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6 Apr 2021Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth
LatestAn Urdu poem of living on after the beloved
Mufti Abu Layth reads and explains an Urdu poem on living on after the beloved, a mix of despair and hope.
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2021 · 2
16 Feb 2021Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth
An Urdu poem: if anyone asks who I am, say nobody special
Mufti Abu Layth reads and briefly explains an Urdu poem about being nobody special and about a companion whose absence empties life.
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12 Jan 2021Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth
Poetry: a ghazal on love, beauty and patience
A poetry interlude: he reads and explains a poem about love, beauty and patience.
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2020 · 4
22 Sep 2020Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth
Mir Taqi Mir's death anniversary: Mufti Abu Layth reads his Urdu poetry
Mufti Abu Layth marks Mir Taqi Mir's death anniversary by translating his Urdu verses and calls him one of the few poets he would give the crown to.
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4 Aug 2020Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth
Opening poetry: a clip from a female poet, and Eid greetings
Mufti Abu Layth plays a clip from a female poet he admires and wishes viewers a belated Eid Mubarak.
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4 Aug 2020Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth
Chat replies, Urdu couplets from an anthology and a backlog of Eid messages
Mufti Abu Layth reads Urdu couplets from an anthology and answers chat between questions.
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14 Jul 2020live stream
An Urdu poem by Ahmad Faraz: the enemy of my life was once dearer than life
Mufti Abu Layth reads and translates an Urdu ghazal by Ahmad Faraz on a lost love who was once dearer than life.
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2019 · 4
3 Nov 2019Responding to Refutations
Moving to Yasir Qadhi, by way of an Urdu couplet on Moses at Sinai
Before turning to Yasir Qadhi Mufti Abu Layth recites Urdu verses on Moses at Sinai and on passion carrying one to one's destiny.
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3 Nov 2019Responding to Refutations
Why is Mufti Abu Layth responding to Yasir Qadhi?
Mufti Abu Layth says he feels Qadhi may be in an existential crisis and does not believe much of what he says, and that even hypocrisy should keep some integrity, like the frankly self-confessed fraud of an Urdu poem.
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19 Sep 2019Responding to Refutations
Converts who start teaching at once, with lines of Urdu poetry
Mufti Abu Layth continues that some people, as soon as they embrace Islam, start teaching it to others. He recites Urdu and Persian verses, poorly captured in the transcript, on a road that does not lead to a destination and on taking two or three steps without completing a journey, and on embracing even those who are not one's own. He says he has never claimed piety, and cites the Quranic rebuke of those who consider their becoming Muslim a favour. He says it bothers him when he sees this, and that it is not exclusive to converts, as many born Muslims tread the same path.
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28 Feb 2019On Love, Romance, and Relationships
Why is it so hard for Muslims to find a partner?
Mufti Abu Layth says there is a crisis among Muslims in finding relationships, and advises using matrimonial sites sensibly and leaving early if someone seems odd.
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