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Articles cited in the episode:

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As we enter the month of Sha'bān we must use this time in the way the Beloved ﷺ taught us - to prepare for the month of Ramadan. Sha'bān is a blessed month in which our deeds for the entire year are raised up to be presented to the Lord of the Worlds. Our Beloved ﷺ would fast more during this month than any other, and our scholars and predecessors encouraged approaching this month as a training period for Ramadan.

In this episode the virtues of Sha'bān are discussed and a recording of a recent live session at Al-Andalus Academy's Halaqa covering the Hikam of Imam ibn 'Atā-illah that discuss obedience to Allah is shared.

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I was invited on November 14th, 2020 by Northwestern University's MSA to give a talk to their cohort. Given the current travel restrictions, we had to do it over Zoom.

Topics addressed in this talk include Cartesian dualism contrasted with Islamic dualism, building a stronger connection with Allah, and spiritual cultivation through everyday tasks and work.

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As Muslims have become increasingly integrated into social justice movements and the entertainment industry, many prominent figures are taking actions that align with the dominant ideology in these spheres. Despite their apparent unrelatedness, a common theme runs through Muslim hijabi Instagram influencers taking off their hijabs, comedians mocking Islamic practices like the dua, and political allegiances made in the name of combating Islamophobia.

In this episode, the distinction made by the late Algerian sociologist and philosopher Malek Bennabi between aesthetic and moral sensibilities as they manifest in the lived experience of the Western European and the Muslim is used as a framework to understand the current trends observed among Muslims in the West.

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We live in perilous times and the current coronavirus has many confused and in panic. Mainstream news and social media have added more to the bewilderment and many feel the current lockdowns, cancellations of events, and suspensions of Jumua prayers are overreactions. 

Topics discussed in this episode include:

1. What are coronavirus and COVID-19?
2. Where did it come from?
3. How is it transmitted?
4. How does it impact the body? Signs and symptoms?
5. Why are governments and people reacting the way they are?
6. How should we as Muslims respond individually and collectively?

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Shaykh Hamza Yusuf is considered by a number of official entities to be the most influential Muslim leader in the West. Given his public status, he has attracted much attention, some of which has of late been negative given the political engagements he has been involved in. Due to an increasing level of attacks targetting Shaykh Hamza's integrity and questioning his fidelity to the Muslim community, many Muslims are starting to doubt their trust in Shaykh Hamza.

Topics addressed in this episode include a timeline of the change in Muslim public opinion of Shaykh Hamza, the role of the news and social media in shaping the Muslim psyche and social psychology, and the forwarning Hadiths with instructions for how to conduct oneself in times like this.

Articles Discussed in this Episode

The Chattering Classes by Shaykh Nuh Keller

Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman

Moscovici, S., & Zavalloni, M. (1969). The group as a polarizer of attitudes. Journal Of Personality And Social Psychology, 12(2), 125-135

Bandura, A., Grusec, J. E., & Menlove, F. L. (1967). Vicarious Extinction of Avoidance Behavior. Journal Of Personality And Social Psychology, 5(1), 16-23

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A heavy emphasis is placed in Islam on the dangers of the tongue. The Beloved ﷺ warned against heedlessness over speech and guaranteed Paradise to the one who is watchful over their words, which indicates the difficulty of attaining that level of consciousness. Indeed, the most difficult fast during Ramadan is not that of the stomach, but that of the tongue.

Prohibitions of the Tongue is a didactic poem composed by the great Mauritanian sage Sidi Muhammad Maulood. I translated and offered commentary on this work during a weekend intensive with al-Hikam Institute in Brisbane, Australia in September 2018, the audio recordings of which will be released over episodes 72 to 77 in this podcast.

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