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Why does your mental health matter this Shahr Ramadhan? Our special guest and her project, Farzana Inspires Wellbeing, came on the podcast with admirable vulnerability as we compared past experiences of faith and growth.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1ch6r4Jvpk

Originally on Insta @mreflectionspodcast 14 Ramadhan

Mr. Bilal Muhammad has a new book on Jesus Christ and joined this action-packed conversation to traverse timelines, traditions and narratives to retell the classic story of Nabi Isa with wit in a way only he can. What a pleasure.   

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oR0KY3HcWOw

Originally on insta @mreflectionspodcast 13 Ramadhan

Growth in the way of truth can have a cost, but oh how the end belongs to the God-conscious. Dr. Sheikh Faiyaz rejoins the podcast for a humorous, real conversation with his characteristic warmth.  

Full YT video: https://youtu.be/gUcSJgrakgA

Originally on @mreflectionspodcast, 12 Shahr Ramadhan

Knowledge is the inheritance Ahlulbayt leave behind. In this podcast Sayed Zafar and I pick up some of the treasure found in historical tafaseer of the Qur'an, ancient and contemporary scholars and our favourite narrations about learning from the past. https://youtu.be/inhrM6nw2h8

Initially on Insta @mreflectionspodcast, 11 Shahr Ramadhan

A lady of honour, wealth, wisdom, service and love for the Holy Prophet. Sayed Saleh joins me to break down exactly how we can infuse sincerity in our khidmah.  https://youtu.be/m_ZBFuXq9-g

Originally on Insta @mreflectionspodcast on 10 Shahr Ramadhan

This podcast is a call to arms for us to take responsibility for our knowledge - from whom we take it, the sources of our fundemental beliefs and why we have to be so careful for what we insert in our heart. Thanks to Sheikh Nabil for providing such food for thought. 

Full YT video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-49lBezWuI

Originally on Instagram Live @mreflectionspodcast, 9 Shahr Ramadhan 

We began with the process of creation and ended with the intricacies of Shi'i identity in the West. Nouri joined me for this insightful, reflective podcast on what it means to express yourself. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wp0AmvPtjEc

 Originally on Instagram Live, 7 Shahr Ramadhan

A podcast filled with rememberence and dhikr of Ali Ibn Abi Talib from start to finish. Even a bizzare technical glitch couldn't stop us going. 

Full episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q20rM

Originally on @mreflectionspodcast Instagram Live, 6 Shahr Ramadhan

Have I really been created just to worship God? In this podcast Sheikh Ali Safdari and I went deep on the nature of God, our innate need for growing human experiences and blow some minds on the true meaning of 'worship.'  

Originally on @mreflectionspodcast 5 Shahr Ramadhan.

'We've just mentioned three things which are themselves ashra serieses of majaalis!' This was an honest and free-flowing conversation with Sayed Bilal about the link between asking God for mercy and showing mercy to one another. Originally on @mreflectionspodcast 4 Shahr Ramadhan

From Shawshank Redemption to Sacred Manifestations, this conversation with my dear brother had it all! Tune in for a plan on breaking from the prisons we built around ourselves. 

Originally on @mreflectionspodcast on 3 Shahr Ramadhan

Everyone walks their own journey, including experiences of people in the Qur’an. Shiekh Hassan Roushandel joined us to help make the Book a practical part of our growth this month.  Originally on Instagram live @mreflectionspodcast, 2 Shahr Ramadhan

Sheikh Javad joined us to start Shahr Ramadhan with presence and God-consciousness; and humour!

Originally on @mreflectionspodcast Insta live, 1 Shahr Ramadhan

An end to the traditional mourning period and podcast series with Sheikh Hilli, Sayed Ali Raza Rizvi, Sayed Asad Jafri, Sayed Zafar Abbas, Sayed Bilal Rizvi, Sheikh Muhammad Khani, Sheikh Nabil Awan, Sheikh Aliasghar Khimani and sis. Medina Talebi

Shia genocide is real. It is the name for generational oppression issued by worldly powers against the lovers of Ahlulbayt. How do we become the solution to this transnational suffering? Join Sayed Ali Raza, sis. Medina and myself to find out.

Sayed Hossein Qazwini calls in from Karbala to discuss the development of the Islamic seminary; its dynamic history over a millenia and ongoing potential for guiding Muslims in the West.

In this episode Sheikh Nabil and Nouri join me to compare narratives of the trauma of Muslim migration to the West with the feeling of home that we feel here. We also consider the relation of Islam with the West, in history and today.

Is a spiritual lifestyle attainable in such a materialist society? Sometimes we hear about the path of the Ahlulbayt in too abstract a language. In this episode, Sheikh Muhammad and Dr Amina join me to make things practical for us in the West.

How do we solve disunity in our community? Sheikh Vinay and Sayed Bilal join me to discuss the tools Imam Hussain has preserved for managing disagreement and conflict in the community.

A new series of podcasts on how Imam Hussain lives in your life in the West. Featuring: Sayed Ali Raza Rizvi, Sayed Bilal Rizvi, Dr Amina Inloes, Sheikh Vinay Khetia, Sheikh Muhammad Khani, Sheikh Nabil Awan, Sis. Medina Talebi and Sayed Hossein Qazwini.

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