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“Know that the world is the field to cultivate for the Hereafter. Have determination and strive for the Day of Resurrection."

In this episode, we will cover:

• Sowing your seeds

• Focusing on what matters

• Good company

"There is no moving creature on earth whose provision is not guaranteed by Allah. And He knows where it lives and where it is laid to rest. All is ˹written˺ in a perfect Record." [Quran 11:6]

In this episode, we will cover:

• The Divine guarantee

• Trusting in Allah

• How planning blinds one's inner-sight

In one of the previous scriptures, it is reported that Allah said, “He has lied who claims to love Me but when night falls, he sleeps and leaves Me. Does not every lover love to be alone with their Beloved?”

In this episode, we will cover:

• Virtues of Qiyam al-Layl

• The splendor of Night Prayer

• Festival of Holiness

Ma‘rūf al-Karkhī (may Allah be well pleased with him) said, ‘Mentioning the smallest quality of one of the Awliya (elect servants of Allah) brings down mercy.’

In this episode, we will cover:

• Sitting with the righteous

• Having the right heroes

• Respecting the Awliya

In order to preserve the light in the heart, one must be careful to avoid things that are unlawful and forbidden.

In this episode, we will cover:

• Refraining from backbiting

• Lowering your gaze

• Eating lawful food

Imam al-Ghazali says, “You should not look at any other person without seeing that he is better than you, that his merit surpasses yours, and see yourself as nothing."

• Looking for the good in others

• Spiritual benefits of ḥusn al-ẓann

• Imam ‘Abdul Qadir al-Jīlānī & the two travelers

Allah the Exalted says, “Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ ‘If you ˹sincerely˺ love Allah, then follow me; Allah will love you and forgive your sins. For Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.’” [Quran 3:31]

In this episode, we will cover:

• The path of belovedness

• The realization of imān

• Failure occurs in abandoning the Sunna

If one doesn't know how his life will end at the moment of death, how can he rest?

In this episode, we will cover:

• Trials in the world

• Leaving the world at any moment

• The unknown end to one's life

Recommended Duʿa:

يا الله بِحُسْنِ الخَاتِمَة

Transliteration: Yā Allah bi ḥusnil khātima

Translation O Allah, grant me a good end!

“Know that this abode is a place of troubles. Rest in it is rare, and only attained by people of spiritual experience and pure inner secrets who witness Allah’s beauty in everything.“

In this episode, we will cover:

• Feeling intimacy in deprivation

• The 3 aspects of imprisonment in the world

• Being owned by what one loves

The one content with Allah’s decree is always joyful and happy. The one who dislikes Allah’s decree is always worried and sad.

In this episode, we will cover:

• Witnessing the Creator and creation

• Contentment as the means for everlasting comfort

• The source of all success

Additional Resource:

• Wird al-Latif (Prophetic Invocations): https://muwasala.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/al-Wird-al-Latif.pdf