Autoplay
Autocomplete
Previous Lesson
Complete and Continue
Ethical Living: Achieving Worldly and Religious Success
Introduction
Textbook and Addition Resources
Notes and Slides
Student Support
1 - Before we begin (58:47)
2 - Five core lessons (63:11)
3 - The Life and Times of al-Mawardi (46:22)
The Intellectual Believer
4 - What does it mean to be human? (61:25)
5 - The Intellect: God's Gift to Humans (55:26)
6 - The Suprarational and the limits of human reasoning (60:33)
7 - Brainrot and other things that harm the mind (61:16)
8 - What is a man? According to Umar (RA) (59:11)
9 - Is there such a thing as too much intellect? (42:39)
10 - Idiots, Stupidity and the opposite of intellect (63:27)
11 - The Dark Side of humans - the Nafs (56:27)
12 - Taming the beast within (64:02)
Etiquettes of Knowledge
13 - Epistemology 101: Defining knowledge (64:26)
14 - The religious versus secular clash in education (68:35)
15 - Everything wrong with modern education (66:37)
16 - The ocean without any shores (50:28)
17 - Learning this bring blessings to your life (63:45)
18 - The most blessed of people (58:33)
19 - The Crucial Role of Scholars in Society (43:22)
20 - The dangers of ignorance (39:00)
21 - A primary source of true happiness (45:18)
22 - The most important quality we all need (47:24)
23 - how to excel at Islamic scholarship (53:09)
24 - Becoming a true student of knowledge (47:02)
25 - Signs of a real scholar (57:08)
26 - Ethics of Seeking Knowledge (37:42)
Religious Excellence
27 - Is Islam a Religion? (51:28)
28 - Why the world needs revelation (53:03)
29 - Divine Command Theory (51:28)
30 - The wisdom of obligations (57:07)
31 - Secrets of Salah (34:54)
32 - Fasting with purpose (35:24)
33 - Zakah and Hajj (52:57)
34 - Why are some things Haram (58:55)
35 - How the devil misleads religious people (70:49)
36 - Understanding Zuhd (58:45)
37 - Revision Session: Recapping Chapters 1-3 (31:14)
Worldly Excellence - Political Level
38 - Keys to a Happy Life
39 - Humans are social creatures (46:01)
40 - Qualities of a strong civilization (45:01)
41 - Why civilizations need religion (46:03)
42 - The Just Ruler (40:53)
43 - Justice and Security (47:14)
44 - Economics and Hope (32:24)
45 - Case Studies of Past Empires (34:03)
Worldly Excellence - Individual Level (2026)
46 - Here is what to expect this semester (32:09)
47 - Islam's solution to individualism (46:00)
48 - Three factors of self improvement (37:48)
49 - What does it mean to love for Allah (38:04)
50 - Your Family: Your Tribe (55:19)
51 - Rights of Children and Siblings (53:00)
52 - Building Great Families (40:32)
53 - Why marriage matters (49:23)
54 - Qualities to look for in a spouse (50:35)
55 - Contemporary challenges to marriage (40:31)
56 - Marriage, In-Laws and Trials of Life (47:07)
57 - Loving Your Friends (47:30)
58 - Loneliness and Forced Friendships (40:23)
59 - Qualities of a Good Friend (40:18)
60 - How to be a good friend (43:53)
61 - Relationships built on kindness (48:14)
62 - Kindness and Generosity 101 (55:11)
63 - The Importance of Halal Wealth (49:43)
64 - Balancing Ambition and Contentment (49:20)
Internal Success - Character Building
65 - The Misunderstood Mystical Science of Purification (47:36)
66 - Tarbiya: From Cradle to Grave (48:09)
67 - Overcoming Arrogance (58:10)
68 - Character and Manners (40:44)
69 - Haya: Modesty (59:06)
70 - Hilm: Forbearance (57:14)
71 - Honesty and Deceit (55:22)
External Resources
Summary of first four chapters
Book Review - Adab al-Dunya Wa al-Din
Al-Mawardi's Principles of Success
2 - Five core lessons
Complete and Continue
Discussion
2
comments
Load more
Lesson Content Locked
Your session expired. Please sign in again to continue.
Login
2 comments