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

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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

Season 3: Episode 5

“The Purpose of Life” TaHa: 14

What 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

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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

Season 3: Episode 4

“When We Hear the Voice of God” TaHa: 9-14

Sometimes 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

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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

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: 5-8

You 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.

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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 

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.  

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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.

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’an

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 

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).

In this bonus episode, Dalia Mogahed shares her inspiration for creating this podcast, as well as her journey of healing through the study of Surah Yusuf. 

She discusses the main lessons from the Surah as a bookend and prequel all in one.  

You will learn: 

📖 How our family of origin shapes our self-worth

📖 The power of drawing parallels between the stories in the Quran and our own lives.

📖 The main lessons from Surat Yusuf

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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 and Spotify.

In this culminating episode on Surat Yusuf, Imam Magid and Dalia Mogahed discuss the final ayas of the surah and draw out the overarching themes and lessons of this epic story.  

You will learn: 

📖 The power of clarity in dawa

📖 How dawa is a means to deepen one’s own faith

📖 How to never give up on our children

📖 Reconciling Divine help and human effort 

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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 and Spotify.

When was the last time you stopped to admire a tree or flower in awe, or watched the sun rise and reflected on Allah’s mercy? 

In this episode, Dalia Mogahed and Imam Mohamed Magid explore the themes of vulnerability before God, making God the center of  life’s orbit and balancing Trust in Him and awareness of one’s fragility. They discuss the importance of noticing the miracles all around us, as well as the dangers of “New Age Spirituality."

You will learn: 

📖 The beauty of everyday Miracles

📖 The dangers of believing in a God that demands nothing of you

📖 Modern paganism and “manifestating”

📖 The power of positive thinking in faith

📖 The illusion of self-sufficiency

📖 Balancing awareness of our fragility and trust in God

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 and Spotify

Educating others about Islam can be one of the mostrewarding acts of worship we can engage in.  But how do we approach itwith courage and confidence rather than compromise and people-pleasing?

In this episode, Dalia Mogahed and ImamMagid delve explore how Surat Yusuf teaches us about dawah (inviting) people toGod, as well as how this very Surah is proof of Muhammed’s (s)prophethood. 

You will learn: 

📖 How tointerpret the hard times of our lives.

📖 Why‘converting’ people is not the goal of sharing our faith.

📖 Whycomparative religious literacy is beneficial to understanding the Quran.

📖 HowSurat Yusuf is proof of Muhammed’s (s) prophethood.

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