Podcast
Ep 81. Antidote (Part 3 of 4) | Refinement of the Souls
This is a recording of the second session of an intensive held at Mīzan Avenue in Sydney, Australia on October 27th, 2019 covering Ibn ‘Atā’illah’s as-Sakandarī’s Taj al-‘Arūs al-Hawī li-Tahthīb an-Nufūs or Refinement of Souls.
This is a concise manual consisting of spiritual instructions, aphorisms and private discourses with the Divine. The author has included numerous references to the Qur’an and Sunnah, as well as illuminating stories and similitudes, in the course of explaining religious themes such as repentance, the effects of sin, the nature of the struggle against the lower self, envy, reliance on divine planning and many others.
The work concentrates on the practical steps and the essential states of being for a novice to realize, and as such, serves as a beneficial guide for both beginners and more advanced students.