The Good Tree Podcast

Join us today as we go behind the scenes where you meet the team of The Good Tree, hear our thoughts and insights on how we went about creating this podcast, and you will also hear our reflections on Season 1.
We also pay tribute to all our scholars who without their time and support this would not have been possible. 

Join us for our season finale discussing our Relationship with Imam Mahdi (atfs). We explore who Imam Mahdi (atfs) is, how to recognise him, how to build & maintain a relationship with him, and the events leading to his reappearance. 

Sayyid Ali Raza Rizvi is an internationally renowned Islamic scholar, he studied in Qum for several years and graduated with a dual Masters in Islamic Studies and Arabic . He has translated several books into English including Kitab al Tawhid (The Book of Divine Unity) by Shaykh al Saduq. He is currently the President of Majlis e Ulema.

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Join us this week as we discuss our Relationship with the Environment. We explore Islam's harmony with animals and nature, diet and spirituality, encouraging environment champions within the community, and how we can contribute towards harnessing a better relationship with our internal and external environment.

Saiyid Hasan Ali Rizvi was born and raised in New Jersey. He graduated with a major in Political Science and minor in Computer Science. He also graduated from the Imam Ali seminary in Florida before continuing his studies in the Islamic sciences at the seminary in Qum. He has a keen interest in Islamic philosophy and mysticism. He currently serves as the resident scholar for the Husseini Islamic Centre in Orlando, Florida.

Join us today as we discuss our Relationship with Technology particularly at keeping our children safe online. We discuss the area's of safeguarding, privacy, online behaviour and vices, al-islam.org, and the future of technology. 

Sheikh Salim Yusufali is born and raised in America, he studied both his BA and MA in Computer Science at Stanford University, and then worked in Silicon Valley for a number of years before pursuing his Islamic studies at Al-Mustafa in Qum. Sheikh Salim is currently the dean for Mission at R.I.S.E Academy and the assistant resident scholar at SABA Centre, San Jose. 

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Join us today as we discuss our Relationship with Parents. We delve into this relationship from a child's perspective, whatever their age, and whether their parents are alive or not, from a Quranic (specifically Chapter 17, verses 23 & 24) and from the teachings of the Ahlulbayt (as). 

Educated in the Najaf Seminary of the late Ayatollah Al-Hakim and Ayatollah Al Khoei; Ayatullah Sayed Fadhil Milani is a graduate of the Universities of Beirut, Baghdad and Oxford. With many years of experience in teaching Islamic Studies, particularly Islamic Law and Jurisprudence and Islamic Theology, he was appointed as a Professor by the University of Amman. Professor Milani is the Dean of the International University of Islamic Studies and the head of Islamic Law and Jurisprudence at the Islamic College, London. 

Join us this week as we discuss our Relationship with Those That Have Passed Away. We explore topics such as our responsibilities towards our loved ones, what to do about feelings of resentment and guilt through the wisdom of the Ahlulbayt (as), and how best we can prepare for our own onward journey. 

Sheikh Mohammad Saeed Bahmanpour is an internationally renowned scholar spanning many years of serving the community especially in London. He has held a variety of roles including being the Principal at the Islamic College of Advanced Studies. He is also wrote the screenplay about the life of Mary (sa) based on Islamic sources, which was made into a successful movie. Another of his works on Christian history was the screenplay about The Seven Sleepers of the Cave (Ashab al-Kahf). Sheikh Bahmanpour has authored several books in the English language.

Join us today as we discuss our Relationship with Neighbours. We explore what God and the Ahlulbayt (as) say about treating our neighbours with kindness, respect and love, building a community and taking care of one another.

Sheikh Mohammad Ali Shomali is an internationally renowned scholar. He is a graduate of the Islamic Seminaries of Qum and holds both a BA and an MA in Western Philosophy from the University of Tehran and earned his doctorate in Philosophy from the University of Manchester. Sheikh is the founding director of Risalat International Institute, which is devoted to Islamic curriculum development and educational training. 

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Join us today as we discuss the Relationship with Our Elderly. We delve into the topic of respecting, seeking guidance and showing kindness towards our elderly from the perspective of the Quran and the Ahlulbayt (as). We also discuss loneliness, and how best we can take care of our elderly relatives and those within our community. 

Sheikh Nuru Mohammed is currently the Resident Aalim at the KSIMC of Birmingham. He holds a BA in Islamic Philosophy and Mysticism from Al-Mustafa International University in Iran, and obtained an MA in Islamic Studies at Middlesex University. He founded the Ummu ABEEHA Empowerment Centre in Kumasi, Ghana and co-founded the Imamiya Islamic Research Centre in Johannesburg. 

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Join us today as we discuss our Relationship with Extended Family & In Laws. We explore what is silat al rahm (womb/family ties), our responsibilites towards them, and our duty to enjoin good and forbid evil.

Dr Aalimah Masuma Jaffer is a qualified dentist, with a Masters in Islamic Studies and has also attended Hawza in Qum. She is a qualified teacher and has taught Hawza studies at the Islamic College in London. She is also a Counsellor and is a qualified Chaplain. She was till recently the resident Aalimah at Hujjat, Stanmore.

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