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Aug 29
19m 29s

Understanding Our Inner Struggles Today

Sayed M. Jawad Qazwini
About this episode

In this Episode 27, we explore verses 51–54 of Surah Yusuf:

✨ The unveiling of truth after years of false accusations.

✨ Zulaikha’s confession and the reality of nafs al-ammārah (the soul that commands to evil).

✨ The Qur’anic stages of the self — ammārah, lawwāmah, mutma’innah.

✨ How Allah turns humiliation into honor, and falsehood into justice.

✨ Prophet Yusuf (a) elevated from prisoner to leader, embodying patience, purity, and reliance on Allah.


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