The Ansari Podcast

Dr. Ali Hussain comes back for another deep, thought provoking and historically grounded conversation on the rich tradition of music, instruments, and melodic recitation in Islam, and how colonialism, cultural rupture, and fear-based theology severed Muslims from their own artistic heritage. Dr. Ali claims that Music is not a modern innovation in Islam it is a spiritual tradition rooted in the Prophetic era that we have nearly lost. Dr. Ali Hussain truly believes that music is not haram, that music halal and a necessary part of our tradition. We explore how the Qur’an itself is meant to be experienced melodiously, why art and beauty are central to worship, and how music once played a vital role in spiritual refinement, remembrance, and communal identity.*JOIN OUR YOUTUBE MEMBERSHIP*OR*Support Us @* https://www.ansaripodcast.com/OR*Patreon:* https://www.patreon.com/c/theansaripodcast/membership*Join The Cosmos Club Newsletter:* https://www.ansaripodcast.com/cosmos-club*Ayubi Collective*FREE 10-Part Masterclass “How to Build Your Own Multi-Billion Dollar Business”https://www.ayubi.com/ansari*Provision Capital:* https://www.provisioncapital.com*Humaniti:* https://donor.muslimi.com/page/Humaniti-emergency-Ansari00:00 Why is Music Halal?05:16 Music & The Prophet PBUH08:47 The Spirit of Melody in the Quran13:52 Musical Tradition Came from the Prophets?20:57 Why Do People Say Music is Haram?27:04 Does Music Distance You from God?40:21 Using Art as Worship50:24 Why do Humans Need Beauty?54:26 Graffiti and Jazz as Sacred Art?56:22 Speed round Questions#music #haram #islamichistory #muslimpodcast #islamicpodcast*Listen on All Audio Platforms:* https://tr.ee/JeX-ILYSyj*Follow The Ansari Podcast**Instagram:* https://instagram.com/ansaripodcast*TikTok:* https://tiktok.com/@theansaripodcast*Twitter/X:* https://twitter.com/ansaripodcast

What if you’re living your entire life without ever stepping into the purpose God created you for? Most people drift through life without direction. Not because they lack talent, but because they never discover why they were made.In this Ansari Podcast episode, Omar Altalib, former Amazon executive and co-founder of Forerunners, where he helps entrepreneurs uncover their “why” guides Mahmoud through a powerful process of honest reflection, spiritual grounding, and practical frameworks, Omar reveals how anyone can build a mission-driven life one anchored in meaning, contribution, and divine intention. Whether you’re lost, overwhelmed, stuck in routine, or searching for direction, this episode will help you build your vision, name your values, and define the life you were created to live. This is an episode on finding your purpose in life, finding your meaning in life, and following the right path to the proper career choice. You'll never know what business to start or what career choice to make, if you don't know your purpose. *JOIN OUR YOUTUBE MEMBERSHIP*OR*Support Us @* https://www.ansaripodcast.com/*Join The Cosmos Club Newsletter:* https://www.ansaripodcast.com/cosmos-club*Ayubi Collective*GET THE FREE 10-Part Masterclass “How to Build Your Own Multi-Billion Dollar Business”https://link.ayubi.com/ansari*Provision Capital:* https://www.provisioncapital.com*Humaniti:* https://donor.muslimi.com/page/Humaniti-emergency-Ansari00:00 Finding Your Purpose06:51 Psychology of Purpose15:10 Who You Are 30:47 What the "Why" is38:28 How to Align to Your Purpose50:53 What to Do When You Have Your Why?53:50 Seeing the Good in everyone#career #findyourwhy #findyourpurpose #destiny **Listen on All Audio Platforms:* https://tr.ee/JeX-ILYSyj*Follow The Ansari Podcast**Instagram:* https://instagram.com/ansaripodcast*TikTok:* https://tiktok.com/@theansaripodcast*Twitter/X:* https://twitter.com/ansaripodcast

The Western financial system is full of interest that ruins so many lives and ultimately ruins our afterlife as well. But what if there was a way to leave the system and build your wealth in an ethical and spiritually clean way? We need to build islamic financial institutions that can back mortgage loans, car loans and all sorts of monetary services to those who can't pay interest. There's a barakah effect and formula for your wealth, interest ruins that barakah. In this episode we talk about practical steps that you can take to live a life that is interest-free and pleasing to God with Ousama Al-Shurafa (ex-CMO) and Dr. Mohamad Sawwaf CEO and Founder of Manzil, which provides shariah compliant financial services in Canada and the US.*JOIN OUR YOUTUBE MEMBERSHIP*OR*Support Us @* https://www.ansaripodcast.com/OR*Patreon:* https://www.patreon.com/c/theansaripodcast/membership*Join The Cosmos Club Newsletter:* https://www.ansaripodcast.com/cosmos-club#islamicfinance #barakahmindset #finance #wealth #financepodcast *Ayubi Collective*FREE 10-Part Masterclass “How to Build Your Own Multi-Billion Dollar Business”https://www.ayubi.com/ansari*Provision Capital:* https://www.provisioncapital.com*Humaniti:* https://donor.muslimi.com/page/Humaniti-emergency-Ansari00:00 Interest & The Islamic Finance System 13:24 Islamic Financing Cheaper than Interest Loans?22:22 The Formula for Barakah26:28 What is wealth in the Quran?28:01 How to Have a Halal Financial Lifestyle35:48 Islamic Priorities of Spending39:43 Circular Islamic Financial Economy47:56 Final Thoughts*Listen on All Audio Platforms:* https://tr.ee/JeX-ILYSyj*Follow The Ansari Podcast**Instagram:* https://instagram.com/ansaripodcast*TikTok:* https://tiktok.com/@theansaripodcast*Twitter/X:* https://twitter.com/ansaripodcast

