Syria’s Struggle and Allah’s Promise: Insights from Dr. Shadee ElMasry

Syria has witnessed a remarkable victory in recent weeks, with a brutal dictator falling against all odds. What is the Islamic significance of this? How should we understand the concepts of victory and seeking Allah’s help? To delve deeper into this topic, we welcome Dr Shadee al-Masri back on the show to enlighten us about these crucial ideas of victory and seeking Allah’s assistance. How much do Allah’s help and victory rely on our actions, iman, and preparation? What are the religious implications of surrendering the struggle or feeling disheartened? Become a member to ger access to exclusive monthly calls: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership You can also support The Thinking Muslim through a one-time donation: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/Donate Listen to the audio version of the podcast: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7vXiAjVFnhNI3T9Gkw636a Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-thinking-muslim/id1471798762 Sign up to Muhammad Jalal's newsletter: https://jalalayn.substack.com Purchase our Thinking Muslim mug: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/merch Find us on: Squarespace: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Twitter: https://twitter.com/thinking_muslim Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Thinking-Muslim-Podcast-105790781361490 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thinkingmuslimpodcast/ Telegram: https://t.me/thinkingmuslim BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/thinkingmuslim.bsky.social Host: https://twitter.com/jalalayn Website Archive: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com Timestamps: 0:00 – Introduction 2:09 – Allah’s victory? 4:11 – Realists in Ummah 13:54 – Leaders in Ummah 17:40 – Competing obligations 28:28 – Allah’s intervention 35:45 – Wait for victory? 39:39 – Gaza’s victory 45:36 – Hypocrisy 49:54 – Believer’s mindset 56:36 – Importance of Dua 1:00:18 – Value of Tahhajud 1:02:39 – Battle of prophet 1:10:47 – Giving up Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.