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What does Islam, particularly Shīʿī Islam, really say about same-sex sexual relations? Can Islamic legal frameworks, rooted in centuries of jurisprudence, ever be used to imagine the possibility of an Islamically valid same-sex marriage? What terms and categories did pre-modern Islamic sources use to describe what we might now call “homosexuality,” and what is meant by the claim that “homosexuality,” as a form of identity, is a modern concept? Is the story of Lot in the Qur'an really about homosexuality? And crucially, what Islamic perspectives exist in response to the deeply homophobic statement “Navigating Differences: Clarifying Sexual and Gender Ethics in Islam,” published in May 2023 and endorsed by those who argue that Islam categorically rejects same-sex sexual relationships? In Negotiating Homosexuality in Islam: A Legal-hermeneutical Examination of Modern Shīʿī Discourse (Brill, 2024), Mehrdad Alipour engages these urgent questions with intellectual rigor and legal precision. Alipour is a scholar of Iranian and Islamic studies whose work focuses on Islamic legal theory, Shi‘i thought, and the evolving discourse around sex, gender, and sexuality in both premodern and modern contexts. He earned his PhD in Arabic and Islamic Studies from the University of Exeter and received traditional training at the Seminary of Qom in Iran. He is currently based at the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands, where he leads the project Beyond Binaries: Intersex in Islamic Legal Tradition, exploring how intersex identities have been understood in Shi‘i legal texts from the 14th to early 20th centuries. Another publication of his, “Navigating Body Politics in Shiʿi Legal Tradition: Examining Sayyid Kāẓim al-Yazdī's Account of Non-Binary Intersex,” is available online for free to all readers. Rather than offering a theological verdict or issuing new rulings in the book, Alipour turns to the internal tools of the Imāmī Shīʿī legal tradition—most notably, the method of ijtihād—to explore how scholars have historically interpreted and might yet reinterpret questions regarding sexual relations. Through a careful and brilliant analysis of Qur'anic verses, hadith traditions, legal principles, and rational argument, Alipour shows how the Shīʿī legal tradition contains interpretive possibilities that could speak to contemporary understandings of homosexuality as a consensual, identity-based, and egalitarian practice. As Alipour clarifies in our conversation, his study does not attempt to declare what Islamic law must say about same-sex relations, but rather to identify and expand the discursive spaces within which such a conversation can meaningfully take place. By using the very legal principles and interpretive strategies that have shaped Shīʿī jurisprudence across generations, he invites scholars and jurists to consider how Islamic legal thought might respond, faithfully and creatively, to modern realities. The book is a thoughtful and necessary contribution to ongoing debates on Islam, law, and sexual diversity. In our conversation today, Alipour walks us through the book's key arguments and findings, highlights the significance of applying modern Imāmī ijtihādic principles to the question of same-sex relations, and outlines how core Islamic sources—the Qur'an, sunnah, reason (ʿaql), and consensus (ijmāʿ)—have been interpreted in relation to same-sex intimacy, with special attention to specific gaps in the story of Lot in the Qur'an. He also clarifies key premodern terms that are often cited by contemporary Muslim scholars as referring to homosexuality, unpacking their historical meanings and legal contexts. This here is my conversation with Mehrdad Alipour on his book, Negotiating Homosexuality in Islam: A Legal-hermeneutical Examination of Modern Shīʿī Discourse (Brill, 2024). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/intellectual-history

What does Islam, particularly Shīʿī Islam, really say about same-sex sexual relations? Can Islamic legal frameworks, rooted in centuries of jurisprudence, ever be used to imagine the possibility of an Islamically valid same-sex marriage? What terms and categories did pre-modern Islamic sources use to describe what we might now call “homosexuality,” and what is meant by the claim that “homosexuality,” as a form of identity, is a modern concept? Is the story of Lot in the Qur'an really about homosexuality? And crucially, what Islamic perspectives exist in response to the deeply homophobic statement “Navigating Differences: Clarifying Sexual and Gender Ethics in Islam,” published in May 2023 and endorsed by those who argue that Islam categorically rejects same-sex sexual relationships? In Negotiating Homosexuality in Islam: A Legal-hermeneutical Examination of Modern Shīʿī Discourse (Brill, 2024), Mehrdad Alipour engages these urgent questions with intellectual rigor and legal precision. Alipour is a scholar of Iranian and Islamic studies whose work focuses on Islamic legal theory, Shi‘i thought, and the evolving discourse around sex, gender, and sexuality in both premodern and modern contexts. He earned his PhD in Arabic and Islamic Studies from the University of Exeter and received traditional training at the Seminary of Qom in Iran. He is currently based at the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands, where he leads the project Beyond Binaries: Intersex in Islamic Legal Tradition, exploring how intersex identities have been understood in Shi‘i legal texts from the 14th to early 20th centuries. Another publication of his, “Navigating Body Politics in Shiʿi Legal Tradition: Examining Sayyid Kāẓim al-Yazdī's Account of Non-Binary Intersex,” is available online for free to all readers. Rather than offering a theological verdict or issuing new rulings in the book, Alipour turns to the internal tools of the Imāmī Shīʿī legal tradition—most notably, the method of ijtihād—to explore how scholars have historically interpreted and might yet reinterpret questions regarding sexual relations. Through a careful and brilliant analysis of Qur'anic verses, hadith traditions, legal principles, and rational argument, Alipour shows how the Shīʿī legal tradition contains interpretive possibilities that could speak to contemporary understandings of homosexuality as a consensual, identity-based, and egalitarian practice. As Alipour clarifies in our conversation, his study does not attempt to declare what Islamic law must say about same-sex relations, but rather to identify and expand the discursive spaces within which such a conversation can meaningfully take place. By using the very legal principles and interpretive strategies that have shaped Shīʿī jurisprudence across generations, he invites scholars and jurists to consider how Islamic legal thought might respond, faithfully and creatively, to modern realities. The book is a thoughtful and necessary contribution to ongoing debates on Islam, law, and sexual diversity. In our conversation today, Alipour walks us through the book's key arguments and findings, highlights the significance of applying modern Imāmī ijtihādic principles to the question of same-sex relations, and outlines how core Islamic sources—the Qur'an, sunnah, reason (ʿaql), and consensus (ijmāʿ)—have been interpreted in relation to same-sex intimacy, with special attention to specific gaps in the story of Lot in the Qur'an. He also clarifies key premodern terms that are often cited by contemporary Muslim scholars as referring to homosexuality, unpacking their historical meanings and legal contexts. This here is my conversation with Mehrdad Alipour on his book, Negotiating Homosexuality in Islam: A Legal-hermeneutical Examination of Modern Shīʿī Discourse (Brill, 2024). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/gender-studies

What does Islam, particularly Shīʿī Islam, really say about same-sex sexual relations? Can Islamic legal frameworks, rooted in centuries of jurisprudence, ever be used to imagine the possibility of an Islamically valid same-sex marriage? What terms and categories did pre-modern Islamic sources use to describe what we might now call “homosexuality,” and what is meant by the claim that “homosexuality,” as a form of identity, is a modern concept? Is the story of Lot in the Qur'an really about homosexuality? And crucially, what Islamic perspectives exist in response to the deeply homophobic statement “Navigating Differences: Clarifying Sexual and Gender Ethics in Islam,” published in May 2023 and endorsed by those who argue that Islam categorically rejects same-sex sexual relationships? In Negotiating Homosexuality in Islam: A Legal-hermeneutical Examination of Modern Shīʿī Discourse (Brill, 2024), Mehrdad Alipour engages these urgent questions with intellectual rigor and legal precision. Alipour is a scholar of Iranian and Islamic studies whose work focuses on Islamic legal theory, Shi‘i thought, and the evolving discourse around sex, gender, and sexuality in both premodern and modern contexts. He earned his PhD in Arabic and Islamic Studies from the University of Exeter and received traditional training at the Seminary of Qom in Iran. He is currently based at the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands, where he leads the project Beyond Binaries: Intersex in Islamic Legal Tradition, exploring how intersex identities have been understood in Shi‘i legal texts from the 14th to early 20th centuries. Another publication of his, “Navigating Body Politics in Shiʿi Legal Tradition: Examining Sayyid Kāẓim al-Yazdī's Account of Non-Binary Intersex,” is available online for free to all readers. Rather than offering a theological verdict or issuing new rulings in the book, Alipour turns to the internal tools of the Imāmī Shīʿī legal tradition—most notably, the method of ijtihād—to explore how scholars have historically interpreted and might yet reinterpret questions regarding sexual relations. Through a careful and brilliant analysis of Qur'anic verses, hadith traditions, legal principles, and rational argument, Alipour shows how the Shīʿī legal tradition contains interpretive possibilities that could speak to contemporary understandings of homosexuality as a consensual, identity-based, and egalitarian practice. As Alipour clarifies in our conversation, his study does not attempt to declare what Islamic law must say about same-sex relations, but rather to identify and expand the discursive spaces within which such a conversation can meaningfully take place. By using the very legal principles and interpretive strategies that have shaped Shīʿī jurisprudence across generations, he invites scholars and jurists to consider how Islamic legal thought might respond, faithfully and creatively, to modern realities. The book is a thoughtful and necessary contribution to ongoing debates on Islam, law, and sexual diversity. In our conversation today, Alipour walks us through the book's key arguments and findings, highlights the significance of applying modern Imāmī ijtihādic principles to the question of same-sex relations, and outlines how core Islamic sources—the Qur'an, sunnah, reason (ʿaql), and consensus (ijmāʿ)—have been interpreted in relation to same-sex intimacy, with special attention to specific gaps in the story of Lot in the Qur'an. He also clarifies key premodern terms that are often cited by contemporary Muslim scholars as referring to homosexuality, unpacking their historical meanings and legal contexts. This here is my conversation with Mehrdad Alipour on his book, Negotiating Homosexuality in Islam: A Legal-hermeneutical Examination of Modern Shīʿī Discourse (Brill, 2024). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/religion

