The World Federation of KSIMC - Podcasts https://archive.world-federation.org/steps-content-type/podcasts en AUDIO BOOK: Pluralism and its Various Spheres https://archive.world-federation.org/steps/audio-book-pluralism-and-its-various-spheres <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-rss"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Audio Version of "Pluralism and Its Various Spheres" by Ayatullah Muhammad Taqi Misbah Yazdi</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-podcast field-type-file field-label-hidden view-mode-rss"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><audio src="https://archive.world-federation.org/sites/default/files/steps/podcasts/Final%20Re-Edited%20Mixdown%20of%20Ayatullah%20Misbah%20Book.mp3" controls controlsList="nodownload"></audio> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-content-type field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-rss"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/steps-content-type/podcasts" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Podcasts</a></li></ul></div><section class="field field-name-field-steps-series field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-rss"><h2 class="field-label">STEPS Series:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/steps-series/steps-4-religious-pluralism" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">STEPS 4: Religious Pluralism</a></li></ul></section><span property="dc:title" content="AUDIO BOOK: Pluralism and its Various Spheres" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span> Tue, 04 Aug 2020 04:46:28 +0000 SaleemB@world-federation.org 5563 at https://archive.world-federation.org https://archive.world-federation.org/steps/audio-book-pluralism-and-its-various-spheres#comments The Shi'i Religious Authority - Part 2 - S3 E5 - The Consultative Ijtihad System https://archive.world-federation.org/steps/shii-religious-authority-part-2-s3-e5-consultative-ijtihad-system <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-rss"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>What is “common sense”? What happens when a religious ruling appears to contradict what we “feel” is right? What do we do? Hasn’t the common collective intellect of humanity sometimes been “wrong”? Does Allah expect us to “blindly” follow the verdict of a religious scholar, or would He rather than we follow our “gut instinct” and do what WE feel is right?</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-podcast field-type-file field-label-hidden view-mode-rss"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><audio src="https://archive.world-federation.org/sites/default/files/steps/podcasts/Ep%204.mp3" controls controlsList="nodownload"></audio> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-content-type field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-rss"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/steps-content-type/podcasts" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Podcasts</a></li></ul></div><section class="field field-name-field-steps-series field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-rss"><h2 class="field-label">STEPS Series:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/steps-series/steps-3-shii-religious-authority-part-ii" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">STEPS 3: The Shi&#039;i Religious Authority - Part II</a></li></ul></section><span property="dc:title" content="The Shi&#039;i Religious Authority - Part 2 - S3 E5 - The Consultative Ijtihad System" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span> Mon, 23 Mar 2020 17:44:44 +0000 MasumaP 5426 at https://archive.world-federation.org https://archive.world-federation.org/steps/shii-religious-authority-part-2-s3-e5-consultative-ijtihad-system#comments The Shi'i Religious Authority - Part 2 - S3 E4 - Taqlid Vs Common Sense https://archive.world-federation.org/steps/shii-religious-authority-part-2-s3-e4-taqlid-vs-common-sense <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-rss"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>What is “common sense”? What happens when a religious ruling appears to contradict what we “feel” is right? What do we do? Hasn’t the common collective intellect of humanity sometimes been “wrong”? Does Allah expect us to “blindly” follow the verdict of a religious scholar, or would He rather than we follow our “gut instinct” and do what WE feel is right?</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-podcast field-type-file field-label-hidden view-mode-rss"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><audio src="https://archive.world-federation.org/sites/default/files/steps/podcasts/Ep%204.mp3" controls controlsList="nodownload"></audio> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-content-type field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-rss"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/steps-content-type/podcasts" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Podcasts</a></li></ul></div><section class="field field-name-field-steps-series field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-rss"><h2 class="field-label">STEPS Series:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/steps-series/steps-3-shii-religious-authority-part-ii" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">STEPS 3: The Shi&#039;i Religious Authority - Part II</a></li></ul></section><span property="dc:title" content="The Shi&#039;i Religious Authority - Part 2 - S3 E4 - Taqlid Vs Common Sense" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span> Mon, 23 Mar 2020 17:36:58 +0000 MasumaP 5424 at https://archive.world-federation.org https://archive.world-federation.org/steps/shii-religious-authority-part-2-s3-e4-taqlid-vs-common-sense#comments The Shi'i Religious Authority - Part 2 - S3 E3 - The Relevance of Ijtihad https://archive.world-federation.org/steps/shii-religious-authority-part-2-s3-e3-relevance-ijtihad <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-rss"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Living in an increasingly complex world, we look to the senior scholars to provide guidance on contemporary issues in the fields of bioethics, business and finance, social interaction and other areas, however they insist on conducting ijtihad on “past issues” like prayers, fasting, etc. What is the need to delve on the past – should we not look towards the future?