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When People Cause You Pain | Midnight Majlis | Night 4 | Dr. Omar Suleiman and Sh. Yaser Birjas
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You Choose to Be Learned or Lost | Midnight Majlis | Night 3 | Dr. Omar Suleiman and Sh. Yaser Birjas
Is your knowledge making you worse?You can memorize verses, master texts, even preach to others—and still be far from Allah. So what kind of knowledge actually purifies the soul?In this Midnight Majlis reflection, Dr. Omar Suleiman and Sh. Yaser Birjas explore Ibn Hazm’s advice about knowledge, ego, and the difference between true guidance and performative scholarship.
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Why the Prophet ﷺ Forgot the Exact Date of Laylatul Qadr | Ramadan Reflections 18 | Dr. Omar Suleiman
Why was the Prophet ﷺ made to forget the exact date of Laylatul Qadr? When is the benefit and the mercy of Allah for us in that?
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Defeat Your Ego Before It Defeats You | Midnight Majlis | Night 2 | Dr. Omar Suleiman and Sh. Yaser Birjas
Your real strength isn’t in your body.In this second night of Midnight Majlis, Dr. Omar Suleiman and Sh. Yaser Birjas reflect on chapter 3, “The Mind and Repose” — and how conquering your ego is the only path to real inner peace. Dive in as Ibn Hazm (rh) dismantles every false measure of pride we cling to — strength, speed, power, popularity — and redirects our gaze to the only virtue that matters: the intellect used in service of God.
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How to Break Free from Anxiety | Midnight Majlis | Night 1 | Dr. Omar Suleiman and Sh. Yaser Birjas
FOMO keeps us chasing, comparing, and feeling like we’re always behind. But what are we actually afraid of missing?In the first session of this year’s Midnight Majlis, Dr. Omar Suleiman and Sh. Yaser Birjas unpack Ibn Hazm’s reflections on anxiety, comparison, and why setting higher aspirations for your soul is the only way to escape the trap of constantly feeling left out.Because the real question is: What if you’re missing out on something far greater?
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