The Thinking Muslim
203 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★★ - 85 ratingsThis podcast is dedicated to exploring issues in some more depth and untangling the complexities of the world around us. We engage thinkers, academics, and scholars in conversation on a number of themes to appreciate the ideas that make up Islam as a system of thought.Follow us on https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/And twitter @thinking_muslim https://twitter.com/thinking_muslimEmail [email protected]
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The Crisis of the Modern Man - With Ameen (Seera Masters)
July 28, 2020 20:36 - 1 hour - 33.2 MBEven if we don’t subscribe to the oft quoted phrase of Jordan Peterson that there is "a crisis of masculinity", we may accept that young men live lives in an era where their roles and responsibilities remain subject to intense scrutiny. Our guest today, Ameen from the popular Mind Heist podcast and the YouTube help channel Seera Masters is a young man trying to make sense of this world. Ameen set off on a journey to discover what Islam expects from a man and in his own words found conclusions...
Islam, Liberalism and a Muslim Benedict Option with Ismail Royer
July 18, 2020 19:02 - 1 hour - 40.8 MBThe environment we find ourselves in after 9/11 has made it very difficult for our community to simultaneously continue living an Islamic life and meeting the demands of our daily existence. This atmosphere has given rise to what can only be called a liberal inquisition, the constant reminder that we should be defensive about our faith and that what we believe is somehow out of sync with modernity.In this febrile atmosphere, some have called for more radical action to affirm the faith of our ...
The Srebrenica Massacre – a "human sacrifice” – with Professor Joseph Kaminski (Sarajevo)
July 13, 2020 15:22 - 47 minutes - 21.6 MBOur guest this week, Dr Joseph Kaminski is associate professor at the Department of International Relations at the International University of Sarajevo. He has spent the last six years in the country, which he has now adopted as his own. Dr Kaminski has written a number of papers on Islam and governance and he is currently authoring a book on Islam and liberalism, a matter we discuss at the end of the podcast.Follow my thread evidencing how the West accepts Srebrenica as a human sacrifice: ht...
Black Lives Matter & Left-Wing Activism - Imam Dawud Walid
July 01, 2020 13:11 - 1 hour - 33.2 MBOur guest this week, Imam Dawud Walid, although acknowledging the importance of activism within the Islamic tradition, argues that our community must tread carefully when developing lines of collaboration with progressive movements, lest we are utilised for problematic political and cultural aims. He argues that activism does not fall out of the purview of the revelation and if we are to make a change, this has to be rooted in an Islamic notion of justice and using means that accord with the ...
Black Lives Matter & Left-Wing Activism - Imam Dawud Walid
July 01, 2020 13:11 - 1 hour - 33.2 MBOur guest this week, Imam Dawud Walid, although acknowledging the importance of activism within the Islamic tradition, argues that our community must tread carefully when developing lines of collaboration with progressive movements, lest we are utilised for problematic political and cultural aims. He argues that activism does not fall out of the purview of the revelation and if we are to make a change, this has to be rooted in an Islamic notion of justice and using means that accord with the ...
The Politics of Hijab - with Farhat Amin and Ustadh Iyad Hilal
June 18, 2020 18:37 - 1 hour - 30.7 MBThe dress of Muslim women has been politicised by secular thinkers, left wing activists, conservatives, feminists and talk-show hosts that all believe their take on the subject will emancipate Muslim women. For centuries, an obsession with Muslim women’s dress has enabled an array of political projects. This week we speak to two guests, firstly Farhat Amin, who is working on a book project to address the twin challenges of Muslim confusion about their Islamic rights and feminism and then we d...
The Politics of Hijab - with Farhat Amin and Ustadh Iyad Hilal
June 18, 2020 18:37 - 1 hour - 30.7 MBThe dress of Muslim women has been politicised by secular thinkers, left wing activists, conservatives, feminists and talk-show hosts that all believe their take on the subject will emancipate Muslim women. For centuries, an obsession with Muslim women’s dress has enabled an array of political projects.This week we speak to two guests, firstly Farhat Amin, who is working on a book project to address the twin challenges of Muslim confusion about their Islamic rights and feminism and then we di...
