{"id":20443,"date":"2025-05-06T07:31:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T07:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onepathnetwork.com\/?p=20443"},"modified":"2025-05-09T22:33:56","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T22:33:56","slug":"how-to-soften-your-heart-in-a-hard-world-ustadh-mohamad-baajour-onepath-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onepathnetwork.com\/au\/spirituality\/how-to-soften-your-heart-in-a-hard-world-ustadh-mohamad-baajour-onepath-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Soften Your Heart in a Hard World | Ustadh Mohamad Baajour | OnePath Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"<amp-jwplayer layout=\"responsive\" height=\"500\" data-player-id=\"bKajWAhe\" width=\"600\" data-media-id=\"IMBHvBGT\" class=\"wp-block-amp-amp-jwplayer\"><\/amp-jwplayer>\n\n\n\n<p>In this heartfelt episode, we sit down with&nbsp;<strong>Ustadh Mohamad Baajour<\/strong>, Director of Tarbiyyah at EPIC Masjid, to explore the central role of the heart in Islam. 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