Ep. 93: Dhikr, Da'wah & Dinner Invitations - Shadee Elmasry

Dr. Shadee Elmasry from NBIC and Safina Society joins the ImanWire Podcast for a trip down memory lane with Moutasem and Ghuydar and a roundtable discussion on building spiritual communities. CHAPTERS: 0:00 - Introduction 2:26 - New York Vs New Jersey 5:38 - Building Intentional Community 10:13 - Fear of Communal Dhikr 14:22 - No More Secret Invites 18:31 - Spiritual Transformations in the Circles of Dhikr 22:54 - Qasidahs Are the Lessons for the Layman 24:56 - Drivers of Muslim Culture 31:00 - The Decline of Salafi Dawah 34:46 - Teenage Souls 40:38 - Spiritual Guides 45:35 - Right and Left Extremes and Influencers 52:16 - Waves of New Muslims 54:05 - Ibadah Over 'Ilm 55:23 - Spiritual Diets and Dinner Invitations 59:21 - Remembering Muhammad Shareef 1:01:14 -Differing Positions and Character 1:04:01 - The Saintly Worker