Shaykh Mokhtar Maghraoui talks about how simply knowing something is not rewardable, rather acting upon it is rewardable. He connects 'ilm (knowledge) and 'aml (action).

When we don't "feel" the spiritual elation we expect or crave in acts of worship, should we leave it? Dr. Mohamed Ghilan and Muhammad Saleem discuss how we need a teacher to help us balance fostering a spiritual connection.

Tranquility is a guarantee from Allah (SWT) for a certain group of people, and Shaykh Mokhtar Maghraoui shares with us how to acquire it.

How can you put yourself in a position of humility and service at the feet of a person or community you have racism against? Sidi Moutasem Atiya speaks with Sidi Mustafa Davis on the importance of finding the root cause of the disease of racism.

We are told to be with people whose orientation is the Divine. They should be very spiritually intelligent. Shaykh Mokhtar Maghraoui shares the identifiers when attaching ourselves to companionship and teachers.

Shaykh Mokhtar Maghraoui distinguishes how Satan used hawa (the intellectual, philosophical, and ideological drive that motivates our desires) and how Adam (AS) used shahwa (desire for the sensual, base, physical desires of our nafs) before committing a disobedience, and we ourselves are susceptible to it.

It's no secret that many Muslim institutions, while founded with good intentions, have become bastions for ego and politics, and beset by dysfunction. Should our mosques be run like businesses to fix the current malaise? Shaykh Yasir Fahmy returns to the podcast to lay down the foundational principles needed to establish a model for ethical governance in our organizations.

How we feel often dictates what we do. What then, when we don't "feel" the spiritual elation we expect or crave in acts of worship? Should we leave it if we don't feel it? Dr. Mohamed Ghilan returns to the podcast to discuss finding connection in a modern world that breeds disconnection and distraction.

Dr. Yamina Bougenaya joins the podcast for a thoughtful discussion with insights into Islamic metaphysics, science and getting started on the spiritual path.

What role do aesthetics play in spiritual spaces? Ozayr Saloojee, Professor at Carleton University in the Azrieli School of Architecture & Urbanism, discusses the mastery of the Ottoman architect Sinan and what we can learn from history as Muslims attempt to cultivate their own modern style today.

What's next for Muslims after the 2020 presidential elections? Impacted by the polarized political climate, divisions within the Muslim community itself deepen, with some moving further left and others further right. Where do Muslims fit in the liberal setting of a Biden presidency?

Our conversations on Shariah continue as Shaykh Hassan Lachheb discusses the challenges for Muslims today in articulating the Shariah beyond a stale regurgitation of the classical tradition. How can the tradition be critiqued to take it to the next level consistent with the ideals of the Qur'an and Sunnah and coherent for the modern age?