# Day 261- Don’t Hand People Control Over Your Inner Peace | Qasas 44-56

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Podcast: [Quran in a Year+ (with Imam Saif Morad)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/quran-in-a-year-with-imam-saif-morad-7472300)
Published: 2026-05-19T11:00:54+00:00
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Duration seconds: 1144

## Resource

In this episode, we reflect on powerful lessons from Surah Al-Qasas about truth, desires, emotional maturity, and trusting Allah with outcomes. Why do some people reject the truth even when the evidence is clear? Allah challenges the disbelievers to bring something more guided than the Qur’an, revealing that the real issue was not a lack of proof, but following desires over guidance. We also explore how the Qur’an continually reminds us because hearts naturally forget, what it means to repel evil with good, and how responding with ihsān instead of ego strengthens both character and emotional resilience. Support Quran in a year podcast- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://donate.raleighmasjid.org/quraninayear

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