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How to live a meaningful life and succeed in this world and the next. The 'Being Muslim' podcast is all about learning something new, discovering your purpose and motivating yourself to embrace life's challenges. We look at what is taught to us in Islam and explore the wisdom behind it. We also expl…

Being Muslim

  • Nov 16, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
  • infrequent NEW EPISODES
  • 4m AVG DURATION
  • 26 EPISODES


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Latest episodes from Being Muslim

What is True Freedom?

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2019 5:03


A spin on what true freedom means to me from an Islamic perspective.

Be Grateful To Them

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2019 3:26


Micro selfless acts. Learn to get better at spotting them and then thank those who do them for you. Listen to learn more.

Fascinating Verse in Surah Ghafir

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2019 3:11


Guess who makes dua for the believers? Listen to find out.

The Cycle of Sin

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2019 2:03


In this episode, I talk about the “dark side” pull versus the “good side.” Beware of the cycle of sin.

A Verse in the Quran & Fake News

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2019 4:47


The fake news epidemic is a very important one and we should all be concerned about it. In this quick podcast, I talk about the fake news problem and a particular verse in the Quran that stood out to me with regards to this problem.

Protect Your Salah

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2019 2:12


Shaytaan is all out to ruin your salah. You and I need to start treating our daily salah as an asset. Those who have perfected it, understand its value.

Do Not Strain Your Eyes on Others Blessings

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2019 2:46


Comparing yourself to others is a major problem most youth suffer from today. This is mainly due to our changes in lifestyle and the influences of technology. This episode is a quick highlight of this “trap.”

Finding Your Purpose - “The Perfect Day” Exercise

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2019 4:31


In this episode, I talk about an exercise that I use to build clarity on the goals and habits that I want to build into my future life iA. This also helps to build clarity on the vision you set for your life.

Finding Your Purpose (An Islamic Perspective) - Part 02

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2019 3:32


We continue the discussion from our previous episode to understand how we could build meaning into our day to day life.

Finding Your Purpose (An Islamic Perspective) - Part 01

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2019 5:30


What is your purpose in life? What do you want to to achieve in this life? A lot of youth end up being confused and make the wrong decisions. Thankfully for us Muslims, we come with a default purpose.

The Quran and Your Comfort Zone?

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2019 3:46


How is that we love comfort zones? Why is it that we rarely end up challenging these comfort zones? Pushing beyond these comfort zones is where growth lies.

Have You Tried Counting Your Blessings?

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2019 3:58


Shouldn’t this become a routine practice? To think through and ponder over all the different blessings in our lives? Just think about you and your physical body? That alone, subhanallah!

Disciplined Consumption of Less

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2019 4:29


In this age of information overload, we have got caught up in the act of over consuming. But how much of it are we truly absorbing as learning, that we internalize and use to improve ourselves?

Benefits of Lowering Your Gaze

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2019 4:56


The eyes. Subhanallah. What an amazing blessing! Yet, misuse it and it sends you down a spiral of negative effects. In this episode, I talk about how the eyes can trigger feelings with you. Please share if you find this episode insightful.

Muslims and Climate Change?

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2019 10:52


As of today, what is your perspective on climate change? Do you even care about the care climate? Do we need to care about the climate as Muslims? What are you doing to combat climate change or reduce your impact? In this quick episode, I share a few thoughts around the topic. Please share with friends to build awareness so that we may all benefit iA!

Deen Life Balance?

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2019 4:01


Heard of work life balance? What about deen-life balance? Time is limited and often it is natural to get caught up in this routine of activities. Question though is, how much time are we spending preparing ourselves for the hereafter? How would you classify your deen-dunya ratio?

Read!

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2019 5:10


What was the first verse that was revealed? What was the first word of the first verse?

A Tip to Deal with Jealousy

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2019 4:06


We all feel jealous at times. Here’s a tip I use to convert all that negative energy to positivity. Please share this episode with others so we can all benefit.

Post Eid Thoughts

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2019 5:36


One more Ramadan done in your life. What has changed? Sharing few post Ramadan thoughts on this episode.

Ramadan Goals - Making Dua a ‘Consistent Habit’

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2019 5:56


Dua is an extremely important aspect in a Muslims life. I wanted to challenge myself this Ramadan on how I make dua, clearly because I felt there is so much I could improve on. This episode highlights a few thoughts around building a consistent habit in making dua. If you benefitted from this episode, do share it across with family and friends. If you want to share your thoughts on it as well, send us a voice clip using the below link. We would love to hear what you think: https://anchor.fm/being-muslim/message

Ramadan Goals - Perfecting Surah Fatiha

Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2019 3:03


If it’s rusty, work on it and improve it. I realized that often me reciting Surah Fatiha was rushed or out of focus. Time to challenge that this Ramadan. If you find this episode insightful, please share it with others so that we may all benefit iA!

Ramadan Prep - Taqwa 101

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2019 2:17


A simple 2 minute explanation on Taqwa and fasting.

Ramadan Prep - Improve by Just 5%

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2019 4:22


We all need to work on this goal and Ramadan is the best time to practice and improve focus. Aim for slow and steady incremental improvements and reap the benefits for the rest of your life iA!

Ramadan Prep - 3 Questions to Ask Yourself

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2019 2:15


With few days left to welcome Ramadan (the beautiful month), here’s three questions to ask yourself and prepare before the month begins.

Dealing with Problems - Tip 01

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2019 7:20


We all face challenges and problems in life. Have we really learnt how to analyze and manage such problems? This short episode discusses how to better understand a problem and talks about solutions in Islam to help manage overwhelming situations.

Introduction - About Being Muslim

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2019 1:05


A quick intro on what the Being Muslim podcast is all about and the themes we will cover in the future.

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