• Praise be to Allah, then praise be to Allah.

  • Praise be to Allah who guided us to this, and we would not have been guided if Allah had not guided us.

  • And our success is only through Allah.

  • And we have not relied upon anyone but Allah.

  • And may the most perfect and purest prayers and peace be upon our master, our beloved, and the joy of our eyes, the Messenger of Allah.

  • May Allah bless him, his family, his companions, and those who follow him.

  • And I bear witness that there is no god but Allah alone, with no partner unto Him.

  • And I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and His messenger.

  • The best prophet whom He chose, and He sent him as a mercy to the worlds.

  • He sent him with guidance and the religion of truth.

  • To manifest it over all religion, and sufficient is Allah as a witness.

  • To proceed, honorable brothers.

  • We will begin, if Allah the Almighty wills, a new series.

  • And I consider this series one of the most important series presented from the pulpit of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him.

  • This series, honorable brothers, may be a little long.

  • But we can interrupt it at the time we wish because it consists of multiple events, not a complete single unit.

  • This series is the series of Quranic stories.

  • And I had prepared for it a while ago.

  • And I studied what is in it, a study that is not bad, before I began speaking about it.

  • And we must know, brothers.

  • That three-quarters of the Quran is stories.

  • And this is a statistic conducted by some contemporary scholars.

  • Three-quarters of the book of our Lord is stories.

  • Even some contemporaries mentioned that in the Quran there are one hundred and forty-two stories.

  • Between stories that talk about the prophets, or talk about nations, or talk about those who came after them, and so on.

  • Three-quarters of the Book of Allah the Almighty, which we read, is from the stories.

  • And Allah the Almighty says, 'We relate to you the best of stories.'

  • Through what We have revealed to you of this Quran.

  • So the one who relates to us is not a human, and is not a created being.

  • The one who relates to us is the Lord of the worlds, glory be to Him and may He be exalted.

  • We narrate to you the best of stories by what We have revealed to you of this Quran.

  • Indeed, this is the true story.

  • As our Lord, Blessed and Exalted is He, describes.

  • And the scholars say that nothing guides a person,

  • like real events and examples.

  • No matter how hard I try to give you a lesson or a sermon,

  • the sermon does not affect the soul with its true effect,

  • unless it is coupled with a true story.

  • And the study of the accounts of past nations is one of the most important things this religion calls for.

  • So we will begin, if God Almighty wills, to talk about Quranic stories.

  • And before I begin, brothers,

  • why are three-quarters of the Quran stories?

  • Why does the Holy Quran pack this huge amount of stories?

  • Stories of the prophets: the Quran mentioned twenty-five prophets.

  • The story of the People of the Cave.

  • The story of the owners of the two gardens.

  • The story of Bilqis.

  • The story of the hoopoe.

  • The story of Sheba.

  • The story of Cain and Abel.

  • The story of Harut and Marut.

  • And other stories besides these.

  • You can hardly go through a surah of the surahs of the Quran,

  • but that God, Mighty and Majestic is He, points in it to a story that took place,

  • between a prophet and his people,

  • or between a reformer and his people,

  • or between a righteous person and his town.

  • And so on.

  • Three-quarters of the Holy Quran,

  • are stories narrated to us by the Lord of the Worlds, Blessed and Exalted is He.

  • We relate to you the best of stories through what We have revealed to you in this Quran

  • For the Quran is a narrative revelation as this noble verse clarifies

  • Did God Almighty bring forth the Quranic stories for the sake of entertainment?

  • The Noble Quran did not deal with the story as an independent artistic work

  • As is seen in movies, series, and plays

  • The Noble Quran did not tell us a story just so that we might know the news of those in the past

  • And that we might know their conditions and affairs of their lives

  • The Noble Quran did not mention the story just for the sake of entertainment

  • As is the case with the storyteller

  • Who used to sit in the cafe in order to attract the minds of listeners with mythical stories

