#HaveYouBeenGraced

Sayyid Abbas Razavian, from Los Angeles, California, has been studying in the howza of Qum for the past 20 years. He currently studies fiqh and usul at the highest levels. Shaykh Hamid Waqar and Sayyid Abbas discuss their long friendship, experiences in the howza, and theological topics pertaining to tawheed and freewill.

Hamid Waqar and Sayyid Sameer Ali discuss issues pertaining to the leadership in the Shia community, chaplaincy, how to improve the Shia community, and Islamic philosophy.

Hamid Waqar and Shaykh Hussain Makke battle through Lebanon's internet connection to discuss the esoteric similarities between Buddhism and Islam, Islamic feminism, the howza experience of Lebanon, Shaykh Makke's Prophet Muhammad (s) series and issues pertaining to the marriage of Sayyida Khadijah (a).

Hamid Waqar and Shaykh Husayn Mekki discuss race relations and the Black Lives Matter Movement. They touch upon the racism that exists within the Shia community and offer possible methods to improving the current situation.

Hamid Waqar and Shaykh Saleem Bhimji discuss the BlackLivesMatter, prison, translating Islamic material, and Shaykh Saleem's recent trip to Australia. Links: Al-Fath Al-Mubin Publications - www.al-mubin.org Islamic Publishing House - www.iph.ca QAIM Institute - www.qaim.ca

Hamid Waqar and Sayyid Haydar Hassanayn from the UK discuss a variety of issues such as waking up early, George Floyd and the BlackLivesMatter movement, the Al-Asr ziyarat trip, and Howza studies.

Hamid Waqar and Anisa Diab discuss issues around faith-based counselling, Islamic psychology, help-seeking behaviour, marijuana, interfaith work, and George Floyd.

Anisa Diab has a Master’s degree in Community Counseling with a Bachelor’s in Psychology. She is a National Certified and Distance Credentialed Counselor. Anisa is a national speaker and expert on Muslim mental health, relationship coaching, and issues pertaining to parenting, suicide prevention, and islamophobia. Previously, Anisa Diab worked as a therapist at various campus counseling centers. She was also Coordinator for the STAND4YOU suicide prevention program at Salisbury University's Counseling Center. Later, Anisa worked as a Crisis Counselor for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Currently, Anisa provides online sessions with Muslims clients nationally and internationally at www.anisadiab.com

Hamid Waqar and sister Nasreen Hanifi discuss the drug addiction problem in the community, the stigma behind help seeking behaviour, incorporating faith into the rendering of psychological services, jinn and the etiology of mental illness, and the National Psychology Exam.

Shaykh Hamid Waqar and Shaykh Latif Nevard discuss how they both converted to Islam, got caught up in the Nevada Department of Corrections, visited the shrines of the Ahlul-Bayt (a), and entered the howza of Qum.

A number of ulema graced us with responding to the question: What is a practical aspect of Prophet Muhammad's (s) life that we can learn from? Special thanks to Shaykh Said Ali Kulayni, Sayyid Abbas Razavian, Shaykh Husayn El-Mekki, Sayyid Asad Jafri, Shaykh Latif Nevard, Sayyid Samir Ali, and Sayyid Haider Hassanayn

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