Bonus Episode: Navigating trials

In the historical account of the Israelites, Allah sent them provision from the heavens in the form of manna and salwa. Yet they were ungrateful and asked for garlic, onions and lentils - reminiscent of their period of slavery under Firaun. It's easy to write off this episode as something that would never happen to us. How are we missing the point when we think in this way?

In this episode, Zulaikha and Natasha discuss the aayaat from Al-Baqarah where the Israelites had worshipped a calf and Allah commanded them to kill each other as a way to make taubah. As Muslims, we may read these aayaat and feel that they are "remote"; they don't relate to us. But they absolutely do! Listen to this episode to understand the ways in which we make the same mistakes as they did.

We all strive to earn Allah's pleasure by doing good deeds that we hope will be accepted by Him. In this episode, Zulaikah and Natasha reflect on personal experiences in the hope that others can benefit from the personal reminders.

Recording of a live talk on parenting, where Natasha shares lessons on bringing up children to be successful from akhirah as well as dunya perspective. Among others, she draws from surah Saba and surah Luqman. Please note that sensitive questions asked by the audience were edited out to respect their privacy.

What were the two things that the Companions radhiAllahu anhum do, that made them worthy of Allah giving them Al-Fath, or the Conquest?

n this Episode, we discuss the narrative we tell ourselves and our loved ones when facing trials. We discuss the importance of going beyond saying “Allah knows best”, and look at other ayaat from the Qur’an that help us to empower ourselves to respond to trials.

In this Episode, we discuss lessons from Surah Muhammad on how to avoid falling into hypocrisy and invalidating our deeds. It's scary that the first lesson is about not being inattentive when a religious reminder is being given!

This episode is different from the rest, because Natasha and Zulaikha are joined by a mutual friend, Ezzaty Hasbullah. They discuss the topic of trials, and what lessons we can extract from surah Al-Ankabut in terms of how to navigate trials.

In this Episode, we switch tracks a bit and talk about exploring inter-surah linkages in the Qur’an. Natasha and Zulaikha talk about the Ha Meem surahs and elaborate on the linkages between these seven surahs.

In this Episode, we go deeper into one surah from the Ha Meem series, which is Surah Ash-Shura. Among the lessons we learn is about not causing divisiveness on matters of the religion and standing up to tyranny.