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Class List:
Class 01: Introduction
Class 02: Introduction Cont.
Class 03: Aspect 01 – Supplication to the Righteous
Class 04: Aspect 01 – Supplication to the Righteous Cont.
Class 05: Aspect 02 – Splitting into Groups and Sects
Class 06: Aspect 02 – Splitting into Group and Sects Cont.
Class 07: Aspect 03 – Opposing the Authority
Class 08: Aspect 04, 05 – Blind Following and its Dangers, Using the Majority as Proof
Class 09: Aspect 05, 06 – Using the Majority as Proof, Using Ancestors as Evidence
Class 10: Aspect 07 , 08 – Using Influential…
It is reported that Sufyān al-Thawrī (Allāh have mercy upon him) said: There is nothing that corrupts a person or rectifies him more than [his] companions. (Ibn Baṭṭah, Al-Ibānah al-Kubraa, article 504)
Points of Benefit:
The believers love the righteous and seek to accompany them
There are shayateen from amongst the humans and jinns who are bad companions
It is too late, in the aakhirah, to rectify bad companionship
Be concerned for your children and who they accompany
Splitting and differing is a result of bad manners and character
Good character promotes mutual l…
O mankind! We have created you from a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that you may know one another. Verily, the most honourable of you with Allāh is that (believer) who has At-Taqwá [i.e. one of the Muttaqun (pious – see V.2:2). Verily, Allāh is All-Knowing, All-Aware.
[Al-Ḥujarāt, 49:13]
Points of Benefit:
Can we reject our tribe, lineage etc? Is it important to know one’s lineage?
Did the Prophet (ṣallallāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) come from a tribe?
What are the benefits of knowing one’s tribe/clan?
Is one tribe better than another? The place of al-Taqwá́…
أحفظ الله يحفظك- Be mindful of Allāh and he will protect you
Points of benefits:
Fulfill the pillars and obligations of Islām
Safeguard your prayer – it will protect you from evil
Safeguard your tongue from evil – the Angels are recording
Control your eyes – lower your gaze, protect your private parts
Protect your ears – you will be questions about that which you listened to (nameemah, ghībah etc.)
You reap what you sow – you will be rewarded according to your actions
Remember Allāh and ask him to make you firm – today, one person is upon Islām, then leaves it, one person…
