Ramadan - An Irresistible Journey with Dr Sohail Hanif

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This fascinating interview with Dr Sohail Hanif looks to uncover the secrets of Ramadan. What should the month indeed mean to believers? And what should we be striving to achieve this month? How should we treat its minutes and hours? And how do we know whether, as the hadith suggests, we have lost its blessings or gained success out of it?

Dr Sohail is the Chief Executive of the National Zakat Foundation. He previously held the position of BA Manager and Lecturer at Cambridge Muslim College and has also held the position of Head of Sciences at Qasid Arabic Institute in Amman. He studied extensively with traditional scholars and holds a PhD from Oxford University. His PhD thesis, which explores Islamic legal epistemology, won the 2019 prize of the British Association for Islamic Studies. He has lectured widely on Islamic law and Qur’anic studies in academic, public and traditional settings.

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0:00-2:02 Introduction
2:02-6:40 Imprisonment of Shaytan in Ramadan
6:41- 7:51 Shaytan’s absence in realizing our true self
7:51-12:02 A lack of excitement about Ramadan means lack of Iman?
12:02-15:15 Ramadan against self-worship.
15:15-21:51 Object of Ramadan
21:51-27:59 Approaching the Quran to converse with Allah
27:59-36:00 Priorities in Ramadan
36:00-38:21 English Tafsir for those who don't know Arabic
38:21-40:41 Learning Qur'an from teachers who lived it
40:41-45:49 Utilizing Ramadan for improving character
45:49-48:59 How to utilize the three ten-day sets of Ramadan.
48:59-56:31 Entertainment in Ramadan
56:31- 1:02:06 Tension between individual and communal acts of worship
1:02:06-1:07:45 Staying home for self-reflection after obligatory Isha' prayer
1:07:45-1:15:20 Zakat as an individual and communal ibadah
1:15:20-1:21:25 Purpose of I'tikaf
1:21:26-1:21:41 Additional information