Spiritual Counsel: Wisdom on Turning to God from the Islamic Tradition

Continuing from the previous episode, Shaykh Faraz Rabbani delves into the good deeds one should implement to reach the love of Allah Most High. In addition to the obligatory duties to the Divine, one should be dutiful to parents, maintain family ties, be good to the Divine's creation, and give preference to family and neighbors. […] The post 19 – Spiritual Counsel for Warriors – The Best Actions for Closeness to Allah – Shaykh Faraz Rabbani appeared first on SeekersGuidance.

In this episode, Shaykh Faraz Rabbani describes the keys to reaching the love of Allah Most High. Some of these are 1) repentance and refraining from all things He dislikes, 2) opposing one's desires, 3) Tawaqul (trust), 4) Yaqeen (complete certitude), and more. He encourages engaging one's tongue and heart in remembrance of the Divine […] The post 18 – Spiritual Counsel for Warriors – What is the Way to Reach Allah? – Shaykh Faraz Rabbani appeared first on SeekersGuidance.

What are the aims of knowing and loving Allah Most High? In this episode, Shaykh Faraz Rabbani explains that the fruits of knowing and loving Allah Most High are attaining the Divine's pleasure. He details three critical ways believers can increase conscious knowledge of and love for Allah Most High. These are 1) abundant remembrance […] The post 17 – Spiritual Counsel for Warriors – What Does it Mean to Know and Love Allah? – Shaykh Faraz Rabbani appeared first on SeekersGuidance.

Shaykh Faraz Rabbani explains that love for and becoming closer to Allah Most High is attained by following the Prophetic sunnah. This love is driven by two factors: 1) inclination and 2) choice. He cites hadiths wherein Allah Most High speaks about His love for Creation and elucidates how we can embrace the Divine's love. […] The post 16 – Spiritual Counsel for Warriors –– How Does One Become Realized in Love for Allah? – Shaykh Faraz Rabbani appeared first on SeekersGuidance.

What does it mean to reach Allah Most High? Shaykh Faraz Rabbani explains that the reality of the Divine’s essence and perfection is not within human comprehension. He elaborates that reaching Allah Most High is having true love and knowledge of Him and being consciously aware of Him. He reminds us that Allah is with […] The post 15 – Spiritual Counsel for Warriors – Reaching Allah Most High – Shaykh Faraz Rabbani appeared first on SeekersGuidance.

What is the most intense quality believers possess? Shaykh Faraz Rabbani explains that Allah Most High loves the qualities of steadfastness (sabr), gratitude (shukr), trust (tawakkul), hope (raja), and genuine reverential awe (khawf). However, these are all tied to one fundamental quality: having intense love for Him. He shares how to make everything we do […] The post 14 – Spiritual Counsel for Warriors – Intensity of Love for Allah and How to Live This – Shaykh Faraz Rabbani appeared first on SeekersGuidance.

Shaykh Faraz Rabbani shares four keys to a transformative Ramadan: (1) Reconnecting with the Quran; (2) Reconnecting with key relations—especially parents, family, and friends; (3) Renewing a commitment to physical health—which has great spiritual benefits, especially in the context of fasting; and (4) Asking—and answering—the critical question: “So, where are you headed in life?” Shaykh […] The post 13 – Spiritual Counsel for Warriors – Four Keys to a Transformative Ramadan – Shaykh Faraz Rabbani appeared first on SeekersGuidance.

Admittance into Paradise is every believer’s goal. In this episode, Shaykh Faraz Rabbani elaborates on some of the causes for entering Jannah (paradise). He also cautions against four traits of the nafs (lower self) we must eradicate: (1) haughtiness, (2) pride, (3) insincerity, and (4) deliberately planning sin. Shaykh Rabbani explains the steps one can […] The post 12 – Spiritual Counsel for Warriors – Keys to Entering Paradise – Shaykh Faraz Rabbani appeared first on SeekersGuidance.

