Have you ever had to earn back trust after losing it? How did you do this? Have you ever restored trust in someone after it was lost? What are the building blocks of rebuilding trust after betrayal in a relationship? In the first episode of season 2, Imam Magid and I discuss Yusuf’s (s) brothers’ stark difference in tone and content when they are hoping to regain credibility with their father compared to their deception at the beginning of the story.  (12:80-84)

You will learn:

• What characterizes truthfulness?

  
  

• The prophetic model for holding a positive opinion of God even in the face of great loss and grief.

  
  

• The difference between a sin inspired by Shaytan and one prompted by our own self (nafs). 

  
  

• The deep connection between beautiful patience and maintaining hope.