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Making Sense of Islam
Meditations on strategy, mindfulness, and Islam — hosted by Tarek Elgawhary
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- Ep 102 — Imam Mohamed Magid
- Ep 101 — Sameera Qureshi
- Ep 100.5
- Ep 100 — Tarek Elgawhary
- Ep 99 — Shaykh Muhamad Al-Ninowy
- Ep 98 — Omar Matadar
- Ep 97 — Mikhaael Mala
- Ep 96 — Sohaib Interview
- Ep 95 — Peter Sanders
- Ep 94 — Michael (Haroon) Sugich Harun
- Ep 93 — Imam Zaid Shakir
- Ep 92 — Muna Abu Sulayman
- Ep 91 — Mubin Shaikh
- Ep 90 — Rabia Chaudry
- Ep 89 — Navid Akhtar
- Ep 88 — Dr Walead Mohammed Mosaad
- Ep 87 — Not Having a Beard or Hijab
- Ep 86 — Ahmed Younis
- Ep 85 — Abdul-Rehman Malik
- Ep 84 — How To Find A Shaykh
- Ep 83 — Muddassar Ahmad
- Ep 82 — Eating Halal Meat
- Ep 81 — Allie Khalfe
- Ep 80 — Mona Aburmishan
- Ep 79 — COVID-19
- Ep 78 — Khuram Zaman
- Ep 77 — In Shaykhs Clothing
- Ep 76 — Hena Khan
- Ep 75 — Umar Lee
- Ep 74 — Bid'a / Innovation
- Ep 73 — Music
- Ep 72 — Diplomacy
- Ep 71 — Islamic Principles #26: Making Islam Look Good
- Ep 70 — Islamic Principles #25: Passing On Islam
- Ep 69 — Islamic Principles #24: Men & Women
- Ep 68 — Islamic Principles #23: Charity
- Ep 67 — Islamic Principles #22: Coexistence
- Ep 66 — Islamic Holidays #11: Hajj Season
- Ep 65 — Understanding The Self (nafs)
- Ep 64 — Conflict, Perspective & Time
- Ep 63 — Islam & Politics
- Ep 62 — Islamic Holidays #10: Eid Al-Fitr
- Ep 61 — Islamic Holidays #9: The Night Of Power
- Ep 60 — Islamic Holidays #8: The Battle Of Badr
- Ep 59 — Islamic Holidays #7: Ramadan
- Ep 58 — Islamic Principles #21: Dialogue
- Ep 57 — Islamic Holidays #6: The 15th Of Sh'aban
Ep 56 — Islamic Principles #20: The EnvironmentShow notes ▼
We cannot be who we are or do the things we do except through and by the natural world around us. The Quran and Hadith literature are replete with references to the animated nature of the environment, to the duty we owe the environment, and to the obligation to keep its balance. The environment is one of the meta principles of Islam, and since the natural world around us is in crises, it is ever more important that we learn what it means from a faith point of view.
Quran Mentioned
The seven heavens and the earth and all that is therein praise Him, and there is not a thing but invokes His praise; but you understand not their praise. Lo! He is ever Clement, Forgiving. (17:44)
The stars and the trees adore. (55:6)
I created the jinn and humankind only that they might worship Me. (51:56)
And He has made of service for you whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth; it is all from Him. Lo! herein verily are portents for a people who reflect. (45:13)
He brought you forth from the earth and has asked you to develop it. (11:61)
And of mankind there are those whose conversation on the life of this world pleases you, and he calls Allah to witness as to that which is in his heart; yet he is the most rigid of opponents.
And when he turns away his effort in the land is to make mischief therein and to destroy the crops and the cattle; and Allah lovs not mischief. (2:204-205)
Hadith Mentioned
Anybody who plants and animals eat you are rewarded, (Ahmad)
Story of Gabriel and- Ep 55 — Islamic Principles #19: Benefiting from Others
- Ep 54 — Islamic Principles #18: Towards An Islamic Paradigm
- Ep 53 — Islamic Holidays #5: Rajab
- Ep 52 — Why Do Bad Things Happen To Good People?
