I have gotten to know that one of the many obstacles keeping people away from looking into Islam further is the lack of direction in terms of resources that are compelling, relevant, reliable and accessible. There are people across the world that have read papers, watched videos, listened to podcasts and spoke with Muslim believers and felt that there is something special in its message, but were prevented from moving forward for the reasons mentioned.
It is very unfortunate if Muslims are not making an organized effort to share their convictions with others considering the various people struggling to find meaning in their lives. Many people look around and only see hurt and sadness because they are confused on the most essential questions. These occur to all people at one point or another: 'Who am I? Where did I come from? What am I supposed to be doing here? Where am I going?'
It may be that believers that have found Islam took it for granted. We must do the best with what we have to help others after helping ourselves. The spiritual depth and nourishment found in the teachings of Islam are unparalleled and are worth consideration!
Here, I have linked twelve resources below. They are channels on YouTube that I follow and benefit from greatly. If you are looking for content that gives you value, then I believe these will be useful.
References
Yaqeen Institute - Incredible think tank based in the US, with research articles, infographics and material to learn about Islam
ISRA Academy - Based in Australia, great discussions with Dr Omar Ergi on deep concepts and ideas
Sapience Institute - Based in the UK, provides compelling resources and books to download and read for free
Blogging Theology - Channel dedicated to bringing different voices and perspectives, experts in their fields with interesting topics
Al-Maqasid - Based in the US, led by Yahya Rhodus, a spiritually based organization with great nourishment
Yasir Qadhi - A scholar involved in contemporary questions and issues, discusses various relevant topics
Lighthouse - The same scholar, Yasir Qadhi focuses upon the youth, college students and young adults to discuss topics at greater length
Usuli Institute - Dr Khaled Abou el Fadl, an insightful law professor and scholar of Islam that discusses various topics
Utica Masjid - With Tom Facchine, a convert scholar to Islam, involved in current events and questions
The Thinking Muslim - A podcast based in the UK that brings on insightful discussions of great variety
Louay Fatoohi - A scholar of Islam, defends particular topics in detail such as historical and doctrinal questions
Ummatics - A platform that works on theorizing solutions to many problems that should be solved