Hijab - Not My Body Not My Choice - A Conversation with Eeman Abbasi
June 12, 2020 20:11 - 44 minutes - 20.2 MBThe Hijab or Khimar has been subject to ferocious scrutiny, with youtube influencers, journalists, politicians and academics all participating in what is now a regular feature in how liberal society would like Muslims to live.To address the subject Farhat Amin from our sister podcast, A Muslim Mom spoke to Emaan Abbasi, a writer and academic that recently penned a brilliant piece titled, “not my body, not my choice” for the online magazine Traversing Tradition. Hosted on Acast. See acast.co...
Hijab - Not My Body Not My Choice - A Conversation with Eeman Abbasi
June 12, 2020 20:11 - 44 minutes - 20.2 MBThe Hijab or Khimar has been subject to ferocious scrutiny, with youtube influencers, journalists, politicians and academics all participating in what is now a regular feature in how liberal society would like Muslims to live. To address the subject Farhat Amin from our sister podcast, A Muslim Mom spoke to Emaan Abbasi, a writer and academic that recently penned a brilliant piece titled, “not my body, not my choice” for the online magazine Traversing Tradition.
“I can’t breathe” – George Floyd & structural racism in America with Hakeem Muhammad
June 02, 2020 20:36 - 52 minutes - 24 MBMy guest today, Hakeem Muhammad, grew up in the communities excluded by mainstream America. He argues that in our anger we should not undervalue the structural conditions that enable and safeguard those that treat their fellow man as sub-human. The structural racism that plagues American life comes from a broader ideology that shows disdain for non-European cultures and creeds. He argues powerfully that white supremacy cannot be separated from liberalism, in fact, liberal protagonists, from L...
“I can’t breathe” – George Floyd & structural racism in America with Hakeem Muhammad
June 02, 2020 20:36 - 52 minutes - 24 MBMy guest today, Hakeem Muhammad, grew up in the communities excluded by mainstream America. He argues that in our anger we should not undervalue the structural conditions that enable and safeguard those that treat their fellow man as sub-human. The structural racism that plagues American life comes from a broader ideology that shows disdain for non-European cultures and creeds. He argues powerfully that white supremacy cannot be separated from liberalism, in fact, liberal protagonists, from L...
The Problem with 'Muslim Twitter' - a Conversation with Justin Parrott
May 27, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 32.5 MBMuslim’s that engage on social media often contribute to the online antagonism that reflects the coarse and crude trend of wider society. It goes like this, someone tweets a view, sometimes coherent and thought through and sometimes not and within a short space of time, it solicits a torrent of abuse.This week on The Thinking Muslim we look at ‘Muslim Twitter’, what causes the bitterness? how do we tone down the rhetoric and how can the revelation and our illustrious scholarly past help us to...
The Appeal of Diriliş Ertuğrul with Dilly Hussain and Imran Muneer
May 17, 2020 19:34 - 1 hour - 27.9 MBErtugrul is a show about the legendary father of Osman I, the founder of the Ottoman Sultanate. The show’s success in the Muslim world leaves many, especially those with liberal leanings, perplexed. Its recent airing in Pakistan has taken the country by storm. Prime Minister Imran Khan has tweeted about the show, suggesting all young Pakistani’s can gain a sense of lost history and Muslim unity. Saudi Arabia has banned the show, citing its malign influence and Egypt’s "High Fatwa Council" (Dâ...