- Ep 51 — Islamic Principles #17: Sufism
- Ep 50 — Islamic Principles #16: Dealing With The Past
- Ep 49 — Why Study The Life Of The Prophet
Ep 48 — Islamic Principles #15: The Subtle MomentShow notes ▼
Ep. 48: Islamic Principles #15: The Subtle Moment
Intro
There is no denying that Islamic law has a lot of literature about slavery and the freeing of slaves (known as manumission). While all Muslim jurists and Muslim majority countries have outlawed slavery, the legal discussions in these sections of the Sharia have utility beyond their original use. In this episode I discuss one such utility, known as the "subtle moment." While a bit theoretical, it is extremely important in solving some of our more complex, contemporary problems.- Ep 47 — Islamic Principles #14: Splitting Sharia Rulings
Ep 46 — Dr. Muhammad Fraser-RahimShow notes ▼
Interview with Muhammad Fra-cer Abdul Rahim
Starting at 3:00
6:18 – influence of Ahmadiyya movement
9:00 Nation of Islam
10:38 current ahmadiyya mosuws in US
11:20 jazz and Islam
12:00 1975 and WD Muhammad
16:00 Sunni influneces in WD conversion
18:40 difference btw black islam and o=immigrant islam
27:55 the importance of West Africa and Sufism
32:48 ancestors who fought in Civil War
35:00 thoughts on working in government as a Muslim
45:15 dealing with crises of faith working for government
50:15 dealing with extremism and prevension work
101:00 Quillium
107: some of Majid's more offensiveEp 45 — Islamic Principles #13: Theoretical PersonShow notes ▼
Ep 45: Islamic Principles #13: Theoretical Person
While organizations and companies often time seem to function like people, a common theme in the Western world, they are actually not real people but simple what is referred to a theoretical structre.
Not same rulings as actual personEp 44 — Islamic Principles #12: Rulings As SymbolsShow notes ▼
Ep. 44: Islamic Principles #12: Rulings as Symbols
Hadith Mentioned
Companion told to was when wounded and died. (Abu Dawud)
"Drink the milk of the cow as it is a medicine, and its fat because it is a healing, but stay away from its meat since in it is a sickness." (al-Hakim)
Quran Mentioned
"And take off your sandal" (20:12)
People Mentioned
Jalal Akbar
Imam Sirhindi
Last descendent of Genghis Khan
Al-Maqrizi- Ep 43 — Islamic Principles #11: Understanding Our World
Ep 42 — Muhammad ZakariyaShow notes ▼
Ep 42 Muhammad Zakariyya, Master Calligrapher
Episode Notes
4:00 Hasan Chalabi
7:00 when the lesson shines
7:23 no money between teacher and student
8:25 on the development of Arabic calligraphy
9:58 love and calligraphy
11:48 chains of transmission and the early Arab calligraphers
16:15 importance of beauty and calligraphy to Islam
17:58 making reading more pleasant
19:18 Calligraphy and the Quran (the constitution of beauty)
26:20 the threat of the lack of art and beauty
30:00 the importance of rules of etiquette
30:40 Jews and the art of calligraphy with the Torah
32:00 the Madkhal of Ibn Hajj and answering "why"
34:20 turning your job into a form of worship ('ibada)
36:28 Qadi 'Iyad, and honoring the Prophet (God bless him and give him peace)
39:05 the centrality of the praise of theEp 41 — Islamic Holidays #4: The Birth Of The ProphetShow notes ▼
Ep 40 Celebrating the Prophet's Birthday
Quran Mentioned
The chapter of the Elephant
"We have not sent you except as a mercy to mankind"
Hadith Mentioned
"I am a merciful gift"
Selected Links
Blog post on the legality of the Mawlid
Seera books in English
Portrait of a Prophet
Khas'is Book of Suyuti
Shifa of Qadi Iyad- Ep 40 — Thoughts on Islam in The Workplace, Pt.2
Ep 39 — Islamic Principles #10: Plurality Within Islamic LawShow notes ▼
Ep 39 Islamic Principles #10 the Plurality of Islamic law
Quran Mentioned
Hadith Mentioned
People Mentioned
Imam Shafi
Muhammad Abdu
Selected Links
Taqlid
Ijtihad
Dar iftta
Hanafi madhab
Ottoman empire
Eights scoolsEp 38 — Thoughts On Islam And The Work PlaceShow notes ▼
Ep 38 Work related Fiqh
Hadith Mentioned
Hadith in Muslim of combining prayers- Ep 37 — Celebrations & Holidays #3: The Month of Safar
Ep 36 — Islamic Principles #9: The Meta-Goals of Islamic LawShow notes ▼
Ep 36 Maqasid Sharia
Quran Mentioned
To know one another
Hadith Mentioned
People Mentioned
Selected Links
Ratio LegisEp 35 — Islamic Principles #8: Renewing Usul al-FiqhShow notes ▼
Islamic Principles #8: renewing Usul al fiqh
Quran Mentioned
And from His signs that He created you from a single male and female."
