Loving and Living the Quran

In the fifth lecture, we cover the following: 

•The five skills of EQ
•Attributes of AQL
•What is Self awareness
•How do we recognize self awareness?
•Why is it important – what are the benefits? Spiritual and worldly benefits
•How do we practice it?
 

For more resources on practical spirituality for Muslims, please visit:

1) www.livingthequran.org

2) https://www.facebook.com/lovingandlearningthequran/

3) Loving and living the Quran Podcast https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/loving-and-living-the-quran/id1039955011?mt=2

4) Daily Wisdom email newsletter is a short daily burst of inspiration to live your best self every day. Sign up: https://www.familyconnectionsacademy.com/p/dailywisdoms
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In the third lecture of the series we cover the following:

The Battle between the Nafs and the Aql

The enemies of the aql: Nafs, Dunya, Devil and Desires

What is the nafs

Understanding the lower nafs

         The purpose of the lower nafs

         Understanding the brain – survival – bias for negativity – motivated by pain and pleasure (Quran uses both)

Dealing with emotional reactivity

For more resources on practical spirituality for Muslims, please visit:

1) www.livingthequran.org

2) https://www.facebook.com/lovingandlearningthequran/

3) Loving and living the Quran Podcast https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/loving-and-living-the-quran/id1039955011?mt=2

4) Daily Wisdom email newsletter is a short daily burst of inspiration to live your best self every day. Sign up: https://www.familyconnectionsacademy.com/p/dailywisdoms

Direct download: Speech-3.mp3
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•What are emotions
•What is the function of emotions in our lives
•We need to keep our hearts alive with emotion – emotion or feelings are not a bad thing
•How Allah uses emotion in the Quran
•The emotion of Awe – khashiya
•Examples of emotional stories in the Quran
 

FOR MORE RESOURCES ON PRACTICAL SPIRITUALITY FOR MUSLIMS, PLEASE VISIT:

1) www.livingthequran.org

2) https://www.facebook.com/lovingandlearningthequran/

3) Loving and living the Quran Podcast https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/loving-and-living-the-quran/id1039955011?mt=2

4) Daily Wisdom email newsletter is a short daily burst of inspiration to live your best self every day. Sign up: https://www.familyconnectionsacademy.com/p/dailywisdoms

Direct download: Speech-2.mp3
Category:Muharram Lectures -- posted at: 8:09pm EDT
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First lecture in the series

The audio is not great for the first lecture but better in the following ones.

In this lecture, we cover:

•What is intelligence – western concept and Islamic concept
•Islamic understanding of Aql
•Practice to activate the Aql
 

FOR MORE RESOURCES ON PRACTICAL SPIRITUALITY FOR MUSLIMS, PLEASE VISIT:

1) www.livingthequran.org

2) https://www.facebook.com/lovingandlearningthequran/

3) Loving and living the Quran Podcast https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/loving-and-living-the-quran/id1039955011?mt=2

4) Daily Wisdom email newsletter is a short daily burst of inspiration to live your best self every day. Sign up: https://www.familyconnectionsacademy.com/p/dailywisdoms

 

Direct download: Speech-1-Final.mp3
Category:Muharram Lectures -- posted at: 8:03pm EDT
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