Travelling Light, Imam al-Ghazali's Revival of the Religious Sciences,
DVD of Books 23 - 26, from the Ihya,
with Sidi Muhammad Adeyinka Mendes,
from the Grand Mosque of Dakar,
Boxed 4 Disc DVD Set,
Directed and Produced by Zakariyya Whiteman,
by Mishkat Media, Cambridge.




Description : BOOKS 23-26  [ Released June 2011 ]

Mishkat Media presents 'Travelling Light' - the timeless spiritual wisdom of Imam al-Ghazali's, may Allah be pleased with him, The Revival of the Religious Sciences (Ihya 'ulum al-Din), brought alive for today by the teaching of leading scholars of the Muslim community.


Lectures on this Islamic classic are now available accompanied by beautiful films shot at historic sites around the Muslim world, among the communities nourished by the teachings of the Imam. This DVD set introduces four of the books which comprise of the following Books 23-26 :


   ---Breaking the Two Desires,
   ---The Vices of the Tongue,
   ---Anger, Hatred & Envy,
   ---On Worldliness.



Location : These lectures were delivered in the Grand Mosque of Dakar, the capital of Senegal by Sidi Muhammad Adeyinka Mendes. The mosque was designed by French and Morrocan architects and opened in 1964.



Speaker : The lectures are by Sidi Muhammad Adeyinka Mendes. Born in the United States in 1975, Muhammad embraced Islam after a life-changing journey to Israel in 1992 and has studied in America, Syria, Mauritania and Nigeria. He currently serves as an Imam and instructor of Arabic and Islamic Studies at the Risala Institute in Atlanta.


This series also features an interview with Serigne Cheikhouna Lo N'Gabou, director of the Ibrahim Lo Foundation for Islamic Education in Touba, Senegal and author of several books, including the major Wolof translation of the Qur'an. He is a direct descendent of Shaykh Ahmadou Bamba and an authority on the history of Islamic literature in Senegal.


The Qur'anic recitation for this series was by Qari Djibril Ndaw.




Contents :  4 DVD's Lecture Summary :-


---23: Breaking the Two Desires (Kasr al-Shahwatayn). Humans love God by their nature, but they are also weak when confronted by two powerful passions: gluttony and sexual desire. The Imam shows how to control these, and how to deal with one's natural appetites in a wholesome and balanced way.


---24: The Vices of the Tongue (Afat al-Lisan). The tongues is small, but can lead to immense calamities. Here spiritual guidance is offered on how to confront our habits of lying, slander, self-praise, mockery, obscenity, backbiting and bearing false witness.


---25: Anger, Hatred and Envy (Dhamm al-Ghadab wa'l-Hiqd wa'l-Hasad). Discusses rightful and egotistical anger, and the forms of ugly dislike and envy of others and their good fortune, stressing the value of mildness and the forgiveness of others.


---26: On Worldliness (Dhamm al-Dunya). The world is Allah's creation, and as such is a sign of His goodness. But human beings all too easily love it for its own sake, and gorge themselves on pleasures which are of no benefit to their spiritual and moral lives. The result is a heart filled with stress and jealousy, rather than serene gratitude.







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This listing is for a 4 Disc DVD Set : Region 0 (Multi-region). [_{Printed books are not included}] Running Time: 4 x 75 minute films.