Hadith Mentioned
People Mentioned
Selected Links
Dinar and Dirham
MoriscosEp 34 — Islamic Principles #7: AbrogationShow notes ▼
Ep 34: Islamic Principles #7: Abrogation
While a
Quran Mentioned
"We have revealed Quran and We alone have preserved it"
"We do not abrogate a verse or cause it to be forgotten, except that we bring something better than it" 2:106
"To you is your religion and to me is my religion"
"Whoever wants let them believe, and whoever does not, don't believe."
Hadith Mentioned
"I used to forbid you from visiting the graveyards, but now you should go visit them." (Muslim)
People Mentioned
Abdullah Ibn Siddiq al-Ghumari
Ali Gomaa
Abu Muslim al-Asfahani (d. 325AH)
Fakhr al-Din al-Razi
Al-Suyuti
Hafz 'an Asim
Abi 'Amr al-Basri
Ibn Kathir
Dr. Sherman Jackson
Selected NotesEp 33 — Celebrations And Holidays #2: 'AshuraShow notes ▼
Ep. 33: Celebrations and Holidays: #2 'Ashura
Quran Mentioned
Hadith Mentioned
Jews Fasting Ashura Madina
Living to next year and fast 9th with 10th
I believe God will forgive previous sins on Ashura
People Mentioned
Selected Links
Devotional Acts for AshuraEp 32 — Celebrations and Holidays #1: New Year'sShow notes ▼
Ep 32 Islamic New Years
Quran Mentioned
Verse on nasi (9:37)
Hadith Mentioned
"at hajj calendar set right…" The hadith of the Prophet's hajj khutba can be found in Bukhari and Muslim
"Hold to my sunna…" (Abu Dawud)
"Whoever is not concerned with the affairs of the Muslim is not from them"
"hadith of the boats" (Bukhari)
"all humans sin, and best of sinners are those who constantly turn in repentance."Ep 31 — Islamic Principles #6: Juristic MethodologyShow notes ▼
Ep. 31: Islamic Principles #6: Juristic Methodology
Quran Mentioned
"Fighting is proscribed for you, but you detest it"
Hadith Mentioned
"The best generation is mine, etc…"
Names Mentioned
Selected Links
Uthmanic ScriptEp 30 — Islamic Principles #5: The Arabic LanguageShow notes ▼
Ep 30 Islamic Principles #5: The Arabic Language
Quran Mentioned
" if parents struggle with you disbelieve.."
"Fighting has been prescribed to you but you dislike it"
"are they equal those who know and those who don't know?"