  • Which often have no reality behind them

  • The Noble Quran did not bring forth the story for the sake of entertainment

  • Like the story of Antarah ibn Shaddad and Hamza al-Pahlawan

  • And Scheherazade and One Thousand and One Nights and Abu Zayd al-Hilali

  • And other stories that have nothing behind them

  • Except that they entertain the listeners

  • The Noble Quran did not bring forth stories

  • In order for us to receive ten rewards for every letter

  • As is the narrow understanding of the word of God Almighty

  • In the minds of many listeners

  • For the Quran did not bring stories for the sake of entertainment

  • Or for the sake of abstract reward

  • Or just for the sake of reciting the news of those in the past

  • Rather, the Noble Quran brought stories for the sake of ends, goals, and purposes

  • For the sake of which the Noble Quran was revealed

  • For God Almighty sent the messengers for a purpose or multiple purposes

  • And God Almighty revealed the Quran for purposes and benefits

  • The Quran achieved these benefits for us through the stories

  • So, the Quranic stories narrate to us the purposes of the Sharia

  • The Quranic stories narrate to us the goals of sending the messengers

  • Quranic narratives tell us the purposes of the mission of all the prophets.

  • The Quranic narratives were presented for the purpose of reflection.

  • They were presented for the purpose of a lesson.

  • They were presented for the purpose of steadfastness.

  • They were presented for the purpose of knowing the path to Allah the Almighty in this worldly life.

  • That is why scholars say there are two overall purposes for Quranic narratives.

  • The first purpose is radical social change.

  • The Quran did not present a story except for the sake of change.

  • That is because Allah would not change a blessing He had bestowed upon a people

  • until they change what is within themselves.

  • Indeed, Allah will not change the condition of a people until they change what is in themselves.

  • Thus, the first purpose for which Quranic narratives were presented is for radical social change.

  • The second goal is knowing how to live according to the correct methodology in this worldly life.

  • How do we live?

  • Not why do we live?

  • The stories teach us how we live.

  • This is what is represented by the straight path,

  • which we ask Allah the Almighty to guide us to in every raka'ah of our prayers.

  • Guide us to the straight path, the path of those upon whom You have bestowed favor.

  • The ones favored are the people of the stories that the Lord of the worlds, Blessed and Exalted, tells us.

  • These are two basic purposes for which Allah the Almighty presents stories to mankind.

  • And from here, honorable brothers,

  • the difference becomes clear to us between the stories of Allah the Almighty—the Quranic stories—and the stories of others.

  • The characteristics of Quranic stories were mentioned by the Holy Quran, and they are three.

  • And I will speak before we enter into the Quranic stories; there are two sermons.

  • A sermon in which I define the characteristics and objectives of Quranic stories.

  • And another sermon through which we learn about the benefits of Quranic stories.

  • Why does Allah the Almighty tell stories?

  • Why does Allah the Almighty make three-quarters of His book stories?

  • The difference between people's stories and the stories of the Quran becomes clear through knowing the characteristics of Quranic stories.

  • The Quranic narrative has three characteristics

  • God, the Almighty and Majestic, clarified them in one verse, pointing to them

  • At the conclusion of the account of the story of Joseph, peace be upon him

  • And the story of Joseph, peace be upon him, represents the complete narrative in the Noble Quran

  • The last verse in Surah Yusuf

  • God, the Almighty and Majestic, said

  • There was certainly in their stories a lesson for those of understanding

  • It was not a fabricated narrative

  • But a confirmation of what came before it

  • And a detailed explanation of everything, and guidance and mercy for a people who believe

  • This verse clarified that the characteristics of the Quran are three

  • The first characteristic of the Quranic narrative is reality, not symbolism

  • Some scholars say the Quranic story has no reality behind it

  • Naturally, the majority of scholars oppose those who said this statement

  • The Quranic narrative is an event that took place, not merely representation as some mention

  • Meaning some say there is no such thing as the People of the Cave in reality

  • There does not exist a thing called youths who believed in their Lord and lived on this earth in reality

  • Rather, the Quranic narrative is symbolic

  • The Quranic narrative is brought forth for the sake of the lesson

  • Not that there was a man who came from the farthest end of the city, running

  • And there is no hoopoe that conversed with our master Solomon, peace be upon him

  • And there is no village that lived in abundant goodness like the village of Sheba

  • And not to what is beyond that

  • There is no reality behind the Quranic narrative

  • This speech is contrary to the consensus

  • The Ummah has reached a consensus that every story

  • Mentioned by the Lord of the worlds, may He be blessed and exalted, in His Book

