The Thinking Muslim

About The Thinking Muslim

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Publisher

Muhammad Jalal

Category

religion & spirituality · religion & spirituality · religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

12 Aug 2019

Latest episode

2 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

157 of 338 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   2 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Three Years On: Gaza and our Illusions about the Qur’an | Ustadha Dalya Ayoub

   Ustadha Dalya Ayoub and Muhammad Jalal discuss how the ongoing Gaza crisis challenges Muslims' connection to the Quran and their commitment to justice, offering insights into steadfastness and deeper understanding.

2. 

   25 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Don't Say Palestine: How the Media Manufactured a Genocide | Assal Rad

   Muhammad Jalal interviews historian Dr. Assal Rad about how Western media framed the conflict in Gaza, revealing insights into journalism and political power.

3. 

   18 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Macklemore, Mamdani and Miliband: Does Anyone Still Like the Shape of Israel? | Norman Finkelstein

   Muhammad Jalal interviews Norman Finkelstein about how the war on Gaza reshapes global politics and challenges artists' neutrality.

Inside a recent episode

Three Years On: Gaza and our Illusions about the Qur’an | Ustadha Dalya Ayoub

Published 2 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And this is something that we need to really keep, you know, sharing that there's also the ulama, say the righteous ulama, and I always distinguish between the ulama, the righteous ulama and the non, because there are both. And we have to be very careful and aware because they can use this very same Quran against what I'm saying and against and to teach something else. May Allah protect us. Say that there is a form of sabr that a person actually can get sins for in the hereafter. So you can become sinful, but, Ya Rabb, I was patient. If there is a capacity for you to change your situation that is difficult, that is harmful, that is giving you in any shape or form wrongs and that is not good for your situation and your dunya in akhira, and you can change it and you choose to remain quiet and silent and not do anything about it, that's not sabr. […]

Who has been a guest on The Thinking Muslim

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

• Dalya Ayoub
• Assal Rad
• Norman Finkelstein
• Sami Hamdi
• Qutaiba Idlibi

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

200 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

525 ratings

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