The Islamic Pod

On this episode we brought on Ayaan and Nehaa Sohail who you guys may have seen before on social media. Both Ayaan and Nehaa are young individuals are very accomplished in the realm of basketball and academia (for what you may know them for), but also have plenty of stories on how they navigated this success, Mashallah, with Islam in mind. In the end we need to learn how to navigate this world including sports with Islam as a priority, and this episode really showed even us how that takes effort and discipline especially at a high level.  Ayaan's Insta: https://www.instagram.com/ayaansohaill/?hl=en Nehaa's Insta: https://www.instagram.com/nehaasohaill/?hl=en

No description for this one, if you don't know Jad, watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxUMJENLmBM

We talked about what it's like to embrace an "Islamic" Identity. What we mean by that isn't about becoming a perfect muslim, but rather fully embracing Islam as a key and integral part of who you are. We talk about how we grew in our Islamic understanding and practices and how that translated to growing in other aspects of our lives.

In this Episode: We talked about the Toll of Doing the Right Thing. Sometimes when faced with decisions we often have a choice. And while many people may talk about how choosing the wrong thing may hurt you, not many talk about how choosing the right thing also has a toll. As a High School or College student you will face many challenges where picking the right thing means you'll have to deal with feelings such as missing out, or a lack of friends. This episode talks about how to deal with those feelings and translate them into positive ones.

In this Video: We talked about how saying "No" and holding to your islamic values can be a difficult thing and lead to a loss of friends. We talked about this in the context of going to a higher level education system and being surrounded by educated individuals who may look at religion as something that is archaic. Last but not least we also talked about how you can even lose muslim friends when holding to your personal islamic values and beliefs.

In this episode we talked about overthinking and having Tawakkul; (trust in Allah swt) as a muslim. We can often get so caught up in our lives and futures we fail to admit that Allah swt is in control of our destiny. We broke down how to instill that trust in Allah swt especially as students who have to face so much and be concerned for our futures almost daily.

In this Video: We talked about the motivating factors behind our actions are Muslims and building intentionality with them. We also talked about how to process the complexity of Islam in a healthy manner without being overwhelmed.

In this Video: We talked about the consequences and connotation of using foul language and cursing. We also talked about our experience with cursing. And lastly we broke down the ways we reduced and almost negated any foul language use in our personal lives.

In this Video: We talked about how it is to feel lost as a muslim. This can mean different things for different people but in general we focused on what it feel like to be disconnected from Allah swt and Islam as a whole. We also talked about what it feels like when you may think you're "too far gone" for islam to be a part of your life.

In this Video: We talked about becoming more grateful in an ugly world. We often get consumed and lost in difficulties and problems and we sometimes believe the way out of them is to simply solve the problem at hand. However we fail to realize that by employing gratefulness on a daily basis, we can improve our and others quality of life without having all our difficulties and problems figured out.