The MuslimCentric Podcast
MuslimCentric is a podcast to EDUCATE, INSPIRE and ENTERTAIN on all issues related to Muslim life.
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Monday Aug 08, 2022
Monday Aug 08, 2022
Ashur Shamis is a Libyan who lived in exile for decades in the UK during the reign of Gaddafi. He set up an opposition party at the risk to his own life. His student days in the UK were formative and he provides an insight into the Muslim community in the 1960s, especially within Universities.
He is well known for translating a number of works into English, including co-translating volumes of In the Shade of the Quran by Sayyid Qutb.
Topics discussed in this episode:
My relationship with Malcolm X
Early life growing up in Libya
Developing a relationship with the Quran
Encountering ‘In the Shade of the Quran’ by Sayyid Qutb
Islamic Societies and FOSIS (Federation of Student Islamic Societies)
Sayyid Qutb, Milestones and In the Shade of the Quran
The roots of Islamic activism in the UK (1960s+)
Do Muslims read enough?
Muslim students today
Being placed on Gaddafi’s liquidation list
Witnessing the assassination of his friend
Opposing Gaddafi and accepting his life will be in danger
Reflections on the Arab Spring
South Africa and the legacy of Imam Abdullah Haron
Advice on deepening our relationship with the Quran
Interview recorded 8 March 2020.
USEFUL LINKS
About Ashur
http://ashurshamis.com/personal/about-ashur/
The Colonel’s Stray Dogs (Trailer)
https://youtu.be/WxRs6DmLAUY
In the Shade of the Quran
https://www.kubepublishing.com/collections/vendors?q=Sayyid%20Qutb&contributorID=100063
Imam Abdullah Haron
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdullah_Haron
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Friday Apr 22, 2022
Friday Apr 22, 2022
PART 3 - Question & Answer session
Panelists:
- Shaykh Abdul Aziz Ahmed: World renowned scholar and educationalist based in Glasgow.
https://www.facebook.com/abdul.azizahmed.906
- Saiqa Naz: Cognitive Behavioural Therapist, British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP)
https://twitter.com/saiqa_naz
- Dr Aman Durrani: Consultant Psychiatrist based in Glasgow
Questions:
Is mental illness associated with punishment from God?
Mind, Body and Soul
Importance of Breathing
Struggling to implement the CBT model – the value of a therapist
The spiritual path – Ilm (knowledge), Amal (action), Haal (state)
Is OCD due to Shaytan, your Nafs or a psychological coping mechanism?
Using medication to treat your mental health
Mental health and wellbeing is such an important and relevant issue affecting all of us, our friends and our families. This episode is a recording of an event held in Glasgow, Scotland in July 2018 called "Coping with Stress and Anxiety - a practical approach from a spiritual and psychological perspective".
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Tuesday Apr 19, 2022
Tuesday Apr 19, 2022
PART 2 - The Psychological (CBT) Perspective
Speaker: Saiqa Naz is a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist with the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP)
https://twitter.com/saiqa_naz
Topics covered by Saiqa:
CBT model
Problem solving technique
Impact of negative thoughts
Coping skills for managing stress
Identifying signs of stress and anxiety
Causes of stress
Worked example
Differentiating real and hypothetical worries
Mental health and wellbeing is such an important and relevant issue affecting all of us, our friends and our families. This episode is a recording of an event held in Glasgow, Scotland in July 2018 called "Coping with Stress and Anxiety - a practical approach from a spiritual and psychological perspective".
VIDEO
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Friday Mar 11, 2022
Friday Mar 11, 2022
Mental health and wellbeing is such an important and relevant issue affecting all of us, our friends and our families. This episode is a recording of an event held in Glasgow, Scotland in July 2018 called "Coping with Stress and Anxiety - a practical approach from a spiritual and psychological perspective".
