What’s the first thing on your mind when you wake up? In this episode, we reflect on the power of the morning, the barakah hidden in early hours, and how trusting Allah with our day—no matter how ordinary—can reshape our mindset, our work, and our purpose.

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In this solo series, I step away from interviews and sit quietly with my own heart — and His words.

Journeying With His Words is a personal look at what it means to walk through life as a young Muslim woman trying to hold onto the Qur’an while navigating the demands of dunya — study, work, and everything in between.

Each episode is a stop along the way — a verse, a moment, a reminder. Just me, my thoughts, and the Qur’an that always finds me right where I am.

This first episode is about beginnings. About walking, even if slowly. About choosing to hold on — to faith, to His words.

May every step on this journey bring us closer to the One whose words we always reach for.

your host, Khadija

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Dr Zaynab Talha is a hafidha and a teacher of the quran who has attained ijazaat in many modes of reciting the quran including Hafs an Asim and Warsh an Nafi.

Dr zaynab is the second women in the world to record the entire quran. She holds a PhD in the Quran and its Interpretation titled "The Quranic Guidance in Surat Al-A'raf and its Impact on the Reality of the Ummah" from the University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, within the Global Encyclopedia of Quranic Guidance project.and a masters in quran and Hadith titled "Quran Teaching Skills Between Memorization and Contemplation" from the International Islamic University of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She also holds a bachelor in Usul Al fiqh at Islamic University in Algeria.

She has over 20 years of experience teaching the Quran and is currently a consultant and programme manager at Al-Mujadilah in Doha, Qatar: https://almujadilah.qa/en

Al-Mujadilah is one of the first centres and mosques exclusively for women that hosts many classes and programmes in support of women spiritual development.

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Series: Journeying With His Words | Episode 1: The Journey Begins

In this solo series, I step away from interviews and sit quietly with my own heart — and His words.

Journeying With His Words is a personal look at what it means to walk through life as a young Muslim woman trying to hold onto the Qur’an while navigating the demands of dunya — study, work, and everything in between.

Each episode is a stop along the way — a verse, a moment, a reminder. Just me, my thoughts, and the Qur’an that always finds me right where I am.

This first episode is about beginnings. About walking, even if slowly. About choosing to hold on — to faith, to His words.

May every step on this journey bring us closer to the One whose words we always reach for.

your host, Khadija

Perfect your recitation of the Qurān today with our Full Tajweed Course: https://womenofquran.podia.com/foundational-tajweed-course

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Sumayah Hassan is the author of 50 Reflections on the Quran, a co-host of Honest Tea Talk and the voice behind the Sincerely, Sumayah podcast.

She is also founder of is Recite & Reflect, a workshop rethinking the way one thinks about the quran. Her work has helped women around the world create a personally meaningful connection to the Quran.

She’s completed her Bachelor’s degree & MBA, and more recently a Diploma in The Fundamentals of Tafsir & Sciences of the Quran at Cambridge Islamic College.

Sumayah also offers mentoring and support groups to mulsim women. Her online Quranic reflection workshops have seen hundreds of women dramatically increase their level of connection and create a soul-nourishing relationship with the words of Allah

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Aliyah Umm Raiyaan converted to Islam 25 years ago and has been involved in UK dawah for over 20 years.

In 2010, she founded Solace UK, a charity that helps women who have converted to Islam and find themselves in difficulty. 

In 2019 she launched a YouTube show called Honest Tea Talk which brought unscripted conversations to the table about raw unspoken topics related to the Muslim community. She continues to devote her time to helping women achieve their full potential whilst emphasising the importance of developing a personal and close relationship with Allah.  

In 2022, she was approached by the publisher Penguin to write and publish a book. Today, Aliyah is the Sunday Times Bestselling author of Penguin published, 'Ramadan Reflections' and The Power of Du'a. 

Aliyah recently became a TEDx speaker where she spoke about The power of your pain. She lives in London where she home- educates her youngest children.

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A podcast series following Muslimah Qurān journeys with the book of Allah.