  • It is a reality that occurred

  • There were youths who faced injustice

  • They believed in their Lord, and God increased them in guidance

  • And they took refuge in the cave

  • There is a real village that has a reality and a location

  • On the surface of the earth

  • It denied the blessings of God, so God sent upon it the flood of Arim

  • There was a man who came from the farthest part of the city, running

  • Calling to God, the Almighty and Majestic

  • They killed him and trampled on him until they made his windpipe come out

  • In a time of the times and a place of the places

  • The most prominent characteristic of Quranic stories is that they are real

  • Not merely a symbol that is recited and no story actually happened there

  • The Sheikh, the Sheikh of Al-Azhar, Sheikh Muhammad Al-Khidr Hussein, says

  • Quoting Imam Al-Shatibi, this great leading Imam in the book Al-Muwafaqat

  • Al-Shatibi says: I have traced the stories of the Quran

  • If God, the Almighty and Majestic, mentions a refutation of the story at its beginning or at its end, and this is the most common case

  • This indicates that the story is false

  • Meaning sometimes our Lord, blessed and exalted is He

  • Presents to us a story

  • He mentions before it

  • A refutation of it

  • Or follows up after it, and this is the most and the majority

  • A refutation of it

  • So if God tells a story and refutes it

  • This indicates its falsehood

  • But if the Quran tells a story

  • And does not mention a refutation of it

  • Neither at its beginning

  • Nor at its conclusion

  • This indicates its truthfulness

  • And its authenticity and that it is a reality that happened

  • And God, the Almighty and Majestic, speaks the truth

  • And who is more truthful than Allah in statement?

  • And who is more truthful than Allah in discourse?

  • We relate to you the best of stories.

  • There is no story that the Quran has told without addressing its rebuttal,

  • Except that it was reality.

  • Of course, he attributes the symbolism of the story to Sheikh Muhammad Abduh,

  • But regardless of whether he said it or did not say it,

  • This speech is invalid, and scholars of knowledge have disagreed with it as Imam Al-Shatibi mentioned in his book Al-Muwafaqat.

  • So, Quranic stories are reality. A questioner might ask,

  • Why can't the Quranic story be symbolic?

  • Cain and Abel are a symbol,

  • Harut and Marut are a symbol,

  • The People of the Cave are a symbol,

  • Experts of education and scholars of pedagogy say,

  • It is impossible for a person to follow an example and benefit from a story

  • If there are no actual people representing it.

  • Meaning, imagine for example,

  • Imagine that I talk to you about a man

  • Who was patient through poverty,

  • Patient through affliction,

  • Confronted injustice,

  • And called to Allah, the Almighty and Majestic,

  • Endured all kinds of calamities and trials for the sake of Allah,

  • Then I say to you,

  • This person is from me, I invented him,

  • For the sake of a lesson.

  • You say to me: So there is no reality underlying it?

  • How can I follow an example of an event devoid of a person?

  • It is impossible for a human to benefit from Quranic stories

  • Unless there are people representing them, and it is a reality and truth.

  • We cannot benefit from the youth of the People of the Cave

  • unless we understand that they were people who carried faith

  • and were oppressed in their societies,

  • and sought refuge with Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, in the cave,

  • and Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, protected them and took charge of them.

  • I am not talking about a story from One Thousand and One Nights

  • just to sway the minds of the listeners.

  • The Quran speaks about a reality that occurred.

  • Well, where is this meaning in the verse?

  • We say the verse itself at the conclusion of Surah Yusuf

  • has clarified that the Quranic stories are a reality.

  • Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, says,

  • Indeed, there was in their stories

  • So He is talking about people,

  • He is not talking about empty symbols that have no benefit.

  • Indeed, there was in their stories a lesson for those of understanding.

  • From this verse, the scholars took the reality of the Quranic story.

  • The second matter is that the Quranic stories are truth with no falsehood in them.

  • Why? Because it is Allah who tells the story.

  • And Allah either tells a lie, and far be it from Allah, the Majestic and Glorious,

  • or He tells the truth.

  • And who is more truthful than Allah in statement? No one is more truthful than our Lord, Blessed and Exalted.

