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"How to Be Free” TaHa 70-72 Surat TaHa famously illustrates themes of liberation from slavery.  How does that apply to us in our modern context?  In this thought-provoking episode, we delve into the profound concepts of liberation and detachment from Dunya illustrated by the magicians’ martyrdom in the story of Musa (s).  You will learn: 📖 What is “violent impotence?” 📖 Historical context of religious freedom under Muslim rule 📖 What to do when spouses practice Islam differently 📖 How to self liberate --- If you’re enjoying this podcast, please review it on your podcasting platform.  It helps more than you know.  @Quran.Conversations is sponsored by Fawakih, an online learning platform for Quranic Arabic which I myself use.  Start your journey in unlocking the language of the Quran.  Go to Fawakih.org We hope this podcast encourages your own reflective journey with the Quran. Make sure to stay until the end to hear this week’s reflection prompt.  For more spiritual insights, follow me on Instagram at @daliamogahed  Listen anywhere you get your podcasts including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube. https://www.daliamogahed.com/podcast

“How to Respond to Fear with Authenticity and Action" Fear can be weaponized to control and oppress and it can also be a doorway to receiving Allah’s reassurance and security.  How do we soothe our fear? Do we look for security in the proximity to power? Or do we look for security in the proximity to The Most Powerful? In this episode of Quran Conversations, Dalia Mogahed and Samia Mubarak @Quranic_ocean delve into the iconic scene from the story of Musa (s) where the Prophet of God faces off against the most skilled magicians in the land.   You will learn: 📖 Power dynamics in communication 📖 The importance of authenticity 📖 Connecting with the Divine through self-knowledge 📖 Facing fear and taking action 📖 How to speak the truth even when it feels like no one is listening  --- If you’re enjoying this podcast, please review it on your podcasting platform.  It helps more than you know.  @Quran.Conversations is sponsored by Fawakih, an online learning platform for Quranic Arabic which I myself use.  Start your journey in unlocking the language of the Quran.  Go to Fawakih.org We hope this podcast encourages your own reflective journey with the Quran. Make sure to stay until the end to hear this week’s reflection prompt.  For more spiritual insights, follow me on Instagram at @daliamogahed  Listen anywhere you get your podcasts including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube. https://daliamogahed.com/podcast

“Fear Kills Freedom” TaHa 63-65 In this episode of Quran Conversations, Dalia Mogahed and Ustadhah Samia Mubarak @Quranic_ocean delve into the timeless tactics of fear and manipulation used by tyrants throughout history. Drawing parallels between the story of Pharaoh and Musa (s) and modern-day scenarios, they explore how fear is instilled to maintain control and suppress truth. #FearAndManipulation #QuranConversations #TimelessLessons You will learn: 📖 How tyrants control populations 📖 Defining Success: A Quranic Perspective 📖 Confidence in numbers vs. faith — If you’re enjoying this podcast, please review it on your podcasting platform.  It helps more than you know.  @Quran.Conversations is sponsored by Fawakih, an online learning platform for Quranic Arabic which I myself use.  Start your journey in unlocking the language of the Quran.  Go to Fawakih.org We hope this podcast encourages your own reflective journey with the Quran. Make sure to stay until the end to hear this week’s reflection prompt.  For more spiritual insights, follow me on Instagram at @daliamogahed  Listen anywhere you get your podcasts including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube. https://www.daliamogahed.com/podcast

“Illusionists and Injustice: Why Every Tyrant NeedsMagicians”   TaHa: 57-62   The Pharoah of Musa (s) is not just one man, but anarchetype of an oppressive regime or system.  The Quran teaches us how to understand the world, how to recognize the elements of tyranny so we don’t fall for them, or worse, perpetuate them ourselves.    In this episode of Quran Conversations, Dalia Mogahed and Imam Mohamed Magid discuss the role of “modern magic”, i.e. propaganda and spin, in oppressive systems.   You will learn:   📖  Why tyrants always invoke the national security argument 📖  The role of fear in tyranny 📖  Why every tyrant needs magicians 📖  Why every truth teller needs public transparency   ---   If you’re enjoying this podcast, please review it on yourpodcasting platform.  It helps more than you know.    @Quran.Conversations is sponsored by Fawakih, an onlinelearning platform for Quranic Arabic which I myself use.  Start your journey in unlocking the language of the Quran.  Go to Fawakih.org   We hope this podcast encourages your own reflective journeywith the Quran. Make sure to stay until the end to hear this week’s reflection prompt.    For more spiritual insights, follow me on Instagram at@daliamogahed    Listen anywhere you get your podcasts including ApplePodcasts, Spotify and YouTube. https://www.daliamogahed.com/podcast

