Happy wife, happy life, right? At least that’s how the saying goes. Would you be surprised to learn that while the Quran allows for up to 4 wives, it also states that you have to be equitable between them and you’ll most likely mess it up? Listen to the discussion after Nadia reads her summarized verses from the Quran. We think you’ll be surprised.
Apr 29, 2022
27 min
Khadijah: The First Muslim Was A Woman
Did you know Prophet Muhammad’s first wife was 20 years older than him, divorced, and a small business owner? Her name was Khadijah and she is the first Muslim because she is the first person to believe her husband. Why is she absent from the Quran? How could having her as an example earlier help shape the lives of millions of Muslim women? When Nadia’s family was ripped apart by divorce, even the truth about the prophet’s first wife could not stop the fall out. When the community judges you for starting a business, ending a bad marriage and educating your daughters, what are you supposed to do? Hear what we did.
Apr 4, 2022
32 min
Wouldn’t it be great if you could read an entire book, not understand a word of it, and still get credit for reading it? Sometimes meeting a religious requirement is exactly that. Nadia describes her childhood experiences with reading the Quran in Arabic, then English, while navigating being a teenager in Miami, Florida.
Mar 4, 2022
41 min
Listen to this generational struggle to have a piece of the American Dream. Listen to this funny but true tale of how one girl's dream to have a pet becomes a journey through religion, culture and tradition.
Feb 18, 2022
33 min