</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-podcast field-type-file field-label-hidden view-mode-rss"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><audio src="https://archive.world-federation.org/sites/default/files/steps/podcasts/STEPS%20Ep%203%20Ver%206.mp3" controls controlsList="nodownload"></audio> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-content-type field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-rss"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/steps-content-type/podcasts" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Podcasts</a></li></ul></div><section class="field field-name-field-steps-series field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-rss"><h2 class="field-label">STEPS Series:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/steps-series/steps-3-shii-religious-authority-part-ii" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">STEPS 3: The Shi&#039;i Religious Authority - Part II</a></li></ul></section><span property="dc:title" content="The Shi&#039;i Religious Authority - Part 2 - S3 E3 - The Relevance of Ijtihad" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span> Mon, 09 Mar 2020 14:24:16 +0000 MasumaP 5403 at https://archive.world-federation.org https://archive.world-federation.org/steps/shii-religious-authority-part-2-s3-e3-relevance-ijtihad#comments The Shi'i Religious Authority - Part 2 - S3 E2 - Ahadith that Shape the Taqlid Model https://archive.world-federation.org/steps/shii-religious-authority-part-2-s3-e2-ahadith-shape-taqlid-model <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-rss"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Ahadith that Shape the Taqlid Mode</p> <p>As the hadith are the secondary source of Islamic teachings, what does this body of text say about “following” others? Traditions seem to contradict each other in this area, so how do the senior scholars resolve this apparent inconsistency? Do we have examples in history of the Prophet or Imams encouraging their companions to guide others by issuing edicts?</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-video field-type-video-embed-field field-label-hidden view-mode-rss"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> <div class="embedded-video"> <div class="player"> <iframe class="" width="640px" height="360px" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/UxZyF_U4cvg?width%3D640px%26amp%3Bheight%3D360px%26amp%3Bautoplay%3D0%26amp%3Brel%3D0%26amp%3Bautohide%3D2%26amp%3Bshowinfo%3D1%26amp%3Bmodestbranding%3D0%26amp%3Btheme%3Ddark%26amp%3Biv_load_policy%3D1%26amp%3Bvq%3Dhd720%26amp%3Bwmode%3Dopaque" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div> </div> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-podcast field-type-file field-label-hidden view-mode-rss"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><audio src="https://archive.world-federation.org/sites/default/files/steps/podcasts/STEPS%20Ep%202%20Audio.mp3" controls controlsList="nodownload"></audio> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-content-type field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-rss"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/steps-content-type/podcasts" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Podcasts</a></li></ul></div><section class="field field-name-field-steps-series field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-rss"><h2 class="field-label">STEPS Series:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/steps-series/steps-3-shii-religious-authority-part-ii" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">STEPS 3: The Shi&#039;i Religious Authority - Part II</a></li></ul></section><span property="dc:title" content="The Shi&#039;i Religious Authority - Part 2 - S3 E2 - Ahadith that Shape the Taqlid Model" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span> Tue, 03 Mar 2020 14:22:42 +0000 MasumaP 5400 at https://archive.world-federation.org https://archive.world-federation.org/steps/shii-religious-authority-part-2-s3-e2-ahadith-shape-taqlid-model#comments The Shi'i Religious Authority - Part 2 - S3 E1 - An Innate Human Practice https://archive.world-federation.org/steps/shii-religious-authority-part-2-s3-e1-innate-human-practice <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-rss"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Taqlid – An Innate Human Practice</p> <p>If religion and the journey to God is a purely personal experience, then why the need to refer to so-called ‘experts’ on matters of faith? Why do scholars insist on taqlid? Can’t we make the trek to God by way of our own intuition? Does the Quran tell us that we need to seek guidance from others in matters of religion?</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-podcast field-type-file field-label-hidden view-mode-rss"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><audio src="https://archive.world-federation.org/sites/default/files/steps/podcasts/STEPS%20Ep%201%20Audio.mp3" controls controlsList="nodownload"></audio> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-content-type field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-rss"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/steps-content-type/podcasts" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Podcasts</a></li></ul></div><section class="field field-name-field-steps-series field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-rss"><h2 class="field-label">STEPS Series:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/steps-series/steps-3-shii-religious-authority-part-ii" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">STEPS 3: The Shi&#039;i Religious Authority - Part II</a></li></ul></section><span property="dc:title" content="The Shi&#039;i Religious Authority - Part 2 - S3 E1 - An Innate Human Practice" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span> Mon, 24 Feb 2020 14:27:21 +0000 MasumaP 5392 at https://archive.world-federation.org https://archive.world-federation.org/steps/shii-religious-authority-part-2-s3-e1-innate-human-practice#comments The Shi'i Religious Authority - Part 1 - S2 E4 - The Marja' Taqlid: Aware, Active and Responsive https://archive.world-federation.org/steps/shii-religious-authority-part-1-s2-e4-marja-taqlid-aware-active-and-responsive-0 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-rss"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The Shi'i Religious Authority (Al-Marjaʿiyyah Al-Dīnīyyah) - The Marja' Taqlid: Aware, Active and Responsive - STEPS S2 E4</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-podcast field-type-file field-label-hidden view-mode-rss"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><audio src="https://archive.world-federation.org/sites/default/files/steps/podcasts/Marja%27iyyah%20-%20Part%204%20of%204.mp3" controls controlsList="nodownload"></audio> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-content-type