Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Shayan Parsai dives into the Islamic Tradition on the self, and how to evolve it given our modern reality. Pulling on poetry from Hafiz and the Qur'an, he starts Ramadan off with a poetry and relevant message. Sermon given at The Usuli Institute on 20 February 2026.

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