The appeal of Diriliş Ertuğrul with Dilly Hussain and Imran Muneer
May 17, 2020 19:34 - 1 hour - 27.9 MBErtugrul is a show about the legendary father of Osman I, the founder of the Ottoman Sultanate. The show’s success in the Muslim world leaves many, especially those with liberal leanings, perplexed. Its recent airing in Pakistan has taken the country by storm. Prime Minister Imran Khan has tweeted about the show, suggesting all young Pakistani’s can gain a sense of lost history and Muslim unity. Saudi Arabia has banned the show, citing its malign influence and Egypt’s "High Fatwa Council" (D...
The Appeal of Diriliş Ertuğrul with Dilly Hussain and Imran Muneer
May 17, 2020 19:34 - 1 hour - 27.9 MBErtugrul is a show about the legendary father of Osman I, the founder of the Ottoman Sultanate. The show’s success in the Muslim world leaves many, especially those with liberal leanings, perplexed. Its recent airing in Pakistan has taken the country by storm. Prime Minister Imran Khan has tweeted about the show, suggesting all young Pakistani’s can gain a sense of lost history and Muslim unity. Saudi Arabia has banned the show, citing its malign influence and Egypt’s "High Fatwa Council" (Dâ...
The Remembrance of Death and the Afterlife with Kamal Abu Zahra
May 09, 2020 11:15 - 57 minutes - 26.5 MBDeath has become a part of our everyday lives. Covid-19 and its spread have brought home to us the undeniable reality that we are mortal beings and our accumulation of wealth, prestige and power will come to an end. How we think about death impacts on how we think about life. So how should death be conceptualised? How should we really remember death, beyond the occasional thoughts about it? How do we make death our partners and our guide in conditioning our present?To understand this idea, I ...
Plagues & Prophetic Medicines with Iyad Hilal
May 04, 2020 15:43 - 56 minutes - 25.8 MBHow should we understand the ahadith related to plagues and medicines? We are often deluged with cures for a host of ailments and some argue conventional pharmaceuticals have little value in the face of these solutions from sunnah.This week on the Thinking Muslim Podcast I have invited an imam and author Iyad Hilal from California, America to explain what is the prophetic sunnah and how should we evaluate what it has to say about plagues and medicines.Iyad Hilal has authored one of the best b...
Plagues & Prophetic Medicines with Iyad Hilal
May 04, 2020 15:43 - 56 minutes - 25.8 MBHow should we understand the ahadith related to plagues and medicines? We are often deluged with cures for a host of ailments and some argue conventional pharmaceuticals have little value in the face of these solutions from sunnah. This week on the Thinking Muslim Podcast I have invited an imam and author Iyad Hilal from California, America to explain what is the prophetic sunnah and how should we evaluate what it has to say about plagues and medicines. Iyad Hilal has authored one of the best...
Modi, India and 'Corona Jihad' - with Fadl Hejazi
April 24, 2020 23:24 - 45 minutes - 20.6 MBThis week I speak to Fadl Hejazi, a Muslim academic from India, about the crisis facing the Muslims of India. To cover its obvious failures, key Indian politicians and its RSS supporters opted to turn the country on its Muslim citizens, blaming the mounting cases on the Tablighi Jamat Ijtima (gathering) in Nizamuddin. What they dubbed ‘Corona Jihad,’ an insidious campaign to spread the virus to Hindus. The virus, in their warped view, was another weapon used by Muslims against the majority p...
Modi, India and 'Corona Jihad' - with Fadl Hejazi
April 24, 2020 23:24 - 45 minutes - 20.6 MBThis week I speak to Fadl Hejazi, a Muslim academic from India, about the crisis facing the Muslims of India. To cover its obvious failures, key Indian politicians and its RSS supporters opted to turn the country on its Muslim citizens, blaming the mounting cases on the Tablighi Jamat Ijtima (gathering) in Nizamuddin. What they dubbed ‘Corona Jihad,’ an insidious campaign to spread the virus to Hindus. The virus, in their warped view, was another weapon used by Muslims against the majority p...
