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The Ansari Podcast158: $190m Fund Manager “Muslim Markets Are Thriving Right Now” w. Ibrahim KhanWe sat down with Ibrahim Khan, co-founder of Curate Capital and Islamic Financial Group, a fund manager overseeing more than $190 million in assets, to talk about what Muslims should actually be doing in times of uncertainty.We break down whether to hold cash or invest, what to expect heading into 2026, how global politics and AI are reshaping markets, and why most people feel financially behind even when they’re doing “everything right.”JOIN OUR YOUTUBE MEMBERSHIPORSupport Us @ https://www.ansaripodcast.com/ORPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/theansaripodcast/membershipJoin The Co...
2026-01-2148 min
Shaykh Ibrahim's PodcastSo Who Is This God Allah? - and Where Do I Find Him/Her?Send a textSo Who Is This God/Allah Guy/Gal? shaykh ibrahim ansariQ: I've read a lot of Sufi books, been to Zikr, watched a lot of YouTube videos, and even been to the Mosque a couple times. I love Rumi and the Turning. But I don't have a clue how to put it all together, I mean, I’m not even sure what I am feeling. I’ve tried Zikr and meditating…So where is this Guy or Lady God? Who is Allah?Q:
2025-06-0810 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastMurshid Taner Ansari InterviewSend a textRuss Jennings speaks with Murshid Shaykh Taner Ansari about the Sufi understanding of:KnowledgeIslamSufismRamadanThe Night of PowerSalaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested listeners,We appreciate you, and are happy to share our Sufi Message. Your donation will help support our Sufi Centre in Sydney where we offer Zikr, Sohbet, spiritual counselling and healing services. We believe the message should be free, but it costs equipment, rental, services, software and hardware to get this to you. Thank you fo...
2024-09-201h 12
The Ansari PodcastE93: Beautiful Quran Recitation, Scientific Miracles & Stories of Ibrahim w. Hafidth Ifdal YusufHafidth Ifdal Yusuf Joins the Ansari Podcast and recited beuatiful parts of the Quran that highlight key lessons to take in during and after Eid. The scientific miracles in the Quran, the importance of pondering over the heavens and the earth, the orbit of the planets, the mountains and the skies. All amazing signs from Allah that our father Prophet Ibrahim internalized to perfection. And so we ponder and reflect over Prophet Ibrahims life and what made him so incredible.
#quran #science #miracle #podcast #muslim
00:00 Quran Recitation/Intro
06:52 Big Bang theory in the Quran?
8:47 Miracle of Mountains in the...
2024-06-191h 32Shaykh Ibrahim's PodcastMaqam Story: IntroductionSend a textPrefaceThe Conference of the Birds, written in the 13th Century by Farid ud-Din Attar, is a Sufi tale about the journey of the seven Maqams. In the poem, the birds of the world gather to decide who is to be their sovereign, as they have none. The hoopoe, the wisest of them all, suggests that they should find the legendary Simorgh. The hoopoe leads the birds, each of whom represents a human fault which prevents humankind from attaining direct heart connection with the Divine.The hoopoe explains...
2023-08-2402 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastForgivingSend a textHow to ForgiveShaykh ibrahim Ansari In the process of becoming a Mature Human Being (Insan-i-Kamil), we learn humility, sincerity and patience. But as proto-humans - before we can embrace those qualities - we discover that we are dragging around superfluous noxious weights of guilt, shame and regret. These once had a purpose to help us change and grow. But, as usual, we have weaponised these once innocent tools into unwanted habits (nafs). Regrets, guilt and shame weigh us down like stones in our heart. They dis...
2023-05-2417 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastSuper Powers!Send a textSuper Powersshaykh ibrahim ansariSuper powers! The films depicting characters with the ability to fly, shoot webs and ice, watching heros leap tall buildings... are all trying to compensate for the lack of connecting to the heart. When we are not feeling a connection to Love and heart-union, we imagine that we'll find it in fantasy. "If I was Thor, I could be strong and attractive." "Wonder Woman is self-assured, powerful and reslient." When the heart is included in our life, everything becomes mor...
