OnGuard - For the Ummah, For the Truth
Jun 2, 2026 · 1 hr 38 min · 12 segments
What happens when Muslim men and women are separated from their fitrah, their roles, their families — and each other? In this OnGuard podcast, Shaykh Shaqur Rehman joins us for a deep discussion on…
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Shaqur RehmanGuestHamza TzortzisHostExplain why Islam sees the mother and the wife as a priority, and not just as any kind of function within the social hierarchy.
But it's, they are the pillars of human flourishing, Islamic civilization, and they're essential, and without them, we won't have the Islamic civilization.

And you've asked for something so enormous, um, and, and something that I like to do, and I think is useful for everybody, especially at the beginning of a topic such, as broad as this.

Okay, so why did Allah put us on this earth? So the Mala'ikah tell Adam, uh, and us, the first story in the Quran, we are here to make tasbih of Allah, make hamd of Allah, to venerate Allah, to declare His perfection, and to be in awe of Him.

And Allah has promised us, if we do this, He is going to give us eternal bliss.

Uh, this is our journey, very clear, mapped out to us right at the beginning of the Quran, first story.

So now this is humanity's purpose, okay? And Allah told us there was a man and woman, Adam and his wife Hawwa, they traversed this path.

There's going to be people who take you off that path, and they want you to fail, [lip smack] and they're going to dress it up in all kinds of ways, but it really has no substance.

And really, it's this fluff that is going to desert you and cause you enormous pain.

Now, um, Allah goes through the surah, Surah Al-Baqarah, where He first mentioned this story and then continues through and says, "Now, there were people who were given this task, and they failed.

And now this ummah, the Muslimin, are the ones who have inherited this legacy, and they are going to live it." [inhales] Okay, then Surah Al-Imran comes after this.

Surah Al-Imran tells you this is a legacy, a generational legacy that has to be lived.

Um, and it's summarized as a legacy of resilience, okay? And the whole surah is about that, and it's called Al-Imran because there is a generation after generation upon this resilience, f- faithfulness to Allah and His messenger, [lip smack] submission.

Right, so now you've got these key huge ideas and fundamentals, right? This is your legacy.
Explain why Islam sees the mother and the wife as a priority, and not just as any kind of function within the social hierarchy.
But it's, they are the pillars of human flourishing, Islamic civilization, and they're essential, and without them, we won't have the Islamic civilization.

And you've asked for something so enormous, um, and, and something that I like to do, and I think is useful for everybody, especially at the beginning of a topic such, as broad as this.

Okay, so why did Allah put us on this earth? So the Mala'ikah tell Adam, uh, and us, the first story in the Quran, we are here to make tasbih of Allah, make hamd of Allah, to venerate Allah, to declare His perfection, and to be in awe of Him.

And Allah has promised us, if we do this, He is going to give us eternal bliss.

Uh, this is our journey, very clear, mapped out to us right at the beginning of the Quran, first story.

So now this is humanity's purpose, okay? And Allah told us there was a man and woman, Adam and his wife Hawwa, they traversed this path.

There's going to be people who take you off that path, and they want you to fail, [lip smack] and they're going to dress it up in all kinds of ways, but it really has no substance.

And really, it's this fluff that is going to desert you and cause you enormous pain.

Now, um, Allah goes through the surah, Surah Al-Baqarah, where He first mentioned this story and then continues through and says, "Now, there were people who were given this task, and they failed.

And now this ummah, the Muslimin, are the ones who have inherited this legacy, and they are going to live it." [inhales] Okay, then Surah Al-Imran comes after this.

Surah Al-Imran tells you this is a legacy, a generational legacy that has to be lived.

Um, and it's summarized as a legacy of resilience, okay? And the whole surah is about that, and it's called Al-Imran because there is a generation after generation upon this resilience, f- faithfulness to Allah and His messenger, [lip smack] submission.

Right, so now you've got these key huge ideas and fundamentals, right? This is your legacy.
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