Podcasts about Ghazali

Ngaji Jawahirul Qur'an episode ke-26, karya Imam al-Ghazali tentang "mutiara" dari samudera Qur'an. Maqra:ومن سورة ( المائدة ) عشر آياتEdisi Dar al-Minhaj, hal. 96 atau 129.Terima kasih atas donasi Anda untuk siaran Ghazalia College:Bank BNI: 88888-16906 a/n. Yayasan Ihya Bumi Nusantara.

Ngaji Ihya' Ulum al-Din karya Imam al-Ghazali episode ke-439.Bab بیان دم الغنى و مدح الفقرMaqra:ويشهد له أيضاً ما رُوي عن أبي أمامة الباهليEdisi Dar al-Minhaj, juz/jilid 6, hal. 245.Edisi Haramain, jilid 3, hal 265 (tengah).Terima kasih atas donasi Anda untuk siaran Ghazalia College:Bank BNI: 88888-16906 a/n. Yayasan Ihya Bumi Nusantara.

Ngaji Jawahirul Qur'an episode ke-25, karya Imam al-Ghazali tentang "mutiara" dari samudera Qur'an. Maqra:ومن سورة ( المائدة ) عشر آياتEdisi Dar al-Minhaj, hal. 96 atau 129.

Ngaji Ihya' Ulum al-Din karya Imam al-Ghazali episode ke-438Bab بیان دم الغنى و مدح الفقرMaqra:وبعد : فلو كان في جمع المال فضلEdisi Dar al-Minhaj, juz/jilid 6, hal. 243.Edisi Haramain, jilid 3, hal 265 (atas).Terima kasih atas donasi Anda untuk siaran Ghazalia College: Bank BNI: 88888-16906 a/n. Yayasan Ihya Bumi Nusantara.

Ngaji Jawahirul Qur'an episode ke-24, karya Imam al-Ghazali tentang "mutiara" dari samudera Qur'an. Maqra:القسم الثانيفي المقاصدEdisi Dar al-Minhaj, hal. 91 atau hal. 123.Terima kasih atas donasi Anda untuk siaran Ghazalia College: Bank BNI: 88888-16906 a/n. Yayasan Ihya Bumi Nusantara.

Link to book - https://www.whitethreadpress.com/products/the-art-of-cultivating-noble-character-pre-order This groundbreaking translation revives Imam Raghib al-Isfahani's seminal ethical treatise, integrating Qur'anic principles with philosophical depth. Isfahani's timeless exploration of moral virtue, the soul and spiritual refinement is characterized by his unique weaving of Qur'anic verses and prophetic traditions into ethical discourse. "You hold in your hands one of the most important books of the Islamic tradition. The proof of Islam, Abu Hamid al-Ghazali, memorised by heart Kitab al-Dhari'a. Anyone familiar with Imam Ghazali's works will recognise the immense influence this book had on him... We owe a great debt to Dr Yasien Mohamed for bringing this exceptional work into English... With excellent knowledge of Arabic and English, coupled with a serious background in ethics, he provides us with a translation that works well and conveys the contents of the Imam's works." Hamza Yusuf Zaytuna College, USA Link to donate - https://www.whitethread.org/whitethread-centre/

Link to book - https://www.whitethreadpress.com/products/the-art-of-cultivating-noble-character-pre-order This groundbreaking translation revives Imam Raghib al-Isfahani's seminal ethical treatise, integrating Qur'anic principles with philosophical depth. Isfahani's timeless exploration of moral virtue, the soul and spiritual refinement is characterized by his unique weaving of Qur'anic verses and prophetic traditions into ethical discourse. "You hold in your hands one of the most important books of the Islamic tradition. The proof of Islam, Abu Hamid al-Ghazali, memorised by heart Kitab al-Dhari'a. Anyone familiar with Imam Ghazali's works will recognise the immense influence this book had on him... We owe a great debt to Dr Yasien Mohamed for bringing this exceptional work into English... With excellent knowledge of Arabic and English, coupled with a serious background in ethics, he provides us with a translation that works well and conveys the contents of the Imam's works." Hamza Yusuf Zaytuna College, USA Link to donate - https://www.whitethread.org/whitethread-centre/ Whatsapp Channel: https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaDV1iu5a249gftHif0D

