Sultans and Sneakers

This episode discusses the overall shift of the Sultans and Sneakers podcast platform as I attempt to have more conversations around what author and professor Cal Newport refers to as the "Deep Life". In summary, it's defined as "living a life that has radical alignment with your core values". Getting into that, it's also a life that is very intentional and avoids distractions. Naveed Husain is my guest for this podcast; he is a managing partner at Farooqi and Husain LLC, where he specializes in family law, estate planning and business litigation.  He has a YouTube channel that covers marriage and divorce issues for Muslims.  My conversation with Naveed enters around different angles where Muslim guys can think about implementing the "Deep Life" for themselves. We discuss Qu'ran memorization, becoming a better reader, social media use, study of the Islamic sciences, tasawwuf (Islamic spirituality) and several other topics. To support the channel please consider becoming a Patron at https://www.patreon.com/sultansandsneakers

In this shorter segment recorded after a main podcast, Hassan Shibly talks about his experience of praying at the janazah of Shaykh Muhammad AlShareef (rahimahullah) and how his last minute trip to Hajj materialized this year.

Ahmed Khan is the host of "The Creative Minority" podcast, which seeks to engage with contemporary intellectual issues ranging from but not included to politics, philosophy, theology, sociology, metaphysics, ethics, history, medicine and others. I recently learned about Ahmed's channel after speaking to Dr. Mohamed Ghilan and he recommended I check it out. What appealed to me is that Ahmed is getting beyond surface level conversations and getting deep with his guests, most of who not all have Ph.D's in their specialty. He does a great job of bringing in subject matter experts. This podcast was recorded primarily for his channel and we agreed to post to both of our platforms as a collaboration. Resources related to Sultans and Sneakers: Patreon:  https://patreon.com/sultansandsneakers YouTube:  www.youtube.com/sultansandsneakers Instagram:  https://instagram.com/sultansandsneakers Twitter:  https://twitter.com/SultansNSnkrs Facebook:  https://facebook.com/sultansandsneakers

Today's atmosphere amongst Muslims who consider themselves practicing has become a divided landscape. One of the main factors in that is how American Muslim leaders have engaged with media, Muslim politicians and other entities in an increasingly left-leaning climate. I am joined on this episode with three noteworthy leaders in the American Muslim community: Dr. Yasir Qadhi, Dr. Shadee Elmasry, and Hassan Shibly to hash through these issues. Resources related to Sultans and Sneakers: Patreon:  https://patreon.com/sultansandsneakers YouTube:  www.youtube.com/sultansandsneakers Instagram:  https://instagram.com/sultansandsneakers Twitter:  https://twitter.com/SultansNSnkrs Facebook:  https://facebook.com/sultansandsneakers

On this livestream episode (originally done on YouTube), I talk about my personal story with AlMaghrib Institute and my interactions with Shaykh Muhammad AlShareef (May God have mercy upon him) who recently passed away suddenly at the age of 47.   I am joined as well by Mort from "MuzzyBuzz" and "The Mad Mamluks".   To support this channel you can become a Patron at www.patreon.com/sultansandsneakers I would also appreciate a 5 star review on ITunes or Spotify.  

Tom Facchine accepted Islam in his early twenties. He holds a BA in Political Science from Vassar College (2011) and a BA in Islamic Law from the Islamic University of Madinah (2020). He also holds a chaplaincy certificate from The Chaplaincy Program conducted by the Prophet's Mosque (2019). Tom is currently the Imam and Program Director of Utica Masjid in NY, and the Imam of Hamilton College. He also teaches Tafseer to middle-schoolers online through Legacy International Online High School. In this episode, I talk to Imam Tom about the details of his knowledge journey after he accepted Islam. Check out the YouTube channel of his masjid at: www.youtube.com/uticamasjid Resources related to Sultans and Sneakers: Patreon:  https://patreon.com/sultansandsneakers YouTube:  www.youtube.com/sultansandsneakers Instagram:  https://instagram.com/sultansandsneakers Twitter:  https://twitter.com/SultansNSnkrs Facebook:  https://facebook.com/sultansandsneakers  