2023-04-0706 min
The Bryan Boys PodcastGrowthology CEO Ibrahim Ansari22 year old Entrepreneur Ibrahim Ansari joins the Bryan Boys podcast to talk about his marketing business. Ibrahim gives his thoughts on social media, marketing and the state of the economy. Ibrahim is well on his way to making his first million and talks about the keys to entrepreneurship and lessons he’s learned along the way.
2023-01-091h 01Shaykh Ibrahim's PodcastSohbet 280822 Quran, Hafiz, Nasruddin, Abdul Qadir al GilaniSend a textReading from Shaykh Taner Ansari's new translation of the Quran.A poem from Hafiz.A Nasruddin story.A reading from The Secret of Secrets by Abdul Qadir al Gilani. - Discussion about the journey to the inner heart.Salaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested listeners,We appreciate you, and are happy to share our Sufi Message. Your donation will help support our Sufi Centre in Sydney where we offer Zikr, Sohbet, spiritual counselling and healing services. We believe the message should be free, but it costs eq...
2022-08-2841 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastSohbet 10/10/21: Time - kinds and handlingSend a textHow can we use time better? What is Time? Are there flavors of time?Salaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested listeners,We appreciate you, and are happy to share our Sufi Message. Your donation will help support our Sufi Centre in Sydney where we offer Zikr, Sohbet, spiritual counselling and healing services. We believe the message should be free, but it costs equipment, rental, services, software and hardware to get this to you. Thank you for choosing our podcast amongst all the millions available. If Support th...
2021-10-1252 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastSohbet 031021: al Qawi, al Matin; EnergySend a textSalaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested listeners,We appreciate you, and are happy to share our Sufi Message. Your donation will help support our Sufi Centre in Sydney where we offer Zikr, Sohbet, spiritual counselling and healing services. We believe the message should be free, but it costs equipment, rental, services, software and hardware to get this to you. Thank you for choosing our podcast amongst all the millions available. If Support the showPlease send your questions to: shaykhibrahim@ansarisufiorder.org
2021-10-0444 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastSohbet 260921: Focus and SinceritySend a textSalaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested listeners,We appreciate you, and are happy to share our Sufi Message. Your donation will help support our Sufi Centre in Sydney where we offer Zikr, Sohbet, spiritual counselling and healing services. We believe the message should be free, but it costs equipment, rental, services, software and hardware to get this to you. Thank you for choosing our podcast amongst all the millions available. If Support the showPlease send your questions to: shaykhibrahim@ansarisufiorder.org
2021-09-2935 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastSohbet 190921; Al Mughni- The EnricherSend a textal Mughni: the Enricher. Trust, Surrender, why Positivity; the importance of continuing to grow: The Alchemy of growth.Salaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested listeners,We appreciate you, and are happy to share our Sufi Message. Your donation will help support our Sufi Centre in Sydney where we offer Zikr, Sohbet, spiritual counselling and healing services. We believe the message should be free, but it costs equipment, rental, services, software and hardware to get this to you. Thank you for choosing our podcast amongst all the millions av...
2021-09-2037 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastSohbet 120921 Ash Shahid- the WitnessSend a textThe Prisoner sufi storyLearning to be your own witnessThe GuestHouse by RumiSalaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested listeners,We appreciate you, and are happy to share our Sufi Message. Your donation will help support our Sufi Centre in Sydney where we offer Zikr, Sohbet, spiritual counselling and healing services. We believe the message should be free, but it costs equipment, rental, services, software and hardware to get this to you. Thank you for choosing our podcast amongst al...
2021-09-1347 minShaykh Ibrahim's Podcastal Muqsit: The Equitable One (Sohbet 050921)Send a textWe discuss some the inner meanings of al Muqsit, the one who distributes justice, and balances blame/forgiving; Expansion/Contracction; Joy/Sorrow; Health/Illnes; Power/Weakness; Poverty/Wealth.Salaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested listeners,We appreciate you, and are happy to share our Sufi Message. Your donation will help support our Sufi Centre in Sydney where we offer Zikr, Sohbet, spiritual counselling and healing services. We believe the message should be free, but it costs equipment, rental, services, software and hardware to get this to you. Th...
2021-09-051h 02Shaykh Ibrahim's PodcastMaturity and RespectSend a textMature Human BeingAn adult may not necessarily be a mature human being. When we speak of maturity we are referring, first, to someone who treats others with respect- all others. A tool that may be useful here is to consider is that you are the sole ambassador of your world. No one else knows what kind of universe you represent. The vast amount of personal experiences, relationships, observations and adaptations are unknowable to all but you. What a rich and varied tapestry of l...
