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Episode 65: Understanding the Self (nafs)
This episode is a brief commentary on َQuran 45:23. It explores the power of the lower self and how only by turning to God can we dig ourselves out of the hole we so often find ourselves.
Episode Notes
Quran mentioned
45:23
Hadith Mentioned
Hadith of Gabriel
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Marmaduke Pickthall Quran translation
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