Meaning With MALM

#50 | Our Lives in Disappearing Ink

0:00:00 Intro

0:02:22 Mufti’s Pakistan Trip

0:09:10 Today’s Topics:

Our Lives in Disappearing Ink | Impermanence, a Realization [Quranic Guidance] | Layth ibn Sa’d [Legends of Islam]

0:11:17 Our Lives in Disappearing Ink | Quotes & Poetry “Our lives are written in disappearing ink, but it is us who get to make that ink permanent”

0:25:35 Abundance at times can be a curse | A personal story

0:32:25 The Insatiable Insaan | Poetry by Mirza Ghalib

0:33:55 How to always remain positive and optimistic? What is the mindset behind that?

0:47:20 Quranic Guidance: Quran 55:26-27, Quran 6:1-2

1:06:56 Viewer comments

1:07:53 “Sacred Medicine”

1:10:22 Are there really more people in hell than in heaven? | Hell on Earth, the default mode network, personal responsibility, and the mercy of Allah “Nobody enters Paradise except by the grace of God”

1:15:25 Duas for those afflicted by the earthquake in Turkey and Syria | Consuming social media, showing respect for victims/consent of the deceased, handling survivor’s guilt

1:28:04 Legends of Islam: Imam Layth ibn Sa’d

2:31:14 Suffering cleansing away sins on an individual and societal level?

2:34:20 Dissents and Disagreements | Taha Hussein

2:56:13 Did Imam Layth pray with his hands at the sides (sadl)?

2:56:53 Pervez Musharraf passing away

2:57:17 How to connect with Mufti & closing comments

#49 | Let Go & Keep Moving Forward!

4:30 Debate between Harris Sultan and Javad T Hashmi 

23:55 Thoughts on Prince Harry’s book Spare 

25:33 People can’t believe what they can’t concede

27:23 Today’s theme 

38:16 poem

48:03 opinion on chatGPT 

1:13:56 Today’s topic: Quran verses on Forgiveness 

1:52:35 Atheists debunking the Quranic verse “everything is created in pairs” 

1:59:26 Plane crash in Nepal 

2:01:02 Meetup #1 with Ishaque from Denmark | Law of attraction 

2:13:20 Islamic discourse on young people & marriage is full of dogma 

2:22:48 Ishaque’s journey to Islam 

2:25:56 Maliki scholarship in Morocco 

2:51:33 How can the Quran be the argument for the validity of the backbone of Islam when most of humanity does not speak ancient Arabic and you have to undergo intense decades of studying the Arabic language just to get somewhat a grasp of the divinity of the Quran? 

3:04:36 Hair extension, wigs, eyelashes 

3:24:23 Meetup #2 with Lucy Wynne-Jones 

3:25:40 Discussion about a tweet 

3:27:49 Coeducation vs Single sex education. Abuse in Madrasa 

3:34:45 Getting married quickly to escape abusive parents. Getting divorced to live alone as an independent adult 

3:38:38 importance of women participating in society

3:42:20 Book “Irish text society” has different version of Genesis 

3:51:20 Wrap up

#48 | Your Focus is Your Future

0:03:10 today’s topics & reading comments 

0:09:38 Poetry

0:19:34 another poem 

0:20:25 poem of Al Hafidh Abu Umar ibn Abdul Bar from Cordoba, Spain 

0:33:36 Mufti’s thoughts on Taliban banning female education

0:40:48 Andrew Tate 

0:52:30 Mindtrap with Professor Ali Ataie of Zaytuna college

53:10 Mufti Shadowbanned?

0:54:39 Discussing Quran verses (Surah Al Insan verse 30 & Surah At Taqwir verse 29) 

1:03:40 the BLOIS interpretation (extreme Salafi refusing to ride cars & choosing to ride on donkey) 

1:38:30 Controlling women 

1:51:45 Statues & Figurines in Islam

2:56:16 Reading comments 

3:00:22 Mufti’s Mother has cancer

#47 | When The Battle Chooses You!

0:00:00 Intro 

0:02:36 Today’s Topics:

When The Battle Chooses You! Surah Al-Fil [Quranic Guidance] Parasocial Relationships The Great Pre-Islamic Battle: Zhi-Qaar 

0:05:32 Viewer comments

0:09:54 What do you think of the recent Daniel Haqiqatjou situation?

0:11:08 Sectarianism, misplaced devotion, and a metonymic relationship with God 

0:18:15 Quotes and perspective for today’s topic 

0:21:33 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

0:27:00 Poetry

0:36:10 Quranic Guidance Surah Al-Fil [Quran 105] 

1:13:01 Are humans capable of loving God unconditionally?

1:15:09 Parasocial relationships in the age of social media 

1:41:47 How do you view the culture war in the US? ie the left vs right. Can Islam provide a solution?

1:45:35 Viewer comments 

1:49:37 The Great Pre-Islamic Battle: Zhi-Qaar 

2:36:36 Closing comments

#46 | The Ghosts That Haunt Us!

0:00:00 Intro
0:01:10 Today’s Topics:
The Ghosts that Haunt Us
Faith Sets Us Free [Quranic Guidance]
Epistemology & Hadith; Venus, the Fallen Angel Myth
0:04:20 Viewer comments
0:10:20 Quotes and poems for today’s topics
0:26:28 The lure of superstition
0:37:10 Faith Sets Us Free | Quranic Guidance
Quran 3:140
Quran 3:139
Quran 50:16
0:52:10 Neurons, thoughts, consciousness
0:54:31 The Unconscious Mind | Sigmund Freud and Jacques Lacan
1:09:06 Epistemology & Hadith | How we arrive at belief constructs
1:25:02 Ex: Venus & the Myth of the Fallen Angel
1:55:03 Why did Umar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb listen to Kaʿb al-Aḥbār
2:01:30 Patreon meetups (www.patreon.com/malm)
2:02:24 Viewer comments, upcoming MindTraps?
2:03:46 Meetup #1 with Ashikur Rahman | Poetry, why God created evil
2:18:19 Thoughts on present day collective unhappiness? Dopamine, short term pleasures, social media, TikTok
2:22:47 What does the saying “Die before you die” mean? an illusory world, ego death, “fanā”
2:28:28 Personal reflections on life
2:33:51 Poetry
2:37:38 Closing comments

#45 | Take A Moment!

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#44 | Your Past Does Not Define You!

 0:00:00 Intro
0:05:49 Today’s Topics:
Your Past Does Not Define You
[Quranic Guidance]
Sacrifice of the cow and the Israelites
0:09:06 Quotes
0:10:47 Thoughts on Andrew Tate’s conversion to Islam? Do you think Islam is now becoming a haven for those who are frustrated with culture war ie manosphere?
0:30:11 How would you justify Quran 33:53 about the wives of the Prophet not remarrying? Would this be fair to Aisha?
0:41:36 Poetry
0:44:40 How do we find balance between an orthodox interpretation and a metaphorical interpretation?
0:50:30 Your Past Does Not Define You | Prophetic & Quranic guidance
Quran [2:216]
Quran [82:14]
1:06:49 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MALM
1:08:00 Sacrifice of the cow and the Israelites Quran [2:67-72]
1:37:03 Is there anything problematic with viewing the stories of the Prophets like Moses as mythology instead of historical events?
1:41:06 Meetup #1 with Ultimate Truth | An Introduction to Mufti Abu Layth | Why Sunni Islam? | Quranists/Quran-only Islam
2:29:45 Closing comments

#43 | Believe! And You Will Achieve!

0:00:00 Intro
0:02:03 Today’s Topics:
Believe and You Will Achieve
Quranic Guidance
The Great Psychology Debate: William James vs William Clifford
0:04:31 Health update
0:14:30 Comments
0:17:15 Thoughts on morality police and hijab protests in Iran?
0:25:46 Poetry/quotes
0:32:49 On poetry
0:34:15 Perspectives | Personal Oracles
0:40:16 Can a person be Muslim but not love God?
0:44:11 Believe to Achieve | Prophetic Guidance (Sunan Ibn Majah 4164 Hadith)
0:49:06 Believe to Achieve | Quranic Guidance
Al Baqarah [2:268] | Satan & Stinginess vs Allah & Abundance
Fatir [35:15] | Mankind is in need
Al Baqarah [2:186] | Allah is near
1:11:34 Benefits of fasting | Diet
1:17:37 Thoughts on Shaykh Yusuf al-Qaradawi?
1:24:38 Possibility of reincarnation of worlds?
1:35:07 To what extent should we maintain orthodoxy in Islam? (video mentioned: What Meat Is Permissible In Islam? A Case Study For Islamic Diversity )
1:36:38 The Great Psychology Debate: William James vs William Clifford
2:16:34 Who is your favorite philosopher? Eastern and Western
2:19:20 What does “this book has no doubt” mean in Al Baqarah verse 2 [2:2]?
2:23:15 Closing comments

#42 | Path & Purpose, You Must Protect

 1:55 – Topic
2:00 to 12:30 – Response to comments
12:35 – Zoom in and Zoom out in life
25:30 – Poem by Faiz Ahmad
27:45 – Poem by Hakeem Naseer
Superchats response
46:20 to 1:07:50 – Punishments in the quran, chopping hands of thieves and prison sentence
1:07:50 to 1:15:00– Allah’s intervention in humans running their society & Shariah as a kintsugi hypothesis
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QUR’ANIC GUIDANCE
1:15:40 to 1:31:20 – Quran 23 115
1:31:30 to 1:37:30 – Quran 35 32
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1:44:28 – Women, Wives and Concubines
1:47:00 – He who knows himself knows his lord
1:50:45 – Ethical veganism, previously halal things becoming haram now, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
2:00:55 – Abu al-‘Ala al-Ma’arri | Muslim poet, antinatalist, and earliest documented vegan
2:08:00 – Lethal injection and Sacrifice vs Execution
2:19:20 – Upcoming #MindTrap with Dr Syed Hammad Ali

#41 | The Indomitable Human Spirit

 0:00:00 Intro
0:03:32 Advice for meeting father in law for the first time?
0:07:19 Question about Hajj and Arafat
0:09:39 Some words on the passing of Queen Elizabeth II
0:31:18 Today’s topics
0:33:18 Selected poetry
0:44:03 The Indomitable Human Spirit | Quranic Guidance | Quran [2:30-33]
1:24:46 Advice for young Muslims who want to take the deen more seriously? Sometimes they get fooled by the Wahabi movement
1:29:50 Hieroglyphs: Triumph & Selective Amnesia | Muslim contribution
2:16:36 What stopped the curiosity and passion for knowledge that once made Muslims great?
2:26:47 Next MindTrap? On Psychedelics, maybe on Sunday night UK time (9/18)
2:28:28 Mufti’s criteria for MindTraps
2:29:20 Who did more for Islam? Umayyad caliphate vs Abbasid caliphate?
2:32:23 The “forbidden fruit”
2:34:58 Pakistan floods / concluding comments

#40 | Manifest As Mercy

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#39 | Dispelling The Satanic Verses

