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This podcast series is based on the book Arba‘īnīyyāt written by Sayyid Aḥmad Zanjānī (d. 1973). The book belongs to the genre of “forty-ḥadīth” literature and is on the topic of spiritual purification. Unlike most forty-ḥadīth works which only compile forty traditions on any given theme, Sayyid Aḥmad instead builds 4 unique chains of forty ḥadīth, where each ḥadīth is a preliminary for the next ḥadīth, using the following tradition as his basis: Imam Baqir (a) says: Allah (swt) sent revelation to Adam (a) saying: I have collected all goodness in four words; one of them is for me, one of them is for you, one of them is for between you and I, and one of them is for between you and the rest of humanity. 1) As for that which is for me it is that you worship me and do not associate any partners with me. 2) That which is for you is the recompense for your deeds with a reward that you most need. 3) That which is between you and I is that you supplicate, and I accept and answer your supplications. 4) That which is between you and people is that you must like for others that which you like for yourself and dislike for others what you dislike for yourself. For each of these “four words” or four dimensions of human relationship with Allah (swt) and rest of humanity, Sayyid Aḥmad brings forty unique aḥādīth from the Prophet (p) and his Ahl al-Bayt (a) to expand and elaborate on each of these dimensions. The result is a series of 160 traditions, whereby a person who has gone through this series will have a better understanding of what it means to be sincere towards Allah (swt), the nature of Allah’s (swt) rewards for the believers, the nature of supplication and its fulfilment, and our ethical responsibilities when dealing with others. Syed Ali Imran will be summarizing these discussions of Sayyid Aḥmad Zanjānī in this podcast series, taking the listeners through each ḥadīth one by one.

Instructor Syed Ali Imran


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    108. Doing Favors Without Expectations

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2024 3:43


    107. Two Contradictory Qualities in a Believer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2024 3:54


    106. Moderation in Spending Money

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2024 3:31


    105. Reward for a Sincere Servant

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2024 4:10


    104. Preventing a Believer from Fulfilling Their Need of Residence

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2024 4:38


    103. The Strongest People

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2024 5:06


    102. Good Manners Attract the Good of this World & Hereafter

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2024 4:20


    101. Social Conduct (Akhlāq)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2024 4:46


    100. Supplication for Attracting Sustenance

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2024 6:16


    99. Supplication for Attracting Goodness & When Leaving the Home

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2024 3:34


    98. Supplication for the Morning to Repel Evil

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2024 4:42


    97. Supplication for Repelling Insanity

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2024 3:17


    96. Supplication for Paying Debts

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2024 3:08


    95. Supplication for Curing Illness and Poverty

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2024 3:54


    94. Prayers Before Supplicating

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2024 3:27


    93. Supplicating for Others Before Yourself

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2024 3:35


    92. Dhikr After Du'a & Supplicating for a Believer

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2024 3:16


    91. Prostrating Before Supplicating

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2024 4:55


    90. Uttering Our Needs During Du'a

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2024 3:22


    89. The Effect of Turquoise Stone in Fulfilment of Du'a & Being Hopeful Only Towards Allah

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2024 4:56


    88. The Supplication of 40 People & Confessing One's Shortcomings Before Du'a

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2024 5:09


    87. Times When Supplications Are Accepted & Intercession

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2024 6:03


    86. Rubbing Your Hands on Your Face After Supplicating

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2024 3:54


    85. Dua When Reading the Quran

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2024 4:47


    84. Acceptance of Du'a at Certain Times

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2022 3:19


    83. Tears the Extinguisher of Fire

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2022 3:39


    82. Prioritizing Praise & Salawat Before Du'a

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2022 4:01


    81. Conditions & Insistence in Du'a

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2022 4:29


    80. Everyone Must Pray to Repel Calamities

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2022 6:13


    79. The Reward of a Hajj Pilgrim

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2021 3:44


    78. Merits of Congressional Prayer

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2021 3:15


    77. Cleanliness of a Mosque and Merits of Praying in the Four Mosques

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2021 4:37


    76. A House In Paradise as a Reward for Building A Mosque

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2021 3:08


    75. Reciting Surah Qadr on a Believers Grave and saying Inna Lillahi Wa InnaIlayhi Rajiun

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2021 5:55


    74. Reasonable Modesty and Foolish Modesty

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2021 3:35


    73. The Good of the World and Hereafter

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2021 3:20


    72. A Believers Concern for Divine Law

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2021 3:34


    70. Animals at the Mercy of Those Who Obey Allah

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2021 4:09


    69. Status of Imam Ali In The Words of the Prophet

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2021 4:40


    68. Prioritizing the Will of Allah Over Others

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2021 3:33


    67. The World and Three Types of People

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2021 5:48


    66. The Merits of a Scholars Pen

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2021 4:49


    65. Four Glorifications and Mercy of Allah

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2021 4:38


    63. Merits of Ziyarat of Imam Husayn

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2021 3:25


    62. Reward for Persisting On A Good Act

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2021 3:45


    61. Presence of Heart During Prayers

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2021 3:39


    60. Prostration of Thankfulness After Prayers

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2021 4:15


    59. Heaven for Those Who Maintain Etiquettes of Drinking Water

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2021 3:20


    58. Being Thankful With Heart & Tongue

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2021 3:57


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