backfromfajr
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About This Podcast
A philosophical podcast that dismantles cultural misconceptions about Islam and approaches various topics from an academic lens while weaving in our life experiences. Join us as we discuss areas we all interact with or have encountered in passing!
Let us sit down and believe for a while.
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Soul Bytes Ep 1: Feeling the Ramad
In the first episode of our new, more laid-back and freeform series, Soul Bytes, we reflect on our spiritual struggles and mindset shift during what was the busiest Ramadan ever for us. We explore…
S2E3 Episode 10: Jihad al-Nafs (The Struggle of the Self)
As we enter Ramadan, our thoughts are occupied with how we can improve ourselves to get closer to God. How can we learn about "the self" to understand our relationship with God? We explore these…
S2E2 Episode 9: Islam and AI
AI is almost all we talk about in our major, Cognitive Science, so we decided to explore it in this episode. First, we give a debriefing on the basics of AI and it’s history such as what it means for…
S2E1 Episode 8: How the Education System Failed Us
In season 2 we’re focusing inwards, taking more nuanced perspectives on the self and focusing on topics related to our majors (Cognitive Science), like AI, the self and identity. In the first…
S1E7 Episode 7: Taffakur as a Form of Self-Care
As university starts up again and we adjust to the new abnormal, we're continuously reminded to do acts of self-care. However, what does that look like? What does Islam have to say about it? We talk…
S1E6 Episode 6: Do We Have Free Will? Part II
This episode is part 2 of our two part series where we explore free will and determination. In this episode we explore the different Islamic as well as Buddhist philosophies surrounding free will and…
S1E5 Episode 5: Do We Have Free Will? Part I
This episode is part one of a two-part series where we explore free will and predetermination. In this episode, we prove our free will by analysing God's names, Al-Aleem (The All-Knowing) and…
S1E4 Episode 4: Can Anyone Be Creative?
In this episode we discuss what Islam and several Islamic philosophers have said on creativity. We take you through the creative process of backfromfajr and the doubts that we encounter along the way…
S1E3 Episode 3: Forgiveness
In this episode we explore the concept of forgiveness. What we can learn from God as The Most-Forgiving, how to apply it to our daily lives and learning to forgive others and ourselves.
S1E2 Episode 2: The "Ideal" Muslim
In this week's episode we discuss the components that curate what we believe to be the Ideal Muslim; utilizing what the Qur'an, several hadiths and Ibn 'Arabi have said. We are then joined by a guest…
S1E1 Episode 1: How We Expect Muslim Women To Act
In this week's episode we explore Khadijah's life and highlight the current cultural differences that we encounter. We then move on to share our personal struggles whether it be personally inflicted…
S1 Episode 0: The Voices Behind backfromfajr
Get to know us and why we started this podcast !
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backfromfajr has published 12 episodes since June 2021, covering topics in Islam, Philosophy.
backfromfajr is currently highly active with new episodes irregularly. Average episode length is 57m.
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