Heartwork: this week, the topic of our discussion will be the disease of miserliness, which the Prophet ﷺ asked his companions "Which disease of the heart is worse than miserliness?"While we may think we know what it means to be cheap or stingy, Islam provides a greater context to this concept, with details that can reveal a lot about us, to us.⁠

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Heartwork: when Allah detailed to us the fatal flaw of Shaytan, the Quran says that he arrogantly defied Allah, and in that arrogance he found his downfall.⁠⁠

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The Quran further narrates the stories of many people and nations of the past that sabotaged their hearts by means of arrogance, while they were unaware of their spiritual disease. That’s the toughest part, these ailments can sneak up on us and have an effect on us before we know it.⁠⁠

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Arrogance is commonly reduced to the feeling or belief that someone thinks they’re better than another - but it’s much more complex than that. It is a disease that is always looming, with symptoms that must be treated right away before the impact is significant.⁠⁠

Heartwork tonight will focus on a disease that is an absence of remembrance, a void in God-consciousness: ghaflah. We all know the disappointment of forgetting something important - imagine how frequently we forget Allah, and how we feel when we come upon that realization.⁠

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While we mentally know that our faith is the most important element of our lives, our heart may not always reflect that. The Prophet ﷺ warned us of the danger of falling into spiritual forgetfulness when he said, "The example of the one who remembers their Lord, in comparison to the one who does not remember their Lord, is that of a living person compared to a dead one."⁠

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The status of a spiritual heart being filled with life or being void and dead is directly related to how much we remember Allah. Battling this disease, ghaflah, is critical. What are its symptoms? Where does it come from? And how can we treat it?⁠

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Heartwork: we'll be continuing our group discussion and reflection on Surah Fatiha.⁠

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Last session, we covered the power of introduction that Allah gives us of Himself with the basmalah (in the name of Allah, the Compassionate the Merciful).⁠

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This week, we'll dive into the next verse, where we begin to navigate the nature of our relationship with Allah through the vehicle of gratitude and praise.⁠

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Heartwork tonight continues our journey through Surah Fatiha - the opening chapter in the Quran.

This introduction to the Book of Allah is something we engage with every time we pray, a re-orientation to the themes that Allah wanted us to engage with. His introduction to the reader is something every person should reflect on constantly, keeping us in the right direction as the challenges we encounter in life - internally and externally - push us off course..

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Our final Heartwork of the year will explore the "ask" in Surah al Fatiha. During our last session, a point was brought up that Surah Fatiha is a template for dua - praise, humility, and then the ask.⁠

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What is it that we are asking for? Have we reflected about what guidance means to us? Why is it so important to look at how Allah described guidance as - a straight path? How does this reflection change our reading of the chapter in our daily prayers?⁠

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Join us for a special session of Heartwork tonight on reflections from the winter Umrah trip to Makkah and Madinah. Tonight's session is online only, viewable on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.

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We're continuing our discussion on Surah Al Fatiha, as we reach the concluding passage of the chapter.⁠

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In this verse, Allah references three groups of people - the first of which we try to belong to, and the latter two that we desperately avoid being a part of. The descriptions that Allah gave each group is short-yet-far-reaching, with layers of depth that we can uncover through discussion.⁠

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