What does Islam, particularly Shīʿī Islam, really say about same-sex sexual relations? Can Islamic legal frameworks, rooted in centuries of jurisprudence, ever be used to imagine the possibility of an Islamically valid same-sex marriage? What terms and categories did pre-modern Islamic sources use to describe what we might now call “homosexuality,” and what is meant by the claim that “homosexuality,” as a form of identity, is a modern concept? Is the story of Lot in the Qur'an really about homosexuality? And crucially, what Islamic perspectives exist in response to the deeply homophobic statement “Navigating Differences: Clarifying Sexual and Gender Ethics in Islam,” published in May 2023 and endorsed by those who argue that Islam categorically rejects same-sex sexual relationships? In Negotiating Homosexuality in Islam: A Legal-hermeneutical Examination of Modern Shīʿī Discourse (Brill, 2024), Mehrdad Alipour engages these urgent questions with intellectual rigor and legal precision. Alipour is a scholar of Iranian and Islamic studies whose work focuses on Islamic legal theory, Shi‘i thought, and the evolving discourse around sex, gender, and sexuality in both premodern and modern contexts. He earned his PhD in Arabic and Islamic Studies from the University of Exeter and received traditional training at the Seminary of Qom in Iran. He is currently based at the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands, where he leads the project Beyond Binaries: Intersex in Islamic Legal Tradition, exploring how intersex identities have been understood in Shi‘i legal texts from the 14th to early 20th centuries. Another publication of his, “Navigating Body Politics in Shiʿi Legal Tradition: Examining Sayyid Kāẓim al-Yazdī's Account of Non-Binary Intersex,” is available online for free to all readers. Rather than offering a theological verdict or issuing new rulings in the book, Alipour turns to the internal tools of the Imāmī Shīʿī legal tradition—most notably, the method of ijtihād—to explore how scholars have historically interpreted and might yet reinterpret questions regarding sexual relations. Through a careful and brilliant analysis of Qur'anic verses, hadith traditions, legal principles, and rational argument, Alipour shows how the Shīʿī legal tradition contains interpretive possibilities that could speak to contemporary understandings of homosexuality as a consensual, identity-based, and egalitarian practice. As Alipour clarifies in our conversation, his study does not attempt to declare what Islamic law must say about same-sex relations, but rather to identify and expand the discursive spaces within which such a conversation can meaningfully take place. By using the very legal principles and interpretive strategies that have shaped Shīʿī jurisprudence across generations, he invites scholars and jurists to consider how Islamic legal thought might respond, faithfully and creatively, to modern realities. The book is a thoughtful and necessary contribution to ongoing debates on Islam, law, and sexual diversity. In our conversation today, Alipour walks us through the book's key arguments and findings, highlights the significance of applying modern Imāmī ijtihādic principles to the question of same-sex relations, and outlines how core Islamic sources—the Qur'an, sunnah, reason (ʿaql), and consensus (ijmāʿ)—have been interpreted in relation to same-sex intimacy, with special attention to specific gaps in the story of Lot in the Qur'an. He also clarifies key premodern terms that are often cited by contemporary Muslim scholars as referring to homosexuality, unpacking their historical meanings and legal contexts. This here is my conversation with Mehrdad Alipour on his book, Negotiating Homosexuality in Islam: A Legal-hermeneutical Examination of Modern Shīʿī Discourse (Brill, 2024). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What does Islam, particularly Shīʿī Islam, really say about same-sex sexual relations? Can Islamic legal frameworks, rooted in centuries of jurisprudence, ever be used to imagine the possibility of an Islamically valid same-sex marriage? What terms and categories did pre-modern Islamic sources use to describe what we might now call “homosexuality,” and what is meant by the claim that “homosexuality,” as a form of identity, is a modern concept? Is the story of Lot in the Qur'an really about homosexuality? And crucially, what Islamic perspectives exist in response to the deeply homophobic statement “Navigating Differences: Clarifying Sexual and Gender Ethics in Islam,” published in May 2023 and endorsed by those who argue that Islam categorically rejects same-sex sexual relationships? In Negotiating Homosexuality in Islam: A Legal-hermeneutical Examination of Modern Shīʿī Discourse (Brill, 2024), Mehrdad Alipour engages these urgent questions with intellectual rigor and legal precision. Alipour is a scholar of Iranian and Islamic studies whose work focuses on Islamic legal theory, Shi‘i thought, and the evolving discourse around sex, gender, and sexuality in both premodern and modern contexts. He earned his PhD in Arabic and Islamic Studies from the University of Exeter and received traditional training at the Seminary of Qom in Iran. He is currently based at the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands, where he leads the project Beyond Binaries: Intersex in Islamic Legal Tradition, exploring how intersex identities have been understood in Shi‘i legal texts from the 14th to early 20th centuries. Another publication of his, “Navigating Body Politics in Shiʿi Legal Tradition: Examining Sayyid Kāẓim al-Yazdī's Account of Non-Binary Intersex,” is available online for free to all readers. Rather than offering a theological verdict or issuing new rulings in the book, Alipour turns to the internal tools of the Imāmī Shīʿī legal tradition—most notably, the method of ijtihād—to explore how scholars have historically interpreted and might yet reinterpret questions regarding sexual relations. Through a careful and brilliant analysis of Qur'anic verses, hadith traditions, legal principles, and rational argument, Alipour shows how the Shīʿī legal tradition contains interpretive possibilities that could speak to contemporary understandings of homosexuality as a consensual, identity-based, and egalitarian practice. As Alipour clarifies in our conversation, his study does not attempt to declare what Islamic law must say about same-sex relations, but rather to identify and expand the discursive spaces within which such a conversation can meaningfully take place. By using the very legal principles and interpretive strategies that have shaped Shīʿī jurisprudence across generations, he invites scholars and jurists to consider how Islamic legal thought might respond, faithfully and creatively, to modern realities. The book is a thoughtful and necessary contribution to ongoing debates on Islam, law, and sexual diversity. In our conversation today, Alipour walks us through the book's key arguments and findings, highlights the significance of applying modern Imāmī ijtihādic principles to the question of same-sex relations, and outlines how core Islamic sources—the Qur'an, sunnah, reason (ʿaql), and consensus (ijmāʿ)—have been interpreted in relation to same-sex intimacy, with special attention to specific gaps in the story of Lot in the Qur'an. He also clarifies key premodern terms that are often cited by contemporary Muslim scholars as referring to homosexuality, unpacking their historical meanings and legal contexts. This here is my conversation with Mehrdad Alipour on his book, Negotiating Homosexuality in Islam: A Legal-hermeneutical Examination of Modern Shīʿī Discourse (Brill, 2024). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

What does Islam, particularly Shīʿī Islam, really say about same-sex sexual relations? Can Islamic legal frameworks, rooted in centuries of jurisprudence, ever be used to imagine the possibility of an Islamically valid same-sex marriage? What terms and categories did pre-modern Islamic sources use to describe what we might now call “homosexuality,” and what is meant by the claim that “homosexuality,” as a form of identity, is a modern concept? Is the story of Lot in the Qur'an really about homosexuality? And crucially, what Islamic perspectives exist in response to the deeply homophobic statement “Navigating Differences: Clarifying Sexual and Gender Ethics in Islam,” published in May 2023 and endorsed by those who argue that Islam categorically rejects same-sex sexual relationships? In Negotiating Homosexuality in Islam: A Legal-hermeneutical Examination of Modern Shīʿī Discourse (Brill, 2024), Mehrdad Alipour engages these urgent questions with intellectual rigor and legal precision. Alipour is a scholar of Iranian and Islamic studies whose work focuses on Islamic legal theory, Shi‘i thought, and the evolving discourse around sex, gender, and sexuality in both premodern and modern contexts. He earned his PhD in Arabic and Islamic Studies from the University of Exeter and received traditional training at the Seminary of Qom in Iran. He is currently based at the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands, where he leads the project Beyond Binaries: Intersex in Islamic Legal Tradition, exploring how intersex identities have been understood in Shi‘i legal texts from the 14th to early 20th centuries. Another publication of his, “Navigating Body Politics in Shiʿi Legal Tradition: Examining Sayyid Kāẓim al-Yazdī's Account of Non-Binary Intersex,” is available online for free to all readers. Rather than offering a theological verdict or issuing new rulings in the book, Alipour turns to the internal tools of the Imāmī Shīʿī legal tradition—most notably, the method of ijtihād—to explore how scholars have historically interpreted and might yet reinterpret questions regarding sexual relations. Through a careful and brilliant analysis of Qur'anic verses, hadith traditions, legal principles, and rational argument, Alipour shows how the Shīʿī legal tradition contains interpretive possibilities that could speak to contemporary understandings of homosexuality as a consensual, identity-based, and egalitarian practice. As Alipour clarifies in our conversation, his study does not attempt to declare what Islamic law must say about same-sex relations, but rather to identify and expand the discursive spaces within which such a conversation can meaningfully take place. By using the very legal principles and interpretive strategies that have shaped Shīʿī jurisprudence across generations, he invites scholars and jurists to consider how Islamic legal thought might respond, faithfully and creatively, to modern realities. The book is a thoughtful and necessary contribution to ongoing debates on Islam, law, and sexual diversity. In our conversation today, Alipour walks us through the book's key arguments and findings, highlights the significance of applying modern Imāmī ijtihādic principles to the question of same-sex relations, and outlines how core Islamic sources—the Qur'an, sunnah, reason (ʿaql), and consensus (ijmāʿ)—have been interpreted in relation to same-sex intimacy, with special attention to specific gaps in the story of Lot in the Qur'an. He also clarifies key premodern terms that are often cited by contemporary Muslim scholars as referring to homosexuality, unpacking their historical meanings and legal contexts. This here is my conversation with Mehrdad Alipour on his book, Negotiating Homosexuality in Islam: A Legal-hermeneutical Examination of Modern Shīʿī Discourse (Brill, 2024). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/islamic-studies

