{"podcast":{"title":"Quran in a Year+ (with Imam Saif Morad)","slug":"quran-in-a-year-with-imam-saif-morad-7472300","podcast_index_feed_id":7472300,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/10804d43c/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/saif-morad3","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/44195015/44195015-1754422002342-17fb594b60a3b.jpg","author":"Islamic Association of Raleigh","episode_count":311,"summary":"Qur’an in a Year+ is designed for busy Muslims who want to connect with the Qur’an in a simple, consistent way. In just 403 days, journey through the entire Qur’an with Imam Saif Morad—each episode under 20 minutes. With recitation, a simple tafsir, reflections, and modern insights, you’ll discover how the Qur’an speaks to your life today and how to live by it. Perfect for your commute, workout, quiet reset, cooking dinner, or whatever fills your day — this daily dose of clarity and connection fits your schedule and fuels your soul. And nothing fuels your soul like the words of Allah","last_synced_at":"2026-07-26T08:21:46.569859+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/quran-in-a-year-with-imam-saif-morad-7472300"},"episode":{"title":"Day 261- Don’t Hand People Control Over Your Inner Peace | Qasas 44-56","slug":"day-261-don-t-hand-people-control-over-your-inner-peace-qasas-44-56","published_at":"2026-05-19T11:00:54+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/quran-in-a-year-with-imam-saif-morad-7472300/day-261-don-t-hand-people-control-over-your-inner-peace-qasas-44-56","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/quran-in-a-year-with-imam-saif-morad-7472300","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/saif-morad3/episodes/Day-261--Dont-Hand-People-Control-Over-Your-Inner-Peace--Qasas-44-56-e3jj98n","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/10804d43c/podcast/play/120218327/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-19%2F5483637b-1654-5c56-e6f2-dc3298c04349.mp3","summary":"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","meta_description":"In this episode, we reflect on powerful lessons from Surah Al-Qasas about truth, desires, emotional maturity, and trusting Allah with outcomes. Why do som…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1144,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/quran-in-a-year-with-imam-saif-morad-7472300/episodes/day-261-don-t-hand-people-control-over-your-inner-peace-qasas-44-56/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/quran-in-a-year-with-imam-saif-morad-7472300/day-261-don-t-hand-people-control-over-your-inner-peace-qasas-44-56.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}