In this week's class, we look at how the Shaytan plants desire to mislead us, using speech to resist the devil’s traps, deceptions through distractions and falsehoods. As well as practical strategies to manage anger and confront the devil’s deceptions head-on.

class focuses on Murder and Zina.

We also explored:

• Swearing by other than Allah (e.g., "I swear on...").

• Cultural practices such as bowing.

• The Hadith regarding the creation of images and its implications.

• The powerful story of Cain and Abel (Qabeel and Habeel).

• The butterfly effect of sin and its far-reaching consequences.

• The Qur'anic pairing of Zina and Murder, highlighting their grave severity.

• Practical steps to safeguard oneself from falling into Zina

"Why is Shirk worse than murder?"

Topics We Covered

🔹 What is Shirk?

🔹 What are its various forms?

🔹 How can we protect our speech from minor forms of Shirk?

🔹 Common Pitfalls: Istighatha and Tawassul

Understand the difference between permissible forms of seeking help and the boundaries we should not cross.

A comprehensive look at all of the consequences of sin - the physical, psychological and spiritual.

20 Dec 2024

This class we touched on:

- Using Allah’s mercy as motivation vs. an excuse 🤔

- ‘Belief in Allah’ vs ‘Believing Allah’ ✨

- How high-level discourse trickles down to tangibly impact real-life practice 🧠

- Bad Theology: the doctrines of Jabr and Irja ❌

- Pitfalls of consumerism and the “prosperity gospel” 💸

- ⁠The companions’ deep fear and humility before Allah 🫀

In this session, we explored the final pathway to sin—the steps. Dr. Zohair introduced the _psychology of gait_ and _embodied cognition_, demonstrating how physicality can reflect and shape our inner state. Lessons from the Prophet ﷺ’s walk emphasized humility and purpose in each step. 🕊️

We also examined balancing hope and accountability ⚖️: while we rely on Allah’s Mercy, when might we risk self-deception? 😱 The solution: cultivating Holistic _Husn-adh-Dhann_ (the best conception of Allah)!

13 December