ABOUT THE COURSE:
Muslim religious life not only consists of belief in orthodox tenets of faith and a determined effort to follow the Sacred Law, it also requires one to scale the heights of the spiritual path. The Kitab al-Hikam of Shaykh Ibn ‘Ata’illah al-Iskandari (and this course) is the inspiring explanation of the soul’s journey through this life, as determined through the Qur’an and Sunna. Along with his treatises and intimate discourses (munajat), the substantive feature of the work is the author’s 264 spiritual aphorisms (hikam)—concise, comprehensive and sublime sayings on self purification (tazkiya), and guidelines to help strengthen the relationship between humans and their Lord. These aphorisms, which have never failed to inspire, are presented in this edition according to the systematic arrangement of the great Indian scholar Shaykh ‘Ali Muttaqi (d. 975/1567), together with the indispensable commentary of the twentieth-century scholar ‘Abdullah Gangohi.
TITLE:
Ilm Intensive 18: Wisdom - The Lost Property of the Believer
A 2 day intensive study of Imam Ibn Ata'Allah's Book of Wisdoms, a poetic masterpiece empowering the student to find purpose and meaning in a complex world.
Early Bird special: Register by April-$ 2nd 50.00 --After April 14th -$65.00 Price includes the textbook ($30.00 value), 2 lunches and an informational package.
You will Learn:
· How to balance the form and spirit of Islam
· Understanding Sufism in the West
· Navigating the world of moral & ethical relativism
· Spirituality; An individual obligation
· What is ‘beneficial knowledge
· Responsibility and harms of knowledge
· Pluralism and Perennialism from the lens of the Quran
· SBNR- Why Islam is not compatible with the Spiritual But Not Religious Movement
· The first stage of sincerity is that your private and public state should be the same” - Imam Al Ghazali
· A busy life makes prayer harder, but prayer makes a busy life easier- Abdul Hakim Murad.
· Solitude is better than a society of evil people. – Abu Bakr (ra)
· Don't be sad! Because God sends hope in the most desperate moments. Don't forget, the heaviest rain comes out of the darkest clouds. – Rumi
· Repentance: your delete button
· Time is like a sword, cut it before it cuts you.-Al Shafi’e (ra)
· Destroy your ego or it will destroy you
· The only thing stronger than fear is hope
· Sinning is a disease, repentance is its medicine and abstinence is its cure- Ali (ra)
· The believer overlooks the faults of others, admonishes others, and gives good advice.- Fudayl ibn Iyad (ra)
· The deen itself is entirely good character, so whoever surpasses you in character has surpassed you in deen.-Ibn al Qayyim (ra)
· Virtue never dies-Ali (ra)
· Duaa is not a fifth wheel
· You must convince your heart that whatever Allah has decreed is most appropriate and most beneficial for you.”— al-Ghazali (ra)
· Desires make slaves out of kings and patience makes kings out of slaves.” –al-Ghazali (ra)
· Above all other things, the one thing that I found to benefit a person most in this world and the Hereafter is a suitable friend.- Sufyan al Thawri (ra)
· Take care of what is between you and Allah, and he will take care of what is between you and the people. -Sufyan al Thawri (ra)
· Be to Allah as He wishes, and He will be to you more than you can wish for.-Ibn al Qayyim (ra)
· If you are aware of your humility, then you are arrogant. Ibn Ata Allah (ra)
· The stages and levels of thankfulness
· “when my servant asks you about me, know that I am near” –Quran
· Simple ignorance vs. Complex Ignorance
· A person's tongue can give you the taste of his heart.- Ibn al Qayyim (ra)
WHEN IS THE COURSE?
Weekend Ilm Intensive 18 will be held from Saturday, May 13 2017, 2:00 pm-5:300pm till Sunday, April 30th 10:30 am – 4:00 pm, 2017.
WHO ARE THE TEACHERS?
This course will be taught by highly qualified Ulama & Scholars who will combine lecture, interactive learning through activity, readings from the textbook, and self-reflection. The scholars present will be:
Mufti Abdul Mannan - from Windsor, Ontario
Shaykh Abdullah Tilly from Calgary, Alberta
Shaykh Fayaz Tilly - from Calgary, Alberta
Shaykh Hasan Abdullah - from Toronto, Ontario
ABOUT THE TEXTBOOK
http://www.whitethreadpress.com/the-book-of-wisdoms-2/
Review of the textbook:
“Sometimes you encounter works which just make you re-evaluate your whole connection to Allah Most High. They make you realise the faqr (poverty) of your affair, and your distance from that which you thought you were close. Glorified is Allah. The Kitab al-Hikam is one such text. It has been serving wayfarers throughout the ages, in their quest to know their Most Majestic Lord.”
—Gavin N. Picken, Ph.D., American University of Sharjah, UAE