  • So when the Quran tells us a story, that indicates its truthfulness.

  • And this is the meaning to which Allah pointed in a verse, or the last verse in Surah Yusuf:

  • "Indeed, there was in their stories a lesson"—this is evidence of reality,

  • "for those of understanding."

  • "It was not a fabricated narrative."

  • Allah says, I do not fabricate.

  • Far be it from Him, the Majestic and Glorious.

  • Allah says, I am telling you of an event that occurred and an event that is true.

  • While the stories recited outside of the Quran might be lies, or might be symbolic emptiness with no reality beneath them,

  • It was not a fabricated narrative, but a confirmation of what came before it,

  • The third and final characteristic of Quranic stories,

  • Is that Quranic stories came in order to nurture faith and morals in human beings.

  • Meaning, we now, through the presentation of Quranic stories,

  • Will see a patient young man who was not suitable for society except for this young man,

  • Facing a great tide, enduring for the sake of Allah, the Almighty and Majestic,

  • You will find a forbearing person in the Quranic stories,

  • You will find a generous person,

  • You will find a chaste person,

  • Like our master Joseph,

  • You will find a young chaste woman,

  • Like Mary, peace be upon her,

  • You will find people who knew the value of Allah and knew the value of the world.

  • These stories nurture chastity in our souls,

  • They nurture truthfulness in our souls,

  • They nurture generosity in our souls,

  • They nurture morals in our souls.

  • So, among the characteristics of Quranic stories is character building,

  • And among the characteristics of Quranic stories is planting faith in the souls.

  • Where is this meaning in the verse?

  • He said, observe the verse, what does it say?

  • There was certainly in their stories a lesson for those of understanding.

  • It was not a fabricated narrative,

  • But a confirmation of what came before it and a detailed explanation of everything,

  • Then He said, and as guidance and mercy for a people who believe.

  • Meaning the Lord of the Worlds, Blessed and Exalted is He, says I relate the stories to you for the sake of guidance, so that you may be guided.

  • All of us today are searching for guidance, and as guidance and mercy.

  • So the goal of presenting the story is that we be guided,

  • And the goal of presenting the story is that we embody the morals of mercy.

  • And that we should adopt the ethics in general, which are the essence of the mission of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace,

  • And We have not sent you, [O Muhammad], except as a mercy to the worlds. I was only sent to perfect the nobility of character.

  • Therefore, the characteristics of the Quranic stories are realistic, not symbolic.

  • Second, honesty; third, upbringing.

  • It was not a fabricated narrative, but a confirmation of what came before it, a detailed explanation of all things, and guidance and mercy for a people who believe.

  • The final issue, dear brothers,

  • Among the characteristics of the story, or among the general indications in the Quranic story,

  • The Quran does not mention a complete story with all its details,

  • How so-and-so used to eat, how he used to drink, how many children he had,

  • The Quran does not address that.

  • They said that detail in a story is the concern of history.

  • History mentions the details.

  • The Quran mentions the story and then interrupts it with the lesson.

  • Because drowning in the details of the story will make a person forget the lesson.

  • Therefore, you hear a verse in the Book of God speaking about a person,

  • Suddenly, the verse cuts off and mentions the lesson.

  • And there came from the farthest end of the city a man, running.

  • He said, 'O my people, follow the messengers.'

  • Follow those who do not ask of you any payment, and they are rightly guided.

  • He is speaking with his people,

  • And why should I not worship He who created me?

  • And to Him you will be returned.

  • Should I take other than Him deities?

  • If the Most Merciful intends for me some adversity,

  • Their intercession will not avail me at all,

  • Nor can they save me.

  • Indeed, I would then be in manifest error.

  • Indeed, I have believed in your Lord, so listen to me.

  • He is still speaking,

  • It was said, 'Enter Paradise.'

  • Okay, there is a gap in the story.

  • Why was this story cut off?

  • He spoke about the nature of the Quran.

  • Pay attention, in every story He tells us, He interrupts the story with a moral lesson.

  • Even if we drown in details, we cannot reach the moral lesson.

  • For example, in His discussion about Surah Yusuf:

  • They said our master Yusuf entered prison.

  • Two men came to him asking him about a vision they had seen.