What does Islam, particularly Shīʿī Islam, really say about same-sex sexual relations? Can Islamic legal frameworks, rooted in centuries of jurisprudence, ever be used to imagine the possibility of an Islamically valid same-sex marriage? What terms and categories did pre-modern Islamic sources use to describe what we might now call “homosexuality,” and what is meant by the claim that “homosexuality,” as a form of identity, is a modern concept? Is the story of Lot in the Qur'an really about homosexuality? And crucially, what Islamic perspectives exist in response to the deeply homophobic statement “Navigating Differences: Clarifying Sexual and Gender Ethics in Islam,” published in May 2023 and endorsed by those who argue that Islam categorically rejects same-sex sexual relationships? In Negotiating Homosexuality in Islam: A Legal-hermeneutical Examination of Modern Shīʿī Discourse (Brill, 2024), Mehrdad Alipour engages these urgent questions with intellectual rigor and legal precision. Alipour is a scholar of Iranian and Islamic studies whose work focuses on Islamic legal theory, Shi‘i thought, and the evolving discourse around sex, gender, and sexuality in both premodern and modern contexts. He earned his PhD in Arabic and Islamic Studies from the University of Exeter and received traditional training at the Seminary of Qom in Iran. He is currently based at the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands, where he leads the project Beyond Binaries: Intersex in Islamic Legal Tradition, exploring how intersex identities have been understood in Shi‘i legal texts from the 14th to early 20th centuries. Another publication of his, “Navigating Body Politics in Shiʿi Legal Tradition: Examining Sayyid Kāẓim al-Yazdī's Account of Non-Binary Intersex,” is available online for free to all readers. Rather than offering a theological verdict or issuing new rulings in the book, Alipour turns to the internal tools of the Imāmī Shīʿī legal tradition—most notably, the method of ijtihād—to explore how scholars have historically interpreted and might yet reinterpret questions regarding sexual relations. Through a careful and brilliant analysis of Qur'anic verses, hadith traditions, legal principles, and rational argument, Alipour shows how the Shīʿī legal tradition contains interpretive possibilities that could speak to contemporary understandings of homosexuality as a consensual, identity-based, and egalitarian practice. As Alipour clarifies in our conversation, his study does not attempt to declare what Islamic law must say about same-sex relations, but rather to identify and expand the discursive spaces within which such a conversation can meaningfully take place. By using the very legal principles and interpretive strategies that have shaped Shīʿī jurisprudence across generations, he invites scholars and jurists to consider how Islamic legal thought might respond, faithfully and creatively, to modern realities. The book is a thoughtful and necessary contribution to ongoing debates on Islam, law, and sexual diversity. In our conversation today, Alipour walks us through the book's key arguments and findings, highlights the significance of applying modern Imāmī ijtihādic principles to the question of same-sex relations, and outlines how core Islamic sources—the Qur'an, sunnah, reason (ʿaql), and consensus (ijmāʿ)—have been interpreted in relation to same-sex intimacy, with special attention to specific gaps in the story of Lot in the Qur'an. He also clarifies key premodern terms that are often cited by contemporary Muslim scholars as referring to homosexuality, unpacking their historical meanings and legal contexts. This here is my conversation with Mehrdad Alipour on his book, Negotiating Homosexuality in Islam: A Legal-hermeneutical Examination of Modern Shīʿī Discourse (Brill, 2024). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/lgbtq-studies

What does Islam, particularly Shīʿī Islam, really say about same-sex sexual relations? Can Islamic legal frameworks, rooted in centuries of jurisprudence, ever be used to imagine the possibility of an Islamically valid same-sex marriage? What terms and categories did pre-modern Islamic sources use to describe what we might now call “homosexuality,” and what is meant by the claim that “homosexuality,” as a form of identity, is a modern concept? Is the story of Lot in the Qur'an really about homosexuality? And crucially, what Islamic perspectives exist in response to the deeply homophobic statement “Navigating Differences: Clarifying Sexual and Gender Ethics in Islam,” published in May 2023 and endorsed by those who argue that Islam categorically rejects same-sex sexual relationships? In Negotiating Homosexuality in Islam: A Legal-hermeneutical Examination of Modern Shīʿī Discourse (Brill, 2024), Mehrdad Alipour engages these urgent questions with intellectual rigor and legal precision. Alipour is a scholar of Iranian and Islamic studies whose work focuses on Islamic legal theory, Shi‘i thought, and the evolving discourse around sex, gender, and sexuality in both premodern and modern contexts. He earned his PhD in Arabic and Islamic Studies from the University of Exeter and received traditional training at the Seminary of Qom in Iran. He is currently based at the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands, where he leads the project Beyond Binaries: Intersex in Islamic Legal Tradition, exploring how intersex identities have been understood in Shi‘i legal texts from the 14th to early 20th centuries. Another publication of his, “Navigating Body Politics in Shiʿi Legal Tradition: Examining Sayyid Kāẓim al-Yazdī's Account of Non-Binary Intersex,” is available online for free to all readers. Rather than offering a theological verdict or issuing new rulings in the book, Alipour turns to the internal tools of the Imāmī Shīʿī legal tradition—most notably, the method of ijtihād—to explore how scholars have historically interpreted and might yet reinterpret questions regarding sexual relations. Through a careful and brilliant analysis of Qur'anic verses, hadith traditions, legal principles, and rational argument, Alipour shows how the Shīʿī legal tradition contains interpretive possibilities that could speak to contemporary understandings of homosexuality as a consensual, identity-based, and egalitarian practice. As Alipour clarifies in our conversation, his study does not attempt to declare what Islamic law must say about same-sex relations, but rather to identify and expand the discursive spaces within which such a conversation can meaningfully take place. By using the very legal principles and interpretive strategies that have shaped Shīʿī jurisprudence across generations, he invites scholars and jurists to consider how Islamic legal thought might respond, faithfully and creatively, to modern realities. The book is a thoughtful and necessary contribution to ongoing debates on Islam, law, and sexual diversity. In our conversation today, Alipour walks us through the book's key arguments and findings, highlights the significance of applying modern Imāmī ijtihādic principles to the question of same-sex relations, and outlines how core Islamic sources—the Qur'an, sunnah, reason (ʿaql), and consensus (ijmāʿ)—have been interpreted in relation to same-sex intimacy, with special attention to specific gaps in the story of Lot in the Qur'an. He also clarifies key premodern terms that are often cited by contemporary Muslim scholars as referring to homosexuality, unpacking their historical meanings and legal contexts. This here is my conversation with Mehrdad Alipour on his book, Negotiating Homosexuality in Islam: A Legal-hermeneutical Examination of Modern Shīʿī Discourse (Brill, 2024).

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For our first episode of 2024 we present an interview conducted during our trip to Chicago with Dr. Hooman Keshavarzi, Founder and Executive Director of Khalil Center. Dr. Keshavarzi discusses his journey connecting with his faith, becoming a clinical psychologist, and how he integrated his studies in Islamic theology and spirituality towards creating an optimal, holistic model of mental health care and wellness. Dr. Keshavarzi's insight and in-depth of knowledge of Western and Islamic modalities of psychology made for a wide ranging conversation exploring physical, mental and metaphysical approaches to wellness and the variety of services and therapeutics that Khalil Center provides. We were fortunate to sit and record our conversation at Khalil Center's headquarters in Lombard, Illinois.   About Dr. Hooman Keshavarzi  Hooman Keshavarzi is a licensed clinical psychologist in the state of Illinois, he holds a Doctorate and Masters in Clinical Psychology and a Bachelors of Science – specialist psychology track/minor in Islamic Studies. He currently serves as the program director for the Masters in Counseling Islamic Psychology Program in Doha, Qatar, is a visiting scholar for Ibn Haldun University (Istanbul, Turkey) and adjunct  faculty at the Hartford Seminary.  He is the founding director of Khalil Center – the first Islamically oriented professional community mental wellness center and largest provider of Muslim mental healthcare in North America. He is also a senior fellow at the International Association for Islamic Psychology (IAIP), conducting research on topics related to Islam, Muslims and Mental Health. Hooman Keshavarzi is an international public speaker and trainer providing education on the intersection of Islamic studies and behavioral health. Hooman Keshavarzi has also authored several published academic papers in recognized peer-reviewed journals on integrating Islamic spirituality into modern psychological practice.           

