Sheikhing it Up with Sheikh Faiyaz
240 episodes - English - Latest episode: 19 days ago - ★★★★★ - 89 ratings'Sheikhing it Up with Sheikh Faiyaz' offers unique reflections on spirituality, humanity, justice and contemporary issues from the lens of the Qur'an, the Prophet Muhammad, and his immaculate family.
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Your Daily Dose of Spirituality 9: Navigating Relationships
March 30, 2023 23:00 - 15 minutes - 13.8 MBYour Daily Dose of Spirituality 9: Navigating Relationships Relationships can very well be challenging, and they're a lot harder when we don't put God in the equation and lean on His support!
Your Daily Dose of Spirituality 8: Remaining Diligent
March 29, 2023 23:00 - 15 minutes - 13.9 MBYour Daily Dose of Spirituality 8: Remaining Diligent One slip can lead to long term detriment of our hearts and souls, thus it requires us to be incredibly attentive to our everyone of our actions and the environment that we are situated within.
Your Daily Dose of Spirituality 7: Inner Humility
March 28, 2023 23:00 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MBYour Daily Dose of Spirituality 7: Inner Humility We love validation and being appreciated, but sometimes the praise that we get can be a dangerous trigger that compels our soul into pridefulness.
Your Daily Dose of Spirituality 6: The Primordial Sin
March 27, 2023 23:00 - 13 minutes - 12.6 MBYour Daily Dose of Spirituality 6: The Primordial Sin Arrogance and pride are the qualities which have casted away Satan from the divine realm, and also have the potential to be detrimental to our success in this world and the next.
Your Daily Dose of Spirituality 5: Struggling for Contentment
March 26, 2023 23:00 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBYour Daily Dose of Spirituality 5: Struggling for Contentment We find it hard to be content with what we have, and always have a desire for more. Once we diagnose that as a problem, we can seek God's assistance in eradicating a dangerous quality.
Your Daily Dose of Spirituality 4: Make Me Useful!
March 25, 2023 23:00 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MBYour Daily Dose of Spirituality 4: Make Me Useful! In the next set of lines from Dua Makarim al-Akhlaq of Imam Zayn al-Abideen (a), he eloquently seeks from God a lifestyle that is indicative of a believer and someone who sees this world with the clarity that is needed for ultimate success.
Your Daily Dose of Spirituality 3: Perfecting Our Intentions
March 24, 2023 23:00 - 16 minutes - 14.7 MBYour Daily Dose of Spirituality 3: Perfecting Our Intentions Everything in our tradition begins with our intention, and purifying our intention such that we are committed to God and His sake is what we should be consistently working toward...but we can't achieve that unless God supports us in reaching that stage.
Your Daily Dose of Spirituality 2: Devotion in Dua
March 23, 2023 23:00 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MBYour Daily Dose of Spirituality 2: Devotion in Dua This month is the month of dua and supplication. In this episode, we begin by looking into the opening lines Dua Makarim al-Akhlaq of Imam Zayn al-Abideen (a).
Your Daily Dose of Spirituality 1: Approaching the Month with Care
March 22, 2023 23:00 - 13 minutes - 12.1 MBYour Daily Dose of Spirituality 1: Approaching the Month with Care As we have arrived at the door of the sacred month, its important for us to collectively be aware of just how blessed of days and night we are entering into so we can maximize them to the best of our potential!
Nightly Ramadan Reflections 29: The Last is Not the End
April 30, 2022 23:00 - 12 minutes - 11.1 MBNightly Ramadan Reflections 29: The Last is Not the End As the crescent for the day of Eid appears on the horizon, it's important to remind ourselves that the last night of Ramadan is the not the end of our journey.
Nightly Ramadan Reflections 28: Gratitude vs. Shaytan
April 29, 2022 23:00 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MBNightly Ramadan Reflections 28: Gratitude vs. Shaytan In the Quran, God teaches us that the best way to propel the Satan is via our gratitude and show of thanks to our Creator.
Nightly Ramadan Reflections 27: Illuminating Beauty
April 28, 2022 23:00 - 10 minutes - 9.38 MBNightly Ramadan Reflections 27: Illuminating Beauty In the Quran, God tells us to be beautiful to others in the same way He acts with beauty to us. How can I illuminate that type of beauty?
Nightly Ramadan Reflections 26: Do 5 Things as Sin as You Please!
April 27, 2022 23:00 - 11 minutes - 10.1 MBNightly Ramadan Reflections 26: Do 5 Things as Sin as You Please! In a powerful hadith from Imam Hussain (a), he advises a man of what to remember when we have the urge to transgress God's boundaries.
Nightly Ramadan Reflections 25: What Does it Mean to Love?
April 26, 2022 23:00 - 9 minutes - 8.67 MBNightly Ramadan Reflections 25: What Does it Mean to Love? Love is a dynamic term that can be applied to many things. But what does it truly mean to love God?
