You mentioned last week about the benefit of doing some cardio at 65–70 per cent heart rate. What is your opinion on doing high-intensity cardio instead?¶
I am a busy mum with several active children and I need to lose weight. Can you please give me an exercise programme, summarizing which exercises women should do throughout the week that would suffice for weight loss and good health?¶
Mawlay ‘Arabi al-Darqawi gave several adab for those making remembrance of the Name,following the sunna, leaving what does not concern one, and doing that which weighs heavily on the nafs. Please explain this further.¶
Please explain how to best recover from a ten-minute qaylula (midday nap) without oversleeping? I am trying to balance late ‘isha prayers with early fajr times. With family commitments, along with my worship, my sleep is not currently sufficient here in the UK.¶
How can one plan intelligently for the future in a way where one does not need to worry, and can promote the akhira in their purest heart with Allah in the deepest sense?¶
Can you believe that the government allowed provocative singer X to perform in such-and-such a place in front of religious people with no particular intention other than expressing dismay and seeking their du‘a against the haram?¶
In Sea Without Shore, you said that it is possible for non-Muslims to have mystical experiences, for ‘powers of the higher soul seldom fail to appear’. People who take psychedelics often describe having mystical experiences. What are the differences between drug-induced experiences and those of the Sufis?¶