Talking Deen

The clashes at this year's Cricket World Cup between the fans of Pakistan and Afghanistan; two neighbouring Muslim countries once again highlight the problem of disunity and character traits which the Messenger (saw) and Islam came to eradicate. In this week's episode we discuss the critical issue of Islamic Unity; what is preventing us from uniting or whether it is a mere fantasy.

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Special Guest: Rashel.

24 years ago more than 8000 Bosniak Muslims were brutally massacred by the Serbs in Srebrenica, a U.N declared 'safe-area'. In this emotional and hard-hitting episode we uncover the real truth behind the Srebrenica genocide and who was really to blame.

Special Guest: Jahirul.

In this bonus episode, the host of Talking Deen, Majid, asks the audience on whether they are a Hummingbird or a Mockingbird. This may sound like an absurd question but listen now and you'll see how this relates to every single Muslim today... and then decide whether you are the Hummingbird or a Mockingbird!

This week we discuss the death of Egypt's first democratically elected leader Mohamed Morsi to understand the outpouring of emotion towards him and how the Muslim Brotherhood, a significant Islamic group for over 90 years was decimated by participating in the so called Democratic system controlled by US Imperialism.

Special Guest: Rashel.

In the month of Ramadhan we seek to improve ourselves and increase or ibadaah (worship) through giving charity, increased Salah and Du'a. Despite all this increased ibaadah why does the Ummah's dire situation stay the same, and how are Western initiatives under Prevent/CVE compounding this?

Special Guests: Jahirul and Rashel.

The most significant battle between Truth and Falsehood took place on the 17th of Ramadhan of the Hijri calendar. On its 1438th anniversary we discuss the events that took place at the time, how Allah (swt) supported the believers and how we can take lessons from our glorious past in order to rectify our current situation and prosper in future.

Special Guest: Rashel.

This week marked the 71st anniversary of the Nakba and the worsening plight of the Muslims in Palestine as another Ramadhan began with bombings in Gaza.

In this episode we discuss the Balfour Declaration which triggered the Nakba, the significance of the shift in global power from Britian to the US and its current 'Deal of the Century' which aims to indefinitely surrender Palestine and perpetuate this age old colonialist project.

Special Guests: Mazhar and Rashel.

Ramadhan is the month in which the Qur'an was revealed as a guidance for mankind and a criterion. In this blessed month we listen to, recite and often complete the Qur'an during the Tarawih prayer. But does this transform us and achieve the true purpose of the Qur'an?

Special Guests: Jahirul and Rashel.

With the blessed month of Ramadhan dawning upon us, the age-old debate of when the month actually begins will resurface. In this episode we discuss the disunity that this debate has historically caused and explain the Islamic method of discerning the start of Ramadhan through the moonsighting.

Special Guests: Jahirul and Rashel.

This episode covers recent announcement in Brunei regarding the Shari' punishment to be carried out against homosexual acts and the international condemnation. The speakers highlight the issue with partial implementation of the Shari'ah.

Special Guests: Mudasser and Rashel.