In this episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain, speaks with the world-renowned Islamic scholar, thinker and writer, Dr. Tareq al-Suwaidan.

Topics of discussion include:

Misconceptions about the geopolitical importance of pre-Islamic Arabia and the status of the Arabs.
Was the establishment of a state a means or the end objective for the Prophet Muhammad (saw)?
At what point in the Seerah did the mission to establish a state go from “strategic thinking” to “strategic planning”?
Can there be a civilisation without a state or a polity?
What makes a state “Islamic” - is its constitution, its laws and courts, the societal culture and values?
Dr. al-Suwaidan’s thoughts on Wael Hallaq’s argument that it’s impossible for the modern nation state to be Islamic?
What is the caliphate, and can such a polity exist in the modern day?

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