Join us for an exciting conversation with Dr. Karim about how purpose-driven living can help you thrive through burnout and illness and live the life you want for 2024.

Friday October 13, 2023 Rabi al-Awwal 27, 1445   The fifth episode of the final module in the Fard 'Ayn program, covering miscellaneous issues that are obligatory for Muslims to know, covers the issue of evolution, its interpretations, and the acceptable and unacceptable positions a Muslim may take toward it.   Checkout the webpage for the course: http://mccgp.org/fard-ayn-certificate-course.html   The slides and notes for this class are available at: https://tinyurl.com/2hav5fz4   Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/v4j5-LrI1m8   Donate to support this and other programming at MCCGP: http://mccgp.org/donate

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q18Q4nFF_1c The Mindful Muslim is an Inspirited Minds podcast that hosts raw, open, and honest conversations on various topics within the sphere of mental health, psychology, Islam and spirituality. This month, we spoke to Dr. Hooman Keshavarzi, who is an expert on OCD and the Founding Director of Khalil Center – the first Islamically oriented professional community mental wellness center and largest provider of Muslim mental healthcare in the US. He is licensed as a psychotherapist in the state of Illinois, holds a Doctorate of Psychology, a Masters of Clinical Psychology and a Bachelors of Science in psychology and Islamic Studies. He is currently a visiting scholar for Ibn Haldun University (Istanbul, Turkey) and Adjunct Professor at American Islamic College, Hartford Seminary. He is also a fellow at the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding at the Global Health Center, conducting research on topics related to Muslims and Mental Health. Dr. Hooman is an international public speaker and trainer currently serving as a Clinical supervisor of graduate students of clinical psychology at the Village of Hoffman Estates (DHS). He also delivers seminars on specialized topics around multiculturalism and psychology. In this episode, Dr. Hooman shed light on: The clinical definition of ROCD and its symptoms, and what Islam says about it Most common misconceptions about ROCD and how to tell the difference between an intrusive thought stemming from OCD versus from shaytan How mosques, community centres and organisations can be more inclusive of people with OCD Best treatment methods available to help people with ROCD Practical ways to deal with OCD and support a love one struggling with OCD & so much more! You can connect with the Khalil Center via twitter. If you would like to ask us a question, suggest a topic you would like us to discuss on the podcast or if you would like to feature on the podcast as a guest, then please get in touch with the Mindful Muslim Podcast Team at podcast@inspiritedminds.org.uk. Support our podcast by becoming a Torchbearer for Inspirited Minds.

Our very own cohost Uzma Jafri joins us on this episode to explain why and how she specialized in medicine, "walking with" her patients at the end of their lives, and why it's Islamically important to know how to help families face the end of life. A lot of Muslims do not understand the difference between palliative care and hospice, so swipe left to read some easy definitions about them.This episode is for anyone who is a caregiver because if it's not our kids, we are also taking care of an older generation at some point in our lives. As always, if you have further questions, stay tuned this month or DM us because we mean it when we say we are available for you.Tune in at 6pm EST on Apple podcasts, Stitcher, Amazon Music or on the landing page of our website.Email Uzma if you have end of life questions: uzma@mommyingwhilemuslim.comDr. Jafri's telehealth practice: https://fawkesmd.com/Join the waiting list for Fawkes, MD, PLLC Islamic end of life rulings: https://www.albalaghacademy.org/course/islam-and-end-of-life-care/Muslim Perspectives on Hospice CareYaqeen Institute on Pulling the PlugWeb: www.mommyingwhilemuslim.comEmail: salam@mommyingwhilemuslim.comFB: Mommying While Muslim page and Mommyingwhilemuslim groupIG: @mommyingwhilemuslimpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrrdKxpBdBO4ZLwB1kTmz1wSupport the showWeb: www.mommyingwhilemuslim.comEmail: salam@mommyingwhilemuslim.comFB: Mommying While Muslim page and Mommyingwhilemuslim groupIG: @mommyingwhilemuslimpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrrdKxpBdBO4ZLwB1kTmz1w

Wednesday June 7, 2023 Zul Qa'dah 18, 1444   This edition of Ask The Imam answers the following questions:   00:00 1. Miscellaneous questions on shortening prayer during travel.   18:03 2. Why does the Quran many times say "We"?   22:25 3. Questions on the nature of footwear that can be wiped over in wudu'.   27:04 4. Question on wiping over bandages or casts   30:21 5. Does pool water, which contains chlorine, count as pure and purifying water that we can use for wudu'?   38:06 6. What are some ways we can improve our memory?   56:40 7. Can we use tallow for skin care if it not from cow slaughtered Islamically?   Questions are submitted anonymously. If you wish to submit one, please go to http://mccgp.org/ask-the-imam.   Also, please donate to support this and other programs. To donate, please go to http://mccgp.org/donate

The discussion surrounding decision-making and pursuing one's dreams while having immigrant parents is always challenging for most young adults. While you deeply appreciate the sacrifices they have made, it also brings a sense of pressure to meet their expectations. As you progress in life and make choices that may be Islamically correct but deviate from the "ideal child mold," finding a balance between pleasing your parents and prioritizing your own happiness can be difficult. This episode delves into precisely this topic. ☆☆ Abdullah ibn Mas'ud reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Never is a servant struck by worry or grief but let him say, ‘O Allah, I am Your servant, the son of Your servant, the son of Your maidservant. My forelock is in Your hand, Your decision over me has passed, and Your decree upon me is in justice. I ask You by every name with which You have named Yourself, or revealed in Your Book, or taught to one of Your creatures, or kept hidden in the Unseen with You, that You make the Quran the spring of my heart, the light within me, the banisher of my depression, and the expeller of my anxiety,' then Allah will expel his worry and replace his grief with joy.” They said, “O Messenger of Allah, should we study these words?” The Prophet said, “Of course, whoever hears them should study them.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn Ḥibbān 972 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/islamicfeelings/support

How do you know that what you believe is Islamically sound? Every belief and opinion is rooted in one particular worldview or another. Sometimes these worldviews are so ingrained in our society that they are difficult to detect, let alone challenge.Islam has better ways than other worldviews to address the issues currently facing us, from theological issues such as the ways we imagine God, to social issues such as sexuality and gender identity, to political issues and everything in between.Join Imam Tom Facchine in Dogma Disrupted as he dives deep into conversation with a subject expert each week to unravel the worldviews we live by, break the chains of the ideologies we unassumingly subscribe to, and re-center the Islamic worldview to address the most contentious issues of today.New episodes every week, starting this Sunday, inshaAllah!

FREE GIFTS FOR YOU, click here: ​https://linktr.ee/abcislam In our ninetieth of our series named “Islamically Independent”: We discuss all about the top 10 things one must do during Laylatul Qadr. These 10 things are the best habits you can build in the last 10 days of Ramadan and make the most of it this blissful month. We hope that you will benefit from this extremely important topic that no one talks about in the Muslim community, in she Allah. Write to us your questions so that we can channel them anonymously on Eid day in sha Allah! -------------------------------------ABOUT THIS SPECIAL SERIES-------------------------------------- We believe that all young Muslims deserve independence, but can this be done in the halal way? In this new season, we unlock the secrets that every young Muslim should know to be Islamically independet, according to the Qur'an and Hadiths, but also living the best life in this world. Stay tuned for weekly episodes every Monday and Wednesday, In Sha Allah. As always, these podcasts are welcome and open to any person regardless of your gender, age, race or religion, so please feel free to subscribe/follow this Podcast. Follow us on Instagram @ambassadorsofislam for free Islamic reminders Contact us on ​abcislam100@gmail.com Leave us a good review on Apple Podcasts Jazak Allah Khair :) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abc-islam6/message

