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Interview 10/12/09 on the radio show "Science, Health and Healing" with host Majid Ali, MD (WBAI 99.5 FM Pacifica Radio) in anticipation of the Ibn Arabi conference in New York, November 6 2009.
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Islam Explained
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Ramadan: The Month of Books of Revelations
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Ramadan Reflections: Moses and Muhammad's Shared Legacy
Islam becoming the largest and most popular faith in the world
Why Self-Restraint is More Important Than Ever in Today's World
How Ramadan Frees the Soul?
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What Makes a City Islamic?
From Crisis to Hope: Faith, Climate Change, and the Birth of a New Age
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Ramadan: The Month of Books of Revelations
Outcomes of Ramadan and Yom Kippur Fasting
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a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:27:"How Ramadan Frees the Soul?";s:12:"thePermalink";s:61:"https://www.islamicity.org/104194/how-ramadan-frees-the-soul/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:11:"Spahic Omer";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:79:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Ramadan-and-Freedom.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:29:"soul (nafs)|/topics/soul-nafs";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Mar 4 2025";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:38:"March 4, 2025 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:27:"Spahic Omer|/by/spahic-omer";s:5:"theID";i:104194;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"10 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:89:"The holy month of Ramadan is approaching, and with it, the excitement of believers grows.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:27:"How Ramadan Frees the Soul?";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:81:"content.php & related posts > post_tag=interfaith OR islam OR soul-nafs OR sufism";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}
How Ramadan Frees the Soul?
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Islam Explained
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Say "No" to Music – Protect Your Heart & Iman
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a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:70:"From Crisis to Hope: Faith, Climate Change, and the Birth of a New Age";s:12:"thePermalink";s:102:"https://www.islamicity.org/104494/from-crisis-to-hope-faith-climate-change-and-the-birth-of-a-new-age/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:21:"Rabbi Allen S. Maller";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:80:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/dried-up-land-scaled.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:37:"climate change|/topics/climate-change";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Apr 9 2025";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:38:"April 9, 2025 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:46:"Rabbi Allen S. Maller|/by/rabbi-allen-s-maller";s:5:"theID";i:104494;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"8 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"President Trump signed (on April 8, 2025) a series of executive orders aimed at supporting the coal industry—a heavily polluting energy source that has been in decline—allowing......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:70:"From Crisis to Hope: Faith, Climate Change, and the Birth of a New Age";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:81:"content.php & related posts > post_tag=interfaith OR islam OR soul-nafs OR sufism";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}
From Crisis to Hope: Faith, Climate Change, and the Birth of a New Age
a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:59:"IslamiCity Joins AI and Faith in Ethical Tech Collaboration";s:12:"thePermalink";s:94:"https://www.islamicity.org/104412/islamicity-joins-ai-and-faith-in-ethical-tech-collaboration/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:5:"Staff";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:67:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/AInF-IC.png";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:23:"chatilm|/topics/chatilm";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Mar 28 2025";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:39:"March 28, 2025 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:15:"Staff|/by/staff";s:5:"theID";i:104412;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"2 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"March 28, 2025 – Culver City, CA — IslamiCity is proud to announce its new partnership with AI and Faith, a leading interfaith organization exploring how spiritual traditions c......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:59:"IslamiCity Joins AI and Faith in Ethical Tech Collaboration";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:81:"content.php & related posts > post_tag=interfaith OR islam OR soul-nafs OR sufism";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}
IslamiCity Joins AI and Faith in Ethical Tech Collaboration
a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:35:"A Night Of Power And Brotherly Love";s:12:"thePermalink";s:70:"https://www.islamicity.org/101021/a-night-of-power-and-brotherly-love/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:21:"Rabbi Allen S. Maller";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:74:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Laylat-al-Qadr.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:69:"night of power (laylat al qadr)|/topics/night-of-power-laylat-al-qadr";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Mar 24 2025";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:39:"March 30, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:46:"Rabbi Allen S. Maller|/by/rabbi-allen-s-maller";s:5:"theID";i:101021;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"10 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"The Night of Power (Laylat al-Qadr in Arabic) was the night when the first verses of the Quran were sent down from heaven to the world; and were revealed to the Islamic Prophet Muh......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:35:"A Night Of Power And Brotherly Love";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:81:"content.php & related posts > post_tag=interfaith OR islam OR soul-nafs OR sufism";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}
A Night Of Power And Brotherly Love
a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:42:"Ramadan: The Month of Books of Revelations";s:12:"thePermalink";s:75:"https://www.islamicity.org/80334/ramadan-the-month-of-books-of-revelations/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:21:"Rabbi Allen S. Maller";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:92:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/The-Quran-and-the-Bible-together.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:29:"revelation|/topics/revelation";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Mar 17 2025";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:38:"April 4, 2022 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:46:"Rabbi Allen S. Maller|/by/rabbi-allen-s-maller";s:5:"theID";i:80334;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"12 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:140:"One of the best known verses in the Qur'an is the declaration that, “Abraham was neither a Jew nor a Christian; he was faithful, a Muslim.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:42:"Ramadan: The Month of Books of Revelations";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:81:"content.php & related posts > post_tag=interfaith OR islam OR soul-nafs OR sufism";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}
Ramadan: The Month of Books of Revelations
a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:42:"Outcomes of Ramadan and Yom Kippur Fasting";s:12:"thePermalink";s:77:"https://www.islamicity.org/104285/outcomes-of-ramadan-and-yom-kippur-fasting/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:21:"Rabbi Allen S. Maller";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:76:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/dates-in-a-spoon.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:29:"interfaith|/topics/interfaith";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Mar 17 2025";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:39:"March 17, 2025 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:46:"Rabbi Allen S. Maller|/by/rabbi-allen-s-maller";s:5:"theID";i:104285;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"11 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"Without urgent policy reform and action, over half of the world's adult population (3.8 billion) and a third of all children and adolescents (746 million) are projected to be livin......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:42:"Outcomes of Ramadan and Yom Kippur Fasting";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:81:"content.php & related posts > post_tag=interfaith OR islam OR soul-nafs OR sufism";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}
Outcomes of Ramadan and Yom Kippur Fasting
a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:55:"Ramadan Reflections: Moses and Muhammad's Shared Legacy";s:12:"thePermalink";s:88:"https://www.islamicity.org/104236/ramadan-reflections-moses-and-muhammads-shared-legacy/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:21:"Rabbi Allen S. Maller";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:71:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/mosque-dusk.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:29:"interfaith|/topics/interfaith";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Mar 11 2025";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:39:"March 11, 2025 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:46:"Rabbi Allen S. Maller|/by/rabbi-allen-s-maller";s:5:"theID";i:104236;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"3 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"During the month of Ramadan it would be mind opening for Jewish and Muslim believers to read “The Islamic Moses: How the Prophet Inspired Jews and Muslims to Flourish Together an......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:55:"Ramadan Reflections: Moses and Muhammad's Shared Legacy";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:81:"content.php & related posts > post_tag=interfaith OR islam OR soul-nafs OR sufism";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}
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