07.07.2020 - By seekersguidance.org
In this episode, Shaykh Zahir Bacchus covers the 133rd aphorism of the Hikam : "Being shielded is of two kinds: being shielded from disobedience, and being shielded in disobedience. The ordinary ask Allah Most High to shield them in disobedience lest they fall from the regard of other people; while the elect ask Allah to be shielded from it, lest they fall before the True King."
This podcast covers "The Hikam", considered a classical masterpiece in spiritual literature - written by the great spiritual master of 13th/14th century Ibn Ata'illah. The Hikam is a book of spiritual aphorisms containing timeless and pure spiritual wisdom.
Shaykh Zahir is the Co-Founder and Executive Director at Lote Tree Foundation. He also serves was the Imam at the Jamiat-ul-Ansar Masjid in Brampton, Ontario, Canada.
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