Spiritual Gems of Islam — Кассета

On Wise Women with Daisy Khan, Daisy speaks with Imam Jamal Rahman, author of Spiritual Gems of Islam, The Fragrance of Faith, Religion Gone Astray, and his latest, The Fragrance of the Quran—about misconceptions of Islam and the role of interfaith dialogue. Imam Rahman explains Islam as surrendering the ego to become a more complete human being, cleansing the heart, and serving God by serving creation, including humans, animals, and nature. He stresses moving from “knowledge of the tongue” to “knowledge of the heart,” especially through hardship, and highlights listening as essential to peacemaking. Drawing on the Interfaith Amigos’ work with a rabbi and pastor, he argues friendship and sincere, humble engagement reduce polarization. They discuss scripture’s universal vs. context-specific verses, cherry-picking, violence, women’s status, cultural bias, and the need to travel, meet others, and consult the heart. 00:00 Hard Questions 02:02 Heart of Islam Explained 04:21 Waking Up as a Seeker 06:48 Prayer as Service 09:32 Interfaith Friendship 12:56 Listening to Adversaries 14:34 Women and Quranic Justice 19:36 Religion Misused for Violence 23:25 How to Read Scripture Wisely 26:02 Travel and Expand Your Islam 28:27 Islam Answers Life Questions 30:44 Finding God Within Jamal Rahman's Socials: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imamjamalrahman/?hl=en Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@jamalrahman1011 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jamal.rahman.395 Daisy's Socials: Website: https://daisykhan.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/daisykhan.nyc/?hl=en Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drdaisykhan/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/daisy.khan.56246/ X: https://x.com/DaisyKhan