Hasan Minhaj on Islam, comedy, and the spiritual life

Hasan Minhaj is “down to catch a blessing,” wherever that may be. The Emmy Award-winning comedian joins James Martin, S.J. on “The Spiritual Life” podcast to share his Muslim faith, how laughter helped to save his life, and his hopes for interreligious dialogue and prayer. 

Timecodes:

0:00 How a traveling comedian looks to an ancient faith

4:11 Why laughter is important to the spiritual life

8:13 Hasan’s early childhood influences

9:35 The story of Islam 

13:26 Malcolm X & Dr. Sherman Jackson on being Muslim in America

26:02 An inter-faith dialogue on Jesus and the Trinity

30:22 Dealing with negative stereotypes about Islam

33:40 The call to prayer

37:58 Encountering God through acts of virtue

41:30 Islam does not depict God through images

44:15 Audience Question: Advice for someone who hasn’t lived a religious life and has doubts,  but still feels called to faith?

Hasan’s podcast episode with Fr. Jim: Hasan Minhaj Doesn't Know

Read ⁠Fr. Jim's ⁠ spiritual reflection⁠ on this episode

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