#38 | Determine Your Destiny

0:00 Intro
7:27 Today’s Topics: (1) Determine Your Destiny, (2) Surah Al Ma’un: Quranic Guidance, (3) Imam Malik: The Living Tradition
7:47 Courage Over Complacency, poem by Allama Iqbal
10:54 It is Never Too Late To Be who you Might Have Been
14:27 Mufti shares a Beautiful Hadith on Optimism & Willpower
19:27 Perspective: more poems
25:25 Brain surgery, thoughts & duas for fellow viewer
28:41 You said God isn’t limited but chooses to observe natural law. This is implicitly limiting Him. It also assumes we know all natural law | Quran, Laws in Nature vs Miracles
44:55 Mufti comments on Muslims who are insecure about their faith | Science & Faith
56:08 Are you familiar with the works of Eckhart Tolle like “The Power of Now” ? | The Path of Consciousness, a Renaissance
1:00:48 Is it logically impossible to turn stick -> snake ?
1:03:15 Why does Allah mention Hell & Punishments throughout the Quran if He wants us to have an image of Him of a Merciful God?
1:06:18 The Qur’an compared to other influential books & teachings
1:10:35 What does “Taqwa” mean to you ?
1:16:48 Quranic Guidance: Being Amazed with God’s decree, Determining Our Destiny
Surah Hud Verse 73 (Quran 11:73)
Surah Ra’d Verse 5 (Quran 13:5)
Surah Al Ma’un Verse 1-7 (Quran 107:1-7)
1:37:31 Imam Malik Ibn Anas: The Living Tradition
2:48:38 No Strings Nikah, Mahdi Tidjani | Low Commitment Muslim Marriages, Intimacy, Mut’ah
2:59:13 Being in love is an emotion while loving someone is dedication
3:01:14 Meetup #1 with Anas Farid from Pakistan
3:03:24 Meetup #2 with Ashiqur Rahman from Dhaka, Bangladesh
3:21:07 Meetup #3 with Omar from Sydney, Australia | Multiple Wives, Abusing Polygamy in Islam, Immature Muslim Men & Women, Responsibility
3:55:36 Why can’t women do open marriages like men are allowed to?
4:03:31 Mahdi Tidjani on Mindtrap
4:04:46 Meetup #4 with Amin from Texas, USA | Being a Chinese Muslim, Shares Unusual Hajj Story, Power of Dua
4:19:26 Meetup #5 with Waleed from Ajman, UAE | Parental Pressure, Dreams & Goals, Disobedience to Parents
4:49:03 Did you watch Caner Taslaman’s documentary on “Islam and Woman” ? Mindtrap in the future?
4:49:53 Meetup #6 with Mark (Lonzetta) | Theists vs Anti-Theists, Is Morality Independent of God?
5:20:03 closing comments

#37 | Your Legacy Shall Speak For Itself

0:00:00 Intro
0:03:47 Today’s Topics: (1) Your Legacy Shall Speak For Itself, (2) Faith: a favour unto us [Quranic Guidance], (3) Imam Malik: The Living Tradition
0:04:51 Legacy, quotes by Rumi & Mir
0:09:48 Perspective: poem by Jaun Elia and more
0:23:25 Dr Mehdi Sajid’s Mother passed away, thoughts & duas
0:24:34 The Legacy left behind by those who have died
0:30:34 Every Soul Shall “Taste” Death
0:32:58 How to overcome the Fear of Death? Not knowing your Fate after your die is a scary thought
0:37:51 The arrogance of Governments feeling like they have a RIGHT over your Consciousness
0:40:51 Saudi Arabia’s Trillion Dollars City Project “THE LINE”
0:45:27 Quranic Guidance
Surah Al Hujrat Verse 13-18 (Quran 49:13-18)
1:17:18 Jordan Peterson’s “Message to Muslims” video
1:46:15 Thoughts on Indian Film RRR? | Bollywood movie industry
1:52:00 Miracles are not logically inconsistent. Jesus could be of virgin birth, since asexual reproduction exists. Why not believe in miracles then?
2:17:05 “The similitude of Jesus before Allah is as that of Adam”
2:26:38 The Heart of Faith is Not “Reason”
2:33:15 Scripture as “Art” not Textbook
2:35:24 Are miracles logically impossible?
2:36:32 Thoughts on Muhammad Abduh | Scholars of the Voice of Reason, The Path of Consciousness
2:40:41 Is there any reason to accept the Quran as Truth?
2:46:13 Meetup #1 with Taha Ali | The passing of Muhammad Alshareef from Al Maghrib Institute, Education, Muslim Children in Public Schools
3:21:23 Meetup #2 with Masihe Muslim | on Dr Hany Atchan, Jesus
3:37:31 Meetup #3 with Dr Hashim (Abu Fatima) from Saudi Arabia | Disagreements, Muslim Scholars allying with LGBTQ+ community, Homophobia and Insecurities, the “Gay Agenda”
4:18:26 Mufti’s comments on the discussion
4:20:18 closing comments

#36 | Certain Uncertainty – How We Look At Things

0:00:00 Intro
0:02:49 Today’s Topics:
Certain Uncertainty
How we perceive things [Quranic Guidance]
Institutionalization & the birth of Orthodoxy
0:08:58 Feeling a special connection to the Maliki Madhab | Are we feeling creatures who think? | Descartes’ Error by Antonio Damasio
0:22:45 Jordan Peterson’s new video “Message to Muslims” and previous discussion/debate with Dr. Susan Blackmore
0:32:46 Quotes and poems about today’s topics
0:40:12 Poem by Jaun Elia | The human attempt to immortalize our remembrance in this dunya
0:44:26 The term Hanafi vs Hanafia
0:46:54 Quranic Guidance: How we perceive things
Surah Taha Verse 17-21 [Quran 20:17-21]
The Moses/Akhenaten theory
Tawakkul & the staff
1:16:51 Is God a psychotic narcissist? Explanation of Quran 51:56
1:32:14 New hair routine
1:33:16 Have you read the entire Bible? Any thoughts? What does Islam say about the Bible?
1:41:24 With all the mass shootings in the United States, especially in schools, do you think there is a breakdown of American society?
1:59:48 Institutionalization & the birth of Orthodoxy
2:35:03 What’s the point of having tawakkul if you have to wait an entire lifetime of it?
2:43:25 Meetup #1 with Mahmood
2:57:38 Meetup #2 with Taha
3:15:31 Thoughts on simulation theory?
3:23:10 Intermission
3:25:54 Meetup #3 with The Perfect Dawah
3:36:00 Meetup #4 with AR K Ghauri
4:02:41 Engineer Muhammad Mirza’s methods | Hadith vs Sunnah
4:13:01 Meetup #5 with Abu Safoura
4:34:25 Closing comments & Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MALM

#35 | All In Good Time

0:00:00 Intro
3:22 Today’s Topics: All In Good Time, Abdullah Ibn Mubarak
8:53 Using Islamic loopholes | The Oath of Talaq
13:14 Viewer comments/quotes
16:03 The Power and Limitations of Language
24:35 Abuse of Power and Religion | Polygamy, marriage, divorce
32:40 Hajj system updates
38:00 Exercising caution when mixing money and Islam
40:47 Purity and preserving the sanctity of Medina
45:28 Why don’t Sunnis update their Fiqh like Shia do? The Muslim Panopticon
46:58 What is the most authentic/natural way of performing Hajj?
53:01 Quranic Guidance | All in Good Time
Quran [21:37]
Quran [15:21]
1:00:54 Story/Narration about the impatience of Adam
1:06:44 How should folklore be viewed and interpreted?
1:15:16 The Oracle Phenomenon
1:22:28 Sam Harris, Jordan Peterson, and Faith
1:29:01 Reconciling Reason and Faith
1:30:46 Religiosity and repressed anger/arrogance
1:33:14 Lessons from Abdullah Ibn al-Mubarak
2:10:06 All in good time
2:13:54 Meetup #1 with Mohammed | Responsibilities toward siblings and people in need? Guilt and waking up for Fajr
2:35:44 Current events in India | Islam is not a message of mercenaries
2:40:32 Guns against guns
2:43:36 Meetup #2 with Youssouf | Islamic studies, fusha Arabic, etc
3:05:06 Meetup #3 with Zubair | How to connect with Mufti, is “evil” necessary, is God infinite and all-encompassing, Waḥdat al-wujūd/The Unity of Existence, fana/ego death
3:36:30 Meetup #4 with Jay | Awakenings, Religions, Prophethood, and Divine guides (ex: Ce Acatl Topiltzin) | Praying towards the Great Pyramid of Cholula?
3:52:38 Meetup #5 with Ehssanullah | Questions for Mufti: Who is the most important person in your life? Have you ever broken up with a friend, and why? If you could only host 5 guests for dinner, who would they be?
4:16:20 Meetup #6 with Zubair | Gratitude, Giving, and Tawakkul
4:33:17 Personal growth | “Where we were allows us to be where we are”

#34 | Miscellaneous

0:00:00 Intro
0:05:46 Patience & Prayer | Verses from Surah Al-Ma’arij [Quran 70:19-25]
0:16:00 America, Abortion, Roe v Wade
0:40:12 Occasionalism & understanding God
0:49:49 Remembering the true essence of Faith | Devotion & Reason
0:58:21 How did Reason lead you to choose Islam? | Isra and Miraj | Meeting of Ibn Rushd and Ibn Arabi
1:05:03 Views on LGBTQ+ and homophobia
1:15:00 Meetup #1 with Ashikur Rahman | Bangladesh flooding and aid, the essence of Love, Urdu poetry
1:38:00 Meetup #2 with Lucy Wynne-Jones | Programming, social media, politics, and echo chambers, love/hate in moderation, dawah
1:59:51 Appreciating diversity of thought
2:04:37 Example: Ruling on folding hands in Salah, sadl
2:13:11 Meetup #3 with Zubair Ahmed | Finding Faith again, soul connections, recreating oneself, flow states
2:28:14 Be gentle with people
2:31:47 Meetup #4 with Musleh | Where did Hadith about stoning adulterers come from?
3:03:05 Closing comments

#33 | The Adventure Awaits You

0:00:00 Intro
0:03:49 Today’s Topics:
The Adventure Awaits You
Surah Burooj [Quranic Guidance]
Imam Abu Hanifa
0:06:40 Adventure Awaits You
0:15:50 Poem by Khalil Gibran
0:21:51 Some words on envy, social media, and anonymity
0:36:58 Shooting of Sidhu Moosewala
0:41:09 Johnny Depp v Amber Heard Trial
0:49:06 Urdu poetry by Saghar Siddiqui
1:02:10 Your Islam is for you | Passing judgments on people | Hadith about Khawarij
1:14:04 Quranic Guidance: Surah Burooj [Quran 85]
1:39:07 What does Muhammad Iqbal’s quote about not preventing a mirror from being broken mean?
1:43:55 A person who doesn’t pray is worse than someone who prays but commits sin?
1:55:10 Imam Abu Hanifa
3:06:30 Can you talk about Imam Ibn ‘Abidin and his contribution to this school?
3:10:24 Meetup #1 with Abu Safoura | Reflections on the past year, belief in Islam, Salafism
3:49:49 Meetup #2 with Rational Faith | Isra and Mi’raj
4:34:20 Meetup #3 with Mohammed Wilkinson | Travels, Hadith transmission by meaning, etc.
4:47:23 Meetup #4 with Imam Jawad | Quick Catch Up
4:50:13 Closing comments

#32 | Let Your Light Shine

0:00:00 Intro
0:04:33 Today’s Topics:
Let Your Light Shine
Surah Infitar: Quranic Guidance
Islam in Practice; a Hadith
Thoughts on JBP Podcast with Shaykh Hamza Yusuf
0:08:43 Pursuing Your Passions
0:12:35 Urdu Poem by Hina Butt “Mere be rabt khayalat mein kya rakha hai”
0:20:03 The “Muslim Panopticon”
0:26:59 Let Your Light Shine | Quotes and Poem
0:31:19 Quranic Guidance: Surah Infitar [Quran 82]
0:49:46 Thoughts on Jordan B Peterson Podcast with Shaykh Hamza Yusuf
1:18:06 Some thoughts on Atheism
1:22:22 Pronouns
1:26:29 Superchat about Ayahuasca
1:29:43 Islam in Practice; a Hadith
1:41:34 Who were the Ahl al-Ra’y? The Mu’tazilites?
1:44:12 How Mufti studies/learns about new topics
1:53:32 Meetup #1 with Azzarrati | Free Will, Determinism, Consciousness
2:10:25 Meetup #2 with MD Farhan | Attraction vs Indulgence | Imam Malik and Imam Shafii
2:42:35 Meetup #3 with Al Murabituun | Psychedelics, etc

