Paraguay are set up very well out of possession. It’s exactly what I would do. There’s no need for silly pressing triggers and getting caught in between. Simply block space in a 5-4-1.
Unfortunately, I think they have the wrong idea with the ball and are not making the most of restarts in possession. It’s understandable not to be able to transition against France when you don’t have enough numbers high, but goal kicks give you the chance to reset and play with the ball. Paraguay are just going long every time. France have a very disjointed press and block. There is potential here to try and play out, like Cabo Verde did against Argentina.
His entire argument is built on this assumption:
“The religion that produces the most billionaires and millionaires is the best religion.”
This is a false metric.
Allah says:
“Do they think that what We extend to them of wealth and children is because We hasten for them good things? Rather, they do not perceive.”
— Qur’an 23:55–56
Wealth is not proof of truth.
If that were true:
- Firʿawn (Pharaoh) was righteous.
- Qarun was righteous.
- The Roman Empire was righteous.
- The Quraysh elites would have been chosen.
But Allah destroyed them.
The Salaf never measured truth by GDP.
They measured it by:
- Tawḥīd
- Justice
- Preservation of revelation
- Moral clarity
Every Prophet Was Not a Billionaire Empire Builder
🔹 Nūḥ (Noah) عليه السلام
Preached 950 years.
Very few followers.
Mocked by his people.
No empire.
🔹 Ibrāhīm (Abraham) عليه السلام
Thrown into fire.
Exiled.
No kingdom.
🔹 Mūsā (Moses) عليه السلام
Oppressed minority.
Pharaoh had the wealth, armies, palaces.
🔹 ʿĪsā (Jesus) عليه السلام
No house.
No land.
No army.
No wealth.
Crucified (according to Christians), hunted, rejected.
Even in the Bible:
“The Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.” (Matthew 8:20)
🔹 Muhammad ﷺ
Boycotted.
Starved.
Persecuted.
Lived simply even after conquest.
Died without wealth accumulation.
Authentic hadith:
“What do I have to do with this world? I am like a traveler who rests under a tree and then leaves.”
(Tirmidhi — sahih)
So if someone judges truth by:
- Billionaires
- GDP
- Per capita net worth
Then logically, @patrickbetdavid would have sided with:
- The Romans against Jesus
- Pharaoh against Moses
- Quraysh elites against Muhammad ﷺ
Because they were the wealthy superpowers of their time.
That’s a devastating inconsistency in his framework.
Ironically, @valuetainment logic is closer to:
- Roman imperialism
- Enlightenment capitalism
- Secular productivity metrics
Not the Bible.
The Bible praises:
- The poor in spirit
- The meek
- The persecuted
1. The Shayṭān in His Message
The deception is subtle.
He says:
“I’m not debating religion, I’m just showing results.”
“Judge religion by economic dominance.”
That is how Quraysh judged Muhammad ﷺ.
They said:
“Why was this Qur’an not revealed to a great man of the two cities?”
— Qur’an 43:31
They expected wealth and status to validate prophethood.
Allah refuted them.
This video repeats the same Qurayshi mindset. Patrick judges religion by:
- Billionaire counts
- Per capita net worth
- Military participation
- Welfare usage
That is a materialist metric.
Shayṭān always shifts the scale from:
Truth → dunya metrics.
Allah says:
“Satan threatens you with poverty and commands you to immorality…”
— Qur’an 2:268
The fear narrative is:
- “These people are poor.”
- “They take welfare.”
- “They don’t produce wealth.”
- “They don’t join our military.”
This is not theological analysis.
This is civilizational tribalism.
2. Christianity & “Biblical Law”
He claims Christianity produces results because of the Bible.
But let’s ask clearly:
Which country follows Biblical law?
Does America:
- Stone adulterers? (Deuteronomy 22)
- Ban interest completely? (Exodus 22:25)
- Enforce Sabbath death penalty? (Exodus 31:15)
- Ban pork nationally? (Leviticus 11)
No country on earth implements Biblical law.
Modern Christian-majority countries are:
- Secular
- Capitalist
- Interest-based
- Liberal democratic systems
They operate on Roman law + Enlightenment philosophy, not Mosaic law.
Even Christians admit:
Paul abolished the law (Romans 6:14).
So his claim that Christian results come from Biblical systems is historically inaccurate.
3. Wealth Statistics — Context Matters
Most Muslim-majority countries he listed:
- Pakistan
- Bangladesh
- Sudan
- Iraq
- Afghanistan
These countries have suffered:
- Colonial partition (British, French)
- Resource extraction
- Coups
- Proxy wars
- Sanctions
- IMF debt systems
- Do not implement full Sharia
Meanwhile:
- The US inherited vast land
- Industrialized early
- Avoided WWII destruction on its soil
- Became global reserve currency issuer
GDP is geopolitical — not purely theological.
4. Islamic Economic System (Not Capitalism)
Islam’s system is not:
- Billionaire-maximization
- Wealth concentration
- Interest-based debt economy
Islam prohibits:
- Riba (interest) — Qur’an 2:275
- Hoarding wealth — Qur’an 9:34
- Exploitative monopolies
- Fraud
- Market manipulation
Islam mandates:
- Zakat redistribution
- Inheritance distribution
- Charity
- Family support
- Waqf endowments
- Free hospitals
- Judicial accountability
Islam’s goal is:
Circulation of wealth — not concentration.
Allah says:
“…so that wealth does not circulate only among the rich among you.”
