Eiman - The Archive Podcast

The Sum of All My Fears - COVA-19

Recorded March 13,2020

A Love Story - Valentine Day Special

The Quran talks about a special kind of love muwadda, a protective love one based on the lasting concern for the other.
The love story of Abu Bakr and the Prophet.
Sermon given at the Inner City Muslim Action Network (IMAN) community center on Chicago's southwest side on February 14th 2020.

A Word on Words

On the real tangible power of words.
Sermon given at the Taleef Collective Community Center in Chicago on February 7th 2020.

Mr Rogers Hard Working Neighborhood

"If you make him (Fred Rogers) out to be a saint, people might not know how hard he worked" - Joanne Rogers, wife of Fred Rogers.
Sermon given at Inner City Muslim Action Network (IMAN) community center on the Southwest side of Chicago on January 10th, 2020.

Healing Heavy Hearts in Siwa Egypt

Unforgettable lessons I learned from my trip to Egypt to volunteer at an art therapy camp for young boys and girls who are being treated for cancer. 
Friday sermon was given at the Inner City Muslim Action Network (IMAN) community center on December 6th 2019.

Sitting in Traffic Angry and Witnessing

How a sermon about anger management turned into a confession about the simmering road rage I had on my way to the sermon.
Sermon given at the Inner City Muslim Action Network (IMAN) Community Center on the southwest side of Chicago on November 1st 2019.

The Anti-Fragile Spiritual Path - Part III

How small selves, big selves and the "witness consciousness" help us on the path of attaining anti-fragile spirituality.
Sermon given on September 6th 2019 at the Inner City Muslim Action Network (IMAN) community center on the southwest side of Chicago.

Ramadan Reflection - The Ant the Coachman and the Farmer

How an ant, a coachman and a farmer can help teach us what Ramadan has to offer us.
Sermon given at the Inner City Muslim Action Network (IMAN) community center on May 25th 2019.

The Anti-Fragile Spiritual Path - Part II

The spiritual path is imagined as path upwards but what happens if the real path upwards is found by going down.
Friday sermon given on August 2nd 2019 at the Inner City Muslim Action Network (IMAN) Community Center on the southwest side of Chicago.

The Anti-Fragile Spiritual Path - Part I

The spiritual path is imagined as path upwards but what happens if the real path upwards is found by going down. 
Friday sermon given June 28th 2019 at the Inner City Muslim Action Network (IMAN) community center on the southwest side of Chicago