Hadith Mentioned
Best form of charity is effort the poor person
"retruned from small jihad ot greater jihad..the jihad of the person against themselves
People Mentioned
Imam Shafi
Sibawayh
Selected Links
Risalam translationEp 29 — Islamic Principles #4: The Patterns Of CreationShow notes ▼
Ep. 29: Islamic Principles #4: The Patterns of Creation
Quran Mentioned
"You will not find in the patterns of God change" 35:43
"We will show them our sings in the heavens and in themselves until they see it is Truth"41:53
"These days we alternate power between people" (3:140)
"He causes the night to pass into the day and causes the day to pass into the night" (35:13)
"He created you into tribes and nations to know one another" (49:13)
"Where it not that God checks one group of people against another, there would be tribulation on earth" 2:251
Hadith Mentioned
"scholars are the inheritors ofEp 28 — Islamic Principles #3: Understanding the QuranShow notes ▼
Ep. 28: Islamic Principles #3: Understanding the Quran
How can we make sense of Islam today? This is not only the name of this podcast, but a question that I've been obsessed with for decades. This series shares several first-principles that we need to keep in mind as we seek to answer this question. Some will seem basic (but need repeating) and others might be new. In both cases these meta-principles are essential tools to make sense of it all.
Quran Mentioned
"we have revealed quran and protected it:
"no soul will bear the burdens of another"
"if you are mindful of God He will show you a wayEp 27 — Islamic Principles #2: MercyShow notes ▼
Ep. 27: Principles of Islam #2: Mercy
Quran Mentioned
We have not sent you except as a mercy to mankind
Indeed in the Messenger of God is a perfect example
Hadith Mentioned
Hadith of 99 names, (Tirmidhi)
My Mercy precedes my wrath
I made injustice haram
I have been sent as a merciful gift, (Bayhaqi)
None of you truly believe until you love the Prophet more than your own self, (Bukhari)
First hadith (aka the hadith of mercy), (Tirmidhi)
"go you are free"
People Mentioned
Imam JazuliEp 26 — Islamic Principles #1: Why Were We Created?Show notes ▼
E26 Islamic Principles #1 Why were we created?
Quran Mentioned
"worship verse - dhariyat
tazkiyya verse – shams: 9-10
surah Joseph and Zulaykha verses
development verse: Hud:61
Hadith Mentioned
Hidden treasure hadith
"No good in a religion without prayer"
three people who said certain things and Prophet said I will be moderate…
hadith of the greater jihad
People Mentioned
Selected Links
Ratio legisEp 25 — Thoughts On ChangeShow notes ▼
Ep. 25: Thoughts on Change
Quran
"names we heard our parents say"
"God does not change the condition of a people until they change what's in themselves.
Hadith
Who ever doesn't't concern themselves with the affairs of the Muslims
"begin with yourself then those next to you
"all of you are shepherds and all of you are responsible for their flock
Story of Sayyiduna Umar (Bukhari)
Best of actions are consistent, even if fewEp 24 — Three Sharia Hacks to Make Life EasierShow notes ▼
Ep. 24: Three Sharia hacks that make life easier
Hadith mentioned
The hadith of combining prayers without reason, Sahih Muslim
"Remember the destroyer of pleasure" Ibn Hibban
People Mentioned
Imam Sh'arani
Selected links
Decision Fatigue
Stoic Philosophy
Memento MoriEp 23 — Praying And Fasting While TravelingShow notes ▼
Episode 23 Prayer and Fasting while traveling
Quran Mentioned
And that you fast is better
Selected Links
REI Hiking socks
Microfiber travel towel
Baseplate compass
Video tutorial on how to use a compassEp 22 — Islamic Spirituality, Pt5Show notes ▼
Ep 22 Islamic Spirituality, Pt5
Episode Notes
2:17 tools of the path
2:36 tool #1: absolute adherence to Sharia and sound belief
4:22 tool #2: persistence
7:31 tool #3: lessening of particular things in the beginning of the path
12:43 tool #4: remembrance (dhikr) and contemplation (fikr)
22:36 tool #5: the need for a teacher and instructor
23:24 conditions for finding a spiritual teacher
29:38 what to do if you can't find a teacher
Selected Notes
Imam Nawwawi Book of Remembrance
Conditions for finding a teacher
Purification of the Heart
Ghazali translation
Quran Mentioned
The people that remember Allah standing, etc.
