Talking Deen

Some claim there is a crisis of Muslims leaving Islam due to its incompatibility with modern day science or supposed backward and immoral rules. In this week's podcast the brothers discuss if this is really the case and the contraversial views and arguments brought forward by Yasir Qadhi and Saajid Lipham Special Guests: Jahirul and Rashel.

The impact of role models for any society and mankind at large cannot be down-played and any civilisation would envy our heritage of scholars, scientists and leaders. Yet the current reality is very different from our golden ages - in this week's podcast the brothers discuss these important topics about today's role models in the West and amongst the youth, how Muslims are yearning for role models to aspire to, leading towards the popularity of Muslim sportspeople such as Mohammed Salah and Khabib Nurmagomedov and Scholars with public platforms such as Sheikh Hamza Yusuf, Sheikh Abdallah Bin Bayyah and Dr. Musharraf Hussain. Special Guest: Rashel.

In episode 4 of Talking Seerah, the host Jahir speaks about the first ayaat to be revealed to the Messenger ﷺ and how it became the foundation in establishing a new Islamic world order.

Questioning the purpose of life can be instigated in many ways; losing a loved one, being diagnosed with Cancer or hearing of the devasting massacres against our Ummah. This week the brothers recount their own journeys in answering this most important question of all; how this led them onto the Daw'ah scene, the birth of VOTU and its vision for aiding the Islamic revival. Special Guest: Rashel.

In our third episode of Talking Seerah, the host Jahir speaks about the birth of the Messenger ﷺ and how Allah prepared him in his early life in readiness for the greatest of missions - to guide mankind from darkness to light.

We are in the midst of a calamitous attack on our beloved Messenger (saw), one which is even worse than the vile depictions we witnessed in the Charlie Hebdo magazine; and many of us are unaware that it is even taking place. This sinister attack is upon his (saw) legacy, his mission and on Islam itself. In this week’s podcast the brothers explore several aspects of this attack, the reasons for it and how we can identify it. It is imperative for everyone who says that they love the Messenger (saw) to be aware of the plots being hatched against our Deen. Special Guest: Rashel.

In this episode of Talking Seerah, the host Jahirul covers what the situation was like in the world prior to Islam, and why the world was in need of Islam to liberate it and illuminate it from darkness.

With the recent events of Narendra Modi's BJP party stripping the state of Jammu and Kashmir of autonomy through Article 370 and special rights through part 35A of the article, the brothers discuss the wider picture in regards to the historical context of Kashmir, the rising threat of China to US hegemony and what the reaction of all Muslims should be on this important topic. Special Guest: Mazhar.

The Saudi #Vision2030 is in full flow; bringing music concerts and secularisation to the blessed lands of our holy sanctuaries in the guise of economic diversity. In this week's podcast the brothers discuss the objectives of this destructive vision, its link to America and whether it is merely limited to Saudi Arabia. Special Guest: Rashel.

In the first episode of Talking Seerah, the host Jahirul will cover the key reasons why every Muslim should study the life of the Messenger (SAW). He makes the Seerah relevant to our current reality and derives valuable lessons from it.

The clashes at this year's Cricket World Cup between the fans of Pakistan and Afghanistan; two neighbouring Muslim countries once again highlight the problem of disunity and character traits which the Messenger (saw) and Islam came to eradicate. In this week's episode we discuss the critical issue of Islamic Unity; what is preventing us from uniting or whether it is a mere fantasy. Available on all popular podcast platforms Special Guest: Rashel.

24 years ago more than 8000 Bosniak Muslims were brutally massacred by the Serbs in Srebrenica, a U.N declared 'safe-area'. In this emotional and hard-hitting episode we uncover the real truth behind the Srebrenica genocide and who was really to blame. Special Guest: Jahirul.

In this bonus episode, the host of Talking Deen, Majid, asks the audience on whether they are a Hummingbird or a Mockingbird. This may sound like an absurd question but listen now and you'll see how this relates to every single Muslim today... and then decide whether you are the Hummingbird or a Mockingbird!

This week we discuss the death of Egypt's first democratically elected leader Mohamed Morsi to understand the outpouring of emotion towards him and how the Muslim Brotherhood, a significant Islamic group for over 90 years was decimated by participating in the so called Democratic system controlled by US Imperialism. Special Guest: Rashel.

In the month of Ramadhan we seek to improve ourselves and increase or ibadaah (worship) through giving charity, increased Salah and Du'a. Despite all this increased ibaadah why does the Ummah's dire situation stay the same, and how are Western initiatives under Prevent/CVE compounding this? Special Guests: Jahirul and Rashel.

The most significant battle between Truth and Falsehood took place on the 17th of Ramadhan of the Hijri calendar. On its 1438th anniversary we discuss the events that took place at the time, how Allah (swt) supported the believers and how we can take lessons from our glorious past in order to rectify our current situation and prosper in future. Special Guest: Rashel.

This week marked the 71st anniversary of the Nakba and the worsening plight of the Muslims in Palestine as another Ramadhan began with bombings in Gaza. In this episode we discuss the Balfour Declaration which triggered the Nakba, the significance of the shift in global power from Britian to the US and its current 'Deal of the Century' which aims to indefinitely surrender Palestine and perpetuate this age old colonialist project. Special Guests: Mazhar and Rashel.

Ramadhan is the month in which the Qur'an was revealed as a guidance for mankind and a criterion. In this blessed month we listen to, recite and often complete the Qur'an during the Tarawih prayer. But does this transform us and achieve the true purpose of the Qur'an? Special Guests: Jahirul and Rashel.

With the blessed month of Ramadhan dawning upon us, the age-old debate of when the month actually begins will resurface. In this episode we discuss the disunity that this debate has historically caused and explain the Islamic method of discerning the start of Ramadhan through the moonsighting. Special Guests: Jahirul and Rashel.

This episode covers recent announcement in Brunei regarding the Shari' punishment to be carried out against homosexual acts and the international condemnation. The speakers highlight the issue with partial implementation of the Shari'ah. Special Guests: Mudasser and Rashel.