We praise Allah for allowing us to experience and complete another Ramadan. And now that we've emerged from it, there's a question worth sitting with: what comes next?Imam Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali mentions that the pious predecessors would spend six months after Ramadan asking Allah to accept their deeds — and the remaining months begging Him to let them witness another one. That's the rhythm. Gratitude, then longing. Never stagnation.But the Qur'an gives us something even more precise than that rhythm. It gives us a transition.In Surah al-Baqarah, the discussion of Ramadan begins at ayah 183 — *kutiba alaykum al-siyam* — and runs through to ayah 187. Then, immediately, in ayah 189, Allah says:**يَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الْأَهِلَّةِ***They ask you about the crescent moons.*The companions asked Rasulullah ﷺ about the significance of the moon's phases — crescent to full, waning and returning. Allah answered that the moon exists so that humanity can track time. So we know when a month begins and when it ends. (I understand this topic is sensitive in Perth. We'll leave that there.)But then, immediately, Allah connects this to Hajj. “Qul hiya mawaqitu li al-nas wa al-hajj.” The crescents are time-markers for people — and for Hajj.The transition is beautiful. One act of worship ends. The next one begins. No gap. No off-season. The life of a believer is simply moving from one ibadah to the next. The same Lord we worshipped in Ramadan is the same Lord who governs every moment outside of it. Ramadan ending doesn't mean the haram becomes negotiable again, or the wajib becomes optional. We have a new aim now.Grounded is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.-----Now, not everyone can perform Hajj. It's a mathematical impossibility. Two billion Muslims, roughly two million pilgrimage spots per year — the number has been reduced since COVID. Do the maths. It would take something like 700 years before every Muslim alive today gets a turn. That's why Hajj is the only pillar where Allah specifies man istata'a ilayhi sabila — for those who are able. Ability is a condition.But the mindset still applies. The transition from one ibadah to the next is for everyone.-----There are so many dimensions to Hajj worth unpacking. But I want to focus on one moment — a snapshot — from the stoning at the Jamarat.The backstory is Sayyidina Ibrahim عليه السلام. He was commanded by Allah, through a dream, to sacrifice his only son at that time, Isma'il. And when he told his son — and Allah recorded this exchange in the Qur'an — Isma'il responded with full submission: *ifʿal mā tu'mar* — do as you have been commanded. You will find me among the patient.But Isma'il set conditions. He said: don't do it in Makkah, because if I scream, my mother will hear and it will break her heart. And make sure the blade is sharp so it's quick.(Side note to the sons in the room: if your father knocks on your door and says he saw a dream about slaughtering you — dial 000. These days, the worst our fathers do is say, “Son, wake up for Fajr.” And even that's a struggle.)Father and son walked about five or six kilometres from Makkah to Mina. And at each of the three stations along the way, Iblis appeared. He whispered. He cast doubt. He said: *You've done enough. You built the Ka'bah. You migrated from Iraq to Jerusalem to Makkah. You've sacrificed so much already. Why this? Just say no.*At each station, Ibrahim took seven pebbles, threw them in the direction of Iblis — *Allahu Akbar* — and moved on.After the third station, Iblis left and never came back.Falamma aslama wa tallahu li al-jabin. When both of them submitted fully — the father resolute, the son's forehead on the stone — Allah called out. The test was fulfilled. A great sacrifice was sent in Isma'il's place.-----Thousands of years later, during the Hajj of the Prophet ﷺ — Hajjat al-Wada' — as he was riding his camel towards the Jamarat, he told Sayyidina Abdullah ibn Abbas: get me some pebbles.Ibn Abbas picked up pebbles about the size you could flick between your thumb and index finger. Our scholars later said: about the size of a chickpea.Rasulullah ﷺ took them and said: yes, get more of this size.And then he addressed the community. He said:**يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ، إِيَّاكُمْ وَالْغُلُوَّ فِي الدِّينِ***O people, beware of extremism in religion. For nations before you were destroyed because of extremism in religion.*Think about that. This is a moment about picking up a rock. A small, mundane, physical act. But Rasulullah ﷺ saw the teaching opportunity and seized it.Because it's easy to go overboard here. You're reliving what Ibrahim went through. You're stoning Iblis. A chickpea-sized pebble? That's not going to cut it. You want to find the nearest cricket club, practice your bowling, and make sure Iblis doesn't come back next year.But no. The Prophet ﷺ said: this is the size. Not too big — you're not hurling rocks. Not too small — you're not flicking grains of rice. Just right. The balance.-----So where do we draw the line on extremism?I was speaking to some of the high school students at Qaswa about the practices of our predecessors in Ramadan. Imam al-Shafi'i would complete two full readings of the Qur'an every day during Ramadan — one in the day, one at night. That's sixty khatam in one month.The students said: that's extreme, isn't it?I said: well, how do you define extreme?Let's pull out our phones. Check the screen time. How many hours on TikTok? How many on Instagram? People are clocking seven, eight, ten hours a day staring at a screen.Now imagine we could transport Imam al-Shafi'i into 2026. We tell him: Muslims today stare at a glowing rectangle for ten hours a day, getting no benefit, and it's actually harming them.He would say: that's extremely stupid, isn't it?So who defines what's extreme? Rasulullah ﷺ does. Because he is the most balanced of humanity. The mark of this Ummah, as Allah describes it in the Qur'an: ummatan wasata — a balanced nation.When three companions each decided to push further — one would pray all night and never sleep, one would fast every day and never break it, one would worship and never marry — the Prophet ﷺ said: I am the one with the most taqwa among you. Yet I pray and I sleep. I fast and I break my fast. I worship and I marry. This is my sunnah. Whoever turns away from my sunnah is not from me.Everything has a right. Your body has a right — good nutrition, good rest. Your family has a right. Allah has a right over you in worship. Giving every aspect its due — that's balance.-----Let me sketch a few dimensions of this balance.Balance in belief. Islam respects both revelation and reason. We believe because Allah told us to believe — in Him, in the angels, in the books, in the prophets, in the Last Day, in qadar. These are revelatory matters.But our tradition also respects the intellect. Look at how Ibrahim عليه السلام argued with his people in Surah al-An'am. He didn't just say: stop worshipping your idols because Allah says so. He engaged their logic. Idols you carved with your own hands — you made them, and now you bow to them? They don't speak, don't benefit you, don't harm you. Why?And then the stars. He observed the kawkab — a beautiful star — and said sarcastically: this is my lord? But when it set, he said: I don't love things that disappear. God can't be present at some times and absent at others. I need God every moment.Then the moon appeared, full and bright. He said: this is my lord? But when it set, he said: *if my Lord had not guided me, I would certainly be among those who are astray.*Notice the shift. In the first argument, Ibrahim used pure logic — God can't appear and disappear. But in the second, he acknowledged that arriving at the worship of Allah requires revelation. Intellect can deny what is not God. But to know who God is, you need guidance.Imam al-Ghazali captured this beautifully. He said: revelation is like the sun, and reason is like eyesight. Without the sun, there's nothing to see. But without eyesight, you can't appreciate the light. Both together — that's how you see.If you rely only on revelation, your faith works fine within a Muslim bubble. The moment it's challenged from outside, it crumbles. If you rely only on reason, you can conclude that God must exist — but you'll never arrive at which God, or how to worship Him. Both, hand in hand. Ummatan wasata.Balance in practice. There are people so focused on the physicality of worship — how to raise the hands, where to place them, how to stand — that they forget the deeper purpose. Prayer isn't calisthenics. When Allah says aqim al-salah li dhikri — establish prayer to remember Me — He's pointing to something beyond movement.Every act of worship in Islam is meant to produce beautiful character. The Prophet ﷺ said: I was only sent to perfect noble character. If the more religious we become, the harsher our behaviour gets — something is broken. The balance is off.Allah tells us that prayer prevents shamelessness and evil. Yet we see people who pray, and in the same breath they double-park on someone without a care. The same tongue that recites Qur'an goes on to slander. The same hands that move in salah take what doesn't belong to them.How? Because the spiritual dimension was missing. If you truly stood before Allah in prayer — before the Creator of the heavens and the earth and everything in between — there has to be an after-effect. If you get called to the CEO's office and told off, you'll behave well for at least a few days. Now multiply that. You stood before the Lord of all worlds. You spoke to Him. Surely the effect lingers.And just as it starts to fade — Dhuhr arrives. Then before it fades again — Asr. Then Maghrib. Then Isha. Then sleep, then Fajr. The cycle continues. This is why prayer stops you from evil. You keep checking in with Allah. You keep reporting back.But strip away the spiritual dimension, focus only on the mechanics, and it loses its purpose.On the other hand, there are people who say: my heart is good, I don't need to pray. As long as I'm kind, the rituals are for other people. But then — who are you actually worshipping? If you abandon what Allah prescribed and follow only your own moral compass, you're worshipping your own nafs.-----This is the lesson of the chickpea.One nation before us fell into extremism through legalism — everything became so complicated that they abandoned practice altogether. Another fell through spiritualism — everything was about love, no boundaries, no halal or haram, just accept and you're saved. The religion dissolved. Nothing was left.Islam sits in the middle. As Imam al-Ghazali said: khayru al-umur awsatuha — the best of affairs is the middle path.The Prophet ﷺ reminded us, standing at the Jamarat, pebbles in hand: don't fall into extremism. The size of a chickpea. Not too much. Not too little. Just right.May Allah protect us from extremism in religion. May He grant us the strength to live by the Sunnah — balanced in every dimension, following our Prophet ﷺ externally and internally. Thanks for reading Grounded! This post is public so feel free to share it. 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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine declared at a news conference on Tuesday that ‘the upcoming days will be decisive' in the war with Iran. In a post on social media early Tuesday, President Trump called on other countries to ‘go get your own oil' by taking control of the Strait of the Hormuz.Gas prices are climbing sharply, with the national average hitting f$4 a gallon on Tuesday for the first time in years. AAA says that's the highest level since August 2022, when Russia launched its war against Ukraine. Prices jumped more than a dollar in just the past month. The conflict in the Middle East disrupting global energy supplies, especially through the Strait of Hormuz.The FBI is now saying the attack on a Michigan synagogue earlier this month was inspired by the Hezbollah terror group. Investigators say the suspect, 41-year-old Ayman Ghazali, targeted Temple Israel in West Bloomfield because of the size of its congregation. Authorities say Ghazali spent days planning the attack, researching synagogues, and looking up what time lunch was served at Temple Israel.

