Sahil Adeem x Qaiser Ahmed Raja — Power, Deen & the Ummat’s Roadmap

31/10/2025 2h 3min
Sahil Adeem x Qaiser Ahmed Raja — Power, Deen & the Ummat’s Roadmap

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(00:00) Intro & why “Revival of Ummah” matters(00:43) Revival vs Revolution—defining the fork(02:11) Sahil’s stance: systems, chessboard & complementary movements(09:53) “Maulvi performance = zero?” — contested premises(15:02) Power & Shariah principles in real corridors of influence(21:00) 1857 legacy, defensive mode → leadership mode(26:09) War/foreign-policy principles & misuse in modern states(31:02) Chain, certification & authority—what actually delivers?(34:10) Defining Riba and who gets to define it(38:36) Islamic banking critique & institutional capture(43:01) Calling a spade a spade vs “false praise” diplomacy(49:40) Are research doors in Qur’an closed? Method vs novelty(1:00:02) “Democracy is a con?”—politics, power and reality checks(1:10:04) Global Council idea—scholars, scientists, policy, geopolitics(1:18:04) The ‘definition’ problem: Deen allergic to power?(1:30:01) Program for mosques: skills, policy & public good(1:36:52) Why our curriculam miss philosophy/science of Islam(1:45:11) Missed Fajr ≈ missing public influence? Power as duty(1:48:22) Tazkiyah needs clean systems (economy, law, policy)(1:49:55) Purpose: Khilafah of the earth—systems, stewardship, service Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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