In Episode 45 of The Speaking Quran, we arrive at the powerful concluding verses of Surah Yusuf (104-108). This lecture dives deep into the most difficult spiritual challenge: purifying our intentions.

We explore the concept of "hidden shirk" (associating partners with God) in our good deeds—a shirk so subtle, Imam Ali (as) describes it as a "black ant on a black rock in a dark night". Learn how this can cause us to lose all our rewards, even for work done in a mosque or for charity[cite: 19, 22].

This tafseer of Surah Yusuf 104-108 also covers:

• Why the Prophet (s) asked for no worldly reward for the Quran[cite: 28].
• The one sign of Allah we see over 26,000 times in our lives, yet we still ignore[cite: 91, 92].
• The lesson from Alexander the Great's death: no one can guarantee you time[cite: 100, 106].
• The meaning of "This is My Way" (Qul Hadhihi Sabeeli) [cite: 116]: Islam is one straight path (Siraat Mustaqeem) [cite: 123] and cannot be "bent" to fit our desires[cite: 136, 149].