"Why is Shirk worse than murder?"

Topics We Covered

🔹 What is Shirk?

🔹 What are its various forms?

🔹 How can we protect our speech from minor forms of Shirk?

🔹 Common Pitfalls: Istighatha and Tawassul

Understand the difference between permissible forms of seeking help and the boundaries we should not cross.

A comprehensive look at all of the consequences of sin - the physical, psychological and spiritual.

20 Dec 2024

This class we touched on:

- Using Allah’s mercy as motivation vs. an excuse 🤔

- ‘Belief in Allah’ vs ‘Believing Allah’ ✨

- How high-level discourse trickles down to tangibly impact real-life practice 🧠

- Bad Theology: the doctrines of Jabr and Irja ❌

- Pitfalls of consumerism and the “prosperity gospel” 💸

- ⁠The companions’ deep fear and humility before Allah 🫀

In this session, we explored the final pathway to sin—the steps. Dr. Zohair introduced the _psychology of gait_ and _embodied cognition_, demonstrating how physicality can reflect and shape our inner state. Lessons from the Prophet ﷺ’s walk emphasized humility and purpose in each step. 🕊️

We also examined balancing hope and accountability ⚖️: while we rely on Allah’s Mercy, when might we risk self-deception? 😱 The solution: cultivating Holistic _Husn-adh-Dhann_ (the best conception of Allah)!

13 December

December 2024 at Kuraby Masjid

Kuraby Masjid, 29 November