An armed private security guard at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, MI. shot and killed an attacker who rammed his vehicle into the synagogue and opened fire, preventing what could have been a mass casualty event last week, authorities and witnesses said. The incident, which occurred Thursday, March 12, left the attacker dead and one security guard injured, but no congregants, staff or the 140 children attending the synagogue's early childhood learning center were harmed. The attacker, identified by federal authorities as Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, 41, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Lebanon and resident of Dearborn Heights, drove a Ford F-150 through the building's doors around 12:30 p.m., entered a hallway and began firing through his windshield, according to Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard and FBI officials. Security personnel, including the synagogue's in-house armed team, engaged the suspect. Ghazali was fatally shot during the exchange; some reports indicate he may have inflicted a self-inflicted wound as well. The vehicle caught fire, filling the area with smoke. Temple Israel credited its enhanced security measures — implemented last June in response to rising antisemitism and threats to Jewish institutions — with averting disaster. The synagogue hired Danny Phillips, a former police lieutenant with 28 years of experience, including as an advanced firearms instructor, to lead its armed security team. “In response to the evolving realities facing Jewish communities,” the temple said at the time of Phillips' hiring, it took proactive steps to protect members. In an interview following the attack, Jewish firearms instructor Aaron Tobin told journalist Alan Skorski that beefed-up security and armed response were key to stopping the assault. Tobin, who trains members of the Jewish community in the Detroit metro area, said Jews across the region are increasingly arming themselves and seeking proper firearms training amid heightened threats. “Jews across Detroit's Metro area are getting armed and trained in proper gun use,” Tobin said. He issued a stark warning to potential attackers from Dearborn, a city with a large Arab American population: “Stay away from the Jewish community if they know what's good for them.” The FBI is leading the investigation into the incident, which Special Agent in Charge Jennifer Runyan described as “a targeted act of violence against the Jewish community.” Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer condemned the attack as “hate, plain and simple,” and expressed relief that swift action by security prevented further harm. Temple Israel, one of the largest Reform synagogues in the U.S. with over 12,000 members, has been a focal point for the local Jewish community. No additional injuries beyond the security guard were reported, though some first responders were treated for smoke inhalation. Subscribe to Alan Skorski Reports: www.youtube.com/@AlanSkorskiReports Alan Skorski Reports 26MAR2026 - PODCAST

