Best Muhammad Sharif Podcasts (2025)

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Gaza: Have Muslim Leaders Finally Woken up to Israel? With Sami Hamdi 1:25:58

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Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim This week on The Thinking Muslim Podcast, we speak with Sami Hamdi to analyse the latest developments in the Middle East. With Gaza at the heart of events, we ask whether the Muslim wor…

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Charlie Kirk - is the US heading for Civil War? Imam Tom Facchine 52:41

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Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Imam Tom Facchine joins us to discuss the MAGA Right’s stance on 9/11, why the Right must wake up to Israel’s propaganda, and the importance of Muslims building strong institutions. You can find Imam Tom Facchine's work here: Yaqeen: https://yaqeeninstitute.org/…

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Has Israel Lost the Narrative? | Dr. Yasir Qadhi 1:15:48

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Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership The ongoing atrocities in Gaza has made the world question US foreign policy and its toxic relationship with Israel. In this searching interview, I speak with Dr Yasir Qadhi, one of the most prominent US Imams, about how Muslims have to shape the narrative as Is…

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The Gaza Doctor TRUMP Needs To Hear | Dr. Bilal Piracha 58:32

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Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Dr Bilal Piracha has just returned from a haunting trip to Gaza. He shares the stark reality: the extermination campaign is in its final stages, and we are running out of time. Dr Piracha is an emergency medicine doctor, also teaching at the University of Texas,…

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Dr Tareq Al-Suwaidan – ‘I Believe Young People Will Change the World’ 11:19

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Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Young people have the power to change the world, a truth reflected in the Qur’an, Sunnah, and Seerah. Dr Tareq Al-Suwaidan often highlights this potential, noting how the Prophet ﷺ empowered youth like Usama ibn Zayd and Ali ibn Abi Talib, showing that their ene…

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Gaza is Shaking MAGA - Charlie Kirk to Marjorie Taylor Greene with James Bell 1:15:57

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Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Who would have thought, even two years ago, that those on the right would question US commitments to Israel and Zionism? But that is exactly what’s happening in Republican heartlands. I met James Bell, a Texas-based Catholic campaigner, Trump supporter, and unti…

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The Scholars That Have Become Mouthpieces for the UAE with Dr Farah El-Sharif 13:08

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Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Some of our scholars have failed Gaza. At a time of unparalleled horror, when two million people face systematic annihilation, too many religious voices remain silent, choosing proximity to power and wealth over the prophetic duty to speak truth. This silence wo…

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Gaza: Are US Muslims Doing Enough? | Dr. Omar Suleiman 1:17:47

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Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership I’m here in Dallas with Imam Omar Suleiman, who has been relentlessly advocating for the people of Gaza over the past gruesome 23 months. We sat down to talk in depth about our own complicity, our disposition, and our behavior during what is the most harrowing p…

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Sumud: A Global Resilience for Gaza | Muhammad Nadir Al Nuri and Ashraf Khoja 38:04

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Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Disclaimer: Salam! Please note that the Sumud Flotilla Convoy and other humanitarian efforts to reach Gaza are continually evolving. All numbers, figures, and participants mentioned reflect information available at the time of recording and are subject to change…

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Can Money Buy Happiness? Advice from an Islamic Finance Insider | Umer Suleman 1:19:48

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Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Wealth and its accumulation is an obsession for many of us. But how much is too much, and what social and ethical value should we place on our finances? We speak to Umer Suleman, the Chief Risk Officer overseeing Shariah and compliance at Wahed. For someone invo…

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The Medina Model: Islam’s Blueprint for Muslims in the West | Dr. Sohail Hanif 1:28:55

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Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership What does it mean to build a Medina, and why are collective institutions so central to a strong and vibrant communal life? In this episode, we delve into the idea of a Medina and how establishing collective institutions can strengthen and sustain a thriving comm…

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Reform or Revolution: The Future of Islam & Politics | Dr Uthman Badar 1:18:24