PART 1 - The Spiritual Perspective
Speaker: Shaykh Abdul Aziz Ahmed. A world renowned scholar and educationalist based in Glasgow. I interviewed him on this podcast episode #25 - Desert Island Gems.
https://www.facebook.com/abdul.azizahmed.906
Shaykh Abdul Aziz focuses his discussion on
The relationship between culture and religion
Muslim tendencies to focus on supernatural forces to explain mental illness
Anxiety as a gateway to other mental health difficulties
Shaykh Abu Zayd al-Balkhi - a 9th century polymath who wrote about mental and psychological disorders. The book in English is widely available "Abu Zayd al-Balkhi’s Sustenance of the Soul: the Cognitive Behavior Therapy of a Ninth Century Physician" (ISBN:1565645995)
Dealing with Negative and positive thoughts
Arabic terms and concepts of anxiety and sadness
Prophetic traditions
VIDEO
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Sunday Feb 06, 2022
Sunday Feb 06, 2022
This episode was recorded on the night before Eid and at the conclusion of the Cradle2Grave series. We decided to have a slightly different format with a panel of interesting guests including Islamic scholar Shaykh Amer Jamil, broadcaster and fundraiser Naeem Raza, medical doctor and GP Dr Nadeem Bhatti, Islamic finance expert Omar Shaikh, university graduate and Radio Ramadhan presenter Rameez Mahmood and my co-host Umran Amin.
It was a light hearted discussion but also one where we reflected about our own stage in life. It is a longer episode but having listened to it again in 2022, there is so much that is still relevant. We hope it brings a smile to your face. Our topics included
The (alleged?) origin of croissants!
What people call Dr Bhatti
Organising a charity cycle from Scotland to Syria
Driving to Pakistan from Britain
Shaykh Amer’s travels
The pursuit of knowledge
Anecdote about Shaykh Ruzwan
Careers
Meeting Muhammad Ali
Nurturing role models and having courage
The lost practice of Waqf
Islamicising and Muslimifying everything
Eid prayer times in Glasgow
Quiz amongst the panellists
Who would you like to have dinner with?
What advice would you give your younger self?
Seeing Asian people on British TV for the first time
Naeem and his midlife crisis
ABOUT THE SERIES
This episode followed the Cradle2Grave series discussing how Muslims can navigate important life events from the moment we are born to the time when we leave this earth. The series was originally broadcast in Ramadhan 2017 on Radio Ramadhan Glasgow https://www.rr365.co.uk
GUESTS AND HOSTS
Hosted by Dr Aman and Umran.
Shaykh Amer Jamil (https://www.amerjamil.com) is a Scottish-born Islamic Scholar and co-founder of iSyllabus UK (https://www.isyllabus.org) , an educational institute that has taught 7000+ students across 15 UK cities over the last 10 years. He is a specialist in Islamic family law and provides guidance and support for those experiencing family and marital difficulties at Unity Family Services (https://www.unityfamily.co.uk). He has been described as one of the Scotland’s most prominent and respected Muslim thinkers by the Scottish media.
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Friday Jan 07, 2022
Friday Jan 07, 2022
As we release this episode in January 2022 from Scotland, there are only a few months to go before we welcome Ramadhan again inshallah. This episode was recorded as a conclusion to our Cradle 2 the Grave series and focused on maintaining the spiritual high of Ramadhan throughout the whole year.
However the topics discussed with Shaykh Amer Jamil are relevant to our spiritual journey and struggle all year round and not necessarily just for Ramadhan.
Shaykh Amer Jamil provides guidance on topics such as,
Making dua on completion of the Quran
The Night of Power (Laylatul Qadr)
The process of reflection
Dhikr and Fikr - Remembrance and Reflection
Creating the right environment for spiritual reflection
Imam Ghazali’s advice on Muhasabah
Maintaining positive habits
Tawbah (Repentance)
Shaykh Amer’s most memorable Ramadhan’s around the world
6 fasts of Shawwal
Giving charity throughout the year
Beneficial and harmful acts on Eid day
Spending Eid day alone
Moon-wars over the day of Eid
ABOUT THE SERIES
This episode followed the Cradle2Grave series discussing how Muslims can navigate important life events from the moment we are born to the time when we leave this earth. The series was originally broadcast in Ramadhan 2017 on Radio Ramadhan Glasgow https://www.rr365.co.uk
GUESTS AND HOSTS
Hosted by Dr Aman and Umran.