On March 12th, 41-year-old Ayman Ghazali rammed his car into the front of Temple Israel, a synagogue in West Bloomfield, Michigan. He engaged in a shootout with synagogue security, injuring one guard before turning the gun on himself. Thankfully, no one else was injured. Earlier in the month, Ghazali's two brothers, niece, and nephew had been killed in an Israeli airstrike in Mashghara, Lebanon. (The Israeli military claimed that one of the brothers was affiliated with Hezbollah, but offered no proof to The New York Times; Hezbollah denied his affiliation.)After spending years insisting on the absolute intertwinement of Judaism and Zionism, the Anti-Defamation League and other mainstream agents of anti-antisemitism rushed to insist that American Jews must be separated from the actions of the Israeli government. Meanwhile, like many American synagogues, Temple Israel proudly advertised its support for the Jewish state: raising funds, sharing hasbara resources, sponsoring trips, and even featuring an Israeli flag in its logo.This event raises uncomfortable questions about the interrelationship between safety and complicity in the Jewish diaspora: How do we talk about the material relationships between American Jews and the State of Israel in the wake of attacks on Zionist institutions? And how do we on the Jewish left keep pushing for daylight between Judaism and Zionism given the conflation pushed by the anti-antisemitism machine—a conflation that endangers Jews all over the world? On this episode of On the Nose, editor-in-chief Arielle Angel, publisher Daniel May, news director Josh Nathan-Kazis, and advisory board member Simone Zimmerman parse the Michigan attack and the missed opportunity for American Jewish reckoning.Thanks to Jesse Brenneman for editing and to Nathan Salsburg for the use of his song “VIII (All That Were Calculated Have Passed).”Media Mentioned and Further Reading“Suspect in Michigan synagogue attack had lost family in Israeli strike on Lebanon,” William Christou and Richard Luscombe, The Guardian“The Tangled Knot of Anti-Zionist Violence,” Daniel May, Jewish Currents“A Poll Muddles the Picture of What American Jews Think,” Josh Nathan-Kazis, Jewish CurrentsBen Lorber on anti-Zionism as an anti-antisemitism strategyAngela McCahey and Stephen Kent on GBN“America's Threat to the World,” On the Nose“The Right's Anti-Israel Insurgents,” Ben Lorber, Jewish Currents“We Need New Jewish Institutions,” Arielle Angel, Jewish Currents

Why "Perfect English" Is Destroying Your Fluency A lot of Grammar. Zero Confidence. Sound familiar? You study for years. You memorize rules. You pass tests. But when it is time to speak… you freeze. You are a lion at home. A mouse in English. In this audio, I reveal the hidden reason most English learners stay stuck — and it is NOT what you think. It is not grammar. It is not vocabulary. It is not listening. It is something much deeper. Something inside you. I share a powerful secret discovered by one of history's greatest thinkers — Imam al-Ghazali. Schools lied to you. Grammar kills speaking. This audio shows you what actually works.

Ngaji Jawahirul Qur'an episode ke-23, karya Imam al-Ghazali tentang "mutiara" dari samudera Qur'an. Faslun في تخصيص النسبي التعليم آية الكرسي و ( الفاتحة )Maqra:لعَلَّكَ تقولُEdisi Dar al-Minhaj, hal. 85 atau hal. 117.Terima kasih atas donasi Anda untuk siaran Ghazalia College:Bank BNI: 88888-16906 a/n. Yayasan Ihya Bumi Nusantara.

Ngaji Jawahirul Qur'an episode ke-22, karya Imam al-Ghazali tentang "mutiara" dari samudera Qur'an. Faslun (في سورة ( الإخلاصMaqra:وأما قولُهُ عليهِ السلامُEdisi Dar al-Minhaj, hal. 82 atau hal. 114.Terima kasih atas donasi Anda untuk siaran Ghazalia College:Bank BNI: 88888-16906 a/n. Yayasan Ihya Bumi Nusantara.

Two separate shootings this week raised national security concerns. At Old Dominion University in Virginia, authorities say the gunman was Mohamed Jalloh, a former Army National Guard member previously convicted in 2016 of attempting to provide material support to ISIS. He served about 11 years in federal prison and was released in 2024 before killing one person and wounding two others. In Michigan, an attack at Temple Israel synagogue was carried out by Ayman Ghazali, a naturalized U.S. citizen originally from Lebanon. Ghazali was killed by synagogue security during the attack. Please Like, Comment and Follow 'Broeske & Musson' on all platforms: --- The ‘Broeske & Musson Podcast’ is available on the KMJNOW app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever else you listen to podcasts. --- ‘Broeske & Musson' Weekdays 9-11 AM Pacific on News/Talk 580 AM & 105.9 FM KMJ | Facebook | Podcast| X | - Everything KMJ KMJNOW App | Podcasts | Facebook | X | InstagramSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're learning more about the suspect in the targeted act of violence against the Jewish community. Federal officials say 41-year-old Ayman Mohamad Ghazali from Dearborn Heights is a naturalized citizen born in Lebanon. Ghazali came to the U.S. in 2011 on an immigrant visa as the spouse of a U.S. citizen and was granted U.S. citizenship in 2016. WWJ's Luke Sloan and Jackie Paige have your Friday morning news. (Photo credit: WWJ's Charlie Langton)

Ngaji Jawahirul Qur'an episode ke-21, karya Imam al-Ghazali tentang "mutiara" dari samudera Qur'an. Bab في آية الكرسيMaqra:فأقولُEdisi Dar al-Minhaj, hal. 78 atau hal. 110.Terima kasih atas donasi Anda untuk siaran Ghazalia College:Bank BNI: 88888-16906 a/n. Yayasan Ihya Bumi Nusantara.

Ngaji Jawahirul Qur'an episode ke-20, karya Imam al-Ghazali tentang "mutiara" dari samudera Qur'an. Bab في أسرار ( الفاتحة )Maqra:وقولُهُ:[ إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ ]Edisi Dar al-Minhaj, hal. 73 atau hal. 105.Terima kasih atas donasi Anda untuk siaran Ghazalia College:Bank BNI: 88888-16906 a/n. Yayasan Ihya Bumi Nusantara.

Ngaji Jawahirul Qur'an episode ke-19. Karya Imam al-Ghazali tentang "mutiara" dari samudera Qur'an.Maqra:وانظر إلى نسج العنكبوت لبيتهEdisi Dar al-Minhaj, hal. 71 atau hal. 103.Terima kasih atas donasi Anda untuk siaran Ghazalia College:Bank BNI: 88888-16906 a/n. Yayasan Ihya Bumi Nusantara.

