Muslim voice: Recent Episodes
Muslim voice
A place where Muslims voice their values, beliefs and opinions. I would love to have a variety people join our conversation. This is an open platform for all to join.
1.) What did God create you to do? 2.) What's important to you? 3.) What's the legacy you want to leave?4.) Surround yourself in peaceful environments
In this episode I try to discuss depression and how to avoid things or perhaps people that trigger feelings of hopelessness/sadness.
The key things to do:
1.) Pray/ dua. 2.) Spend time with Family /friends. 3.) Change the way you are breathing. 4.) Smile often, it's a charity. 5.) Sit if you are standing and stand if you are sitting. 6.) Do not get bored (learn a new language, increase your vocabulary through a word app, train your memory, record your feelings in a journal, write about something you love ...etc). 7.) Avoid those people or things that trigger feelings of sadness.
Also you can send me a voice message and I'll be able to add it to my next episode.
The three levels of fasting according to Sayyid Muhammed Rizvi. Here I will be reading information from “Fasting in Ramadan” (2017, Sayyid Muhammed Rizvi) that I find informative for all of us to gain insight and hopefully nearness to God. The article I mentioned is https://news.usc.edu/63669/fasting-triggers-stem-cell-regeneration-of-damaged-old-immune-system/
Here Mohammed talks about preparing for death. He mentions a few words in Arabic for example Sedr which is a holy leaf that came down from heaven (mentioned in the Quran). He also mentions Kafoor, which is camphor. The last thing he mentions is hibryia which is a cloth (he called it Kaffen), in which holy dua, Quranic verses and names of the Imam's is written on. In the end he spoke briefly about the testimony of death. These are things we should have memorized so when the two angels approach us in our grave we will have it ready to recite.
Fast to cleanse your mind, spirt, body, and soul. Here I give a brief history of fasting and the benefits that come with fasting.
God should not be limited physically by our perception of him. Because the moment we limit him to an image, we fail to believe in His unlimited power. May we all be enlightened by Him.
I invited Mohammed to talk to us today and we talk about how henna is a traditional party before the wedding practiced in many different cultures. We also talk about the importance of buying a house before marriage.