Nightly Ramadan Reflections 24: Balance in Understanding
April 25, 2022 23:00 - 10 minutes - 9.33 MBNightly Ramadan Reflections 24: Balance in Understanding It's important to not get overly reliant on God's mercy to a detriment, but rather have a balanced approach as taught to us by the Messenger (s) and his family (a).
Nightly Ramadan Reflections 23: The Night is Too Great!
April 24, 2022 23:00 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MBNightly Ramadan Reflections 23: The Night is Too Great! The Night of Decree is upon us, and its a night that is too great to waste...so let's make the most of it!
Nightly Ramadan Reflections 21: Who is Paradise For?
April 22, 2022 23:00 - 10 minutes - 9.43 MBNightly Ramadan Reflections 21: Who is Paradise For? In the episode, we take a look at a brief, concise hadith from Imam Ali, where he offers some insight with regards to who attains paradise.
Nightly Ramadan Reflections 20: Beauty in Leadership
April 21, 2022 23:00 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MBNightly Ramadan Reflections 20: Beauty in Leadership What does it mean to be a leader? How did the best leader lead?
Nightly Ramadan Reflections 19: By the Lord of the Kaaba
April 20, 2022 23:00 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MBNightly Ramadan Reflections 19: By the Lord of the Kaaba The 19th of the month of Ramadan marks the day when the Commander of the Faithful uttered his epic phrase as we has assassinated during the course of prayers.
Nightly Ramadan Reflection 18: Heart, Intellect & Body
April 19, 2022 23:00 - 10 minutes - 9.55 MBNightly Ramadan Reflection 18: Heart, Intellect & Body God-consciousness can only be attained if we allow for a reformation of the heart and intellect. That will then transition and allow for our bodies to be dedicated to Him.
Nightly Ramadan Reflections 17: Deconstruction Our Perceptions
April 18, 2022 23:00 - 10 minutes - 9.93 MBNightly Ramadan Reflections 17: Deconstruction Our Perceptions Our biggest hinderance to finding love in our relationship with God and His Prophet is the negative perception that we have of religion. These nights give us the opportunity to change that.
Nightly Ramadan Reflections 16: Do You Not See?
April 17, 2022 23:00 - 10 minutes - 9.48 MBNightly Ramadan Reflections 16: Do You Not See? Reflection is a key to unlocking the secrets of the world and gaining in true knowledge of our Creator.
Nightly Ramadan Reflections 15: Feeding the Heart
April 16, 2022 23:00 - 10 minutes - 9.97 MBNightly Ramadan Reflections 15: Feeding the Heart A beautiful tradition from Imam Hassan (a) talks to us about the importance of feeding our hearts, souls and intellects prior to feeding our stomachs.
Nightly Ramadan Reflections 14: Relationships are Hard!
April 15, 2022 23:00 - 10 minutes - 9.55 MBNightly Ramadan Reflections 14: Relationships are Hard! During the month of Ramadan, we have an opportunity to navigate our relationship with God, but also with others. And dealing with people isn't always easy, but its necessary!
Nightly Ramadan Reflections 13: More Focus
April 14, 2022 23:00 - 10 minutes - 9.51 MBNightly Ramadan Reflections 13: More Focus It's important to not get complacent, recognizes areas of improvement, and be a bit more diligent in seeking God.
Nightly Ramadan Reflections 12: Am I Close to God?
April 13, 2022 23:00 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MBNightly Ramadan Reflections 12: Am I Close to God? There's so much talk during this month about seeking proximity and closeness to God...but what exactly does that mean?
Nightly Ramadan Reflections 11: Appreciating the Little
April 12, 2022 23:00 - 10 minutes - 9.98 MBNightly Ramadan Reflections 11: Appreciating the Little We often take the smallest manifestations of mercy for granted, but during this month, its important we show a bit more appreciation for the little things.
Nightly Ramadan Reflections 10: The Grieving Messenger
April 11, 2022 23:00 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBNightly Ramadan Reflections 10: The Grieving Messenger On the 10th of the month of Ramadan, the Messenger (s) lost his wife Khadija. What do we learn from the grief of the Prophet?
Nightly Ramadan Reflections 9: Prophetic Service
April 10, 2022 23:00 - 12 minutes - 11.7 MBNightly Ramadan Reflections 9: Prophetic Service The believer should always be looking for the opportunity to serve, in a manner that is humble and sincere.
Nightly Ramadan Reflections 8: Interrogating Ourselves
April 09, 2022 23:00 - 8 minutes - 8.22 MBNightly Ramadan Reflections 8: Interrogating Ourselves When we know there's a problem, that's the best time to fix it. This month, we have that opportunity.
Nightly Ramadan Reflections 7: It's All About Balance
April 08, 2022 23:00 - 10 minutes - 9.55 MBNightly Ramadan Reflections 7: It's All About Balance Sometimes, all the talk about putting in more during this month is challenging, unsustainable and puts undue pressure on us. It's all about finding a balance and not comparing ourselves to others.
Nightly Ramadan Reflections 6: A Little More Worship
April 07, 2022 23:00 - 9 minutes - 8.94 MBNightly Ramadan Reflections 6: A Little More Worship It's easy to put off worship of God during the month of Ramadan because we have so many other things going on. But let's change that and do a little bit more this time around.