Shaykh Faraz Rabbani reminds us that the time to act is now. He clarifies the important distinction between true hope (raja') and false hope (umniya)—and clarifies the urgency of time. For more SeekersGuidance podcast shows, visit seekersguidance.org/podcasts. Help SeekersGuidance reach millions around the world through reliable knowledge and guidance from qualified scholars, completely free: become […] The post True Hope Versus False Hope: Don't Wait for Ramadan to Renew Your Faith – Shaykh Faraz Rabbani appeared first on SeekersGuidance.

In this episode, Shaykh Faraz Rabbani explains the essential reality of Allah's true blessings upon us. His blessings aren't just the pleasing things that manifest in our lives. Rather, the greatest blessings Allah has blessed us with are inseparable from us. These are the blessings of: (1) Existence (2) Life (3) Faith (4) Guidance, and […] The post Essential Reality of Allah's True Blessings – Shaykh Faraz Rabbani appeared first on SeekersGuidance.

In this episode, Shaykh Faraz Rabbani explains two verses from Sura Muhammad on Allah Most High trying us in life—and in which Allah Most High mentions two of the right responses to trials: (1) Sincerely striving for the Pleasure of Allah in trials (2) Upholding steadfastness (Sabr). For more SeekersGuidance podcast shows, visit seekersguidance.org/podcasts. Help […] The post 09 – Spiritual Counsel for Warriors – Sincerely Striving for the Pleasure of Allah in Trials – Shaykh Faraz Rabbani appeared first on SeekersGuidance.

The journey on the spiritual path requires taking action, being steadfast, and continuously renewing our intention. In this episode, Shaykh Faraz Rabbani elaborates on dealing with the potential dangers that may divert us from our journey to Allah Most High. He offers advice on dealing with these challenges and refers to five specific ways of […] The post 08 – Spiritual Counsel for Warriors – Potential Harms of Spiritual Practices –  Spirituality for Warriors- Wisdom on Turning to God from the Islamic Tradition -Shaykh Faraz Rabbani appeared first on SeekersGuidance.

In this episode, Shaykh Faraz Rabbani explains the potential dangers and negative inner attitudes to be aware of when seeking closeness to Allah Most High. He elaborates on five key spiritual cures that will safeguard us from these potential harms and provides practical examples drawing our attention to the Sunnah of the Prophet (Allah bless […] The post 07- Five Key Spiritual Cures –Spiritual Counsel -Spirituality for Warriors – Wisdom on Turning to God from the Islamic Tradition – Shaykh Faraz Rabbani appeared first on SeekersGuidance.

In an all-new episode of Spiritual Counsel: Spirituality for Warriors, Shaykh Faraz Rabbani explains the five essential practices for spirituality. The episode explores the five matters one needs too uphold in order to reach Allah Most High.   For more SeekersGuidance podcast shows, visit seekersguidance.org/podcasts. Help SeekersGuidance reach millions around the world through reliable knowledge […] The post 06- Five Essential Practices -Spirituality for Warriors- Spiritual Counsel- Wisdom on Turning to God from the Islamic Tradition -Shaykh Faraz Rabbani appeared first on SeekersGuidance.

In an all-new episode of Spiritual Counsel: Spirituality for Warriors, Shaykh Faraz Rabbani explains five qualities that serve to uphold spiritual commitment. The episode explores the importance of the outward and the critical nature of the spiritual practice. For more SeekersGuidance podcast shows, visit seekersguidance.org/podcasts. Help SeekersGuidance reach millions around the world through reliable knowledge […] The post 05- Five Qualities to Uphold to Make Spiritual Commitment Work -Spirituality for Warriors- Spiritual Counsel- Wisdom on Turning to God from the Islamic Tradition -Shaykh Faraz Rabbani appeared first on SeekersGuidance.

In an all-new episode of Spiritual Counsel: Spirituality for Warriors, Shaykh Faraz Rabbani explains the five foundational principles of spirituality and the keys to attaining them. The episode dives into an exploration of uprightness as a lifelong commitment for those seeking nearness to Allah Most High.   For more SeekersGuidance podcast shows, visit seekersguidance.org/podcasts. Help […] The post 04- How Does One Realize These Foundations of Spirituality -Spirituality for Warriors- Spiritual Counsel- Wisdom on Turning to God from the Islamic Tradition -Shaykh Faraz Rabbani appeared first on SeekersGuidance.