Where do racist ideas come from? In this episode, Dalia Mogahed and Imam Mohamed Magid delve into the profound teachings of Islam that champion anti-racism and human equality. Discover how the principles of justice, compassion, and unity are woven into the fabric of the Quran, offering timeless guidance for fostering a more inclusive and equitable world.  You will learn:  📖 Hidden scientific miracles in surat Taha 📖 Where racist ideas come from 📖 The call for Anti-Racism in Islam 📖 What is true intellect? 📖 How to not fall for racist ideas. 📖 The link between physics and morality. --- If you’re enjoying this podcast, please review it on your podcasting platform.  It helps more than you know.  @Quran.Conversations is sponsored by Fawakih, an online learning platform for Quranic Arabic which I myself use.  Start your journey in unlocking the language of the Quran.  Go to Fawakih.org We hope this podcast encourages your own reflective journey with the Quran. Make sure to stay until the end to hear this week’s reflection prompt.  For more spiritual insights, follow me on Instagram at @daliamogahed  Listen anywhere you get your podcasts including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube.

“When Lions Write History" TaHa 51-54  "Until the lion learns how to write - every story will glorify the hunter,” goes a well known African proverb. History is written by the victor.  But The Victor has the true record, and His account omits nothing and never errs.  In this episode, Dalia Mogahed and Imam Mohamed Magid discuss Musa’s (s) dialogue with Pharoah and the power of who creates the historical record.   You will learn: 📖 How to forgive yourself 📖 Why we must write our own history and narratives 📖 The Divine relationship with nature 📖 The power of awe in human humility 📖 The real purpose of Intellect --- If you’re enjoying this podcast, please review it on your podcasting platform.  It helps more than you know.  @Quran.Conversations is sponsored by Fawakih, an online learning platform for Quranic Arabic which I myself use.  Start your journey in unlocking the language of the Quran.  Go to Fawakih.org We hope this podcast encourages your own reflective journey with the Quran. Make sure to stay until the end to hear this week’s reflection prompt.  For more spiritual insights, follow me on Instagram at @daliamogahed  Listen anywhere you get your podcasts including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube.

Speaking Truth to Tyranny TaHa 47-50   Speaking truth to power is often fruitless on the surface: your message falls on deaf ears, the oppression continues or even intensifies, you face negative consequences. So what’s the point? In this episode Dalia Mogahed and Samia Mubarak discuss the importance of speaking  truth to power with confidence and clarity, regardless of the apparent receptiveness of those you hope to change.   You will learn: 📖 How to approach a tyrant of any kind. 📖 The source of human psychological resilience.  📖 The ways oppressors work to break you.  📖 Why we must speak the truth even when it feels like no one is listening. 📖 How to maintain solidarity in the face of a “divide and conquer” adversary.  --- If you’re enjoying this podcast, please review it on your podcasting platform.  It helps more than you know.  @Quran.Conversations is sponsored by Fawakih, an online learning platform for Quranic Arabic which I myself use.  Start your journey in unlocking the language of the Quran.  Go to Fawakih.org We hope this podcast encourages your own reflective journey with the Quran. Make sure to stay until the end to hear this week’s reflection prompt.  For more spiritual insights, follow me on Instagram at @daliamogahed  Listen anywhere you get your podcasts including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube.

Mission Possible: How to March Forward Even in Fear TaHa 42-46 What are the elements needed to march forth and do something you’re afraid of? Better resources? More training? Perhaps, but also the elements no one can buy; clarity of purpose, the right team and the remembrance of Allah.  In this episode, Dalia Mogahed and Samia Mubarak reflect on fear, friendship and the power of finding God in our darkest hour as we move through life’s challenges as they discuss Ayas 42-46 of Surat TaHa. You will learn:  📖 Our fuel for difficult confrontations 📖 What does gentleness in dawah really mean? 📖 Inspiring stories of compassion and forgiveness 📖 How to deal with fear of failure 📖 How “The Belly of the Whale” can be a sanctuary for reflection If you’re enjoying this podcast, please review it on your podcasting platform.  It helps more than you know.  @Quran.Conversations is sponsored by Fawakih, an online learning platform for Quranic Arabic which I myself use.  Start your journey in unlocking the language of the Quran.  Go to Fawakih.org We hope this podcast encourages your own reflective journey with the Quran. Make sure to stay until the end to hear this week’s reflection prompt.  For more spiritual insights, follow me on Instagram at @daliamogahed  Listen anywhere you get your podcasts including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube.

