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Marriage

What if it's Not a Gender War? | Real Talk ft. Dr. Tesneem Alkiek

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Why is Marriage So Complicated? | SERIES PREMIERE | Real Talk ft. Dr. Tesneem Alkiek

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A Believer’s Animal Personality Test | Dr. Hassan Elwan

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LET’S CHAT | First impressions, Hijab, Highschool Awkwardness | New Series with Dr Tesneem Alkiek

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Trailer | Real Talk with Dr. Tesneem Alkiek and Qaanitah Hunter

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Allah

This Is A Sign That You’ll Go To Jannah | Dr. Hassan Elwan

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How Allah Shows Love For Us | Dr. Hassan Elwan

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How Life Changes When You Find the Truth

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How To Be The Man Your Community Needs | Iman Cave

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Getting Shot Was My Wake-Up Call | Iman Cave

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Gaza Is Starving — But Allah’s Promise Has Not Failed | Sh. Mohammad Elshinawy

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Divine Decree

Why the Islamic Calendar Matters | Snapshots with Imam Tom Facchine

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Is Tasleem a Salaam to the World? | Episode 10 | Secrets of Salah | The Hidden Gems of Prayer

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Salawat Connects You to All Believers | Episode 9 | Secrets of Salah | The Hidden Gems of Prayer

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Why You Say the Tashahhud | Episode 8 | Secrets of Salah | The Hidden Gems of Prayer

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The People of Sujood | Episode 7 | Secrets of Salah | The Hidden Gems of Prayer

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What to Say in Rukoo' | Episode 6 | Secrets of Salah | The Hidden Gems of Prayer

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The Power of Verse 5 | Episode 5 | Secrets of Salah | The Hidden Gems of Prayer

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The Divine Dialogue of Al-Fatihah | Episode 4 | Secrets of Salah | The Hidden Gems of Prayer

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Acts of Worship

What Should You Say to Start Salah? | Episode 3 | Secrets of Salah | The Hidden Gems of Prayer

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Acts of Worship

What You Don't Know About Adhan | Episode 2 | Secrets of Salah | The Hidden Gems of Prayer

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Islamic Ethics

Hajj is the Great Equalizer | Imam Tom Facchine

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Acts of Worship

The Art of Wudu | Episode 1 | Secrets of Salah | The Hidden Gems of Prayer

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How to Master Your Focus in Salah | Dhul Hijjah 2025 | Deep Dive | Dr. Omar Suleiman #Khushoo

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Acts of Worship

“How Basketball Taught Me Khushoo’ in Prayer” | The Hidden Gems of Prayer | Dhul Hijjah Series 2025

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Trailer: Secrets of Salah | The Hidden Gems of Prayer | Dhul Hijjah Series 2025

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Allah

India VS Pakistan: The Deadly Cost of Nationalism | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

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Marriage

To Live and Die as a Man | Iman Cave

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Allah

How Allah Defends Those Who Believe | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

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"If Only I Had the Strength…" | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

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How to Deal With Angry People | Khutbah by Sh. Mohammad Elshinawy

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Afterlife

6,000 Bodies Washed and Buried | Dr. Omar Suleiman and Sh. Ahmad Hraichie, “The Muslim Undertaker”

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Your Future Self Is Not Who You Think It Is | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

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What is your biggest fear? A wake up call amidst collapse | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

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Quran

Bonus Episode: 10 Favorite Life Lessons | Qur’an 30 for 30 Season 6

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Juz 30: This Ummah is Destined for Victory | Mufti Abdul-Rahman Waheed

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Afterlife

SERIES FINALE: It’s Not the End | The Other Side: Barzakh and Beyond Ep. 30

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Quran

Juz 29: It’s Not Too Late to Do Good | Sh. Mohamed AbuTaleb

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Culture

Do Not Abandon the Masjid After Ramadan | Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

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Quran

Juz 28: Divorce in Islam Requires Taqwa | Dr. Ovamir Anjum

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Afterlife

Everyone Will Have Regrets | The Other Side: Barzakh and Beyond Ep. 29

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Quran

Juz 27: The Qur'an Heals You | Sh. Yaser Birjas

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Your Tahajjud Just Earned You Jannah | The Other Side: Barzakh and Beyond Ep. 28

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Laylatul Qadr in the Heavens and the Graves | The Other Side: Barzakh and Beyond Ep. 27

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Quran

Juz 26: “When Will Allah Help Me?” | Ust. Fatima Lette

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Juz 25: Sadaqah is Like Flowing Water | Sh. Fahad Tasleem

