Quran Conversations

• The Purpose of Life (Taha 14) | | Season 3, Episode 5

  Season 3: Episode 5“The Purpose of Life” TaHa: 14What is our purpose for existence? How has our Creator facilitated realizing this purpose? In this conversation, Dalia Mogahed and Imam Magid explore the profound concept of worship in Islam, emphasizing that worship (Ubudiyyah) transcends mere rituals and is central to the purpose of human existence. You will learn: 📖The essence of ubudiyyah (servitude to God).📖The transformative power of salah📖How liberation is through servitude to God alone.📖The way salah is an invitation, a journey, and a mobile sanctuary.📖How to overcome barriers to prayer---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.orgWe 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

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• When We Hear the Voice of God (TaHa 9-14) | Season 3, Episode 4

  Season 3: Episode 4“When We Hear the Voice of God” TaHa: 9-14Sometimes we can only see the light of God when things seem dark.  Sometimes we only hear His guidance when we feel lost.  Sometimes the warmth of His nearness is only sought when life feels cold.  In this episode’s rich discussion, Imam Magid and Dalia Mogahed delve into the story of Musa (s) journey to speaking to God at the burning bush, and the lessons therein.  You will learn:📖 Musa's leadership lessons📖 The Blessing of being chosen to believe.📖 Linguistic Nuances in Divine Address📖 The purpose of prayer---If you’re enjoying this podcast, please review it on your podcasting platform.  It helps more than you [email protected] 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.orgWe 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

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• On God’s Power and Proximity (Taha 5-8) | Season 3, Episode 3

  Inshirah is an Arabic word meaning “expansion.” In this spiritually invigorating episode,  Imam Magid and Dalia Mogahed discuss the ways Surat Taha expands the believing heart when read because it shines light on both Divine power and might as well as Divine proximity and mercy.  Season 3: Episode 3“On God’s Power and Proximity” TaHa: 5-8You will learn:📖 The relationship between mercy and revelation.📖The concept of ownership in Islam📖The unique concept of God in Islam.📖How to steady your nerves before a difficult conversation or meeting.---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.orgWe 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 

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• The Quran as a Source of Healing not Hardship (TaHa:2-4) | Season 3, Episode 2

  Have you ever felt like being a Muslim is to swim againstthe norm? Like you're the odd person out at work, school and in how you see the world?  In this episode Imam Magid and Dalia Mogahed discuss how the Quranis a source of healing not hardship.  Season 3: Episode 2“The Quran as a Source of Healing not Hardship”  TaHa:2-4 You will learn: 📖What makes the Quran’s method of revelation uniqueamong sacred books.  📖Why the Quran is called a ‘reminder’. 📖The impact of not following the guidance of the Quranon one’s heart.  📖How to activate God-consciousness in ourlives.   --- 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 yourjourney 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 reflectionprompt.   For more spiritual insights, follow me on Instagram at@daliamogahed  Listen anywhere you get your podcasts including ApplePodcasts and Spotify.

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• The Surah that Melted Omar’s Heart (Taha 20: 1-2) | Season 3, Episode 1

  Has reading an ayah in the Quran ever stopped you dead in your tracks as if it were talking directly to you? In the first episode of season 3, Imam Magid and Dalia Mogahed are joined by Hajj Hisham Mahmoud* to discuss the opening of Surat Taha and the heart it transformed from enemy to intimate companion and eventually Commander of the Faithful in eight short verses. S3:E1: The Surah that Melted Omar’s Heart (Taha 20: 1-2)You will learn:📖 How the revelation of Surah Al-Taha marked a turning point in the mission of Islam📖 The complex conversion story of Umar ibn Al-Khattab📖 The power of faith to inspire courage 📖 How to experience the Qur'an as a living text📖 The mysteries of the seperate letters in the Qur’anIf 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.orgWe 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 We are very excited to introduce Hajj Hisham Mahmoud as a contributing scholar on Quran Conversations.  El-Hajj Hisham Mahmoud studied theology, hadith, legal theory, jurisprudence, ethics, Qur’an recitation, and Arabic with scholars in Morocco, Mauritania, and Egypt. He taught for more than a decade at Yale, Princeton, and Harvard, then left the Academy to institute Lanturna, an educational initiative that intends to establish learning collectives to carry forward the legacies of our greatest luminaries. He continues to read with scholars and students in the United States and abroad. Learn more at Lanturna.com Listen anywhere you get your podcasts including Apple Podcasts and Spotify and now YouTube (link in bio).

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