Making Meaning TaHa 40-41 David Eagleman, in his book “Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain,” wrote, “Instead of reality being passively  recorded  by the brain, it is actively constructed by it.” This construction is our meaning-making ability.  The meaning we give events change the way we respond to them, how we feel about our lives and those around us.  In this episode we discuss how Allah is reframing the events of Musa’s life from what could be seen as a litany of tragedies to a series of training experiences under his Lord’s loving  eye. You will learn:  📖 Linguistic Insights into understanding the different types of grief 📖 How to cope with emotional distress:  📖 The weight of sin and how to let go of shame. 📖 Understanding Qadr: The Divine Measurement 📖 The role of exile in personal growth 📖 How interpreting life events impacts our mental health --- If you’re enjoying this podcast, please review it on your podcasting platform.  It helps more than you know.  @Quran.Conversations is sponsored by Fawakih, an online learning platform for Quranic Arabic which I myself use.  Start your journey in unlocking the language of the Quran.  Go to Fawakih.org We hope this podcast encourages your own reflective journey with the Quran. Make sure to stay until the end to hear this week’s reflection prompt.  For more spiritual insights, follow me on Instagram at @daliamogahed  Listen anywhere you get your podcasts including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube.

Season 3, Episode 11 The Gifts God Gives TaHa 38-40 Our lives often take unexpected turns; joy and loss, pain and pleasure.  We witness the birth of a child, a difficult diagnosis, the loss of a loved one.  For some the hardships are losing family in a genocide.  How do we make sense of these triumphs and tragedies? In this episode we discuss the way Allah recounts to Musa (s) the events of his own life– surviving a genocide, raised by his enemy, accidentally killing a man, exile– and shows him how in every step he was under God’s loving eye.  You will learn:  📖 The  surprising forms God’s favors take 📖 How to let go: Trusting Allah with our loved ones 📖 The significance of the river in Musa's (s) story 📖 The  historical context of genocide in the story  of Musa (s) and modern day parallels  📖 Understanding love: The concept of muhabba 📖 The role of women in Musa's life --- If you’re enjoying this podcast, please review it on your podcasting platform.  It helps more than you know.  @Quran.Conversations is sponsored by Fawakih, an online learning platform for Quranic Arabic which I myself use.  Start your journey in unlocking the language of the Quran.  Go to Fawakih.org We hope this podcast encourages your own reflective journey with the Quran. Make sure to stay until the end to hear this week’s reflection prompt.  For more spiritual insights, follow me on Instagram at @daliamogahed  Listen anywhere you get your podcasts including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube.

Season 3, Episode 10 “Finding the Right Partner to Pursue Your Purpose” TaHa 29-37 Asking for help is not easy.  You need to trust the other person enough to rely on them and be confident enough in yourself to admit you can’t do it alone.  In this episode Dalia Mogahed and Imam Magid explore the importance of community, companionship and commitment to the greater good over one’s own credit as they discuss the story of Musa (s) asking Allah for his brother Haroon’s (s) partnership in facing Pharoah.  They also delve into the central role of dhikr in individual and community resilience.  You will learn:  📖 Why leaders need strong partners 📖 The power of dhikr in building psychological resilience 📖 The importance of solitary and social dhikr 📖 The role of angels in remembrance 📖 The secret behind praising Allah in nature  📖 Why we make dua if Allah already knows what we need Vocabulary:  Wird: A prescribed litany or set of daily prayers and invocations recited regularly Sohba: Companionship --- If you’re enjoying this podcast, please review it on your podcasting platform.  It helps more than you know.  @Quran.Conversations is sponsored by Fawakih, an online learning platform for Quranic Arabic which I myself use.  Start your journey in unlocking the language of the Quran.  Go to Fawakih.org We hope this podcast encourages your own reflective journey with the Quran. Make sure to stay until the end to hear this week’s reflection prompt.  For more spiritual insights, follow me on Instagram at @daliamogahed  Listen anywhere you get your podcasts including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube.

S3:E9 “How to do Hard Things” TaHa 25-28 Have you ever been afraid to speak even when you know you must? Have you ever been weighed down by self-doubt and constriction or overwhelmed by the task at hand? In this episode, Dalia Mogahed and Samia Mubarak @quranic_ocean do a deep dive into the famous “dua of Musa” where he (s) asks Allah for His aid when commanded to go confront Pharaoh. We explore what the dua teaches us about overcoming our own fears in order to do the hard things that make life meaningful. You will learn:  📖 The physical and emotional dimensions of fear. 📖 How to “break open”: embracing vulnerability with Allah. 📖 How the dua of Musa reveals a critical aspect of effective leadership. 📖 The key to finding the courage to speak up even against a tyrant. If you’re enjoying this podcast, please review it on your podcasting platform.  It helps more than you know.  @Quran.Conversations is sponsored by Fawakih, an online learning platform for Quranic Arabic which I myself use.  Start your journey in unlocking the language of the Quran.  Go to Fawakih.org

