Belal Assaad

We explore how 'Doublethink', cognitive dissonance, and manipulative language influence our beliefs and behaviour, and how the Quran guides us towards critical thinking, repentance and righteousness.

We explore the Islamic framework for men and women, their rights and responsibilities, qawwāmah, obedience within ma'rūf, and how these roles work together within the boundaries set by Allah.

We explore equality between husbands and wives in Islam, the husband’s role as protector and provider, the true meaning of obedience, and the mutual rights and responsibilities that shape a healthy Islamic marriage.

In this lecture, we break down some of the most misunderstood hadiths about women, covering eyebrow grooming, the "angels curse her" hadith on marital intimacy, and the famous rib metaphor.

In this video, we launch the Mercy to Mankind series, unpacking how classical jurisprudence, linguistics, and context protect the Prophet's true message from both literalist extremism and secular distortion.

We explore the preservation and authenticity of Hadith, why the Sunnah is essential to understanding the Quran, and how astronomical data and early manuscripts provide compelling evidence for the historical accuracy of Hadith.

We break down exactly how Islam's system of primary and secondary sources works, why the Quran and Sunnah are inseparable pillars, and why the modern "Quran-only" movement collapses under basic Islamic and linguistic scrutiny.

In this video, we explore why Muslim youth are drawn to hadith rejection and Qur'an only ideologies, tracing the pattern back to broken hearts and harsh treatment within religious communities, before turning to examples from the Prophet's ﷺ life that model compassion over harshness, and laying out why the sunnah is essential to properly understanding and practicing Islam.

In this podcast, we discuss a framework for building harmonious families through Islamic teachings, psychology and empathy.

This lecture explores the story of Khawla bint Tha'labah (RA), whose plea against her husband's use of Zihar (a pre-Islamic practice of declaring a wife like one's mother to abandon her) led to the revelation of Surah Al-Mujadila, establishing divine laws protecting women's rights and prohibiting such abusive, exclusionary language.