Doing the Necessary

People often lament they don’t have enough time. However, one could argue that time is really the only currency we have and its what we do with it. 

Though of course, there are times in our life, when we are truly pressed for time — such as when you have young kids, or when you are looking after old parents. 

So, what is causing this feeling of not having enough time? Perhaps it might be to do with being distracted by things that are not necessary, rather than remaining focused on the necessary. That’s what we are going to look at today.

 

Book recommendations:

The Value of Time by Abu Ghuddah

The Screwtape Letters by C S Lewis

 

About the hosts:

Walead Mosaad is an internationally recognized scholar in Islamic studies and human development. His academic and traditional training has accorded him the opportunity to work with communities worldwide as a teacher and project driver. He has completed degrees from Rutgers University and Fath Islamic Seminary in Damascus. He received his PhD from the University of Exeter in Arab and Islamic Studies, and was also classically trained at the Al-Azhar University.

He is currently the Chair and Scholar-in-Residence of Sabeel Community. He has traveled extensively throughout the Muslim world, as well as Europe and the Far East, delivering lectures on various topics, including spirituality, ethics and intercultural peace building.

https://www.sabeelcommunity.org/walead-mohammed-mosaad  

 

Rehan Khan is a professor of leadership and novelist. He is an advocate for virtue-based storytelling as well as leading with a moral lens. Over 30 years Rehan has advised several global and regional brands. As an adjunct professor he teaches post-graduate courses in AI and the Future of Work, as well as Leadership: A Moral Perspective, and Personal Influence at one of the world’s leading international business schools.

He is a keen observer of history and techno-science. Rehan is the author of a Tomb of Empires (2024) a historical fiction set in 90BC in the Middle East, the Carnegie nominated A Tudor Turk trilogy (2019-2022) set in the Ottoman Empire and Tudor England, and the fantasy sci-fi series, Tales of Khayaal (2025) set on the Earth like planet of Ikleel. These gripping stories also ask readers to consider the role of virtue within the human story.

www.rehankhan.com  and www.talesofkhayaal.com