field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-rss"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/steps-content-type/podcasts" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Podcasts</a></li></ul></div><section class="field field-name-field-steps-series field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-rss"><h2 class="field-label">STEPS Series:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/steps-series/steps-2-shii-religious-authority" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">STEPS 2: The Shi&#039;i Religious Authority</a></li></ul></section><span property="dc:title" content="The Shi&#039;i Religious Authority - Part 1 - S2 E4 - The Marja&#039; Taqlid: Aware, Active and Responsive" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span> Wed, 11 Dec 2019 10:13:52 +0000 kaunainl@world-federation.org 5354 at https://archive.world-federation.org https://archive.world-federation.org/steps/shii-religious-authority-part-1-s2-e4-marja-taqlid-aware-active-and-responsive-0#comments The Shi'i Religious Authority - Part 1 - S2 E3 - Religious Scholarly Guidance in the History of Islam https://archive.world-federation.org/steps/shii-religious-authority-part-1-s2-e3-religious-scholarly-guidance-history-islam <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-rss"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The Shi'i Religious Authority (Al-Marjaʿiyyah Al-Dīnīyyah) - Religious Scholarly Guidance in the History of Islam - STEPS S2 E3</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-podcast field-type-file field-label-hidden view-mode-rss"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><audio src="https://archive.world-federation.org/sites/default/files/steps/podcasts/Marjaiyyah%20-%20Part%203%20of%204.mp3" controls controlsList="nodownload"></audio> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-content-type field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-rss"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/steps-content-type/podcasts" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Podcasts</a></li></ul></div><section class="field field-name-field-steps-series field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-rss"><h2 class="field-label">STEPS Series:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/steps-series/steps-2-shii-religious-authority" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">STEPS 2: The Shi&#039;i Religious Authority</a></li></ul></section><span property="dc:title" content="The Shi&#039;i Religious Authority - Part 1 - S2 E3 - Religious Scholarly Guidance in the History of Islam " class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span> Wed, 11 Dec 2019 10:08:07 +0000 kaunainl@world-federation.org 5353 at https://archive.world-federation.org https://archive.world-federation.org/steps/shii-religious-authority-part-1-s2-e3-religious-scholarly-guidance-history-islam#comments The Shi'i Religious Authority - Part 1 - S2 E2 - The Qur'anic Verdict on Scholarship https://archive.world-federation.org/steps/shii-religious-authority-part-1-s2-e2-quranic-verdict-scholarship <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-rss"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The Shi'i Religious Authority (Al-Marjaʿiyyah Al-Dīnīyyah) - The Qur'anic Verdict on Scholarship - STEPS S2 E2</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-podcast field-type-file field-label-hidden view-mode-rss"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><audio src="https://archive.world-federation.org/sites/default/files/steps/podcasts/Marjaiyyah%20-%20Part%202%20of%204.mp3" controls controlsList="nodownload"></audio> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-content-type field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-rss"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/steps-content-type/podcasts" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Podcasts</a></li></ul></div><section class="field field-name-field-steps-series field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-rss"><h2 class="field-label">STEPS Series:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/steps-series/steps-2-shii-religious-authority" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">STEPS 2: The Shi&#039;i Religious Authority</a></li></ul></section><span property="dc:title" content="The Shi&#039;i Religious Authority - Part 1 - S2 E2 - The Qur&#039;anic Verdict on Scholarship" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span> Wed, 11 Dec 2019 10:04:51 +0000 kaunainl@world-federation.org 5352 at https://archive.world-federation.org https://archive.world-federation.org/steps/shii-religious-authority-part-1-s2-e2-quranic-verdict-scholarship#comments Knowledge of The Unseen - S1 E4 - The Qur'anic Perspective https://archive.world-federation.org/steps/knowledge-unseen-ilm-al-ghayb-steps-s1-e4 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-rss"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Knowledge of the Unseen - Ilm al-Ghayb - STEPS - Series 1 Episode 4</p> <p>The conversation continues between Ali and Mahdi. Mahdi provides some invaluable insight on the misconceptions surrounding the extent of knowledge granted to the Imam (as).</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-podcast field-type-file field-label-hidden view-mode-rss"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><audio src="https://archive.world-federation.org/sites/default/files/steps/podcasts/FINAL%20TB%20-%20PART%202%20OF%202%20DISCUSSION%20OF%20ILM%20AL-GHAYB%20-%20BACKGROUND%20CONVERSATION%20VOLUME%20LOWERED.mp3" controls controlsList="nodownload"></audio> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-content-type field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden view-mode-rss"><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/steps-content-type/podcasts" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Podcasts</a></li></ul></div><section class="field field-name-field-steps-series field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-rss"><h2 class="field-label">STEPS Series:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even"><a href="/steps-series/steps-1-knowledge-unseen" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">STEPS 1: Knowledge of the Unseen</a></li></ul></section><span property="dc:title" content="Knowledge of The Unseen - S1 E4 - The Qur&#039;anic Perspective" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span> Wed, 11 Dec 2019 09:53:44 +0000 kaunainl@world-federation.org 5349 at https://archive.world-federation.org https://archive.world-federation.org/steps/knowledge-unseen-ilm-al-ghayb-steps-s1-e4#comments