Soul Food for College Students

Soul Food - Imam al Ghazali’s 21st and 22nd advice

College Students: when we say we want to achieve something, we can look internally at our heart and know at that moment if we *truly* want to achieve it, or if we just want to talk the talk but not walk the walk.⁠⁠In this advice, Imam al Ghazali gives a reality check about saying you want to be something without actually putting in the work to be it. What are the signs that we really mean it? And what happens if we lie to ourselves for too long?Every program we’re able to produce and upload for our community online is possible through the support of our sustainers. Become a monthly sustainer at https://rootsdfw.org/sustain

Soul Food for College Students: The process of letting you reason ripen

College Students: In this week’s advice, Imam al Ghazali touches on a commonly misunderstood concept: that sometimes, we are ready and capable to ask certain questions, and sometimes we have a little ways to go before we can ask certain questions.In this discussion, Imam al Ghazali delicately presents the idea that the mind matures, that a persons thoughts and beliefs can ripen, and that in that process things that once would strain and even break a person’s beliefs can be handled properly.⁠⁠What are the signs of a mature mind and heart? How do we know what we’re capable of handling and what we can’t?⁠Every program we’re able to produce and upload for our community online is possible through the support of our sustainers. Become a monthly sustainer at https://rootsdfw.org/sustain⁠

Soul Food - Imam al Ghazali on tawakkul, ikhlaas, and riyaa

College Students: this week’s session of Soul Food, Imam al Ghazali will walk us through two critical concepts in developing faith as young people - the first is tawakkul, true trust in Allah, how to develop this trust and how to maintain it especially in difficult times. The second concept is ikhlaas - true sincerity in our deeds for Allah alone.Every program we’re able to produce and upload for our community online is possible through the support of our sustainers. Become a monthly sustainer at https://rootsdfw.org/sustain

Soul Food: Imam al Ghazali on true spirituality

College students: Soul Food continues tonight with our reading and discussion of Imam al Ghazali’s letters to his student at 7pm.Every program we’re able to produce and upload for our community online is possible through the support of our sustainers. Become a monthly sustainer at https://rootsdfw.org/sustain

Soul Food for College Students - Imam al Ghazali’s advices to his student #18

This week's session is an absolutely necessary piece of advice from Imam al Ghazali - the importance of having a teacher/mentor that you can seek advice from and learn from.⁠⁠Imam al Ghazali discusses the qualities of a teacher, and proper etiquette one should have when it comes to their relationship with their mentor or teacher.Every program we’re able to produce and upload for our community online is possible through the support of our sustainers. Become a monthly sustainer at https://rootsdfw.org/sustain

Soul Food for College Students - Imam al Ghazali’s advices to his student #17

This week's session is an absolutely necessary piece of advice from Imam al Ghazali - the importance of having a teacher/mentor that you can seek advice from and learn from.⁠⁠Imam al Ghazali discusses the reasons to have a teacher, as well as the qualities one should look for in a person they look up to for Islamic advice.Every program we’re able to produce and upload for our community online is possible through the support of our sustainers. Become a monthly sustainer at https://rootsdfw.org/sustain

Soul Food: Advice 10 (Death and Our Mortality)

A weekly conversation for college students reflecting on Imam Ghazali's "Ayyuhal Walad" (Dear Beloved Son).Every program we’re able to produce and upload for our community online is possible through the support of our sustainers. Become a monthly sustainer at https://rootsdfw.org/sustain

Soul Food: Advice 6 & 7

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Soul Food for College Students: The measure of sincerity.

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Soul Food for College Students - What does it mean to be sincere in deeds?

This week's session of Soul Food for College Students focuses on Imam al Ghazali's fifth chapter in his advice to his student, in which he details the most critical aspect of any good deed: sincerity.What does it mean to be sincere? How do I know I'm sincere in my deeds? Tonight's session we'll be able to figure out the secret behind sincerity so that we can have integrity in all that we do.Every program we’re able to produce and upload for our community online is possible through the support of our sustainers. Become a monthly sustainer at https://rootsdfw.org/sustain