Hujjat Podcast

Continuing the Monday night tafseer class series led by Sheikh Jaffer Ladak, the discussion explores the theme of the Surah Tawbah.

Continuing the Monday night tafseer class series led by Sheikh Jaffer Ladak, the discussion explores the theme of the Surah Al Al-Anfaal.

Continuing the Monday night tafseer class series led by Sheikh Jaffer Ladak, the discussion explores the theme of the Surah Al Al-A'raaf.

Short term pain for long term gain. The aims behind the Coronavirus lockdown are simple, but for social creatures like humans a lockdown is not as simple as it seems to be. In this episode, Abbas and Aliya are joined by our special guests, Dr Mohammed Abbas Khaki @drmokhaki and Ali Akbar Datoo @aadatoo1. Dr Khaki is a GP working on the front lines of the Coronavirus pandemic, and Ali Akbar is an E...

History has always taught us, that in times of difficulty, man has remained resilient. Religiosity, philanthropy and leadership is what keeps us productive during times like these. In this episode, Ahmed and Husein are joined by our first special guest, Sayed Shabeer Kirmani from Florida, USA. Sayed Shabeer is an academic, entrepreneur and international public speaker with key focuses on religious...

Mentality is everything. Having a positive mindset, giving back and utilising our time effectively may just be what gets us through the long days in isolation. In this episode, Ahmed is joined by the three Abbas’s to discuss ways in which to give back, how and why to use time effectively. Please feel free to let us know your thoughts on the situation in the comments below and what’s helping you ge...

We hear the term ‘activism’ thrown around frequently, but what actually is it? Why is it so important in our communities? What are the obstacles we have to overcome as Muslims in this country? Tune in to our latest podcast with Zainab Gulamali of the Muslim Council of Britain, a frequent commentator in the media, and from our own community. We discuss the meaning of activism, the challenges we fac...

Amidst the nerves surrounding the unprecedented Covid-19 pandemic, Al Haadi Youth release the first episode as part of a special series. In this episode, Abbas, Ahmed, Mohammed and Husein share their initial reaction to the Prime Ministers historic message, essentially ordering a UK wide lockdown - and the effect on individual lives and the community at large. Although we might have a laugh on the...

This was a REALLY exciting episode to record - and definitely one of the most thought-provoking discussions we've had to date. Do you think from a personal and community point of view we have forgotten the true essence and importance that the Quran should play in our lives? Do we recall the historical value and significance of Jannatul Baqi? Tune in to our latest podcast with the world renowned re...

Join Sh Jaffer Ladak and sister Zeinab Donati, coordinator of content at al-islam.org as they discuss her conversion from Catholicism, the future of the website, the special content for children, the Ask a Scholar Portal and her views on the need of female role models.

Why does a person continuously reject the signs of God? Surah al-An'am is an early Meccan chapter that sets out a Surah long dialogue between the Prophet Muhammad (s) and the Quraysh, quoting a plethora of reasons for their rejecting the Prophet (s) and his plethora of answers to them, at times theological, at times logical and at others natural. The theme denotes why a people, who receive ev...

Continuing the Monday night Quran tafseer series with Sheikh Jaffer Ladak. We explore the themes of the 4th surah in the Holy Quran.

Continuing the Monday night Quran tafseer series with Sheikh Jaffer Ladak. We explore the themes of the 4th surah in the Holy Quran.

Continuing the Monday night Quran tafseer series with Sheikh Jaffer Ladak. We explore the themes of the 3rd surah in the Holy Quran. 

Sheikh Jaffer continues his Monday night Tafseer series. 

Over the last decade, we have seen the way global events are reported by the media shape public opinion and narrative.  The dilemma of how, why and whether to trust the news is a question recurring in day to day lives.  In this special, we are joined by BBC News award-winning journalist, Ammar Ebrahim.  Ammar shares his experience on being a young, Muslim journalist. He discusses why and how to ge...

Continuing the Monday night tafseer class series led by Sheikh Jaffer Ladak, the discussion explores the theme of the opening Surah of the Holy Quran, Al-Fatihah. 

Our resident Aalim, Sheikh Jaffer Ladak, has begun a tasfeer series on themes of each chapter of the holy Quran on Monday nights at our centre. We will be uploading each discussion on our podcast feed. Be sure to subscribe! 

Sheikh Jaffer Ladak is joined by Headteacher, David Poole, Lead Proposer & Project Lead, Shaheen Hirji, Project Faith Lead, Fatema Rahemani and Fatim Panjwani, Head of Site, as they discuss the exciting launch of Hujjat Primary School in Sept 2020, how to register and what makes HPS so unique a learning environment for children. Deadline for applications is 15th January 2020 so...

The Office of Bob Blackman MP disappointingly declined a sitting with our resident Aalim, Sheikh Jaffer Ladak, as initially planned. Therefore, this interview has been conducted by regular hosts Ahmed Gokal and Zayn Ahmad. Al Haadi Youth have invited the main candidates running for the Harrow East seat in a series of impartially hosted Q&A podcasts.  Our third episode features Bob Blackma...

The opening two discussions looked at how Islam provides support to a society and the emphasis on political engagement. In this part we will ask how Islamic sources speak of distributive justice and social equity. Islamic politics is supposed to be transformative. This means its policies must (1) never tolerate oppression, (2) must not shy away from tackling injustice, (3) must restore rights and...

GENERAL ELECTION SPECIAL - ADAM BERNARD (LIB DEM) Al Haadi Youth have invited the main candidates running for the Harrow East seat in a series of Q&A podcasts.  Our second episode features Adam Bernard of the Liberal Democrats who discusses both local and national policy issues, as well as issues affecting the Muslim community.  We urge the community to tune into this unmissable episode. Let’s fam...

GENERAL ELECTION SPECIAL - PAMELA FITZPATRICK (LABOUR) Al Haadi Youth have invited the main candidates running for the Harrow East seat in a series of Q&A podcasts.  Our first episode features Pamela Fitzpatrick of Labour who discusses both local and international policy issues, as well as issues affecting the Muslim community.  We urge the community to tune into this unmissable epis...

Is engagement in politics prohibited, permissible or necessary in Islam? What does the Qur’an say about our responsibilities to the world? Why did Shiism have a period where political engagement was prohibited? In part one we introduced the series by looking at how the Qur’an relates the responsibilities of a Muslim society and how it can practically affect a non Muslim society. This leads us to a...

What are the Qur’anic characteristics of a strong nation? How does the Muslim community contribute to building it? And what is our response to the calling of the General Election?  A nation ought to be strong, wise, mature, charitable and attentive to the rights of people. In order to achieve this it constituents must bear these characteristics by taking account of themselves and the society...