2021-08-2508 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastSohbet 080821 - Thinking and the PandemicSend a textWe discuss Conspiracy Theories, the definition, the three forms it may take. How to begin filtering Social Media, and applying Sufi methods for determining truth and falsehood.Salaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested listeners,We appreciate you, and are happy to share our Sufi Message. Your donation will help support our Sufi Centre in Sydney where we offer Zikr, Sohbet, spiritual counselling and healing services. We believe the message should be free, but it costs equipment, rental, services, software and hardware to get this to you. Thank yo...
2021-08-1147 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastSohbet 180721Send a textContinuing talk about observation. Covid lockdown is a great time to do a retreat (halvet). A small step into the Qu'ran.Salaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested listeners,We appreciate you, and are happy to share our Sufi Message. Your donation will help support our Sufi Centre in Sydney where we offer Zikr, Sohbet, spiritual counselling and healing services. We believe the message should be free, but it costs equipment, rental, services, software and hardware to get this to you. Thank you for choosing our podcast amongst all...
2021-07-2146 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastObservation (Haqqiqa)Send a textSufi Seeing: Observation (Haqqiqa) shaykh ibrahim ansari Seeing as a Sufi means getting enough of yourself out of the way so that you can actually observe Reality without your brain interfering. This means that first you have to get enough of your Nafs out of the way so that they're not interfering with what you are actually, really seeing. Some call this Being Present. This means that you are not lost in the regrets of the past, nor stuck in the swamp of some future fantasy. ...
2021-07-1911 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastSohbet 040821 - Inner and Outer Manifestations; Allah's Names; ProphetsSend a textSalaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested listeners,We appreciate you, and are happy to share our Sufi Message. Your donation will help support our Sufi Centre in Sydney where we offer Zikr, Sohbet, spiritual counselling and healing services. We believe the message should be free, but it costs equipment, rental, services, software and hardware to get this to you. Thank you for choosing our podcast amongst all the millions available. If Support the showPlease send your questions to: shaykhibrahim@ansarisufiorder.org
2021-07-061h 09Shaykh Ibrahim's PodcastKeeping It SimpleSend a textSpiritual systems often get bogged down in complexity. Whether it is the Enneagram or Chakras, Lata’ifa or Kundalini, Tarot or visualizing gods; any of these structure can easily become a distraction. It helps to consider these procedures as scaffolding to help with the real work. They are not the actual undertaking itself. They exist because someone found that it worked for that specific person. What often happens, though, is that the personally designed program becomes a business. Money is exchanged for workshops, weekend retreats, merchandising and lectures.What we call the re...
2021-07-0308 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastSohbet 270621 - FearSend a textFearIn learning how to become a better human being, one of the major things we must learn to face, if we are to grow, is our fears.Some say it is important to face your fear. I think it is better to first assess the nature of the fear, to know its source. The goal is to determine the best way to overcome it. For example, some fears come from actual traumas: damage to the mind, the body, the heart. Different traumas require different procedures. Also, how long the...
2021-06-3053 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastSohbet 200621 - Levels of Nafs, 'Tests'Send a textWe review the 7 levels of Nafs known as the Maqams. Every level is a different station of perceiving Reality. We talk about being 'tested', which leads to Fear of Failure, and how to survive a test/Salaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested listeners,We appreciate you, and are happy to share our Sufi Message. Your donation will help support our Sufi Centre in Sydney where we offer Zikr, Sohbet, spiritual counselling and healing services. We believe the message should be free, but it costs equipment, rental, services, software and h...
2021-06-251h 00Shaykh Ibrahim's PodcastSohbet 130621Send a text1. Discussion about being a Sufi, Insan-i-kamil (An integrated and mature Human Being), and what it means to deal with the paradoxes of living. 2. Discussion of a Native American way of living: The Lakota Code of Ethics.LAKOTA CODE OF ETHICS1. Rise with the sun to pray. Pray alone. Pray often. The Great Spirit will listen, if you only speak.2. Be tolerant of those who are lost on their path. Ignorance, conceit, anger, jealousy - and greed stem from a lost soul. Pray that they will find g...
