Soulful Wisdom Podcast (formerly Muslimcentric)

A real person is one who lives for other people | Shaykh Amer Jamil, Islamic Scholar

Scottish 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Islamic Scholar Shaykh Amer Jamil quotes his Uncle, as well as the Pakistani philosopher and poet, Allama Muhammad Iqbal: 🕯️“Let us live in the world li

Peter Sanders: We Teach All Hearts to Break | Photographer

Photo: ‘We Teach All Hearts to Break’. Photographer Peter Sanders reveals the story behind this iconic photograph and how it relates to his journey to Islam and a powerfu

Isam B: I was doing Hajj when I found out Aicha had become a worldwide hit | Outlandish

“I wasn’t prepared for Hajj.” 🕋 Musician Isam B reflects on performing Hajj just months before Outlandish’s global breakthrough with Aicha. He describes how the pilgrimag

#61 Brother Ali - “I’m at war!” Hip-hop artist on Music, Islam & Cancel Culture

Join us for a deeply personal interview with Brother Ali, a renowned hip hop artist and activist. In this episode, we explore Brother Ali's incredible journey: from growi

#60 Isam B of Outlandish | Global hip-hop star on ‘Aicha’, fame, faith, fatherhood & Palestine

Isam Bachiri is a singer, songwriter and artist who was one of the founders of the award-winning Danish hip-hop group Outlandish. They had a global hit, including a numbe

#59 Azeem Muhammad | Comedy, Allah Made Me Funny, Drugs, Gangs and NOI Farrakhan

Azeem Muhammad is an American Muslim comedian celebrated for his role in the groundbreaking comedy tour, 'Allah Made Me Funny'.   Growing up in St. Louis, Missouri, Aze

#58 Gaza, Islamophobia, Politics..and Piers Morgan | Muslim Thought Leaders - Shaykh Ruzwan, MCB's Zara Mohammed, Media strategist Osama Saeed

A captivating and thought-provoking conversation with esteemed Muslim thought leaders. In this episode, we are honoured to host a panel featuring prominent Islamic schol

#57 Suicide - Myths, Muslims & Mental Health | Prof Rory O’Connor | World Expert on Suicide Research

*NOTE -  This episode discusses suicide. If you are affected by suicide or are worried about someone, please see the links at the end of these show notes*   Muslims die

#56 Preacher Moss | American Muslim Comedian | Allah Made Me Funny

Preacher Moss is a distinguished American comedian, writer, and educator, best known for his pivotal role as the founder of the groundbreaking comedy tour, 'Allah Made Me

#55 Shaykh Ruzwan Mohammed | Scottish Islamic Scholar & Theologian | iSyllabus Islamic studies co-founder

Shaykh Ruzwan is one of the foremost Islamic scholars in the West. Hailing from Glasgow, Scotland (UK), Shaykh Ruzwan obtained a degree in Geopolitics and Arabic before l

#54 Ebrahim Rasool | Friend of Nelson Mandela | South African politician and diplomat

Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool is one of the few Muslim global politicians that has been largely successful in balancing politics and faith. His formative years growing up in

#53 Peter Sanders | Photographer of the Muslim Ummah

Peter Sanders is a world-renowned photographer of the Muslim world. If you don’t recognise his name, you will have definitely seen his photos. Born in the 1940s in Londo

#52 Dr Hany El-Banna | Founder of Islamic Relief, Critical views on Muslim Charities, Sacrifice, Vision, Giving up career as a medical doctor

Dr Hany El-Banna is the founder of Islamic Relief, the global Muslim charity started in the 1980s. He is a legend in the Muslim ummah – a true visionary. He eventually le

#51 Ashur Shamis | Sayyid Qutb, Gaddafi hitlist, Malcolm X, UK Muslim Students, Arab Spring, Improving our relationship with Quran

Ashur Shamis is a Libyan who lived in exile for decades in the UK during the reign of Gaddafi. He set up an opposition party at the risk to his own life. His student days

#50 How to manage Stress and Anxiety | Q&A | Part3

PART 3 - Question & Answer session Panelists: - Shaykh Abdul Aziz Ahmed: World renowned scholar and educationalist based in Glasgow. https://www.facebook.com/abdul.azi

#49 How to manage Stress and Anxiety | The Psychological (CBT) Perspective | Part 2

PART 2 - The Psychological (CBT) Perspective Speaker: Saiqa Naz is a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist with the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychothe

#48 How to manage Stress and Anxiety | The Spiritual Perspective | Part 1

Mental health and wellbeing is such an important and relevant issue affecting all of us, our friends and our families. This episode is a recording of an event held in Gla

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

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 interes

#46 Making a spiritual Change 4 Life - Reflection, Repentance, Resolutions, Ramadhan and positive habits all year round | Cradle2Grave Part7

As we release this episode in January 2022 from Scotland, there are only a few months to go before we welcome Ramadhan again inshallah. This episode was recorded as a con

#45 Death of a Muslim - Funeral rites, Ghusl, Soul’s journey after death, Post-mortem, Organ donation | Cradle2Grave Part6

In this episode of Cradle2Grave, we discuss the topic of death and how to prepare for it and how to manage when we are in this situation. We cover a number of topics incl