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Aug 2025
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The Qur’an They Can’t Bomb: Stories from...

YAQEEN INSTITUTE
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How can we hold onto the Qur’an, like the 12-year-old girl in Gaza, paralyzed and unable to move, who still lets the words of Allah guide her in her toughest moments? Dr. Omar Suleiman delivers a powerful message on anchoring our hearts to the Qur’an, even as hope begins to fade. 
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