She Recites #017 - ”Calling people to Allah as a female scholar requires a thick skin” - Ustadha Khadija Afandi -part 3

A passionate young Khadija has decided she wants to travel to Yemen to seek sacred sciences. It's a far cry from home in Scotland. How does she settle down into student life in the dessert? Why does she decide to stay for 5 years? And 5 years on, what are her favourite memories? Join Jumana and Anjum as they sit and discuss the life of a student of knowledge in Tarim, with Ustadha Khadija. This is part 3 of 3.

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Quote of the Pod: "You need to have a thick skin to be in the field of calling people to Allah as a woman. Not everyone will be on board with you being in this space - including other women. I learnt how to have a thick skin in Tarim - in the field of learning and teaching. The spiritual path is about you and your connection with Allah but it is not only about you and Allah. It is about you and calling people to Allah....and you have to have a thick skin. Not everyone will be on your party bus. You will have your supporters but there will also be people who dont agree with you, your teachers and your tradition"

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