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The everyday Muslim experience is not spoken about enough. As youth we are encountering struggles or existential questions that we may feel uncomfortable discussing. Join us as we discuss these issues and share our life experiences. Let us sit down and believe for a while.

Alaa and Hala


    • Apr 26, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 53m AVG DURATION
    • 12 EPISODES


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    Soul Bytes Ep 1: Feeling the Ramad

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2025 55:46


    In the first episode of our new, more laid-back and freeform series, Soul Bytes, we reflect on our spiritual struggles and mindset shift during what was the busiest Ramadan ever for us. We explore how our relationship with tawakkul ebbs and flows and the constant rat-race against the limited time we had for Ibadah and our responsibilities.

    Episode 10: Jihad al-Nafs (The Struggle of the Self)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2024 66:08


    As we enter Ramadan, our thoughts are occupied with how we can improve ourselves to get closer to God. How can we learn about "the self" to understand our relationship with God? We explore these concepts in this episode. First, we break down the term Jihad al-Nafs and explore an Islamic philosopher's (Mulla Sadra) perspective on this matter. Then, we delve into our struggles when engaging in Jihad al-Nafs, what we have learned over time and the importance of centering the Muslim community in our actions.

    Episode 9: Islam and AI

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2023 69:25


    AI is almost all we talk about in our major, Cognitive Science, so we decided to explore it in this episode. First, we give a debriefing on the basics of AI and it's history such as what it means for AI to be intelligent. Then we entertain potential sci-fi possibilities such as transhumanism and The Singularity. And as always, we integrate the Islamic perspective on AI, exploring its ethicality and the potential impacts it can have on our Muslim community.

    Episode 8: How the Education System Failed Us

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2022 78:37


    In season 2 we're focusing inwards, taking more nuanced perspectives on the self and focusing on topics related to our majors (Cognitive Science), like AI, the self and identity. In the first episode of the season we talk about the education system, its flaws and the culture of education advocated by Islam. It is our obligation as Muslims to seek knowledge but we must also be conscious of where we get our information and how we are being taught.

    Episode 7: Why Is Self-Care Important?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2021 45:31


    Why is self-care important? As university starts up again and we adjust to the new abnormal, we're continuously reminded to do acts of self-care. However, what does that look like? What does Islam have to say about it? We talk about our own approaches to self-care and how it differs depending on where we are in our lives. Also, we'll highlight how valuable taffakur [contemplation] and seeking knowledge is to your mental and spiritual health.

    Episode 6: Do We Have Free Will? Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2021 70:33


    This episode is part 2 of our two part series where we explore free will and determination. In this episode we explore the different Islamic as well as Buddhist philosophies surrounding free will and our own beliefs.

    Episode 5: Do We Have Free Will? Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2021 60:35


    This episode is part one of a two-part series where we explore free will and predetermination. In this episode, we prove our free will by analysing God's names, Al-Aleem (The All-Knowing) and Al-Jabbar (The Compeller), where we come to further understand the reason things are the way they are and how to work harder towards our hereafter.

    Episode 4: Can Anyone Be Creative?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2021 44:51


    In this episode we discuss what Islam and several Islamic philosophers have said on creativity. We take you through the creative process of backfromfajr and the doubts that we encounter along the way with any creative process. Exploring yourself and putting yourself out there creatively is difficult but a beautiful process that is part of our human nature.

    Episode 3: Forgiveness

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2021 43:11


    In this episode we explore the concept of forgiveness. What we can learn from God as The Most-Forgiving, how to apply it to our daily lives and learning to forgive others and ourselves.

    Episode 2: The "Ideal" Muslim

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2021 53:09


    In this week's episode we discuss the components that curate what we believe to be the Ideal Muslim; utilizing what the Qur'an, several hadiths and Ibn 'Arabi have said. We are then joined by a guest to discuss the differences between living in a Muslim country and a non-Muslim country and if becoming the Ideal Muslim is attainable.

    Episode 1: How We Expect Muslim Women To Act

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2021 45:28


    In this week's episode we explore Khadijah's life and highlight the current cultural differences that we encounter. We then move on to share our personal struggles whether it be personally inflicted or cultural; touching on our pursuit of education and our experiences with hijab

    Episode 0: The Voices Behind backfromfajr

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2021 2:43


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