The Light of Reflection

Summarize the approach of investigation - Two contradictory stories regarding the death of a young lady. The investigation approach in today's society including initial investigation, detailed investigation, indictment, trial, jury, judge, and judgement/conviction. The role of the initial investigation is to follow the leads and exhaust all doubts. Each individual is answerable for their own inves...

Discussion about the concentrated effort to undermine Ali Ibn Abu Talib to reduced his stature and ability to succeed the Prophet during the life of the Prophet. Sakeefa was not an accident. Its seeds were planted much earlier and the actions show the intention.

The importance of Syeda Fatima Efforts to undermine the marriage of Syeda Fatima Zehra The context of the hadith - whoever angers Fatima (AS), angers Me (SWT), and whoever angered Me, angered Allah Hujjah on the people to understand the truth  

Politics was at play at the beginning of Islam after the death of the Prophet and the proof. Investigating a pre-mature death: Approach, following the leads, series of events, and different aspects of the leads The goal of an investigator is simple: 1- Identify if there was foul play; 2- Identify culprits

Importance of this analysis, recap and overview of the next few episodes

This is the start of the contextual investigation and evaluation of the events leading up to the burning of the house of Syeda Fatima Zehra. This series will be with a prominent scholar and historian with a focus on understanding the events from a political perspective rather than a religious perspective because religious perspective leads to challenging the deep-rooted beliefs that cause mental b...

This episode will focus on the overall approach using 8 different parts. Starting with the situation, discussing the approach taken by Sunnah and Shia regarding the movie - The Lady of Heaven, Historical Context, Logical analysis, key questions, contextual evidence prior to the event, and Key insights for every Muslim to make their own judgement

In the first two parts, we discussed arguments in favour of and against watching the movie "the Lady of Heaven" from a Shia perspective. This podcast outlines a framework by which an individual can make a decision for themselves. Also discusses the institution of Marajiat for more clarity especially during the time of occultation of the Imam (may Allah hasten his reappearance).

Highlights 20 reasons why Shias should either watch/support the movie, or at least not speak against the movie the Lady of Heaven. Note that there are key points fundamentally agreed-upon by all Shias: 1- This event happened 2- The elevated personalities of broader Muslims should not be cursed using vile language 3- Unity of Ummah is very important 4- Sunnis are our brothers. All Sunnis are not Wa...

Elaborates 22 reasons why Shias should not watch and support the movie the Lady of Heaven with an understanding of key points that are agreed upon all Shia

Detailed discussion on the perspective of Sunni Muslims on the events surrounding the death of Syeda Fatima Zehra, and how the arguments go. This is based on a series of Twitter and Youtube discussions that I had with Sunni brothers. These discussions started with the events surrounding the death of Syeda Fatima Zehra and then went into all the different arguments that Ahl-e-Sunnah have on Shias....

Discussion around what we saw in March 2020. How we witnessed the signs of Allah through the global lockdown. But before that lockdown and even today certain parts of the world like Yemen, Kashmir and Palestine continue to be under lockdown. This is a time to act and make our voices heard. Many of our brothers might not have time to save their children

People and children in Yemen are suffering. The protruding bones, poking eyes, parched lips, heaving breathing of 1000s of children speak volumes about the famine that is being faced by the locals due to the ongoing Saudi blockade. Supplies and fuel have been stopped from entering Yemen for months. We need to convey our grave concerns to the elected representatives as a human, not as Muslims, Chri...

Prophet Mohammad's (PBUH) life is a guide for all. However, oftentimes we fall prey to remembering key events and ignoring the full life and the lesson that we get from it. In this podcast, we discuss the summary of his life by dividing it into 4 parts and dive deep into a key lesson that we can use in our lives today. This will lead to longer-term success in our life by allowing us to work hard,...

Discuss the importance of upcoming US elections, their impact, our responsibility, and a narration from the time of Imam Hasan AS before the agreement with Muawiya showing the actions of Muslims of that time

The focus of this interactive podcast was a recap of the Coronavirus situation based on what was discussed extensively in March and April. Dr Hatem outline the attributes of Amrullah and how this virus is nothing but Amrullah. We then discuss how people have reacted and the four purposes this virus will fulfill including test, strengthen, increase yaqeem, and delight the Sadiqeen. This example and...

This is the start of the ongoing discussions with Dr Hatem. In this session we discuss the goals of these discussions. Dr Hatem shares very insightful perspective on the life of the 11th Imam. Since this is not a traditional lectures, we ask questions in real time about the life, events and the learnings from the life of Imam Hasan Askari AS. Key lessons were from the event of the Zinj Revolution,...

A lot happened after the event of Ghadeer but one question that no one asks is - What happened to the 100K+ Muslim Hajis who were present at Ghadeer? Did they die of a plague within 70 days or did their hearts die? 14 distinct things that happened after this event can be attributed to the lack “Nahi Anil Munkar.” And if we don’t change ourselves, how will we be different than those who stayed quit...

Main causes of the persecution is the love of Ahl-e-Bait AS but that doesn’t mean that we should be continuously persecuted and others keep quite. There are examples from history mentioned in Quran where nations changed themselves to make a difference in the world. These examples show the path that we should follow as those living in societies where our voices can be heard.

Discussion around the two main problems identified through research and how the discussions in the first 2 parts address these concerns. This raises a fundamental question that there is something wrong with examples from the daily world. Seta up the last two parts of Chapter 3.

- Discuss the need to ask the questions: “what are we doing wrong” - Gives a glimpse of historic persecution of Shias from 632AD to 2000 AD - Pushes the questions- are we different or the same and will experience the same fate?

Sets up the discussion for the next 4 parts in light of historical behavior of the Shias of Imam Ali AS. Highlight 3 main reasons shared by different groups of the community for the current state of Shias. Deeper discussion on the actions of the majority of the so-called Shias through 7 different stages of the lives of the Imams from Imam Ali through 11th Imam with examples from different era. Thi...

Several examples of events from the recent past and how we acted. And the importance of not staying quite now. A Narration from Imam Mohammad Baqar AS and Ameerul Momineen AS regarding the test of Shias and the need to stand up for Haq now as we approach a pivotal election

114 Days before elections. How have we reacted to the Amrullah as we approach the 6 month mark? Are we prepared for a major catastrophe? If not, now is the time to act. The window of opportunity is closing.

Setup discussion to create roadmap for the next 4 months. Understanding a key statement in the Deceleration of Independence and linking back to our position as Shias reflecting back to past 6 months.