As-salaam wa-alaikum, brothers and sisters.
This is a re-release of a bonus episode of the 17 Verses podcast, originally from June 20, 2016, shortly after Muhammad Ali’s passing and the Omar Mateen Orlando shooting spree. I’ve still released a Qur’anic recitation for today so feel free to download that episode as well.
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about peace and loss and violence and the myths we teach each other about the existence and lives and beliefs of the “other”. Muhammad Ali’s life, the devil quoting scripture… how do we reconcile ourselves, live our Deen and in Peace. Read More