Khataman Ngaji Al-Iqtishad fi al-I'tiqad, karya Imam al-Ghazali dalam bidang akidah, episode ke-163.Maqra': ...فإن قيلEdisi Dar al-Minhaj, hal. 420 (pdf hal 309).Edisi DKI, hal. 137.Terima kasih atas donasi Anda untuk siaran Ghazalia College:Bank BNI: 88888-16906 a/n. Yayasan Ihya Bumi Nusantara.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit groundeddaily.substack.comNight 21. First of the odd nights.Go all in from here.We've been over this — Laylatul Qadr is greater than a thousand months. Greater than 83 years. Most of us won't even live to see 83. And yet Allah is handing us this, every single year, completely free. One night of worship worth more than a lifetime. Don't let it pass.The Trap of Being Born Into ItWe stopped last night at the people of Jahannam begging for water. Not a glass — just the overflow. The spillover from the cups of the people of Jannah. Just whatever drips from the abundance that Allah has given them.And the people of Jannah are told: it's haram. Nothing from Jannah reaches those who took their religion as entertainment, treated it like a game, and were completely deluded by the life of this dunya.This ayah made me pause. Because if I'm honest, this description can creep up on any of us — especially those of us who were born Muslim.Think about it. Most of us didn't make an active decision to be Muslim. We didn't wake up one day, study the options, and choose Islam. We were born into it. The guidance was handed to us without us having to do anything to earn it. And because it was given for free, we sometimes treat it that way.The attitude becomes: yeah, I'm Muslim, what's the worst that can happen? I'll burn in Jahannam for a few thousand years and eventually get to Jannah anyway.There's a story — I can't verify the chain on this one, so take it as it is — apparently Muhammad Ali would light a match and put his finger through the flame whenever he felt tempted to do something haram. Just to remind himself: if you can't take this heat, what about the fire of the akhirah? He would talk himself out of it right there.Now that might sound dramatic, but the logic is sound. Imam al-Ghazali addressed exactly this problem — that we inherit our religion, we grow up with it, and we stop thinking seriously about it. We don't study our aqidah with the weight it deserves. We don't appreciate who our Lord is. We assume rather than know.Some people say: don't ask too many questions about your religion, it'll make you doubt. Imam al-Ghazali disagreed. He said doubt is actually useful — because when you doubt, you seek answers. And there are always answers in this deen. Our scholars have spent centuries engaging with every objection from every angle. The answers are there. You just have to find them.The problem is not doubt. The problem is sitting in doubt without seeking.Following along? A paid subscription includes a free digital copy of the Surah Al-A'raf Study Guide and Workbook. A Book With No Room for DoubtAllah says: We have sent down to them a book, explained with knowledge — meaning certainty. No doubt in it.In the study of usul al-fiqh, knowledge (ilm) is defined as that which reaches the level of absolute certainty — 100%. Below it you have zhan (probability, around 75%), then shukk (50-50), then waham (25%), then nothing. Ilm is the highest level — no room for doubt.And this book operates at that level. Allah is saying: We gave them the tools. The argument was complete. There is no excuse.One small thing from this ayah that I want to highlight. Allah says this book is guidance and mercy lil ladhina yu'minun— for those who are in the process of believing. Not lil mu'minin, not for the confirmed believers. The verb form rather than the noun form. Why does that matter?In Arabic, a noun is stronger than a verb. If I say someone is reading, that just describes what they're doing right now. If I say someone is a reader, that tells you who they are. So when Allah uses the verb form here — yu'minun, those who are believing — He is saying: even if you're not there yet, even if you're still on your way, still trying, still working to get to iman — this book will be clear to you. You don't have to have arrived to see it. You just have to be making the journey honestly.This Quran is not a book for passive consumption. It's not like opening a novel at page one and following the story. It jumps. It shifts. Surah al-Fatiha, then straight into Baqarah which changes topic to topic. It demands that you think. Allah literally asks: afala yatadabbarun al-Quran — why don't you do tadabbur of the Quran? It's a book that rewards effort. When you start to dig, you start to see the coherence — and when the coherence becomes apparent to you, SubhanAllah, you realise this could not have come from a human being.

Ngaji Al-Iqtishad fi al-I'tiqad, karya Imam al-Ghazali dalam bidang akidah, episode ke-162.Maqra': الرتبة السادسةEdisi Dar al-Minhaj, hal. 415 (pdf hal 305).Edisi DKI, hal. 135.Terima kasih atas donasi Anda untuk siaran Ghazalia College:Bank BNI: 88888-16906 a/n. Yayasan Ihya Bumi Nusantara.

Ngaji Ihya' Ulum al-Din karya Imam al-Ghazali episode ke-437Bab بیان دم الغنى و مدح الفقرMaqra:وبلغنا أنَّ بعض أهل العلم قالEdisi Dar al-Minhaj, juz/jilid 6, hal. 240.Edisi Haramain, jilid 3, hal 264.Terima kasih atas donasi Anda untuk siaran Ghazalia College:Bank BNI: 88888-16906 a/n. Yayasan Ihya Bumi Nusantara.

Ngaji Ihya' Ulum al-Din karya Imam al-Ghazali episode ke-436Bab بیان دم الغنى و مدح الفقرMaqra:وبعد : فلو كان الحلال موجوداً لديكEdisi Dar al-Minhaj, juz/jilid 6, hal. 237.Edisi Haramain, jilid 3, hal 262.Terima kasih atas donasi Anda untuk siaran Ghazalia College:Bank BNI: 88888-16906 a/n. Yayasan Ihya Bumi Nusantara.

Ngaji Ihya' Ulum al-Din karya Imam al-Ghazali episode ke-435Bab بیان دم الغنى و مدح الفقرMaqra:ويحكEdisi Dar al-Minhaj, juz/jilid 6, hal. 235.Edisi Haramain, jilid 3, hal 262.Terima kasih atas donasi Anda untuk siaran Ghazalia College:Bank BNI: 88888-16906 a/n. Yayasan Ihya Bumi Nusantara.

