The Creative Minority

The theory of evolution has historically been used as a critique against religion. Scripture claims God had created Adam (AS) but science states Adam was created through a series of random mutations. Who is correct: scripture or science? Or is there a middle-ground where both religion and science can be compatible?

During this podcast, we are joined by Dr. Shoaib Ahmed Malik, author of "Islam and Evolution", to discuss this pertinent topic and try to understand the Islamic perspective on human evolution.

#evolution #science #islam

Intro song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e26WE...

0:00 Intro

1:00 The Importance of the Topic

5:17 What is Evolution?

18:45 Creationism

22:00 Human Exceptionalism

35:58 Adamic Exceptionalism

59:35 No Exceptions + recap

1:02:05 Which Positions Can We Accept

1:20:56 The Future of Evolution and Islam

1:27:41 Are you Re-interpreting the Quran?

1:32:36 Vice's Article about Evolution & Muslim Scholars

1:37:33 Conclusion

Today marks the beginning of National Suicide Prevention Week. It is a week dedicated to bringing awareness around the topic of suicide, the harms associated with it, and how to prevent it. We are joined by world-renowned scholar, Dr. Rania Awaad to discuss this pertinent topic and how we can prevent suicide from occurring and addressing the symptoms leading up to it.

Here are some resources on the works of Dr. Rania and on understanding suicides:

Stanford Muslim Mental Health and Islamic Psychology Lab@StanfordMMHIP

The lab's new non-profit focused on Muslim mental health & Islamic

Psychology: maristan.org @maristan_org

Support us: maristan.org/support-maristan

Mental health resources: maristan.org/resources

Maristan Suicide Response "500 Imam" Campaign video Dr. Rania was referring to where she trained Imams on this topic. The Suicide Response trainings for the Muslim community are developed by her lab, and offered by their non-profit, Maristan.org mentioned above:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1NJIn58I8OM

Recent AP article about her suicide response trainings:

https://apnews.com/article/tx-state-wire-health-mental-health-religion-663828d07e5f32b5ab44f755e79f8d67

Recent radio or TV interviews:

https://omny.fm/shows/kcbsam-on-demand/mental-health-professionals-and-faith-leaders-are?

Muslim Network TV: https://youtu.be/X9A3wz_Ex0Q

CBS News Radio Weekend roundup interview: https://art19.com/shows/weekend-roundup/episodes/afa8b98e-9dc9-4bed-820c-a4a73a3646dd

KCBS San Francisco Radio interview: https://www.audacy.com/kcbsradio/podcasts/kcbs-on-demand-20757/new-study-indicates-american-muslims-have-higher-attempted-suicide-rates-651290296

CBS Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes interview: https://art19.com/shows/kaleidoscope/episodes/04de6fb7-8761-472b-beb5-bf9610fdfc20

0:00 Disclaimer

1:40 Intro

2:16 Advice related to suicide

4:14 Why people consider suicide

11:33 When living is Hard

13:20 How often to contact them

15:53 Cryptic messages

21:32 When people feel like they are a burden on others

24:50 Regret and reaching out

31:02 Postvention

43:46 Recap and concluding

Salahuddin, the great liberator of Jerusalem, is widely recognized as a worldwide icon who drastically changed the world. In today's podcast, we are joined by Dr. Husni to discuss the reasons why Salahuddin was successful and the lessons we can derive from his life and teachings.

Anti-Vaccine rhetoric is rampant in today's discourse as people are abstaining from obtaining a COVID vaccine. In today's podcast, we are joined by Dr. Mohamed Ghilan to discuss why the arguments put forth from anti-Vaxxers are false, the history behind the movement, as well as its founder, and the reasons people fall into the trap of being anti-Vaccine.

Introduction Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e26WEmSGMgg

0:00 Intro

2:09 Thoughts on COVID

14:33 Message to Anti-Vaxxers

15:47 Anti-Vaxxers are not homogenous

22:06 Who Created Vaccines?

26:30 The Founders of Anti-Vax Movements

39:25 Anti-Vax within Somali Community

41:50 Conspiracy Thinking in Muslim Community

43:17 Addressing the Darul Qasim Fatwa

52:32 All Vaccines are Good

53:11 Is COVID really lethal?

58:25 Was the Vaccine Rushed?

1:07:37 Why Dr. Ghilan is Frustrated

1:16:41 Should you get Vaccinated?

Social Justice seems to be dominating everyone's minds with prominent movements like Black Lives Matter dominating the headlines. But what exactly is social justice and how do we acquire it? In this podcast, we are joined by Shaykh Dawud Walid, author of Towards Sacred Activism, to discuss social justice and prominent movements such as Black Lives Matter.

Jack Parsons, the Father of the Space Age, was openly a satanist and created many of his inventions due to black magic. But more importantly than all, he met Dajjal (The AntiChrist) and became acquainted with him.In this podcast, we discuss the occultic tendencies of Jack Parsons and the role magic played in developing his inventions.

Readers are Leaders. They are the ones shaping society and the ones in power. But reading can also transform your life and provide you the motivation you need to accomplish your life goals. In this podcast, we are joined by Hassam Munir to discuss how reading can transform your life.

Readers are Leaders. They are the ones shaping society and the ones in power. But reading can also transform your life and provide you the motivation you need to accomplish your life goals. In this podcast, we are joined by Hassam Munir to discuss how reading can transform your life.

50% of marriages end in divorce. It’s clear this is a major problem. What are the reasons behind it and how can we prevent it? In this podcast, we are joined by Certified Mediator and Consultant, Imam Yahya Momla, to answer these pressing questions.

What is the purpose of life? Is there such a thing as Islamic meditation? Why is everyone so depressed nowadays and what is the solution to it? In this podcast, we are joined by Aanghel, cofounder of The3Muslims Podcast, to answer these major questions and how to find meaning within our lives.