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Iftar for Soul

Iftar for Soul

By Rizwan Ashraf

In the spirit of Ramadan, a podcast that will bring you a step closer to Quran and nurture understanding of how to apply a timeless message from 1400 years ago in modern times
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Episode 23: How dangerous are assumptions?

Iftar for SoulMay 05, 2021

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S4:E27: How significant is Justice?

S4:E27: How significant is Justice?

4:75: Why humans shouldn’t only follow what they feel good in doing
Apr 06, 202424:40
S4:E26: Do I live to be fair or to feel good?

S4:E26: Do I live to be fair or to feel good?

4:60: why is it not okay to do what makes you happy
Apr 05, 202418:18
S4:E25: What is the evil of envy?

S4:E25: What is the evil of envy?

4:54: What forms of jealousy are there?
Apr 04, 202414:30
S4:E24: Do I understand in whose dominion I am?

S4:E24: Do I understand in whose dominion I am?

4:53: Do I really own with what I identify myself with?
Apr 03, 202413:39
S4:E23: What happens if I believe in no God?

S4:E23: What happens if I believe in no God?

4:51: what alternatives are there if I don’t believe in God
Apr 02, 202409:43
S4:E22: Who gets the right to judge?

S4:E22: Who gets the right to judge?

4:49: Do I get to decide what’s right and wrong?
Apr 01, 202415:48
S4:E21: Is there one true truth?

S4:E21: Is there one true truth?

4:44: What is the right path?
Mar 31, 202414:55
S4:E20: How significant is charity?

S4:E20: How significant is charity?

4:39: is it all about being spiritual in life?
Mar 30, 202416:36
S4:E19: Am I aware of women’s rights in marriage?

S4:E19: Am I aware of women’s rights in marriage?

4:21: reflections on religious obligation vs. cultural impact in marriage
Mar 29, 202414:32
S4:E18: Do men have a false sense of power?

S4:E18: Do men have a false sense of power?

4:21: Understanding rights of women through someone who created her
Mar 28, 202419:46
S4:E17: How do I set a criteria to accept truth?

S4:E17: How do I set a criteria to accept truth?

3:183: the perils of confirmation bias
Mar 27, 202415:54
S4:E16: What knowledge can discern between humans?

S4:E16: What knowledge can discern between humans?

3:162: who has the right to judge? Should humans be judged ?
Mar 26, 202416:05
S4:E15: Is it OK to be dependent?

S4:E15: Is it OK to be dependent?

3:160: Whose aid do we need?
Mar 25, 202416:54
S4:E14: How do I embrace suffering?

S4:E14: How do I embrace suffering?

3:142: are my desires the ultimate guide ?
Mar 24, 202415:43
S4:E13: Who sets the criteria for good/bad?

S4:E13: Who sets the criteria for good/bad?

3:135: Who do I turn to in times of distress
Mar 23, 202414:51
S4:E12: What is the straight path?

S4:E12: What is the straight path?

3:101: is it okay to have pride in class and lineage?
Mar 22, 202418:14
S4:E11: Can Islam be inherently crooked?

S4:E11: Can Islam be inherently crooked?

3:99: what can we learn from the Jews and the Christians
Mar 21, 202414:59
S4:E10: Am I mindful of Allah?

S4:E10: Am I mindful of Allah?

3:98: Are we aware how much of Ayaat of Allah we reject?
Mar 20, 202415:30
S4:E9: Is there one true religion?

S4:E9: Is there one true religion?

3:83: why Allah is only one true God
Mar 19, 202418:35
S4:E8: Is there one true Unity?

S4:E8: Is there one true Unity?

What are these multiple religions?
Mar 18, 202407:36
S4:E7: What are the mechanisms of lying?

S4:E7: What are the mechanisms of lying?

3:71: why do we choose to lie?
Mar 17, 202416:22
S4:E6: Is seeing enough or do I need to witness it?

S4:E6: Is seeing enough or do I need to witness it?

3:70: Breaking barriers of perception.
Mar 16, 202417:28
S4:E5: Is there an ultimate source of knowledge?

S4:E5: Is there an ultimate source of knowledge?