#31 | The Answers Are Within You

0:00:00 Intro/Greetings
0:06:30 Crypto dip and hadith about valley of gold and contentment
0:12:21 Poetry
0:22:05 Thoughts on this Ramadan/Consciousness
0:27:58 Don’t feel guilty; faith is a caravan of hope
0:30:25 Lecture by scholar/preacher Dr. Muhammad Suleman Misbahi
0:43:11 What are your thoughts on Ahmed Deedat? Should Muslims even debate Christians?
0:47:09 Quranic Guidance: Surah Al-Balad [Quran 90]
1:09:57 Thoughts on mathematical patterns in the Quran? Is that humanly possible?
1:16:16 What can be done to advance the ummah into philosophical thought? + Intelligences
1:25:01 Reasoning/philosophy, Quranic recitations, spiritual connections
1:29:14 Meetup #1 with Usama Ahmed | Pakistani Politics, Mufti’s Academic Journey
1:53:55 Meetup #2 with Masihe Muslim | Development of Fitrah, Nature vs Nurture, and Adoption
2:32:55 Meetup #3 with Benjamin Wu | Learning about Spirituality, and the Concept of Dating & Nikkah in Islam
3:18:23 Meetup #4 with Saad Dar | Learning in Islam, Khidr, Sheikh Imran Hossein, Diversity of Thought, and the Ulema of Today
4:04:25 Closing Comments

#30.5 | Ramadan Special

#30 | The World’s Your Oyster

0:00:00 Intro

0:01:57 Today’s Topics:

The World’s Your Oyster [Quranic Guidance]

Mamluk Sultan ‘From Rags To Riches’ [Strength in Stories]

Understanding Our Role in This World

0:07:45 Quotes & Poetry about today’s topic

0:17:28 Thoughts about the Will Smith Oscar’s incident? | Comedy & Freedom of Speech

0:38:05 Is it permissible for a Muslim to donate their body/cadaver to medical schools/students? | Organ Donation, Taboos, Fear

Related video:    • Fatwa: Organ dona…  

0:45:27 Does Islam dictate what we can think or it is a God-given right to explore the depth of our consciousness? | Default Mode Network, Mindfulness, Meditation

0:52:50 The World’s Your Oyster: Quranic Guidance

Surah Al-Hadid Verse 20 | Quran [57:20]

1:12:13 Urdu Poetry

1:18:44 Sultan Rukn-Ud-Deen Biebers (Baibars) | Mamluk Sultan | From Rags to Riches | Death by Superstition

2:34:44 Is the evil eye considered superstition? The power of belief

2:47:49 Meetup #1 with “Masihe Muslim”

3:14:03 Meetup #2 with “Regular Muslim”

3:22:30 Meetup #3 with Shaykh A. Rehman Ghauri

3:52:01 I use my headphones at work but I signed a contract not to, is my money haraam?

3:55:22 Meetup #4 with Imam Jawad | Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, Utopian Socialism, the Prophetic Approach

4:27:47 Closing comments

#29 | Fear Disguised As Practicality

0:00:00 Intro
0:02:19 Today’s Topics:
Fear Disguised As Practicality: Quranic Guidance
Wallada & Ibn Zaydun: Strength in Stories
Lost Potential
0:09:17 The Army of Bukhari https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXt4A894t_A&t=5s
0:09:46 Quote and Poems | Fear Disguised As Practicality
0:14:28 Hitler and potential
0:20:21 Urdu poem
0:22:04 TV series about if Nazis had won WWII
0:23:07 Advice for spiritual preparation before Ramadan?
0:24:19 Peaky Blinders TV show
0:25:04 Why has life been feeling more unreal lately? Self awareness, collective consciousness, psychosomatic illnesses, etc.
0:31:57 Why aren’t you on the Clubhouse app?
0:32:15 Are you familiar with the works of David Hawkins? Unhealthy religiosity
0:51:47 Why does Dr. Jordan Peterson get a pass despite his anti-muslim stance? While Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and Christopher Hitchens get black listed by Muslims?
1:03:05 How do you finish maghrib prayer if you joined jamaat in the last rakat?
1:04:18 Fear Disguised As Practicality | Quranic Guidance
Surah Al-Ahzab Verse 72 [Quran 33:72]
Surah Al-Mulk Verse 2 [Quran 67:2]
1:30:08 Consciousness
1:32:49 Urdu poetry by Jaun Elia | Communication
1:45:10 Hadith about entertainment (interpreted by some as music) | Dogma and Reason
2:02:01 In Zen Buddhism and Hinduism they say the entire universe is a living entity or part of one. Some scientists are starting to believe this; thoughts?
2:06:41 Pets
2:10:07 Benefits of exercise/going to the gym
2:12:20 Can people be ruined by “liberty of thought”?
2:21:56 MDMA | Empathogens | Risks
2:30:30 Wallada bint Al-Mustakfi & Ibn Zaydun: Strength in Stories
3:30:20 Urdu poetry
3:34:17 Unlearning & Ease in the Path of Faith
3:37:30 Hindsight and observing from a distance
3:41:04 Have you watched Daniel Haqiqatjou’s debate with Safiyyah Sabreen on women’s education?
3:54:39 Inviting Daniel Haqiqatjou for a MindTrap discussion
3:57:55 Meetup with Faruk Bin Inam
4:39:45 Closing Comments

#28 | Own Your Story

0:00:00 Intro
0:02:39 Today’s Topics:
Own Your Story [Quranic Guidance]
Khayruzan [Strength in Stories]
Abu Bakra of Ta’aif (R.A)
0:04:38 This month’s book: “How to Change Your Mind” by Michael Pollan
0:07:43 Mufti’s Discord server (can access through Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/MALM)
0:08:50 More thoughts on Putin, the Russia – Ukraine conflict, and racism
0:18:27 Thoughts on President Biden and proposed requirements for world leaders
0:27:44 Quotes by Rumi and Charles Dickens and an Arabic poem | Own Your Story
0:31:46 Arabic Poem and Poem by Saghar Siddiqui | Own Your Story
0:33:50 Would you invite David Woods on MindTrap?
0:37:47 Quranic Guidance: Own Your Story
Surah An-Nahl Verse 112 [Quran 16:112] | Ungratefulness
Surah An-Nisa Verse 147 [Quran 4:147] | Gratitude
0:50:58 Having faith that everything will be okay | Techniques for managing anxiety
0:59:02 Urdu Poem by Jigar Moradabadi “Tabiyat in dinon…”
1:04:49 Quran 57:27 and the message of Jesus
1:05:33 Khayzuran’s Powerful Influence | Strength in Stories
1:42:40 Khayzuran and the widow of Marwan II | Strength in Stories
1:53:14 Are men and women able to love their spouse unconditionally?
1:57:24 How did reason lead you to choose Islam instead of Atheism?
2:11:14 Was Ibn Abi Zayd al-Qayrawani Athari in aqidah? Should we anthropomorphize God?
2:25:54 Does religion cause wars? Tribalism in primates
2:32:20 Story about Companion Abu Bakra Al-Thaqafy (R.A)
3:01:01 Hadith
3:03:21 What to do if you catch the salah but the imam has gone into rukuh?
3:07:46 Explaining Hadith Context: Those who have women leaders will never be successful? Descriptive vs Prescriptive?
3:22:28 Is the path to God to discover that you are him?
3:23:02 Is Allah creating man from dust a metaphorical way of highlighting how weak the human body is, yet our consciousness is capable of great things?
3:23:47 Is Salah lip service to God? What’s the purpose?
3:24:33 Fear of death | Psychedelics used in palliative care
3:28:14 Meetup #1 with Shaykh Abdul Rehman Ghauri | Difference between the Prophet’s preferences and religious rulings, Hadith context, and cultural differences
3:51:41 Meetup #2 with M B | How do you manage feelings of fear, love, and hope in Faith? Any advice to manage ADD/ADHD?
4:06:39 Closing comments

#27 | Vicissitudes Of Fate

0:00:00 Intro
0:03:19 Today’s Topics:
(1) The Vicissitudes of Fate: Quranic Guidance
(2) Abu Muslim Al-Khurasani: Strength in Stories
0:05:15 The power of stories | Abu Bakr ibn al-Arabi
0:20:41 Being steadfast in a decision
0:24:28 Can you tell the story of Ibn Fadlan’s travels into the land of the Vikings?
0:26:26 Rumi quote about suffering
0:31:06 Urdu poem about perspective
0:33:33 Any chance of you getting on the Maliki Madhab Bangladesh channel?
0:35:01 Schadenfreude | Book Lounge Meetup on “The Joy of Pain”
0:42:05 Would a straight audio rip from “Meaning with MALM” be okay for Spotify?
0:42:24 Why do we glorify/romanticize our history so much?
0:46:58 A prayer for a viewer and some words on condolences
0:55:44 Is life ultimately sad?
0:59:54 Is there a link between intelligence and proclivity to the path of consciousness? Why is that path rarely taken by most of Islam’s biggest scholars? | Ibn Hazm, psychedelics, “humilitainment”
1:08:11 Today’s Topic: The Vicissitudes of Faith: Quranic Guidance
Surah Al-Imran Verse 140 [Quran 3:140]
Surah Al-Imran Verse 139 [Quran 3:139]
1:28:57 Are arrogant people deserving of hate? Ex: Mother Teresa
1:33:40 Today’s Topic: (2) Abu Muslim Al-Khurasani: Strength in Stories
2:40:11 The original context of the term sahaba
2:42:15 Why do some muslim communities uphold shame culture and honor killings? Does it have its root in Islam or pre-islamic culture? | Difference between culture and religion
2:57:05 Do you think people value their cultures more than religion? | Critical thought
3:01:55 With Ramadan coming up, do you have any advice for new Muslims? Spirituality, learning, habits, discipline
3:11:00 Urdu poetry by Jaun Elia
3:16:05 Quote by Mirza Mohammad Rafi Sauda
3:17:02 Summary of today’s discussions/topics
3:18:53 Connect with Mufti on Instagram, Patreon, Discord
3:19:26 Book Lounge discord server (for monthly book club)
3:22:11 Meetup with Shahbaz Khan (dropped call)
3:24:33 “I searched for God and found myself. I searched for myself and found God” – Rumi
3:25:59 Closing comments

#26 | The Journey Must Go On

0:00:00 Intro

0:04:33 Today’s Topics:

The Journey Must Go On: Quranic Guidance

How do we see the World? A case study | Perception & Truth

0:07:27 Urdu Poetry by Tehzeeb Hafi: “So rahenge ki jagte rahenge”

0:23:49 Have you read “Atomic Habits” by James Clear?

0:24:55 Abbas ibn Firnas

0:26:06 Urdu Poem/Quote by Mirza Ghalib: “Humko maloom hai Jannat ki haqeeqat lekin… ”

0:31:15 Quotes for Today’s Topic: The Journey Must Go On

0:37:11 Why are you not switching back to Monday Nights with Mufti?

0:49:21 Some people might miss Monday Nights with Mufti because you were the only person willing to fight bullies on their own level?

0:54:48 Ezekiel 25:17 “I will execute great vengeance on them with wrathful rebukes…”

0:55:16 Today’s Topic: The Journey Must Go On: Quranic Guidance

Surah Hud Verse 81 [Quran 11:81]

Surah An-Najm Verses 39-40 [Quran 53:39 and Quran 53:40]

Surah Al-Baqarah Verse 110 [Quran 2:110]

1:09:18 Quote from Urdu poet Mohammad Ibrahim Zauq

1:10:37 Thoughts on the Russia – Ukraine Crisis

1:39:55 Today’s Topic: How do we see the World? A case study of the Himba tribe | Perception & Truth | Color Psychology

2:12:22 Meetup #1 with Amin | ***

2:23:26 Dua for Amaani

2:25:00 Knife crime in Birmingham

2:33:10 Meetup #2 with Khany556 | Drugs, culture, education, drill music, etc

2:53:17 Meetup #3 with AR K Ghauri | Practicing religion, differing viewpoints

3:18:56 BREAKING NEWS: Putin declares invasion of Ukraine

3:19:27 Meetup #4 with Mohammed Wilkinson | ***

3:42:55 Meetup #5 with Waseem | ***

#25 | Trust The Process

0:00 Intro

4:55 Today’s Topics: (1) Trust The Process: Quranic guidance, (2) Bliss is a State of Mind, (3) Tarafa Ibn al Abd: Pre-Islamic Poet

12:58 Music has a natural existence, e.g classical raags are seen as notes coming directly from the divine. Is music therefore an emanation of God?

