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ER Doctor by Day, Quran Scholar by Night

With Dr. Farhan Azeez1 hr 14 minJan 31, 20251K views

How does an Emergency Room doctor end up teaching Surah Al-Hujurat for a living? Dr. Farhan Abdul Azeez sits down for a wide-ranging conversation about growing up near Dearborn's Arab community, choosing ER medicine specifically for the flexibility to study Islam, surviving a year of Arabic immersion in Egypt, and why the Quran's guidance on verifying information has never been more urgent. This conversation covers:

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In this lesson

  1. 0:00 Introduction and Farhan's background
  2. 18:15 Learning Arabic in Egypt: cultural immersion and street slang
  3. 32:00 Teaching "Sweetness of Salah": presence through understanding
  4. 42:15 Surah Al-Hujurat: the companion who misread a situation
  5. 48:45 The grandfather and the autonomous donkey

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