Settle in, lower the lights, and let your heart rest. 🌙
Tonight we travel gently through three stories from the Quran, three prophets each tested in a different way:
• Yusuf (AS): a dream under the stars, a dark well, a prison, and forgiveness
• Ayyub (AS): years of patience, and a spring of relief from the ground beneath his feet
• Yunus (AS): a ship at sea, the darkness of the great fish, and a prayer that was answered
Nothing to memorise and nothing to follow closely: if you drift off before the end, the stories will keep you company.
"Verily, in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find rest." (Quran 13:28)
⏱ CHAPTERS
0:00 Welcome & settling in
2:08 Yusuf (AS) 1 – The Dream
7:01 Yusuf 2 – A Plan in the Dark
11:40 Yusuf 3 – The Well
16:04 Yusuf 4 – The Caravan
21:25 Yusuf 5 – A House by the Nile
25:26 Yusuf 6 – The Test
29:59 Yusuf 7 – The Prison
36:30 Yusuf 8 – The King's Dream
42:31 Yusuf 9 – The Brothers Return
51:06 Yusuf 10 – The Shirt and the Fragrance
1:00:31 Ayyub (AS) 1 – A Life Full of Blessings
1:04:23 Ayyub 2 – The Trial
1:09:08 Ayyub 3 – The Spring of Relief
1:13:47 Yunus (AS) 1 – The City by the Tigris
1:19:06 Yunus 2 – The Ship
1:23:32 Yunus 3 – In the Darknesses
1:28:26 Yunus 4 – The Shore and the Gourd Vine
1:32:37 Closing reflection & bedtime sunnah
📖 SOURCES
Quran: Surah Yusuf (12); al-Anbiya 21:83–84, 21:87–88; Sad 38:41–44; as-Saffat 37:139–148; Yunus 10:98; ar-Ra'd 13:28; ash-Sharh 94:5–6.
Hadith: the supplication of Dhun-Nun (Sunan at-Tirmidhi); "No one should say he is better than Yunus son of Matta" (Sahih al-Bukhari); Ayat al-Kursi, the last two verses of al-Baqarah, the three Quls and "In Your name, O Allah, I die and I live" before sleep (Sahih al-Bukhari).
History: Ibn Kathir, Qasas al-Anbiya (Stories of the Prophets); the books of seerah.
Quranic verses are retold in meaning, not recited. Details introduced with "some narrations say" come from historical reports whose authenticity varies, and Allah knows best.