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Dr. Rania Awaad M.D., is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the Stanford University School of Medicine where she is the Director of the Stanford Muslim Mental Health & Islamic Psychology Lab as well as Stanford University's Affiliate Chaplain and Affiliate Professor of Islamic Studies. In the community, she serves as the President and Co-Founder of Maristan.org, a holistic mental health nonprofit serving Muslim communities, and the Director of The Rahmah Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to educating Muslim women and girls. In addition, she is faculty of Islamic Psychology at Cambridge Muslim College and The Islamic Seminary of America. She is also a Senior Fellow for Yaqeen Institute and the Institute of Social Policy and Understanding. Prior to studying medicine, she pursued classical Islamic studies in Damascus, Syria, and holds certifications (ijaza) in the Qur’an, Islamic Law, and other branches of the Islamic Sciences. Follow her @Dr.RaniaAwaaid

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Episode 5 - Maryam Amir received her master’s in Education from UCLA. She holds a second bachelor’s degree in Islamic Studies through Al-Azhar University. Maryam has studied in Egypt, memorized the Qur’an and has researched a variety of religious sciences, ranging from Quranic exegesis, Islamic jurisprudence, Prophetic narrations and commentary, women’s rights within Islamic law and more for the past 15 years. She’s host of the Quran Champions series on Islam Channel and has been interviewed for her work by major news outlets including BBC, NPR and CBS. Maryam’s focus in the fields of spiritual connections, identity actualization, social justice and women’s studies have humbled her the opportunity to lecture throughout the United States and the world, including in Jerusalem, Mecca, Medina, Stockholm, London, Toronto and more. She holds a second degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do and speaks multiple languages. She is the creator of “Qariah: The Women Quran Reciters App” which is available for free on Google Play and Apple stores.

Find her on Instagram, YouTube or Tiktok: @themaryamamir.

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Episode 4 - Ruzi Khatun Umm Talha is an early years practitioner and Founder of Marital Arts, a non-profit organisation empowering Muslim women in marriage and family life. She also offers coaching services surrounding parenting and has over 18 years of experience in working with the community as a marriage counsellor and parenting coach.

Ruzi is a trained professional in micro teaching, having completed her studies in Early Years Education and is a director of an outstanding Pre-school.

In her earlier years, she travelled to study Arabic and Tajweed at the prominent Fajr Centre in Cairo, Egypt. She further enhanced her knowledge through Islamic Studies under the tutelage of various respected teachers in the UK.

Ruzi is author of the new book Begin with Bismillah - How To Raise A Hafidh which is a guide to building confidence in parents to encourage and support their children’s memorisation journey.

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Episode 3 -Umm Salihah is a part time university lecturer/education researcher where she trains teachers to scale their impact in the classroom. Through her work, research and social enterprise she has been awarded research grants and awards as well as invitations to present her research at academic conferences. She offers training within mathematics education on a national and international scale.

Umm Salihah is a student and teacher of the Qur'an , someone who is passionate about supporting sisters develop close relationships with the Qur'an. She worked with a few sisters to set up Qur'an Halaqah, a charity initiative facilitating organised retreats and events, a private Qur'an Development Programme and Qur'an coaches to support sisters on their Qur'an journeys.

Umm Salihah has completed her Hifdh and is still on the journey, currently reading for Ijaazah and exploring Qira’at.

She has additionally completed an Alimiyyah programme covering classical works and studied abroad in Egypt and Turkey within the areas of Uloom Al Qur’an, Tazkiyyah and Islamic Tarbiyyah.

She's also mum to her 3 little ones.

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Episode 2 - Shaykha Saleha completed her Alimiyyah Studies and the Dawratul Hadith programme at Ebrahim College in the Summer of 2018 as a mature student. Additionally, she holds a Bsc (hons) in Computing.

Ustadha studied under many prominent UK scholars including Sh. Akram Nadwi, Mufti Barkatullah, to name a few.

She is a student of Qari Bashir Ahmed Siddique of Madinah Al Munawwara and has received Ijaaza in qira’a from him in the riwayas of Hafs & Shu’ba. Having completed the riwaya of Qalun, Warsh, ibn kathir and as in now on ibn amir. She has also studied the seven authentic qira'at under the guidance of Sh. Amjad Sheikh.

Since graduation, she has been working with various Shariah councils and Muslim organisations, specialising in Islamic Law on marriage & divorce.

Member of a Multi-Faith Chaplaincy team at Canary Wharf.

And often appears as Judge for female contestants in the yearly qiraat competitions (National Hufadh Association). She is also the first female co-host of Islam iQA.

Shaykha Saleha has been a teacher in Quran & Tajweed for over 10 years and is currently teaching Quran, Tajweed, Fiqh, Arabic, Islamic studies at Ebrahim College, Q-Iman and other online platforms.

She is also a mother to two.

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