Allah

Oh, yeah.

I mean, my last name has the word Allah in it.

My name means servant of God.

So, I mean, look, even though you're agnostic, do you feel this emotional connection because of your family members? Like when you hear this anti-Muslim bigotry, especially now, I live in New York City.

Today wasn't my day.

Everything is written by Allah and I accept whatever he has planned for me.

Congratulations to Volk.

He was the better man today.

confirms to what the law commands, what has come through revelation.

And that type of intellect is never in competition with Allah's final determinations.

And so to talk about this issue, the Imams of the Madhhab, they distinguish between three different meanings of good and evil, or Hassan and Qabiha.

And those are the words that he uses here.

So Ibn al-Balban in this line here of his Qala'at, he's not denying any of that, not denying the first, and he's not denying the second meaning that these words are typically used, for what these words are used.

The third meaning, however, is where we drill down on what he is actually saying.

And this is the target of the entire section right here, that good or حسن or الحسن means deserving praise and reward from Allah.

And evil means deserving blame and punishment from Allah.

Yeah? InshaAllah, I answer.

Okay, Allahu'ala.

Yes, brother.

Let me, let me, sheikh first, sorry.

but they often remember what they see.

If we tell our children that honesty matters, but they watch us lie to avoid an uncomfortable situation, what lesson are they learning? If we teach them to be kind, but they hear us mocking someone who is different from us, which message is more powerful? and if we tell them that Allah should be at the center of their lives, but everything in our daily routine suggests that there is never time for prayer, reflection, or gratitude, what picture of faith are we giving them? This is not about being perfect parents.

None of us are.

It is about recognizing that parenting is not only what we say, it is also what we model, what we prioritize, and what we allow to become part of our children's everyday lives.

A child might spend hours watching content without us knowing what values are being repeated, what behavior is being celebrated, or what ideas are shaping their understanding of the world.

So perhaps the question is not simply, how much screen time is my child getting? Perhaps we should also ask, what is my child taking away from that screen? Are they learning curiosity, compassion, and creativity? Are they discovering their faith and asking meaningful questions? Or are they simply being entertained video after video without much thought about what they are absorbing? We do not have to treat every screen as an enemy, but we do need to become more intentional about what enters our homes through them.

As Muslim parents, we have an even deeper responsibility We want our children to know Allah, to love the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, to understand the Quran, and to grow into people who treat others with mercy, honesty, and respect.

But these values cannot be taught through instructions alone.

In the name of Allah, the most gracious, ever merciful.

May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon you all.

And yes, and welcome to another episode, a live show of The Drive Time.

And it's a Monday and it's the beginning of the week and there are...

So I'm joined in the studio with my two brothers, Brother Iman and Brother Atar.

Guys, how are you today?

Yeah, I'm in fantastic and in the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

The weather has been quite, I would say, you know, we have two storms during the last couple of days.

People who came to bury the dead became the dead.

After the attack, the Muslims recorded a victory message, and glory to Allah, we have severely punished the Christians of Karak in vengeance of Islam and the Islamic State of Islam.

aloha aloha jordan's government called the act terrorism declaring three days of national mourning the u.n and the eu condemned it investigators have not yet named the perpetrators but christians across the middle east recognize this pattern the way a family recognized a familiar knock at the door I live much of my life in that region, and the script really changes.

Armed Muslim men attack a Christian gathering.

And so I would imagine if the Jews think that, then probably the Muslims think that we are polytheists, which we believe in one God.

so what do they have to do with christians well the quran erroneously condemns jews and christians for taking partners alongside god so christian can be labeled kafir and infidel and mushkir one of the who associates partners with god these labels are exclusively islamic and they carry a stigma in muslim majority societies where the vocabulary is woven into sermons textbooks and street speech the stigma becomes danger Worse, the Quran also warns Muslims against taking Jews and Christians as close allies and tells them that those who reject Muhammad are destined for hellfire.

A man who sincerely believes Allah has issued these verdicts find it appealing to attack and massacre the infidels.

Now look beyond Jordan.

I couldn't say, Kevin, just believe for the rest of this interview that you're a Muslim.

I mean, you just can't, or any Christian that might be watching this, just believe you're a Muslim, believe in the Quran, believe in Allah.

It simply cannot happen.

You cannot choose belief.

This is a podcast from the Muslim Perspectives magazine at muslimperspectives.com. Dr. Wazir Kudrath, thank you very much.

And to all of our listeners, may Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala bless you and guide you in whatever endeavor you undertake.

Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh.

Wa alaikum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh.