin is death and nothing we do can return life back into us. That’s why Life Himself Jesus Christ veiled His Divinity in flesh to come as a man , not from mortal Adam of sin nature, to take OUR death upon Himself, destroy its power by His resurrection, to make us a new creation, born of The Spirit for righteousness unto eternal life.
In short, without His Life Giving Spirit indwelling us , we have no eternal life
Please interview Uztad Isa Ma if you haven't.
Istanbul is quite a liberal city.
I can’t believe you got Matt Walsh to come on 😂
He’s understood both culture Islam and japanis but to discuss bring us closer
I am Muslim and I live in Japan a muslim japan counrtry is scary .Japan is great beacuse how it is .
How is it scary?
@@azzamziply3039 people can be fanatic and extremelist .Like muslims hating on other religions which is harem
@@RedSon_7 you don't need to be a muslim to be an extremist or just become fanatics.... in truth, if a person is already a bad person, no matter what beliefs they adhere to will not be the cause of it..
A Japanese muslim is no different than a Japanese Christian or a Japanese Shintoist.... just different labels
@@azzamziply3039 looks like u haven't read Qur'an 😂
@@azzamziply3039🤣🤣 you're funny
どうもありがとう、先生。
Japan has so many things to be teached all over the world. Love this country, its culture and the tea ceremony (茶道).
May God bless you inshAllah !
Amîn 🙏
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَاكُم مِّن ذَكَرٍ وَأُنثَىٰ وَجَعَلْنَاكُمْ شُعُوبًا وَقَبَائِلَ لِتَعَارَفُوا ۚ إِنَّ أَكْرَمَكُمْ عِندَ اللَّهِ أَتْقَاكُمْ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ خَبِيرٌ (13) سورة الحجرات Al-Hujuraat ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّٰهِ علي نعمة الإسلام
O people, indeed We created you from a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes so that you may know one another. Indeed, Allah is All-Knowing, All-Aware
Alhamdulillah, Praise be to Allah, for the grace of Islam
This is my favorite channel the content is so interesting
May Allah accept it from us and keep us all on guidance
Islamic countries should adopt ‘Islamic values’ practiced by the Japanese. Good practice/akhlak is another form of dawah
I don't know much but i believe confuious have lot good teaching, muslims can benifit from his teaching and it does not contradict islam
Sexual slavery and child marriage are parts of the great morals of Islam right
@@sumiben5211 ignorant.
To add to this discussion, I like what was said by Shaykh Umar Faruq Abdullah in his talk titled Islam and the Cultural Imperative, regarding relationship between Islam and culture. He said, Islam is like a crystal clear river. But it takes on the color of the bedrock. If it flows over black rocks, it looks black. If it flows through jade, it looks green. If it flows over sand it looks sandy. Islam in China looks Chinese, Islam in Nusantara looks Malay, Islam in Africa looks African. Wherever it goes it takes on local colors. but the water remains clear, the water remains life-giving.
What about the Japanese religion and culture? Their statues, folklore, traditions, and ethics? Instead of assimilation, here we have a man morbidly obsessed with islamisation of a secular nation. It would be horrible to even think about it : Japan has given the world the world so much interns of art and culture. To discredit and discontinue it because it doesn't sir well with Islamic stereotypes is absolutely deplorable. Stop trying to ugly morph everything. The shift would be horrible- beards everywhere, call to prayers in a once peaceful city, burqa clad ladies, destruction of temples and shrines...and yes, no anime, manga or music.
Leave our secular states alone, please.
Lâ Hawla wa lâ Quwwata illâ billâhi'l aliyul Aziim. Assalaamualaykum (peace be upon you). Alhamdulillâhi Rabbil âlamiin. Allâhumma Salli alâ Seyyidinâ Mawlâna Muhammadin Wa Sallim. Thank you for sharing this with us. May ALLÂH SWT Make it easy for all, and Protect Bless Help Guide us and Grant all of us Jannah. Ameen Ameen Ameen Ameen Ameen Ameen
islam can be assimilated well with japan culture, islam also assimilated well in indonesia, if someone concerned that islam will remove the culture worry not, you can make a mosque with japanese architecture just without the statue and stuff, you can keep your name no need to change it to arabic unless you want to ofc. and islam does'nt have a culture, but most muslim prefer to do some arabic culture because they wanted too. the point is islam doesnt change culture, as long as the culture dont make you worship other than allah and do something that allah forbide it's fine