The Importance of Community in Islam with Dr Shadee Elmasry
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12:21 Is the traditional model out of date?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
