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Jaffari Community Centre

Jaffari Community Centre 531 Episodes Sep 18, 2026

This podcast features lectures, Majalis, seminars, Q&As, and more, focused on the Shi'a faith. It is produced by the Jaffari Community Centre and includes content from their YouTube channel.

Episodes

Who Controls the Narrative? From Karbala to Iran to the World Map - Maulana Syed Muhammad Rizvi
Who Controls the Narrative? From Karbala to Iran to the World Map - Maulana Syed Muhammad Rizvi Sep 18, 2026 00:21:32 Friday Juma KhutbaFriday September 18th, 2026- Today's vast and fast access to information is a blessing from Allah, because powerful and tyrannical forces can no longer control the narrative.- On the first day of the US–Israel war on Iran, a missile struck a girls' school in Minab, killing at least 156 people, including 120 children.- A strike on a sports complex and residential area in the town
9/11 25 Years Later; Condemnation of Israeli Settler Terrorists - Maulana Syed Muhammad Rizvi
9/11 25 Years Later; Condemnation of Israeli Settler Terrorists - Maulana Syed Muhammad Rizvi Sep 11, 2026 00:22:17 Friday Juma KhutbaSeptember 11, 2026- Today marks twenty-five years since the 9/11 attacks, when hijacked planes were flown into the Twin Towers, killing innocent people of many different religions and races, and Muslims in general are still suffering because of the actions of people who did not represent them.- Of the nineteen hijackers, fifteen came from Saudi Arabia, one from the UAE, one from
The Meaning of Tawakkul: Do Your Part, Then Trust in Allah - Maulana Syed Muhammad Rizvi
The Meaning of Tawakkul: Do Your Part, Then Trust in Allah - Maulana Syed Muhammad Rizvi Sep 4, 2026 00:27:00 Friday Juma KhutbaSeptember 4th, 2026- Tawakkul means doing your own part in whatever you plan or intend, then trusting in Allah's help to overcome the challenges you face, while accepting that the eventual result rests in Allah's will.- The days of Milad un-Nabi (s) call attention to the Prophet's own example of placing his trust in Allah.- During the Battle of Dhatu 'r-Riqa', the army stopped to
Who Knew the Prophet Best? Insights of Imam Ali - Maulana Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi
Who Knew the Prophet Best? Insights of Imam Ali - Maulana Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi Aug 31, 2026 00:55:47 Wiladat of Prophet Muhammad (SAWW)Wiladat of Imam Jaffer As Sadiq (AS)17th Rabi Ul Awwal 1448 AH- Tonight's reflection describes Prophet Muhammad (s) through the words and perspective of Imam 'Ali (a), who knew him more intimately than anyone else.- The Prophet declared to 'Ali: none fully knows Allah except Allah and himself, none fully knows the Prophet except Allah and 'Ali, and
The Birth of Equality: Honoring the Prophet Who Lifted the Forgotten - Maulana Syed Muhammad Rizvi
The Birth of Equality: Honoring the Prophet Who Lifted the Forgotten - Maulana Syed Muhammad Rizvi Aug 28, 2026 00:23:17 Friday Juma KhutbaAugust 28th, 2026- Milad un-Nabi marks the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad (s).- The Prophet's fundamental message was tawhid: there is no god but Allah, and only when false gods, idols, and tribal gods are banished from the mind and heart does the One True God find a place there.- Tawhid carries a profound social implication: if there is only One Universal God for all peop
Why the Merits of Imam Ali (AS) Were Hidden From History - Maulana Syed Muhammad Rizvi
