The Hikam with Shaykh Zahir Bacchus

In this episode (second of three parts on this aphorism), Shaykh Zahir Bacchus covers the 59th aphorism of the Hikam: “He has prevented both travelers to Him and those who have reached Him from looking at their works, or beholding their spiritual states: Those traveling, because they have not realized true sincerity to Allah in the, and those who have arrived, because He has made them oblivious to them through beholding Him”. This podcast covers “The Hikam”,  considered a classical masterpiece in spiritual literature – written by the great spiritual master of 13th/14th century Ibn Ata’illah. The Hikam is a book of spiritual aphorisms containing timeless and pure spiritual wisdom. Shaykh Zahir is the Co-Founder and Executive Director at Lote Tree Foundation. He also serves was the Imam at the Jamiat-ul-Ansar Masjid in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. Checkout all of the SeekersHub podcasts by visiting http://seekershub.org/podcasts/ The post 059B – Works, States and Our Creator (Part II) appeared first on SeekersGuidance.

In this episode (first of three parts on this aphorism), Shaykh Zahir Bacchus covers the 59th aphorism of the Hikam: “He has prevented both travellers to Him and those who have reached Him from looking at their works, or beholding their spiritual states: Those travelling, because they have not realized true sincerity to Allah in the, and those who have arrived, because He has made them oblivious to them through beholding Him”. This podcast covers “The Hikam”,  considered a classical masterpiece in spiritual literature – written by the great spiritual master of 13th/14th century Ibn Ata’illah. The Hikam is  a book of spiritual aphorisms containing timeless and pure spiritual wisdom. Shaykh Zahir is the Co-Founder and Executive Director at Lote Tree Foundation. He also serves was the Imam at the Jamiat-ul-Ansar Masjid in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. Checkout all of the SeekersHub podcasts by visiting http://seekershub.org/podcasts/ The post 059A – Works, States and Our Creator (Part I) appeared first on SeekersGuidance.

We had logistical challenges for this recording so we apologize for the compromised quality of the audio.  In this episode, Shaykh Zahir Bacchus covers the 58th aphorism of the Hikam: “Rejoice not in your obedience, because it came from you; but rejoice in it because it came to you from Allah. ‘Say: in the favour of Allah and His mercy, in that let them rejoice, it is better than what they amass'” This podcast covers “The Hikam”,  considered a classical masterpiece in spiritual literature – written by the great spiritual master of 13th/14th century Ibn Ata’illah. The Hikam is a book of spiritual aphorisms containing timeless and pure spiritual wisdom. Shaykh Zahir is the Co-Founder and Executive Director at Lote Tree Foundation. He also serves was the Imam at the Jamiat-ul-Ansar Masjid in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. Checkout all of the SeekersHub podcasts by visiting http://seekershub.org/podcasts/ The post 058 – Rejoice Not in Your Obedience appeared first on SeekersGuidance.

In this episode, Shaykh Zahir Bacchus covers the 57th aphorism of the Hikam: “Light has to disclose insight to make judgement, and the heart too draw near or away” This podcast covers “The Hikam”,  considered a classical masterpiece in spiritual literature – written by the great spiritual master of 13th/14th century Ibn Ata’illah. The Hikam is  a book of spiritual aphorisms containing timeless and pure spiritual wisdom. Shaykh Zahir is the Co-Founder and Executive Director at Lote Tree Foundation. He also serves was the Imam at the Jamiat-ul-Ansar Masjid in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. Checkout all of the SeekersHub podcasts by visiting http://seekershub.org/podcasts/ The post 057 – Light has to Disclose Insight appeared first on SeekersGuidance.

In this episode, Shaykh Zahir Bacchus covers the 56th aphorism of the Hikam: “Light is the army of the heart, just as darkness is army of the self.  So when Allah wills to help His servant triumph, He succours him with armies of light, and cuts off the aid of darknesses and any besides Him” This podcast covers “The Hikam”,  considered a classical masterpiece in spiritual literature – written by the great spiritual master of 13th/14th century Ibn Ata’illah. The Hikam is  a book of spiritual aphorisms containing timeless and pure spiritual wisdom. Shaykh Zahir is the Co-Founder and Executive Director at Lote Tree Foundation. He also serves was the Imam at the Jamiat-ul-Ansar Masjid in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. Checkout all of the SeekersHub podcasts by visiting http://seekershub.org/podcasts/ The post 056 – Light is the Army of the Heart appeared first on SeekersGuidance.

