About this course
Explore key themes in self-building and purification of the soul. The course introduces philosophical, mystical and scriptural approaches to spirituality, then considers how they relate to one another. Images of struggle, medicine and journey frame the discussion of spiritual development.
Later lessons examine contemplation, remembrance of God and the place of supplication. The sequence considers dependency on God, divine love, and the conditions, etiquette and times of dua, connecting these themes with the earlier discussion of discipline and the self.
What you’ll explore
- Purification of the soul and approaches to spirituality
- Spirituality as struggle, medicine and journey
- Discipline, contemplation and remembrance of God
- Supplication and dependency on God
- Divine love and the conditions, etiquette and times of dua
Curriculum
- 01The Purification of the Soul
- 02The Philosophical Approach to Spirituality
- 03The Mystical Approach to Spirituality
- 04The Scriptural Approach to Spirituality
- 05Synthesizing the 3 Approaches
- 06Spirituality as a Struggle Against the Self
- 07Spirituality as Medicine
- 08Spirituality as a Journey
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- 09The First Stage of Spiritual Development
- 10Don't Speak Too Much
- 11Don't Eat Too Much
- 12Don't Sleep Too Much
- 13Contemplate
- 14Remembrance of God
- 15Dua and Dependency on God
- 16Turning Away From God
- 17God's Special Care
- 18The Weapon of the Believer
- 19Finding Joy in Speaking to God
- 20Everything Calls Upon God
- 21A Hadith Qudsi on Divine Love
- 22Conditions for the Acceptance of Dua
- 23Some Etiquettes of Dua
- 24The Most Desirable Time to Supplicate
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