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
- 01Print-Ready Course Notes
- 02The Purification of the Soul
- 03The Philosophical Approach to Spirituality
- 04The Mystical Approach to Spirituality
- 05The Scriptural Approach to Spirituality
- 06Synthesizing the 3 Approaches
- 07Spirituality as a Struggle Against the Self
- 08Spirituality as Medicine
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- 09Spirituality as a Journey
- 10The First Stage of Spiritual Development
- 11Don't Speak Too Much
- 12Don't Eat Too Much
- 13Don't Sleep Too Much
- 14Contemplate
- 15Remembrance of God
- 16Dua and Dependency on God
- 17Turning Away From God
- 18God's Special Care
- 19The Weapon of the Believer
- 20Finding Joy in Speaking to God
- 21Everything Calls Upon God
- 22A Hadith Qudsi on Divine Love
- 23Conditions for the Acceptance of Dua
- 24Some Etiquettes of Dua
- 25The Most Desirable Time to Supplicate
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