The 17 Verses Podcast: Distilling the Qur'an One Day at a Time

The 17 Verses Podcast: Distilling the Qur'an One Day at a Time

By Maher S. HoqueReligion & SpiritualityIslam
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The 17 Verses Podcast: Distilling the Qur'an One Day at a Time episodes

  • Surah 6 (Al-An‘âm), Verses 21-41 (Year 7)

    As-salaam wa-alaikum, brothers and sisters.

    Today's selection is from Surah 6, Al-An‘âm or the Cattle verses 21-41. These verses assert that prejudice has caused people to commit shirk, which is to associate other deities with Allah and describes some scenes from life after death. Those who deny the ministry of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), deny God's revelations whereas those who accept the word of Allah, accept truth and can use their common sense to see the God's handiwork in nature. 

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    Show notes and text episode: http://www.17verses.com/y7-anam-6-21-41. 

    iTunes link - http://apple.co/1HwzXZS. 

    Stitcher link - http://bit.ly/17vstchr. 

    RSS feed - http://bit.ly/17vrs-rss. 

    7 min
  • Surah 34 (Sabã’), Verses 22-36 (Year 7)

    As-salaam wa-alaikum, brothers and sisters. 

    Today's selection is from Surah 34, Sabã’ or Sheba, verses 22-36. These verses prevails upon the believers that no intercession before God can prevail except that which He permits. Those who do not believe in the message will have yokes placed around their necks before being ushered in to hell. Lastly, wealth and children in this world are not indications of Allah's pleasure with us. 

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    Show notes and text episode: http://www.17verses.com/y7-saba-34-22-36. 

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    Stitcher - http://bit.ly/17vstchr. 

    RSS - http://bit.ly/17vrs-rss.

    5 min
  • Surah 34 (Sabã’), Verses 1-21 (Year 7)

    As-salaam wa-alaikum, brothers and sisters. 

    Today's selection is from Surah 34, Sabã’ or Sheba, verses 1-21. These verses assert that the Hour of Judgment is sure to come and those who do not believe in the Hereafter are doomed. It tells the story of how the mountains and birds used to sing God's praises to Prophet David and the winds and Jinns were subjected to Prophet Solomon by the will of Allah. Lastly, the people of Sabã’, or Sheba, rejected God's blessings and so were turned into old legends and tales of the past. 

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    Show notes and text episode: http://www.17verses.com/y7-saba-34-1-21. 

    iTunes - http://apple.co/1HwzXZS. 

    Stitcher - http://bit.ly/17vstchr. 

    RSS - http://bit.ly/17vrs-rss.

    7 min
  • Surah 25 (Al-Furqân), Verses 21-44 (Year 7)

    As-salaam wa-alaikum, brothers and sisters. 

    Today's selection is from Surah 25, Al-Furqân or The Criterion, verses 21-44. Topics in this selection include: The unbelievers who ask for angels today will ask for a stone barrier between them and the angels of punishment. An explanation of the wisdom behind revealing the Qur'an piecemeal rather than all at once. All nations which rejected Allah's revelations and his Messengers were destroyed. Finally, those who take their desires as their Gods are nothing but animals. 

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    Show notes and text episode: http://www.17verses.com/y7-furqan-25-21-44. 

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    Stitcher - http://bit.ly/17vstchr. 

    RSS - http://bit.ly/17vrs-rss. 

    6 min
  • Surah 25 (Al-Furqân), Verses 1-20 (Year 7)

    As-salaam wa-alaikum, brothers and sisters. 

    Today's selection is from Surah 25, Al-Furqân or The Criterion, verses 1-20. These verses discuss the criterion for distinguishing between right and wrong, and the wrongdoers who refuse to believe the Messengers of God simply because the Messengers themselves are human. It is told that on the day of Judgment, these disbelievers will be held accountable for associating others with God. 

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    Show notes and text episode: http://www.17verses.com/y7-furqan-25-1-20. 

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    Stitcher - http://bit.ly/17vstchr. 

    RSS - http://bit.ly/17vrs-rss. 

    6 min
  • Surah 21 (Al-Anbiyã’), Verses 30-50 (Year 7)
    As-salaam wa-alaikum, brothers and sisters. 

    Today's selection is from Surah 21, Al-Anbiyã’ or the Prophets, verses 30-50. These verses tell the story of how God split the skies and earth apart and created all living things from water. Allah has not granted immortality to any human beings and invented Gods cannot defend themselves. So how can they defend the unbelievers against Allah? Lastly On the Day of Atonement, the scales of justice will be setup to render judgment. 

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    Show notes and text episode: http://www.17verses.com/y7-anbiya-21-30-50. 

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    Stitcher - http://bit.ly/17vstchr. 

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    6 min
  • Surah 21 (Al-Anbiyã’), Verses 11-29 (Year 7)

    As-salaam wa-alaikum, brothers and sisters. 

    Today's selection is from Surah 21, Al-Anbiyã’ or the Prophets, verses 11-29. Today's selection discusses how prior nations were destroyed because of the iniquities they committed. If there was more than one God, the heavens and earth would be in a state of disorder and so all of Allah's Messengers are sent with one message - that there is no God but Allah. 

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    Show notes and text episode: http://www.17verses.com/y7-anbiya-21-11-29. 

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    Stitcher - http://bit.ly/17vstchr. 

    RSS - http://bit.ly/17vrs-rss. 

    5 min
  • Surah 21 (Al-Anbiyã’), Verses 1-10 (Year 7)

    As-salaam wa-alaikum, brothers and sisters. 

    Today's selection is from Surah 21, Al-Anbiyã’ or the Prophets, verses 1-10. This short selection concerns the Day of Accountability (or Judgment) and how the unbelievers dispute the admonitions to obey God and argue about whether a human being can be a Messenger of God. 

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    Show notes and text episode: http://www.17verses.com/y7-anbiya-21-1-10. 

    iTunes - http://apple.co/1HwzXZS. 

    Stitcher - http://bit.ly/17vstchr. 

    RSS - http://bit.ly/17vrs-rss. 

    4 min

About The 17 Verses Podcast: Distilling the Qur'an One Day at a Time

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The 17 Verses podcast is a short, daily recitation of the Qur'an in spoken English. Our purpose is to enable busy Muslims (or non-Muslims) to be exposed to the Qur'an each day, delivered to their phones/iPads/etc.