In an all-new episode of Spirituality for Warriors, Shaykh Faraz explains the five foundational principles of spirituality. Islamic Spirituality is at its core the science of how one reaches God—how one can attain divine proximity through the perfection of faith. Shaykh Faraz shares the principles that serve as a roadmap towards attaining this perfection.   […] The post 03- The Five Foundational Principles of Spirituality -Spirituality for Warriors- Spiritual Counsel- Wisdom on Turning to God from the Islamic Tradition -Shaykh Faraz Rabbani appeared first on SeekersGuidance.

In this new podcast called Spirituality for Warriors, Shaykh Faraz explains the first three of the five principles of knowing Allah. The first is to recognize Allah and that there is only one necessary and existent being, and that is Allah. The second principle being is to know that Allah is manifest light, explains Shaykh […] The post 02- Five Principles of Knowing Allah -Spirituality for Warriors- Spiritual Counsel- Wisdom on Turning to God from the Islamic Tradition -Shaykh Faraz Rabbani appeared first on SeekersGuidance.

In this new podcast series titled “ Spirituality for Warriors,” Shaykh Faraz Rabbani introduces the topic of spirituality and how he will look at the people who know Allah and their principles of spirituality. He goes on to explain how spirituality is not just for the religious elite or particular devotees. Rather is for everyone […] The post 01-Spirituality for Warriors- Spiritual Counsel- Wisdom on Turning to God from the Islamic Tradition -Shaykh Faraz Rabbani appeared first on SeekersGuidance.

In the Spiritual Counsel podcast, SeekersGuidance founder Shaykh Faraz Rabbani covers great texts from the rich Islamic spiritual tradition on how to turn to Allah, to cultivate spiritual presence, acquire Prophetic character, and attain true virtue. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave a tremendous amount of importance to the health of our […]

In the Spiritual Counsel podcast, SeekersGuidance founder Shaykh Faraz Rabbani covers great texts from the rich Islamic spiritual tradition on how to turn to Allah, to cultivate spiritual presence, acquire Prophetic character, and attain true virtue. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave a tremendous amount of importance to the health of our […]

In the Spiritual Counsel podcast, SeekersGuidance founder Shaykh Faraz Rabbani covers great texts from the rich Islamic spiritual tradition on how to turn to Allah, to cultivate spiritual presence, acquire Prophetic character, and attain true virtue. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave a tremendous amount of importance to the health of our […]

In the Spiritual Counsel podcast, SeekersGuidance founder Shaykh Faraz Rabbani covers great texts from the rich Islamic spiritual tradition on how to turn to Allah, to cultivate spiritual presence, acquire Prophetic character, and attain true virtue. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave a tremendous amount of importance to the health of our […]

In the Spiritual Counsel podcast, SeekersGuidance founder Shaykh Faraz Rabbani covers great texts from the rich Islamic spiritual tradition on how to turn to Allah, to cultivate spiritual presence, acquire Prophetic character, and attain true virtue. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave a tremendous amount of importance to the health of our […]

In the Spiritual Counsel podcast, SeekersGuidance founder Shaykh Faraz Rabbani covers great texts from the rich Islamic spiritual tradition on how to turn to Allah, to cultivate spiritual presence, acquire Prophetic character, and attain true virtue. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave a tremendous amount of importance to the health of our […]

In the Spiritual Counsel podcast, SeekersGuidance founder Shaykh Faraz Rabbani covers great texts from the rich Islamic spiritual tradition on how to turn to Allah, to cultivate spiritual presence, acquire Prophetic character, and attain true virtue. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave a tremendous amount of importance to the health of our […]

