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 After
thoroughly addressing the first dimension of Islam in his first
four lectures of this series, Abdal Hakim uniquely explores the
final two dimensions in Islam of iman and ihsan. This talk, which
consists of two parts, is another highly intellectual discourse
about a vast religious science. The speaker begins by providing
a historical background in an effort to identify the processes
that brought this science about. This lecture effectively paints
a colorful picture of the nature of the spiritual life in Islam
and examines its foundation. What does the Qur'an say about these
two types of higher knowledges, imam and ihsan? How does the
Muslim come to know God if He cannot be seen? And what about
the early Islamic controversies of free will vs. predestination
and the existence or "problem" of evil? How does Islam
answer the age-old philosophical questions of why the world exists
and what the purpose of life is? (Recorded at the Dar
al Islam Teachers' Institute seminar).
Other topics discussed: Emanuel
Kant, the 99 names of God, the film "Barakah", the
volition of God to c
reate the universe, headlessness,
thikr (meditation or contemplation), and the absence of symbols
for God in Islam.
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