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Soul of Islam Radio

Emil Ihsan Alexander Torabi

Soul of Islam Radio is a leading-edge personal growth and spiritual development podcast to support you upon the path to health, happiness and harmony in this life and the next.

religion & spirituality islam

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69 | ChatGPT Reveals Satan’s 10 Strategies to Destroy...

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2025/04/10

In this episode, I explore one of the most sobering and thought-provoking exercises I’ve done using ChatGPT: asking it to simulate the strategies the devil might use to distance people from God—without them ever realizing it. What unfolded was a deeply insightful list of ten tactics that, when compared with teachings from the Qur’an and Hadith, align uncannily with spiritual warnings that have stood the test of time.We dive into each strategy, from distraction and materialism to pride,

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68 | How to Maintain Momentum and Motivation Beyond...

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2025/04/04

After the spiritual intensity and sacred beauty of Ramadan, many of us are left wondering—how do we sustain this light throughout the rest of the year? In this episode, I reflect on the deeper meaning of Ramadan and share four practical commitments to help you carry that divine energy beyond the holy month.Ramadan is more than a month of ritual fasting; it's a reminder of who we truly are. It reconnects us to God, to our community, and to our higher purpose. But its gifts aren’t meant to fade

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67 | Making Religion Real with Jonathan Abdus-Samad

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2025/03/28

In this episode, I sat down with my friend and brother in faith, Jonathan Abdus-Samad Nadeau, for a deep conversation on what it truly means to make religion real. With Ramadan as our backdrop, we explored how Islam isn’t just about outward practices—praying, fasting, attending lectures—but about embodying surrender on the inside. Without this inner submission, our faith risks becoming hollow, disconnected from its purpose.We spoke about the two dimensions of Islam: the external, which deals

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66 | Integrity and the Path to Spiritual Wholeness

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2025/03/27

In this spiritually grounding episode, we explore the concept of integrity as a state of wholeness—an alignment between our inner truth and outer actions. Drawing from sacred teachings, lived experience, and the wisdom of our predecessors, we reflect on what it means to walk a path of sincerity and growth in a world full of tests and distractions. We begin by affirming the importance of companionship—suhbah—as the foundation of spiritual development. Our hearts are shaped by those we keep close,

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65 | Al-Maalik Al-Mulk—The Absolute Sovereign

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2025/03/18

In this episode, we reflect on the divine name of Allah, "Al-Maalik Al-Mulk," meaning the Owner and Sovereign of all creation. Understanding this name deepens our awareness of both God and ourselves, helping us recognize our purpose and the temporary nature of this world. Everything we possess—our wealth, our bodies, even our breath—is not truly ours but a trust from Allah. This realization fosters humility and gratitude, guiding us toward a more meaningful life.Our attachment to the material

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64 | The Most Beloved Names to Allah

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2025/03/16

On this episode of Soul of Islam Radio, we explore the significance of the most beloved names to Allah: Abdullah and Abdur-Rahman. These names, meaning “servant of God” and “servant of the Most Merciful,” reflect the highest state of being—one of true devotion and submission to the Creator. True servitude to Allah is not about restriction but about freedom—freedom from the ego, worldly distractions, and anything that distances us from our divine purpose. The modern world often promotes

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63 | Meditation and Stillness in Ramadan

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2025/03/12

Meditation is an integral part of spiritual practice, deeply rooted in Islamic tradition. In this episode, Ihsan reflects on the significance of presence, stillness, and surrender in connecting with Allah, particularly during the holy month of Ramadan. Drawing from the example of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, peace and blessings be upon him, Ihsan recounts how he would retreat into the cave of Hira on Jabal Noor, isolating himself to commune with his Creator. It was in this sacred seclusion that the

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62 | Rising Above the Pull of the Material World

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2025/03/12

The concept of "Spiritual Gravity" describes the inherent pull of the material world that can weigh down our hearts and souls, leading to feelings of heaviness, darkness, and even depression. After recently returning from a spiritually enriching journey through Morocco and Turkey, I experienced a familiar pattern—a temporary sense of dread or depression upon returning to a more materialistic environment. This heaviness that I felt after returning from spiritual travel reflects the gravitational

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Trials and Tribulations of the Anti-Christ

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2024/05/19

Based upon the Hadith of Jibril (as), we learn that included in the fundamental and foundational components of the religion is knowledge of the signs that pertain to the last days of the current age, traditionally known as Akhir Zaman.Traditional knowledge transmits that the world will continue to descend into its demise with increasing corruption, tyranny, abuse and oppression, and that a tragic state of affairs will continue to deteriorate until an entity known as the Dajjal, or the

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59:24

Teresa Lesher: Searching for God, Finding Love

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2024/05/13

Teresa Lesher is the author of the new Searching for God, Finding Love, which is an inspirational account of her personal journey deeper into faith upon the quest for truth, and in which she details her personal healing path and realization that God's divine love and mercy are both imminent and accessible by turning "inwards and upwards." The truth is easy to see. The decision is the hard part. I thank God every day for being Muslim. I'm very grateful to be among the Muslims. Teresa Lesher In