Why the Merits of Imam Ali (AS) Were Hidden From History - Maulana Syed Muhammad Rizvi Aug 24, 2026 00:41:21 Eid-e-Zehra 1448August 23, 2026- Eid-e-Zahra commemorates the movement of Mukhtar, who avenged the killers of Imam Husayn (AS) in Karbala, and stands as an expression of love for the Ahlul Bayt.- Efforts to diminish the merits of Imam Ali (AS) and his family began immediately after the Prophet (s) and have continued ever since.- Allamah Sayyid Abdul Aziz at-Tabatabai noted that opponents actively
The Straight Path: Finding Balance in Faith and Daily Life - Maulana Syed Muhammad Rizvi
The Straight Path: Finding Balance in Faith and Daily Life - Maulana Syed Muhammad Rizvi Aug 21, 2026 00:35:51 Friday Juma KhutbaAugust 21st, 2026- In daily prayers, Muslims ask Allah for continued guidance to remain on the sirat mustaqim, the straight path.- One dimension of the straight path is avoiding two extremes: being among maghdub 'alayhim (those under Allah's wrath) or ad-dallin (those who are misguided).- Judaism and Christianity illustrate this pattern regarding the status of Prophet Isa (Jesus)
Every Darkness Lifts: The Eclipse, Signs of Allah, & Scales of Justice - Maulana Syed Muhammad Rizvi
Every Darkness Lifts: The Eclipse, Signs of Allah, & Scales of Justice - Maulana Syed Muhammad Rizvi Aug 14, 2026 00:19:33 Friday Juma KhutbaFriday August 14th, 2026- Wednesday's partial eclipse over Canada prompted the announcement to recite salatu 'l-ayat, the prayer connected to Allah's signs.- Before Islam, few understood eclipses; many read them as signs of divine anger and ended up worshipping the moon, sun, rivers, or seas.- Islam places the human being at the top of God's creation, with everything else created
Chosen by Allah: The Ahlul Bayt in the Qur'an - Maulana Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi
Chosen by Allah: The Ahlul Bayt in the Qur'an - Maulana Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi Aug 14, 2026 00:38:10 Shahadat of Imam Ali Ar Ridha (AS)29th Safar 1448 AHThursday August 13, 2026- The lecture commemorates the shahadat of the 8th Imam, Ali ar-Riza (AS), poisoned by Ma'mun in Khurasan (present-day Mashhad, "the place of martyrdom").- Ma'mun had summoned the Imam to Marv, which unexpectedly opened opportunities for scholars and the public to meet the Imam and engage him in theologic
The Two Weighty Things the Prophet Left Behind - Maulana Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi
The Two Weighty Things the Prophet Left Behind - Maulana Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi Aug 13, 2026 00:59:08 Wafaat of Prophet Muhammad (SAWW)28th Safar 1448 AHWednesday August 12, 2026Here's the summary and titles.- The Prophet Muhammad (s) left two entities of high esteem (thaqalayn) for the guidance of Muslims: the Qur'an and the Ahlul Bayt.- The narrations establishing the thaqalayn have been authenticated in previous majalis on the Prophet's wafat.- The Sunni claim that the Prophet left
2. Time, Place, and Context: Following The Ahlul Bayt's Stand For The Truth - Maulana Rizvi
2. Time, Place, and Context: Following The Ahlul Bayt's Stand For The Truth - Maulana Rizvi Aug 7, 2026 00:22:35 Friday Juma Khutba22nd Safar 1447Friday August 7, 2026Imām Ḥusayn (a) teaches the importance of responding to every situation with the most appropriate method.The Ummah during Muʿāwiyah's rule suffered from two distinct problems: ignorance in Shām and apathy outside Shām.Different social illnesses required different solutions rather than a single approach.Imām Ḥusayn (a) chose martyrdom to awa
The Sin That Destroys Friendships | Understanding Namimah - Sheikh Mahdi Kassamali
The Sin That Destroys Friendships | Understanding Namimah - Sheikh Mahdi Kassamali Aug 7, 2026 00:32:25 Thursday Night Majlis22nd Safar 1447Thursday August 6, 2026Donate towards our programs today: https://jaffari.org/donate/Jaffari Community Centre (JCC Live)

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