  • As for one of them, he said: I saw myself pressing wine.

  • And the other said: I saw myself carrying bread on my head, from which the birds were eating. Tell us its interpretation.

  • Scholars noticed that this is an example; they said we derive a lesson from this story.

  • If a person with a need comes to you—and this is a message to the scholar, the merchant, the wealthy person, and everyone who fulfills a need—

  • The Quran teaches you how to fulfill a need.

  • He said if a person with a need comes to you and there is a deficiency in their upbringing, their character, or their connection to God, invest in their need for the sake of their guidance.

  • Meaning, I am a merchant and a person who is disobedient to God comes to me; do not give him charity without investing that charity in his upbringing.

  • Without the story being invested in guiding him to God Almighty.

  • And where is this meaning in the Quran?

  • Our master Yusuf was approached by two men asking him about a vision.

  • A dream they had seen.

  • The standard procedure would be for Yusuf to answer directly.

  • As for one of you, he will serve wine to his master.

  • And as for the other, he will be crucified and the birds will eat from his head.

  • The matter about which you are inquiring has been decreed.

  • He said, he came to Yusuf, peace be upon him,

  • As Sheikh Abu al-Hasan al-Nadwi mentions,

  • In his book 'Stories of the Prophets for Children',

  • He says two men came to him asking him about the vision.

  • He said he invested their need in guiding them to God Almighty.

  • The question is, what was the vision, O Yusuf?

  • He said, 'O my two fellow prisoners! Are many lords differing among themselves better, or God, the One, the Irresistible?'

  • Fine, we did not come for you to give us a sermon.

  • He said, you should invest the need in the sermon.

  • O two companions of the prison, are separate lords better,

  • or Allah, the One, the Irresistible?

  • After he guided them to Allah, the Mighty and Majestic,

  • while they were in need of Him,

  • compelled to listen to him.

  • Our master Joseph, peace be upon him, first interpreted the vision for them.

  • The Noble Quran interrupts the story with the lesson,

  • so that we do not drown in the details of the story,

  • and forget the lesson.

  • Fine, why did the Quran not tell us the lesson without the story?

  • He said, man is naturally inclined to love stories.

  • The story in the Quran is a means of education.

  • If I want to convey a lesson to you, I do not convey it to you abstractly,

  • but I tell you this lesson was carried by such-and-such person, and such-and-such person, and such-and-such woman,

  • and it was embodied in reality in the lives of previous nations.

  • Indeed, in their stories there was a lesson for those of understanding. It was not a forged statement,

  • but a confirmation of what came before it, and a detailed explanation of everything,

  • and guidance and mercy for a people who believe.

  • Whoever does righteousness, it is for his own soul,

  • and whoever does evil, it is against it, then to your Lord you will be returned.

  • I say what you hear, and I seek the forgiveness of Allah, the Great, for me and for you.

  • So, victory to those who seek forgiveness, seek the forgiveness of Allah.

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  53. 53

    The Qualities of the Companions of the Cave 130 - Shaykh Adham al-Asimi

    39:49

  54. 54

    Repentance and its Price - Friday Sermon 53 - Shaykh Adham al-Asimi

    22:04

  55. 55

    Their Demand to See Allah Manifestly - Friday Sermon 54 - Shaykh Adham al-Asimi

    25:08

  56. 56

    Exclusion from the Holy Land: Friday Sermon 55 - Shaykh Adham al-Asimi

    26:07

  57. 57

    Their Bewilderment and Ours: Friday Sermon 56 - Shaykh Adham al-Asimi

    24:44

  58. 58

    The Blessings of Allah in the Wilderness 57 - Shaykh Adham al-Asimi

    26:45

  59. 59

    Lessons from the Story of Al-Baqarah: Friday Sermon 58 - Shaykh Adham al-Asimi

    21:38

  60. 60

    Prophet Moses Seeks Knowledge 59 - Shaykh Adham al-Asimi

    31:20

  61. 61

    The Apparent and Hidden in the Story of Moses and al-Khidr 60 - Shaykh Adham al-Asimi