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Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership How can we reconcile seeking quicker reform with long-term ideals? Islam, demonstrated by Prophet Muhammad's life, is revolutionary, yet the challenge is embodying this approach in a world ruled by secular, often autocratic, neo-liberal systems. Dr Uthman Badar …

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Centuries Ahead: Islam’s Mental Health Revolution with Dr Rania Awaad 1:00:27

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Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership How can we manage life’s hardships and pain, and does our modern way of living explain why so many people find themselves in therapy today? Dr Rania Awaad is the Co-Founder and President of Maristan and a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Stanford University. …

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Gaza: How The Mainstream Media Laundered the Truth | Hamza Yusuf 51:20

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Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim Since the brutal ongoing genocide in Gaza, we have witnessed not only a deepening humanitarian catastrophe but also cracks appearing in Western narrative control. Stories are changing, …

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How Prophet Muhammad (SAW) Mastered Strategy | Dr. Tareq Al-Suwaidan 1:25:32

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Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim This is probably the most important podcast episode you'll listen to. Dr Tareq Suwaidan offers a masterclass on the seera, the biography of the Prophet Muhammad (saw) – like you've neve…

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Are Modern Cities Killing Our Souls? With Dr Heba Raouf Ezzat 1:18:54

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Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim Are modern cities killing our souls? Dr Heba Raouf Ezzat argues we are at risk of suffocating ourselves behind concrete jungles. Urban planning must, she argues, reflect our civilisatio…

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Salafism, Ibn Abd al-Wahab and the Contested Legacy of Ibn Taymiyyah with Dr Yasir Qadhi 1:14:58

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Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim Dr Yasir Qadhi is one of the most notable public imams in the Western space and he never shies away from speaking his mind. He has recently authored a book on Salafism, its history and …

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From Protest to Power: The New Bangladesh with Dilly Hussain 52:02

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Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim One year after mass student protests shook Bangladesh and captured international attention, questions remain about the direction of the country’s politics and the fate of those who dema…

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The Scholars who Failed Gaza with Dr Farah El-Sharif 58:23

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Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim The genocide in Gaza is one that is unparalleled in Muslim history, two million people are being annihilated in the most systematic way, with no escape. On one side stands the fascistic…

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Are We Ready For a Digital Caliphate? With Chris Abdur-Rahman Blauvelt 45:48

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Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim Are we ready for a digital Caliphate? This is the intriguing question Chris Blauvelt asks in a world where technology has decentralised economic and political power. Chris is the CEO of…

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After Gaza: Muslims in a Post American Order with Wadah Khanfar 1:34:11

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Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim Our guest this week is Wadah Khanfar, the former director general of Al Jazeera and now head of the Al Sharq Forum, who was recognized by Foreign Policy magazine in 2011 as one of the w…

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Israel’s Secret Plan to Divide Syria with Sami Hamdi 1:10:56

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Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim Israel has launched a series of strikes on Damascus, using the sectarian crisis in the south as a pretext to weaken the fledgling government. What are the plans for Syria moving forward…

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Death and Life with Dr Kamal Abu Zahra 1:19:07

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Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim Death is a subject we rarely talk about but its realities meet us every day. How should we conceptualise this inevitability and what impact will it have on our lives? We talk with Dr Ka…

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This One Qur’anic Lesson on Bravery Could Change Everything with Shaykh Ashiq Ep. 4 1:30:41

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Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership The Prophet Mohammad PBUH was the first activist in Islam. He lived a mujahid and died a shaheed, dedicating his life to spreading the message of Islam and fighting the injustices of hi…

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The Last Great Caliph: Abdul Hamid II - with Dr Yakoob Ahmed 1:20:03

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Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim Sultan Abdul Hamid II is a man vilified by some, lionized by others, yet rarely understood on his own terms. To his critics, he was the Red Sultan, a reactionary despot who clung to pow…

