
Explore the foundations of Islam and soul purification through the Hadith of Gabriel, detailing Islam, Iman, and Ihsan, and emphasize practical self-discipline on the spiritual path.
Explore the five principles of the path of spirituality, focusing on taqwa, abstaining from sin, and balancing sharia with inner purification to cultivate self-discipline and nearness to Allah.
Explore the five comprehensive principles of the spiritual path and the three levels of Islam, Iman, and Ihsan, emphasizing Sunnah obedience and inner purification for taqwa.
Session 04 presents the second principle: total obedience to the Prophet via the Sunnah, and cultivating prophetic morality (o'clock) through patience, generosity, and forgiveness toward Allah and fellow humans.
Explore the three levels of sabr, from endurance to deep trust in Allah, and the role of Arabic terminology in Islamic revival and understanding divine decree.
Explore the balance between reliance on Allah and using worldly means, clarifying when to suspend means and how to navigate tawakkul in contemporary life.
Explore tawakkul and the lordship of Allah, discerning real means from imagined ones, and cultivate Alhamdulillah in blessing and deprivation.
Develop strong Muslim personalities through self-discipline, patience, and tawakkul to revive the Ummah, guided by the Quran, the Prophet's life, and practical self-understanding.
Usul al-Tariqah of Imam Zarruq al-Fasi (d. 899 H) is a basic text in the ‘ilm of Taswwuf. Imam Zarruq is known for his erudite scholarship in the field of Tasawwuf. His works combine between deep understanding of the texts and the practical experience in the path of Self Discipline.
The Spiritual Heart is the fountain head of all good and evil. Personality Development in Islam focuses on training the Heart and cleansing it from all evil Khawatir (thoughts).
In modern times, as we are exposed to immorality in an unprecedented manner, exploring this field of knowledge, understanding it and strengthening our Nafsiyyah according to it has become an obligation.
The Principles discussed in this treatise and that will be covered in this course can be divided into 8 themes:
Tariqah and ways of its actualization.
The comprehensive Principles and its fruits.
The Principles of behavior and what dilutes it.
Treating the deformities of the Nafs.
The Principle of Trail and its outcomes.
The States that contradict the good condition with Allah.
The conditions of the Shaykh.
Adab of the Seeker.
At the end of the course, the student will be acquainted with the path of Self Discipline and develop an understanding about the Nafsiyyah and its problems and ways to strengthen it.