On this week’s Islamic Faith in Focus podcast with Imam Hassan he addresses the punishments for disobeying the commands of God. As Imam Hassan opens this podcast he quotes the Quran from the book of An-Nisa (4:131) “And to Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. And We have […]
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Islamic Faith in Focus 10: Helping the Needy
On this week’s Islamic Faith in Focus podcast with Imam Hassan he addresses helping those in need in Islam. The Imam opens the podcast by citing the 177th verse from Al Baqarah in the Quran, which says: “Righteousness is not that you turn your faces toward the east or the west, but [true] righteousness is […]
Islamic Faith in Focus 9: Islam and The Hell Fire
On this week’s Islamic Faith in Focus podcast with Imam Hassan he addresses death and hell. It states in the Quran that “Indeed the hell fire is the dwelling place of them all. It has seven gates and within each gate there is an appropriate punishment for each inhabitant…” (Hijr: 44) The first gate – Jahannam – […]
Islamic Faith in Focus 8: Islamic Etiquette
On this week’s Islamic Faith in Focus podcast with Imam Hassan, he addresses Islamic etiquette –as in how a Muslim should speak and interact with other people. Using the example of the Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) the Imam explains that The Prophet didn’t use a lot of extra words, he didn’t talk just to hear his […]
Islamic Faith in Focus 7: Islam and Charity
On this week’s Islamic Faith in Focus podcast with Imam Hassan he talks about Islam and Charity, or sadaqah as Muslims call it. Sadaqah, or giving of alms, is one of the five pillars of Islam. But, there are different kind of charity in Islam. The hadith of the Prophet Mohammed (pbuh) says that “Every […]
Islamic Faith in Focus 6: Be of Good Character
On this week’s Islamic Faith in Focus podcast with Imam Hassan he addresses being Muslim and being of good character. There is a large misconception that seems to surround Muslims and Islam. People have this idea that Muslims only want to do harm to others and to cause pain to those that don’t follow Islam. […]
