The Ansari Podcast

Abdullah Hammoud, Dearborn's mayor and former state representative, dives deep into the misconceptions surrounding his city. He talks about the scapegoating of immigrants and critiques U.S. foreign policy, linking it to local governance challenges. Hammoud shares insights on community-driven prosperity, the rise of independent coffee shops, and addresses the 'Sharia capital' narrative. Personal stories about loss and his political journey illustrate his commitment to inclusive leadership, while advocating for local engagement in the face of national drama.

Join Saad Yacoob, an academic and speaker specializing in Islamic thought, as he dives into the complex interplay of grief, love, and mental health. He discusses how grief reveals love, challenging the fear that stifles hope. Saad critiques modern individualism's role in loneliness and highlights the importance of prioritizing love for Allah to overcome grief. He emphasizes the need for genuine community support and offers insights on navigating depression and anxiety with faith and compassion.

Right now is the best time for Muslims to follow their dreams and build businesses. We discuss how to start a business, what it takes to build a startup, how do you start a business if you have a 9-5? When do you take the risk in a business idea? How to get Muslim billionaire investors to believe in Muslim startups. This is not just for personal success, but to support and offer the world a real alternative to an economic system built on exploitation and greed. We discuss In this episode, we’re joined by Arshan Ahmed, founder of Again Friday VC, to break down exactly how Muslims can get funding, build scalable businesses, and provide the world with real solutions.*JOIN OUR YOUTUBE MEMBERSHIP*OR*Support Us @* https://www.ansaripodcast.com/OR*Patreon:* https://www.patreon.com/c/theansaripodcast/membership*Join The Cosmos Club Newsletter:* https://www.ansaripodcast.com/cosmos-club*Ayubi Collective* FREE 10-Part Masterclass “How to Build Your Own Multi-Billion Dollar Business”https://www.ayubi.com/ansari*Provision Capital:* https://www.provisioncapital.com*Humaniti:* https://donor.muslimi.com/page/Humaniti-emergency-Ansari00:00 Zionists & Silicon Valley06:11 How to Start a Start Up?11:22 How To Start a Business with a 9-521:10 The Rise of Muslim Businesses!29:51 Arab Billionaire Investors?!41:57 We Need to Work together NOW!53:06 The Worship of Working?01:05:55 Final Thoughts#entrepreneurship #business #startups #podcast #startup #businessgrowth #businesssuccess *Listen on All Audio Platforms:* https://tr.ee/JeX-ILYSyj*Follow The Ansari Podcast**Instagram:* https://instagram.com/ansaripodcast*TikTok:* https://tiktok.com/@theansaripodcast*Twitter/X:* https://twitter.com/ansaripodcast

Dr. Ali Hussain comes back for another deep, thought provoking and historically grounded conversation on the rich tradition of music, instruments, and melodic recitation in Islam, and how colonialism, cultural rupture, and fear-based theology severed Muslims from their own artistic heritage. Dr. Ali claims that Music is not a modern innovation in Islam it is a spiritual tradition rooted in the Prophetic era that we have nearly lost. Dr. Ali Hussain truly believes that music is not haram, that music halal and a necessary part of our tradition. We explore how the Qur’an itself is meant to be experienced melodiously, why art and beauty are central to worship, and how music once played a vital role in spiritual refinement, remembrance, and communal identity.*JOIN OUR YOUTUBE MEMBERSHIP*OR*Support Us @* https://www.ansaripodcast.com/OR*Patreon:* https://www.patreon.com/c/theansaripodcast/membership*Join The Cosmos Club Newsletter:* https://www.ansaripodcast.com/cosmos-club*Ayubi Collective*FREE 10-Part Masterclass “How to Build Your Own Multi-Billion Dollar Business”https://www.ayubi.com/ansari*Provision Capital:* https://www.provisioncapital.com*Humaniti:* https://donor.muslimi.com/page/Humaniti-emergency-Ansari00:00 Why is Music Halal?05:16 Music & The Prophet PBUH08:47 The Spirit of Melody in the Quran13:52 Musical Tradition Came from the Prophets?20:57 Why Do People Say Music is Haram?27:04 Does Music Distance You from God?40:21 Using Art as Worship50:24 Why do Humans Need Beauty?54:26 Graffiti and Jazz as Sacred Art?56:22 Speed round Questions#music #haram #islamichistory #muslimpodcast #islamicpodcast*Listen on All Audio Platforms:* https://tr.ee/JeX-ILYSyj*Follow The Ansari Podcast**Instagram:* https://instagram.com/ansaripodcast*TikTok:* https://tiktok.com/@theansaripodcast*Twitter/X:* https://twitter.com/ansaripodcast

What if you’re living your entire life without ever stepping into the purpose God created you for? Most people drift through life without direction. Not because they lack talent, but because they never discover why they were made.In this Ansari Podcast episode, Omar Altalib, former Amazon executive and co-founder of Forerunners, where he helps entrepreneurs uncover their “why” guides Mahmoud through a powerful process of honest reflection, spiritual grounding, and practical frameworks, Omar reveals how anyone can build a mission-driven life one anchored in meaning, contribution, and divine intention. Whether you’re lost, overwhelmed, stuck in routine, or searching for direction, this episode will help you build your vision, name your values, and define the life you were created to live. This is an episode on finding your purpose in life, finding your meaning in life, and following the right path to the proper career choice. You'll never know what business to start or what career choice to make, if you don't know your purpose. *JOIN OUR YOUTUBE MEMBERSHIP*OR*Support Us @* https://www.ansaripodcast.com/*Join The Cosmos Club Newsletter:* https://www.ansaripodcast.com/cosmos-club*Ayubi Collective*GET THE FREE 10-Part Masterclass “How to Build Your Own Multi-Billion Dollar Business”https://link.ayubi.com/ansari*Provision Capital:* https://www.provisioncapital.com*Humaniti:* https://donor.muslimi.com/page/Humaniti-emergency-Ansari00:00 Finding Your Purpose06:51 Psychology of Purpose15:10 Who You Are 30:47 What the "Why" is38:28 How to Align to Your Purpose50:53 What to Do When You Have Your Why?53:50 Seeing the Good in everyone#career #findyourwhy #findyourpurpose #destiny **Listen on All Audio Platforms:* https://tr.ee/JeX-ILYSyj*Follow The Ansari Podcast**Instagram:* https://instagram.com/ansaripodcast*TikTok:* https://tiktok.com/@theansaripodcast*Twitter/X:* https://twitter.com/ansaripodcast

