* The vitues of restraining one’s anger for the sake of Allah * Allah has made us responsible for that which is closer to the Sacred One (al-Quddus) and not to lower selves (nufus) * The cure for the misgivings that lead to anger * Beginning with questions from the students Lesson Four: The Virtues of Restraining One’s Angerĭownload: Lesson Four (right click to save) * Anger and how it is directed: the case of the Danish cartoons * Spiritual discipline isn’t possible without anger * Looking with insight at the tricks of the ego is a great means to Allah * The harmful inward results of anger: malice, envy, thinking ill of others, etc * The outward and inward effects of excessive anger Lesson Three: Can Anger Be Extinguished Through Spiritual Discipline?ĭownload: Lesson Three (right click to save) * The principles of dealing with anger and the way of balance * Freedom of expression, and anger when sacred symbols are violated * The wisdom behind the creation of desires * The contemporary importance of this Bookĭownload: Lesson Two (right click to save) * An overview of the “Book on the Blameworthiness of Anger, Malice, and Envy” * Answers to issues arising regarding Imam Ghazali and his Ihya’ * The rank of the sciences of excellence and purification * Terms and the science of purification of hearts

* Renewing intention when attending gatherings of knowledge Lessons by al-Habib Ali al-Jifri on explaining “The Ray of Clear Light of the Revival of the Religious Sciences” written by al-Habib Umar bin Hafiz, delivered at this year’s excellent Reviving the Islamic Spirit Knowledge Retreat.ĭownload: Lesson One (right click to save)

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