The Facts, Fiction & COVID Conspiracies with Dr Naveed Syed and Dr Imran Waheed
April 18, 2020 15:37 - 1 hour - 29 MBWhat is pronounced today in a post-truth world is the increase of non-experts on social media that forward their views and gain an audience upon conspiracy theories and half-baked truths. This week we invite Dr Naveed Syed from Public Health England and Dr Imran Waheed to unravel the truths behind the crisis and why so many people are susceptible to conspiracies. We look at the origins of Covid-19, the means of transmission, the herd immunity theory, flu statistics, verification of news, Face...
The Post-Coronavirus World Order - a Conversation with Riaz Hasan
April 05, 2020 19:40 - 1 hour - 30 MBSince the Coronavirus lockdown became a daily feature of our lives, a number of commentators have speculated about the future of economic liberalism. Many on the left and some Muslims have concluded this period will presage the end to capitalism and the dawn of a new economic order.Such claims may fail to live up to proper scrutiny, instead we may be witnessing the acceleration of America’s position as the global hegemon and with it, the fragmentation of the American led liberal world order.M...
Ten Questions on the Coronavirus Pandemic and Islam with Dr Shadee Elmasry
March 30, 2020 17:14 - 51 minutes - 23.7 MBAs we hunker down and wait in anticipation for a Covid-19 breakthrough, we inevitably begin to think about our mortality and whether we have within us the ability to deal with this crisis. In the coming weeks we are going to explore the Covid-19 crisis and its implication upon us. Today I invite back onto the show, Dr Shadee Elmasry, an imam and Islamic scholar from the United States.We look at 1) the 'cancellation' of jummah and the madahibs, 2) Is this a punishment from Allah, 3) Are we mar...
Ten Questions on the Coronavirus Pandemic and Islam with Dr Shadee Elmasry
March 30, 2020 17:14 - 51 minutes - 23.7 MBAs we hunker down and wait in anticipation for a Covid-19 breakthrough, we inevitably begin to think about our mortality and whether we have within us the ability to deal with this crisis. In the coming weeks we are going to explore the Covid-19 crisis and its implication upon us. Today I invite back onto the show, Dr Shadee Elmasry, an imam and Islamic scholar from the United States. We look at 1) the 'cancellation' of jummah and the madahibs, 2) Is this a punishment from Allah, 3) Are we m...
Who wants the Caliphate? - Dr Ovamir Anjum
February 21, 2020 22:34 - 1 hour - 31.4 MBMy guest this week, Dr Ovamir Anjum , although abhorring all that Isis may stand for, suggests that its brief rise to notoriety has opened up space for intelligent minded Muslim’s to reimagine a world with a just Caliphate. Dr Anjum calls for a new wave of thinking on the subject, grounded in revelation and aimed at showing both Muslim’s and non-Muslims how Islam’s thought should be considered as an alternative to the contemporary decaying world order. Dr Anjum argues in a recent long read pe...
Who Wants the Caliphate? - Dr Ovamir Anjum
February 21, 2020 22:34 - 1 hour - 31.4 MBMy guest this week, Dr Anjum Ovamir, although abhorring all that Isis may stand for, suggests that its brief rise to notoriety has opened up space for intelligent minded Muslim’s to reimagine a world with a just Caliphate. Dr Anjum calls for a new wave of thinking on the subject, grounded in revelation and aimed at showing both Muslim’s and non-Muslims how Islam’s thought should be considered as an alternative to the contemporary decaying world order. Dr Anjum argues in a recent long read p...
Who wants the Caliphate? - Dr Ovamir Anjum
February 21, 2020 22:34 - 1 hour - 31.4 MBMy guest this week, Dr Ovamir Anjum , although abhorring all that Isis may stand for, suggests that its brief rise to notoriety has opened up space for intelligent minded Muslim’s to reimagine a world with a just Caliphate. Dr Anjum calls for a new wave of thinking on the subject, grounded in revelation and aimed at showing both Muslim’s and non-Muslims how Islam’s thought should be considered as an alternative to the contemporary decaying world order.Dr Anjum argues in a recent long read pen...