In the Spiritual Counsel podcast, SeekersGuidance founder Shaykh Faraz Rabbani covers great texts from the rich Islamic spiritual tradition on how to turn to Allah, to cultivate spiritual presence, acquire Prophetic character, and attain true virtue. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave a tremendous amount of importance to the health of our […]

In the Spiritual Counsel podcast, SeekersGuidance founder Shaykh Faraz Rabbani covers great texts from the rich Islamic spiritual tradition on how to turn to Allah, to cultivate spiritual presence, acquire Prophetic character, and attain true virtue. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave a tremendous amount of importance to the health of our […]

In this episode, Shaykh Faraz explains the forty-seventh, forty-eighth and fiftieth hadiths from the Chapter on Matters That Soften the Heart from the hadith compilation, Mishkat al-Masabih, compiled by Muḥammad ibn Abdullah Khatib al-Tabrizi (d. 741 AH). The forty-seventh hadith informs us about one of the signs of Allah allowing a servant to go astray. […]

In this episode, Shaykh Faraz explains the forty-fourth and forty-fifth hadiths from the Chapter on Matters That Soften the Heart from the hadith compilation, Mishkat al-Masabih, compiled by Muḥammad ibn Abdullah Khatib al-Tabrizi (d. 741 AH). The forty-fourth hadith highlights that people have virtue over each other only by taqwa. One is not better than […]

In this episode, Shaykh Faraz explains the forty-third hadith from the Chapter on Matters That Soften the Heart from the hadith compilation, Mishkat al-Masabih, compiled by Muḥammad ibn Abdullah Khatib al-Tabrizi (d. 741 AH). The forty-third hadith tells us about five things every person will be asked about on the Day of Judgement: (1) their […]

In this episode, Shaykh Faraz explains the thirty-eighth hadith from the Chapter on Matters That Soften the Heart from the hadith compilation, Mishkat al-Masabih, compiled by Muḥammad ibn Abdullah Khatib al-Tabrizi (d. 741 AH). The thirty-eighth hadith gives us the guidelines and etiquettes of how much food to consume. We learn that it is sufficient […] The post 18 -Proper Manners While Eating – Spiritual Counsel: Wisdom on Turning to God from the Islamic Tradition -Shaykh Faraz Rabbani appeared first on SeekersGuidance.

In this episode, Shaykh Faraz explains the thirty-fifth and thirty-sixth hadiths from the Chapter on Matters That Soften the Heart from the hadith compilation, Mishkat al-Masabih, compiled by Muḥammad ibn Abdullah Khatib al-Tabrizi (d. 741 AH). The thirty-fifth hadith teaches us about the weight and rank of believers who tread lightly in this life, without […] The post 17- Rank of Believers Who Tread Lightly on Earth – Spiritual Counsel: Wisdom on Turning to God from the Islamic Tradition -Shaykh Faraz Rabbani appeared first on SeekersGuidance.

In this episode, Shaykh Faraz explains the thirty second to the thirty-fourth hadiths from the Chapter on Matters That Soften the Heart from the hadith compilation, Mishkat al-Masabih, compiled by Muḥammad ibn Abdullah Khatib al-Tabrizi (d. 741 AH). The thirty-second hadith relates to us that “the human being is not entitled to worldly matters except […] The post 16- Allah’s Love and Renunciation of the World- Spiritual Counsel: Wisdom on Turning to God from the Islamic Tradition -Shaykh Faraz Rabbani appeared first on SeekersGuidance.

In this episode, Shaykh Faraz explains the thirty first and thirty second hadiths from the Chapter on Matters That Soften the Heart from the hadith compilation, Mishkat al-Masabih, compiled by Muḥammad ibn Abdullah Khatib al-Tabrizi (d. 741 AH). The thirty first hadith relates to us that “what is enough for you from gathering wealth is […] The post 15- What Does it Mean to Have Success in This Life? Spiritual Counsel: Wisdom on Turning to God from the Islamic Tradition -Shaykh Faraz Rabbani appeared first on SeekersGuidance.

