The 3 Questions + Purpose
The speaker says every intelligent human asks these three questions.
“Who am I? Where did I come from? Where am I going?”
In both talks, the universe is described as this type of thing you must “read.”
What is a book?
In the “art” argument, every piece of art must have this, even if unseen.
What is an artist/designer?
He says proving this is harder than proving existence, because you’d have to search everything.
What is non-existence?
The speaker says the best dhikr is this phrase.
What is La ilaha illallah?
He says these questions are why this field exists.
What is philosophy?
The “perfect understanding” of Allah comes from linking the Qur’an with this second book.
What is the Book of the Universe?
The “chance” argument is attacked using an example of wind producing this impossible outcome.
Palace
His example claim is: “There are no ____ apples in the universe.”
What are purple apples?
He says saying “La ilaha illallah Muhammad Rasulullah” is practically this act.
What is signing a contract?
He says denying purpose leads to this philosophy, which he links to depression and “no moral values.”
What is nihilism?
One speaker says science is the way of finding your ____ (in his framing).
Creator
In the building example, one absurd option is that the materials “had a feast” and built it using this.
What is their own will?
To prove purple apples do exist, you only need to do this.
What is pick one and show it?
He says salah is not about difficulty—it represents this quality toward Allah.
What is loyalty?
He says humans are unlike animals because we pursue meaning beyond survival—he proves it by saying animals don’t take vacations to admire places like this.
What is the Grand Canyon or Yosemite
The other speaker says all creation—conscious and unconscious—“speaks of Allah” and functions as this.
What is a means of acknowledging Him?
In the DNA point, he says DNA is “a book, not the ____.”
What is the writer?
In the “stolen money” analogy, the accused must do this to prove innocence.
empty/show every pocket of the backpack?
He says the five daily prayers were commanded during this event.
What is Isra and Miraj?
He says some people numb the purpose-question using these distractions (name two).
What are drugs and alcohol? (also accepts partying)
Both talks rely on the same method: not “leaps of faith,” but arguing from order/design using this.
What is logic/reasoning?
The only “reasonable” option in the building example is a being with knowledge, will, and power—named as this.
What is God / the Creator?
The point of these examples is that indirect reasoning can justify belief without direct sensory testing—contradicting the “I must see/touch it” claim about this method.
What is the scientific method (as a limit for direct proof)?
He says questioning Allah’s judgment out of desire is declaring this as your lord.
What is your nafs/ego?