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We’ve Waited Long Enough— The Ummah Must Unite with Dr. Wajid Akhter Ep. 3 1:11:36

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Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Dr. Wajid Akhter joins The Thinking Youth podcast for one of our most urgent conversations yet; on why unity feels so distant in the Muslim world, what it truly means, and how young Mus…

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I Was Inside the U.S. State Department - Until Gaza Broke Me with Josh Paul. 52:24

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Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim Josh Paul served as a director within the US State Department under Biden. He was the first to resign in protest against America's policy of supplying lethal arms to Israel. He now argu…

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Has Sufism Become a Tool for Autocrats? with Dr Shadee El-Masry 54:39

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Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim Modern day autocrats turn to Sufi movements to justify their tyranny. With an emphasis on the personal and the spiritual, there is a tendency towards political quietism –dismissing the …

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MAGA and Mamdani with Imam Tom Facchine 1:04:38

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Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim The return of Donald Trump to office raises the question of how far Americans have moved away from the ideas that underpinned its rise to globalism after 1945. What is Make America Grea…

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How Europe Erased Islam with Dr Francesca Bocca-Aldaqre 46:21

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Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/member... Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim Why has the West obsessed about Islam for centuries? European thinkers and philosophers have for long caricatured Islam and its key figures, painting a picture of the faith that persists…

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Leanne Mohamad on Palestine, The Nakba, & Political Power Ep. 2 47:40

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Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership The Nakba Never Ended. The Nakba, the “Catastrophe”. It wasn’t just a moment in 1948 — it is a reality that has lived on for 77 years. It’s in the bulldozed homes of Gaza. It’s the chil…

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Subverting the Narrative: Exposing Zionist Influence with Dr Asim Qureishi 1:35:34

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Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim So much of the anti-Palestine prejudice that dominates political and media framing comes from a well-calibrated campaign waged by opaque pro-zionist lobby groups. Dr Asim Qureishi is a …

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Liberté, Égalité, Islamophobie - Uncovering France's Pipeline of Hate with Rayan Freschi 57:24

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Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim The horrific murder of Abu Baker Cisse shocked the Muslim community in France. But his murderer was radicalised by an approach to Muslims that starts with politicians in grey suits, who…

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The Thinking Youth Ep.1: Islam Is Not Left or Right with Muhammad Jalal 1:32:26

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Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership This is the first episode of our new youth show — The Thinking Youth Podcast. A show by the youth, for the youth. Led by a passionate team of young thinkers, researchers, and hosts, thi…

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First Gaza, Now Tehran: The Calculus of Genocide with Sami Hamdi 1:56:35

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Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim Iran has been attacked. This emergency episode with Sami Hamdi looks at the motives of Netanyahu and how Trump's involvement. We also look at the insidious role of the Muslim leaders, w…

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How Islamic Psychology Heals Your Mind and Soul with Dr Francesca Bocca-Aldaqre 1:24:29

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Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim - Please do remember that charity never reduces our rizq and gives Barakah to our wealth. Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Francesca Bocca-Aldaqre holds a MSc in Neuro-Cognitive Psychology & a PhD in Systemic Neuroscie…

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Gaza: Is The Tide Finally Turning? with Dr Azzam Tamimi 57:39

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Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim - Please do remember that charity never reduces our rizq and gives Barakah to our wealth. Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Is the tide turning? The sentiment in Europe suggests that criticism of Israel is increasing, e…

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Gaza Is Not Lost, Muslims Are Lost with Abubaker Abed 1:07:31

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Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim - Please do remember that charity never reduces our rizq and gives Barakah to our wealth. Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Meeting someone who has experienced the trauma of Gaza is really humbling. Journalist Abu Bakr …

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Al-Sharaa and the New Syria with Dr Diana Darke 59:35

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The new Syrian government has had to deal with a bewildering array of internal and external challenges. How it deals with these will determine the future integrity and progress of the country. Today we welcome back onto the show historian Dr Diana Darke who told us previously that she will return back to the country and her house in the old city of…

