Yessss can't wait for this topic. Was always interested in this historical fact that is curiously been forgotten.
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Islam and Shinto feel like siblings each guiding people to live in peace and respect toward all creation.
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Bless you brother, ive really enjoyed your fascinating videos. Japanese culture and Japan have been an interest of mine since I was a huge fan of Nintendo games as a kid and still as an adult. I wish japan embraces Islam and finds their way to Allah ❤
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looking forward to it... interesting how I see as well in South Africa and Ireland a "return to indigenous spirituality" or paganism essentially but with modern comforts and colours and trappings... Sounds like a similar pattern perhaps... The only way is forwards and the only coherent update for any culture seems to be islam, because it's so expansive and comprehensive
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Thanks for sharing. It is always interesting to see a little detail of a root religion become something else.
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Love your optimism and humbleness. May Allah accept your effort to educate ppl
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Thank you for sharing your knowledge, I'm learning a lot from your videos ❤️
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Thanks for the lesson, brother. and if you don't mind, I suggest you also to have your channel version in Japanese
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thank you brother for preparing this historical analysis. I can't wait for this topic and Was always interested in this historical fact.
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Someone isn't paying attention to the current state if things elsewhere
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Masha Allah Subscribed brother ❤️ I love 日本 and it's history. Taken the initiative to learn the language as well. The concept of Islamic Japan is really intriguing. Say, have you had the chance to meet Sensei Naoki Yamamoto.
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Bismi ALLAH May ALLAH protect you and all of us
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Correct me if I’m wrong — based on what you said, the oldest religion in Japan is Shintō, and it originated from a divine figure named Amaterasu (天照), whom they call a god (神). I found that in the kanji for Amaterasu (天照), 天 means “heaven” and 照 means “to shine,” so it basically means “a being who shines upon heaven.” On top of that, the kanji for “god” (神) can be broken down into the radicals ⺭ (meaning “altar” or “show”) and 申 (meaning “to say,” “to report,” or “to speak”). So isn’t that similar in meaning to a prophet — someone who speaks or reports messages from God? Based on what you said, the oldest truths of Shintō point to the worship of a single supreme being — meaning they might have originally worshipped one Creator? So my theory is this: if they call Amaterasu (天照) a (神), doesn’t that mean Amaterasu could have been a prophet? This is just my speculation based on how the kanji is written, but kanji can sometimes tell us stories or reflect the thoughts of the people who lived in those times.
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Just make a 30 minute or hour video brother. I would watch. I really enjoy your content.
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The Muslim Minority of Japan
"Japan is a country of Buddhism and Shinto!" I hear this all the time. Especially from the far right.
Evidence that some people didn't bother staying awake in History Class . . .
Buddhism is a foreign import, and during the Meiji Restoration in 1868 the Japanese government launched a campaign called, "Haibutsu Kishaku" (Abolish Buddhism! Destroy Shakyamuni Buddha!)
Thousands of Temples were destroyed.
Statues were beheaded.
Sacred Sutras were burned.
Monks were forced to return to secular life.
. . . not foreign radical extremists doing this. The Japanese Government. Japan obviously didn't feel that Japan was a country of Buddhism during Meiji.
The Meiji Government wanted to build a National Identity around the Imperial Family. And so, the Modern Shinto religion was innovated by mashing together a mix of beliefs and customs that played into the political narrative that the Emperor was a direct descendent of the Gods (specifically Amaterasu)
And what of the shrines and traditions that didn't play into the narrative?
Defunded. Marginalized. Decommissioned. Forced abandonment.
Modern Shinto isn't a spiritual religion. It's a National Propaganda tool built to prop up the Imperial Family during the Meiji Revolution.
Modern Japan isn't defined by Buddhism or Modern "Shinto"
But Shinto continues to work as a strong political tool especially in these times of anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim rhetoric.
But actually that's not what the video I made is really about ー
The question I ask is, what happens when we forget about politics?
What happens when we take a look purely at the beliefs and the spiritual evolution of Japanese Buddhism?
Once we put politics aside is it possible that the next most natural step in this evolution is Islam?
Video drops tonight at 9PM JST.
There was too much to cover in one video, and I don't feel like I've done this topic justice. Undoubtedly there will be some historians out there angry that I didn't include everything (but since I was trying to make a 10 minute video, I think I did pretty good haha) At least it gets the conversation started, in sha Allah.
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