Toxic Masculinity, an Islamic Response with Dr Shadee Elmasry
January 26, 2020 22:01 - 1 hour - 30.3 MBWhat is a man, what makes a man and what is masculinity? Dr Shadee Elmasry takes a look at toxic masculinity and Islam's response. Dr Shadee in this debate, stands out for his dedication to a nuanced and intelligent look at how revelation informs the Muslim conception of masculinity. How did the Allah and His Messenger's (saw) practice nurture an Islamic vision of masculinity?Follow the programme on Twitter @thinking_muslimhttps://twitter.com/thinking_muslimJoin the Thinking Muslim Course - v...
Understanding India's Citizenship Law with Dr Asher Siddiqui (Delhi)
January 01, 2020 12:21 - 32 minutes - 14.8 MBThis week I speak to Dr Asher Siddiqui, an engineer from Delhi who has been at the epicentre of the protests at Delhi’s Jamia Millia University. During the past two weeks, India has been rocked by countrywide demonstrations spontaneously driven by largely young Muslim’s energised by their mutual dislike for a new citizenship law designed to relegate Muslim’s as second class citizens. The law, the Citizenship Amendment Act, enables the state to fast track the citizenship of migrants but signi...
Understanding India's Citizenship Law with Dr Asher Siddiqui (Delhi)
January 01, 2020 12:21 - 32 minutes - 14.8 MBThis week I speak to Dr Asher Siddiqui, an engineer from Delhi who has been at the epicentre of the protests at Delhi’s Jamia Millia University.During the past two weeks, India has been rocked by countrywide demonstrations spontaneously driven by largely young Muslim’s energised by their mutual dislike for a new citizenship law designed to relegate Muslim’s as second class citizens. The law, the Citizenship Amendment Act, enables the state to fast track the citizenship of migrants but signif...
Coping with Grief and Loss with Dr Yousif Haj Yousif
December 25, 2019 21:15 - 53 minutes - 24.4 MBIn our short lives it is inevitable that we shall experience the death of our loved ones. Psychologists claim that there are five stages of grief, and for some to come to terms with the death of a partner, son, daughter or close friend may never be reconciled. We hear of many whose hearts are never settled and who live a shadow of their former lives. Many fall into depression as a consequence and others turn to drink and drugs to temporarily release their minds from the reminders associated i...
Coping with Grief and Loss with Dr Yousif Haj Yousif
December 25, 2019 21:15 - 53 minutes - 24.4 MBIn our short lives it is inevitable that we shall experience the death of our loved ones. Psychologists claim that there are five stages of grief, and for some to come to terms with the death of a partner, son, daughter or close friend may never be reconciled. We hear of many whose hearts are never settled and who live a shadow of their former lives. Many fall into depression as a consequence and others turn to drink and drugs to temporarily release their minds from the reminders associated i...
Islam and Mental Health with Psychiatrist Dr Imran Waheed
December 03, 2019 21:19 - 51 minutes - 23.5 MBMy guest this week has been working in the field for over twenty years, Dr Imran Waheed is a consultant psychiatrist and looks at what is mental illness and why is it on the increase? How does Islam help us to deal with our mental health and build resilience to deal with the travails of life? And why has the liberal west failed to enhance the human mind? Follow the programme on Twitter @thinking_muslim https://twitter.com/thinking_muslim Donate to help us promote the podcast using PayPal her...
Islam and Mental Health with Psychiatrist Dr Imran Waheed
December 03, 2019 21:19 - 51 minutes - 23.5 MBMy guest this week has been working in the field for over twenty years, Dr Imran Waheed is a consultant psychiatrist and looks at what is mental illness and why is it on the increase? How does Islam help us to deal with our mental health and build resilience to deal with the travails of life? And why has the liberal west failed to enhance the human mind? Follow the programme on Twitter @thinking_muslimhttps://twitter.com/thinking_muslimDonate to help us promote the podcast using PayPal here h...
