Women of Qurān

Ustadha Dalya Ayoub holds a BA in political science from the University of Auckland, New Zealand, she earned a Masters degree with honours in Islamic studies from Charles Sturt University, Australia and is currently a PhD candidate in Tafsir and Qur’an Sciences at Al Madina international university, Malaysia, where she’s researching “Women revival in the Qur’an”.

Ustadha Dalya has an ijaza in Quran recitation, she has also studied various religious sciences including theology, Seerah and women’s rights within Islamic law. She teaches an online halaqah of 1000 students globally. Her work is focused on empowering Muslims to re-connect with the Quran as their manhaj for success, through study circles, workshops, leadership conferences, hifdh intensives and Quran retreats.

Ustadha Dalya has won numerous awards including Muslim role model of the year (Australia 2017) and People’s choice award (Australia 2019). She has been working in non-profit organisations for over 20 years and served as an executive on multiple boards and is currently working with Qawafil, a Gaza-based charity organisation that serves those most in need.

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Dr Fatima is a student of the Qurān who works as junior medical doctor in London.

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Dr Shadha Shabani is a junior medical doctor in the UK and student of Islamic sciences. She is currently completing a BA in Comparative Islamic Studies and is a student of Maliki fiqh. She is also a qualified Quran tajweed teacher.

She became passionate about Islamic education during her time at medical school, during which she served as President of the University of Sheffield Islamic Circle society. She remains an active member of her local community, teaching children at a local madrassah, and delivering circles to teenage girls and women.

She leads the Onsite Program at Roots Academy, which delivers foundational Islamic education to university students across over 50 campuses globally. And is also working on a new Quran-centred program which aims to take students on a journey through the entire Quran- from personal transformation to community impact.

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Episode 3 - Every traveller feels it at some point; that quiet loneliness on the journey of life. But in those moments of stillness, remembrance becomes the bridge between you and Him. In this episode, we reflect on verses and ahadeeth that reveal Allah’s closeness. “We are closer to him than his jugular vein.” Dhikr, remembrance, is not just words on the tongue, but a heartbeat that keeps the soul company wherever our journeys take us.

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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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

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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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