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Raw Islam 83: The Real Ramadan – Fact vs Fiction

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On this episode of the Raw Islam Podcast Imam Azhar talks about the real Ramadan, what it really means to Muslims and to non-Muslims.

On this episode of the Raw Islam Podcast Imam Azhar talks about the real Ramadan, what it really means to Muslims and to non-Muslims.

With Ramadan only six days away it is time to start preparing all the meal plans and the iftars you’re going to attend, but in the case of B.C. Dodge – make sure the dates are in the fridge (he tends to forget every year).

But before we dive head into all that, the Imam takes a moment of silence for all the lives that have been lost, around the globe – from Africa, to Ohio, to California, to North Carolina – in just the last week. In taking this moment, the Imam uses the word “normalization.”

Imam Azhar expresses concern over the normalization and acceptance of these murders as, of these souls forcibly removed from this earth, and it being treated as just another day.

As B.C. returns the show back to the topic of Ramadan, he asks the Imam about his work as an Imam and a community leader in regard to fact vs fiction around Ramadan “traditions.”

Make sure to subscribe to this Venn Network production – Raw Islam with Imam Azhar Subedar. This is surely one of the best podcasts to subscribe to if you are looking for facts about Islam and if you want to know what Islam is all about. The Raw Islam Podcast delivers important information about Islam to you weekly, so make sure to subscribe to this Muslim Talk show that isn’t just for Muslims!

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Raw Islam 82: Desecrations of Houses of Worship

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On this episode of the Raw Islam podcast, Imam Azhar address the current and ongoing desecrations of houses of worship. While we know this show tends to focus on Islam, when we say houses of worship, we mean Churches, Synagogues, Mosques, and everything in between.

On this episode of the Raw Islam podcast, Imam Azhar address the current and ongoing desecrations of houses of worship. While we know this show tends to focus on Islam, when we say houses of worship, we mean Churches, Synagogues, Mosques, and everything in between.

Before the Imam dives into this topic, he does take a moment to denounce the cowardly acts that took place in Sri Lanka on Easter.

Imam Azhar goes on to say to that this podcast isn’t supposed to be about responding to things like Sri Lanka, or Churches and Synagogues burning, it is supposed to be about getting to understand each other better.

He would rather hold every Muslim listening, and in this world, responsible for what has happened in Sri Lanka. He quotes from the Quran “Those who have been driven from their homes unjustly only because they said: Our Lord is Allah – For had it not been for Allah’s repelling some men by means of others, cloisters and churches and oratories and mosques, wherein the name of Allah is oft mentioned, would assuredly have been pulled down. Verily Allah helpeth one who helpeth Him. Lo! Allah is Strong, Almighty – “

Make sure to subscribe to this Venn Network production – Raw Islam with Imam Azhar Subedar. This is surely one of the best podcasts to subscribe to if you are looking for facts about Islam and if you want to know what Islam is all about. The Raw Islam Podcast delivers important information about Islam to you weekly, so make sure to subscribe to this Muslim Talk show that isn’t just for Muslims!

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Raw Islam 81: Imam Azhar’s Trip to Morgantown, WV

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On this episode of the Raw Islam Podcast Imam Azhar has just returned from his trip to University of West Virginia, where he spoke at on an interfaith panel. The point behind this panel was to find a common space to bridge the gap in the communities and bring people together.

On this episode of the Raw Islam Podcast Imam Azhar has just returned from his trip to University of West Virginia, where he spoke at on an interfaith panel. The point behind this panel was to find a common space to bridge the gap in the communities and bring people together.

In our neighborhoods across the United States the divide between religious lines, ethnic lines, and political lines are getting deeper, and it is causing damage to this nation. And it is only through conversation that we will gain a deeper understanding of one another. Which will, alimentally, bring us together.

Imam Azhar admits that for years he thought of Morgantown as nothing more than simply a “College Town,” but what he didn’t know was that the mosque he was praying jummah in was the mosque that Asra Nomani, author of Standing Alone in Mecca: An American Woman’s Struggle for the Soul of Islam, had spoken in.

And oh yeah, they also talked about California!

Make sure to subscribe to this Venn Network production – Raw Islam with Imam Azhar Subedar. This is surely one of the best podcasts to subscribe to if you are looking for facts about Islam and if you want to know what Islam is all about. The Raw Islam Podcast delivers important information about Islam to you weekly, so make sure to subscribe to this Muslim Talk show that isn’t just for Muslims!

