Raised by agnostic and atheist parents, he also attended a school with required Christian assemblies, which provided a grounding in religious beliefs. About TheRationalizerThe Rationalizer is the user name for an anonymous vlogger (videos on YouTube since 2010) who began learning about Islam after he started learning Arabic in the UK. Pickthall, for instance, completed his translation before World War I, more than a decade before the theory, much less the proof, of an expanding universe was propounded. What he does not consider is when, relative to the end of their lives (the dates he gives), the translators did their work. His analysis includes well-known Muslim tafsīrs (Qurʾānic exegeses) like Ibn Kathir, and his, written nearly three years later, includes a discussion of the relevant Arabic.Science: The scientific material is accurate.History: Although historical material does not play a large role in this video, the Rationalizer at the end of the video suggests that since the theory of the expanding universe was known during the lifetimes of the two individuals who wrote the translations he uses, they should have revised their translations if this were an idea that had been known to them. Evaluation:Islam: The Rationalizer does not hide that he does not believe in the scriptural material he discusses, but this video limits his scorn to statements that do not have a sound basis. He notes that there is a simpler explanation for all of them, in that they seem close to the Genesis 1 creation narratives.The clip of Zakir Naik is taken from his 2011 Oxford Union address, which was filmed and broadcast from a Peace TV soundstage.

(See mins 1:29-2:00.) He then applies these criteria to each of three Qurʾānic verses: 21:30, 51:47 and 41:10-11.He suggests that none of the verses are miraculous, as two of them do not (in his estimation) accurately reflect reality.

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