Juz 1: Imam Tom Facchine | Identity, & the Choices We Make | Qur’an 30 for 30 Season 4

This Ramadan, help support free content and resources like this. Donate today! https://yqn.io/8lk In the first episode of this Ramadan series, Dr. Omar Suleiman and Sh. Abdullah Oduro, joined by special guests Imam Tom Facchine, explore gems from the first Juz’ of the Holy Quran. Download our FREE eBook “Qur’an 30for30: Judgment Day” here: https://yqn.io/isk 0:00 - Intro and dad jokes of the day 4:47 - Dr. Omar Suleiman reflects on three categories of people in Surah al-Baqarah 7:45 - The three categories of creation (angels, humans, and jinn) 10:24 - The parallels between the two categorizations 11:42 - The difference between the questioning of Bani Isra’il and of the angels 13:24 - Sh. Abdullah Oduro reflects on the story behind the name of the second chapter - “al-Baqarah"" 17:13 - Allah’s categorization of rocks and how they relate to hearts of humans 19:50 - How to soften your heart in Ramadan 21:08 - The parallels between the categorizations of people and their hearts 22:34 - Imam Tom reflects on the pitfalls of taking faith as identity 25:28 - The central problem of Bani Isra’il 28:42 - Extreme focus on identity can be a type of tribalism 30:00 - What it really means to have faith" #ramadan2023 #omarsuleiman #quran30for30 Click SUBSCRIBE and hit the 🔔 icon to receive the latest from Yaqeen! Visit http://www.yaqeeninstitute.org for full access to all research publications, infographics, and videos.Join the conversation on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram @yaqeeninstitute!