Quran Reflections
Natasha Kamaluddin + Zulaikha Zainal
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S2E6 How does the manna and salwa incident apply to us?
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…
S2E4 A deeper look at the command for the Israelites to kill themselves
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…
S2E5 Lessons from doing da'wah
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…
S2E3 Lessons on Parenting from the Qur'an and Science
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…
Episode 1: Lessons on Success from Surah Al-Fath
What were the two things that the Companions radhiAllahu anhum do, that made them worthy of Allah giving them Al-Fath, or the Conquest?
S1E2 Episode 2: Going beyond the narrative of "Allah knows best"
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…
S1E3 Episode 3: Hypocrisy and losing the rewards from our deeds
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…
S1E8 Bonus Episode: Navigating trials
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…
S1E4 Episode 4: Exploring inter-surah linkages
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…
S1E5 Episode 5: A deeper look into surah Ash-Shura
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…
S1E6 Episode 6: Etiquette of a Muslim Community
For variety, in this Episode we cover a Madinan surah - Surah Al-Hujurat, which talks about the etiquette of a Muslim community.
S1E7 Episode 7: On being Mukhliseen and Mukhlaseen
Alhamdulillah, we wrap up this season by discussing the link between the surahs in Juz 23: As-Saaffaat, Sad and Az-Zumar. They relate to the topic of how to be Mukhliseen so that Allah picks us to be…
S2E1 Types of Doubt and how to combat them
Natasha and Zulaikha discuss types of doubt, the opposite of doubt (yaqeen or certainty) and the three levels of yaqeen. What leads to doubt? What do we need to do to increase to the next level of…
S2E2 Second take: Story of Adam and Iblees.
Natasha and Zulaikha discuss the first historical account in the reading order of the Qur'an, which is also the very beginning of the history of mankind. What does it mean to be created as khalifahs?…
S3E1 Quran Voice Note Episode 2
Continuing the voice notes of her research on Al-Baqarah, Natasha shares the 4 ways in which the word "ittaqa" (root word for muttaqeen) is used in the Qur'an.
S3E1 Quran Voice Note Ep. 1
A 15-minute episode where Islamic author Natasha Kamaluddin records voice notes of her Qur'an research. In this episode, Natasha talks about the first few phrases in Al-Baqarah. She shares additional…
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