2021-06-141h 08
Diffused Congruence: The American Muslim ExperienceEpisode 112: Women & Gender in the Qur’an, with Dr. Celene IbrahimParvez and Omar discuss Dr. Celene Ibrahim's works on women and gender in the Qur'an
About Dr. Celene Ibrahim
Dr. Celene Ibrahim is the author of Women and Gender in the Qur'an from Oxford University Press (2020) and the editor of One Nation, Indivisible: Seeking Liberty and Justice from the Pulpit to the Streets from Wipf & Stock Publishers (2019). Her current book project on the concept of monotheism in the Qur'an and Islamic intellectual history is forthcoming from Cambridge University Press.
Ibrahim holds a doctorate in Arabic and Islamic Civilizations and a master's degree in...
2021-06-081h 46Shaykh Ibrahim's PodcastSohbet 060621 - Spiritual Evolution, RepentanceSend a textPrayers by rote vs. doing with heart. Progress on the path. Repentance by Abdul Qadir al Jilani, Inspiration from poetry, music, dance, etc.Salaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested listeners,We appreciate you, and are happy to share our Sufi Message. Your donation will help support our Sufi Centre in Sydney where we offer Zikr, Sohbet, spiritual counselling and healing services. We believe the message should be free, but it costs equipment, rental, services, software and hardware to get this to you. Thank you for choosing our po...
2021-06-0643 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastSohbet 160521 - How To Look for SignsSend a textWe talk about inner and outer confirmations regarding signs; asking Allah for help; Wisdom, Choices, etc.Salaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested listeners,We appreciate you, and are happy to share our Sufi Message. Your donation will help support our Sufi Centre in Sydney where we offer Zikr, Sohbet, spiritual counselling and healing services. We believe the message should be free, but it costs equipment, rental, services, software and hardware to get this to you. Thank you for choosing our podcast amongst all the millions available. If ...
2021-05-1645 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastSohbet 050521: al Jami- The GathererSend a textDiscussion about Gathering one's internal and external parts, Surrender and Defense. Why some people die early or have diseases.Salaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested listeners,We appreciate you, and are happy to share our Sufi Message. Your donation will help support our Sufi Centre in Sydney where we offer Zikr, Sohbet, spiritual counselling and healing services. We believe the message should be free, but it costs equipment, rental, services, software and hardware to get this to you. Thank you for choosing our podcast amongst all the mi...
2021-05-1037 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastSohbet 040321 - FriendshipSend a textal-Wali - The Friend is a Name of Allah. How do we see that in this world? Who is a Friend? What is a Friend? How much can you trust someone? Salaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested listeners,We appreciate you, and are happy to share our Sufi Message. Your donation will help support our Sufi Centre in Sydney where we offer Zikr, Sohbet, spiritual counselling and healing services. We believe the message should be free, but it costs equipment, rental, services, software and hardware to get this to yo...
2021-03-1734 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastSohbet 070321 - Post Pandemic TraumaSend a textLooking ahead to the aftermath of the pandemic. Many will be traumatized, some self-medicating sometimes leading to addiction; suicide; depression; PTSD, anxiety, grief. Preparing for this new life, it is important to stay grounded, positive, rested, and compassionate for those who will be working out various symptomsl Keep doing ' active listening', making objective assessment of relationships, and staying balanced will be vital to keeping mentally and socially healthy.Salaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested listeners,We appreciate you, and are happy to share our Sufi Message. Your donation w...
2021-03-0740 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastSohbet 280221 - Social HealthSend a textIn examining the idea of Insan-i-kamil - the practice of becoming an integral Human Being - we practice mental, physical, emotional health. There is also the necessity of viewing Social Health as a component of balance.Salaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested listeners,We appreciate you, and are happy to share our Sufi Message. Your donation will help support our Sufi Centre in Sydney where we offer Zikr, Sohbet, spiritual counselling and healing services. We believe the message should be free, but it costs equipment, rental, services, software and h...
2021-02-2828 minDiffused Congruence: The American Muslim ExperienceEpisode 109: Fifty Years of Community Work in Chicago’s Far South Side, with Imam S. T. IbrahimParvez and Omar welcome Imam Ibrahim to talk about his youth, his transition to Sunni Islam, and his nearly 50 years of needs based community work in the Chicago area for the past 50 years.
