This conversation was a true spiritual journey exploring honoring the child within, We explored the ancient proverb that has vibrated across the globe: "the child who is not embraced by the village will burn it down to feel it's warmth" by analyzing my question: what if the child couldn't burn down the village, but - internalized it's flames." Join this family friendly conversation as we explore healing.

This episode was recorded a few days after the death of brother George Floyd. When I first connected to Dr. Melina, I hoped to discuss the lynching of Brother Nate Woods and the letter he wrote the night before he was executed for a crime he did not commit. After recording this, the world went through a reckoning that further reminds us to continue to stand for our Ummah. Stand With Black Lives Matter to keep black members of our Ummah from becoming the next hashtag. Dr. Melina Abdullah is one of the founding members of Black Lives Matter wearing many hats even transforming and inspiring college students as a Professor at CSULB. In this powerful interview, she shares how voice, body, and resources are three major areas of support the Black community needs. I removed the former episode today and uploaded this tonight after adjusting the audio for more clarity.Every Wednesday at 4PM on the Instagram account: instagram.com/blmlosangeles they share current news and needed support.

In this powerful interview, Dr. Mohamed Abdul-Azeez, Senior Imam of Tarbiya Institute, analyzes this powerful dua, discussing how Allah (SWT) does not want us to hold onto any shame or fear for our struggles, but wants us to look internally at the causes of our stress and find the courage to ask for help.Background about Imam Azeez: Dr. Mohamed Abdul-Azeez is a very humble religious leader, writer, activist, advocate for youth, and founder of Tarbiya Institute in Sacramento, CA with his door always open to help our Ummah.

In this episode, I interviewed my dear brother Muhammad Dominguez of Al Firdaus Ensemble from Spain. He shares how every intention and action he makes is to please Allah (SWT) - from his beautiful partnership with Lely joon to his dhikr - at home and on the stage. Through his music, you can connect to Allah (SWT) in such a deep way that words cannot explain.

In this powerful session, I sat with Brother Syed and Brother Haidar to talk about the loss of our parents. Brother Syed lost his father to a heart attack in 2016, and Brother Haidar lost his mother just recently to cancer. We are joined by a young woman, who heard the first podcast and reached out to me disclosing how she lost her mother at a young age. I invited her to join this episode so she can offer her unique perspective for other women out there that lost their mothers.

Listen to this sacred story on how Munezza and Imran didn't want their baby to ever experience a single moment of pain. Their courageous story navigating their loss has rippled across the globe offering healing to so many families. May Allah grant these young babies the highest place in Jannah inshaAllah! May their parents have ease in these hard moments without them.

"Tremendous growth can come from tremendous pain and sometimes that can feel hard to keep sight of when you are in the middle of the pain" -Shaykh Jamaal Diwan. In this powerful session, she shares about "tauba" returning to Allah amidst everything, to keep turning. Shaykh Jamaal is the Chaplain at many universities and former Imam. He converted to Islam in college where he also met his wife. Shaykha Muslema Purmul is an inspirational leader in our Ummah and together they run The Majlis. It is a beautiful space in Orange County grounded in the love of Allah (SWT) with many programs to connect different members of our Ummah.

The Prophet (SAW) described "masculinity" for our brothers, fathers, sons, and husbands so differently than how social media is re-defining masculinity today. This is a truly powerful conversation led by our respected Shaykh Suhail on how young men are expected to navigate the world differently than women. This conversation has traveled to homes across the nation opening doors for vulnerability and accountability as brothers in our Ummah following the deen.Shaykh Suhail Mulla is the Los Angeles Director fo Khalil Center. He is a native Angeleno, he earned a bachelor’s degree in Pan-African studies at Cal State Northridge, a master’s in social welfare from UCLA and another bachelor’s in Shariah (Islamic Law) from the distinguished Islamic al-Azhar University seminary in Cairo. He completed a two-year Islamic studies program at Al-Asheera Al-Muhammadiya in Cairo, where he studied privately with numerous Azhari scholars. Previously, he worked as a social worker in the Los Angeles Unified School District and served as an imam at the Islamic Society of Orange County in Garden Grove.

8 minute release and recharge video to relieve tension from your body. Perfect meditation for beginners with a clear step by step guide. My clients have experienced sadness in their shoulders and others have experienced anxiety in their legs. When we notice where our body responds to stress, we can find ways to release it so the stress does not build up over time causing physiological pain.

Forgiveness has so many layers. With how messy and hard it can feel, Ustadha Hosai simplifies it all from a place of love - from a place of connection to the highest power. From parental forgiveness, self-forgiveness, relational forgiveness, and asking it from our Creator, she breaks it down in such a compassionate way. She lifts that forgiveness may not happen overnight, but is a journey.