25:39 Why does Allah mention “death” before “life” in Surah Mulk? | “He Who created death and life in order to test which of you is best in deeds…” (Quran 67:2)

29:38 “Taste” of death an interesting concept

35:24 Does one must bring down others poor in order to live a rich wealthy material life in today’s capitalist system?

42:12 Poem by Jaun Elia | Paradox

48:31 Story of one of Mufti’s teachers: Shaykh Abdullah al Mantiqi

1:10:38 How do you master obstacles like desires, lust, ego etc when these things are psychologically and evolutionary built into us? Is outside sources only way to affect these things? (chemical substance)

1:15:29 Any recommendations to build our attention span and develop strong memorization?

1:17:17 Quranic guidance: Trust The Process | Gratitude & Bliss, Ungratefulness & Suffering | a state of mind
Surah Ibrahim Verse 7 (Quran 14:7)
Surah ‘Abasa Verse 20 (Quran 80:20)

1:33:41 How do we integrate gratitude with dua and is there a way to have gratitude while asking Allah SWT for more simultaneously?

1:38:15 Is it permissible to feed your cat catnip? | religious guilt

1:45:37 Where do you go to access these scholarly sources/books from all the “legends” of Islamic history? Is there a special store?

1:46:18 Do unbelievers go to hell? How is that mercy? Why does hell exist?

2:07:17 Can music be a tool used for good? Why are there some hadiths that seem to be against it?

2:15:30 What’s your view on Muslim couples using the Western Family Court system and children to seek revenge on one another after Divorce?

2:16:28 Muslims not “taught” how to handle relationships | Having unrealistic expectations

2:26:52 Immature muslim males in the western world

2:28:12 Losing access to children after Divorce | Using them as weapons | Western court system inclined towards the women

2:41:42 Mufti comments on increasing Muslim divorce rate in the West

2:44:58 Advantage of being in multiple/polygamous relationships

2:47:28 The story of Tarafa Ibn al-Abd: Pre-Islamic Poet

3:27:15 The prophet’s (saw) relationship to poetry and citing poems in hadiths

3:35:38 Meetup #1 with Khalil from Montreal, Canada | Tahannuf, breathing meditations, Sound designing and the effects of sound frequencies on emotions

3:53:33 Meetup #2 with Mohammed Wilkinson in Turkey | Traveling, Ibn Battuta experience, Maturity, Culture, Boundaries and taboos

4:33:11 closing comments

#24 | You’re The Limits To Your World

0:00:00 Intro
0:03:22 Today’s Topics: (1) You’re the limits to your World: Quranic guidance from Surah At-Takathur [Quran 102], (2) Who you interact with is your circle, (3) Consciousness/meta-Awareness
0:07:47 Thoughts on Jordan Peterson, Joe Rogan, Elon Musk, and what they symbolize | Proclaiming Faith in the modern era
0:22:51 Where is Your World? | Quotes by Rumi & Imam Ali (as)
0:26:11 Topic #1 | You’re the limits to your World: Quranic guidance from Surah At-Takathur [Quran 102]
0:41:10 God’s Gift to Insan | Patience & Mercy
0:45:43 Empathy and Schadenfreude
0:48:12 Have you watched the movie “The man who would be king”? + Movie review: Tinder Swindler
0:57:09 Thoughts on the hijab ban for Muslim students in India | BJP
1:08:57 Is human nature evil? Is life’s test to control this evil nature?
1:11:17 You yourself are the limits to your World | Role of distractions and environment
1:18:30 Topic #2 | Your circle of interactions | A story of the rivalry between Arab poets Al-Farazdaq and Jarir (ibn Atiyah)
1:53:33 Sometimes what consumes us keeps us going
1:56:26 Topic #3 | The power of Consciousness/meta-Awareness
2:08:22 Jean-Paul Sartre’s “No Exit” | The Glance that Devours
2:17:47 Advice for someone struggling with willpower to perform physical rituals (like Salah) even though they feel spiritually connected to God?
2:20:04 Are you willing to share when was the last time you cried and why?
2:22:39 What do you think of the 1977 petition by French philosophers calling for abrogation of age of consent laws?
2:28:25 Can we get a MindTrap with Imam Jawad? I’d love to learn more about him and how he is always so calm and full of love
2:29:54 Meetup#1 with Shadman | Musnad al-Jinn, the Ghumari brothers, etc.
2:42:23 Meetup #2 with Ehssanullah | The “Narrative of Depression”, Antidepressants, Therapy, and Meaning/Perspective
3:21:46 Meetup#3 with Pizza Guy Management | Entomology, Depression, Default Mode Network, Agency Capture, Cannabis, Occasionalism
3:39:30 Closing comments

#23 | It Is In Giving That We Receive

0:00:00 Intro/greetings
0:02:49 Today’s Topics:
(1) It is in giving that we receive: Quranic guidance
(2) Hakeem ibn Hizam: Seerah Snippet
(3) Abu Dulama & the Abbasids
0:04:53 New pop filter for mic
0:06:28 Plato’s thoughts on politicians and philosophers
0:12:15 Are you planning on redoing the Andalus series someday?
0:12:49 How do we engage with the faith?
0:15:12 Was the word “ameen” borrowed from the Egyptians? | Symbols of Devotion (ex: Safa and Marwa)
0:28:14 Nothing good comes out of hate, be a source of love
0:29:35 Can you review Shahab Ahmed’s magnum opus “What is Islam”?
0:30:06 The Hindu word “Om” | Mindfulness
0:38:18 Today’s Topic (1) It is in giving that we receive: Quranic guidance
Rizq: Divine Providence
Quote by Rumi + Hadith
Surah Hud Verse 6 (Quran 11:6)
Surah Al-Ankabut Verse 60 (Quran 29:60)
Surah Al-Hashr Verse 9 (Quran 59:9)
Surah At-Talaq Verse 3 (Quran 65:3)
1:05:33 Viewer comments
1:08:04 Mufti’s story about the book Nawadir wal-Ziyadat | How Mufti bought and read books
1:19:19 Mufti’s childhood story about movies
1:23:33 With the rise of attacks on Muslim communities across the world, including concentration camps in China, do you predict another Holocaust?
1:25:11 Why can’t governments introduce contraception in countries with large populations?
1:36:30 Quran as literally false but metaphorically true? What constitutes the “truth”?
1:42:40 Any advice for a new Muslim? After reading and having a basic knowledge of the Quran and watching your channel, where should a person go next? Any books or other scholars you could recommend?
1:51:20 Is Islam supposed to be easy, or is it normal to feel like you have to make sacrifices? Advice for someone who finds it difficult?
1:54:58 Today’s Topic: (2) Hakeem ibn Hizam: Seerah Snippet
2:22:07 Thanks for saving Islam with the voice of reason. Can you please ponder a bit over controversial verses in the quran such as on Jews?
2:22:54 Why do some boastful Muslims act like they are defending Islam but behave as if they lack akhlaq?
2:27:56 Upcoming MindTraps + requests
2:29:43 Today’s Topic: (3) Story about the poet Abu Dulama
3:21:26 You explained last week that the cow story in the Quran is about not becoming obsessive over religious details, but isn’t ruling/fiqh in Islam about details?
3:21:57 Are names of God degrees in conscious awareness?
3:24:50 Some words on death | How should one embrace death?
3:34:40 Meetup #1 with MOHD SALMAN
4:11:09 Meetup #2 with Umar Ismail
4:36:18 Closing comments

#22 | Power Of Choice

0:00 Topics

4:31 Why are Muslims not developed in Science today? Was Imam Al-Ghazali responsible?

12:59 Mufti’s thoughts on Elon Musk

16:49 Skydive Phil (YouTube name) on Mindtrap?

17:08 Poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz

20:47 How “one choice” could result in the potential of an entire different life

22:30 Mufti’s choice that changed his life, a personal story

27:19 The Path of Ease: Ignorance and Confidence to achieve success; a quote by Mark Twain

33:27 Quranic Guidance: Power of Choice
Surah ‘Abasa Verse 20 (Quran 80:20)
Surah At Talaq Verse 7 (Quran 65:7)
Surah Al Insan Verse 3 (Quran 76:3)

45:43 Pig Heart Transplant

1:16:57 What food/meat is permissible in Islam? A case study in Islamic diversity

1:17:41 Your Personal Path

1:22:24 The Shariah as a reservoir

1:26:21 Perspectives of the 4 Sunni madhabs on meat from the sea, land, and sky

1:42:36 Eating Haram until satiety vs just enough to survive

2:20:40 l used to be bothered by the diversity in Islam but reading the book “A Culture of Ambiguity: An Alternative History of Islam” by Thomas Bauer helped me get over it

2:22:22 Allah is All Knowing and sees everything; why make angels record and report things?

2:24:29 Main Lesson from the story of the Cow & The Children of Israel in the Quran

2:25:45 Should we always say phrases like SWT, PBUH in Arabic or can we say them in our native language?

2:32:06 Miqdad Ibn Aswad r.a. & Mayyasa, a love story of a Legendary companion

3:27:18 Meetup #1 with Imam Jawad | Responsibility of your choice, Car Crashes and Composure

3:58:23 Meetup #2 with The Perfect Dawah from Sweden I Satan and Systems

4:21:05 closing comments

#21 | Own Your Destiny

0:00:00 Intro
0:03:01 Today’s topics:
(1) Own Your Destiny: Quranic Guidance
(2) Moulay Ismail & The Army of Bukhari
(3) The Glaze of Attention
0:04:45 Is it possible to learn from you in the UK? | Mufti’s old courses/classes on Youtube
0:08:53 Using duolingo to learn Arabic
0:13:48 Can you do more debates?
0:15:18 Today’s topic: “Your destiny awaits”
0:16:20 Are you familiar with the TV show “We are Lady Parts”?
0:17:08 Will you be getting Sidi Iqbal on MindTrap?
0:18:30 Does the name Iqbal have an Arabic origin? | Desi/Indian/Pakistani names, cultural appropriation, etc.
0:30:25 Can you explain the verse Quran 24:60 about women removing their outer garments? How should that be interpreted in modern times? Does that mean young women should wear a coat/abaya? | Menopause, hijab, intrinsic and extrinsic factors
0:40:41 Can you give insight into the validity of Mut’ah from the Sunni point of view today? | Differing opinions (ikhtilaf)
0:49:47 Is the truth one, or is the truth multiple? Can the same truth be manifested in different manners?
0:54:56 How do you rate Ibn Taymiyyah’s critique of using reason in faith in his dar? Some people described it as very Kantian
0:56:31 Own Your Destiny: Quranic Guidance
(1) Surah Āli Imrān Verse 139 (Quran 3:139)
(2) Surah Muhammad Verse 35 (Quran 47:35)
(3) Surah Al-Hadid Verse 4 (Quran 57:4)
1:13:43 Poem by Gulzar
1:22:09 Poem by Firaq Gorakhpuri
1:22:48 Maulay Ismail & the Army of Bukhari
2:22:54 Does the current King of Morocco as well as the Hashemite King Hussein carry the title of Caliph?
2:25:05 “I don’t know how to stop my mother from worshipping her statue of death, she gives it offerings. I try to remind her of God as much as I can but she keeps it.” | Can people be stopped from doing/believing something unless they want it themselves?
2:28:44 How Islam spread in the past | Freedom from Superstition
2:35:30 A story about positive stoicism in Karachi
2:41:33 The story of al-Farazdaq and Nawar’s marriage
3:10:40 Meetup #1 with Fahim Ali | Why did God decide to create as opposed to nothing? The power of will, manifested as humans | Being intimate with multiple people at the same time
3:23:47 Meetup #2 with Tom Potts | Soren Kierkegaard, Religion, and Rationality vs Spirituality
3:38:36 Meetup #3 with Darth Veda | Star Wars, sci-fi, counting/numeral systems, Prophet Noah’s age, and advice about toxic debates
4:02:56 Meetup #4 with Life is Now | Surah Ash-Sharh, Struggles, and Self-Growth
4:25:42 Closing comments

#20 | You Attract What You Are

0:00:00 Intro

0:03:11 Today’s Topics:

(1) You Attract What You Put Out: Quranic Guidance

(2) Abu Sufyan ibn al-Harith: Re-writing Your Script

(3) Abu Othman al-Mazini: Divine Providence

0:05:48 Viewer comments

0:10:10 You Attract What You Put Out | Mending your Mindset | Rituals for Obsessive Ruts & Rewriting your Script

0:22:44 Quote by Rumi & Asif Saifi

0:24:56 “Sam Shamoun challenged you to a debate”

0:28:18 Can you get Dr. Hany Atchan from Marvelous Quran on MindTrap?

