Part 38. Building a Connection with Allah

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Part 38. Building a Connection with Allah

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In this episode, Shaykh Mahdi speaks of why after worshipping Allah for many years, many of us still don't feel like we have built a connection with him and how to fix that.

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Nov 5, 2020

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A dedicated Podcast Series by Mizãn Institute led by Instructor Shaykh Mahdi Rastani. Join us weekly as we uncover Tafsir over various Islamic Texts, beginning with the holy Dua Kumayl.

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Part 2: How did dua Kumayl come to be?: In this episode, Sheikh Mahdi delves into the history of Dua Kumayl. What is the literal meaning of the word dua, how Dua Kumayl came to be and who Kumayl was. by Tafsir Treasures - Mizãn Institute
15 min listen
Part 19: The Punishment that this world can't bear: In this episode, Shaykh Mahdi explains how for some individuals the punishment of the hellfire stems purely from God's wrath. This punishment is the type that the heavens and earth can not bear. by Tafsir Treasures - Mizãn Institute
23 min listen
Part 1: What is the purpose of dua?: In this episode, Sheikh Mahdi explores the four most common reasons mentioned for the purpose of reciting duas and supplications. While they are all correct answers to a certain extent, the main reason is one that we normally may not think of. by Tafsir Treasures - Mizãn Institute
22 min listen
Part 9: How God Conceals the Sins of His Servants: In this episode, Sheikh Mahdi goes through a hadith that explains how God not only forgives the sins of his servants, but also conceals them in this world and in the hereafter, even from the angels appointed to recording their deeds. by Tafsir Treasures - Mizãn Institute
25 min listen
Part 3: The All Encompassing Mercy of God: In this episode, Sheikh Mahdi discusses the different layers to God's mercy and how it applies to each person. He also touches on why Dua Kumayl starts out with praising God and how praising him is one of the etiquette of dua. by Tafsir Treasures - Mizãn Institute
23 min listen
Part 5: Forgive those sins of mine which…: In this episode, Sheikh Mahdi speaks of the different categories of sins that Imam Ali (as) asks forgiveness for. Not all sins are the same. Some will open the door to others, some will bring out the punishment of God faster than others and some will tran by Tafsir Treasures - Mizãn Institute
24 min listen
Part 14: The Sensitivity of My Skin: In this episode, Sheikh Mahdi explains how the dua invokes the mercy of Allah by drawing attention to the severity of the affliction that the servant has endured, and to the weakness of the human being, the sensitivity of his skin and the frailty of his b by Tafsir Treasures - Mizãn Institute
24 min listen
Part 11: Doing Tawbah for Our Good Deeds: In this episode, Sheikh Mahdi speaks on how nobody can ever purify themselves without the mercy of Allah assisting them in this path. In a famous hadith, the Prophet says: "No one will enter heaven except through God's mercy, even me." by Tafsir Treasures - Mizãn Institute
19 min listen
Part 7: Running from Him to Him: In this episode, Sheikh Mahdi speaks to the three things that only God can do for his servants, namely forgiving their sins, concealing them from others and transforming them into good deeds. by Tafsir Treasures - Mizãn Institute
21 min listen
Part 4: Every Creature a Manifestation of God's Names: In this episode, Sheikh Mahdi explains how every creature manifests certain attributes of God's existence in a limited manner. This completely changes our perspective on this world and transforms all of its beauties into mirrors showing his beauty. He als by Tafsir Treasures - Mizãn Institute
23 min listen
Part 8: Audacity that Stems from Ignorance: In this episode, Sheikh Mahdi speaks about the ignorance that lies at the roots of every sin that a human being commits and how every sinner hurts himself first and foremost. by Tafsir Treasures - Mizãn Institute
22 min listen
Part 10: Inshallah from tomorrow...: In this episode, Sheikh Mahdi touches on the concept of delaying tawbah and how shaytan and his crew use this trick to keep one from turning towards Allah. by Tafsir Treasures - Mizãn Institute
25 min listen
Part 16: Never Taking Blessings for Granted: In this episode, Sheikh Mahdi explains how Imam Ali does not take God’s forgiveness for granted and always finds servants worthy of punishment if it were not for God’s mercy. by Tafsir Treasures - Mizãn Institute
21 min listen
Part 6: Being Vulnerable with God: In this episode, Sheikh Mahdi discusses the importance of showing our vulnerability when it comes to supplicating to God. He also touches on being satisfied with what God decides for our lives and the significance of repenting while still young. by Tafsir Treasures - Mizãn Institute
