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2019-08-16

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On higher education for one’s older children.

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Date 16 Aug 2019
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Upon completing the muraqaba lessons, I follow up in the subsequent manner. Please tell me if this is acceptable,I hold muraqaba for missing a prayer, anger, and the six sins mentioned in Lesson 2. Every time I commit one of these sins, I pray the tawba prayer, give sadaqa, and start over. Occasionally, I note a sin, or a bad habit, that I am to rid myself of and then finally add the ‘Azima al-Shadhiliya to my list. Is this sufficient to go by?

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Date 16 Aug 2019
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Timecode 14:03
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With regards to anger, does one occurrence vitiate the Forty Grand? What if different types of anger occur?

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Date 16 Aug 2019
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Timecode 19:17
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In Lessons 2 and 3, the seven sins become a part of Lesson 3 and the subsequent lessons. So, if one transgresses does one focus on Lesson 3 without returning to Lesson 2?

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Date 16 Aug 2019
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Timecode 20:15
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As a correction to last week’s letter, is there a relationship between the auditory symbols of Islam and the consciousness and not the unconscious?

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Date 16 Aug 2019
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Timecode 21:36
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What would be the correspondence of consciousness in our Islamic tradition? Would you recommend some readings on this subject?

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Date 16 Aug 2019
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Timecode 23:07
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If one attends a gathering of singing, which then turns into a lesson of tasawwuf, should one leave?

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Date 16 Aug 2019
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Timecode 25:03
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What is your opinion on the application of the psychotherapy techniques Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) in order to cure one’s problems as is relative to the lower self?

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Date 16 Aug 2019
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Timecode 27:10
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Do we have an opinion on the Jerrahi tariqa?

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Date 16 Aug 2019
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Timecode 32:36
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Do you plan on publishing something similar to the Interpreter’s Log?

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Date 16 Aug 2019
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Timecode 34:22
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I struggle to understand the words ‘wa al-shaqqiyu haqqan man haramtahu ma‘a kathrati al-su’ali lak’ in the Hizb al-Kabir.

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Date 16 Aug 2019
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Timecode 36:30
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What is the Shadhili way of doing istighatha when addressing a wali directly at his grave?

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Date 16 Aug 2019
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Timecode 37:30
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If one is to see Allah in everything, i.e. one sees al-Razzaq in one incident and al-Latif in another, what to see in incidents such as an air conditioner dropping into water or a child rubbing his head in what appears to be a bad occurrence, such as dhulm?

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Date 16 Aug 2019
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Timecode 39:11
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Is it impermissible to mention one’s previous sins or read about the previous sins of others?

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Date 16 Aug 2019
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Timecode 41:40
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