0:28:45 Salafi Creed & debates vs discussions

0:31:56 What to do if people around you are negative and prevent you from growing?

0:34:24 How do you know when you should follow a path/when you should leave it? Intuition, Inshirah-us-Sadr/Sharah-e-Sadar, and Mufti’s personal story

0:42:29 Do you believe we could shift realities/alter our state of consciousness with practice? + the State’s role

0:48:34 Why do people blindly follow these cult leaders who claim to be the messiah?

0:51:51 If a mutakallim (theologian?) brought you evidence of why a supernatural event can happen through rational evidence (presumably through logic) what is your response?

0:54:41 Sajaad Hussain + poem

0:55:23 Your take on grave punishment before Judgment Day?

1:03:03 You Attract What You Put Out: Quranic Guidance

Surat Al-’Arāf Verse 96 | Quran 7:96

Surat At-Takwīr Verse 29 | Quran 81:29

1:18:00 Hadith Qudsi #6 | I am as My person expects of Me…

1:22:10 Hadith about a person who may appear like a loser but if they took an oath by Allah, Allah sees to it

1:27:13 Urdu poem by Nasir Kazmi: “Pathar bana diya mujhe rone nahi diya…”

1:35:17 Story from Seerah | Abu Sufyan ibn al-Harith: Re-writing your script

2:13:49 Where can we read up on these stories [about the Prophet and Arabian history]? Ibn Kathir?

2:14:47 Requests for MindTrap guests

2:22:16 Abu Othman al-Mazini: Divine Providence

2:54:30 Meetup #1 with Darth Veda | Revelation: Context & Chronology

3:28:35 Meetup #2 with علامة Lonzetta | A Convert’s Journey, Maliki Madhab/School of Madinah, a Story about Salvia, and a Question about Qareen

3:59:32 Meetup #3 with Amin | Are people in Paradise right now? Time and Julian Barber’s “The Janus Point”

4:05:04 Meetup #4 with Lucy Wynne-Jones | How to deal with haters and slander

4:17:58 Meetup #5 with Wasif Anwar | Islam in India

4:33:28 Closing comments

#19 | Mind Your Mindset!

00:00:00 Intro
0:03:17 Today’s Topics: (1) Mind your Mindset: Quranic Guidance (2) Sulaiman bn AbdulMalik & Abu Hazem
0:06:52 Health update
0:09:51 Poetic techniques + Urdu poetry by Jaun Elia and Ahmad Faraz (“Ab Ke Hum Bichade To Shayad Kabhi Khawabon Mein Milen”) | Love
0:27:53 Would Mufti visit NYC, USA? America trip and traveling
0:35:04 Can you talk about Dr. Hany Atchan from Marvelous Quran? Reason, Miracles, Jesus, and interacting with the Quran
0:43:20 Writing a book
0:43:47 Mind your Mindset: Quranic Guidance
Surah An-Nahl Verse 30 (Quran 16:30) | positivity; goodness, free will, and mindset
Surah Ar-Rahman Verse 60 (Quran 55:60) | goodness as the reward itself?
Surah Al-Infitar Verse 13-14 (Quran 82:13-14) | being in a blissful state; “you attract what you do”
1:01:37 Do you think there should be more Covid restrictions? Divide between vaccinated and unvaccinated, rate of suicide, distrust of government and having legitimate concerns
1:11:13 Male circumcision
1:12:47 Story about Umayyad Caliph Sulaiman bn AbdulMalik (son of Marwan I) and a discussion with scholar Abu Hazem, including several other notable figures from Arab history
2:07:24 How do you see Qiyamah? Is it to be taken literally or as a more personal, calamitous experience from person to person?
2:17:18 Advice for a broken heart? Is it worth pursuing someone who doesn’t know if they want you? | Story about poet Layla Akhyaliyya and Tawba
2:48:45 What is the best way to deal with and cope when someone slanders you unjustly and tries to demean your reputation just for revenge?
2:53:53 Can we partake in holidays such as Christmas, Valentine’s Day, and Halloween? Since they have become more secular and commercialized
3:00:35 What if you can’t keep being kind because they are your family and you’re sick of manipulative treatment and need peace so you are strict about your boundaries?
3:02:33 Review of Apple Airpods
3:06:38 Meetup #1 | Imam Jawad
3:36:43 Meetup #2 | Saif Yahya
3:53:18 Closing comments

#18 | Keep Going

#17 | Your Legacy Awaits

0:00:00 Intro
0:04:05 Today’s topics: (1) Your Legacy Awaits: Quranic Guidance, (2) Historical story of Qais ibn Asim al-Minqari, (3) The story of Al-Barraq ibn Rawhan
0:09:46 Quote by Rumi
0:11:30 Urdu poet Mir Taqi Mir’s background
0:19:25 Ghalib’s praise for Mir
0:22:44 Urdu poem by Mir Taqi Mir: “Faqeerana aaye, sada kar chale”
0:34:00 Exploring Urdu poetry, on www.rekhta.org
0:35:38 How did the indigenous Muslims of [the region that became] Pakistan react to the Muslim refugees coming in from the turmoil of 1947? Did they get along, or did they clash like Jewish refugees and Palestinians?
0:41:48 Where do Neanderthals and Denisovans fit in the Islamic narrative? + Khalifah (“something that comes after/at the end of”)
0:57:45 Is racism a part of our DNA? Was it a self defense mechanism? What about tribalism and “other” groups?
1:05:49 What do you think about the opinions of Javed Ahmed Ghamidi?
1:08:13 Is the hadith about killing lizards authentic/sahih? + Imperfections and enantiodromia
1:16:08 Quranic Guidance: Your Legacy Awaits
Surah Ash-Shu’ara Verse 84 (Quran 26:84)
Surah An-Nahl Verse 120 (Quran 16:120)
Surah Ash-Shu’ara Verses 79-81 (Quran 26:79-26:81)
Surah Ash-Shu’ara Verses 82-85 (Quran 26:82-26:85)
1:41:20 Beauty (+ lines by Jaun Elia)
1:47:03 Do you believe in any conspiracy theories?
1:52:02 Why were promiscuous women looked down upon throughout history in your opinion?
2:07:02 Can a mom tell her son to divorce his wife in Islam?
2:16:23 Story about Qais ibn Asim al-Minqari | A legacy of composure and hilm
2:30:24 The Love Story of Al-Barraq ibn Rawhan and Laila bint Lukaiz
3:13:30 Should we keep our ego in check?
3:20:41 Meetup #1 with Imam Jawad | Greatness, publicity, followers, changing the world vs changing yourself | A legacy need not be public nor widespread to be meaningful
3:39:09 Meetup #2 Lucy Wynne-Jones | Created countries, Islam as a political ideology, taking care of others, Egyptian hieroglyphics
4:08:12 Closing comments

#16 | Alone Or Lonely?

0:00:00 Intro
0:03:28 Today’s topic: Loneliness or Solitude? You decide: Quranic guidance + Historical story of defeat: Sibawayh
0:07:33 What is your position on Asma was-Sifaat? Tafweed al-Ma’na or Ta’wil?
0:10:19 Techniques used by poets
0:15:03 What are your views on Mark Zuckerberg’s idea of creating the Metaverse? Psychological challenges and the changing world
0:31:48 Going to start memorizing the Quran–which mushaf to use for hifz? + Learning Arabic
0:45:54 Zodiac personality traits? Vs superstition and horoscopes, shirk
0:48:37 Left-handedness, brain hemispheres, neural networks
0:56:12 Is industrial meat (or factory meat) halal? Halal vs Tayyib
1:00:31 Growing up with a controlling, narcissistic mother | Childhood trauma, therapy, letting things go, forgiveness, and healing
1:08:49 DawahMan/Naseeha Sessions
1:13:51 Today’s topic | Loneliness or Solitude? You decide: Quranic guidance
Surah Al-An’am Verse 94 (Quran 6:94) | You were born alone and you pass alone
Surah Maryam Verse 23, 25 (Quran 19:23 and Quran 19:25) | Being alone during labor, helping yourself
Surah Al-Hadid Verse 4 (Quran 57:4) | Allah knows
1:29:02 Quotes by Rumi
1:29:29 Exploring your identity in solitude
1:39:42 Seeing the goodness in everything | The battle of Fijar (Harb al-Fijar) and sanctuary for the oppressed (Pact of Fudul or Hilf al-Fudul)
1:45:34 What did people need when Islam came? The message of Justice in Islam
1:53:48 What is Barzakh like?
1:55:56 Urdu poetry by Momin Khan Momin and Firaq Gorakhpuri
2:01:11 A story about heartbreak and: Sibawayh, a scholar of grammar and linguistics
2:25:54 Why don’t you explain Islam and Quran to us rather than historical stories?
2:31:06 Meetup #1 Stephaan Jacques | Journeying through different religious thoughts and texts, consciousness, the “God Gene” or a “God-shaped Hole” in people’s hearts, problem solving, Jesus and parables //2:52:36
2:56:11 Meetup #2 Haider | Mu’awiya, Yazid, Abu Bakr ibn al-Arabi, Ali, the family of the Prophet, the Companions, the infallibility of humans
3:35:11 Closing comments

#15 | Life Chose You!

0:00:00 Intro
0:03:18 Today’s Topics: The Ephemeral nature of Life: Quranic guidance, Regrets: a study by 3. Bronnie Ware, and Review of Jordan Peterson’s podcast with Dr. Mustafa Akyol
0:04:55 Why don’t you check your inbox often? Mufti on social media
0:11:19 Does Mufti like Jordan Peterson? Thoughts on JP starting conversations with Muslims, sharing different perspectives
0:16:23 Mental health: depression, counseling, seeking help from professionals, lifestyle changes, gratitude, and taking the first step to help yourself
0:25:12 “I think Mufti is unaware sometimes of his unique voice, and the huge void he fills for alienated Muslims”
0:27:58 Stop panicking about losing your faith; your fear of losing it may even be a testament to how strong it is
0:29:09 Book Lounge book club: openings, this month’s book (“Awakenings” by Oliver Sacks)
0:34:09 What are your thoughts on Abdullah Ibn Saba? Do you believe he played a part in the first fitna or is he a forged character to shield the sahaba?
0:37:56 Please bring a Shia Muslim to MindTrap next
0:39:45 Today’s Topic: Quranic Guidance on the Ephemeral Nature of Life
*Surah Nahl Verse 77 (Quran 16:77) | The Unseen Future and Time
*Surah Baqarah Verse 201 (Quran 2:201) | One of the most powerful duas for living life to the fullest, asking for goodness in this life and the next
* Surah Nahl Verse 30 (Quran 16:30) | God has sent down Goodness
0:52:11 A study by Bronnie Ware on the top 5 regrets of people in palliative care
1:06:11 Hadith about seizing 5 before 5
1:08:18 What should we ask God for?
1:10:06 A healthy person has a thousand wishes but an ill person just has one
1:11:09 “I’m not a muslim yet, your videos are great and thanks for not being a wahabi. I plan on learning Arabic next” | How the Quran seems more powerful in its native language
1:14:15 Poetry by Fani Badayuni | Annihilate your ego in the love of God, before you perish by His command
1:15:20 Poetry by Abdul Hamid Adam and Mir Taqi Mir | How poets provoke using the motif of paradox and taboo
1:24:13 Breaking the circle of toxicity from the past and showing people love and the true message of Islam
1:27:07 Wishing the Pakistan cricket team good luck in the semifinals
1:28:00 Review of The JBP Podcast S4: E56 | Islam, Christ, and Liberty with Mustafa Akyol
1:43:03 Response to Jordan Peterson’s previous statement about the Prophet being a warlord
1:54:36 Wahabis/Wahhabism, Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), etc.
1:57:11 Jordan Peterson made it more acceptable to openly acknowledge belief in God?
2:04:58 Meetup #1 with Matt | Atheism, Evidence for Existence of God, Consciousness, Prophets, and the Human Journey
2:46:44 Meetup #2 with Life is Now | Reverting back to Islam: ExMuslim to Muslim | The Message of Love
2:59:30 A very important hadith (the first hadith Mufti ever memorized): Make ease for people, do not create difficulty for them. Always invite people, never scare them away.
3:01:02 Meetup #3 with Shaun Shaikh | Verse of Quran discussed during the JBP Podcast, appreciation, separating thoughts and the individual, subjectivity and objectivity and John Searle
3:26:12 Meetup #4 with Shahid Kamaruddin | Consciousness, The Cognitive Revolution, The Stoned Ape theory, “Khalifa”
4:00:17 Closing comments