Is the hijab really just for helping men lower their gaze? Or is it a doorway to something far deeper, a spiritual practice that connects a woman directly with God, identity, dignity, and purpose?In this powerful and honest conversation, Ustadha Reem Shaikh (who memorized the Quran at the age of 7 and is now a PhD student at the University of Texas studying Islamic Law) opens up about her personal struggles with hijab, the pressure of social expectations, and how she shifted her entire understanding of modesty by decentering male behavior, cultural pressure, and fear of judgment, and centered it around worship of God alone.#hijab #muslimah #podcast*JOIN OUR YOUTUBE MEMBERSHIP*OR*Support Us @* https://www.ansaripodcast.com/OR*Patreon:* https://www.patreon.com/c/theansaripodcast/membership*Join The Cosmos Club Newsletter:* https://www.ansaripodcast.com/cosmos-club*Pomoroi:* https://pomoroi.com/ansariMention the podcast for a FREE Consultation*Provision Capital:* https://www.provisioncapital.com*Habbah:* https://www.habbah.io*Humaniti:* https://donor.muslimi.com/page/Humaniti-emergency-Ansari00:00 Is Hijab Spiritual or Legal?02:44 Personal Struggles with Hijab07:06 Why Do Girls Take off the Hijab?12:49 Only Wears Hijab infront of Parents?15:13 What about Religious Non-Hijabis?17:45 When Should You Start Wearing Hijab?19:03 What If you're Embarrassed to Wear Hijab?25:26 Hijab Throughout History33:36 Should Women Actively Look for a Spouse?36:27 When Should You Get Married?41:13 Importance of the Mahr45:39 Stigma of Divorce*Listen on All Audio Platforms:* https://tr.ee/JeX-ILYSyj*Follow The Ansari Podcast**Instagram:* https://instagram.com/ansaripodcast*TikTok:* https://tiktok.com/@theansaripodcast*Twitter/X:* https://twitter.com/ansaripodcast

Who were the Donme Crypto Ottoman Jews? Who Was Kamal Ataturk? Who were the Young Turks? What happened when the young turks took over the ottoman empire? What happened to Muslims in eastern Europe, like Bosnia? Why is Turkey the country it is today and have the poltics and ideologies it has today? Nationalism is on the rise today, but history shows us the dangers of divisive ideologies. Join us as we travel back 100 years to the era of the Last Great Sultan, Abdul Hamid II, and explore the story of the end of the Ottoman Empire, the most tolerant empire of its time.Our guest, Alen Bašić, journalist and aspiring historian, explains how spies, secret societies, and secular revolutionaries manipulated populations, turning neighbors against each other and leading to some of the greatest tragedies of the last century for the Muslim world and The Ottoman Empire. Let’s be the generation that reignites the multicultural ethos native to Islam. W*Support Us On Patreon @* ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/theansaripodcast#ottomanempire #history #islamichistory #podcast #historypodcast *Pomoroi:* https://pomoroi.com/ansariMention the podcast for a FREE Consultation*Provision Capital:* https://www.provisioncapital.com*Habbah:* https://www.habbah.io*Humaniti:* https://donor.muslimi.com/page/Humaniti-emergency-Ansari00:00 Who were the Donme Crypto Jews?06:49 The Young Turks and the Donme10:35 The Young Turks Vs. Sultan Abdul Hamid II18:13 The Impact of The Young Turks20:43 Who was Mustafa Kamal?25:12 Is Erdogan a Reviver of Islam?37:08 What happened to Muslims After the Ottoman Empire?49:55 The Forgotten Bosnian Horrors52:27 Gen Z Muslims are better than their Grandparents?01:00:30 How Balkan Muslims Protected Jews01:09:36 Modern Balkan Muslims*Listen on All Audio Platforms:* https://tr.ee/JeX-ILYSyj*Follow The Ansari Podcast**Instagram:* https://instagram.com/ansaripodcast*TikTok:* https://tiktok.com/@theansaripodcast*Twitter/X:* https://twitter.com/ansaripodcast