A simple and structured presentation about Islam geared towards
non-Muslims. After defining Islam and its  objec
tive, Dr. Jamal Badawi outlines four basic reasons why Islam
can be considered as a mercy to humanity: 1) Its divine origin.
2) Its universality. 3) Its balanced comprehensiveness. 4) Its
contribution to civilization in the areas of science, medicine
and mathematics. The lecture is followed by an extensive question
and answer session. Other topics discussed: the hadith about
fighting people until they believe, the authenticity of the Qur'an,
the possibility of intelligent life inhabiting Earth before humans,
the media's attitude towards Muslims, can Muslims eat McDonald's
and Burger King, astrological exploration and discoveries, the
purpose of interfaith dialogue and how Prophet Muhammad (P) dealt
with it, the big bang and evolution, God's mercy and forgiveness,
whether or not People of the Book include Christians who believe
in the trinity, terrorism and extremism, how to recapture the
"Golden Age of Islam", the Israeli-Palestinian  conflict,
extraterrestrial life, is Arabic a dead language, is listening
to music prohibited in Islam, recommendations for youth faced
 with temptation,
the influence of TV and American society, the sun rising in the
West, and the question of homosexuality as an inherited trait.
(Duration: 1 hour, 39 min)
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