When should #parents begin a conversation with their children about #drug use? What's the best way to talk to loved ones about drugs without alienating them? Dr. Jibran Khokhar is Assistant Professor in Neuroscience at the University of Guelph. He explains that the sooner parents start having these conversations, the better it is, since research shows that the earlier children begin experimenting with drug use, the greater the risk of substance abuse later on in life. Conversations should happen often and should be developmentally appropriate. Drawing from the Quranic example, he suggests that parents adopt a stepwise approach to substance abuse and stresses how important it is that parents draw from educational resources to understand the impact of different kinds of drugs in order to better address the pros and cons with their children. ► DONATE: http://www.quranspeaks.com/ ► SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=quranspeaks COMMENT, LIKE and SHARE Facebook: http://www.Facebook.com/LetTheQuranSpeak Instagram: http://www.Instagram.com/quranspeaks.tv

A viewer asks, “Dan Gibson claims that the #qiblah [direction of prayer] of early #Muslims was Petra, not #Mecca. Is this true?” Dr. Shabir Ally explains why the claim doesn’t make sense and makes a compelling argument that Gibson’s scholarship shouldn’t be taken seriously. ► DONATE: http://www.quranspeaks.com/ ► SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=quranspeaks COMMENT, LIKE and SHARE Facebook: http://www.Facebook.com/LetTheQuranSpeak Instagram: http://www.Instagram.com/quranspeaks.tv

What sort of parables does #God use in the #Quran? What is their significance? Dr. Shabir Ally shares his thoughts! ► DONATE: http://www.quranspeaks.com/ ► SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=quranspeaks COMMENT, LIKE and SHARE Facebook: http://www.Facebook.com/LetTheQuranSpeak Instagram: http://www.Instagram.com/quranspeaks.tv

The #Paris #Manuscript (short for codex Parisino-petropolitanus) is one of the oldest manuscripts of the #Quran. It contains 45% of the text of the Quran we have now. Dr. Shabir Ally and Dr. Safiyyah Ally examine the text together. They discuss its age. Dr. Shabir also describes in detail some of the variations in the manuscript, including orthographic and copyist errors. He concludes that this Paris manuscript is further conformation of the Quran’s authenticity. ► DONATE: http://www.quranspeaks.com/ ► SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=quranspeaks COMMENT, LIKE and SHARE Facebook: http://www.Facebook.com/LetTheQuranSpeak Instagram: http://www.Instagram.com/quranspeaks.tv

Google 'God' and the first few images that come up are of a white man, bearded, often with white hair. But is this really what God is like? Dr. Shabir Ally joins Dr. Safiyyah Ally to explain how #Muslims envision God. He also explains the harms of imagining #God as a human being (both white and male). ► DONATE: http://www.quranspeaks.com/ ► SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=quranspeaks COMMENT, LIKE and SHARE Facebook: http://www.Facebook.com/LetTheQuranSpeak Instagram: http://www.Instagram.com/quranspeaks.tv

Brotherly love turned Yusuf Faqiri into an activist. Over three years ago, Soleiman Faqiri died in an #Ontario jail cell while waiting for a bed in a mental health facility. His older brother began a relentless quest for answers. Yusuf started a movement, called Justice for Soli. It wasn’t easy at first, but he grew into the role. His work has now led him all around #Canada and given him the opportunity to advocate on behalf of others with mental illness, particularly those individuals struggling with the systemic biases against mental illness in the criminal justice system. Safiyyah Ally speaks to Yusuf about his difficult journey to activism. As #Yusuf says in an emotional moment of contemplation, “when people see this activism up front, they have to understand there’s a lot of sacrifice behind it.” #JusticeForSoli #mentalhealth ► DONATE: http://www.quranspeaks.com/ ► SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=quranspeaks COMMENT, LIKE and SHARE Facebook: http://www.Facebook.com/LetTheQuranSpeak Instagram: http://www.Instagram.com/quranspeaks.tv