Ngaji Ihya' Ulum al-Din karya Imam al-Ghazali episode ke-434Bab بیان دم الغنى و مدح الفقرMaqra:وبلغنا أنَّ بعض أهل العلم قالEdisi Dar al-Minhaj, juz/jilid 6, hal. 232.Edisi Haramain, jilid 3, hal 261.Terima kasih atas donasi Anda untuk siaran Ghazalia College:Bank BNI: 88888-16906 a/n. Yayasan Ihya Bumi Nusantara.

Ngaji Ihya' Ulum al-Din karya Imam al-Ghazali episode ke-433Bab بیان دم الغنى و مدح الفقرMaqra:ويحَكَ أَيُّها المفتونEdisi Dar al-Minhaj, juz/jilid 6, hal. 229.Edisi Haramain, jilid 3, hal 259Terima kasih atas donasi Anda untuk siaran Ghazalia College:Bank BNI: 88888-16906 a/n. Yayasan Ihya Bumi Nusantara.

Ngaji Ihya' Ulum al-Din karya Imam al-Ghazali episode ke-433Bab بیان دم الغنى و مدح الفقرMaqra:ويحَكَ أَيُّها المفتونEdisi Dar al-Minhaj, juz/jilid 6, hal. 229.Edisi Haramain, jilid 3, hal 260Terima kasih atas donasi Anda untuk siaran Ghazalia College:Bank BNI: 88888-16906 a/n. Yayasan Ihya Bumi Nusantara.

Ngaji Al-Iqtishad fi al-I'tiqad, karya Imam al-Ghazali dalam bidang akidah, episode ke-161.Maqra': ولا يمكن تفهيم هذا(BELUM DIEDIT)Edisi Dar al-Minhaj, hal. 407 (pdf hal 302).Edisi DKI, hal. 132.Terima kasih atas donasi Anda untuk siaran Ghazalia College:Bank BNI: 88888-16906 a/n. Yayasan Ihya Bumi Nusantara.

Ngaji Al-Iqtishad fi al-I'tiqad, karya Imam al-Ghazali dalam bidang akidah, episode ke-160.Maqra': ولا يمكن تفهيم هذاEdisi Dar al-Minhaj, hal. 407 (pdf hal 302).Edisi DKI, hal. 132.

Ngaji Ihya' Ulum al-Din karya Imam al-Ghazali episode ke-432Bab بیان دم الغنى و مدح الفقرMaqra:أيها المفتونEdisi Dar al-Minhaj, juz/jilid 6, hal. 227.Edisi Haramain, jilid 3, hal 259Terima kasih atas donasi Anda untuk siaran Ghazalia College:Bank BNI: 88888-16906 a/n. Yayasan Ihya Bumi Nusantara.

Ngaji Ihya' Ulum al-Din karya Imam al-Ghazali episode ke-431Bab بیان دم الغنى و مدح الفقرMaqra:وقد قال بعد كلام له في الرد على علماء السوءEdisi Dar al-Minhaj, juz/jilid 6, hal. 223.Edisi lokal, jilid 3, hal 258Terima kasih atas donasi Anda untuk siaran Ghazalia College:Bank BNI: 88888-16906 a/n. Yayasan Ihya Bumi Nusantara.

Ngaji Ihya' Ulum al-Din karya Imam al-Ghazali episode ke-430, Bab بيان علاج البخلMaqra:الرابعةEdisi Dar al-Minhaj, juz/jilid 6, hal. 221.Edisi lokal, jilid 3, hal 257Terima kasih atas donasi Anda untuk siaran Ghazalia College:Bank BNI: 88888-16906 a/n. Yayasan Ihya Bumi Nusantara.

Ngaji Ihya' Ulum al-Din karya Imam al-Ghazali episode ke-429, Bab بيان علاج البخلMaqra:وكانَ مِنْ عادة بعض شيوخ الصوفية...Edisi Dar al-Minhaj, juz/jilid 6, hal. 218.Edisi lokal, jilid 3, hal 257.Terima kasih atas donasi Anda untuk siaran Ghazalia College:Bank BNI: 88888-16906 a/n. Yayasan Ihya Bumi Nusantara.

Ngaji Ihya' Ulum al-Din karya Imam al-Ghazali episode ke-428, Bab بيان حد السخاء والبخل وحقيقتهماMaqra:وقال ابو الحسن البوشنجي…Edisi Dar al-Minhaj, juz/jilid 6, hal. 215.Edisi lokal, jilid 3, hal 256.Terima kasih atas donasi Anda untuk siaran Ghazalia College: Bank BNI: 88888-16906 a/n. Yayasan Ihya Bumi Nusantara.

Ngaji Al-Iqtishad fi al-I'tiqad, karya Imam al-Ghazali dalam bidang akidah, episode ke-159.Maqra': واعلم : أَنَّكَ في هذا المقامEdisi Dar al-Minhaj, hal. 404 (pdf hal 299).Edisi DKI, hal. 131.Terima kasih atas donasi Anda untuk siaran Ghazalia College:Bank BNI: 88888-16906 a/n. Yayasan Ihya Bumi Nusantara.

Ngaji Al-Iqtishad fi al-I'tiqad, karya Imam al-Ghazali dalam bidang akidah, episode ke-158.Maqra': فإن قيل : فهلا قلتمEdisi Dar al-Minhaj, hal. 400 (pdf hal 297).Edisi DKI, hal. 130.Terima kasih atas donasi Anda untuk siaran Ghazalia College: Bank BNI: 88888-16906 a/n. Yayasan Ihya Bumi Nusantara.

Ngaji Ihya' Ulum al-Din karya Imam al-Ghazali episode ke-427, Bab بيان علاج البخلMaqra:اعلم : أنَّ البخل سببه حب المالEdisi Dar al-Minhaj, juz/jilid 6, hal. 210.Edisi lokal, jilid 3, hal 254.Ikuti media sosial kami di: YouTube, TikTok, Threads, X, Facebook, Instagram, dan Spotify.Dukung siaran Ghazalia College:Rekening Bank BNI: 88888-16906 a/n. Yayasan Ihya Bumi Nusantara.

