Session 1: Understanding the Spirit of Fasting

- Spiritual Life in Our Activities
- Linguistic Analysis of Ramadan and Saum
- The Command to Fast in Surah Baqarah
- Acting For the Sake of Allah
- Celebrating the Heart, not the Nafs


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01 - Understanding the Spirit of Fasting

This is the arguably the most indispensable collection of hadith related to the Prophet’s blessed biography (Allah bless him and give him peace). It was compiled by the eminent hadith scholar, Imam Abu ‘Isa al-Tirmidhi less than three centuries after the passing away of the Prophet Muhammed (Allah bless him and give him peace). It contains a collection of 417 narrations dealing with all spheres of the Prophet’s life from his honourable outer appearance and characteristics like his bodily features and clothing; to his hallowed inner traits such as his humility and humour. Scholar’s have said that whoever missed the opportunity to see the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) need only study this book to gain a vivid perception of what it would have been like to live among the Prophet and his Companions.

003 Noble Features Of The Prophet (Allah Bless Him And Grant Him Peace) Part 3

The Muhammediyya is a ode written and composed by Imam Sharaf Ad-Din Al-Busiri. 

Born in Egypt in 696/1212 and of Moroccan heritage, he was a profound poet, with an intense love for the Messenger of God (S). His works are timeless and are still sung today throughout the Muslim world.

The Burda (Poem of the Cloak) is also called ‘Celestial Lights in Praise of the Best of Creation’ and was written by Imam Busiri as a channel to gain nearness to the Prophet Muhammed (S). It is his most famous work and some regard it as his best. 

The Muhammediyya is a shorter poem compared to the Mudariyya/Hamziyya and is a beautiful expression of the noble qualities of The Most Noble (S). 

We Ask Allah Azowajal to help us embody and emulate the perfected character of Mustafa Muhammed. Ameen.

Translation (Aziza Spiker – The Burda):
Singer/Reciter (Sajjad Yaseen)

Muhammed ﷴ ﷴ Noblest of the Arabs and the non-Arabs 
Muhammed ﷴ ﷴ Best of all those who walk upon two feet 
Muhammed ﷴ ﷴ Most expansive giver of all good things 
Muhammed ﷴ ﷴ The master of excellence and generosity 
Muhammed ﷴ ﷴ Crown of the Messengers of God without exception
Muhammed ﷴ ﷴ In speech and word the one most true
Muhammed ﷴ ﷴ Utterly reliable in keeping trusts 
Muhammed ﷴ ﷴ Whose character and qualities are excellent indeed
Muhammed ﷴ ﷴ His substance watered by light
Muhammed ﷴ ﷴ A light still shining from before eternity
Muhammed ﷴ ﷴ Fair and wise in judgement, the noble one
Muhammed ﷴ ﷴ Source of kindness and wisdom.

Light upon light

Qasida Muhammadiya

Qasida Burda (Muhammadiya)

You can link to the model that we discuss here: https://images.app.goo.gl/o9o5e1TqBHA26rEcA

Dr. Abdallah Rothman is an Islamic Psychology researcher and practitioner. He is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Board Certified Registered Art Therapist (ATR-BC). In addition to his academic and clinical training in Western psychology, Abdallah studies and practices Islamic Psychology and is currently doing doctoral research in this area. His clinical practice as well as his academic research focus on approaching counseling from within an Islamic paradigm; and establishing an indigenous Islamic theoretical orientation to human psychology that is grounded in the knowledge of the soul from the Islamic tradition. He is the founder of Shifaa Integrative Counseling and the Executive Director of the International Association of Islamic Psychology.

www.islamicpsychology.org
www.shifaacounseling.com
Academic Writings: kingston.academia.edu/AbdallahRothman

Additional Resources from Dr. Rothman

An Islamic Model of the Soul (Video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLVpQAxksnY

Toward an Islamic Framework of the Soul (Paper): 
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10943-018-0651-x

A uniquely Islamic theoretical framework for an Islamic psychology has yet to be established. To do so requires that we understand how human beings are conceptualized within the cosmology that characterizes the Islamic tradition. This paper presents a model of the soul from within an Islamic paradigm, generated through a grounded theory analysis of interviews with 18 key informants with relevant academic or religious expertise. The model elaborates aspects of a mechanism for the development of the soul that constitutes a potential foundation for an Islamic theory of human psychology and has particular relevance for Islamic approaches to psychotherapy.

#043: Knowledge of Self: An Islamic Model of the Soul w/ Abdallah Rothman

Halkayi Zikre Girmek

In this session, Shaykh Abdur-Rahman discusses how one can progress with their dhikr and how it is important to not abandon it despite low levels of concentration. It is a ploy of Shaytaan to get one to abandon dhikr altogether as he knows the great benefit dhikr holds.

The Shaykh goes on to mentions that concentration levels develop over time and it is important for one to not become hopeless or despondent. The journey of dhikr is such that one must first engage their tongue in the rememberance of Allah and the heart will then follow, both becoming in sync.

Allah has said “If you remember me then I will remember you”. This is how the Lord honours and bestows His grace upon His obedient servants by allowing them to remember Him and He remembering them. By acknowledging this the Seeker of the Path holds dear each precious second of the dhikr and mediation and enthusiastically builds upon it.

Don't Abandon Dhikr Just Because You cannot Concentrate [Hikam 47]

In this dars Shaykh Abdur-Rahman continues to describe ways in which one can gain the true love of Allah. The Shaykh mentions signs of the lovers of Allah and reveals an act of worship which is necessary for the seeker of the path to be engaging in to become part of this elite group. Finally, Shaykh Abdur-Rahman mentions the invaluable advices that the great Tabi'i Uways al-Qarni gave to Haram ibn Hayyan regarding the traits of Allah's Friends.

Traits Of The Friends Of Allah

In this lecture, Shaykh Abdur-Rahman begins by mentioning the ayah regarding the believers: “Those who believe are intensely in love with Allah” The Shaykh differentiates between superficial and true love. He mentions that Allah has placed the attraction for beauty in our hearts, therefore it should only be natural that we incline to the love of Allah as He is most perfect in all His attributes. Love has requirements. For one to claim their love to be sincere, their actions must mirror their emotion of their heart. The way of this path helps the seeker to build their love for Allah with increased adhkhars while at the same time pushing away the false love for this world. The Shaykh mentions the importance of this and that in ones heart a person either has the love for Allah or the world, they cannot co-exist.

Requirements For The Love For Allah

Homélie de la fête de la THEOPHANIE et du baptême du Christ - Mt 3, 13 à 17 - en l'église Saint-Michel du Var, par Mgr Martin 2021

Homélie de la THEOPHANIE - Mgr Martin 2021

qad kafani قد كفاني

In commemoration of the Isra' & Mi'raj, we're re-releasing the episode on the Prophet's wondrous journey ﷺ

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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 the Blessed and Exalted.

In this episode, we cover:
• The Seven Heavens
• The Lote Tree
• The Divine Meeting

Additional Resource:
• Seedlings of Paradise: Subḥān Allāh, al-ḥamdu lillāh, wa lā ilāha illā Allāh, wa Allāhu akbar––wa lā ḥawla wa lā quwwata illā billāh [Glorious is God, 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

Replay | Heavenly Ascent

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Don't Abandon Dhikr Just Because You cannot Concentrate [Hikam 47]

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