Your spirit is a jewel, but the nafs is like a corrosive material that damages the jewel. How do you purify the nafs so that the spirit can experience divine realities?
In this episode, we cover:
• The ugliness of the ego
• Spiritual purification
• Levels of the soul
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17:29
Special • Heavenly Ascent
In commemoration of the Isrāʾ & Miʿrāj, we're re-releasing the episode on the Prophet's wondrous journey ﷺ. Part 2 focuses on the Prophet's heavenly ascent.
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Part 2 of the Night Journey & Heavenly Ascent
After the Night Journey to Jerusalem, the Prophet ﷺ begins his ascent through the seven levels of Paradise to the Lote Tree––and then is given a vision of his Lord ﷻ.
In this episode, we cover:
• The Seven Heavens
• The Lote Tree
• The Divine Meeting
Additional Resource:
• The Seeds of Paradise: Subḥān Allāh, al-ḥamdu lillāh, wa lā ilāha illā Allāh, wa Allāhu akbar––wa lā ḥawla wa lā quwwata illā billāh [God is Transcendent, all praise belongs to God, there is no deity except God, and God is the Greatest––and there is no power nor might except by God]
Intro and outro music by Ahbab al-Mustafa
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37:37
Special • Night Journey
In commemoration of the Isrāʾ & Miʿrāj, we're re-releasing the episode on the Prophet's wondrous journey ﷺ.
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The greatest spiritual journey occurred on the night when the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was taken to Jerusalem, then ascended to Paradise.
In this episode, we cover:
• Purity of the Prophet’s Heart ﷺ
• Blessed places
• Manifestations of the Unseen
• The Imam of the Messengers
Additional Resource:
• 'The Night Journey & Heavenly Ascent' by Al-Sayyid Muhammad Alawi al-Maliki (translated by Gibril Fouad Haddad): https://a.co/d/7aLMR8L
• The Prophet's Heart ﷺ: https://medium.com/@amjadtarsin/the-prophets-heart-ﷺ-d0cd35bff41f
• Dua for Protection:
Aʿūdhu bi-wajhillāhi al-Karīm
wa bi kalimātillahi al-tāmmāt
al-latī lā yujāwizuhunna barrun wa lā fājir
min sharri mā yanzilu min al-samāʾ
wa min sharri mā yaʿruju fīhā
wa min sharri mā dharaʾa fil-arḍ
wa min sharri mā yakhruju minhā
wa min fitani al-layli wal-nahār
wa min ṭawāriq al-layli wal-nahār
illā ṭāriqan yaṭruqu bi-khayrin yā Raḥmān
Translation:
I seek refuge in Allah’s Noble Countenance
and in Allah’s perfect words
which neither the righteous nor the disobedient overstep
from evil that descends from the heavens
and evil that ascends to it
and evil that is created in the earth
and the trials of night and day
and the visitors of night and day
save the visitor that visits goodness upon us,
O Most Merciful!
Intro and outro music by Ahbab al-Mustafa
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27:56
Episode 10.12 - Nature
By protecting our natural spiritual state (fitra), we preserve our God-given ability to recognize and access truth and goodness. One of the ways to maintain our fitra is by being in touch with nature.
In this episode, we cover:
• Preserving the fitra
• Being connected to the earth
• The blessings of farming
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14:24
Episode 10.11 - Generosity
Selfishness places your ego at the center of existence, which blinds you from Allah. Generosity refines your nafs so that you can come to witness Allah's perfection.
In this episode, we cover:
• The dangers of selfishness
• The beauty of generosity
• Why we should have generous hearts