    28:09

  62. 62

    Qarun's Five Pieces of Advice - Friday Sermon 61 - Shaykh Adham al-Asimi

    30:09

  63. 63

    Qarun's Folly and its Consequence 62 - Shaykh Adham al-Asimi

    25:41

  64. 64

    The People of the Sabbath: Transgression and Punishment - Friday Sermon 63 - Shaykh Adham al-Asimi

    28:10

  65. 65

    Friday Sermon 64: The Circumstances of Jesus' Birth - Shaykh Adham al-Asimi

    20:04

  66. 66

    The Upbringing of Mary and the Righteous Environment 65 - Shaykh Adham al-Asimi

    28:03

  67. 67

    Mary's Seclusion and Her Dialogue with the Angel 66 - Shaykh Adham al-Asimi

    29:14

  68. 68

    Mary's Labor and Childbirth - Friday Sermon 67 - Shaykh Adham al-Asimi

    28:11

  69. 69

    Mary's Birth and Her Son's Speech 68 - Shaykh Adham al-Asimi

    29:22

  70. 70

    The Youths in the Cave: Friday Sermon 131 - Shaykh Adham al-Asimi

    26:20

  71. 71

    The Miracles of Prophet Jesus (PBUH) - Sermon 69 - Shaykh Adham al-Asimi

    24:57

  72. 72

    The Story of the Heavenly Table: Meanings and Lessons 70 - Shaykh Adham al-Asimi

    31:33

  73. 73

    Allah's Plan for Jesus and His Ascension to Heaven 71 - Shaykh Adham al-Asimi

    21:25

  74. 74

    The Message of Prophet Hud: Friday Sermon 72 - Shaykh Adham al-Asimi

    30:53

  75. 75

    Aad and the Restraint of Power - Friday Sermon 73 - Shaykh Adham al-Asimi

    22:43

  76. 76

    The Mighty Wrestler: Friday Sermon 74 - Shaykh Adham al-Asimi

    22:05

  77. 77

    Prophet Salih: His Call and His People's Characteristics (75) - Shaykh Adham al-Asimi

    30:17

  78. 78

    Attempts to Tempt Prophet Salih (PBUH) - Friday Sermon 76 - Shaykh Adham al-Asimi

    30:38

  79. 79

    The Morals of Thamud: Friday Sermon 77 - Shaykh Adham al-Asimi

    34:36

  80. 80

    The Morals of Thamud, Part 2 (Sermon 78) - Shaykh Adham al-Asimi

    31:47

  81. 81

    The Destruction of Thamud: Friday Sermon 79 - Shaykh Adham al-Asimi

    27:03

  82. 82

    The People of Lot and Sexual Deviance - Friday Sermon 80 - Shaykh Adham al-Asimi

    32:52

  83. 83

    The Descent of Angels and Lot's Dialogue with His People - Friday Sermon 81 - Shaykh Adham al-Asimi

    24:53

  84. 84

    Abraham's Glad Tidings and the News of Punishment, Friday Sermon 82 - Shaykh Adham al-Asimi

    25:41

  85. 85

    The Destruction of Lot's People and Making Them an Example (83) - Shaykh Adham al-Asimi

    26:14

  86. 86

    Prophet Shu'ayb, His People, and Cheating the Scales 84 - Shaykh Adham al-Asimi

    28:43

  87. 87

    Prophet Shu'ayb's Dawah Style - Friday Sermon 85 - Shaykh Adham al-Asimi

    30:53

  88. 88

    The Excuses and Punishment of the People of Shu'ayb, Friday Sermon 86 - Shaykh Adham al-Asimi

    23:48

  89. 89

    Prophet Jacob (AS): Key Stages of His Life 87 - Shaykh Adham al-Asimi

    24:51

  90. 90

    Introduction to the Story of Prophet Yusuf (Joseph) - Friday Sermon 88 - Shaykh Adham al-Asimi

    22:15

  91. 91

    Joseph's Dream and the Interpretation of Visions - Friday Sermon 89 - Shaykh Adham al-Asimi

    31:08

  92. 92

    The Malicious Conspiracy to Get Rid of Yusuf (Joseph) - Friday Sermon 90 - Shaykh Adham al-Asimi

