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A dedicated Podcast Series by Mizãn Institute led by Instructor Shaykh Mahdi Rastani. Join us weekly as we uncover Tafsir over various Islamic Texts, beginning with the holy Dua Kumayl.

Shaykh Mahdi Rastani


    • Feb 6, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 27m AVG DURATION
    • 69 EPISODES


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    Surah Mursalat Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2022 37:20


    Surah Mursalat Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2022 35:23


    Surah Mursalat Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2022 39:51


    Surah Haqqah: Part 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2021 36:48


    Surah Haqqah: Part 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2021 41:43


    Surah Haqqah: Part 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2021 36:18


    Surah Haqqah: Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2021 33:12


    Surah Haqqah: Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2021 35:03


    Surah Haqqah: Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2021 40:59


    Surah Yasin 7. The Effect of Music on Us

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2021 43:22


    In this episode, Shaykh Mahdi explains the difference between the Quran and poetry and why the Quran generally speaks negatively of poetry as well as mainstream music today.

    Surah Yasin 6. When Your Limbs Bear Witness

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2021 31:08


    In this episode, Shaykh Mahdi speaks of how the limbs of our bodies can bear witness against us regarding our sins as well as the relationship between the sin and the human being.

    Surah Yasin 5. How Qiyamah Begins

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2021 34:26


    In this episode, Shaykh Mahdi speaks of the beginning moments of qiayamah and the blowing into the trumpets.

    Surah Yasin 4. The Believer Who Was Killed by His People

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2021 36:20


    In this episode, Shaykh Mahdi speaks of Habib al-Najjar, the believer who was killed by his own people as well as the signs of God's existence.

    Surah Yasin 3. Is bad luck a real thing?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2021 36:08


    In this episode, Shaykh Mahdi speaks about the three messengers that surah Yasin speaks of as well as explaining Islam's take on bad luck.

    Surah Yasin 2. How are our deeds recorded by Allah?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2021 38:06


    In this episode, Shaykh Mahdi discusses the tafsir of verses 6-12 of the surah and explains how Allah records all of the deeds of a human being.

    Surah Yasin 1. What does Yasin mean?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2021 30:15


    In this episode, we explain why surah Yasin is called the heart of the Quran in the hadiths of the Prophet as well as explaining the first 6 verses of the surah.

    Surah Insan 8. God can replace us if he wants to

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2021 36:40


    In this episode, Shaykh Mahdi explains how insignificant the human being is in relation to God and how God can replace a whole nation if he decided to do so.

    Surah Insan 7. Is the Quran revealed for all times?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2021 39:53


    In this episode, Shaykh Mahdi explains why the Quran describes heaven in ways that would be more appealing to the people of the time of the Prophet while it is a book for all times.

    Surah Insan 6. Descriptions of Heaven

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2021 41:30


    In this episode, Shaykh Mahdi goes through the descriptions of heaven and explains the lofty status the human being can reach.

    Surah Insan 5. Even the Ahlul-Bayt Feared God

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2021 27:15


    In this episode, Shaykh Mahdi explains how the Ahlul-Bayt fear God and how their fear is different from the fear we normally experience.

    Surah Insan 4. I wish I wasn't created

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2021 45:15


    In this episode, Shaykh Mahdi answers a common question. What if someone asked: "I wish I was never created?" How would we answer that question?

    Surah Insan 3. The Purpose of Our Creation

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2021 36:31


    In this episode, Shaykh Mahdi delves into the true purpose of our creation and the many misunderstandings we have about this important question.

    Surah Insan 2. Every Human Being is Tested with Difficulties

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2021 38:47


    In this episode, Shaykh Mahdi explains how the human being can never live a life without tests and difficulties. This is a fundamental factor in the life of every human being. Its only a matter of how we respond to such tests.

    Surah Insan 1. What the Human Being Forgets about Himself

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2021 41:19


    In this episode, Shaykh Mahdi discusses the first verses of surah insaan that speak of the origin of the human and where he comes from. Allah mentions in verse two how the human being forgets that the he was once a drop of fluid, and now he argues with his creator.

    Part 45. Your Rememberence is My Cure

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2021 16:56


    In this episode, Shaykh Mahdi speaks of how each of the names of Allah is a cure to one of the spiritual ailments of the human being.

    Part 44. The One Who is Quickly Pleased

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2020 22:38


    In this episode, Shaykh Mahdi speaks of how Allah forgives the one who disobeyed him for year. He is quickly pleased with him the moment he asks for forgiveness.

    Part 43. What it Means to Remember God

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2020 22:47


    In this episode, Shaykh Mahdi speaks of what it means to truly remember Allah and two types of dhikr.

    Part 42. Even the Prophet Enters Heaven through God's Mercy

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2020 21:01


    In this episode, Shaykh Mahdi speaks about the importance of relying on the mercy and grace of Allah and that no matter what we do, we will never be able to worship Allah they way he should be worshipped.

    Part 41. Aiming High in Dua

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2020 21:16


    In this episode, Shaykh Mahdi speak of the importance of aiming high when we ask Allah for blessings and to have high aspirations in our lives.