What do I need to discuss?
Mar 15, 202413:38
S4: E4: Why studying life of Abraham crucial?

S4: E4: Why studying life of Abraham crucial?

Is Abraham a converging point or diverging for the three abrahamic faiths
Mar 14, 202414:25
S4:E3: What happens to me when I die

S4:E3: What happens to me when I die

Is it enough to know life through life or also death?
Mar 13, 202417:11
S4: E2: What was there before Quran?

S4: E2: What was there before Quran?

3:23: Is my Islam complete if I reject what preceded teachings of Muhammad (pbuh)?
Mar 12, 202416:33
S4: E1: Sincerity in Intention

S4: E1: Sincerity in Intention

2:266. How do we detach ourselves from seeking pleasure from creation and focus on the Creator
Mar 11, 202418:36
S3: E26: What happens to me when I die?

S3: E26: What happens to me when I die?

Last episode
Apr 18, 202319:35
S3: E25: What blinds my heart?

S3: E25: What blinds my heart?

Justice to self
Apr 17, 202322:05
S3: E23, E24: Can I purify my wealth? Learning from the oast

S3: E23, E24: Can I purify my wealth? Learning from the oast

Spirit of charity
Apr 15, 202340:12
S3: E22; Can we escape death?

S3: E22; Can we escape death?

How much control do we have ?
Apr 14, 202322:20
S3: E21: What are challenges in life?

S3: E21: What are challenges in life?

Am I only tested if I have less of materialism?
Apr 13, 202324:52
S3: E20: Must we see God to believe?

S3: E20: Must we see God to believe?

How does this life end ?
Apr 12, 202319:15
S3: E19: Do I blindly follow what I see?

S3: E19: Do I blindly follow what I see?

Where does my faith come from?
Apr 11, 202318:09
S3: E18: Why is there a competition in Abrahamic religions?

S3: E18: Why is there a competition in Abrahamic religions?

Who claims the prophets?
Apr 10, 202320:53
S3: E17: Who is our God?

S3: E17: Who is our God?

Convergence of Abrahamic faiths
Apr 09, 202312:50
S3: E16: Whose colors do I color myself with?

S3: E16: Whose colors do I color myself with?

How do I color myself
Apr 08, 202317:56
S3: E15: Can I ask ANY question?

S3: E15: Can I ask ANY question?

What do I need to know as a student of knowledge
Apr 07, 202321:07
S3: E14: How do we know Allah?

S3: E14: How do we know Allah?

Have we ever give chance to know Him through His lens ?
Apr 06, 202320:58
S3: E13: Who is capable of everything?

S3: E13: Who is capable of everything?

In difficult times, who do I depend upon ?
Apr 05, 202319:05
S3: E12: How significant are promises?

S3: E12: How significant are promises?

What centers in our conviction
Apr 04, 202316:38
S3: E11: Why do we reject Prophethood?

S3: E11: Why do we reject Prophethood?

Who do we eventually want to listen to?
Apr 03, 202316:59
S3: E10: How do we treat truth?

S3: E10: How do we treat truth?

What is the truth?
Apr 02, 202321:29
S3: E9: Why do we cherry pick?

S3: E9: Why do we cherry pick?

Understanding the course of our actions and choices
Apr 01, 202343:35
S3: E8: What comes first, faith or knowledge ?

S3: E8: What comes first, faith or knowledge ?

What really precedes the ultimate faith
Mar 31, 202321:58
S3: E7: Do I need the knowledge of Arabic language?

S3: E7: Do I need the knowledge of Arabic language?

How much is lost in translation?
Mar 30, 202320:31
S3: E6: Is the knowledge corrupted?

S3: E6: Is the knowledge corrupted?

Epistemology as a vital foundation
Mar 29, 202317:34
S3: E5: How toxic is self righteousness?

S3: E5: How toxic is self righteousness?

What are my flaws?
Mar 28, 202319:37
S3: E4: Who knows me the best?

S3: E4: Who knows me the best?

The ultimate knowledge
Mar 27, 202316:53
S3: E3: How to human?

S3: E3: How to human?

Where does knowledge come from ?
Mar 26, 202319:46