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Raw Islam 80: The New Zealand Christchurch Attack

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On this episode of the Raw Islam Podcast, Imam Azhar address the horrific events that took place in Christchurch, New Zealand, where fifty Muslims were killed while attending Friday prayer, or Jummah.

On this episode of the Raw Islam Podcast, Imam Azhar address the horrific events that took place in Christchurch, New Zealand, where fifty Muslims were killed while attending Friday prayer, or Jummah.

Before the conversation turned to the events in Christchurch, the Imam took a moment to address the suicides that were happening around the country as well. Some of the students that survived the Parkland shooting, as well as a parent, took their own life, which stemmed from Survivor’s Guilt.

Imam Azhar shares that when he attends the mosque for prayer, until now, his biggest worry was his children running around the parking lot and how people drive. He never gave a thought about what happens after the doors close behind him. Now, that is no longer the case.

We are then reminded of the hadith that says, “If one part of the body aches, the whole body aches.” This means that when our brothers and sisters in humanity are in pain, as good Muslims, we should be in pain too.     

Make sure to subscribe to this Venn Network production – Raw Islam with Imam Azhar Subedar. This is surely one of the best podcasts to subscribe to if you are looking for facts about Islam and if you want to know what Islam is all about. The Raw Islam Podcast delivers important information about Islam to you weekly, so make sure to subscribe to this Muslim Talk show that isn’t just for Muslims!

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Raw Islam 79: Let’s talk about Ramadan!

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On this episode of the Raw Islam Podcast with Imam Azhar the guys sit down to talk about the real Ramadan and what it means to Muslims and Non-Muslims.

On this episode of the Raw Islam Podcast with Imam Azhar the guys sit down to talk about the real Ramadan and what it means to Muslims and Non-Muslims.

The Imam talks about Lent, Lent is a season which is observed by Catholics around the world where they typically give up a type of food or a habit for 40 days and it culminates on Ash Wednesday. This every much parallels the concept of Ramadan.

To lots of Non-Muslims, and to some Muslims, Ramadan means 29 to 30 days of fasting. That fasting means no food or water from sunrise to sunset. It is also filled with complaints about the not having water for long periods of time in the hot summer months, which also makes the fasting longer.

In the winter months, in the northern hemisphere, the sunset is around 7 or 8 o’clock. But, in the summer it can set around 9pm or later. This means Muslims can be fasting for up to 16 hours or more.

But is this what Ramadan is really about? Is this what we should honestly be focusing on before we enter the month of Ramadan?

Make sure to subscribe to this Venn Network production – Raw Islam with Imam Azhar Subedar. This is surely one of the best podcasts to subscribe to if you are looking for facts about Islam and if you want to know what Islam is all about. The Raw Islam Podcast delivers important information about Islam to you weekly, so make sure to subscribe to this Muslim Talk show that isn’t just for Muslims!

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Raw Islam 78: #IStandWithIlhan and The Related Islamophobia

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On this Raw Islam Podcast Imam Azhar address the issues surrounding the hashtag #IStandWithIlhan and the related Islamophobia around the topic.

On this Raw Islam Podcast Imam Azhar address the issues surrounding the hashtag #IStandWithIlhan and the related Islamophobia around the topic.

Ihan Omar seems to be in the news on the regular as of late. From tweets to public statements to relationships with organizations, she can’t seem to escape public scrutiny. Is all of this simply because she is Muslim, or is there something bigger at paly here?

Imam Azhar starts the conversation by addressing the common misconception that all Muslims hate all Jews, all the time. And if you think they do, you must be new to the show – and we welcome you!

Anyone who suggests or thinks or preaches hate towards Jewish people, or anyone, is not practicing true Islam. That is not what is taught, these types of people do not speak for the majority.

However – the people who invented Breakfast Hummus are the real evil people.  

Make sure to subscribe to this Venn Network production – Raw Islam with Imam Azhar Subedar. This is surely one of the best podcasts to subscribe to if you are looking for facts about Islam and if you want to know what Islam is all about. The Raw Islam Podcast delivers important information about Islam to you weekly, so make sure to subscribe to this Muslim Talk show that isn’t just for Muslims!

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