Asam, Rachma Tullahi Wabarakathuu. You are listening to the Kalam podcast Herdles series, a study of

Imam Ghazale's Minhajul Abidin by Sheikh Mikhail Ahmed Smith.

Juzakulochair for your continued support and we pray that this is beneficial.

Sainamah Allah. We ask Allah al-Ahi, what Sahibihi, what Sala.

Allahhuma in an anse alu kahubak,

Ouhibah, and al-Ahibunah,

and al-Ila hubak,

al-Hubak, al-Hubak,

we ask Allahhuah al-Ahāhāhāh to give us the love of the actions that will gain his love and we ask Allah Subhana to give us the love of those people that he loves. We're in our sessions going

through this book of imam gazali, rahim al-Tahala, minhajul abidin. And imam gazali

in this book has written a beautiful book describing the path to worship, describing

the journey that each person is on back to Allah, the journey of worship for each believer.

And Imam Grazale explains to us that as we're on this journey,

there are things that come up in the way.

He caused them valleys, we call them hurdles, things that you have to get over,

you have to get around. And if you don't get around them,

and if you don't get around them, if you don't get over them,

then you won't be able to continue on this journey of Ibaud,

this journey of worship of Allah Subhano It's Allah.

And we have to start off with the Quran. The Quran teaches us that our purpose,

we're mach kalak to all jinnah,

well insa, I'll al-Aabudun, that the beautiful thing

...