Ngaji Ihya' Ulum al-Din karya Imam al-Ghazali episode ke-426, Bab بيان حد السخاء والبخل وحقيقتهماMaqra:وتبقى درجة أخرىEdisi Dar al-Minhaj, juz/jilid 6, hal. 210.Edisi lokal, jilid 3, hal 254.Ikuti media sosial kami di: YouTube, TikTok, Threads, X, Facebook, Instagram, dan Spotify.Dukung siaran Ghazalia College:Rekening Bank BNI: 88888-16906 a/n. Yayasan Ihya Bumi Nusantara.

Ngaji Ihya' Ulum al-Din karya Imam al-Ghazali episode ke-425, Bab بيان حد السخاء والبخل وحقيقتهماMaqra:فالجود وسط بين الإسراف والإقتارِEdisi Dar al-Minhaj, juz/jilid 6, hal. 208.Edisi lokal, jilid 3, hal 254.Ikuti media sosial kami di: YouTube, TikTok, Threads, X, Facebook, Instagram, dan Spotify.Dukung siaran Ghazalia College:Rekening Bank BNI: 88888-16906 a/n. Yayasan Ihya Bumi Nusantara.

Ngaji Ihya' Ulum al-Din karya Imam al-Ghazali episode ke-424.Maqra:بيان حد السخاء والبخل وحقيقتهماEdisi Dar al-Minhaj, juz/jilid 6, hal. 207.Ikuti media sosial kami di: YouTube, TikTok, Threads, X, Facebook, Instagram, dan Spotify.Dukung siaran Ghazalia College:Rekening Bank BNI: 88888-16906 a/n. Yayasan Ihya Bumi Nusantara.

Beginning a New Text with Imam al-GhazaliAlhamdulillah, this session marks the beginning of a new text in our weekly Ratib & Reminders gathering. For those based in Perth, you're warmly invited to join us live at Qaswa House every Thursday from 7:00–9:00 p.m. The gathering is open to everyone — men and women, young and old.After returning to Perth, it was a joy to be back at Ratib and to see the continuity of the program while I was away. We recently completed Arba‘ina Shamil fi Insanil Kamil, the 40 hadith on the perfection of Rasulullah ﷺ, and many were able to join the khatam we did live from Madinah. With that chapter completed, we now move into a new phase of study.The most common request I receive is to study the works of Imam al-Ghazali. While his magnum opus Ihya' ‘Ulum al-Din is one of the greatest works in Islamic scholarship, it is also vast — effectively forty books in one. For this reason, rather than beginning something we may struggle to complete, we've chosen a shorter, more focused text that reflects Ghazali's core project.Over the next two sessions we'll introduce this new book and begin exploring its themes. After that, we'll pause for Ramadan, as Ratib will be replaced by nightly taraweeh at Moresby Street Hall, Kensington, where we'll be reading and briefly reflecting on Surah al-A‘raf. After Ramadan, inshaAllah, we'll return to the text and continue the journey.Imam al-Ghazali had a unique way of teaching. He often wrote large, comprehensive works, then summarised them into medium-length texts, and finally into concise versions meant to be memorised. His belief was that knowledge only truly becomes yours when it is internalised — when you live with it, not merely read it. This approach shapes the book we'll be studying together.The text we've chosen is Al-Arba‘in fi Usul al-Din (The 40 Principles of the Religion). Interestingly, it did not begin as a standalone book. It was originally written as an appendix to Jawahir al-Qur'an (The Jewels of the Qur'an). After guiding readers on how to approach and understand the Qur'an, Imam al-Ghazali addressed the next essential question: How do we live the Qur'an? These forty principles were his answer. Recognising their importance, he permitted the work to be published independently.For many, especially those who went through traditional Islamic schooling in places like Malaysia, the content of this book will feel familiar. Much of classical Islamic education has been shaped, directly or indirectly, by Imam al-Ghazali's framework.To understand his project, we stepped back and looked at the foundation of Islamic scholarship itself — Hadith Jibril, often called Umm al-Sunnah. This hadith presents the religion through three inseparable dimensions: Islam, Iman, and Ihsan.Islam refers to the outward actions of the religion — prayer, fasting, zakat, and hajj — which later became formalised as the science of fiqh. Iman addresses belief, engaging the intellect before settling in the heart, and developed into the science of ‘aqidah. Ihsan focuses on spiritual refinement: worshipping Allah as though you see Him, and knowing that He sees you even when you do not.Over time, each of these dimensions developed its own sciences and terminology. These terms did not exist in the Prophet's time, but they were created to preserve clarity and make learning accessible. Tasawwuf, when understood correctly, belongs firmly within this tradition — addressing the heart and soul, not as a replacement for fiqh or ‘aqidah, but as their completion.Imam al-Ghazali lived during a period of deep fragmentation in the Muslim world — politically, intellectually, and spiritually. His life's work was to bring these dimensions back together, showing that a sound religious life cannot survive on law alone, belief alone, or spirituality alone. Each needs the others.It was during a profound personal crisis, after reaching the peak of his academic career, that Ghazali withdrew from public life for years of spiritual seclusion. From this period emerged Ihya' ‘Ulum al-Din, the first work to systematically unite belief, practice, and spiritual purification into a single guide for living Islam.Al-Arba‘in fi Usul al-Din is the distilled essence of that project. It is organised into forty principles: foundations of belief, guidance on practice, dangers on the path, and the means of salvation. This is the text we'll be walking through together, slowly and practically, inshaAllah.This session served as an introduction to both Imam al-Ghazali and the book we'll be studying. We'll continue next week, before pausing for Ramadan, and then resume the journey together. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit groundeddaily.substack.com/subscribe

