Nomadic Journey

In our final episode of the series, Waleed leads the discussion on the hadiths 88-130 in the book The Content of Character.

In the last part of this series, we reflect on verses 10:31-32 from Surah Yunus in which Allah swt affirms His Truth.

In our final episode of this series, we’re joined by Turki from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Turki grew up in Saudi Arabia and moved to the US for his graduate education in Law. He graduated in the fall of 2019 from the University of Richmond and has moved back to Saudi Arabia.

It’s important that we keep the youth engaged. Us three have recently gone through the college phase and it’s a really tough time to navigate, especially spiritually. In this episode, we discuss bringing about the essence of Ramadhan in the youth, and how we go about giving advice to this community.

As we create a space on this podcast for these open and honest conversations, we thought we’d talk about our experiences in these spaces growing and in our communities currently: what makes or breaks these spaces, how we create these spaces at home, and topics we generally talk about in these spaces.

In our second episode of the series, Bara leads the discussion on the hadiths 45-87 in the book The Content of Character.

Prophet Muhammad pbuh said that Ramadhan is the month, whose beginning is mercy, its middle forgiveness, and its end emancipation from the fire of Hell. SubhanAllah, we’re in the 2nd ten days of Ramadhan already. In this episode, we discuss this Ashra (ten days) of Ramadhan- days of forgiveness: where in our lives we see God’s forgiveness, how we understand God’s forgiveness, and how forgiveness ties into fasting.

In our second episode of this series, we’re joined by Shamim from Nairobi, Kenya. Shamim grew up in Kenya and moved to Canada for high school and then to the US for college. She’s a rising senior currently studying Economics and Global Studies at University of Richmond in Virginia.

In the second part of this series, we reflect on verses 13:6-11 from Surat Al-Ra’d (Thunder) in which Allah swt mentions his Might, Knowledge, and Will.

We stay on memory lane here as we get a chance to sit with Faisal’s grandmother. We go through a little of her life journey, how she spent Ramadhan growing up in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, and how the Ramadhan culture has changed over time.

We take a walk down memory lane and share some about our past Ramadhan’s: mind-blowing moment that changed Ramadhan for us forever, tough moments that made Ramadhan hard, and happy moments that made Ramadhan heart-fully light.

At the beginning of Ramadhan, we chose a book to read together and reflect on: The Content of Character is a compilation 130 of hadiths on character. In this episode, Faisal leads the first discussion in this series on the first 44 hadiths in the book. From Amazon: The Content of Character. As a scholar, Shaykh Al-Amin Mazrui attempted to be a bridge between Islam and modernity. Shaykh Al-Amin s choice of these favored sayings of the Prophet (P.B.U.H) in The Content of Character translated and introduced here by Hamza Yusuf was influenced by his effort to be a bridge-builder, especially between the values of tradition and the norms of modernity, between the wisdom of religion and the compassion of humanity.

Work doesn’t stop, now, does it? In this episode, we share our first fast and work experiences, how we try to stay focused and productive at work, and interactions with our coworkers

First part of our series for this blessed month! In the Qur’an Reflection series, we’ll study the Qur’an: reflect on a few verses from the Holy Book, dive into tafsir, and find lessons we can apply in our lives. In this episode, we reflect on verses 7:44-51 from Surah Al-A’raf (The Heights) in which Allah swt tells us about the People of The Heights, standing on the barrier between Heaven and Hell.

It can be hard to maintain a workout routine during the Blessed Month. Do we workout before Suhoor, after Suhoor, later in the day closer to Iftaar, after Iftaar, after Taraweeh? What do we eat for Suhoor and Iftaar to best prepare us for a good workout? In this episode, we discuss adapting our fitness routines to the Ramadhan schedule.

Prophet Muhammad pbuh said that Ramadhan is the month, whose beginning is mercy, its middle forgiveness, and its end emancipation from the fire of Hell. SubhanAllah, we’re in the 2nd ten days of Ramadhan already. In this episode, we discuss this Ashra (ten days) of Ramadhan- days of forgiveness: where in our lives we see God’s forgiveness, how we understand God’s forgiveness, and how forgiveness ties into fasting.

Allah swt says in the Qur’an (49:13) People, We created you all… and made you into races and tribes so that you should recognize one another. An important part of gaining perspectives is to listen to and learn from people who are different from us. We wanted to hear the different cultures of Ramadhan, so we decided to invite some friends from different parts of the world. In our first episode of this series, we’re joined by Ahmed from Hadramot, Yemen. Ahmed grew up in Yemen and moved to the US in the spring of 2015 for higher education, and he is currently a civil engineer working in Boston.

“Not even water?” Fasting, like the other 4 Pillars of Islam, is external- you can see someone performing the basic rituals of fasting. Thus, oftentimes we’re only asked about this external aspect of fasting- abstaining from food and drink from sunrise to sunset. Fasting is much more than that, though, and in this episode, we dive into this- the importance of fasting for the soul and how we can be intentional about this fast.

Prophet Muhammad pbuh said that Ramadhan is the month whose beginning is mercy, its middle forgiveness, and its end emancipation from the fire of Hell. In this episode we discuss the first Ashra (ten days) of Ramadhan- days of mercy: what mercy means to us and how we think mercy ties into fasting.

Whether it’s the grade you’re shooting for in the class you’re taking, the project milestone you need to complete, the training for the race you’ve signed up for, or the things you want to accomplish this Ramadhan, goal setting is what takes you where you want to be. In this episode, we discuss our goal setting techniques, what works for us and what doesn’t, and the things about goal setting that we often don’t hear.

The Coronavirus pandemic has changed the way we live, and it’s been really hard adapting to this life that seems to have no foreseeable end. In this episode, we discuss the impact of the virus on Ramadhan: the adjustments we’ll have to make during this month, how our communities operate during this time, and spiritual interpretations of the pandemic.

Ramadhan Kareem! :) We welcome the blessed month, discuss how we prep for it, and share some of our family customs and favorite ‘Ramadhan food’.

Welcome to our podcast! We’re excited to do this and really are looking forward to where this journey takes us inshaAllah! Wanted to just share with you the goal of this podcast and especially in the short-term as we begin the blessed month of Ramadhan inshaAllah.