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LUWS - LightupwithShua Podcast

Podcast in English & Urdu - YEAR 2023

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My name is Shua and I am the owner of LUWS ACADEMY LLC (USA) and the founder & host of lightupwithShua, a weekly podcast on Conscious Living and Parenting.

I hope you all have passed through the Covid times without too much loss and some good also came out of it. The virus is still hanging around us and we have learned to live with it to some extent. May this pandemic be a learning lesson for us all and goes away sooner than later. 

This is a bilingual podcast. So far I have published about 100 plus episodes. Season 1 was a time of learning and making connections. I had some amazing guests who were supportive and graciously took time out to come to the studios in Groton, MA or be on Skype or available in Person. That is still happening. I feel very lucky and blessed to have amazing guests on my shows.

Season 2 started with interviews with younger people in Urdu as well. Did some travel shows while in Pakistan, more coming on that.

Season 3 started with  Environment and Climate Change. Hope you had a chance to watch or listen to it.

LightupwithShua podcast is for people like you and me, who are full of life, always learning, striving to get better and move on to mastery.

My podcast may help people, individuals, parents and anyone who is willing to evolve and grow by listening to rich conversations from people of diverse backgrounds and experiences.

You and I can together learn to solve and transform our problems to solutions. How? Well by listening to the stories of amazing individuals from all age groups, all kinds of professions, cultures, and ethnicities. In addition to listening and doing call to action on the lightupwithShua website and on the shows, you will have the opportunity to attend live shows on Facebook, join the free Facebook group and attend workshops, retreats and programs that are coming up this year 2023. So, stay tuned by visiting the website, instagram, Linkedin and facebook pages.

A thought:

When I was a little younger person, I would have liked to listen or watch similar programs where I could hear diverse viewpoints from multicultural backgrounds and learn from people talking about diverse topics.

I believe this podcast is also helpful for people who are not able to travel far away for whatever reason and get this valuable information in their hands so conveniently through smart devices and other smart technology today. 

I believe that someone, somewhere will benefit from these fascinating conversations doesn't matter who you are. This is to serve you! And I think at the end of the day, that is what matters, what do you think?

In addition to you learning and benefiting from our conversations on LUWS - lightupwithshua, my esteemed interviewees have expressed that my thoughtful questions provides them the opportunity to think about things they never thought of before or didn’t articulate it the way they do during our interviews. So, I guess I am happy to bring mostly the best in my interviewees! ;-)

Some of my guests have expressed that their time with me during these interviews will help them to further ponder and transcend through similar issues discussed. So, my hope is that you will also think about the questions and our conversations in ways that will benefit you and those with whom you would like to share these conversations.   

Those who are regular listeners of this podcast might have gathered that I am enjoying the process of meeting people and learning from them. For me, interviewing people is like reading an infinite book, a book with never ending chapters with captivating stories.

This LUWS podcast is for people who are open to the possibilities and ready to learn. Beautiful souls looking to find any opportunity to broaden their horizon, challenge their limits and share their knowledge and experiences. Thank you for listening and watching. And if you like this podcast or any episode, please feel free to send me your comments and feedback!

A little more reminder for dear listeners, you will find guests from Native American tribes, African Americans, Pakistani Americans, Jewish Americans, Indian Americans, Swedish, Pakistani, and so many more. This is quite fascinating and not sure how many podcasts have such a diverse line of interviewees. 

I am a Muslim, Pakistani-American, born in Saudi Arabia, woman, and immigrant, who hosts and interviews Indians/Hindus, Christian-Evangelists, Rabbis, students, people of all genders, housewives, professionals, entrepreneurs, you name it!

This I think is called inclusivity and diversity. Hope you can appreciate and learn with me on this journey! In one podcast, you can find guests who are multinational, multi-faith, multicultural, non-faith, and all, talking about one topic! They are all lighting up our world with great insight and a message of hope!

And lastly, please subscribe, share, rate and review. This will be a tremendous gift to me from you.

Thank you!

Shua - شعا ع 

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  2. EP: 102 - Environment & Resilience - Islamic Perspective

EP: 102 - Environment & Resilience - Islamic Perspective

Apr 15, 2020

Bismilah Ar-rahman Niraheem 

I begin, In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

My Name is Shua and I am an interfaith and intercultural practitioner- my brief bio is on the climate crew website. You can also visit lightupwithShua.com and find out more about my podcast on Conscious Living and Conscious Parenting.

  • I want everyone to take three cleansing breaths. Ground yourself, Open up your mind and heart, feel and reflect along with me. Relax!
  • Quran is for the whole humanity, so you all can read, reflect and learn from it. There are solutions to current environmental crisis, that are deep rooted in the Islamic tradition. However, many Muslims and public in general are unaware of these core multiple environmental principles. I will mention a few of the verses, the Ayats = the signs given to us in the Qur’an. And Muslim or not can read, learn and apply these principles and wisdom to run a healthy fulfilling life.

Let us Begin:

  • Resilience: Dictionary online definition: This word is a noun: The capacity to recover quickly from difficulties, toughness. The ability to spring back into shape.
  • And that is our plan to do in the current Pandemic and for our planet.

About the pandemic in Islamic tradition:

For the pandemics , Prophet Muhammad had taught us,

Messenger of Allah  say, “When you hear that [a plague] is in a land, do not go to it and if it occurs in a land that you are already in, then do not leave it, fleeing from it.’”

Islam’s view on nature is rooted in multiple theocentric positions, best demonstrated by the Qur’anic verse, “There is no God but He, the Creator of all things” (Qur’an 6:102), stipulating that there is a link between creation and the Creator.

Water

The mention of water appears throughout the Qur’an and is viewed as a vital part of Allah’s creation. The Qur’an mentions, “We made from water every living thing” (Qur’an 21:30) and this sentiment is repeated in 24:45 and 25:54. Water is also emphasized as an important aspect of existence and we are told to ponder upon its use:

Have you seen the water which you drink? Was it you who sent it down from the rain cloud, or did We send it? Were it Our will, We could have made it bitter; why then do you not give thanks? (Qur’an 56: 68–70)

Second: How is man to act towards the environment?

God/Allah created Human beings as Allah’s/God’s vicegerent (khalīfa) on earth, making the earth a dwelling place for us, and ensured that our needs could be pro- vided by the earth. We have the right to use the earth, the animals, and the minerals to help our temporary(Muslims believe that the eternal life is after death) stay on earth. However, with this right comes the responsibility of manifesting the qualities of the Creator, which have been place in our primordial nature (FITRA) and those primary ones to begin are MERCY and JUSTICE.

Third: The human corruption which is connected to the environmental corruption

The Holy Qur’an sets out complete spiritual and moral guidelines for us, the human beings. GOD/Allah has told to walk humbly (Luqmān, 31:19); not to be wasteful or extravagant; not to disrupt the balance that exists in nature and not to change the creation of God.

So To live in such a manner throws creation out of balance, and this can only have serious repercussions in the world we live.

And so there is hope. I want you all to be hopeful and keep that in mind that you all are the hope.

- Human purification can help address the environmental crisis.

- The root causes are not only the dominating materialistic attitudes, which seems to be directly responsible to the crisis but corruption of HUMAN MORALS in general.

- Example: God says in the Holy Qur’an:

- Corruption has appeared on earth and at sea because of what the hands of men have wrought; in order that God may make them taste the consequences of their actions; so that they might return [that is: so that they might return to God] (Al-Rum, 30:41)

What I want you to take away from our time together:

Regardless of your faith, ask yourself: have I improved my life and the lives of those around me?

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Thank you,

Shua - شعا ع 
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