In this episode, Shaykh Zahir Bacchus covers the 55th aphorism of the Hikam: “Lights are the Riding Mounts of the Heart and the Innermost Soul” This podcast covers “The Hikam”,  considered a classical masterpiece in spiritual literature – written by the great spiritual master of 13th/14th century Ibn Ata’illah. The Hikam is a book of spiritual aphorisms containing timeless and pure spiritual wisdom. Shaykh Zahir is the Co-Founder and Executive Director at Lote Tree Foundation. He also serves was the Imam at the Jamiat-ul-Ansar Masjid in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. Checkout all of the SeekersHub podcasts by visiting http://seekershub.org/podcasts/ The post 055 – Lights are the Riding Mounts of the Heart appeared first on SeekersGuidance.

In this episode, Shaykh Zahir Bacchus covers the 54th aphorism of the Hikam: “He made spiritual experience come to you to release you from the prison of being you to the vastness of beholding Him.” This podcast covers “The Hikam”,  considered a classical masterpiece in spiritual literature – written by the great spiritual master of 13th/14th century Ibn Ata’illah. The Hikam is  a book of spiritual aphorisms containing timeless and pure spiritual wisdom. Shaykh Zahir is the Co-Founder and Executive Director at Lote Tree Foundation. He also serves was the Imam at the Jamiat-ul-Ansar Masjid in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. Checkout all of the SeekersHub podcasts by visiting http://seekershub.org/podcasts/ The post 054 – Spiritual Experiences That Take You to Beholding Him appeared first on SeekersGuidance.

In this episode, Shaykh Zahir Bacchus covers the 53rd aphorism of the Hikam: “He made spiritual experience come to you, to free you from the hand of any besides Him and redeem you from the bondage of his ephemeral traces.” This podcast covers “The Hikam”,  considered a classical masterpiece in spiritual literature – written by the great spiritual master of 13th/14th century Ibn Ata’illah. The Hikam is a book of spiritual aphorisms containing timeless and pure spiritual wisdom. Shaykh Zahir is the Co-Founder and Executive Director at Lote Tree Foundation. He also serves was the Imam at the Jamiat-ul-Ansar Masjid in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. Checkout all of the SeekersHub podcasts by visiting http://seekershub.org/podcasts/ The post 053 – Spiritual Experiences That Free You from All Besides Him appeared first on SeekersGuidance.

In this episode, Shaykh Zahir Bacchus covers the 52nd aphorism of the Hikam: “He has made spiritual experience come to you that you might come to know Him through it.” This podcast covers “The Hikam”,  considered a classical masterpiece in spiritual literature – written by the great spiritual master of 13th/14th century Ibn Ata’illah. The Hikam is a book of spiritual aphorisms containing timeless and pure spiritual wisdom. Shaykh Zahir is the Co-Founder and Executive Director at Lote Tree Foundation. He also serves was the Imam at the Jamiat-ul-Ansar Masjid in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. Checkout all of the SeekersHub podcasts by visiting http://seekershub.org/podcasts/ The post 052 – Spiritual Experiences as Means to Know Him appeared first on SeekersGuidance.

In this episode, Shaykh Zahir Bacchus covers the 51st aphorism of the Hikam: “No work is more hopeful of acceptance than a work now gone from your sight and whose existence means nothing to you.” This podcast covers “The Hikam”,  considered a classical masterpiece in spiritual literature – written by the great spiritual master of 13th/14th century Ibn Ata’illah. The Hikam is a book of spiritual aphorisms containing timeless and pure spiritual wisdom. Shaykh Zahir is the Co-Founder and Executive Director at Lote Tree Foundation. He also serves was the Imam at the Jamiat-ul-Ansar Masjid in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. Checkout all of the SeekersHub podcasts by visiting http://seekershub.org/podcasts/ The post 051 – Forget Your Good Works appeared first on SeekersGuidance.