Link to book - https://www.whitethreadpress.com/products/the-art-of-cultivating-noble-character-pre-order This groundbreaking translation revives Imam Raghib al-Isfahani's seminal ethical treatise, integrating Qur'anic principles with philosophical depth. Isfahani's timeless exploration of moral virtue, the soul and spiritual refinement is characterized by his unique weaving of Qur'anic verses and prophetic traditions into ethical discourse. "You hold in your hands one of the most important books of the Islamic tradition. The proof of Islam, Abu Hamid al-Ghazali, memorised by heart Kitab al-Dhari'a. Anyone familiar with Imam Ghazali's works will recognise the immense influence this book had on him... We owe a great debt to Dr Yasien Mohamed for bringing this exceptional work into English... With excellent knowledge of Arabic and English, coupled with a serious background in ethics, he provides us with a translation that works well and conveys the contents of the Imam's works." Hamza Yusuf Zaytuna College, USA

Dalam hidup ni, bukan semua “fight” terjadi dalam gelanggang je. Sometimes it's about fighting your own fears and doubts. This week we sit down with Johan “Jojo” Ghazali, a young fighter with a big heart and even bigger dreams #jomsembang

The Book Review Programme -Imam Ghazali on Self Delusion by Radio Islam

Link to book - https://www.whitethreadpress.com/products/the-art-of-cultivating-noble-character-pre-order This groundbreaking translation revives Imam Raghib al-Isfahani's seminal ethical treatise, integrating Qur'anic principles with philosophical depth. Isfahani's timeless exploration of moral virtue, the soul and spiritual refinement is characterized by his unique weaving of Qur'anic verses and prophetic traditions into ethical discourse. "You hold in your hands one of the most important books of the Islamic tradition. The proof of Islam, Abu Hamid al-Ghazali, memorised by heart Kitab al-Dhari'a. Anyone familiar with Imam Ghazali's works will recognise the immense influence this book had on him... We owe a great debt to Dr Yasien Mohamed for bringing this exceptional work into English... With excellent knowledge of Arabic and English, coupled with a serious background in ethics, he provides us with a translation that works well and conveys the contents of the Imam's works." Hamza Yusuf Zaytuna College, USA Link to donate - https://www.whitethread.org/whitethread-centre/ Whatsapp Channel: https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaDV1iu5a249gftHif0D

Link to book - https://www.whitethreadpress.com/products/the-art-of-cultivating-noble-character-pre-order This groundbreaking translation revives Imam Raghib al-Isfahani's seminal ethical treatise, integrating Qur'anic principles with philosophical depth. Isfahani's timeless exploration of moral virtue, the soul and spiritual refinement is characterized by his unique weaving of Qur'anic verses and prophetic traditions into ethical discourse. "You hold in your hands one of the most important books of the Islamic tradition. The proof of Islam, Abu Hamid al-Ghazali, memorised by heart Kitab al-Dhari'a. Anyone familiar with Imam Ghazali's works will recognise the immense influence this book had on him... We owe a great debt to Dr Yasien Mohamed for bringing this exceptional work into English... With excellent knowledge of Arabic and English, coupled with a serious background in ethics, he provides us with a translation that works well and conveys the contents of the Imam's works." Hamza Yusuf Zaytuna College, USA Link to donate - https://www.whitethread.org/whitethread-centre/ Whatsapp Channel: https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaDV1iu5a249gftHif0D

Link to book - https://www.whitethreadpress.com/products/the-art-of-cultivating-noble-character-pre-order This groundbreaking translation revives Imam Raghib al-Isfahani's seminal ethical treatise, integrating Qur'anic principles with philosophical depth. Isfahani's timeless exploration of moral virtue, the soul and spiritual refinement is characterized by his unique weaving of Qur'anic verses and prophetic traditions into ethical discourse. "You hold in your hands one of the most important books of the Islamic tradition. The proof of Islam, Abu Hamid al-Ghazali, memorised by heart Kitab al-Dhari'a. Anyone familiar with Imam Ghazali's works will recognise the immense influence this book had on him... We owe a great debt to Dr Yasien Mohamed for bringing this exceptional work into English... With excellent knowledge of Arabic and English, coupled with a serious background in ethics, he provides us with a translation that works well and conveys the contents of the Imam's works." Hamza Yusuf Zaytuna College, USA Link to donate - https://www.whitethread.org/whitethread-centre/

Link to book - https://www.whitethreadpress.com/products/the-art-of-cultivating-noble-character-pre-order This groundbreaking translation revives Imam Raghib al-Isfahani's seminal ethical treatise, integrating Qur'anic principles with philosophical depth. Isfahani's timeless exploration of moral virtue, the soul and spiritual refinement is characterized by his unique weaving of Qur'anic verses and prophetic traditions into ethical discourse. "You hold in your hands one of the most important books of the Islamic tradition. The proof of Islam, Abu Hamid al-Ghazali, memorised by heart Kitab al-Dhari'a. Anyone familiar with Imam Ghazali's works will recognise the immense influence this book had on him... We owe a great debt to Dr Yasien Mohamed for bringing this exceptional work into English... With excellent knowledge of Arabic and English, coupled with a serious background in ethics, he provides us with a translation that works well and conveys the contents of the Imam's works." Hamza Yusuf Zaytuna College, USA

In this enlightening lecture, Dr. Mufti Abdur-Rahman Mangera delves into the profound insights of Imam Abu Hamid al-Ghazali on the journey of the soul from death to resurrection, as explored in his celebrated works, particularly "Dhikr al-Mawt wa-ma Ba'dahu" (Remembrance of Death and What Follows). Drawing from Imam Ghazali's meticulous treatment of the stages of the afterlife, the lecture covers key topics such as the reality of death, the soul's separation from the body, the experiences of the grave (Barzakh), and the eventual resurrection (Qiyamah). With a blend of theological depth and spiritual reflection, Dr. Mangera brings clarity to Ghazali's perspective on how one's deeds shape the soul's state after death and offers practical advice for living a life of awareness, preparation, and moral responsibility.