This audio is brought to you by Muslim Central.com. Sallam al-Aqmah al-Kam al-Kam al-Aqah al-Kam al-Lah al-Aahaz al-Lahaz al-A. I must have delivered a few thousand

have been a few thousand lectures in my life.

This was the first time that before any lecture I was told where the fire exits are.

This kind of got me worried.

But I hope, in sha Allahhut ala, that it was just an extra degree of caution and safety

and these days we need those extra degrees of caution and safety.

Let us begin.

The first question or the first issue is the title itself, reconstructing the Muslim

mind.

By the way, the topic title was not chosen by me but I have no

problems with it and I was bombarded with emails and queries what is this

reconstructing the Muslim mind? Is the Muslim mind in need of reconstruction? Why are you

choosing such a provocative title or what does it mean to reconstruct the Muslim mind?

Well, the fact of the matter is that firstly,

all of us should be striving to refine our

understandings of religion and should always

striving to have a better understanding

and a better application.

So if we understand it properly, then in shawl that there's nothing wrong with this title.

And my talk today will center around five points, five issues, one after the other, each one of which will spend a few minutes on and

then in sha all after the break with the fundraiser I'll open the floor for all

questions the first question the first topic is there truly a need for a reformation, for a reconstruction?

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