Imam Dawood Yasin is the Director of Student Life and Center for Ethical Living and Learning at Zaytuna College.  He studied the Islamic sciences at the Abu Nour Institute in Damascus, Syria while also holding a BA in Community Studies from UMass-Boston and an MA in Liberal Studies and Globalization Studies from Dartmouth College.  He's well known for leading a sustainable lifestyle and his never ending pursuit of various hobbies which includes hunting and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.    In this episode, we discuss the crisis that many married men fall into after starting a family.  We talk about why men stop working on themselves and the importance of finding productive hobbies and continuing personal development well after marriage.   You can follow Dawood on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dawood_yasin/ Resources related to Sultans and Sneakers: Patreon:  https://patreon.com/sultansandsneakers YouTube:  www.youtube.com/sultansandsneakers Instagram:  https://instagram.com/sultansandsneakers Twitter:  https://twitter.com/SultansNSnkrs Facebook:  https://facebook.com/sultansandsneakers

In light of the recent overturning of Roe vs. Wade, many Muslims have found themselves thrown into the middle of the abortion debate. For this episode, I brought in two individuals who are respected in the North American community for their knowledge and leadership to help navigate the issue. Shaykh Joe Bradford is an entrepreneur and American scholar of Islam. He has a Master of Islamic Law from the Islamic University of Madinah. Shaykh Joe's specialty is in Islamic finance and he focuses his efforts on creating companies that allow people of faith to align their values with their finances. He is also the co-founder of MyWassiyah.com, which helps Muslims with estate planning and wills. He is based out of Houston, Texas. You can learn more about him at https://www.joebradford.net/ Shaykh Hamzah Maqbul is a native of the West Coast where he obtained his bachelor's degree in biochemistry and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations from the University of Washington in Seattle. After graduation, Shaykh Hamzah traveled throughout the Muslim world studying Arabic, Islamic law, grammar, sciences of hadith, and recitations of the Qu'ran. His studies took him to Mauritania, Syria, Egypt, U.A.E., Morocco and Pakistan. His studies culminated in him receiving an ijazat al-tadris, meaning "license to teach" which is the equivalent in Pakistani Islamic seminaries to a MA in Arabic and Islamic studies. He is based out of Chicago and teaches out of the non-profit organization, Ribat. You can learn more about Ribat at https://ribat.org/ If you'd like to support the podcast you can become a Patron at https://www.patreon.com/sultansandsneakers For any questions or comments you can e-mail me at info@sultansandsneakers.com Follow on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sultansandsneakers/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/sultansnsnkrs Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sultansandsneakers

Hassan Shibly is a Civil Rights Attorney based out of Tampa, Florida.  He is best known in his role as the former Executive Director for CAIR-Florida.  As a victim of defamation himself, he provides a unique perspective on the recent Johnny Depp - Amber Heard trial.  He specifically highlights what Muslims in this day and age need to learn from such events.   If you'd like to support the podcast you can become a Patron at https://www.patreon.com/sultansandsneakers For any questions or comments you can e-mail me at info@sultansandsneakers.com Follow on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sultansandsneakers/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/sultansnsnkrs Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sultansandsneakers    

Tricia Pethic is a chaplain based out of upstate New York.  Raised in a blue-collar Democratic family and having campaigned for Senator Bernie Sanders, Tricia finds herself leaning more right on several critical issues of our day namely with regards to sexual ethics and abortion.  She also has a unique 'pro-life' stance on the gun issue.  We discuss these issues on this episode. You can find her writings at:  https://beyondthesurface.substack.com/ She is also on Twitter at the handle @TheCivilMuslim and Facebook/Instagram @ChapTricia If you'd like to support the podcast you can become a Patron at https://www.patreon.com/sultansandsneakers You can also follow the channel on IG and Facebook @sultansandsneakers and Twitter:  @SultansNSnkrs