Pakistani ex-Muslim Abdullah Gondal's story of leaving Islam, how his family reacted, what he believes now, death threats from Muslims, and a personal loss.

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0:00 Introductions
1:30 Abdullah Gondal's background as a devout Muslim in Pakistan. How meaningful was Islam for Abdullah Gondal?
5:31 How did Abdullah ended up being a hardcore Salafi? Did he ever doubt the teachings of Islam?
9:00 Parallels between the two Abdullahs' journeys as Muslims.
10:58 How was Abdullah Gondal's life affected by being a Muslim in Pakistan? Abdullah Gondal's anecdote as the head prefect at school.
15:05 How coming to Canada changed Abdullah Gondal's life and led him to leave Islam. Researching Islamic teachings in a bid to answer questions from friends and co-workers.
21:08 Can Abdullah Gondal go back to Pakistan as an apostate? Pakistan's Section 295 C and very low standards for blasphemy laws.
23:48 How did Abdullah Gondal come out as an apostate? What was his family's reaction like to this news? Genies and the evil eye.
29:30 Abdullah Sameer's anecdote about a Christian co-worker who told his wife about his doubts about religion.
31:16 Why is it women convert to Islam when the religious teachings are so biased against them? - The power of misinformation and indoctrination.
37:10 Did Gondal have to go through an exorcism? Abdullah Gondal's family folktale about their grandfather who managed to control two female genies.
38:58 Practices by various religions to cast out the devil and demons/genies - What is the explanation for such kinds of experiences? Human cognitive biases.
41:58 How is Gondal's family dynamic now?
43:25 What is Gondal's position now regarding the existence of a God and religion? Agnostic atheism. Why is it God never provided a proper channel/ medium for communication instead of using the most fallible method?
49:05 The problem of eternal punishment - can this be reconciled with the most merciful nature attributed to God? The opinion in some Islamic schools of thought that hell is a finite punishment.
51:01 Some of the torture in the Islamic version of hell. The fear of hell and how it keeps some Muslims from apostatizing. Does Gondal still have fear of hell?
53:32 Did Gondal try to reach out to his family after becoming an apostate? Gondal's experiences talking to his mother and father. Muslims using the defense that scientific facts keep getting amended but the Quran never changes.
1:01:52 Shout out to the Masked Arab for highlighting that Muslims only started criticizing the idea of the sun setting in a murky pond way later.
1:04:34 How did the community in Canada and in Pakistan respond when Gondal came out as an ex-Muslim?
1:06:36 Are the two Abdullahs' wives still Muslims?
1:07:52 Quran variants. Was the Quran perfectly preserved? Missing verses. The Qira'at and how they disprove the notion that the Quran is the perfectly preserved word of Allah.
1:17:30 Disagreements between the companions. Muslims scholars skew their teachings to ensure that Muslims do not end up doubting Islam instead of teaching all the facts regarding the religion.
1:22:50 Would Gondal ever consider coming back to Islam?
1:25:08 Abdullah Gondal's view on politics in Islam and religious tourism.
1:28:17 Is Islam to blame for the lack of progress in Muslim majority countries?
1:33:30 How people thrive in liberal democracies rather than Islamic systems. Quran 9/29 - Religious mandated intolerance.
1:39:20 Abdullah's views on Muhammad now that he is an apostate. Did Gondal always knew about Muhammad's atrocious acts or did he learn them after leaving Islam? How did he compartmentalize all of this?
1:43:22 How to counter the Muslim's argument that Muhammad's wives were not virgins except for Ayesha.
1:54:35 Quran on what Allah thought of non-believers.
2:02:18 Abdullah's social media handles.
2:03:00 Would Abdullah Sameer consider going back to Islam or going to other religions?
2:05:20 What does Abdullah Gondal think of alcohol and bacon?
2:06:25 What is Gondal's motivation to speak out against harmful Islamic teachings?
2:10:12 Final remarks