Islamic Economics: Wealth distribution, the rich and investment with Dr Abul Izz Abdul Sala
November 11, 2019 13:01 - 39 minutes - 36 MBThis week I ask Dr Abul Izz Abdul Salam, a professor and expert in comparative economics from Jerusalem Palestine, to take a look at how Islam deals with the creation of wealth and at the same time address the problem of stagnant money that remains the prize of the rich 1%. It is common in the west to find multi-billionaires hoard vast amounts of wealth or invest their capital in financial markets that have little impact upon the real productive economy. It was the meltdown of these markets i...
Islamic Economics: Wealth distribution, the rich and investment with Dr Abul Izz Abdul Salam
November 11, 2019 13:01 - 39 minutes - 36 MBThis week I ask Dr Abul Izz Abdul Salam, a professor and expert in comparative economics from Jerusalem Palestine, to take a look at how Islam deals with the creation of wealth and at the same time address the problem of stagnant money that remains the prize of the rich 1%. It is common in the west to find multi-billionaires hoard vast amounts of wealth or invest their capital in financial markets that have little impact upon the real productive economy. It was the meltdown of these markets i...
Islamic Economics: Poverty, Inequality and Zakah with Dr Abul Izz Abdul Salam
November 03, 2019 18:29 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBThis week I talk to Dr Abul Izz Abdul Salam, an academic and thinker of Islamic and comparative economics and a university professor from Jerusalem Palestine. We take a look at how Islamic Economics differs from the dominant liberal economic order that creates enormous wealth inequalities and perpetuates poverty. Follow the programme on Twitter @thinking_muslimhttps://twitter.com/thinking_muslimDonate to help us promote the podcast using PayPal here https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_...
Explainer: Turkey and Syria
October 27, 2019 20:09 - 11 minutes - 16.2 MBThis week we take a quick look at the announcement today of the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and the actions of Erdogan of Turkey in Syria. Follow the programme on Twitter @thinking_muslim https://twitter.com/thinking_muslim Donate to help us promote the podcast using PayPal here https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=B6WZTV3E6LUYN&source=url And read my write-up for this programme, including my thoughts on the interview on my Medium page - https://medium.com/@...
Understanding Secularism – with Uthman Badr
October 22, 2019 12:45 - 1 hour - 91.5 MBThis week I talk to Uthman Badr, academic, speaker and activist from Sydney Australia, on secularism, its origins, meaning and its impact upon the Muslim World.Follow the programme on Twitter@thinking_muslimhttps://twitter.com/thinking_muslimDonate to help us promote the podcast using PayPal here https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=B6WZTV3E6LUYN&source=urlAnd read my write-up for this programme, including my thoughts on the interview on my Medium page Hosted...
A 'Suspect Community' - Britain's Muslims and the spectre of fear with Dr Asim Qureshi
October 04, 2019 20:48 - 56 minutes - 77.1 MBThis week I talk to Asim Qureshi, Research Director at the advocacy group CAGE, on the securitisation of the Muslim community and the making of an ‘enemy within’.Follow the programme on Twitter @thinking_muslim [https://twitter.com/thinking_muslim]Donate to help us promote the podcast using PayPal here [https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=B6WZTV3E6LUYN&source=url]And read my write-up for this programme, including my thoughts on the interview on my Medium page ...
Enslaved African Muslims to America: the untold story - with Hakeem Muhammad
September 22, 2019 19:25 - 1 hour - 94.4 MBMy guest this week is Hakeem Muhammad, he argues that narratives about the slave trade barely mention the Muslim origin of many African’s that were enslaved, their courageous attempts to remain Muslim despite severe repression and indeed the role Islam played as a basis of defiance and the driver behind many of the slave rebellions on plantations. Hakeem charts the role of Christianity in legitimising slavery but also how forcible conversions were used to pacify slaves. For Hakeem, the advent...