#14 | Keys To The World

0:00:00 Intro
0:02:57 Cryptocurrency market, Bitcoin and altcoins
0:05:49 How do we have a one on one discussion with you? | Patreon
0:10:32 Today’s topic: Resilience: Quranic Guidance
0:13:09 MindTrap with Dr. Emran El Badawy | Philology, Patriarchy, and Pre-Islamic Arabia (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYaMir9X0Uw&t=123s
0:18:21 Fattaaq | A story about Amr ibn Ma’adi Yakrib and a clever man
0:26:31 A story about Shaqqa ibn Damra and the Lakhmid king Al-Nu’man ibn al-Mundhir
0:36:05 Su’luk (plural sa’alik) | Ancient “Robin Hood” type of vagabonds
0:38:55 What do you think of Mo Salah?
0:41:19 Thoughts on Quranist/Quran-only Muslims? And Hadith relativists vs Hadith absolutists
0:43:35 Arguing and fighting doesn’t help–beware of the cult and toxicity in religious circles
0:47:45 Poetry by Behzad Lucknavi about faith and resilience
0:55:41 Thoughts on The Lady of Heaven film?
0:56:06 Book Lounge: This month’s book is “Awakenings” by Oliver Sacks
0:58:54 Today’s topic: Quranic verses on Resilience
Surah Baqarah Verse 216 (Quran 2:216)
Surah Baqarah Verse 155 (Quran 2:155)
Surah Yusuf Verse 87 (Quran 12:87)
Surah Tawbah Verse 40 (Quran 9:40) “Do not be sad; God is with us”
1:18:17 Is perpetual pursuit for positivity actually a negative experience? Ties to social media
1:25:24 Can you talk about internal racism/color prejudice?
1:25:47 Can you bring back Dr. Javad Hashmi on MindTrap?
1:27:30 Should you cut off friends who don’t help you grow even if they don’t do anything wrong? What about toxic friends? Crab mentality and personal growth
1:36:58 Are humans more like chimps or bonobos?
1:48:20 Should humans deny “cave man” instincts? For example: polygamy, fighting, control, dominance
1:56:08 Islam does not micromanage, it mainly gives us guidelines/principles for life
2:01:55 What are the differences between madhabs?
2:02:15 Selected Hadith & Seerah | Keys to the World | Incident of Ghazwa Khandaq (Battle of the Trench)
2:25:41 Is polygyny unrestricted?
2:26:20 1-on-1 personalized sessions on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MALM
2:32:46 Meetup #1 with Casper. Kerala, Christianity, his religious journey, and “Seeing Islam as Others Saw It” by Robert G. Hoyland
2:41:55 Is it okay to start by reading the English translation of the Quran? The message of Islam and the Quran, the character of the Prophet Muhammad, and “Aslim Taslam”
2:48:02 To understand and learn about Islam, don’t get too wrapped up in observing Muslims/practices of people
2:51:37 Walking the path of life and finding our true north
2:52:56 Updates and closing comments

#13 | Giving Forward

0:00:00 Intro/Comments
04:54 Can you get Rishi Sunak on MindTrap?
06:12 Thoughts on the Pakistan vs India cricket match
09:24 Sports, “fun rivalries,” and a poem about sportsmanship
12:33 Today’s topics: (1) Giving forward: Quranic guidance, (2) Avarice, a deadly disease, and (3) Historical incidents from the Abbasids
15:56 Words by Rumi and Ghalib
20:00 We take wisdom from everyone; take the good and leave the bad
21:13 How do you view Ibn Arabi’s Wahdat al Wujud (unity of existence) and its similarities to Advaita Vedanta (a school of Hinduism)?
28:50 Whoever builds his faith only on deductive arguments builds a faith on which it is impossible to rely?
29:22 Does something actually make sense, or do you just think it makes sense?
30:44 Verses in the Quran about giving forward: Surah Baqarah Verse 110 (2:110), Surah Hajj Verse 35 (22:35), Surah Ibrahim Verse 7 (14:7), Surah Baqarah Verse 263 (2:263)
Quran 2:110 – Good you do for others is not wasted or unnoticed | Increasing your happiness with meaning and giving
Quran 22:35 – People who have a connection with God and those who patiently persevere can develop meaning in their life
Quran 14:7 – If you are grateful, God will give you more
Quran 2:263 – Saying a kind word or politely declining can be better than charity that hurts someone/makes them feel bad.
48:08–Selected hadith about giving forward | Charity is not only about money: planting a tree, sowing a seed, loving the poor, and smiling can all be acts of charity
52:00 Self-promotion and giving; having a giving mindset is a winner’s mindset
58:18 Are the 3 levels of faith (Ihsan, Iman, and Islam) equal parts of the deen, or are they separate ranks/levels?
1:00:38 Is naswar (dipping tobacco) permitted? Can things be bad for you but not haraam? And on creating unnecessary dependencies
1:04:58 Jaun Elia | Poets’ connection with the Divine
1:06:36 Sheikh Asrar recently got Covid | Covid-19 like a game of russian roulette
1:12:46 Does 5-MeO-DMT transport people into the “Jinn realm”?
1:15:39 Is the soul separate from the body?
1:15:53 Can you get Ridwaan back on MindTrap?
1:16:22 Can you invite Dr. Hany Atchan from the Marvelous Quran channel to MindTrap?
1:17:59 Does Islam allow dueling to death?
1:18:38 Is consciousness like a sense of awareness?
1:20:08 What is your opinion on what the Jinn are or what is meant by them in the Quran?
1:31:13 Story of Al-Mutawakkil and the Abbasids
2:27:14 Addressing spamming in the livestream chat and having respect for your teachers and other viewers
2:42:37 al-Muwatta & al-Mudawwana [al-Kubra]
2:46:44 Meetup with Mr. Hung | Journey to Islam & Gratitude
2:56:48 Does Allah have a “sunnah”? Cultural rules/identities? Building a connection with the Divine (Haqooq ul Allah) and humanity (Haqooq ul Ibad)
3:04:26 Shirk, self-righteousness, the Bible, institutionalized religion, and Jesus’s message
3:12:00 Focusing on and balancing the spirit vs the laws/structure
3:16:36 Meetup with Muntasir
3:20:34 How narratives shape our lives
03:24:34 Drama, rivalry, jealousy in siblings, Adlerian psychology, and an example from the Quran about the 2 sons of Adam
03:37:15 Closing comments: letting go of grudges, learning from the mistakes of other people, and moving forward

#12 | Mercy For The Worlds

0:00:00 Intro + Today’s Topic: Opportunities are unlocked by perspective & The Prophet as a mercy for the worlds
0:10:48 On learning and keeping up with the news
0:18:42 Crypto market
0:19:31 Corvid/crow social habits
0:21:41 Do brown/desi parents guilt trip their children into certain careers?
0:28:33 Emotional manipulation in relationships
0:38:19 Could you dedicate a series of episodes on the various Mamluk, Turkic, Afghan, Mughal Sultanates of the Indian subcontinent and the Sufis who brought Islam to the subcontinent?
0:38:59: Urdu poetry
0:39:59 What should we do if we miss prayers?
0:41:15 Frowning and turning away from opportunities | Surah ‘Abasa [wa tawallaa] (Quran 80)
0:54:05 Rabi’ al-Awwal | Can Mawlid be celebrated? If so, what is the best way to celebrate?
1:02:30 Selected verses about the Prophet:
Surah al-Anbiya’ Verse 107 (Quran 21:107),
Surah al-Qalam Verse 4 (68:4),
Surah al-Imran Verse 159 (3:159)
1:05:06: Hardships of the Prophet | Deaths of his daughters
1:08:57 The Prophet’s mercy, even when in a position of power
1:10:28 The Prophet’s biography (seerah) characterized by battles instead of personal events | How certain narratives can influence perception of a person
1:18:07 Why no more masala segments? Reevaluating direction of the channel
1:23:36 Can you work for a company that makes software used in loans?
1:24:04 Are non-muslims bound by sharia laws? Preservation of personal freedoms in Islam
1:34:30 Relationships: online dating, emotional maturity, polygamy, nikah al-misyar, and mutah
1:56:33 Arab poetry battles between al-Farazdaq and Jarir
2:21:34 Were all of these clans based in Northern Arabia?
2:22:50 Have you researched pre-Islamic Nabateans of Northern Arabia?
2:24:10 Who are the “purest” Arabs? Arabian clans/tribal developments, etc.
2:34:00 People like Sam Harris claim that the philosophical/scientific innovations of Islamic civilizations were not due to Islam but in spite of Islam?
2:39:15 Mohammed Hijab on Jordan Peterson’s podcast
2:42:28 Meetup #1 with Ehssanullah | Living in California, admiring things from a distance, the hedonic treadmill
2:54:04 Relationships, maturity, and knowing yourself
3:00:05 On “Masculinity” and gender
3:07:53 The yearning to fight for something
3:09:17 Thoughts on the Dave Chappelle controversy? And the show Vikings?
3:16:46 Meetup #2 with Jawad | Curiosity and closeness to the Prophet leading to advancements during Islamic civilizations? And cyclic model of civilizations
3:28:26 What are the prophetic ideals? Is it more difficult to live up to them today? Acts of kindness

#11 | Stand Upright

0:00 Intro

0:02:28 Today’s topics: (1) Always try to be fair in life, whatever the circumstances and (2) Quran 16:90, a verse which sums up Islam in practice

0:03:28 Urdu Poetry – Daagh Dehlvi | Love

0:04:28 Urdu Poetry – Fani Badayuni | Living

0:05:30 Living in the moment

0:07:42 Urdu Poetry – Abdul Hamid Adam | Understanding Self through others

0:09:01 Mufti’s love for poetry | Poetry as a solace

0:09:30 Urdu Poetry – Abdul Hamid Adam | Diversions in Life

0:12:34 Trauma Reset Intensive | Path to healing | Exhaustion

0:19:10 Viewer Comments/Questions

0:20:19 Time management tips?

0:25:00 Firas al-Sawwah: al-Aqsa mentioned in Quran is not in Jerusalem?

0:25:18 Layers and Landscape of Religion

0:31:02 We can see Ard (earth) but not Samawat (cosmos)? The fact that Allah created both

is time seen?

0:34:36 Is the West pushing a “Gay Agenda” on kids?

0:39:20 Do we move on to the next life with our ego or identity? Or could it just be pure consciousness? What is the point of this life if your identity didn’t follow since that’s what you would be judged upon?

0:45:43 Did you address your house being raided?

0:46:40 Trauma & blessings in disguise

0:50:33 Sharing your life on social media

0:52:00 “Mufti won the BukhariGate debate” | The true purpose of Bukhari-Gate

0:53:40 Mufti’s personal development | Focusing on love rather than hatred

0:57:16 Building bridges | Disagreements shouldn’t hinder humanity

1:00:00 Hadith about the dead body of a Jewish person and the Prophet standing up out of honor and respect

1:00:42 Personally connecting with the Quran
1:01:21 Today’s topic: fairness/justice

Surah al-Ma’idah Verse 8 (5:8)

1:01:41 Quran 5:8 | Be fair and just despite hatred; this is piety

1:06:27 Don’t become unfair due to adversity | Modern day examples

1:09:15 Unveiling our biases and developing ourselves

1:09:52 Being just is close to mindfulness (taqwa)

Surah an Nahl Verse 90

1:15:00 Quran 16:90 | A summary of the practical side of Islam

1:22:16 Heart-Mind Coherence

1:27:14 Mufti’s Patreon/Discord community

1:30:33 Quality vs Quantity of viewers

1:33:39 Will Mufti change his timings for the livestreams?

