Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research

Juz’ 16: Sh. Ismail Kamdar | Alone with Allah

What did the best of people do when they found themselves subject to cruelty, abandonment, estrangement, or utter loneliness? Juz 16 is filled with examples of prophets and righteous people feeling completely alone—and not only taking advantage of those times, but also seeing good times for what they are too: tests from Allah.

In this episode, Sh. Ismail Kamdar joins Dr. Omar Suleiman and Sh. Abdullah Oduro to learn about how we can change our view of our circumstances once we understand who Allah is through His attributes and through the lessons from the stories of the righteous.

0:00 – Intro
4:00 – Sh. Isamil Kamdar on Books at Yaqeen
5:30 – Dr. Omar Suleiman highlights a few points from juz 16
8:40 – When you’re alone and accused
10:02 – Generating iman and yaqeen in your alone time
12:38 – Sh. Ismail Kamdar reflects on the theme of two types of tests
14:23 – The good things in life are also tests
16:34 – How to pass the test of wealth
17:00 – How to pass the test of power
18:25 – How to pass the tests of family
20:30 – Sh. Abdullah Oduro reflects on the attribute Ar-Rahman
22:45 – God’s response to those saying He has a son
27:23 – When is the Hour?
28:51 – Reflections
30:01 – How the Day of Judgment can help us deal with life here
32:40 – The importance of alone time with Allah
34:33 – The special place these surahs have in the Seerah

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Sh. Ismail Kamdar

Sh. Ismail Kamdar

RESEARCH MANAGER | Ismail Kamdar graduated from the ʿĀlimiyyah program in 2006 and completed a BA in Islamic Studies at International Open University in 2014. Specializes in the fields of Fiqh, Tafsir, and History. The author of over a dozen books in the fields of Islamic Studies and Personal Development. The founder of Islamic Self Help, and the research manager at Yaqeen Institute.

Sh. Abdullah Oduro

Sh. Abdullah Oduro

Fellow, Head of Convert Resources | Abdullah Oduro is a first generation Ghanian native that converted to Islam in 1997. He graduated from the College of Islamic Law from the University of AlMadinah in 2007. He conducts public speeches, sermons, lectures, and workshops around the US on Islamic Law, self-improvement, and convert life. He is currently the Imam at the Islamic Center of Coppell and Lewisville in Dallas, TX. He resides in Dallas, TX with his wife and four children.

Having recently joined Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research as a Scholar, Shaykh Abdullah leads a team providing unique and comprehensive resources for new Muslim converts and institutional convert care.

Dr. Omar Suleiman

Dr. Omar Suleiman

President | Imam Dr. Omar Suleiman is the Founder and President of the Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research, and an Adjunct Professor of Islamic Studies in the Graduate Liberal Studies Program at Southern Methodist University.