Remember Allah often night and day
Indeed by remembrance of Allah the heart is tranquil
If My servant asks of Me, Indeed I am near
Ask the people of remembrance if you don'tEp 21 — Islamic Spirituality, Pt4Show notes ▼
Ep 21: Islamic Spirituality, pt4
Episode Notes
3:09 an overview of principles of the Path
3:17 principle #1, God is the goal
7:11 principle #2, the one who gazes, doesn't arrive
10:56 principle #3, time is the most important commodity
17:29 principles #4, not about arriving first, it's about sincerity
19:51 principles #5, with time worship becomes easy
22:01 principles #6, takhliyya (removing bad traits), tahliyya (gaining positive traits), tajalli (illumination)
26:32 principle #7, spiritual experiences and insights
Selected Links
Rabia's poetry
Award/litanies
Purification of the Heart
Quran Mentioned
If m y servant asks of Me, I am near
It is difficult except for the sincere
And when they rise to pray to they rise lazily
Light of faith
Hadith Mentioned
Worship God as if you see Him
Be with Allah and don't be concerned
Playing with your spouse is a form of worship
'ilm biltalum
People Mentioned
Rabia al-Adawiyya
Imam al-Shafi
Shaykh Hamza YusufEp 20 — Islamic Spirituality, Pt3Show notes ▼
Ep. 20: Islamic Spirituality, pt3
Episode Notes
2:24 overview of hadith of Gabriel, and the parts that make up the whole
3:32 overview of the differences between the body, the soul, and the self
4:12 multiple words for the self in Islamic literature
5:40 the three goals to existence as outlined in the Quran
15:00 the nafs is referred to in different names in the Quran
15:50 the 7 levels of the nafs
19:30 the focus historically is how to traverse these levels
19:50 the five subtle things
22:45 the importance of past experience
25:10 moving into the practical side of Islamic spirituality
30:00 the importance of traversing these levels as a fundamental approach to Islamic spirituality
Selected Links
The movie Terminal
Levels of the self article on Coexist Research blog
Quran Mentioned
"enterEp 19 — Islamic Spirituality, Pt2Show notes ▼
Ep. 19: Islamic Spirituality, pt1
Episodes Notes
2:30 quick overview of three major areas that makeup the intellectual paradigm of Islam
4:09 how we answer basic questions within an Islamic framework
7:20 Islamic spirituality is based on the Quran and Sunna, but also human experience of those before us
9:40 the example of the circle as representing orthopraxy/orthodoxy in Islam
11:20 the path to God is the radii in the circle example and represents an infinite amount of paths to God, based on orthopraxy/orthodoxy
14:00 the importance of knowing the basics of Islam
18:00 the challenge of knowing what spiritual practices to follow
19:45 identifying who/what is a human being: body-soul-self
22:10 the usage of these terms is not always consistent within Islamic literature
23:37 the self (nafs) is what makes us morally responsible
25:20 the relationship between the heart and purification
28:15 can't have just the outside of Islam, need the heart to be rectify
Selected Links
Book of Remembrance by Nawwawi
Moral obligation - taklif
Quran Mentioned
No coercion in religion
Except the one that comes to Allah with a sound heart
They ask you about the soul….
Do they not reflect the Quran or are there locks on their hearts
Blessed is the one who purifies their nafs, etc..
