SoulFood FM

Our souls need time to cultivate and grow, like a seed that turns into a tree, but haste prematurely ruins that process. In this episode, we will cover: • Dangers of haste • The sickness of arrogance • The heart SoulFood FM is brought to you by the Muslim Chaplaincy of Toronto. Support their programs and services today by donating at www.mcuoft.com/donate Intro and outro music by Sidi Ibrahim Nass

Having long hopes make a person lazy in worship, and envy eats away at good deeds like fire eats away at wood––so how do we protect our heart from these afflictions? In this episode, we will cover: • The importance of the heart • The four afflictions • Long hopes & envy SoulFood FM is brought to you by the Muslim Chaplaincy of Toronto. Support their programs and services today by donating at www.mcuoft.com/donate Intro and outro music by Sidi Ibrahim Nass

The eyes, ears, and tongue are inroads to the heart––whatever enters them reaches the heart. In this episode, we will cover: • Controlling the eyes • Being mindful about what we listen to • Guarding the tongue SoulFood FM is brought to you by the Muslim Chaplaincy of Toronto. Support their programs and services today by donating at www.mcuoft.com/donate Intro and outro music by Sidi Ibrahim Nass

On the spiritual path, your greatest and most dangerous enemy exists within you: the nafs. In this episode, we will cover: • The nafs is an enemy • Ways to tame the nafs • The 12 benefits of taqwa SoulFood FM is brought to you by the Muslim Chaplaincy of Toronto. Support their programs and services today by donating at www.mcuoft.com/donate Intro and outro music by Sidi Ibrahim Nass

If you are on the spiritual path and seeking to dedicate yourself to worship, the devil becomes incensed and works even harder to make you fail. So how do you recognize and avoid his traps? In this episode, we will cover: • 5 Ways to overcome the tricks of the devil • Understanding where inner thoughts come from • How the devil tries to ruin your worship SoulFood FM is brought to you by the Muslim Chaplaincy of Toronto. Support their programs and services today by donating at www.mcuoft.com/donate Intro and outro music by Sidi Ibrahim Nass

Creation can be a veil between us and God, and intentional seclusion helps us have sincerity in worship. In this episode: • How creation busies you from worship • Sincerity in seclusion • Being in good company Intro and outro music by Sidi Ibrahim Nass

One of the things that gets in the way on the spiritual path is our attachment to 'stuff'. In this episode, we will cover: • How less is more • Detaching the heart • Knowing the true nature of the Dunya Intro and outro music by Sidi Ibrahim Nass

On the spiritual path, sins are shackles that prevent us from moving forward. In this episode, we will cover: • The shackles of sins • True repentance • Never giving up Intro and outro music by Sidi Ibrahim Nass

The first obstacle on the spiritual path is gaining the knowledge necessary to fulfill God's commands, in order to move forward. In this episode, we will cover: • Knowledge & worship • What kind of knowledge? • The fruits of knowledge Resources: • Being Muslim: A Practical Guide by Asad Tarsin - http://www.beingmuslim.org • Absolute Essentials of Islam (Shafi'i): http://seekershub.org/home/courses/ILAES100 • Absolute Essentials of Islam (Hanafi): http://seekershub.org/home/courses/ILAE100 • Absolute Essentials of Islam (Maliki): http://seekershub.org/home/courses/ILMW201A Intro and outro music by Sidi Ibrahim Nass

If you are able––by God's enabling grace––to overcome these seven obstacles, you will taste the sweetness of nearness. In this episode, we will cover: • The 7 obstacles on the spiritual path • The Glorious Result Intro and outro music by Sidi Ibrahim Nass

The beginning of the spiritual path is caused by a heavenly urge which is cast into the heart. In this episode, we will cover: • Imam al-Ghazali's intro to 'The Path of Worshipful Servants' • How worship is the currency of our dealings with Allah ﷻ • The question of meaning Intro and outro music by Sidi Ibrahim Nass

Now that Ramadan is over, how do you continue to progress spiritually? In this episode, we will cover: • Fasting Virtuous Days • Keeping the momentum • Advice for the path SoulFood is a project of the Muslim Chaplaincy of Toronto. Please support the programs and services of the Muslim Chaplaincy by becoming a monthly donor today at www.mcuoft.com/donate. This episode is brought to you by BlossomPure Organic. Start eating right today at www.blossompure.com. Intro & outro music by Nader Khan (www.naderkhan.com)

Eid is a time of eating, drinking, and showing love to one another as part of our spiritual community. In this episode, we will cover: • Enjoying Eid • Being with loved ones • The real Eid SoulFood is a project of the Muslim Chaplaincy of Toronto. Please support the programs and services of the Muslim Chaplaincy by becoming a monthly donor today at www.mcuoft.com/donate. This episode is brought to you by BlossomPure Organic. Start eating right today at https://www.blossompure.com. Intro & outro music by Nader Khan (www.naderkhan.com)

Giving life to Eid gives life to your heart on the day when only a sound heart avails you. In this episode: • Spiritual celebration • Having a living heart • Beautiful glorification Additional resource: • Takbiraat of Eid: https://soundcloud.com/omar_mm/takbiraat-of-eid SoulFood is a project of the Muslim Chaplaincy of Toronto. Please support the programs and services of the Muslim Chaplaincy by becoming a monthly donor today at www.mcuoft.com/donate. This episode is brought to you by Islamic Relief Canada. Donate today to save a life at islamicreliefcanada.org/donate/ Intro & outro music by Nader Khan (www.naderkhan.com)

Your fast is suspended between the heavens and earth, and what makes it ascend is zakat ul-fitr. In this episode, we will cover: • The obligation of zakat ul-fitr • When to give it • Accepting Ramadan Additional resource: • The Fiqh of Eid al-Fitr: http://seekershub.org/ans-blog/2010/09/04/the-fiqh-of-eid-al-fitr-eid-al-adha/ SoulFood is a project of the Muslim Chaplaincy of Toronto. Please support the programs and services of the Muslim Chaplaincy by becoming a monthly donor today at www.mcuoft.com/donate. This episode is brought to you by Islamic Relief Canada. Donate today to save a life at islamicreliefcanada.org/donate/ Intro & outro music by Nader Khan (www.naderkhan.com)