Islamic Finance: Murabaha Contract | Buying a Home Islamically

In this episode, I try to ask all the questions we as first generation Afghan Americans, want to ask a therapist.  What's even better than asking a therapist? Asking a licensed clinical psychologist like my special guest, Dr. Nafisa Sekandari.  Dr. Nafisa Sekandari is a licensed clinical psychologist, award winning author, lecturer, and online trainer. She started "Mental Health for Muslims" in hopes of providing mental health information that are both clinically supported and Islamically sound.  Dr. Sekandari is on a mission to make mental health accessible to the masses…regardless of where they live in the world. Through her Mental Health Break podcast, Dr. Sekandari aims to encourage her audience to prioritize their mental health and create dialogue about mental health in general.  Through her "Transforming Anxiety" virtual courses she focuses on treating anxiety from a holistic, medication free perspective.  In her courses,  you will learn all the tools necessary to manage and overcome anxiety in easy to follow steps. Dr. Sekandari's comprehensive course “Culturally Competent Service Delivery with Muslims” has been helping thousands of non-Muslim mental health professionals gain a deeper understanding about the Muslim community while improving their cultural competency with the Muslim patient. A HUGE thank you to Dr. Nafisa for honoring me with her presence and doing this interview. Dr. Nafisa's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr_nafisa_sekandari/Mental Health 4 Muslims : https://mentalhealth4muslims.comMental Health Break Podcast: https://www.transforminganxiety.com/podcastTransforming Anxiety and OCD courses: https://www.transforminganxiety.comFeel free to email me with any feedback or suggestions at medinamua18@gmail.com Follow my instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unfilteredafghanpodcast/ 

FREE GIFTS FOR YOU, click here: ​https://linktr.ee/abcislam In our eighty-ninth of our series named “Islamically Independent”: We discuss all about daydreaming and how to cure it successfully. We firstly discuss what is daydreaming; secondly, we discuss why do we daydream; thirdly we discuss what does Islam say about daydreaming; ; lastly, we discuss how to cure daydreaming. You should listen to this podcast episode till the end to receive the full benefit. We hope that you will benefit from this extremely important topic that no one talks about in the Muslim community, in she Allah. -------------------------------------ABOUT THIS SPECIAL SERIES-------------------------------------- We believe that all young Muslims deserve independence, but can this be done in the halal way? In this new season, we unlock the secrets that every young Muslim should know to be Islamically independet, according to the Qur'an and Hadiths, but also living the best life in this world. Stay tuned for weekly episodes every Monday and Wednesday, In Sha Allah. As always, these podcasts are welcome and open to any person regardless of your gender, age, race or religion, so please feel free to subscribe/follow this Podcast. Follow us on Instagram @ambassadorsofislam for free Islamic reminders Contact us on ​abcislam100@gmail.com Leave us a good review on Apple Podcasts Jazak Allah Khair :) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abc-islam6/message

FREE GIFTS FOR YOU, click here: ​https://linktr.ee/abcislam In our eighty-eighth of our series named “Islamically Independent”: We discuss all about the book of ‘The Secret' and ‘The Law of Attraction' and whether it is halal in Islam to follow these. We firstly discuss what is the Law of Attraction; secondly, what does Islam say about the Law of Attraction; thirdly, what are the Islamic ways to use the Law of Attraction and lastly, we discuss what are the Islamic ways to get what you want this year and forever, In Sha Allah. We hope that you will benefit from this extremely important topic that no one talks about in the Muslim community, in she Allah. -------------------------------------ABOUT THIS SPECIAL SERIES-------------------------------------- We believe that all young Muslims deserve independence, but can this be done in the halal way? In this new season, we unlock the secrets that every young Muslim should know to be Islamically independet, according to the Qur'an and Hadiths, but also living the best life in this world. Stay tuned for weekly episodes every Monday and Wednesday, In Sha Allah. As always, these podcasts are welcome and open to any person regardless of your gender, age, race or religion, so please feel free to subscribe/follow this Podcast. Follow us on Instagram @ambassadorsofislam for free Islamic reminders Contact us on ​abcislam100@gmail.com Leave us a good review on Apple Podcasts Jazak Allah Khair :) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abc-islam6/message

On this episode of Noorayn: The Two Lights Podcast, Aseel and Sumayyah provide their opinions on questions asked in a recently published Jubilee Middle Ground video. Although both Aseel and Sumayyah largely agree on the answers to each provided prompt, they did find that they disagreed with certain participating members in the Jubilee video, which sparked healthy conversation. As was mentioned in this podcast episode, please be mindful that not all answers given in this video are Islamically correct; however, if you would like to watch this video, the link has been included!

FREE GIFTS FOR YOU, click here: ​https://linktr.ee/abcislam In our eighty-seventh of our series named “Islamically Independent”: We discuss all the 10 lessons we learned in 2022 and how we will take those into account in 2023. In Sha Allah, you will find this episode helpful, fruitful and useful for the upcoming years in both yours and our lives. We hope that you will benefit from this extremely important topic that no one talks about in the Muslim community, in she Allah. -------------------------------------ABOUT THIS SPECIAL SERIES-------------------------------------- We believe that all young Muslims deserve independence, but can this be done in the halal way? In this new season, we unlock the secrets that every young Muslim should know to be Islamically independet, according to the Qur'an and Hadiths, but also living the best life in this world. Stay tuned for weekly episodes every Monday and Wednesday, In Sha Allah. As always, these podcasts are welcome and open to any person regardless of your gender, age, race or religion, so please feel free to subscribe/follow this Podcast. Follow us on Instagram @ambassadorsofislam for free Islamic reminders Contact us on ​abcislam100@gmail.com Leave us a good review on Apple Podcasts Jazak Allah Khair :) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/abc-islam6/message

FREE GIFTS FOR YOU, click here: ​https://linktr.ee/abcislam In our eighty-sixth of our series named “Islamically Independent”: We discuss all about the cancel culture. First of all, we talk about the definition of cancel culture, secondly we discuss some Muslim figures who have experienced cancel culture and what we can learn from them. Thirdly, we speak about what does Islam say about cancel culture and lastly, we discuss what to do if you are a public figure and you have been cancelled as well as what to do as a follower or a subscriber of that public figure. We hope that you will benefit from this extremely important topic that no one talks about in the Muslim community, in she Allah. -------------------------------------ABOUT THIS SPECIAL SERIES-------------------------------------- We believe that all young Muslims deserve independence, but can this be done in the halal way? In this new season, we unlock the secrets that every young Muslim should know to be Islamically independet, according to the Qur'an and Hadiths, but also living the best life in this world. Stay tuned for weekly episodes every Monday and Wednesday, In Sha Allah. As always, these podcasts are welcome and open to any person regardless of your gender, age, race or religion, so please feel free to subscribe/follow this Podcast. Follow us on Instagram @ambassadorsofislam for free Islamic reminders Contact us on ​abcislam100@gmail.com Leave us a good review on Apple Podcasts Jazak Allah Khair :) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/abc-islam6/message

In today's episode, I cover who the muslim "that girl" is. That phrase is thrown around a lot, and we often don't hear about it in an Islamic context. So today, I hope to shed some light on who "that girl" is Islamically, and how you can become her. Hugs, Fatima Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themuslimgirlpodcast/ Pinterest: https://pin.it/1lewCFh

FREE GIFTS FOR YOU, click here: ​https://linktr.ee/abcislam In our eighty-fifth of our series named “Islamically Independent”: We discuss how to deal with anyone liking you as a Muslim. These are 10 best, most practical tips when it comes to dealing with one of the most difficult situations anyone can face when you are a teenager at school or college, or even an adult working at an office or otherwise. Do you have any tips of your own? Comment and write to us. We hope that you will benefit from this extremely important topic that no one talks about in the Muslim community, in she Allah. -------------------------------------ABOUT THIS SPECIAL SERIES-------------------------------------- We believe that all young Muslims deserve independence, but can this be done in the halal way? In this new season, we unlock the secrets that every young Muslim should know to be Islamically independet, according to the Qur'an and Hadiths, but also living the best life in this world. Stay tuned for weekly episodes every Monday and Wednesday, In Sha Allah. As always, these podcasts are welcome and open to any person regardless of your gender, age, race or religion, so please feel free to subscribe/follow this Podcast. Follow us on Instagram @ambassadorsofislam for free Islamic reminders Contact us on ​abcislam100@gmail.com Leave us a good review on Apple Podcasts Jazak Allah Khair :) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/abc-islam6/message

FREE GIFTS FOR YOU, click here: ​https://linktr.ee/abcislam In our eighty-fourth of our series named “Islamically Independent”: We discuss how to not fall out of Islam. We give 10 tips on how to stop falling out of Imaan because nowadays, it can be very easy to fall out of Islam and and they are all generally, fairly easy to implement in daily life. Please listen to the episode till the end to find out all the tips! We hope that you will benefit from this extremely important topic that no one talks about in the Muslim community, in she Allah. Masah over socks articles: https://islamqa.info/en/answers/9640/conditions-of-wiping-over-socks https://islamqa.info/en/answers/228222/is-it-permissible-to-wipe-thin-socks-when-doing-wudoo https://islamqa.info/en/answers/12796/how-to-wipe-over-the-slippers-or-socks https://islamqa.info/en/categories/selected/29/rulings-of-wiping-over-socks -------------------------------------ABOUT THIS SPECIAL SERIES-------------------------------------- We believe that all young Muslims deserve independence, but can this be done in the halal way? In this new season, we unlock the secrets that every young Muslim should know to be Islamically independet, according to the Qur'an and Hadiths, but also living the best life in this world. Stay tuned for weekly episodes every Monday and Wednesday, In Sha Allah. As always, these podcasts are welcome and open to any person regardless of your gender, age, race or religion, so please feel free to subscribe/follow this Podcast. Follow us on Instagram @ambassadorsofislam for free Islamic reminders Contact us on ​abcislam100@gmail.com Leave us a good review on Apple Podcasts Jazak Allah Khair :) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/abc-islam6/message

The Ansari Podcast: Hamza Khan Breaks down his life story in an elaborate and telling style. He speaks of moments of deception on the Israeli Apartheid because of his upraising with many Jewish friends. He gives the inside as to what he values (Islamically or not) and how that shaped the world he came to know as a Muslim American. He shares how diversity of cultures, religions and ethnicities positively influenced his way of viewing humanity. This is a deep and reflective story a brilliant Muslim Mans life in America.

