PODCAST Making sense of islam with tarek Elgawhary Listen Today on Episode 41: Islamic Holidays #4: The Birth of the Prophet Celebrating the birth of our beloved Prophet ﷺ has been a custom of Muslim communities ever since the time of the...
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PODCAST Making sense of islam with tarek Elgawhary Listen Today on Episode 40: Thoughts on Islam and the Workplace, pt. 2 A follow up from my previous discussion on issues related to practicing Islam in the workplace. We spend an enormous time of...
Read moreEp. 39: Islamic Principles #10: Plurality in Islamic Law
PODCAST Making sense of islam with tarek Elgawhary Listen Today on Episode 39: Islamic Principles #10: Plurality in Islamic Law An advantage and a challenge within Islamic law is the great diversity of opinions. This itself stems from the over 80...
Read moreEp. 38: Thoughts on Islam and the Work Place
PODCAST Making sense of islam with tarek Elgawhary Listen Today on Episode 38: Thoughts on Islam and the Work Place This podcast is by request from a listener and focuses on issues related to practicing Islam in the workplace. We spend an...
Read moreEp. 37: Celebrations and Holidays #3: The Month of Ṣafar
PODCAST Making sense of islam with tarek Elgawhary Listen Today on Episode 37: Celebrations and Holidays #3: The Month of Ṣafar Ṣafar is the second month of the Islamic lunar calendar. There is a weak hadith narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās that states...
Read moreEp. 36: Islamic Principles #9: The Meta-Goals of Islamic Law
PODCAST Making sense of islam with tarek Elgawhary Listen Today on Episode 36: Islamic Principles #9: The Meta-Goals of Islamic Law After the formation and codification of Islamic law, jurists turned to articulating what the meta-goals of the law...
Read moreEp. 35: Islamic Principles #8: Renewing Usul al-Fiqh
PODCAST Making sense of islam with tarek Elgawhary Listen Today on Episode 35: Islamic Principles #8: Renewing Usul al-Fiqh One of the greatest achievements of Islamic intellectual history is Uṣūl al-Fiqh (Principles of Jurisprudence). This is...
Read moreEp. 34: Islamic Principles #7: Abrogation
PODCAST Making sense of islam with tarek Elgawhary Listen Today on Episode 34: Islamic Principles #7: Abrogation Abrogation, while a technical subject in the science of jurisprudence, has a significant impact in how we understand the Quran today...
Read moreEp. 33: Celebrations & Holidays #2: ‘Ashura
PODCAST Making sense of islam with tarek Elgawhary Listen Today on Episode 33: Celebrations & Holidays #2: ‘Ashura The holiday of ‘Ashura is loaded with history, meaning, devotional acts, and lessons. This episode covers these aspects and the...
Read moreEp. 32: Celebrations and Holidays: #1: New Year’s
PODCAST Making sense of islam with tarek Elgawhary Listen Today on Episode 32: Celebrations and Holidays: #1: New Year’s With New Year’s just around a corner, I was motivated to put together a short episode exploring some of the lessons we can...
Read moreEp. 31: Islamic Principles #6: Juristic Methodology
PODCAST Making sense of islam with tarek Elgawhary Listen Today on Episode 31: Islamic Principles #6: Juristic Methodology How can we make sense of Islam today? This is not only the name of this podcast, but a question that I’ve been obsessed...
Read moreEp. 30: Islamic Principles #5: The Arabic Language
PODCAST Making sense of islam with tarek Elgawhary Listen Today on Episode 30: Islamic Principles #5: The Arabic Language How can we make sense of Islam today? This is not only the name of this podcast, but a question that I’ve been obsessed with...
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