In this episode, Shaykh Faraz explains the twenty-eighth and twenty-ninth hadiths from the Chapter on Matters That Soften the Heart from the hadith compilation, Mishkat al-Masabih, compiled by Muḥammad ibn Abdullah Khatib al-Tabrizi (d. 741 AH). The twenty-eighth hadith relates to us that “the believer spends nothing of wealth except that they are rewarded for […] The post 14- Key Principles on How to Spend One’s Wealth and Avoiding Excess- Spiritual Counsel: Wisdom on Turning to God from the Islamic Tradition -Shaykh Faraz Rabbani appeared first on SeekersGuidance.

In this episode, Shaykh Faraz explains the twenty-seventh hadith from the Chapter on Matters That Soften the Heart from the hadith compilation, Mishkat al-Masabih, compiled by Muḥammad ibn Abdullah Khatib al-Tabrizi (d. 741 AH). The twenty-seventh hadith relates to us that “two hungry wolves let loose on a flock of sheep are not of greater […] The post 13-Harms of Being Avid for Wealth and Status-Spiritual Counsel: Wisdom on Turning to God from the Islamic Tradition -Shaykh Faraz Rabbani appeared first on SeekersGuidance.

In this episode, Shaykh Faraz explains the twenty-eighth and twenty-ninth hadiths from the Chapter on Matters That Soften the Heart from the hadith compilation, Mishkat al-Masabih, compiled by Muḥammad ibn Abdullah Khatib al-Tabrizi (d. 741 AH). The twenty-eighth hadith relates to us that “no believer spends anything except that they are rewarded for it, except […] The post 12- Blameworthiness of Spending in Excess in Worldly Matters- Spiritual Counsel: Wisdom on Turning to God from the Islamic Tradition -Shaykh Faraz Rabbani appeared first on SeekersGuidance.

In this episode, Shaykh Faraz explains the twenty-fifth, twenty-sixth and twenty-seventh hadiths from the Chapter on Matters That Soften the Heart from the hadith compilation, Mishkat al-Masabih, compiled by Muḥammad ibn Abdullah Khatib al-Tabrizi (d. 741 AH). The twenty-fifth hadith relates us “that whoever loves their worldly life harms their hereafter, and whoever loves their […] The post 11- Love of this World and Love of the Hereafter- Spiritual Counsel: Wisdom on Turning to God from the Islamic Tradition -Shaykh Faraz Rabbani appeared first on SeekersGuidance.

In this episode, Shaykh Faraz explains the twenty-second and twenty-third hadiths from the Chapter on Matters That Soften the Heart from the hadith compilation, Mishkat al-Masabih, compiled by Muḥammad ibn Abdullah Khatib al-Tabrizi (d. 741 AH). The twenty-second hadith relates us “that this world is accursed and accursed is all that is within it, except […] The post 10 – What is Disliked of this World ? – Spiritual Counsel: Wisdom on Turning to God from the Islamic Tradition -Shaykh Faraz Rabbani appeared first on SeekersGuidance.

In this episode, Shaykh Faraz explains the twentieth and twenty first hadiths from the Chapter on Matters That Soften the Heart from the hadith compilation, Mishkat al-Masabih, compiled by Muḥammad ibn Abdullah Khatib al-Tabrizi (d. 741 AH). The twentieth hadith calls us to make the most of five matters before five: 1. youth before old […] The post 09 – Making the Most of One’s Time- Spiritual Counsel: Wisdom on Turning to God from the Islamic Tradition -Shaykh Faraz Rabbani appeared first on SeekersGuidance.

In this episode, Shaykh Faraz covers the eighteenth and nineteenth hadiths from the Chapter on Matters That Soften the Heart from the hadith compilation, Mishkat al-Masabih, compiled by Muḥammad ibn Abdullah Khatib al-Tabrizi (d. 741 AH). The eighteenth hadith is related that Allah Most High says: “Free yourself up for my worship (meaning free your […] The post 08 –Free Self Up For the Worship of Allah- Spiritual Counsel: Wisdom on Turning to God from the Islamic Tradition -Shaykh Faraz Rabbani appeared first on SeekersGuidance.