1:35:09 Helping people by offering solutions vs listening

1:39:17 Can you invite Hamza Abdul Malik to MindTrap?

1:39:57 Do you listen to podcasts? If so, which ones?

1:41:59 Are you aware of the engineer Mirza vs Tariq Masood drama?

1:42:43 What is your opinion on the 12 imams revered in Shia and Sufi Islam?

1:49:09 Imran ibn Hittaan writing a poem praising the killer of Ali

1:52:48 Ibn Jarir al-Tabari’s response poem

1:55:52 Dorayd ibn al Soma’s poem/proverb about following his tribe’s opinion even if they are misguided

2:00:44 Meetup #1 S.M.

2:03:11 Having a rational thought process and doing your own research

2:05:30 Will you write a book?

2:10:55 Sajal Raushan | Quran and Sunnah

2:18:46 What does Mufti think about the show Squid Game?

2:24:48 Do you believe in objective morality?

2:25:40 Do you have any tips on how to focus on reading books?

2:26:20 Mufti’s book club (this month’s book is “The Bonobo and the Atheist”) | Objective morality | Empathy

2:32:55 Is it possible to hypnotize someone?

2:34:04 What’s your view on demonology?

2:35:23 Meetup #2 S.D. | Dexter & deeper meanings

2:37:07 People don’t like to be uncomfortable

2:41:54 Parenthood and maturity

2:47:57 The human connection, and Denmark’s library where you can “check out people”

2:52:20 Parental relationships affecting children

2:54:56 Perspectives on gratitude

2:59:28 Fostering curiosity and critical thinking

3:02:31 Wondering if there will be a day when MALM is considered old-fashioned?

3:05:46 Personal connection with the Quran | Image of a blank mushaf

3:07:51 Closing comments and poetry

#10 | Paranoia Plagues The Soul

0:00:00 Intro
0:06:06 Today’s topic: Keep positive, avoid suspicions and negativity + an example from history
0:07:29 Poem by Jaun Elia | Mindsets
0:15:18 Poem by Abdul Hameed Adam
0:23:41 The “Evil Eye” in Quran & Hadith
0:30:08 Taking responsibility for your own life and fixing your own problems
0:36:04 Is there any benefit to doing sujood directly on the earth?
0:37:26 Did the sleepers of the cave (Ashab e Kahf or Seven Sleepers) actually sleep for 100 years?
0:38:04 Mufti’s spotify podcast
0:40:01 Help needed with video editing/thumbnails!
0:42:17 Were the founding fathers of America Mu’tazilites? | Forced labels | Aslim Taslam
0:47:59 Can Mufti do a hairstyle tutorial?
0:48:46 Do you have any pets?
0:49:15 Evil eye was a pagan Arab belief | Cultural practices
0:50:07 Dealing with negative social circle | Expanding your horizons
0:56:48 Why do many people have good ideas that aren’t actualized?
1:03:14 The message of Faith and the Dunning-Kruger effect
1:05:48
Why does it feel like the religious establishment is more worried about
what women wear, men’s beards, and building more masjid/mosques instead
of facilitating access to healthcare, shelter, food, etc.
1:07:36 What should the function of masjids be today?
1:08:52 Mental health issues in Muslim communities | Ruqyah
1:26:30 Today’s Topic:Keep positive, avoid suspicions and negativity + an example from history
1:27:35 Quran 53:28 & 49:12 | Avoiding Suspicion
1:29:50 Quran 17:36 | Do not pursue that of which you have no knowledge
1:31:07 Doesn’t say to stay away from all suspicion/intuition; just useless suspicions
1:34:13 “If things are good, be grateful and focus on more good that you can do”
1:37:54 Paranoia in other people and keeping yourself in check
1:38:38 Mufti’s personal story about leaving the Baramkeh area of Damascus
1:47:04 The Tragedy of the Barāmikah (Barmakids)
2:31:13 Poem by Saghar Siddiqui | The caravan must go on
2:34:41 Start of meetups and questions 

2:46:05 Focusing on yourself and not what other’s believe in.
2:52:14 Forcing sexual interaction in a relationship
3:08:23 Being curious about religion and learning
3:14:28 Praising Mufti’s efforts in promoting critical thought
3:16:00 Faith is a personal matter
3:18:30 The personalised reading of the Quran relevant to each individuals life
3:32:30 Seeking truth instead of blind faith
3:50:15 The story of Shaytan and Prophet Adam(AS)

#9 | In Pursuit of Equanimity

Introduction 2:51

Fuel Crisis 12:00

Having a dialogue 26:18

The features of Iman 40:24

Why can dharmic religions get along but Abrahanic ones clash 41:13

Mental maturity 51:45

The Quality of keeling calm (Hilm) when angry 56:45

Uthman ibn Talha and the keys to K’abah 1:18:00

Antarah ibn Shaddad 1:32:38

Keeping control of your emotions and outward energy 2:07:18

Marriage Therapy and patriarchy 2:25:25

Is Mike Tyson a Wali? 3:03:30

Would DMT do more harm than good if legalised 3:07:25

conditioning of the mind 3:17:32

#8 | See The Good

1. Introduction 2:31

2. Is diplomacy allowed in Islam? 7:17

3.Why don’t Muslims replicate the Bible with hadiths? 11:08

4. Sunnah vs Hadiths 18:15

5. Does a fart invalidate wudu? and being OCD in religion 29:18

6. Tafsir of Surah Quraish 32:49

7. Gratitude and Perspective 38:53

8. Islam in a context 46:00
Al Harb Al Basoos 54:22


9. Mufti’s favourite Quran Translation 1:13:29

10. Views on the new NATO alliance 1:16:12

11. Views on money 1:22:43

12. Hubris; Walid Ibn Mughirah (A Case Study) 1:24:23 to 1:43:08

13. Is facial Hair removal permissible? 1:43:48

14. The reality of debating 1:54:55

15. If you drink alcohol in this wolrd will it be forbidden for you in the hereafter? 1:58:39

16. The meeting of Abul Walid Muhammed Ibn Rushd (Averroes) and Mohiyuddin ibn Arabi and 2:02:29


References:

⁶* Quran: Surah 106

¹²* Surah Al Jumah (62) Ayat 4

¹³*Sahih Al Bukhari Hadiths no.5943 and no.5948. Sunan An-Nasai Hadiths no.5099 and no.5252.

#7 | Moving Forward

Introduction 3:05

Covid-19 debate 6:45

Banning words 11:00

What is the Islamic perspective on forced vaccinations 13:08

Should we give scholars that have taken advantage of their position a second chance? 20:04

Social Media Generation 26:40

When will Mufti Publish a book 37:12

Do all religions have inner truths? 38:38

Choosing scholars to follow 40:40

Too much humble bragging by scholars 43:55

Connecting with the Quran (Surah Al-Layl) 44:35

Will old scholars be regarded highly in the growing age of information 1:00:49

Monday Nights with Mufti (Chapters of life and moving on) 1:01:45


Why the name “Abu Layth?” 1:04:53

Is the concept of the Ummah (community) over or unnecessary in the modern age? 1:08:01

Why is spirituality not given enough attention within Islamic cirlces? 1:13:21

What is fiq? 1:16:25

WWIII is coming soon 1:23:59

The Meaning and beliefs about salat? 1:30:06

Leaving the salat 1:56:20

Can a Muslim label another a non-muslim 2:03:40

The Meaning of witr 2:06:30

Who was AbdulMu’min bn Ali al-Ghoumi (Mohad Dynasty)? 2:11:43

Meet Up 2:39:34

Is Mufti Interested in Tassawuf? 2:39:55

What is Qadah( making up the missed Salat) and did the Prophet (SAW) do so for 30 years? 2:41:36


The late Usama Canon 2:47:14

Does Allah set people up to fail? 2:50:13

#6 | Unravelling Resilience

Introduction 2:42

The late Ustadh Usama Canon 6:00

Jesus is the only way to the father 12:10

Tawakkul (trust/reliance on God) 14:10

Abdul Rahman ibn Muawiya al-Dākhil 28:04

What happened to his children? 48:15

Respecting leaders that strive for power 49:49

Did Abdul Rahman ibn Muawiyah change his ways? 51:06

The origins of the name Muhammed 51:12

Is the pig Najis (Impure) in it’s totality 55:00

The Similarities between the Apocryphal Gospel and Quran 1:41:40

Gary Vaynerchuk , following entrepreneurs and discussion on ageing 1:42:43

Muslims and Relationships 1:50:12

Meet Up 1:57:40

Life In Morroco/Travelling to gain life experience 1:58:00

Minecraft and Pigs 2:03:10

Feeding pets haram 2:05:15

Meditation 2:06:30

Finding a spouse 2:11:39

What is a Kaffir? 2:19:49

Mike Tyson’s view on Religion and conflict 2:25:39

Comments about Mufti and the Ignorance/hatred of the layman 2:27:30

Control and power (supersized ego’s in the name of religion) 2:30:20

A subconscious drive yearning us towards God 2:33:50

Is Quran the only wahi (revelation) received by the prophet Muhammad (SAW) 2:39:49

Did our ancestors have a better memory than us? 2:48:37

Abrogation of the Ayat’s (verses) in Quran 3:59:50

Are dogs permissible to consume in the Maliki school of fiq (jurisprudence)? 3:05:10

Finding/giving references as proof 3:07:31

Imam Malik rejecting so called sahih(sound) hadiths 3:11:00

Differences of Opinion within the religion and the misconceptions of a homogenised religion 3:13:13

Do Miracles exist? 3:16:12

Nobody (muslim) disagrees with the stories in the Quran taking place 3:18:16

The purpose of stories in the quran and taking a moral lesson from them 3:23:40

Kicking people out of Islam unnecessarily 3:27:00

#5 | Misunderstood Methodologies

0:00:00 Intro
0:03:33 Today’s topics: How the Quran highlights the power of Dua | How Dua is often misunderstood | Difference between Religion and Superstition.
0:06:18 Mufti’s book club & the importance of constructive reading
0:09:01 The future of human individuality vs artificial intelligence in Yuval Harari’s book “Money”
0:14:55 Topics covered today
0:15:17 Context of Quran 2:186 | Addressing Ramadan and the evocative nature of struggle
0:18:11 Quran 2:186 | Wording
0:20:27 Note about the pronoun used for God (“huwa”)
0:24:45 Quran 2:186 | Allah’s response to the caller
0:26:16 Quran 10:12 | Connecting with God during distress
0:29:05 Quran 10:12 | When the harm is removed
0:30:11 Quran 39:49 | How do we react after God’s blessings?
0:32:46 Recap of today’s verses
0:34:03 Misunderstood methodologies regarding dua | Bargaining with God?
0:39:00 Rules of the world vs rules of God
0:40:21 What is dua really about?
0:41:17 Hadith: I will treat my servant/person as they expect me to treat them.
0:42:13 Viewer comments:
0:42:33 Is God a woman?
0:43:55 “Rumi said, walk and the way will appear. God says, pray and the way will appear”
0:44:09 Is the story about Musa asking God about what pleases him sahih? Does making people happy please God the most?
0:45:36 Can you pray in your heart (silently)?
0:47:57 Ego, identity, the “Self”
0:53:03 On one hand, we know the self but on the other hand it’s the self that we take a lifetime to know.
0:53:26 The bundle loop theory in psychology
0:55:35 The realization of nonduality
0:56:22 Identity and consciousness
0:57:20 Is the ego necessary for thriving?
59:19 What’s your take on certain recitations before making dua?
1:01:17 “In Vedanta, the mind is compared to a lake and thoughts are the ripples. When the lake is turbulent, its bottom is not visible”
1:04:10 reply to claim “Hinduism is more tolerant than Islam”
1:14:  difference between Religion and Superstition
1:19: Poem by Jaun Elia “Kisi se ehd o paiman kar na rehiyo”