Hadith Mentioned
Joy in breaking fast
Indeed in the body is a morsel of flesh…
Hadith of the khawarij
"taqwa is here"
People Mentioned
Imam Bukhari
Imam Junayd
Imam Nawwawi- Ep 18 — The Power Of Supplication
Ep 17 — Islamic Spirituality, Pt1Show notes ▼
Ep. 17: Islamic Spirituality, pt1
Episode Notes
2:50 the hadith of Gabriel as a framework for the Islamic sciences
7:00 this hadith explains the entirety of religion, which contains these four categories
7:39 "islam" in the hadith is about actions-orthopraxy
8:20 definition of the Shari'a as a human enterprise
11:03 definition of "iman" (faith) and orthodoxy
14:35 definition of "ihsan" or spiritual excellence
15:50 signs of the Final Hour and eschatology
18:30 eschatology as part of theology within the Islamic intellectual framework
19:15 Islam's spiritual tradition and the importance of personal experience
23:00 How the Islamic sciences developed after the Prophet's time
24:45 the hadith of Sulayk as an example of plurality in interpreting the Quran and Hadith
36:00 the diversity of Islam's spiritual tradition
44:00 why this series is important and what we're not going to talk about
Selected Links
Zoroastrianism
Hinduism
Buddhism
Manichesim
Zarathustrta
Vedas
Parapatetic philosophy
Tahafut al falasifa
Tahafut al tahafut
Neil Deson'sGrass Ty clip on Ghazali
School of Marifa
Quran Mentioned
Our minds cannot comprehend Allah
Nothing is like Allah
People that belief in the unseen
Hadith Mentioned
Jawami al kalam
No harm and recisprical harm
Gabriel hadith
Destiny is whatever hits you was meant to hit you
People wearing musical instruments on their ears
People Mentioned
Sayyida Nafisa
Imam Shafi
Ibn Arabi
Al-Kindi
Al-Farabi
Ibn Sina
Ibn Rushd
Mulla SadraEp 16 — First Friday In Ramadan 1439/2018Show notes ▼
Ep. 16: The First Friday of Ramadan
Quran Mentioned
Chapter of Fath
Fasting persecribed ot have taqwa
If my servant asks about Me
Hadith Mentioned
Doors of heaven are opened, doors of hell fire closed
Allah was and nothing with Him
Eve of first day of Ramadan hadith
Most generous of people
Devils are shackled
People are asleep and when they die they wake up
Die before your actual death
Person only gets hunger and thirst from their fast
Battle of Badr
Conquest of MakkahEp 15 — Prophetic Models Of Coexistence Pt5Show notes ▼
Ep 15: Prophetic Models of Coexistences, Pt 5
Episode notes
4:10 Prophet had to deal with a tense Medina situation
4:46 Introducing the Jews of Medina and the plurality of Medina
8:30 The story behind Nisa 105-108
12:30 Introducing the Hypocrites and Apostates of Medina
14:26 We judge by outward manifestation, we don't investigate
15:30 We don't know the true state of people and not for us to know
16:17 The story of Malik Bin Dinar
19:40 Introducing the Apostates of Medina
27:00 Dealing with challenges outside Medina
30:00 The treaty of Hudaybiya
35:00 Conquest of Mecca
39:16 The tribes of Arabia coming to Islam, international peace accords
42:00 no dictated way an Islamic state is supposed to follow.
43:50 Christian delegation from Yemen
46:50 The Prophet's attitude towards war
56:17 plurality and coexistence is an intentionality in creation
Quran mentioned
Nisa 105-108
Whoever will let them believ
No compulsion in religion
Do not say to those whoh come to you and say peace you are not a believer"
And asked us to develop earth
Nations and tribes to know oneanother
Fight so there is no more fitna and religion is for God
Hadith Mentioned
"maybe he prays"
"quran will not penertrate their hheart
will compate your prayer to theirs"
today is the day of mercy
People Mentioned
Malik Bin Dinar
Ibn Tall'a
Sad Bin 'Ubada- Ep 14 — The 15th Of Sha'ban And The Change Of The Qibla
Ep 13 — Prophetic Models, Pt4Show notes ▼
Prophetic Models, pt 4
Episode Notes
2:45 – beginning of the migration to Madina
3:48 – building of the first mosque
6:00 – the plurality of Madina
7:08 – the brotherhood program of Madina
10:45 – the constitution of Madina
11:17 – defining boundaries of the new state
11:58 – Quraysh as enemies of the state
13:08 – freedom of religion
13:46 – common source of legislation
15:15 – freedom of movement
16:08 – the Magna Carta
17:25 – concept of citizenship
19:30 – importance of the rule of law and accessibility of law
22:21 – importance of the sanctity of life
25:17 – freedom of religious belief
2Ep 12 — The 15th of the Month of Sh'abanShow notes ▼
Ep 12 The 15th of Sh 'aban
Selected Links
Reasons behind creation & self purification overview in Islam [link to Zaytuna paper]
Quran mentioned