In this week's episode we discuss the hot topics of manifestation and the abundance mindset; terms that social media influencers have been using left and right. But what exactly do these two concept entail? Are they Islamically correct? If not, how can we modify them so that we can use them to our advantage? Join me as I answer these questions and more in the very first episode of "The Muslim Girl Podcast."

FREE GIFTS FOR YOU, click here: ​https://linktr.ee/abcislam In our eighty-third of our series named “Islamically Independent”: We discuss about how to deal with peer pressure effectively. Firstly, we discuss what is considered peer pressure and why it is toxic. Secondly, how do you know you are being peer pressured. Thirdly, what does Islam say about peer pressure. Fourthly, we discuss how to deal with situations of feeling peer pressured and how to come out of it successfully and lastly, how to help someone who is feeling peer pressured. Please listen to the episode till the end to find out all the tips! We hope that you will benefit from this extremely important topic that no one talks about in the Muslim community, in she Allah. -------------------------------------ABOUT THIS SPECIAL SERIES-------------------------------------- We believe that all young Muslims deserve independence, but can this be done in the halal way? In this new season, we unlock the secrets that every young Muslim should know to be Islamically independet, according to the Qur'an and Hadiths, but also living the best life in this world. Stay tuned for weekly episodes every Monday and Wednesday, In Sha Allah. As always, these podcasts are welcome and open to any person regardless of your gender, age, race or religion, so please feel free to subscribe/follow this Podcast. Follow us on Instagram @ambassadorsofislam for free Islamic reminders Contact us on ​abcislam100@gmail.com Leave us a good review on Apple Podcasts Jazak Allah Khair :) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/abc-islam6/message

FREE GIFTS FOR YOU, click here: ​https://linktr.ee/abcislam In our eighty-second of our series named “Islamically Independent”: We discuss about what are the top 10 most important and crucial topics that every Muslim student must learn, study and have great knowledge about before starting their new chapter of life i.e. school, college, university or even work. These top 10 tips are crucial for success at this specific department of life, especially if you in the Western countries. Please listen to the episode till the end to find out all the tips! We hope that you will benefit from this extremely important topic that no one talks about in the Muslim community, in she Allah. -------------------------------------ABOUT THIS SPECIAL SERIES-------------------------------------- We believe that all young Muslims deserve independence, but can this be done in the halal way? In this new season, we unlock the secrets that every young Muslim should know to be Islamically independet, according to the Qur'an and Hadiths, but also living the best life in this world. Stay tuned for weekly episodes every Monday and Wednesday, In Sha Allah. As always, these podcasts are welcome and open to any person regardless of your gender, age, race or religion, so please feel free to subscribe/follow this Podcast. Follow us on Instagram @ambassadorsofislam for free Islamic reminders Contact us on ​abcislam100@gmail.com Leave us a good review on Apple Podcasts Jazak Allah Khair :) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/abc-islam6/message

FREE GIFTS FOR YOU, click here: https://linktr.ee/abcislam In this eighty-first of our series named “Islamically Independent”: We discuss what are the 10 things you must do for back to school (or even back to work) in this new season. These 10 tips are crucial to make sure you implement in your day-to-day to life to hopefully have a blast, amazing, and spiritually healthy year. Please listen to the episode till the end to find out all the tips! We hope that you will benefit from this extremely important topic that no one talks about in the Muslim community, in sha Allah. -------------------------------------ABOUT THIS SPECIAL SERIES-------------------------------------- We believe that all young Muslims deserve independence, but can this be done in a halal way? In this new season, we unlock the secrets that every young Muslim should know to be Islamically independent, according to the Qur'an and Hadiths, but also live the best life in this world. Stay tuned for weekly episodes every Monday and Wednesday, In Sha Allah. As always, these podcasts are welcome and open to any person regardless of your gender, age, race, or religion, so please feel free to subscribe/follow this Podcast. Follow us on Instagram @ambassadorsofislam for free Islamic reminders Contact us at abcislam100@gmail.com Leave us a good review on Apple Podcasts Jazak Allah Khair :). LINKS: https://quranly.app/welcome --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/abc-islam6/message

FREE GIFTS FOR YOU, click here: https://linktr.ee/abcislam In our eightieth of our series named “Islamically Independent”: We discuss how to spend your summer in the most halal and productive way. We share the top 10 halal activities to do in summer that will make you feel more connected to Allah and yourself. We hope that you will benefit from this extremely important topic that no one talks about in the Muslim community, in she Allah. -------------------------------------ABOUT THIS SPECIAL SERIES-------------------------------------- We believe that all young Muslims deserve independence, but can this be done in a halal way? In this new season, we unlock the secrets that every young Muslim should know to be Islamically independent, according to the Qur'an and Hadiths, but also live the best life in this world. Stay tuned for weekly episodes every Monday and Wednesday, In Sha Allah. As always, these podcasts are welcome and open to any person regardless of your gender, age, race, or religion, so please feel free to subscribe/follow this Podcast. Follow us on Instagram @ambassadorsofislam for free Islamic reminders Contact us on abcislam100@gmail.com Leave us a good review on Apple Podcasts Jazak Allah Khair :) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/abc-islam6/message

FREE GIFTS FOR YOU, click here: https://linktr.ee/abcislam In the seventy-ninth of our series named “Islamically Independent”: We discuss procrastination and why it is so hard and addictive to beat. Firstly, we define what procrastination actually means from the dictionary and how it relates to our day-to-day lives; secondly, we discuss what are the early signs that you can detect you are about to procrastinate; thirdly, we discuss what Islam says about procrastination in reference to the Quran and Hadith; fourthly, we discuss how to stop procrastinating forever; lastly, we discuss how to stop someone else procrastinating forever. We hope that you will benefit from this extremely important topic that no one talks about in the Muslim community, in she Allah. -------------------------------------ABOUT THIS SPECIAL SERIES-------------------------------------- We believe that all young Muslims deserve independence, but can this be done in a halal way? In this new season, we unlock the secrets that every young Muslim should know to be Islamically independent, according to the Qur'an and Hadiths, but also live the best life in this world. Stay tuned for weekly episodes every Monday and Wednesday, In Sha Allah. As always, these podcasts are welcome and open to any person regardless of your gender, age, race, or religion, so please feel free to subscribe/follow this Podcast. Follow us on Instagram @ambassadorsofislam for free Islamic reminders Contact us on abcislam100@gmail.com Leave us a good review on Apple Podcasts Jazak Allah Khair :) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/abc-islam6/message

The Ansari Podcast: Mahmoud Elansary and Hamzah Raza discuss the Argument of "Necessary Existence" How God is a necessary cause They break down the 3 categories of existence in the universe The idea of idea the soul in Islamic philosophy vs. Western Philosophy and how islam answers the trolley problem They discuss the "fine tuning" argument and its refutation They ponder over why God cares so much about what we do if we're not important? They ponder of why God demands for us to worship him and a break down of the 3 purposes for Human existence They wonder how's it justified that God can torture? Is Hell moral? They define Islamically what it means to be a disbeliever They define prayer and success briefly They address whether Allah is the most violent form of god A break down of the 3 types of worship They discuss why there is so much pork in Spanish food

FREE GIFTS FOR YOU, click here: https://linktr.ee/abcislam In the seventy-eighth of our series named “Islamically Independent”: We discuss Islam and the religion of LGBTQ. June is the Pride Month in the UK, so we thought that this is very important we had to release it for all our Muslims and Non-Muslims. We firstly discuss why LGBTQ has become so popular in the 21st Century; secondly, we discuss what Islam says about LGBTQ. In this part, we discuss some Quranic verses and also the story of Lut (AS), which are both linked below. Lastly, we finish the podcast episode by talking about what to do if you feel tempted to act upon your temptations and what we can do as a community to stop this pandemic of accepting LGBTQ even in our Muslim homes. THE STORY OF LUT (AS): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6dsA7PBECo WHAT ISLAM SAYS ABOUT LGBTQ: https://islamqa.info/en/answers/10050/why-does-islam-forbid-lesbianism-and-homosexuality STORIES OF THE PROPHETS BY IBN Kathir: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Stories-Prophets-Hafiz-Ibn-Kathir/dp/9960892263/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2BHXECPBG8N52&keywords=stories+of+the+prophets&qid=1654292926&sprefix=stories+o%2Caps%2C505&sr=8-3 We hope that you will benefit from this extremely important topic that no one talks about in the Muslim community, in she Allah. -------------------------------------ABOUT THIS SPECIAL SERIES-------------------------------------- We believe that all young Muslims deserve independence, but can this be done in a halal way? In this new season, we unlock the secrets that every young Muslim should know to be Islamically independent, according to the Qur'an and Hadiths, but also live the best life in this world. Stay tuned for weekly episodes every Monday and Wednesday, In Sha Allah. As always, these podcasts are welcome and open to any person regardless of your gender, age, race, or religion, so please feel free to subscribe/follow this Podcast. Follow us on Instagram @ambassadorsofislam for free Islamic reminders Contact us on abcislam100@gmail.com Leave us a good review on Apple Podcasts Jazak Allah Khair :) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/abc-islam6/message

