Can All Religions Actually Be True?

LightHouse Episode 19 – Anchor Series #6 | Soteriology (Salvation) Pt. 2

In this lecture, Shaykh Yasir Qadhi examines modern challenges to Islamic soteriology, focusing on secularism, the prioritization of ethics over belief, and how these shifts have reshaped discussions about salvation. Drawing on Qur’an, Sunnah, and premodern scholarly consensus, he explains why Islam affirms a single true path to salvation and addresses modern objections, including perennialist views and contemporary disagreements.

00:00 Introduction
01:00 Accusations Against a Senior Imam
02:31 Distraction from the Genocide in Gaza
04:52 Rousseau: Civil vs Theological Intolerance
11:26 Studying Under Tony Blair
14:43 Islam’s Balance: Ummah & Shared Humanity
15:14 How Visa Status Shapes Treatment
17:05 Soteriology as a Lived Reality
17:31 Why Soteriology Is Debated Today
19:01 Multicultural Societies Were New to Europe
21:13 Secularism Pushes Religion Aside
22:10 Rise of the Nation-State Identity
23:30 Ethics Prioritized Over Belief
25:51 Don’t Feel Guilty Discussing These Issues
26:48 Following Only the Prophet ﷺ
28:45 Ibn Hazm on Intellect & Morality
34:40 When Reality Challenges Theory
37:12 Only One Path to Allah
38:30 Qur’anic Proofs for Salvation
39:37 Early Madinan Revelations
41:40 Rejecting the Prophet Is Rejecting Allah
44:36 Critiquing Other Belief Systems
45:16 Hadith Evidence
45:54 Competing Truths Can’t All Be Right
47:35 Messengers Demand Commitment
48:29 Scholarly Consensus on Salvation
50:58 Mystics Often Misinterpreted
52:13 No Clear Premodern Dissent
52:43 Fazlur Rahman’s View
53:58 The Perennialist Movement
55:14 Summary & Closing

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*Note: No musical instruments were used in this video, all background noise is human acapella.*

Intro & Outro Nasheed
Artist: Ibraheem Bakeer
Produced by: MAQAMAT INSTITUTION
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