"We have not created mankind and jinn kind except to worship"
"blessed is the person who refines their self, and wretched is the person who allows their selves to rot"
"He caused you to dwell on earth and asked of you to build this world"
"I am sending to this earth a vicegerent (khalīfa)"
"If my servant asks about Me, indeed I am near"
"We are closer to him than his own jugular"
Hadith mentioned
"I was only sent to perfect human character"
"whoever doesn't ask Allah, He is upset"
"Ask Allah and you are certain of the response"
"Allah was and nothing was with Him"
People mentionedEp 11 — Prophetic Models Of Coexistence, Pt3Show notes ▼
Ep: 11 Prophetic Models of Coexistence, pt 3
Episode Notes
Four Sacred Months
People Mentioned
Zubayr Ibn 'AwwamEp 10 — The Night Journey of the ProphetShow notes ▼
Ep 10, Isra & Miraj Celebration
Links
Year of Sorrow
Mashaqa tajlibu taysir (Ep 03 link)
Man drowing in light of Throne
Quran Mentioned
With hardship is ease
Surah hajj worship on the edge
Quran not revealed to be isreable
Ask the people of rememberance if you don't know
Prayer is difficult for those who don't have humility when they pray
Remember Allah a lot
Lying sitting standing,..
Hadith Mentioned
That which is between us and htem is prayer
No good in religion without prayer.
People Mentioned
Abu Talib
Lady KhadijaEp 9 — Prophetic Models Of Coexistence Pt2Show notes ▼
Ep09: Coexist Model 1
Episode Notes
[3:25] Life in Makka before Islam
[4:26], the difference between usury and bank interest
[7:20] Khadija describing the character of the Prophet
[8:40] The treaty of Fuḍūl and the Prophet acting on it
[11:30] He lived in the community, but was not consumed by that community
[12:10] He took his cousin Ali in his house due to economic hardship
[13:06] Who were the first believers?
[13:45] The beginning of Prophecy
[14:49] Meccans not tolerating the early Muslims
[16:50] The persecution of Bilal
[18:15] The first martyrs of Islam
[18:41] The patience of the ProEp 8 — Introduction To The Prophetic Models Of Coexistence, Pt1Show notes ▼
E05 Introduction to the Prophetic Models of Coexistence
Episode Notes
Introduction 1
1:20 – we are upset and confused
2:30 – problems are big and responses are weak
3:40 – a three-part framework for normative Islam
4:45 – the difference between religion (dīn) and religiosity (tadayyun)
6:53 – First rule of three in interpreting Islam's primary sources
11:35 – the threat of creating a parallel religion
12:30 – finding comforts in our multiple identities
13:25 – there is a right Islam and a wrong Islam
14:30 – the need to provide direct responses to current misconceptions
Introduction 2
15:41 – introducing the specific material and the book
16:40 – goals of discussing Prophetic models of coexistence
16:52 – outline of the four models of Coexistence
18:02 – taking from all models and combinations of them
20:00 – The Sharia and the 5 main goals of the Sharia
20:55 – how legal abrogation (naskh) impacts finding a model of coexistence that works for us
25:43 – an example of slavery and abrogation, and suspension of rulings
26:34 – The Sharia wants slavery to end
29:47 – we want to revive Islam, not reform it
32:06 – the concept of the subtle moment in Islamic law
34:55 – the concept of the object of a Sharia ruling has vanished
35:18 – the concept of what is necessary now
36:48 – the four things that allow a ruling of the Sharia to change
Links
fiat currency
first rule of three – blog entry/video if up
Gomaa's book link
Coexist Foundation
Maqasid al sharia
Abrogation in Sharia
RatiEp 7 — The CaveShow notes ▼
E07 The Cave and Its Meanings
Episode Notes
Cave in Amman
Hijra
Khalwa
'itikaf
takhali
tahali
tajalli
jihad al nafs
dhikr
Quran Mentioned
"To you is your religion, and to me is mine", 109:6
"They were a small group who believed, so We increased them in guidance", 18:13
"Have awareness of God, and God will teach you", 2:282
"Read in the name of your Lord who created you", 96:1
"Those who remember God standing, sitting, lying, and contemplate the creation of the heavens and the earth", 3:191
"O you who believe, remember God often" , 33:41
"Flee towards God", 51:50
Hadith Mentioned
Surah kahf sunna to recite, al-Ḥākim in his Mustadrak
'Umar laughing hadith
everything has a polish, Bayhaqi
make dhikr until people say you are crazy, Imam Ahmad in his Musnad
"I created you for my worship so don't fool around…" Not really a hadith, but a popular statement found in some Islamic literature. We therefore do not ascribe it to the Prophet ﴾ܻ﴿, but its meaning is sound.