FREE GIFTS FOR YOU, click here: https://linktr.ee/abcislam In the seventy-seventh of our series named “Islamically Independent”: We discuss how to deal with poor mental health issues in light of Islam. Firstly, in this episode we discuss why mental health crisis is on the rise in the 21st Century, followed by what are some of the signs of poor mental health. We then move on to discuss what Islam says about mental health. Lastly, we discuss how to help ourselves as Muslims to deal with poor mental health issues, and we discuss how to help ourselves as a Muslim community to help elevate each other to become the best versions of ourselves. We hope that you will benefit from this extremely important topic that no one talks about in the Muslim community, in she Allah. -------------------------------------ABOUT THIS SPECIAL SERIES-------------------------------------- We believe that all young Muslims deserve independence, but can this be done in the halal way? In this new season, we unlock the secrets that every young Muslim should know to be Islamically independent, according to the Qur'an and Hadiths, but also live the best life in this world. Stay tuned for weekly episodes every Monday and Wednesday, In Sha Allah. As always, these podcasts are welcome and open to any person regardless of your gender, age, race, or religion, so please feel free to subscribe/follow this Podcast. Follow us on Instagram @ambassadorsofislam for free Islamic reminders Contact us on abcislam100@gmail.com Leave us a good review on Apple Podcasts Jazak Allah Khair :) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/abc-islam6/message

FREE GIFTS FOR YOU, click here: https://linktr.ee/abcislam In the seventy-sixth of our series named “Islamically Independent”: We discuss how to deal with addiction involving watching haram content online. We firstly open the podcast episode by discussing why are we addicted to watching haram content, followed by what are some of the big signs of addiction. Later, we discuss what Islam says about addictions. Lastly, we discuss how to help to get out of addictions and how to help someone who could also be addicted to watching haram content online. We hope that you will benefit from this extremely important topic that no one talks about in the Muslim community, in she Allah. -------------------------------------ABOUT THIS SPECIAL SERIES-------------------------------------- We believe that all young Muslims deserve independence, but can this be done in a halal way? In this new season, we unlock the secrets that every young Muslim should know to be Islamically independent, according to the Qur'an and Hadiths, but also live the best life in this world. Stay tuned for weekly episodes every Monday and Wednesday, In Sha Allah. As always, these podcasts are welcome and open to any person regardless of your gender, age, race, or religion, so please feel free to subscribe/follow this Podcast. Follow us on Instagram @ambassadorsofislam for free Islamic reminders Contact us on abcislam100@gmail.com Leave us a good review on Apple Podcasts Jazak Allah Khair :) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/abc-islam6/message

In Half of Faith: American Muslim Marriage and Divorce in the Twenty-First Century, readers find a wide range of texts on Muslim Americans' experiences with questions of marriage and divorce in an effort to do what is deemed Islamically acceptable. This exciting reader, which brings together previously published as well as new content, includes the broad themes of wedding, marriage, and divorce in the Muslim American experience. More specifically, the reader aims to explore the diversity in Islamic legal and theoretical thought, marriage and divorce practices, marriage contracts, wedding customs, and related issues. In today's very vibrant and engaging conversation, I speak with Kecia Ali, the editor of the reader, in addition to several contributors, who are Zahra Ayubi, Aminah McCloud, and Asifa Quraishi-Landes. Each scholar speaks on her contribution to the volume—Ayubi on divorce, Quraishi-Landes on marriage contracts and Islamic law, and McCloud on African American Muslim women as they transition to Islam, get married, and face issues of male guardianship. Further, we discuss why an Islamic marriage even matters to Muslims, and Kecia and Asifa share their views on fundamental issues with the Islamic marriage contract and whether, as Asifa suggests, it's possible to re-imagine the Islamic marriage contract as a partnership contract rather than a sales contract. The book, which is available for free, with a searchable PDF, through Boston University's website, will be of interest to scholars and researchers interested in questions of marriage and divorce generally but more specifically in the context of Islam; individual practicing Muslims who seek resources on nikaah contracts, Islamic law, and divorce; Muslim and other religious leaders who serve Muslim communities; and undergraduate and graduate students in women's and gender studies as well as religious studies courses. Shehnaz Haqqani is an Assistant Professor of Religion at Mercer University. She earned her PhD in Islamic Studies with a focus on gender from the University of Texas at Austin in 2018. Her dissertation research explored questions of change and tradition, specifically in the context of gender and sexuality, in Islam. She is currently working on a book project on Muslim women's marriage to non-Muslims in Islam. Shehnaz runs a YouTube channel called What the Patriarchy?! (WTP?!), where she vlogs about feminism and Islam in an effort to dismantle the patriarchy and uproot it from Islam (ambitious, she knows). She can be reached at haqqani_s@mercer.edu. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

In Half of Faith: American Muslim Marriage and Divorce in the Twenty-First Century, readers find a wide range of texts on Muslim Americans' experiences with questions of marriage and divorce in an effort to do what is deemed Islamically acceptable. This exciting reader, which brings together previously published as well as new content, includes the broad themes of wedding, marriage, and divorce in the Muslim American experience. More specifically, the reader aims to explore the diversity in Islamic legal and theoretical thought, marriage and divorce practices, marriage contracts, wedding customs, and related issues. In today's very vibrant and engaging conversation, I speak with Kecia Ali, the editor of the reader, in addition to several contributors, who are Zahra Ayubi, Aminah McCloud, and Asifa Quraishi-Landes. Each scholar speaks on her contribution to the volume—Ayubi on divorce, Quraishi-Landes on marriage contracts and Islamic law, and McCloud on African American Muslim women as they transition to Islam, get married, and face issues of male guardianship. Further, we discuss why an Islamic marriage even matters to Muslims, and Kecia and Asifa share their views on fundamental issues with the Islamic marriage contract and whether, as Asifa suggests, it's possible to re-imagine the Islamic marriage contract as a partnership contract rather than a sales contract. The book, which is available for free, with a searchable PDF, through Boston University's website, will be of interest to scholars and researchers interested in questions of marriage and divorce generally but more specifically in the context of Islam; individual practicing Muslims who seek resources on nikaah contracts, Islamic law, and divorce; Muslim and other religious leaders who serve Muslim communities; and undergraduate and graduate students in women's and gender studies as well as religious studies courses. Shehnaz Haqqani is an Assistant Professor of Religion at Mercer University. She earned her PhD in Islamic Studies with a focus on gender from the University of Texas at Austin in 2018. Her dissertation research explored questions of change and tradition, specifically in the context of gender and sexuality, in Islam. She is currently working on a book project on Muslim women's marriage to non-Muslims in Islam. Shehnaz runs a YouTube channel called What the Patriarchy?! (WTP?!), where she vlogs about feminism and Islam in an effort to dismantle the patriarchy and uproot it from Islam (ambitious, she knows). She can be reached at haqqani_s@mercer.edu. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/gender-studies

In Half of Faith: American Muslim Marriage and Divorce in the Twenty-First Century, readers find a wide range of texts on Muslim Americans' experiences with questions of marriage and divorce in an effort to do what is deemed Islamically acceptable. This exciting reader, which brings together previously published as well as new content, includes the broad themes of wedding, marriage, and divorce in the Muslim American experience. More specifically, the reader aims to explore the diversity in Islamic legal and theoretical thought, marriage and divorce practices, marriage contracts, wedding customs, and related issues. In today's very vibrant and engaging conversation, I speak with Kecia Ali, the editor of the reader, in addition to several contributors, who are Zahra Ayubi, Aminah Beverly Al-Deen, and Asifa Quraishi-Landes. Each scholar speaks on her contribution to the volume—Ayubi on divorce, Quraishi-Landes on marriage contracts and Islamic law, and McCloud on African American Muslim women as they transition to Islam, get married, and face issues of male guardianship. Further, we discuss why an Islamic marriage even matters to Muslims, and Kecia and Asifa share their views on fundamental issues with the Islamic marriage contract and whether, as Asifa suggests, it's possible to re-imagine the Islamic marriage contract as a partnership contract rather than a sales contract. The book, which is available for free, with a searchable PDF, through Boston University's website, will be of interest to scholars and researchers interested in questions of marriage and divorce generally but more specifically in the context of Islam; individual practicing Muslims who seek resources on nikaah contracts, Islamic law, and divorce; Muslim and other religious leaders who serve Muslim communities; and undergraduate and graduate students in women's and gender studies as well as religious studies courses. Shehnaz Haqqani is an Assistant Professor of Religion at Mercer University. She earned her PhD in Islamic Studies with a focus on gender from the University of Texas at Austin in 2018. Her dissertation research explored questions of change and tradition, specifically in the context of gender and sexuality, in Islam. She is currently working on a book project on Muslim women's marriage to non-Muslims in Islam. Shehnaz runs a YouTube channel called What the Patriarchy?! (WTP?!), where she vlogs about feminism and Islam in an effort to dismantle the patriarchy and uproot it from Islam (ambitious, she knows). She can be reached at haqqani_s@mercer.edu. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/islamic-studies