Ousama Al-Shurafa, ex-CMO and halal finance commentator, explores spiritual and practical living interest-free. Dr. Mohamad Sawwaf, founder and CEO of Manzil, builds shariah-compliant mortgages and Islamic financial infrastructure. They discuss creating halal mortgages, the formula for barakah, practical steps to avoid riba, and building a circular Islamic financial economy.

Ustadha Reem Shaikh, an Islamic scholar and PhD candidate who memorized the Qur’an young, shares personal struggles and scholarship on hijab, marriage, and community. She reframes hijab as spiritual practice, discusses practical and social hardships, and explores parenting, communal support, marriage timing, mahr, and reducing stigma around divorce.

Who were the Donme Crypto Ottoman Jews? Who Was Kamal Ataturk? Who were the Young Turks? What happened when the young turks took over the ottoman empire? What happened to Muslims in eastern Europe, like Bosnia? Why is Turkey the country it is today and have the poltics and ideologies it has today? Nationalism is on the rise today, but history shows us the dangers of divisive ideologies. Join us as we travel back 100 years to the era of the Last Great Sultan, Abdul Hamid II, and explore the story of the end of the Ottoman Empire, the most tolerant empire of its time.Our guest, Alen Bašić, journalist and aspiring historian, explains how spies, secret societies, and secular revolutionaries manipulated populations, turning neighbors against each other and leading to some of the greatest tragedies of the last century for the Muslim world and The Ottoman Empire. Let’s be the generation that reignites the multicultural ethos native to Islam. W*Support Us On Patreon @* ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/theansaripodcast#ottomanempire #history #islamichistory #podcast #historypodcast *Pomoroi:* https://pomoroi.com/ansariMention the podcast for a FREE Consultation*Provision Capital:* https://www.provisioncapital.com*Habbah:* https://www.habbah.io*Humaniti:* https://donor.muslimi.com/page/Humaniti-emergency-Ansari00:00 Who were the Donme Crypto Jews?06:49 The Young Turks and the Donme10:35 The Young Turks Vs. Sultan Abdul Hamid II18:13 The Impact of The Young Turks20:43 Who was Mustafa Kamal?25:12 Is Erdogan a Reviver of Islam?37:08 What happened to Muslims After the Ottoman Empire?49:55 The Forgotten Bosnian Horrors52:27 Gen Z Muslims are better than their Grandparents?01:00:30 How Balkan Muslims Protected Jews01:09:36 Modern Balkan Muslims*Listen on All Audio Platforms:* https://tr.ee/JeX-ILYSyj*Follow The Ansari Podcast**Instagram:* https://instagram.com/ansaripodcast*TikTok:* https://tiktok.com/@theansaripodcast*Twitter/X:* https://twitter.com/ansaripodcast

Do Islamic schools turn kids away from Islam? Rumors that students turn gay or leave the religion! Should girls and boys be in the same class? Are young children in a dream state? Is homework bad for learning? Are grades holding our children back from being the dreamers that could save the world? I sit down with Tarbiyah Academy CEO Rasha El‑Haggan to explore one of the most frequently asked questions parents face when seeking education for their children. Should your child go to an Islamic school, a Montessori, an IB program, or stay in the public system? Let’s Find out.Support Us on our Website!https://www.ansaripodcast.com/#islamicschool #parenting #publicschool #education #MuslimParents #propheticteaching #muslimpodcast #islamicpodcast Pomoroi: https://pomoroi.com/ansariMention the podcast for a FREE ConsultationProvision Capital: https://www.provisioncapital.comHabbah: https://www.habbah.ioHumaniti: https://donor.muslimi.com/page/Humaniti-emergency-AnsariSupport Us On Patreon @ ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/theansaripodcast00:00 Trauma from Strict Discipline. Gay?11:09 Girls Vs. Boys Harmful in Islamic Schools?25:12 Why Send Your Kids to an Islamic School?29:59 The Untold Child's Dream state36:38 No Homework?!42:03 Grades destroy learning?45:00 Teaching Kids to Be Dreamers50:18 Performing Arts in Islamic Schools01:02:34 Learning through an Islamic Lens01:17:08 Issues and Future of Islamic Schools01:29:01 Final ThoughtsListen on All Audio Platforms: https://tr.ee/JeX-ILYSyjFollow The Ansari PodcastInstagram: https://instagram.com/ansaripodcastTikTok: https://tiktok.com/@theansaripodcastTwitter/X: https://twitter.com/ansaripodcast

Dr. Syed Ahmed, a licensed doctor of Oriental Medicine and herbalist, discusses the critical impacts of toxins like seed oils and processed foods on health. He warns about the dangers of microplastics and harmful food additives, emphasizing the importance of natural and Prophetic medicine. They dive into food choices, meal frequency, and how diet influences gut health and even spiritual well-being. Syed also shares insights on brain fog, caffeine effects, and natural remedies for mental health, advocating for a holistic approach to wellness.