Disc 1
LECTURE #1: "Avoiding Major Ailments of the Heart"... the Ultimate Purpose of Existence
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The Importance of the Heart
2
Greed
3
Being Guided By Self-Desire
4
Being Impressed With the Self
5
Sincere Dua As a Remedy
6
Actions Are Interpretations of the Heart
7
Liberation from the Self
8
Conduct Affects Thought
9
We Were Born to Die (+ Previews)
10
Disc 2
LECTURE #2: "How to Attain True Happiness and Satisfaction"... We Stray When We Forget
1
What Does It Mean to Be Happy?
2
What Is the Ultimate Satisfaction of the Heart?
3
How Do I Know If My Heart Is Sick?
4
The Moral Challenge
5
Four Types of Nafs
6
Which Nafs Do You Have?
7
Knowledge Is Empowerment!
8
Disciplining the Self
9
Exercising the Spirit
10
Conclusion
11
Q&A: Is Fighting Against the Lower Self Considered Jihad?
12
Q&A: the Concept of Guidance
13
Q&A: Practical Ways to Beautify Your Inner Self (+ Previews)
14
Disc 3
LECTURE #3: "Purifying Your Intentions and Actions"... We Must Work
1
Two Conditions for an Accepted Action
2
Ikhlas: a State of the Heart
3
Shirk: Contaminating the Heart
4
Ittiba: Conforming to the Law
5
When Ittiba Becomes Bid'ah - Part 1 of 2
6
When Ittiba Becomes Bid'ah - Part 2 of 2
7
Q&A: Celebrating the Prophet's (P) Birthday
8
Q&A: Reciting the Qur'an Collectively Upon Moving Into a New Home
9
Q&A: Raising the Hands In Dua After Prayer
10
Q&A: Raising the Hands In Witr
11
Q&A: Where Exactly to Place the Hands In Qiyaam
12
Q&A: Reciting the Qur'an Collectively Upon the Death of a Loved One
13
Q&A: How to Deal With Partial Sincerity
14
Q&A: Is Discomfort Generated By a Lack of Results Considered Shirk? (+ Previews)
15
Disc 4
LECTURE #4: "Seeking Knowledge: The Path to Paradise"... What Type of Knowledge Is Most Important?
1
Seeking Knowledge Is Obligatory On Men and Women
2
God Is Not Served With Ignorance
3
The Creation Prays for the Seeker of Knowledge
4
Religious Knowledge Vs. Secular Knowledge
5
The Three Things That Continue After Death
6
Seeking Knowledge: The Path to Paradise
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The Right Intention In Seeking Knowledge
8
Four Types of People
9
Women Must Seek Knowledge
10
Historical Examples of Women Seeking Knowledge
11
Learn Wisdom When You Are Young
12
Family Life
13
Hafsah: an Early Scholar of Islam
14
We Must Be Gender Blind
15
Q&A: Satisfying One Who Is Angry
16
Q&A: Reaching Out to the Ignorant
17
Q&A: Are Women Allowed to Go Off to College Alone?
18
Q&A: the Other Side of Freedom
19
Q&A: Can Women Lecture At a Conference Where Men Are Present? (+ Previews)
20
Disc 5
LECTURE #5: "When Freedom Hinders the Pursuit of Happiness"... Do You Want Freedom of the Self or from the Self?
1
Freedom from Others?
2
The Prophet's Mission: Liberation
3
Islam's Golden Rule of Freedom
4
Freedom of Expression?
5
The Logical Inconsistency In the Definition of "Freedom"
6
Statistics That Illustrate the Dangers of Absolute Freedom (+ Previews)
7