How do we learn from the wisdom of others in a world intent on a ruthless autonomy. Today, with the Gaza war as our backdrop, we ask Dr Yakoob Ahmed what pieces of advice he would give to his 18-year old self.

Dr Yakoob Ahmed is an academic specialising in late Ottoman history. He is a PhD graduate of the School of Oriental and African Studies and currently teaches Islamic history at Istanbul University. He is in the process of completing his first book on the late Ottoman ulema, to be published next year.

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Timestamps:
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2:50 Personality leadership
5:20 Mentoring
9:38 Seeking wisdom
12:40 1 Qur’an
22:13 2 History
30:55 3 Being political
40:10 4 Taking criticism
44:22 5 Being ummatic
49:34 6 Showing mercy
53:22 7 Need for Stem
58:20 8 Bridging generational gap
1:00:32 9 Being process driven
1:07:58 10 End of History

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The great Damascene scholar Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya (d. 751/1350) authored the masterpiece of Islamic psychology Madarij al-Salikin, (Ranks of the Divine Seekers). It sets out the great Hanbalite's advice on how to journey to Allah and reach the ranks of a loving believer of our Lord. Professor Ovamir Anjum, the translator into English of this great work, talks to The Thinking Muslim about Ibn Qayyim’s spiritual perspectives, including the wisdom of sin, what attributes a believer should shun and acquire, the multiple stations on the route to this journey and the role of obedience to Allah for spiritual felicity.

Dr. Ovamir Anjum is the Imam Khattab Endowed Chair of Islamic Studies at the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at the University of Toledo. He obtained his Ph.D. in Islamic Intellectual history in the Department of History, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Masters in Social Sciences from the University of Chicago, and Masters in Computer Science and Bachelors in Nuclear Engineering and Physics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Before higher education, his Islamic training began at home while growing up in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and the United States with a broad range of scholars, including his remarkable grandmother, and continued as he studied fiqh with South Asian Ḥanafī and Ahl-e-hadīs scholars and usūl al-fiqh and qirā’āt of the Quran with scholars from Egypt’s Al-Azhar and Syria. He currently leads the Ummatics Institute and is the Editor in-Chief of Yaqeen Institute.

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The Thinking Muslim Podcast Episode 89

0:00-2:14 Introduction
2:14-5:34 The meaning and significance of hāl and maqām
5:34-13:02 The ranks a believer can attain
13:02-16:36 Why Allah allows us to commit sins?
16:36-21:29 How to improve our spiritual status?
21:29-26:48 How do we love Allah?
26:48-31:12 How to be constantly reflective of our personality
31:12-36:14 Personality traits we should get rid of
36:14-40:23 How do you reconcile politics with spirituality?
40:23-46:27 Was Ibn Al Qayyim a Sufi?
46:27-50:53 The relationship between Ibn Al Qayyim and Ibn Taymiyya
50:53-55:06 Where does Ibn Al Qayyim differ from other Sufis?
55:06-1:00:40 Should sectarian diversity among Muslims be praised?
1:00:40-1:02:46 Reflections on the Muslim community in UK
1:02:46-1:02:56 Additional information

Type of Sinner Allah Forgives | The Repenting Sinner

The Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him is reported to have said:

God, the Exalted, and Glorious said, a slave committed a sin and then said: "O God, forgive my sin."

So God said: "My slave committed a sin and then realized that he has a Lord Who forgives and holds people accountable for sins."

He then again committed a sin and said: "My Lord, forgive my sin."

So God said: "My slave committed a sin and then realized that he has a Lord Who forgives and holds people accountable for sins."

He again committed a sin and said: "My Lord, forgive my sin."

So God said: "My slave committed a sin and then realized that he has a Lord Who forgives and holds people accountable for sins. I have forgiven my slave so let him do whatever he wants."

This was reported by Bukhari and Muslim.

The phrase "so let him do whatever he wants" means as long as he keeps asking for sincere forgiveness after the commission of sins, and repents, God will forgive him because sincere repentance eliminates previous sins.

This hadith shows us that so long as the heart of a believer remains sincere in trying to abide by God's laws and he tries his best to remain within the obedience of God, however, he falls short but sincerely repents each time trying to do better, then he will be forgiven by God. This is because his heart is full of awe and majesty of God and he does not feel any disgrace in showing his utter humbleness before God.

However, if a person goes on committing sins with complete disregard and he neither repents nor has any fear of accountability before God, then such a type of person is not what is meant by this hadith.

The humility of a true slave of God can go a long way. A sinner who is humble before God is far better than a sinner who is arrogant. The former has a far greater chance of being forgiven by God despite his shortcomings and constant errors.

