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Isnad Academy Podcast

Isnad Academy Podcast

Irshaad Sedick 173 Episodes Aug 21, 2026

The Isnad Academy Podcast features panel discussions with experts on current affairs, aiming to provide authentic knowledge from reliable sources. It draws on the Islamic concept of 'isnad' (chain of transmission) to distinguish authentic information from misinformation. The podcast seeks to present classical orthodox Islamic teachings to a contemporary audience.

Episodes

He Left a Maths Career for the Deen | Mawlana Zakariyya Harnekar | ROOTED Ep. 5
He Left a Maths Career for the Deen | Mawlana Zakariyya Harnekar | ROOTED Ep. 5 Aug 21, 2026 4700 He had top marks, a UCT mathematics degree, and lucrative bursary offers on the table — a clear road to actuarial science and comfortable money. He walked away from all of it, into the Darul Uloom of Mufti Taha Karaan (Allah have mercy on him), and says he would make that decision "every single day of my life again."In this episode of ROOTED, Shaykh Irshaad Sedick sits down with his former
Be a Seeker, and Remain a Seeker — Shaykh Riyad Walls' Journey to Knowledge | ROOTED (Ep 4 Part 2)
Be a Seeker, and Remain a Seeker — Shaykh Riyad Walls' Journey to Knowledge | ROOTED (Ep 4 Part 2) Jul 31, 2026 4608 When Tony embraced Islam, he lost his business, his friends, and, for a time, his family. In Part 2 of his conversation on ROOTED, Shaykh Riyad Walls tells the story of what came next: the journey into sacred knowledge. From his wife teaching him alif-bā, to selling his beloved hi-fi to pay the rent, to walking a Long Street that was once lined with bookshops, to the hadith that lit the fire in hi
It's Not What I Did — The Conversion of Shaykh Riyad Walls | ROOTED Ep. 4
It's Not What I Did — The Conversion of Shaykh Riyad Walls | ROOTED Ep. 4 Jul 24, 2026 4686 Three generations after his great-grandfather arrived in the Cape as a color-sergeant in a British punitive expedition, Shaykh Riyad Walls walked into a home in Cape Town and took his shahada. In this episode of ROOTED, he tells the story of how he came to Islam, the Rastafarian who handed him a book on the life of the Prophet ﷺ, the warmth of the Muslims of Heideveld, the men in white on the step
SUMUD | They Survived Apartheid Prison. They Said Israel Was Worse.
SUMUD | They Survived Apartheid Prison. They Said Israel Was Worse. Jun 11, 2026 5045 Two men from the Cape who once stood against apartheid boarded a boat for Gaza. They were seized in international waters, held in an Israeli prison, and sent home. This is their witness.Former Ambassador Faizel Moosa and Mogamed Faeek Ariefdien sailed with the Global Sumud Flotilla on its Spring 2026 mission. In this Strong Believer special they sit with Shaykh Irshaad Sedick and tell the story th
Rooted - Episode 3 He Doesn't Go By Sheikh | Hafiz Raees Mohamad
Rooted - Episode 3 He Doesn't Go By Sheikh | Hafiz Raees Mohamad Jun 5, 2026 4737 In a time when anyone can upload an Islamic video and call themselves a scholar, Islam has always been carried differently — from teacher to student, across generations, all the way back to the Prophet ﷺ. That chain has a name: isnād.ROOTED is Isnad Academy's flagship interview series. Conversations with South Africa's qualified Islamic scholars — the people who went to the source and came
Qurbani: Everything They Don't Teach You | with Mawlana Anees Kara
Qurbani: Everything They Don't Teach You | with Mawlana Anees Kara May 15, 2026 2985 A practical, no-fiqh conversation about Qurbani with Mawlana Anees Kara of Maraisburg, Johannesburg. After nearly four decades in this work, Mawlana Anees brings the kind of practitioner knowledge that does not appear in any classical text or fatwa site: how to pick a healthy animal off the kraal, why some Qurbani meat tastes different and how to prevent it, the real difference between farm and ho
ROOTED | Ep. 2 — "He Came Home Different" | Sh Muhammad West
ROOTED | Ep. 2 — "He Came Home Different" | Sh Muhammad West May 8, 2026 7327 In a generation pulled in every direction, ROOTED is a series about the ones who stayed grounded. The scholars who sat at the feet of their teachers and carried the tradition home.Sh Muhammad West is one of the few in his generation who carries two worlds at once. A graduate of the Islamic University of Madina and a chartered accountant. The imam of one of the oldest masajid in the country, Boorha
ROOTED | Ep. 1 — "He Went to the Source" | Shaykh Zaid Fataar Al-Azhari
ROOTED | Ep. 1 — "He Went to the Source" | Shaykh Zaid Fataar Al-Azhari Apr 25, 2026 7869 We live in a time when anyone can upload an Islamic video and call themselves a scholar. But Islam has never been carried that way. It has always moved from teacher to student, across generations, all the way back to the Prophet ﷺ. That chain has a name: isnād.ROOTED is Isnad Academy's flagship interview series — conversations with South Africa's qualified Islamic scholars. The people who
The Disease Has a Name | The Strong Believer S2E1
The Disease Has a Name | The Strong Believer S2E1 Apr 17, 2026 2215 The Muslim world is not confused. It is paralysed. And there is a difference. In this opening episode of Season 2, Shaykh Irshaad Sedick begins with a question asked outside a masjid after Isha: what am I supposed to do now? It is the question every Muslim is carrying. And the answer begins with a prophetic diagnosis that is 1,400 years old and more relevant today than it has ever been.We live in
After Ramadan: Istiqamah, Acceptance, and the Fight to Keep Going
After Ramadan: Istiqamah, Acceptance, and the Fight to Keep Going Mar 24, 2026 2520 In this post Ramadan reminder, Shaykh Irshaad Sedick reflects on one of the most important questions facing every believer after Eid: what happens after Ramadan?Drawing on the verses of Surah Fussilat, the glad tidings given to those who say “Our Lord is Allah” and then remain steadfast, this talk explores the meaning of istiqamah, not as perfection, but as constantly getting back up and returning
The Ummah in Turbulent Times: Clarity on Iran, Israel, and the Region
The Ummah in Turbulent Times: Clarity on Iran, Israel, and the Region Mar 4, 2026 2646 In this episode, I sit with Mln. Ebrahim Moosa from the Palestine Information Network for a frank conversation on the current escalation in the region and what it means for the wider Ummah.This is the full, raw recording as it was captured. It is not edited for tone, platform sensitivities, or soundbites. The aim is clarity: identifying the aggressor-victim framing, resisting oversimplification, a
Unbroken: Mawlana Ebrahim Moosa on Gaza, Resistance, and Responsibility
Unbroken: Mawlana Ebrahim Moosa on Gaza, Resistance, and Responsibility Oct 17, 2025 3692 In this powerful and timely conversation, Shaykh Irshaad Sedick sits down with Mawlānā Ebrahim Moosa of the Palestine Information Network to reflect on the newly declared ceasefire after two years of genocide in Gaza.Together they unpack:What this “ceasefire” really means — and what it doesn’t.How the people of Gaza remain unbroken despite unimaginable loss.The hypocrisy of global politics and the

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