— Qur’an 59:7
So measuring Islam by billionaire percentage misunderstands its economic philosophy entirely.
5. Golden Age — Historical Fact
Between 750–1300 CE:
Muslim civilization:
- Led mathematics (al-Khwarizmi → algebra)
- Led medicine (Ibn Sina → Canon of Medicine used in - Europe 600+ years)
- Led optics (Ibn al-Haytham)
- Preserved Greek philosophy
- Developed hospitals, surgical tools
- Advanced astronomy, navigation
European Renaissance relied on translated Muslim works.
This is academically documented in:
- George Saliba (Columbia University)
- S.P. Scott
- Marshall Hodgson
- Toby Huff
- Dimitri Gutas
This period flourished under:
- Sharia governance
- Zakat institutions
- Waqf funding universities
6. Military Participation Argument
Muslims in America being lower in military participation:
Islam prohibits:
- Fighting unjust wars
- Fighting for nationalism
- Fighting against fellow Muslims
The Prophet ﷺ said:
“Whoever fights under a banner of blind tribalism is not from us.”
(Sunan an-Nasa’i, authentic)
Islam prioritizes:
- Justice over nationalism.
7. Welfare Argument
Somali immigrant statistics in Minnesota:
Factors ignored:
- Refugee status (arrive with nothing)
- Language barriers
- Trauma from civil war
- Time needed for integration
Second-generation Muslim Americans statistically:
- Outperform parents educationally
- Have lower incarceration rates than national average
Pew Research Center shows:
- Muslim Americans are highly educated
- Comparable income to national median
Cherry-picked local welfare stats ≠ full national data.
8. Islam Is True Because of Tawḥīd
The strongest proof of Islam is not GDP.
It is:
- Pure monotheism without Trinity.
- Preservation of scripture (manuscripts match today’s Qur’an).
- Linguistic miracle of Qur’an.
- Prophetic consistency.
- No alteration since revelation.
The Bible has:
- Thousands of manuscript variations.
- Anonymous authorship.
- Contradictions acknowledged by scholars.
- Canon decided centuries later.
Islam’s revelation is preserved word-for-word.
Allah says:
“Indeed, We have sent down the Reminder, and surely We will preserve it.”
— Qur’an 15:9
Conclusion
If Christianity produces the “best system,” why are:
- Divorce rates high?
- Porn industry massive?
- Drug epidemics rampant?
- School shootings common?
- Interest-based debt enslaving families?
Material wealth ≠ moral health.
The Salaf did not judge truth by:
- GDP
- Billionaires
- Military enlistment
They judged by:
- Tawḥīd
- Sunnah
- Justice
- Revelation
- Knowledge
- Family stability
- Moral uprightness
- Community obligation
- Crime Prevention
- Accountability before Allah
If wealth proved truth, the Prophet ﷺ would have been richest in Mecca.
Instead:
- He was boycotted.
- He was poor.
- He was persecuted.
Truth is not validated by capitalism.
Final Point
Islam is superior not because:
- “Muslims invented everything.”
- “GDP proves it.”
- “Crime punishment is strict.”
Islam is superior because:
- It is revelation from Allah.
- It preserves Tawḥīd.
- It corrects human systems.
- It provides a moral framework independent of material success.
Material rise and fall is cyclical.
Revelation is constant.
Message for @patrickbetdavid :
The Prophet ﷺ said:
“The son of Adam says: ‘My wealth, my wealth.’ And what do you truly own except what you eat, wear, or give in charity?”
(Muslim)
@ElBobble People asking for Röhl to start havent watched him for Frieburg in Bundesliga. Very mobile covers a lot of ground but poor with the ball so expect Moyes to play him in bigger games where we wont have as much possession as we will today against Fulham.
@Paddy_Boyland Dibling right, Grealish left, Ndiaye 10, we have to test it at some point either way Ndiaye is wasted playing on the right plus can dribble both ways from the middle.
Self-described evangelicals like Ted Cruz and Mike Johnson have no interest in how Israel treats Christians. Mother Agapia Stephanopoulos has spent years living in the region. They should listen to her.
(0:00) The Difficult Life of a Christian Living in the Holy Land
(6:39) Israel’s Apartheid System
(12:17) Are We Being Lied to About the Relationship Between Muslims and Christians in the Middle East?
(17:39) Why Is Israel’s Christian Population Declining?
(23:19) Why Are American Christians Supporting Israeli Persecution of Christians?
(28:04) Israel’s Stealing of Christian Land
(33:52) Christians Being Killed in the Holy Land
(41:43) The 2002 Israeli Siege on the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem
(52:40) How Many Christians in the Holy Land Support the Government of Israel?
(55:21) What Is the Purpose of Hamas?
(56:17) The Mission for Greater Israel
(1:02:43) Mother Agapia Details Christian Persecution at the Hands of Israel
(1:17:39) Are Christians Treated Better in Other Arab Countries?
(1:18:55) What Corporate Media Won’t Tell You About the Palestinians
(1:22:17) What Will Happen to Gaza?
(1:24:49) The Bombing of Christian Churches Is Not on Accident
(1:26:37) The Temple Mount and Christian Zionists
(1:30:24) Mother Agapia’s Message to Christians
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If Everton are looking for a left-footed right winger, then we would suggest Roger Fernandes. Another season at Braga would be best for him, but he would be a proper 'ahead of the curve' signing—get him now before one of the big boys do. Comes with risk, but also big reward.