Khutbah So Be Happy About It ICC 07242020.mp3 by Hamzah wald Maqbul

Aya Sofia, Masjids, Churches, Treaties and Conquest

Is the restoration of the Aya Sofia to a Masjid a sacrilege?

What does the Shari'ah have to say on the matter?

An analysis of fiqh, history, philosophy and politics regarding the recent dust up.

The Struggle to Know Episode 4: Going Back

With Special Guests Abdul Alim Yayha Coates and Dawud Muhammad

In this episode we talk about the journey that many of our African American Muslim brothers take, away from the identity of enslavement and its ugly aftermath, towards the nobility of their ancestry, homelands and traditions.

From shedding slave names, to traveling back to Africa to find some of what was lost from their legacy, going back is never easy, but it is supremely necessary, and magnanimously rewarding.

We dialogue through socially conscious hip-hop, Malcolm X, Muslim slave resistance in the US, to the splendor of the cities and markets founded by the saintly scholars of West Africa, and the radiant scholarly and spiritual tradition they continue to maintain, and how many African Americans and Muslims in general reconnect with it, thus finding their way home.

Khutbah- Remember Allāh By Connecting With His Rasūlﷺ ICC 07032020.mp3 by Hamzah wald Maqbul

The Struggle to Know Episode 3: Coach Kahari Hicks

Youth & Spiritual Self-Defense

In this compelling episode of our podcast we interview a very special guest who knows first hand the inspirational and often scary realities that our youth are navigating.

Coach Kahari Hicks, a public school English teacher and one of the top football coaches in the state, talks about his journey to Islam, and the challenges kids of different races, socioeconomic backgrounds, and family situations deal with.

He is one of the most sincerely concerned individuals around. He struggles day in and day out to help the young kids through the trauma of growing up through a world and culture which is constantly calling them toward degeneracy, and many of whom are the victims of multi-generational trauma.

Special focus is cast on the contemporary crisis of manhood and how that hurts both boys and girls in their struggle to grow up and thrive.

We have a frank and deep discussion diagnosing problems, identifying root causes and discussing solutions to the problems of a group which is often paid much lip service, but very few put skin into the game of finding a solution.

Khutbah Sacred Months and Connection With The Messenger of Allāhﷺ ICC 06262020.mp3 by Hamzah wald Maqbul

In this inspirational session we speak to Brother Muhammad Abdul Samad, his son, Karim, and grandson, Asim, tracing their clan, now comprising of dozens of believers.

Brother Muhammad Abdul Samad is a pillar of our community, an irresistibly positive force in the life of Islam in Cleveland, ever ready to take any Muslim by the hand and aid in the work of Din. However, despite his pure and luminescent state, we hear from him about some of the frustrations and challenges he and his progeny have seen in their struggle to live and advance Islam.

For video see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FJEdDMV_B4&feature=youtu.be

Khutbah A Gift Renewed ICC 06192020.mp3 by Hamzah wald Maqbul

Brother Tristan Wheeler, Shaykh Musa Sugapong and Hamzah wald Maqbul kickoff a podcast meant to shine light on sensitive issues in Muslim life in Cleveland.

In this first string of episodes we explore issues of blackness and Islam in our local community and ask tough questions about the Urban/Suburban dynamic and how many feel excluded or left behind and how we can work on addressing this problem.

Jumu-ah ICC Reopening Prayer Patience - Seeking Help 05292020.mp3 by Hamzah wald Maqbul