Kianistan11 Elo 2025

Nationalism vs. Islam | Khalid Blankinship on Gaza, Idolatry & the Fragmented Ummah

Nationalism vs. Islam | Khalid Blankinship on Gaza, Idolatry & the Fragmented UmmahIs nationalism a modern form of idolatry? Can sectarianism be overcome in a world of fractured loyalties? In this powerful conversation with Professor Khalid Blankinship, we explore how nationalism stands in stark contradiction to the Qur’anic vision of unity and taqwa—and how sectarianism may be an issue in Islam but it is not nearly as pervasive and destructive as in Christianit.Professor Khalid previously joined us in Episode 28 for a analysis of the situation in West Asia.🎙 Topics Discussed• Is nationalism a form of modern shirk?• “There is no superiority except in taqwa”—how Islam rejects racial and national hierarchies• The myth of Muslim unity: is the Ummah an outdated concept?• Sectarianism in Islam and Christianity: are we asking the wrong questions?• Gaza and the moral failure of regional powers—how silence enables genocide• The prophetic model vs. modern statehood—can they coexist?👤 About Professor Khalid BlankinshipKhalid Blankinship is a historian of Islam and professor at Temple University. A convert to Islam and a specialist in early Islamic history, Professor Blankinship brings decades of scholarly insight into the intersection of theology, politics, and modern Muslim identity.📚 Selected Work:• The End of the Jihâd State: The Reign of Hishām ibn 'Abd al-Malik and the Collapse of the Umayyads• Articles and lectures on Islamic governance, modernity, and transnational Muslim movements📌 Subscribe for more hard-hitting conversations on Islam, politics, and the global order.🎧 Also available on podcast platforms – search “Kianistan.”Visit us at: 🌐 www.kianistan.comSupport our sponsors: 💼 www.worldwidelistings.co.uk #KhalidBlankinship #Nationalism #Ummah #Gaza #IslamicUnity #Sectarianism #MiddleEastPolitics #MuslimWorld #IslamAndPolitics

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