#47 Let’s talk about life - Funny stories, anecdotes and reflections | Cradle2Grave Part8

The MuslimCentric Podcast

This episode was recorded on the night before Eid and at the conclusion of the Cradle2Grave series. We decided to have a slightly different format with a panel of interesting guests including Islamic scholar Shaykh Amer Jamil, broadcaster and fundraiser Naeem Raza, medical doctor and GP Dr Nadeem Bhatti, Islamic finance expert Omar Shaikh, university graduate and Radio Ramadhan presenter Rameez Mahmood and my co-host Umran Amin.

It was a light hearted discussion but also one where we reflected about our own stage in life. It is a longer episode but having listened to it again in 2022, there is so much that is still relevant. We hope it brings a smile to your face. Our topics included

• The (alleged?) origin of croissants!
• What people call Dr Bhatti
• Organising a charity cycle from Scotland to Syria
• Driving to Pakistan from Britain
• Shaykh Amer’s travels
• The pursuit of knowledge
• Anecdote about Shaykh Ruzwan
• Careers
• Meeting Muhammad Ali
• Nurturing role models and having courage
• The lost practice of Waqf
• Islamicising and Muslimifying everything
• Eid prayer times in Glasgow
• Quiz amongst the panellists
• Who would you like to have dinner with?
• What advice would you give your younger self?
• Seeing Asian people on British TV for the first time
• Naeem and his midlife crisis

ABOUT THE SERIES

This episode followed the Cradle2Grave series discussing how Muslims can navigate important life events from the moment we are born to the time when we leave this earth. The series was originally broadcast in Ramadhan 2017 on Radio Ramadhan Glasgow https://www.rr365.co.uk

GUESTS AND HOSTS

Hosted by Dr Aman and Umran.

Shaykh Amer Jamil (https://www.amerjamil.com) is a Scottish-born Islamic Scholar and co-founder of iSyllabus UK (https://www.isyllabus.org) , an educational institute that has taught 7000+ students across 15 UK cities over the last 10 years. He is a specialist in Islamic family law and provides guidance and support for those experiencing family and marital difficulties at Unity Family Services (https://www.unityfamily.co.uk). He has been described as one of the Scotland’s most prominent and respected Muslim thinkers by the Scottish media.

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