ISRA Academy Podcast
ISRA Academy Podcast
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Conversations with Muslim scholars and thinkers from ISRA Academy who explore topics related to faith, spirituality, and the challenges of our time. They offer knowledge that is both accessible and enriching.
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Explores a range of topics including faith, spirituality, and contemporary challenges facing the Muslim community, with specific episodes delving into the Isra and Miraj, the concept of infinity in Islam, the evidence for an afterlife, and discussions on the possibility of extraterrestrial life as referenced in the Quran.
Conversations with Muslim scholars and thinkers from ISRA Academy and beyond, who explore topics related to faith, spirituality, and the challenges of our time. They offer knowledge that is both accessible and enriching.
What drives our thoughts, emotions, habits, and behaviours? In this new series, Prof Mehmet Ozalp and Dr Zuleyha Keskin explore the classical Islamic concept of the seven levels of the nafs (self), beginning with the first and lowest level: Nafs al-Ammarah (the Commanding Self).
Drawing on Islamic scholarship, spirituality, and practical examples from everyday life, this discussion examines how the nafs influences our actions, why we struggle with certain habits, and how spiritual growth begins.
📌 Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
00:58 What is the nafs?
02:36 Introduction to Nafs al-Ammarah
08:30 Habit change and the different levels of the nafs
09:38 Signs of Nafs al-Ammarah
17:43 Hadith on anger and emotional dysregulation
21:22 The relationship between iman and Nafs al-Ammarah
25:28 How do you recognise that you are coming out of Nafs al-Ammarah?
This episode is part of our series on The 7 Levels of the Nafs, exploring the journey of spiritual purification and inner transformation in Islam.
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