Shaykh Amer Jamil (https://www.amerjamil.com) is a Scottish-born Islamic Scholar and co-founder of iSyllabus UK (https://www.isyllabus.org) , an educational institute that has taught 7000+ students across 15 UK cities over the last 10 years. He is a specialist in Islamic family law and provides guidance and support for those experiencing family and marital difficulties at Unity Family Services (https://www.unityfamily.co.uk). He has been described as one of the Scotland’s most prominent and respected Muslim thinkers by the Scottish media.
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Sunday Jan 02, 2022
Sunday Jan 02, 2022
In this episode of Cradle2Grave, we discuss the topic of death and how to prepare for it and how to manage when we are in this situation. We cover a number of topics including:
Why Shaykh Amer started his popular courses on preparing for death
What to do when a loved one is in the last stages of their life
Should you visit people in hospital at the end of their life?
What is the process when someone dies ? For example, getting the death certificate and arranging the funeral
The morning of the janazah and burial
Are post mortems permissible?
Organ donation
Should the burial be done abroad?
Having a headstone at the grave
Placing flowers at the grave
Is there such a thing as a good or bad death?
What deaths would be considered as martyrdom?
Ghusl of the deceased
Reciting quran and dhikr once the person has died
Showing the face of the deceased
The souls journey after death
The questioning in the grave and the barzakh (interspace)
How should family and friends deal with their loss
Is reading the Quran for the deceased permissible?
Offering condolences
ABOUT THE SERIES
Cradle2Grave is a series discussing how Muslims can navigate important life events from the moment we are born to the time when we leave this earth.
The topics we discuss include
Marriage
Parenting
Childhood abuse
Old age
Death
Unfortunately the first episode on Birth has been lost due to technical issues.
The series was originally broadcast in Ramadhan 2017 on Radio Ramadhan Glasgow https://www.rr365.co.uk
GUESTS AND HOSTS
Hosted by Dr Aman and Umran.
Shaykh Amer Jamil (https://www.amerjamil.com) is a Scottish-born Islamic Scholar and co-founder of iSyllabus UK (https://www.isyllabus.org) , an educational institute that has taught 7000+ students across 15 UK cities over the last 10 years. He is a specialist in Islamic family law and provides guidance and support for those experiencing family and marital difficulties at Unity Family Services (https://www.unityfamily.co.uk). He has been described as one of the Scotland’s most prominent and respected Muslim thinkers by the Scottish media.
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Saturday Dec 11, 2021
Saturday Dec 11, 2021
As we come towards the end of our Cradle 2 the Grave series, we discuss many issues that face us in old age and towards the end of our lives.
We discuss various topics with Shaykh Amer including
Preparing for old age and retirement
Are elderly people a burden on others?
Can Muslim elders actively help the community with their experience and wisdom?
Attitudes and responsibilities towards elderly parents
Loneliness
Dementia
Inheritance and wills
End of life care - including palliative care and hospices
Euthanasia
ABOUT THE SERIES
Cradle2Grave is a series discussing how Muslims can navigate important life events from the moment we are born to the time when we leave this earth.
The topics we discuss include
Marriage
Parenting
Childhood abuse
Old age
Death and bereavement
Unfortunately the first episode on Birth has been lost due to technical issues.
The series was originally broadcast in Ramadhan 2017 on Radio Ramadhan Glasgow https://www.rr365.co.uk
GUESTS AND HOSTS
Hosted by Dr Aman and Umran.
Shaykh Amer Jamil (https://www.amerjamil.com) is a Scottish-born Islamic Scholar and co-founder of iSyllabus UK (https://www.isyllabus.org) , an educational institute that has taught 7000+ students across 15 UK cities over the last 10 years. He is a specialist in Islamic family law and provides guidance and support for those experiencing family and marital difficulties at Unity Family Services (https://www.unityfamily.co.uk). He has been described as one of the Scotland’s most prominent and respected Muslim thinkers by the Scottish media.