Allah is beauty and loves bauety, Muslim
Allah has written ihsan on everything, Muslim
People Mentioned
Imam Ghazali
Rumi
Malik Bin DinarEp 6 — On The Month Of RajabShow notes ▼
Rajab is one of the four holy months in the Islamic calendar and typically signifies the countdown towards Ramadan. However, there are other blessings and historical events, such as the famous night journey of the Holy Prophet. How can we make the most of this month? Listen for some ideas.
E06 The Month of Rajab
Episode Notes
Jahiliy Arabs
The Night of Power
'Arafa
Hajj
Lunar Calendar
Solar Calendar
Weak Hadith
Isra Miraj
Quran Mentioned
Verses in Tawba about Holy Months
Nasi is increase in kufr
Pack your taqwa
Be and it is
Qad aflaha man zakkaha
Hadith Mentioned
Last Dhul Hijja is now in order
Fasting person has two joys
All actions of The person except fasting it belongs to Me
In your days are nafahat
No good in a religion without prayer
A ring cast in the desert
Stories of Prophet's chest being opened
People Mentioned
Ibn Hajjar al-'AsqalaniEp 5 — How Good Are Our Mosques Really?Show notes ▼
A recent Pew Report indicates that about one quarter of people who grow up Muslim in the United States end up leaving the faith. (I wonder what it is worldwide). I put no blame on these people whatsoever, and find this study a cause for self-reflection on the effectiveness of our institutions generally, and our mosques specifically. Are there truly any great mosques out there? And if so, what are doing to support and increase them?
Episode Notes
Pew Report: http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/01/26/the-share-of-americans-who-leave-islam-is-offset-by-those-who-become-muslim/
Quran mentioned
72:18 – Mosques are for God alone
Hadith mentioned
Story of the Man of urinated in the Prophet's Mosque: Sahih Bukhari
Hadith about lying about the Prophet (God bless him and give him peace) on purpose: Sahih Bukhari
Hadith about the whole earth being a prayer place: Sahih Bukhari & Muslim
Story of the Christians of Yemen praying in the Mosque of the Prophet (God bless him and give him peace) during their stay in Madina: The Seera of Ibn Hisham, the section of the Christians of Najran visiting Madina.Ep 4 — Relying on our own actions, or Relying on God?Show notes ▼
Do we rely on our own actions, or do we rely on God? What is the difference between the two? Have you ever found yourself feeling, “what's the point of it all, God doesn't hear my prayers?” This episode explores some of these questions and reminds us that our trust should never be just on our own actions.
Show Notes
Ibn 'Aṭā'Allah (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Ata_Allah
The Aphorisms (Ḥikam) by Ibn 'Aṭā'Allah (http://themathesontrust.org/library/al-hikam-aphorisms
Verses mentioned
2:282
22:11
Hadith mentioned
"Taqwa is here…" Sahih Muslim
"No one will enter Paradise with their action…even me except that Allah will cover me with His Mercy." Sahih Bukhari
"Strange is the affair of the believer because it is always good" Sahih Muslim- Ep 3 — Removing Harm
- Ep 2 — Three Rules To Understand Islam
- Ep 1 — What If The Prophet Came Right Now?