Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Whoever observes fasts during the month of Ramadan out of sincere faith, and hoping to attain Allah's rewards, then all his past sins will be forgiven." (Al Bukhari)
The word used is Ihtisaab. What is Ihtisaab and how do we obtain it? The answer lies in good health so let's aim to have a healthy Ramadhan InshaAllah
This episode features our esteemed guest, Shahid Rupon who is a health consultant in artificial intelligence and machine learning in healthcare. He is currently pursuing a Masters degree at University College London part of which is a detailed study of health economics. In this discussion, myself and Shahid discuss the following subject matters:
- Reviewing the strategies employed for managing the COVID19 pandemic
- Exploring theories of health provision including private/public systems.
- Elucidating the concept of economic utility in capitalist healthcare systems
- Exploring the Islamic view on healthcare provision by way of principles and historical examples
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This podcast will cover the following themes:
- How racism is institutionalised today in structures of law
- BAME and COVID19 issue in the UK
- Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali
- The Islamic view on racism and how it aims to solve this on a structural level.
This segment of the discussion covers the following subject matters:
- Capitalism, utility and the exploitation of people
- The transatlantic slave trade
- Modern-day economic slavery - prisons, loans and foreign policy
This segment of the discussion between Dr Muhammad (medical doctor) and Dr Dattani (Lawyer) covers:
- The historical origins of racism
- History of Europe and European Racism
- The teachings of Liberal philosophers
As well as warning the world about COVID19, the WHO has also warned governments around the globe about the ongoing mental health pandemic. Psychiatric institutes, already under huge pressure have told to give more as rates of anxiety, depression and psychosis have risen during the pandemic.
This episode involves an interview with two guests who will share their insights into the subject matter.
- My first guest is Dr Aasim, a doctor in mental health who will share a doctors perspective on mental health and dealing with it in light of the crisis.
- My second guest is soon-to-be-doctor Syed, a medical student and an individual who unfortunately faced an acute psychiatric episode during lockdown. He will share his own experiences as well as how Islam looks at mental health and aims to treat it.
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"The angels and the Spirit descend therein by permission of their Lord for every matter." [4:97]
As well as witnessing our dua' on these blessed nights, the angels will also witness the state of the world. They will witness its problems and the responses of its inhabitants and feed everything back to Allah(swt).
What should we be asking for on this night and how can we ensure that our dua' are accepted?
With over 1 million cases the USA has become the centre of COVID19 cases around the world. In this episode, I interview doctor Abdur Rafay, a doctor in the USA about his experience dealing with COVID19. This special feature covers the following points of discussion
- The situation in New York City
- The state of the American health system in light of Corona virus
- The effects of Corona virus on ethnic minorities including African- Americans
- Recent documentaries including "Plandemic" and freedom protests
- Big Pharma, Remdesivir and Vaccines
- The US-China relationship
- A post-pandemic USA
Just like Ramadhan is a break for Muslims, Corona has also been a break for mankind.
As we aim to reconnect with our creator during this month, the world continues to seek purpose.
Materialism has been equated with happiness - but does this hold true?
Have we as Muslims fallen for the same trap or are we smitten too?
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