The Adnan Husain Show

About The Adnan Husain Show

Professor Adnan Husain, historian and scholar of religion, hosts a show spanning history, politics, global affairs, intellectual culture, as well as religion and spirituality. The format ranges from scholarly guest interviews, panel discussions, recorded lectures, and his own readings and commentary.

Publisher

Adnan Husain

Category

history · religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

8 Feb 2025

Latest episode

11 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

18 of 93 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   11 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   OH 43- Racializing the Ummah w/Rhea Rahman

   Host Adnan Husain interviews Dr. Rhea Rahman, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, about her book "Racializing the Ummah," exploring Muslim humanitarianism and racial capitalism.

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   16 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Office Hours 42-Political Prisoners and the Black Radical Tradition w/Orisanmi Burton

   Host Adnan Husain interviews social anthropologist Orisanmi Burton about political prisoners and the Black Radical Tradition, exploring resistance movements and international solidarity.

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   13 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Names of God (9): al-Qadeer, "the All-Powerful"

   Adnan and Marc return with a discussion of a name or attribute, al-Qadeer or "the Powerful" or "All-Powerful", identified by `Afīf al-Dīn al-Tilimsānī in his work translated as "The Divine Names: A Mystical Theology of the Names of God in the Qur'an" by Yousef Casewit. Notably, the name al-Qadeer is not often included in the devotional tradition listing the "99 Names". As a result, we relied greatly on interpreting his discussion as the starting points for a conversation about understanding the sources of power and agency spiritually, theologically, psychically and, especially, phenomenologically. The discussion of al-Tilimsani was remarkably wide-ranging on different aspects of this issue of the nature of power and agency, including the varieties of forms of agency. We also explored how agency might manifest through the seeker's recognition and experience of "the Powerful" in a fascinating parable of the Sufi catching their cloak (presumably patched!) on a twig or branch as a metaphor for challenges, obstacles, the force of power upon us. Finally, we reflected on two different Qur'anic statements al-Tilimsani cites that opened a deeper consideration of the nature and meaning of power and its source. Whether we grasped the subtle distinction between the statement "All power belongs to God" (or as we also proposed, "power belongs to God wholly/completely/all together") on the one hand and "There is no power except through God," we must leave to listeners to ponder further. Every exploration of a distinguished name led us back to consideration of the unity of the Named, this time through a final suggestion of al-Tilimsani that apprehending and experience the unity and essence, "witnessing" it, the Names disappear and the witnesser is rendered "speechless." We were enriched by and grateful again for an opportunity to reflect together on the Names. Inshallah, you found something beneficial or resonant in our shared exploration. Again, we welcome your comments, queries, corrections in discussion of the video! Follow Marc's channel for additional supplemental videos on the topics of the series: @marcapplebaum8177 Also please support the fundraiser for Yara, a single woman living in a tent in Deir al-Balah, Gaza. She is currently trying to raise money for her mother's medical needs after heart surgery and support for her family of five: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=RUNFTJSLC4YVW&fbclid=IwY2xjawR9pORleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFWZDg1M3FsdEtibjBWZm1Ec3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHt5xsnU6Pdq2yaDuFN3S1G9gWUbekwvZfyV8WT8r8-ARiKcCIIADKxM1-_ey_aem_jWjpyM2qbCfKDkHbmWb8ww Support the show on Patreon or Substack, if you can (and get early access to episodes as well as full audio of all livestreams)! www.patreon.com/adnanhusain https://www.adnanahusain.substack.com Or make a one-time donation to the show and Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/adnanhusain (https://buymeacoffee.com/adnanhusain) Rate and Review! Like, subscribe, share! Also available in video on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@adnanhusainshow X: @adnanahusain Substack: adnanahusain.substack.com www.adnanhusain.org

Inside a recent episode

OH 43- Racializing the Ummah w/Rhea Rahman

Published 11 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] So they have to, you know, they have to adhere to the humanitarian principle of impartiality, that we don't show any bias. So, you know, at the same time that there's a need to respond to kind of crises, like you said, like imperialist wars that target Muslims in the global south, to be considered respectable humanitarians, they can't have that special interest. And that call, that need to be impartial looks different under the racist lens of Islamophobia. And so I tried it to, something else Dr. Honey had said early on of the early days of Islamic relief. He said, our biggest challenge was how to get the West to trust you and the Muslim to not suspect you. […]

Who has been a guest on The Adnan Husain Show

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Rhea Rahman
• Orisanmi Burton
• Gabriel Rockhill
• Chris de Ploeg
• Sina Rahmani

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

37 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

66 ratings

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