The True Meaning of Beautiful Patience
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In this episode we discuss the events of surat Yusuf after he is put in the well and his brothers come back to their father with a heinous lie.  You will learn: The characteristics of playing victim to shield against accountability when in the wrong. The difference between the influence of Shaytan and that of our own nafs when we act outside our values. How dehumanizing others harms the oppressor. The real meaning of “beautiful patience.” How to hold space for our children to return to righteousness even when they’ve lost their way. The symbolism of the shirt as a literary device in surat Yusuf.
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