In Half of Faith: American Muslim Marriage and Divorce in the Twenty-First Century, readers find a wide range of texts on Muslim Americans' experiences with questions of marriage and divorce in an effort to do what is deemed Islamically acceptable. This exciting reader, which brings together previously published as well as new content, includes the broad themes of wedding, marriage, and divorce in the Muslim American experience. More specifically, the reader aims to explore the diversity in Islamic legal and theoretical thought, marriage and divorce practices, marriage contracts, wedding customs, and related issues. In today's very vibrant and engaging conversation, I speak with Kecia Ali, the editor of the reader, in addition to several contributors, who are Zahra Ayubi, Aminah McCloud, and Asifa Quraishi-Landes. Each scholar speaks on her contribution to the volume—Ayubi on divorce, Quraishi-Landes on marriage contracts and Islamic law, and McCloud on African American Muslim women as they transition to Islam, get married, and face issues of male guardianship. Further, we discuss why an Islamic marriage even matters to Muslims, and Kecia and Asifa share their views on fundamental issues with the Islamic marriage contract and whether, as Asifa suggests, it's possible to re-imagine the Islamic marriage contract as a partnership contract rather than a sales contract. The book, which is available for free, with a searchable PDF, through Boston University's website, will be of interest to scholars and researchers interested in questions of marriage and divorce generally but more specifically in the context of Islam; individual practicing Muslims who seek resources on nikaah contracts, Islamic law, and divorce; Muslim and other religious leaders who serve Muslim communities; and undergraduate and graduate students in women's and gender studies as well as religious studies courses. Shehnaz Haqqani is an Assistant Professor of Religion at Mercer University. She earned her PhD in Islamic Studies with a focus on gender from the University of Texas at Austin in 2018. Her dissertation research explored questions of change and tradition, specifically in the context of gender and sexuality, in Islam. She is currently working on a book project on Muslim women's marriage to non-Muslims in Islam. Shehnaz runs a YouTube channel called What the Patriarchy?! (WTP?!), where she vlogs about feminism and Islam in an effort to dismantle the patriarchy and uproot it from Islam (ambitious, she knows). She can be reached at haqqani_s@mercer.edu. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/anthropology

In Half of Faith: American Muslim Marriage and Divorce in the Twenty-First Century, readers find a wide range of texts on Muslim Americans' experiences with questions of marriage and divorce in an effort to do what is deemed Islamically acceptable. This exciting reader, which brings together previously published as well as new content, includes the broad themes of wedding, marriage, and divorce in the Muslim American experience. More specifically, the reader aims to explore the diversity in Islamic legal and theoretical thought, marriage and divorce practices, marriage contracts, wedding customs, and related issues. In today's very vibrant and engaging conversation, I speak with Kecia Ali, the editor of the reader, in addition to several contributors, who are Zahra Ayubi, Aminah McCloud, and Asifa Quraishi-Landes. Each scholar speaks on her contribution to the volume—Ayubi on divorce, Quraishi-Landes on marriage contracts and Islamic law, and McCloud on African American Muslim women as they transition to Islam, get married, and face issues of male guardianship. Further, we discuss why an Islamic marriage even matters to Muslims, and Kecia and Asifa share their views on fundamental issues with the Islamic marriage contract and whether, as Asifa suggests, it's possible to re-imagine the Islamic marriage contract as a partnership contract rather than a sales contract. The book, which is available for free, with a searchable PDF, through Boston University's website, will be of interest to scholars and researchers interested in questions of marriage and divorce generally but more specifically in the context of Islam; individual practicing Muslims who seek resources on nikaah contracts, Islamic law, and divorce; Muslim and other religious leaders who serve Muslim communities; and undergraduate and graduate students in women's and gender studies as well as religious studies courses. Shehnaz Haqqani is an Assistant Professor of Religion at Mercer University. She earned her PhD in Islamic Studies with a focus on gender from the University of Texas at Austin in 2018. Her dissertation research explored questions of change and tradition, specifically in the context of gender and sexuality, in Islam. She is currently working on a book project on Muslim women's marriage to non-Muslims in Islam. Shehnaz runs a YouTube channel called What the Patriarchy?! (WTP?!), where she vlogs about feminism and Islam in an effort to dismantle the patriarchy and uproot it from Islam (ambitious, she knows). She can be reached at haqqani_s@mercer.edu. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/sociology

In Half of Faith: American Muslim Marriage and Divorce in the Twenty-First Century, readers find a wide range of texts on Muslim Americans' experiences with questions of marriage and divorce in an effort to do what is deemed Islamically acceptable. This exciting reader, which brings together previously published as well as new content, includes the broad themes of wedding, marriage, and divorce in the Muslim American experience. More specifically, the reader aims to explore the diversity in Islamic legal and theoretical thought, marriage and divorce practices, marriage contracts, wedding customs, and related issues. In today's very vibrant and engaging conversation, I speak with Kecia Ali, the editor of the reader, in addition to several contributors, who are Zahra Ayubi, Aminah McCloud, and Asifa Quraishi-Landes. Each scholar speaks on her contribution to the volume—Ayubi on divorce, Quraishi-Landes on marriage contracts and Islamic law, and McCloud on African American Muslim women as they transition to Islam, get married, and face issues of male guardianship. Further, we discuss why an Islamic marriage even matters to Muslims, and Kecia and Asifa share their views on fundamental issues with the Islamic marriage contract and whether, as Asifa suggests, it's possible to re-imagine the Islamic marriage contract as a partnership contract rather than a sales contract. The book, which is available for free, with a searchable PDF, through Boston University's website, will be of interest to scholars and researchers interested in questions of marriage and divorce generally but more specifically in the context of Islam; individual practicing Muslims who seek resources on nikaah contracts, Islamic law, and divorce; Muslim and other religious leaders who serve Muslim communities; and undergraduate and graduate students in women's and gender studies as well as religious studies courses. Shehnaz Haqqani is an Assistant Professor of Religion at Mercer University. She earned her PhD in Islamic Studies with a focus on gender from the University of Texas at Austin in 2018. Her dissertation research explored questions of change and tradition, specifically in the context of gender and sexuality, in Islam. She is currently working on a book project on Muslim women's marriage to non-Muslims in Islam. Shehnaz runs a YouTube channel called What the Patriarchy?! (WTP?!), where she vlogs about feminism and Islam in an effort to dismantle the patriarchy and uproot it from Islam (ambitious, she knows). She can be reached at haqqani_s@mercer.edu. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-studies

Join Poonam (founder of @virtuementalorg and I) as we talk everything mental health. We talk about why mental health is important in Islam and the emphasis upon it in the Quran and Seerah, where the stigma against mental health came from, resources and coping mechanisms for those having a tough time with mental health, what to do if you think your friend is struggling, the importance of having an Islamically-centered therapist, how the Muslim community can break the stigma, and the danger of sweeping conversations around suicide under the rug. If you liked this, follow our podcast page on Instagram and check out Virtue Mental! Also, be sure to take what you learned in this episode and put it into action- start a conversation with someone you love, speak up on social media, and break the taboo around mental health!

This is a discussion between Hasan Clay and Imam Shadeed Muhammad about some of the mistakes women make during the sit-down/courting process that makes it challenging for men to play by the rules Islamically. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shadeed-muhammad/support

Today we talk to Aisha Al Hajjar, Midwife and founder of AMANI Birth, an Islamically founded childbirth education and doula training program designed to empower and support women in the birthing decisions that they make. She works together with her husband to make this education widely available, and to date, AMANI Birth has trained over 900 educators and providers and supported over 10,000 mothers worldwide with their evidence based childbirth education.   We talk about Aisha's birth experiences and how they led her to become a childbirth educator. We also talk about the ways that Aisha saw women suffering from lack of choices and birth education after converting to Islam, and how she allowed her faith and knowledge to guide her in knowing how to help.   We talk about what is needed in an Islamic birth space and how AMANI birth helps to provide for those needs. We also talk about how a country's culture can affect a woman's needs for her birth space, as well as how AMANI education can help a woman to know whether or not she wants to adhere to cultural practices. We discuss how training birth workers all over the world can help women to preserve their own culture and empower their communities. Aisha tells us the story of AMANI Birth and how she and her husband both knew that women in the Middle East where they live were in need of Islamically based birth education and protection, and how they built AMANI birth out of that need. We discuss the scope of AMANI and how it changes lives and communities.   Finally we talk about the impact that birth empowerment has on a woman's entire life and how the mission of AMANI is to spread that empowerment as far as possible.   To Learn More Visit: https://amanibirth.com/   For Any Questions, Email Us at media@birthcircle.com