Islam and the Possibilities of Peace, Mohammed Hijab, The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast S4: E66

This episode was recorded on November 10th, 2021. In this episode, philosopher Mohammed Hijab joined me to discuss a wide array of topics, such as the traditionalist interpretation of Islam, its metanarrative, the story of the prophet Muhammad, and some common ground among monotheistic Abrahamic religions. Mohammed Hijab is an author and philosopher whose main interests lie in political philosophy, philosophy of religion, and comparative religion. He seeks to spread a better understanding of traditionalist Islam while engaging with prominent thinkers and philosophers worldwide. Find more from Mohammed Hijab on Twitter: 00:00 Intro 01:48 What beliefs and practices are central to Islam 04:12 Islams unmoved mover argument for God and the universe 07:30 Things made of must be contingent on being created by something else, a sorting mechanism that doesnt necessitate creation itself. Mohammed Hijab 08:25 It is problematic, through the lens of Islam