Islamophobia and the challenge of liberalism - with Daniel Haqiqatjou
September 17, 2019 19:57 - 51 minutes - 71.4 MBThis week I talk to Daniel Haqiqatjou from the United States to discuss Islamophobia and the Muslim response to it and the challenge of liberalism. Daniel is a Muslim academic and founder of the US-based Alasna institute. He writes at Muslimskeptic.com and his thoughts are featured in a number of media outlets such as The Washington Post, The Atlantic, CNN, Aljazeera, Public Discourse and Mashable. He is a speaker for the Muslim Debate initiative, where you may find many links to lectures he...
Islamophobia and the challenge of liberalism
September 17, 2019 19:57 - 51 minutes - 71.4 MBWww.thinkingmuslim.com
Islamophobia and the challenge of liberalism with Daniel Haqiqatjou
September 17, 2019 19:57 - 51 minutes - 71.4 MBWww.thinkingmuslim.com
Islamophobia and the challenge of liberalism with Daniel Haqiqatjou
September 17, 2019 19:57 - 51 minutes - 71.4 MBWww.thinkingmuslim.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Brexit Explored: A Conversation with Dr Imran Waheed
September 08, 2019 20:04 - 1 hour - 83.7 MB@thinking_muslimFor over three years, Britain’s political establishment and much of the country has been in, what can only described as political meltdown. The 2016 referendum called by David Cameron resulted in the extraordinary outcome to leave the EU, despite all political predictions to the contrary. Since then Britain has been battling with the issue, triggering Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, negotiating a deal that was rejected on three separate occasions by Parliament, the resignatio...
What Does Islam Teach us about Wealth? - Hasan al-Hasan
September 02, 2019 05:55 - 42 minutes - 58.7 MBThis week we look at Islam’s perspective on wealth. In many ways how we view wealth and its accumulation has an impact on how we think, our likes and dislikes and how we engage with the world. It is accepted that religious people shun wealth, "the meek will inherit the earth" is the famous biblical passage. Many Muslims also have an uneasy relationship with wealth, it is often associated with fahisha (transgressions) and taqabbur (arrogance), and too much wealth leads to extravagance, hassad ...
What Does Islam Teach us about Wealth? - Hasan al-Hasan
September 02, 2019 05:55 - 42 minutes - 58.7 MBThis week we look at Islam’s perspective on wealth. In many ways how we view wealth and its accumulation has an impact on how we think, our likes and dislikes and how we engage with the world. It is accepted that religious people shun wealth, "the meek will inherit the earth" is the famous biblical passage. Many Muslims also have an uneasy relationship with wealth, it is often associated with fahisha (transgressions) and taqabbur (arrogance), and too much wealth leads to extravagance, hassad ...
Modi's Hindutva - A living nightmare for Muslims - with Fadl Hejazi
August 25, 2019 16:08 - 53 minutes - 73 MBThis week I speak to Fadl Hejazi, an India based academic in Islamic sciences, currently pursuing his doctoral studies in the energy economies of the Arab world. Fadl has extensively travelled across India and he is also a regular visitor to Kashmir. In this second part podcast, more than 2-weeks since the Indian government’s actions in Kashmir, I want to explore the doctrine that underpins Modi’s India, known as Hindutva and its impact upon the countries Muslims. It is oft-forgotten, that af...
Modi's Hindutva - A living nightmare for Muslims - with Fadl Hejazi
August 25, 2019 16:08 - 53 minutes - 73 MBThis week I speak to Fadl Hejazi, an India based academic in Islamic sciences, currently pursuing his doctoral studies in the energy economies of the Arab world. Fadl has extensively travelled across India and he is also a regular visitor to Kashmir. In this second part podcast, more than 2-weeks since the Indian government’s actions in Kashmir, I want to explore the doctrine that underpins Modi’s India, known as Hindutva and its impact upon the countries Muslims. It is oft-forgotten, that af...