    30:35

  93. 93

    A Scandalous Performance: Friday Sermon 91 - Shaykh Adham al-Asimi

    31:21

  94. 94

    Friday Sermon: Allah is Predominant Over His Affair 92 - Shaykh Adham al-Asimi

    29:02

  95. 95

    Conflict of Faith and Instinct: Friday Sermon 93 - Shaykh Adham al-Asimi

    33:08

  96. 96

    Conflict of Faith and Instinct 94 - Shaykh Adham al-Asimi

    32:07

  97. 97

    Between Justifying Sin and Seeking Refuge in Allah in the Story of Yusuf (AS) 95 - Shaykh Adham al-Asimi

    35:06

  98. 98

    Prophet Yusuf's Imprisonment and the Prisoners' Vision 96 - Shaykh Adham al-Asimi

    31:00

  99. 99

    The King's Vision: Key to Prophet Joseph's Release (97) - Shaykh Adham al-Asimi

    31:29

  100. 100

    Friday Sermon: Joseph's Appointment to the Ministry (99) - Shaykh Adham al-Asimi

    26:36

  101. 101

    Joseph's Release and Vindication 98 - Shaykh Adham al-Asimi

    21:48

  102. 102

    The Seven Lean Years and the Brothers' Arrival - Friday Sermon 100 - Shaykh Adham al-Asimi

    25:41

  103. 103

    The Brothers' Return Home 101 - Shaykh Adham al-Asimi

    34:12

  104. 104

    Joseph Plans to Keep His Brother - Friday Sermon 102 - Shaykh Adham al-Asimi

    29:06

  105. 105

    The Disavowal of Their Brother's Deed and the Failed Return - Friday Sermon 103 - Shaykh Adham al-Asimi

    33:39

  106. 106

    Prophet Jacob (AS) and Expressing Worries to Allah 104 - Shaykh Adham al-Asimi

    34:16

  107. 107

    Unveiling the Truth and Relieving Distress: Friday Sermon 105 - Shaykh Adham al-Asimi

    34:25

  108. 108

    Family Reunion & Residence in Egypt: Friday Sermon 106 - Shaykh Adham al-Asimi

    29:47

  109. 109

    Family Reunion and Residence in Egypt - Friday Sermon 107 - Shaykh Adham al-Asimi

    36:08

  110. 110

    The Status of Prophet David (PBUH) - Friday Sermon 108 - Shaykh Adham al-Asimi

    26:42

  111. 111

    David's Judgment on the Sheep - Friday Sermon 110 - Shaykh Adham al-Asimi

    33:38

  112. 112

    David and Solomon's Judgment on the Field and Sheep - Friday Sermon 109 - Shaykh Adham al-Asimi

    26:18

  113. 113

    Prophet Solomon's Attributes - Friday Sermon 111 - Shaykh Adham al-Asimi

    33:02

  114. 114

    The Display of Horses in the Story of Prophet Solomon 112 - Shaykh Adham al-Asimi

    29:37

  115. 115

    The Trial of Prophet Solomon and His Request for Kingship 113 - Shaykh Adham al-Asimi

    28:09

  116. 116

    Harnessing Natural Forces for Prophet Solomon - Friday Sermon 114 - Shaykh Adham al-Asimi

    29:45

  117. 117

    Gems from the Dialogue of Prophet Solomon and the Hoopoe - Friday Sermon 115 - Shaykh Adham al-Asimi

    32:56

  118. 118

    The Hoopoe's Report: An Investigation - Friday Sermon 116 - Shaykh Adham al-Asimi

    31:41

  119. 119

    The Transfer of Balqis's Throne - Friday Sermon 117 - Shaykh Adham al-Asimi

    33:22

  120. 120

    The Faith of Bilqis and the Death of Sulayman - Friday Sermon 118 - Shaykh Adham al-Asimi

    31:40

  121. 121

    Prophet Ayyub (Job): His Condition, Tribulation, and Healing 119 - Shaykh Adham al-Asimi

    34:07

  122. 122

    The People of the Elephant: A Friday Sermon - Shaykh Adham al-Asimi

    32:45

  123. 123

    The People of the Village: A Friday Sermon - Shaykh Adham al-Asimi

    38:41

  124. 124

    The People of the Cave: Sacrifices and Mercies - Sermon 129 - Shaykh Adham al-Asimi

    36:54