#4 | Meaning With MALM

0:00:00 Intro
0:09:55 Today’s topic: The Quran and the voice of reason
0:11:21 Ayat covered today
0:12:18 Religion rooted in the voice of reason?
0:13:26 Living in a post-religion era
0:15:55 Revelation and the importance of reason: invitation to Islam
0:20:14 Quran 22:46 | Traveling, reflecting, and reasoning
0:25:01 Quran 2:42 | Using your intellect/Aql & what sets us apart as a species
0:27:40 Quran 41:53 | God’s signs
0:29:33 Quran 4:82 | Pondering requires reason
0:33:05 Reflecting upon nature
0:34:01 Quran 4:82 & Quran 47:24 | Invitation to ponder & the heart’s “lock”
0:36:30 Quran 4:82 | The Quran’s confident invitation to critique
0:40:27 Quran 5:104 | Traditions and knowledge
0:44:44 Reason; the greatest gift to understand truth from falsehood
0:46:11 Recap of verses covered today
0:46:39 A note about engaging in meaningful discourse about the Quran
0:47:17 False dichotomy of reason vs revelation
0:51:40 Longer YouTube video on “The Role of Reason in Religion”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuLDZkLvxvo&list=PLBMmBw6uvQP8KUbwgcvb80rMh3QtyXj3C&index=2
0:53:11 Reason still has limits, but it’s the best we have
0:54:20 Religion and Reason are not rivals
0:55:10 Viewer Q: Logic is limited, and reason knows the limits of logic
0:55:20 Viewer Q: How do you navigate reason when it reaches its inherent limitations?
0:56:20 Viewer Q: Is there a split between first world muslims and third world muslims?
0:57:22 People who misrepresent religion due to culture can be found anywhere
0:58:05 We often become more reason-based when looking at others
0:59:30 Islam is for everyone
1:02:59 Imposing upon others is a problem, even if it is imposing reason
1:04:19 Viewer Q: Are sectarian Muslim and Muslims reluctant to use reason more of a threat to Islam than atheists?
1:08:18 Viewer Q: Claiming to be a mufti
1:10:22 Viewer Q: If we solely take reason, do we neglect the spiritual, ineffable experience religion has to offer?
1:14:41 The real purpose of Islam is to connect insan with Allah
1:15:11 Viewer Q: What do you think about ex-Muslims?
1:23:47 Viewer Q: Can you do an episode on Ismail al-Jazari (the grandfather of robotics in the 12th century)?
1:25:15 Viewer Q: Why did Al Ghazali ditch reason at the end of his spiritual journey? Does “The Truth” only reside outside human reality?
1:34:35 Viewer Q: Thoughts on “No one exists here by choice. We’re just put here and expected to do right.”?
1:36:16 Poetry by Nasir Qazmi part 1/2
1:37:26 Poem by Mir Taqi Mir
1:39:24 Poem by Nasir Qazmi part 2/2
1:42:35 Poem by Momin Khan Momin
1:44:20 Viewer comments/Arabic grammar
1:47:14 Meetup #1 (L.W-J.)
1:49:09 Lucy’s poetry
1:53:48 To what extent does someone’s Arabic pronunciation need to be correct?
2:01:58 Viewer Q: How do you deal with nhilism and Islam?
2:05:52 Thoughts on a documentary about some of the last hunter gatherers that exist today
2:09:02 Meetup #2 (S.D.)
2:10:30 What is Mufti’s take on the story of Adam and Eve and the forbidden fruit?
2:24:24 Meetup #3 (E.H.)
2:25:27 How to teach your kids about religion/Islam?
2:32:06 What the Prophet taught: Charity and saying a peaceful word to people
2:35:40 Upcoming events: book club, MindTrap

#3 | Meaning With MALM

0:00:00 Intro 0:07:34 Today’s topic: Quranic description of God’s love
0:08:18 Current events: Taliban & Afghanistan
0:20:25 Current events: Ayesha Akram incident in Pakistan
0:21:06 Women’s rights in France
0:22:18 Quran 30:4 “To Allah belongs the affair before and after” | Imam Malik’s final words
0:23:48 Noam Chomsky | CIA & Taliban
0:24:24 Communism, Capitalism, and Controlling the Markets
0:30:00 How does God describe love in the Quran? Who God “loves” vs “loves not”
0:34:00 Jordan Peterson–was the Prophet a warlord? Looking at the Quranic language
0:37:45 Allah never says He hates a people, only that He does not love
Who Does Allah Love?
0:38:04 Quran 2:195 Those who give charity and are meticulously kind
0:39:42 Quran 3:76 Those who are true to their word and mindful of God
0:41:33 Quran 3:134 Those who spend, hold in their anger, forgive humans, and follow through with good deeds
0:44:13 Quran 3:159 Softness as a mercy from God | being consistently forgiving, making dua for others
0:45:03 Quran 3:159 Those who rely upon Him | avoiding indecision
0:46:32 Quran 5:93 Belief, mindfulness of God, and doing good deeds
0:47:38 The kind of people that Allah loves are always people who are doing something for others
0:48:00 Why has religiosity become synonymous with harshness?
0:48:46 Characteristics of a leader
0:52:04 Softness vs Harshness Quran 3:159
0:52:35 Allah does not like those who reject, but never says He loves only the believers
0:53:12 Allah’s love focuses on actions: mindfulness of God, being kind, being patient, suppressing anger, repenting, keeping clean, etc
0:56:24 Q: What motivates Mufti to do these streams?
0:58:14 Resuming MindTrap
0:58:31 Book Lounge discord book club
1:01:30 Q: Do we have to make up all missed Salah ever?
1:03:58 Salah: an act of gratitude, not a burden or debt
1:05:06 Quran 2:195 Doers of good & Dawah | correcting self vs others
1:06:42 Q: Mufti’s appearance
1:08:06 Q: Does Quranic grammar/structure vary from that of Hadith?
1:12:25 Being critical studying Hadith: following the 3 golden laws
1:15:12 Q: Was the Quran made up or taken from other sources? Quranic superposition and necessary ambiguity
1:18:35 Example: Moses and Akhenaten
1:19:27 The miracle of the Quran: for all times, all places, and all minds
1:19:49 Random questions
1:21:04 Q: Mufti’s academic background–where has he studied?
1:23:00 Meetup #1 (F.D.) Philosophy and reflecting upon the Prophet’s path and struggles
1:32:24 Ritual & Prayer
1:33:24 Islam came for everyone, even for people of different regions and mindsets
1:34:35 Following Spirit vs Law
1:41:00 Meetup #2 (C.J.) Q about miracles: do they defy the laws of physics?
1:46:25 What was the objective of the Quran?
1:49:15 Supernatural ambiguity in verses of the Quran
1:50:00 Example: Quran 54:1 Moon splitting
1:52:20 Individual verses of the Quran do not contradict science
1:52:52 Example: Creationism vs Evolution
1:55:07 Example: Asking the Prophet about Jesus having a father
1:57:43 Purpose of Quran: connecting to Creator
2:02:21 Meetup #3 (J.) Mercy, cruelty, and children
2:08:37 Quranic message of unity and compassionate coexistence for all
2:21:00 Urdu Poetry – Jigar Muradabadi
2:27:57 Closing with Rumi poem “Clothes Abandoned on the Shore”

#2 | Meaning With MALM

00:00:00 Intro
00:10:27 Today’s theme: piety in the Quran
00:13:24 Piety: proximity to God? rituals?
00:14:47 Quran 2:177; what piety is and isn’t
00:18:14 Quran 2:189; superstition vs piety
00:24:22 Definition of taqwa
00:26:00 Quran 22:37; piety, animal sacrifice, and waste
00:31:30 Hadith about Allah looking at your intentions, not your appearance
00:32:09 Quran 49:13; addressing mankind as a whole and a common ancestor of humans
00:37:28 Christian trinity misunderstood by Muslims
00:41:51 Mufti’s “lifehack” conversing with intelligent people
00:43:00 Mathematics, Einstein’s quote that “black holes are where God divided by zero”
00:50:34 Question: is matter infinitely divisible?
00:55:10 Revelation/Emergence of Islam – addressed to who and why? Historical perspective
01:01:24 Quran & (Quantum) superposition
01:02:36 Historical narratives of the devil
01:11:21 Meetup #1 (M.W.)
01:14:14 Guest’s experience with Sufism & his Islam journey
01:23:07 Mindfulness, rituals, and loving thy neighbor
01:29:49 Who does Allah love? Does Allah hate?
01:34:03 Calling upon people other than God
01:40:30 Advice about holding grudges
01:44:45 Why Muslims and ex-Muslims become disheartened by Islam
01:48:00 Philosophers and the way of the Prophet; The Golden Age of Islam and confidently taking knowledge from others
01:56:06 Mufti’s thoughts on an Islamic Reformation
01:58:18 Institutionalized Religion
02:01:41 Meetup #2 (S.S.)
02:03:29 Question about Quran 33:33 and the Ahl al-Bayt (are wives part of it)
02:07:45 The Shia/Sunni debate
02:13:07 Moving beyond sectarianism
02:16:00 Permissibility of Tawassul?
02:18:21 The Book Lounge, Mufti’s new book club on discord (this month’s book is “Money” by Yuval N Harari)
02:22:20 Meetup #3 (R.S.)
02:23:13 Guest’s experience with Tabligh & dogmatism
02:29:50 Urdu poetry – Daagh Dehlvi

#1 | Meaning With MALM

00:01:35 Topics for the day

00:03:52 Traumtic incident Since May and how everyone is doing

00:06:00 Positivity and faith in humanity, connecting

00:08:55 Purpose or Meaning With MALM 

00:12:31 What happened to Monday Nights with Mufti? 

00:14:23 Teaching journey starting the Muwatta, to radio show, to Facebook until now 

00:20:56 Meaning with MALM to replace Meetups. Creation of a Book Club on Discord. 

00:22:54 Multiple people arrested for the May incident 

00:27:06 Three Quran Verse Discussion 48:1, 94:6 and 74:37. FMA = Focus, Meaning and Action 

00:30:19 When face a difficulty, it’s your focus. There has always been ease. 

00:31:27 Meaning comes from what you give to the situation 

00:34:13 People need to make their own action 

00:37:30 Question: Did the perpetrators get caught? 

00:39:25 Question: Why aren’t you coming to Christ? 

00:41:35 Connect & Reflect: Ahmad Shoaib 

00:44:27 How can we be a source of guidance to others who question Allah SWT? 

00:51:36 Ghamidi center in contact with MALM for potential Mindtrap 

00:52:40 Connect & Reflect: Imam Jawad Sahab 

00:53:13 Add Planing to FMA formula 

00:57:24 Question: Why are the alleged breastfeeding and stoning verses whose rulings still apply removed from the mushaf but the abrogated verses that no longer apply are still in the mushaf? 

01:05:35 Question: Some days it’s difficult rolling out of bed, then tackling the world, then do wudhu and salat. 

01:15:05 Connect & Reflect: Khalid bin Walid 

01:15:40 Birthdays shunned for being Pagan

01:23:10 What should be used for Dawah and what shouldn’t. Share the faith, not the ahkam. 

01:25:07 Sharia and Ahkam are not for Dawah, strictly academic and personal for you on you 

01:37:55 Question: How do you tackle the feeling of being a failure when in an abusive relationship? I’m stuck in the relationship due to my kids and don’t want to feel as a failure to them for leaving. 

01:49:14 Question: Mufti can you please tell us if Allah SWT has a shape or not? 

01:55:33 Connect & Reflect: Ray

01:56:36 Does life and our human experience and memories have meaning independent of the afterlife? 

02:10:34 Question: I worry too much on others and their difficulties. Hence can’t focus on myself.

02:18:44 Connect & Reflect: Darth Veda 

02:19:45 Post traumatic growth and dealing with differences of opinions 

02:32:02 Let the opponents bring their best arguments to improve oneself

02:43:09 What’s your opinion of the autistic mind and autistic spectrum?