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Quran in a Year+ (with Imam Saif Morad)

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

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Latest Episodes:

Day 132- Beyond Paradise Lies Something Greater | Tawba 65-72 Jan 10, 2026

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Today's episode looks at how faith erodes quietly through mockery, distraction, and misplaced priorities. We explore why reverence is central to iman, the danger of desires and doubts, and why Allah’s pleasure is greater than Paradise itself. A reminder to protect faith and seek closeness to Allah through presence and remembrance.

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Day 131- Worship or Transaction? | Tawba 55-64 Jan 09, 2026

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In this episode, we reflect on verses from Surah At-Tawbah that expose hypocrisy, the illusion of worldly success, and the danger of treating worship as a transaction. We explore why wealth and status can become a trial, how fear of exposure reveals what lives in the heart, and what it truly means to make the Hereafter our priority.

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Day 130- Faith That Acts, Hypocrisy That Hesitates | Tawbah 44-54 Jan 08, 2026

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True faith moves a believer forward without being dragged. In these verses, Allah exposes the difference between sincere iman and hypocrisy, showing how real faith leads to action, preparation, and trust in Allah, while weak faith produces hesitation and excuses. A call to reflect, realign, and guard the heart.

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Day 129- Do Not Grieve, Indeed Allah Is With Us | Tawba 37-43 Jan 07, 2026

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Why does the heart cling to comfort, and why does obedience sometimes feel heavy? This episode reflects on verses from Surah At-Tawbah that expose the weight of dunya attachment, the reality of grief and fear, and the path to divine tranquility. Through classical tafsir and practical reflection, we learn how turning to Allah lightens the heart and how correction with dignity strengthens rather than breaks.

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Day 128- How Islam Regulated Power in a Violent World | Tawbah 29-36 Jan 06, 2026

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Surah At-Tawbah, verse 29 is often misunderstood and misused to accuse Islam of violence. In this episode, we place these verses back into their historical and moral context.

We explain the pre-modern world Islam addressed, what jizyah actually meant, and how Islam strictly forbids harm to innocents and betrayal of covenants.

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Day 127- When Love Is Tested: Choosing Allah Over Everything Else | Tawba 21-28 Jan 05, 2026

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This episode explores one of the most powerful tests of faith: what the heart chooses when obedience becomes costly.

Allah names family, wealth, comfort, and provision to reveal how easily they compete with love of Him and His Messenger. Through the lessons of Hunayn and the fear of economic loss after barring idol worshippers from Makkah, we see a clear pattern: reliance on self leads to weakness, while reliance on Allah brings tranquility, victory, and provision from unexpected doors.

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Day 126- Khashyah: The Fear That Keeps Us Upright | Tawba 11-20 Jan 04, 2026

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In Surah at Tawbah, Allah teaches us that not all fear is harmful. There is a fear that stabilizes the heart and keeps justice upright, and there is a fear that keeps us silent, stagnant, and afraid to act.

This episode explores how Allah tests sincerity through difficulty, why justice sometimes requires firmness, and how khashyah, fear rooted in knowing Allah, frees us from fear of people, failure, and success.

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Day 125- Verse 9:5 in Context: What the Qur’an Actually Commands | Tawba 1-10 Jan 03, 2026

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Surah At-Tawbah is often misunderstood, especially verse 9:5. When read in context, these verses are not about indiscriminate violence, but accountability after betrayal and aggression. This episode explores Surah At-Tawbah (1–10), highlighting the Qur’an’s limits on warfare, the granting of asylum even during conflict, and Allah’s emphasis on taqwa when ego and revenge are hardest to restrain.

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Day 124- Badr in Context: More Than a Battle | Anfal 66-75 Jan 02, 2026

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Badr was an existential moment for the early Muslims. Facing persecution, exile, and the threat of annihilation, the community was trained by revelation in how to balance strength, mercy, justice, and restraint.

We also examine the Qur’anic emphasis on unity and the consequences of disunity.

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Day 123- Allah Does Not Change a People Until They Change Themselves | Anfal 53-65 Jan 01, 2026

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Real change begins within. Drawing from Surah al-Anfal and classical tafsir, this talk explores how inner reform shapes collective destiny, why Islam commands strength with integrity, and how covenant keeping and justice are central to Islamic ethics. It examines preparedness as a means to preserve peace, not spread harm, and reflects on why true unity comes from iman, not nationalism or shifting interests.

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