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India vs Pakistan – Dissecting Pakistan’s Tactical Triumph with Ibrahim Moiz 1:09:19

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Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim - Please do remember that charity never reduces our rizq and gives Barakah to our wealth. Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership The recent escalation of military hostilities between Pakistan and India resulted in some decis…

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The Bloodied Emirates: How the UAE Fears a Free Muslim World with Dr Andreas Krieg 1:01:13

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Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim - Please do remember that charity never reduces our rizq and gives Barakah to our wealth. Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership The UAE has curated a string of anti-revolutionary non-state actors across the Middle East to s…

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The Abraham Accords and the Arab Street with Dr. Tareq Al-Suwaidan (Archive) 34:17

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Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim - Please do remember that charity never reduces our rizq and gives Barakah to our wealth. Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership As the Israeli war machine is in full motion, the position of the West lays bare the hollowness…

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Farhat Amin’s Funeral Prayer and Reminder - Sami Hamdi Part 2 9:49

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Innā lillāhi wa innā ilayhi rājiʿūn "Indeed, to Allah we belong, and to Him we shall return.” It is with great sadness that Muhammad Jalal’s wife passed away on Wednesday. She had been courageously living with cancer for over three years. She was a soul who remained obedient to her Lord to the very end and never wavered in her iman and goodness. Ma…

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Farhat Amin’s Funeral Prayer and Reminder - Dr Sohail Hanif Part 1 18:23

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Innā lillāhi wa innā ilayhi rājiʿūn "Indeed, to Allah we belong, and to Him we shall return.” It is with great sadness that Muhammad Jalal’s wife passed away on Wednesday. She had been courageously living with cancer for over three years. She was a soul who remained obedient to her Lord to the very end and never wavered in her iman and goodness. Ma…

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Iman Boost - 2 years with Sami Hamdi 1:58:04

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Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim - Please do remember that charity never reduces our rizq and gives Barakah to our wealth. Sami Hamdi first came on The Thinking Muslim two years ago on the 28 April 2023. To mark the tw…

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Australia Elections: Paying a Price for Supporting Genocide with Senator Fatima Payman 52:32

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Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim - Please do remember that charity never reduces our rizq and gives Barakah to our wealth. Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership The Australian government has announced a general election, including elections to its lower ho…

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When the Heart Cries: Where Is Allah's Help? Dr Kamal Abu Zahra 34:41

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Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership It is easy to feel a sense of gloom. The world has come together against us. Some, particularly those who are not tested like the Palestinians, may even have doubts about their Islam – impacting their basic Iman. Some call for compromise with the perpetrators or…

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Manufacturing a Monster: Britain, America and Israeli Violence with Professor Avi Shlaim 1:26:44

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Let me remind all viewers that to help us continue to engage critical thought at this time, Please consider becoming a Member: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership The genocide in Gaza has opened up a new world of intellectual exploration for so many of us who have been for too long ignorant of the details. Many of us have had to deconstruct o…

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Gaza Sends an Eid Message to the Muslim World by Abubaker Abed 8:49

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Dear Muslims, we never asked you to ease our suffering with bottles of water or food parcels. You misunderstood Islam when you chose this path. Sadly, you only act with Israel’s approval, as you’ve been unable to lift the ongoing Israeli blockade on Gaza for over 20 days. You can find Abubaker Abed here: https://x.com/AbubakerAbedW Become a member …

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Is Our Ibaadah Becoming Too Selfish? with Dr Khalid El-Awaisi 59:49

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This Ramadan, support an alternative Muslim media platform rooted in faith, thought, and enlightened activism. Your donation is an investment in Sadaqah Jariyah, bringing you rewards that will last long after this life. Become a monthly member today and be part of The Thinking Muslim’s sacred mission. Become a member here: https://www.thinkingmusli…