    Part 40. The Hidden Blessings of God

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2020 21:43


    In this episode, Shaykh Mahdi speaks of the hidden blessings of Allah. These blessings are difficulties and calamities that would have happened to us if Allah had not protected us from them.

    Part 39. What is it mean to fear God?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2020 22:26


    In this episode, Shaykh Mahdi explains what it means to fear Allah and how this fear is compatible with one's love and affection towards him. He also touches on how to balance fear and hope when it comes to Allah.

    Part 38. Building a Connection with Allah

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2020 20:29


    In this episode, Shaykh Mahdi speaks of why after worshipping Allah for many years, many of us still don't feel like we have built a connection with him and how to fix that.

    Part 37. The Body Follows the Willpower of the Mind

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2020 22:08


    In this episode, Shaykh Mahdi explains how the body follows the direction, intention and willpower of one's soul. As long as the mind is determined, the body will follow in its footsteps.

    Part 36. Complaining to the Master

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2020 22:48


    In this episode, Shaykh Mahdi speaks about the uniqueness of our relationship with God. He is our master, and at the same time, when we struggle to carry out his commands, we are to complain to no one but him.

    Part 35. Taking Advantage of Your Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2020 21:52


    In this episode, Shaykh Mahdi speaks of the importance of taking advantage of the limited time that we are granted in this world, and what happens when our main focus is obeying Allah.

    Part 34. Allah Only Accepts the Deeds of the God Weary

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2020 21:34


    In this episode, Shaykh Mahdi speaks of the main determining factor that will lead to the acceptance of our deeds. He also touches on how the concept of tawhid can bring unity to one's actions.

    Part 33. What does it mean for an act to be accepted?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2020 21:04


    In this episode, Shaykh Mahdi explains what it means for an act of worship to be accepted compared to it simply being valid from a jurisprudential perspective.

    Part 32. Should we repeat some phrases three times in Dua Kumayl

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2020 23:05


    In this episode, Shaykh Mahdi explains the teachings of the Ahlul-Bayt relating to changing the details of the duas that have been narrated from them. He also breifly touches on the concept of slavery in Islam and how it differs from that of the modern world.

    Part 31. You Need to Repent to Gain Closeness to Allah

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2020 21:36


    In this episode, Shaykh Mahdi explains how dua Kumayl illustrates the concept of repentance being a prerequisite to coming close to Allah, and how while we are engaged in sinning, we cannot come close to him.

    Part 30. How Your World Changes After Doing Tawbah

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2020 21:16


    In this episode, Shaykh Mahdi speaks on a hadith from the book of al-Kafi that explains how Allah covers the bad deed of his servant when he genuinely repents from it, such that even the angels forget about it.

    Part 29. What deeds are hidden from the two angels?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2020 19:12


    In this episode, Shaykh Mahdi explains the verses of the Quran that speak of the body of the human being bearing witness against him and which of the deeds are hidden from the two angels in charge of recording one's deeds.

    Part 28. Why create angels when God knows our deeds?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2020 21:39


    Part 27. Who witnesses the deeds I commit?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2020 22:27


    In this episode, Shaykh Mahdi delves into the different beings and entities who witness the deeds of the human being, and consequently, bear witness to them on the Day of Judgment.

    Part 26. Will God differentiate between us?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2020 21:34


    In this episode, Shaykh Mahdi speaks of the importance of understanding how God will not only differentiate between believers and non-believers, but also between practicing and non-practicing believers.

    Part 25: The Effect of Accepting the Truths Presented to Us

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2020 23:34


    In this episode, Shaykh Mahdi speaks of the categorization mentioned in Dua Kumayl for the servants of God and the implications that this has. He also touches on what is the least one can do to qualify for the mercy of God?

    Part 24: Would you not save him?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2020 21:14


    In this episode, Shaykh Mahdi speaks of the key question that Imam Ali poses to Allah, would he stand by and watch a servant of his who believes in his oneness and has repented to him remain in the hellfire?

    Part 23: What Every Human Yearns For

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2020 22:30


    In this episode, Shaykh Mahdi explains how in reality every human being is searching for God even if they don't know it themselves. Nothing can satisfy the human being other than God himself

    Part 22: I will tell everyone I love you!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2020 21:55


    In this episode, Imam Ali speaks of what he would do if he were to hypothetically end up in hellfire. He will call for the mercy of Allah knowing that Allah will respond to his call.

    Part 21: Regretting What Could Have Been

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2020 23:15


    In this episode, Shaykh Mahdi touches on the second issue that Imam Ali mentions as a greater punishment than the fire of hereafter, the regret of knowing how close one could have come to Allah. He also touches on the regret people feel for their actions on the Day of Judgment.

    Part 20: The Greatest Pleasure in Heaven

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2020 22:22


    In this episode, Shaykh Mahdi explains the greatest pleasure one can have in heaven, the satisfaction of God. Similarly, for those who end up in hellfire, the absence of this pleasure is a greater punishment than the blazing fire.

    Part 19: The Punishment that this world can't bear

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2020 23:26


    In this episode, Shaykh Mahdi explains how for some individuals the punishment of the hellfire stems purely from God's wrath. This punishment is the type that the heavens and earth can not bear.

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