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Jesus Versus Christianity: Doctrine of Salvation

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2024/05/04

The fundamental and central tenet of modern Christianity essentially posits that the key to salvation is essentially the acceptance of Jesus Christ (as) into one's heart as their personal lord and savior, and that it is thus no longer necessary to follow the traditional Judaic Law.This idea then results in the belief that the criteria for both forgiveness and damnation are but the belief to which one subscribes, relegating one's deeds and actions to what generally becomes an inconsequential role

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Jonathan Abdus-Samad Selwyn: Buddhism Led Me to Islam

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2024/04/28

Jonathan Selwyn also now known as Abdus-Samad since having embraced Islam has spent the bulk of his life upon the spiritual path seeking the way and truth, and has devoted an immense amount of time in mastering meditative and spiritual practice. Buddhism led me to Islam. Jonathan Abdus-Samad As a practicing Buddhist and promising student of his master, he was given the role and responsibility of teaching and leading on behalf of their school and in place of the teacher. Yet his quest and

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Control Versus Chaos—How to Experience Peace in Times...

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2024/04/23

As human beings we have an innate need for stability that provides the experience of safety and security. We likewise have an innate disposition that finds instability, disorder and chaos unsettling, stressful and difficult. Therefore, we tend to seek control in our lives so as to manage and minimize the stress that we experience as a result of uncertainty. With what appears to be escalating chaos on the global stage, and with who are clearly incompetent in temporal positions of power, it is only

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Returning to Spirit with Shaykh Fadhlallah Haeri

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2024/03/24

In this conversation with Shaykh Fadhlallah Haeri, the beloved guide and teacher of faith-based spirituality shares his thoughts and insights regarding the current spiritual crisis that plagues humanity in the modern world, and advocates for a return to the spirit within as the key to reconnecting with the timeless and transcendent source of peace and security.Shaykh Fadhlallah call for an awakening to the present moment and describes the now as the door and bridge to eternity, and also as the

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Journey in Grace with David Sterling

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2023/08/19

The son of Jewish Holocaust survivors, David Sterling, now also known as Hajji Mustafa, embraced Islam in 1976 in Monterrey, California. A seeker of truth, he has since continued in the quest and search for knowledge, wisdom and enlightenment, leading him to the company of some of the noble and notable servants of God.He details his adventures and experiences in great detail in his recently published book, Journey in Grace: Gems Gathered from a Life on the Path. Having sought out guidance

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Gift of the Givers with Dr. Imtiaz Sooliman

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2023/05/19

Dr. Imtiaz Sooliman is the founder and director of the Gift of the Givers Foundation, which has grown to become the largest non-profit humanitarian relief organization on the African continent. Originally a medical doctor, Dr. Sooliman gave up his career in the field following inspired spiritual guidance to make an even bigger impact in the world and in the lives of human beings. In this illuminating conversation, we discuss the incredible origin story of The Gift of the Givers Foundation, the

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Finding Freedom with Julien Drolon and Zara Shafie of...

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2023/04/12

Julien Drolon in a quest for truth, wisdom, guidance and understanding took a spiritual journey on foot in what was essentially a walk towards God that covered the distance of a thousand kilometers in Spain. His seeking ultimately led him to Islam, and later throughout the Muslims world. Julien met his wife Zara Shafie in Malaysia, and together they founded Halis Media, which is a film and media production company that produces leading-edge documentaries on faith, religion and spirituality. Their

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The Blessed Black Seed with Abdullah Naki

Soul of Islam Radio ·

2023/04/02

The unique healing benefits of black seed, also known as nigella sativa, kalonji, black cumin and others, have been known for over fourteen hundred years due to the statement of the holy Prophet Muhammad ﷺ who stated that these little black powerhouses can cure every disease with the exception of death itself. Yet the miraculous healing power of black seed is only recently being discovered by the western world as one of the most incredible foods for healing the human being. The black seed is a

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Crowdfunding with Chris Blauvelt of Launchgood

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2023/03/17

Crowdfunding, also referred to as crowdsourcing, is an ingenious method of sourcing funding for all types of projects and causes by facilitating direct relationships between campaigns and a global audience via the internet, and over the last decade or so has become a key method of making possible programs and initiatives that otherwise would have been impossible to undertake to fruition. Chris Blauvelt was inspired with the idea of creating a crowdfunding platform primarily designed and intended

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Secrets of Divine Love with A. Helwa

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2023/02/28

A. Helwa is the author of the beautiful book Secrets of Divine Love, which is a wonderful introduction to Islam and its spiritual dimension, the goal of which is connection and communion with the Divine. The great mystic poet Jalaluddin Rumi (qs) stated, "Love is the bridge between you and everything," and they upon the spiritual path have always ultimately realized that the bridge between the human being and his or her Lord is the door of divine love. Thus, they have often focused on and

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