Surah Al-Baqarah: The Cow - Verse 36 - This I...

Today, we continue with the most controversial verse in the Quran. In the previous session, we discussed the responsibilities God laid on men. Today, we turn our attention to women: their role and responsibility in an Islamic society. 

Today, we begin the tafseer of Aya 34 of Surah An-Nisa. Regrettably, some men misuse this Aya to justify mistreating women, and some women harbor resentment towards it. Both are deeply mistaken. If you take the time to understand the words of our Lord, you will discover the true ...  Afficher plus

In this lecture Sayed Jawad gives a brief introductory tafsir of the thirty-ninth chapter Surah az-Zumar (Sheba). The most important verses, stories and lessons are derived from this chapter. You will be given an overall perspective of this chapter. After this lecture you will ha ...  Afficher plus

Mawaan Rizwan – ‘Taskmaster’ runner-runner-up and Bafta-winning star and creator of BBC Three’s ‘Juice’ – is this week’s diner, and he has an easy-to-follow recipe for English food. Trigger warning: this episode contains talk about calories. Series 2 of ‘Juice’ is on BBC Three an ...  Afficher plus

Superb stand-up and ‘Live at the Apollo’ star Jonny Pelham is this week’s guest diner. And, of course, we ask him about his gang-member past… Jonny Pelham is currently performing at the Edinburgh Fringe with his new show ‘Is It Me?’ at Monkey Barrel Comedy (The Hive), 21.00, unti ...  Afficher plus

Ed and Scott are joined by Claudia Sahm, chief economist at New Century Advisors and former Fed Section Chief, for a conversation on the Fed’s independence. Claudia weighs in on the health of the U.S. economy, the growing concentration in the stock market, and where she sees rece ...  Afficher plus