May God make us among them.

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A short khutbah by me given at the ICNA masjid in Virginia about the reasons behind why people go through problems and struggles in life. The khutbah is based on the following article:

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A khutbah (Friday sermon) by me on the topic of the concept of peace in Islam.

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Zionism is the ideology that underpins the barbarism that has been meted out on Palestinians, its latest chapter being the slaughter that is currently happening in Gaza. Yet its ideals remain respectable in establishment circles. In the United States, political leaders fall over one another to declare their un denying loyalty to the creed and in Britain, there has been a long tradition of Christian Zionism that spans back to the early twentieth century and the Balfour Declaration.

Ahmed Paul Keeler argues that Zionism has become embedded into the Western mindset through education and culture. It relies upon a Darwinian hierarchy that places Europeans at the top and Arabs and others as savages and less human, terms that have been uttered in recent events with greater frequency. Ahmed was born in 1942 and was brought up in a conservative upper-middle class Anglo Catholic family. He belonged to a generation that was brought up to serve the British empire. Ahmed Keeler is a Visiting Fellow at the Centre of Islamic Studies, University of Cambridge, and was a Distinguished Fellow at The Faculty of Leadership and Management, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia in 2016.

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Timestamps:
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2:30 – What is Zionism?
9:47 – Jews against Zionism
14:38 – 60’s Anti War Movement
18:38 – Zionism and his Education
29:29 – Today and the past
31:40 – Christian Zionism
41:32 – Balfour and Lloyd George
43:39 – Cultural supremacy of Zionism
48:13 – Zionist story
55:19 - Civilising Mission
1:00:21 – Muslim Decline?

“Go away you black bugs.” A hate speech attack in Turkey against a Muslim woman wearing a hijab is just one of a series of recent incidents that have been caught on video.

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The Ancient Greeks had a name for those that wanted to live a solitary life - an idiot. But this is what most of us that live in urban megacities have become, atomistic creatures seeking pleasure from our own company and the screens that occupy the dead space between our busy work schedules. I have often tried to conceptualise the need for community and whether its hardwired within the human psyche to be around the familiar for extended periods and whether the dislocation what comes with modernity harms our mental and spiritual wellbeing.

Today we invite back Dr Shadee Elmasry, Imam and community leader who has worked tirelessly at the local level to develop strong communities premised upon an Islamic framework. We ask Dr Shadee to spell out the importance of communities in Islam and how the modern maladies that come from individualism can be remedied.

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The Thinking Muslim Podcast Episode 64

0:00 Introduction
1:32 Opening a Soup Kitchen
3:04 Is modernity killing the Muslim community?
9:46 Online vs. Local
12:21 Is the traditional model out of date?
15:46 How community is intrinsic to Islam
22:42 Separating yourself from people
26:13 Hijrah
29:05 Creating harmony in Madinah
33:39 Dealing with difficult communities
40:17 Changing your disposition
44:09 Technology must be subservient to greater principles
47:41 Effects of Liberalism/Individualism
52:33 Importance of the Masjid
54:35 Dr Shadee's community built in New Jersey
1:00:29 Establishing the Dawa Center
1:05:28 The role of Women in community

A brief physical description of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and character based on the "When the Moon Split" by Sh. Safi ur Rahman Mubarakpuri.

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We have now passed three months of the Gaza slaughter, and according to the UN, Gaza has become uninhabitable. During these past few days, we have seen another frenetic series of diplomatic meetings by US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken in the region as the US looks to consolidate the status quo. The genocidal intent of the Israeli state. If it was unclear at the start of the conflict, it is clear now that the United States has given the green light to the Israelis to mete out their punishment. The Arab and Muslim states have, it seems, mostly acquiesced with the US. In public, they condemn, whereas in private, they look the other way or, in the case of Egypt, conspire with the US and Israel to make sure Gaza’s resistance is erased. We have, however, seen signs, that can be interpreted as further escalation. The Houthis in Yemen have now accosted over 20 ships in the Red Sea, and on Lebanon's southern border, there remains an active engagement with Israeli soldiers.

To help us understand the complexities of the current crisis, I have invited Sami Hamdi back into the studio. Sami is the director of the International Interest, a risk advisory.

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#thethinkingmuslimpodcast episode131

Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
2:30 Houthis Red Sea
7:10 Iran and Houthis
12:01 The US and Houthis
20:20 The US and Saudis
24:56 Escalation Hizbullah
32:07 Nasrullah Strategy
35:45 US Escalation
38:00 Biden’s Red Lines?
46:19 Public Opinion
1:03:26 Abandon Biden
1:13:46 The UK Election Vote
1:44:12 Jannah