24 min listen
Part 13: What Shaytan Didn’t Do: Accepting the Blame: In this episode, Sheikh Mahdi speaks of people who enter hellfire while still pointing the finger of blame at one another. He also explains how the actions that we commit, become part of who we are. by Tafsir Treasures - Mizãn Institute
20 min listen
Part 15: Will you abandon the one you nurtured?: In this episode, Imam Ali asks for God's mercy even though he is not worthy of it, the same way God blessed him before he even knew who God was. He then poses an important question. Would God punish his servant who professed his belief in him and has come by Tafsir Treasures - Mizãn Institute
23 min listen
Part 17: Everything in This World Sounds Bigger Than It Is: In this episode, Sheikh Mahdi speaks of how the difficulties of this world remind us of the difficulties in the hereafter, while knowing that in the next world they are far more painful to deal with. by Tafsir Treasures - Mizãn Institute
22 min listen
Part 18: A Description of the Hellfire from Imam Ali (as): In this episode, Shaykh Mahdi touches on the lines of dua Kumayl in which Imam Ali (as) describes the punishment of the hereafter and explains what makes it so difficult to bear. by Tafsir Treasures - Mizãn Institute
21 min listen
Part 12: In the wrong place, at the wrong time: In this episode, Sheikh Mahdi touches on the difference between a person who commits a sin in a premeditated manner and the one who is tricked by Shaytan in a moment of weakness. He also, speaks to the importance of accepting the blame when repenting and by Tafsir Treasures - Mizãn Institute
21 min listen
Part 34. Allah Only Accepts the Deeds of the God Weary: In this episode, Shaykh Mahdi speaks of the main determining factor that will lead to the acceptance of our deeds. He also touches on how the concept of tawhid can bring unity to one's actions. by Tafsir Treasures - Mizãn Institute
22 min listen
Part 21: Regretting What Could Have Been: In this episode, Shaykh Mahdi touches on the second issue that Imam Ali mentions as a greater punishment than the fire of hereafter, the regret of knowing how close one could have come to Allah. He also touches on the regret people feel for their actions by Tafsir Treasures - Mizãn Institute
23 min listen
Part 25: The Effect of Accepting the Truths Presented to Us: In this episode, Shaykh Mahdi speaks of the categorization mentioned in Dua Kumayl for the servants of God and the implications that this has. He also touches on what is the least one can do to qualify for the mercy of God? by Tafsir Treasures - Mizãn Institute
24 min listen
Part 32. Should we repeat some phrases three times in Dua Kumayl by Tafsir Treasures - Mizãn Institute
23 min listen
Part 20: The Greatest Pleasure in Heaven: In this episode, Shaykh Mahdi explains the greatest pleasure one can have in heaven, the satisfaction of God. Similarly, for those who end up in hellfire, the absence of this pleasure is a greater punishment than the blazing fire. by Tafsir Treasures - Mizãn Institute
22 min listen
Part 24: Would you not save him?: In this episode, Shaykh Mahdi speaks of the key question that Imam Ali poses to Allah, would he stand by and watch a servant of his who believes in his oneness and has repented to him remain in the hellfire? by Tafsir Treasures - Mizãn Institute
21 min listen
Part 42. Even the Prophet Enters Heaven through God's Mercy: In this episode, Shaykh Mahdi speaks about the importance of relying on the mercy and grace of Allah and that no matter what we do, we will never be able to worship Allah they way he should be worshipped. by Tafsir Treasures - Mizãn Institute
21 min listen
Part 30. How Your World Changes After Doing Tawbah: In this episode, Shaykh Mahdi speaks on a hadith from the book of al-Kafi that explains how Allah covers the bad deed of his servant when he genuinely repents from it, such that even the angels forget about it. by Tafsir Treasures - Mizãn Institute
21 min listen
Part 22: I will tell everyone I love you!: In this episode, Imam Ali speaks of what he would do if he were to hypothetically end up in hellfire. He will call for the mercy of Allah knowing that Allah will respond to his call. by Tafsir Treasures - Mizãn Institute
22 min listen
Surah Insan 2. Every Human Being is Tested with Difficulties: In this episode, Shaykh Mahdi explains how the human being can never live a life without tests and difficulties. This is a fundamental factor in the life of every human being. Its only a matter of how we respond to such tests. by Tafsir Treasures - Mizãn Institute
39 min listen
Part 28. Why create angels when God knows our deeds? by Tafsir Treasures - Mizãn Institute
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Part 38. Building a Connection with Allah

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