Intro to the Book
The title of the book that we're studying.
What is the War Within Our Hearts
This was the initial sin of Iblis.
What is disobeying Allah's order?
There's a famous hadith that says "every ______ is in accordance with its _________".
What is action and intention?
Allah says in the Qur'an: "say to the believing men AND women, that they should lower _______".
What is gaze?
Going back to the story of Adam, Allah's initial order for him regarding the tree is this.
What is "Do not even go near it"?
Who is Saa'd and Habib Qadri?
This is the surah that heavily describes the story of Adam and Iblis.
What is surah A'raf?
What is Isra wal Mi'raj?
Allah also mentions in the same verse that they should "guard their ________".
What is modesty?
Allah then says "I have created mankind as ______".
What is weak?
This is why the authors note in any book is important.
What is, it gives us as the readers a description of HOW the book is supposed to be read?
This is the sin Iblis committed that actually made him who he is.
What is "not repenting and owning up to his mistake"?
There are these many steps when a person goes through the act of sin.
What is 4?
Habib and Saa'd Qadri draw an analogy to the eyes, because they are a window to the _______.
What is heart?
The final step of being in a bad environment is this.
What is "the heart becomes desensitized to sin"?
In arabic, the introduction or authors note is called this.
What is the Muqaddima?
This was the du'a of Adam (A) at the time of his initial sin.
What is "Ya Allah I have wronged myself, without your forgiveness and mercy, I am truly the one in loss".
This is the first step, in which you are not sinful for.
What is "The idea crosses your mind?"
We discussed a narration in the life of a famous Imam who asked his teacher about his failing memory.
Who was Imam Shafi'i?
We referenced this Surah when it comes to fooling ourselves that this will be our last time doing a certain sin.
What is Surah Yusuf?
Saa'd Qadri mentions, "the mere recognition of our shared ________ strengthens our brotherhood and sisterhood."
What is struggle?
This is the literal meaning of "Iblis".
What is "to cause despair"?
To combat the temptation to sin, this was a characteristic that the Prophet had, that he did on a daily basis, that Shaytan hated.
What is "reflection"?
Shaykh Ashraf Ali Thanwi mentions that once a person allows their gaze to take control, this happens.
What is, the initial gaze causes their hunger to grow, and that hunger is never satisfied till it has more?
The brothers of Yusuf told themselves this as they planned to throw him down a well.
What is "And after we get rid of him, we may be of those who are righteous".