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Afterlife

Your Duas Can Change The Worlds | The Other Side: Barzakh and Beyond Ep. 26

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Quran

Juz 24: Isn’t Allah Enough for You? | Sh. Mohammed Faqih

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Afterlife

People From a Past Life | The Other Side: Barzakh and Beyond Ep. 25

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Best Friends Forever | The Other Side: Barzakh and Beyond Ep. 24

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Quran

Juz 23: Mocked for Being Muslim | Sh. Suleiman Hani

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Afterlife

Your Loved Ones Never Left You | The Other Side: Barzakh and Beyond Ep. 23

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The Amazing Connections Between Jumah and Laylatul Qadr | Ramadan Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

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Juz 22: When Allah Honors You | Sh. Omar Hedroug

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Why Allah prescribes you Bitter Medicine | The Other Side: Barzakh and Beyond Ep. 22

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Quran

Juz 21: Who is Promised Victory by Allah? | Sh. Navaid Aziz

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Afterlife

The Most Important Prayer of Your Life | The Other Side: Barzakh and Beyond Ep. 21

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Quran

Juz 20: Toxic Parents in Islam? | Sh. Ammar Shahin

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Afterlife

When The Qur’an Arrives in Your Grave | The Other Side: Barzakh and Beyond Ep. 20

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Juz 19: Make the Prophet ﷺ Your Best Friend | Sh. Ammar Alshukry

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Afterlife

The Many Forms of Zina | The Other Side: Barzakh and Beyond Ep. 19

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Juz 18: Seasons of Allah’s Mercy | Sh. Joe Bradford

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"You Owe Me." Free Yourself from Riba and Debt | The Other Side: Barzakh and Beyond Ep. 18

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Quran

Juz 17: Good is Not Good Enough | Sh. Waleed Basyouni

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Was it that big of a deal? Your Wudu is Serious | The Other Side: Barzakh and Beyond Ep. 17

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Juz 16: Miracles and Predestination | Ust. Sarah Sultan

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Watch Your Mouth | The Other Side: Barzakh and Beyond Ep. 16

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Who are the human devils amongst us? | Ramadan Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

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Juz 15: Beware of Shaytan’s Strategy | Sh. Ali Hammuda

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We Will Not Fix What You Have Ruined | The Other Side: Barzakh and Beyond Ep. 15

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Quran

Juz 14: How Shaytan Influences You | Imam Tom Facchine

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Afterlife

Deeds that Save you from Punishment of the Grave | The Other Side: Barzakh and Beyond Ep. 14

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Juz 13: Why Did Yusuf (as) Suffer? | Dr. Jinan Yousef

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Did Allah Put You On This List? | The Other Side: Barzakh and Beyond Ep. 13

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Juz 12: A Sinful Life is Not A Happy Life | Sh. Mohammad Elshinawy

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Now You Can Fly | The Other Side: Barzakh and Beyond Ep. 12

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Juz 11: Who You Follow Shapes Your Hereafter | Dr. Tesneem Alkeik

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How to Have a Bigger Grave | The Other Side: Barzakh and Beyond Ep. 11

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Juz 10: How to Be Steadfast in Islam | Sh. Hassan Elwan

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What About The Innocent Children? | The Other Side: Barzakh and Beyond Ep. 10

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When You Meet The Souls of Gaza | The Other Side: Barzakh and Beyond Ep. 9

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Juz 9: The Betrayal of A Blissful Life | Dr. Tahir Wyatt

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Beyond Halal & Haram: Are You Numbing Your Heart? | Ramadan Khutbah by Dr. Omar Suleiman

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Juz 8: The Universality of the Qur’an | Sh. Yousef Wahb

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What it Feels Like to Die | The Other Side: Barzakh and Beyond Ep. 8

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How Many Lives Do You Really Have? | The Other Side: Barzakh and Beyond Ep. 7

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Juz 6: Taqwa and Social Justice in Islam | Dr. Zohair Abdul-Rahman

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Is Allah Speaking to You ? | The Other Side: Barzakh and Beyond Ep. 6

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What if it's Not a Gender War? | Real Talk ft. Dr. Tesneem Alkiek

December 11, 2025 • Dr. Tesneem Alkiek
Marriage is weighed down by so many expectations. His rights, your rights, cultural norms, social pressure, mahr debates, Islamic rulings… how do you even begin the conversation without getting overwhelmed? In this episode, Dr. Tesneem Alkiek and host Qaanitah Hunter unpack the topic of marriage through examples from the Seerah, showing how Islam gives us breathing room to approach marriage with calm and clarity.

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