Nightly Ramadan Reflections 5: Listen for Your Soul
April 06, 2022 23:00 - 12 minutes - 11.9 MBNightly Ramadan Reflections 5: Listen for Your Soul When we tire ourselves via fasting and worship, our faculties all start to weaken. But the soul begins to be a bit more attentive, so pay heed to it!
Nightly Ramadan Reflections 4: Moses Introduces God (III)
April 05, 2022 23:00 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MBNightly Ramadan Reflections 4: Moses Introduces God (III) In the Quran, God commands Moses and Aaron to speak to the Pharoh in a gentle manner. What does that teach us with regards to how we should speak to God to ourselves?
Nightly Ramadan Reflections 3: Moses Introduces God (II)
April 04, 2022 23:00 - 10 minutes - 9.76 MBNightly Ramadan Reflections 3: Moses Introduces God (II) How does Moses' understanding of self totally differ from the approach of the Pharoh? How does God present this in the Quran?
Nightly Ramadan Reflections 2: Moses Introduces God
April 03, 2022 23:00 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBNightly Ramadan Reflections 2: Moses Introduces God In a beautiful description in the Quran, Moses introduces God to the Pharoh.
Nightly Ramadan Reflections 1: Asking the Big Questions
April 02, 2022 23:00 - 10 minutes - 9.51 MBNightly Ramadan Reflections 1: Asking the Big Questions A new day. A new month. A new year. The best time to ask the biggest questions.
Nightly Ramadan Reflections 29: The Final Eve
May 11, 2021 23:30 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MBNightly Ramadan Reflections 29: The Final Eve The final night of Ramadan is upon us...but its not the last night of our relationship with the Creator.
Nightly Ramadan Reflections 28: Don't Forget These Days!
May 10, 2021 23:30 - 10 minutes - 9.39 MBNightly Ramadan Reflections 28: Don't Forget These Days! Our efforts these last few nights can speak for us throughout the spiritual grind of the year...
Nightly Ramadan Reflections 27: Evaluating the Bigger Picture
May 09, 2021 23:30 - 8 minutes - 8.19 MBNightly Ramadan Reflections 27: Evaluating the Bigger Picture The Holy month isn't over yet, so its important to take a pause and remember what it's all about before it ends!
Nightly Ramadan Reflections 26: The Best Amongst You...
May 08, 2021 23:30 - 8 minutes - 7.98 MBNightly Ramadan Reflections 26: The Best Amongst You... In a Hadith of the Prophet (s), he says the best of people are those who do three things...what are they?
Nightly Ramadan Reflections 25: A Living Book
May 07, 2021 23:30 - 9 minutes - 8.93 MBNightly Ramadan Reflections 25: A Living Book The Quran is meant to be a text that we engage with, not solely read. In this episode, we discuss some practical ways to actively reflect upon it.
Nightly Ramadan Reflections 24: Making a Lasting Difference
May 06, 2021 23:30 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MBNightly Ramadan Reflections 24: Making a Lasting Difference We don't live in this world forever, so might as well do the best we can in our limited time to leave a lasting legacy.
Nightly Ramadan Reflections 23: It's All About Tonight
May 05, 2021 23:30 - 10 minutes - 9.81 MBNightly Ramadan Reflections 23: It's All About Tonight The most important night of the year has arrived, and until the breaking of dawn, nothing else should matter.
Nightly Ramadan Reflections 22: What Amazes Ali? (3)
May 04, 2021 23:30 - 9 minutes - 9.12 MBNightly Ramadan Reflections 22: What Amazes Ali? (3) What amazes the commander of the faithful and the inheritor of the Prophetic qualities and merits?
Nightly Ramadan Reflections 21: What Amazes Ali? (2)
May 03, 2021 23:30 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MBNightly Ramadan Reflections 21: What Amazes Ali? (2) What amazes the commander of the faithful and the inheritor of the Prophetic qualities and merits?
Nightly Ramadan Reflections 20: What Amazes Ali? (1)
May 02, 2021 23:30 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MBNightly Ramadan Reflections 20: What Amazes Ali? (1) What amazes the commander of the faithful and the inheritor of the Prophetic qualities and merits?
Nightly Ramadan Reflections 19: Lions by Day!
May 01, 2021 23:30 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MBNightly Ramadan Reflections 19: Lions by Day! From a role model like Imam Ali (a), we are inspired to be worshippers by night and lions by day!
Nightly Ramadan Reflections 18: From Soul to Body
April 30, 2021 23:30 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MBNightly Ramadan Reflections 18: From Soul to Body Our internal spiritual state manifests outwardly and influences what we see, what we listen to and even how we walk!
Nightly Ramadan Reflections 17: How Can I Improve My Prayers? (2)
April 29, 2021 23:30 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MBNightly Ramadan Reflections 17: How Can I Improve My Prayers? (2) Prayers is the pillar of our religion, and if we want to improve ourselves this month, it starts with improving our prayers.