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Monday Aug 30, 2021
Monday Aug 30, 2021
*IMPORTANT Self-care message* This episode is a sensitive one and it may be difficult to listen to for some people. Therefore please do look after yourself and make sure you reach out for help & support if it evokes some difficult emotions and feelings.
The topic is childhood abuse. The Muslim community is not immune to being affected by physical, emotional and sexual childhood abuse and it is imperative we understand, recognise and deal with abuse when it happens. For too long it has been brushed under the carpet, as it has been done in wider society.
We discuss various topics with Shaykh Amer including
Speaking up and addressing the problem of abuse
How to deal with abuse when it happens in religious circles and institutions
How to cope as an adult when you have been abused as a child
Protecting our young people and future generations
ABOUT THE SERIES
Cradle2Grave is a series discussing how Muslims can navigate important life events from the moment we are born to the time when we leave this earth.
The topics we discuss include
Marriage
Parenting
Childhood abuse
Old age
Death and bereavement
Unfortunately the first episode on Birth has been lost due to technical issues.
The series was originally broadcast in Ramadhan 2017 on Radio Ramadhan Glasgow https://www.rr365.co.uk
GUESTS AND HOSTS
Hosted by Dr Aman.
Shaykh Amer Jamil (https://www.amerjamil.com) is a Scottish-born Islamic Scholar and co-founder of iSyllabus UK (https://www.isyllabus.org) , an educational institute that has taught 7000+ students across 15 UK cities over the last 10 years. He is a specialist in Islamic family law and provides guidance and support for those experiencing family and marital difficulties at Unity Family Services (https://www.unityfamily.co.uk). He has been described as one of the Scotland’s most prominent and respected Muslim thinkers by the Scottish media.
Sister Samiah is an Educational Psychologist and she shares her professional expertise on the topic.
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Saturday Aug 21, 2021
Saturday Aug 21, 2021
In this episode, we discuss what to do if you are in an unhappy or coercive marriage. Forced marriages and domestic abuse are two issues prevalent in many communities, including the Muslim community. Shaykh Amer Jamil helps us navigate culture versus religious practices, and offers practical advice. Topics addressed include
Definitions, terminology and language
Position statement by Imams and scholars on domestic abuse
Balancing respect and obedience to parents
Emotional blackmail from parents
Who needs to consent to a marriage? What about the wali (guardian)?
Cultural practices versus what Islam says
When a person coerces their spouse with intimacy
Marrying a Sunni/Shia
What about the Quranic verses on ‘lightly beating’ your wife?
RESOURCES mentioned in this episode
What Islam Really Says About Domestic Abuse (2007) – Booklet by Shaykh Amer Jamil and MWRC
Imams against forced marriage (2015) - Statement
ABOUT THE SERIES
Cradle2Grave is a series discussing how Muslims can navigate important life events from the moment we are born to the time when we leave this earth.
The topics we discuss include
Marriage
Parenting
Childhood abuse
Old age
Death and bereavement
Unfortunately the first episode on Birth has been lost due to technical issues.
The series was originally broadcast in Ramadhan 2017 on Radio Ramadhan Glasgow https://www.rr365.co.uk
GUESTS AND HOSTS
Hosted by Dr Aman and Abdul Wadood.
Shaykh Amer Jamil (https://www.amerjamil.com) is a Scottish-born Islamic Scholar and co-founder of iSyllabus UK (https://www.isyllabus.org) , an educational institute that has taught 7000+ students across 15 UK cities over the last 10 years. He is a specialist in Islamic family law and provides guidance and support for those experiencing family and marital difficulties at Unity Family Services (https://www.unityfamily.co.uk). He has been described as one of the Scotland’s most prominent and respected Muslim thinkers by the Scottish media.
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