Season 3, Episode 8 “How to Fortify Your Heart” TaHa 21-24 How do we fortify our hearts when we have fear, self-doubt and a loss of direction? In this episode, Dalia Mogahed is in conversation with Ustatha Samia Mubarak*, founder of @QuranicOcean, where they delve into the meanings of the signs Allah shows Musa (s). This very special discussion about hope, hardship and the power of surrender is not one you want to miss.   You will learn:  📖 How fear can be a means to draw nearer to Allah. 📖 How Allah couples every difficult command with reassurance. 📖 The self-soothing techniques enshrined in the Quran. 📖 When and how to find the fortification you need to face life’s challenges. 📖How something that was a source of shame can be transformed into a source of shining light. --- If you’re enjoying this podcast, please review it on your podcasting platform.  It helps more than you know.  @Quran.Conversations is sponsored by Fawakih, an online learning platform for Quranic Arabic which I myself use.  Start your journey in unlocking the language of the Quran.  Go to Fawakih.org We hope this podcast encourages your own reflective journey with the Quran. Make sure to stay until the end to hear this week’s reflection prompt.  For more spiritual insights, follow me on Instagram at @daliamogahed  Listen anywhere you get your podcasts including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube. *Samia Mubarak is the founder of Quranic Ocean, a guided platform dedicated to building personal and emotional connections with Allah’s words. She completed her Quran memorization shortly after attaining her Bachelor’s degree in Communications with a minor in Psychology from Florida State University. She is a student of the Muddakir Quran Tafseer and memorization program and of the Suhba Seminary by Al-Madina. She is a Quran teacher at the Ribaat Academic Institute by Rabata and is currently working on an Ijaza (Quranic memorization certification) in Hafs recitation with Shaykh Abdallah Deeb of Itqaan Institute. She’s a single mom to two girls, one of which was born with a very rare syndrome called CHILD and has special medical needs, alhamdulillah. She hopes to help people dive deep into the Quranic ocean so they can find comfort and reassurance through Allah’s words amidst the varying circumstances of life.

Season 3: Episode 7 “Letting Go: The Path to Miracles” TaHa: 17-20 What do you rely on to get through the day? Your car, phone or even your morning cup of coffee are things you may lean on to manage your life. What if you were told to cast all that aside? In this episode, Dalia Mogahed and Hajj Hisham Mahmoud explore the spiritual meaning of the staff of Moses (s) and how we all have the tendency to lean too far on our means, yet only have to “let go and let God”  to see Allah’s miracles manifest in our lives.  You will learn:  📖 The power of letting go.  📖The profound symbolism of the staff of Moses (s) 📖Why the surah about liberation and expansion contains so many commands to “throw”. 📖The role of sacrifice on the path to nearness to Allah. 📖Delineating control: Camels and The Kaaba   If you’re enjoying this podcast, please review it on your podcasting platform.  It helps more than you know.  @Quran.Conversations is sponsored by Fawakih, an online learning platform for Quranic Arabic which I myself use.  Start your journey in unlocking the language of the Quran.  Go to Fawakih.org We hope this podcast encourages your own reflective journey with the Quran. Make sure to stay until the end to hear this week’s reflection prompt.   For more spiritual insights, follow me on Instagram at @daliamogahed  Learn more about Hajj Hisham Mahmoud’s work at Lanturna.com Listen anywhere you get your podcasts including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube.

Season 3: Episode 6 “How to hear the voice of God in your life” TaHa: 15-16 The world is not fair.  If this wasn’t obvious before, the past two years have laid bare the injustice of the current world order.  How do we cope with seeing so much cruelty without accountability?  How can we keep working for a just and compassionate world when it feels so futile to try.  In this episode, Imam Magid and Dalia Mogahed discuss the profound purpose of Divine accountability and the need we all have for a Day of Reckoning.  They also explore how surat Taha teaches us how to open ourselves to hearing the voice of God in our lives. You will learn:  📖 The reality and healing power of belief in Divine accountability.  📖 How to avoid burnout when working for a more just world. 📖 How no pain, emotional or physical, is in vain.  📖 How to hear the voice of God in your life --- If you’re enjoying this podcast, please review it on your podcasting platform.  It helps more than you know.  @Quran.Conversations is sponsored by Fawakih, an online learning platform for Quranic Arabic which I myself use.  Start your journey in unlocking the language of the Quran.  Go to Fawakih.org We hope this podcast encourages your own reflective journey with the Quran. Make sure to stay until the end to hear this week’s reflection prompt.   For more spiritual insights, follow me on Instagram at @daliamogahed