Omid Safi discusses deepening faith into ecstatic adoration of God, the unity of Allah, virtue in Islam, and experiencing Allah through beauty. He emphasizes worshiping God for more than salvation, unwavering divine presence, the eternal now, and individual spiritual journeys.
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question_answer ANECDOTE
The Stranger's Questions
A stranger quizzes Prophet Muhammad on Islam, Iman, and Ihsan.
The stranger, revealed as Archangel Gabriel, confirms the Prophet's answers.
insights INSIGHT
Islam, Iman, and Ihsan
Islam is about actions, Iman is about faith, and Ihsan is about beautiful realization.
Ihsan, often translated as spiritual excellence, centers around embodying goodness and beauty.
insights INSIGHT
Seeing God
Worship God as if you see Him, and if not, know He sees you.
Imam Ali emphasized seeing God not with physical eyes, but with the eyes of the heart.
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Pushing beyond the bare minimum of religiosity, Omid Safi inspires listeners to deepen their faith into an ecstatic adoration of God.
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In this episode of Sufi Heart, Omid Safi elucidates :
Islam and the unity of Allah
Iman as faith and Ihsan as virtue
Spirituality and Aesthetics
Doing what is required of us through religion
How Habib (the chosen one) inspired a deeper level of faith
How we can aspire to be in a state of love and adoration
The eyes of the heart versus the eyes of the head
Worshiping God for more than just salvation
Islamic Saints and their stories of experiencing Allah through beauty
Recognizing the unwavering divine presence of God
The eternal now and present moment awareness
Undivided attention as an act of love
Courtesy and recognizing our individual journeys
Being a beautiful witness
“God is to be found here and now…the divine simply is not to be experienced in the afterlife, in the heavenly realms, in the celestial realm. Here and now where you are, where we are, we can come to experience Allah.” - Omid Safi
You can join Omid on one of his heart-centered and spiritually-focused educational tours of:
Mecca and Medina Umrah program: December 14-21st, 2023. [For Muslim participants]
Morocco: April 13-22nd, 2024.
Turkey: somewhere in late May to early June, 2024.
Further information is available at Illuminated Courses & Tours where you can also find information on virtual courses, spiritual talks, and more.
Sufi Heart with Omid Safi