About Imam S. T. Ibrahim
Imam Ibrahim served as the founding Imam of the Mosque of 'Umar, Inc. on Chicago's Far South Side in the Roseland community from 1973 to 2009. He led prayers and all related services, coordinated needs based programs (food panty, youth, voter registration, job training, etc.) and partnered with Muslim merchants to establish a sense of brotherhood in the inner cit...
2021-02-161h 31Shaykh Ibrahim's PodcastContinuing Understanding Forgiveness - Sohbet 14 February, 2021Send a textaa Ghaffur, al Ghaffir, al GhaffarSalaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested listeners,We appreciate you, and are happy to share our Sufi Message. Your donation will help support our Sufi Centre in Sydney where we offer Zikr, Sohbet, spiritual counselling and healing services. We believe the message should be free, but it costs equipment, rental, services, software and hardware to get this to you. Thank you for choosing our podcast amongst all the millions available. If Support the showPlease send your questions to...
2021-02-1453 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastSohbet Feb 7 2021: ForgivenessSend a textThe importance of Forgiveness on entering a Spiritual Path.Salaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested listeners,We appreciate you, and are happy to share our Sufi Message. Your donation will help support our Sufi Centre in Sydney where we offer Zikr, Sohbet, spiritual counselling and healing services. We believe the message should be free, but it costs equipment, rental, services, software and hardware to get this to you. Thank you for choosing our podcast amongst all the millions available. If Support the showPlease se...
2021-02-0748 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastSohbet (discussion) 31 January, 2021Send a textMore details on how to let go. Discussion with Murids (students of Shaykh Ibrahim).Salaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested listeners,We appreciate you, and are happy to share our Sufi Message. Your donation will help support our Sufi Centre in Sydney where we offer Zikr, Sohbet, spiritual counselling and healing services. We believe the message should be free, but it costs equipment, rental, services, software and hardware to get this to you. Thank you for choosing our podcast amongst all the millions available. If Support th...
2021-01-3140 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastLetting Go Ain't So EasySend a textLetting Go Ain’t That EasyShaykh ibrahim Ansari Sung about in the animated feature Frozen, and easily tossed at us by armchair philosophers, therapists, religions and Spiritualists, is the concept of Letting Go.It is so easy to see another person’s attachments, hang ups, and abusive relationships, and then, with a wave of your hand, to tell them to drop it, to do something else, to ‘Let It Go’.But when it comes to our own personal work, when we discover a habit tha...
2021-01-2710 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastStaying Connected: sohbet/zikr 10-01-2021Send a textA discussion, first, about staying connected to Allah, analogous to the earth revolving around itself and the sun. How to apply this in life. The we do a short Zikr.Salaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested listeners,We appreciate you, and are happy to share our Sufi Message. Your donation will help support our Sufi Centre in Sydney where we offer Zikr, Sohbet, spiritual counselling and healing services. We believe the message should be free, but it costs equipment, rental, services, software and hardware to get this to you.
2021-01-1139 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastExpectation and PositivitySend a textExpectation and PositivityBy shaykh ibrahim ansariA Sufi is always looking for the source of things. So if we are going to talk about expectation, we start with the word: Expectation: from the Latin: An expectation is a belief about what might happen in the future, like your expectation to stay close with your best friends your whole life.The word expectation comes from the Latin word expectationem, meaning "an awaiting."As our spiritual guide, Murshid Taner says, There is only now. Our on -board c...
2021-01-0709 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastSohbet 3 Jan, 2021- Culture vs, ReligionSend a textSalaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested listeners,We appreciate you, and are happy to share our Sufi Message. Your donation will help support our Sufi Centre in Sydney where we offer Zikr, Sohbet, spiritual counselling and healing services. We believe the message should be free, but it costs equipment, rental, services, software and hardware to get this to you. Thank you for choosing our podcast amongst all the millions available. If Support the showPlease send your questions to: shaykhibrahim@ansarisufiorder.org
2021-01-0355 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastBeing a StudentSend a textLearning to be a StudentThere are many books, paths and guides about how to look for the right teacher. Very few of these assistants explain how to be a good or better spiritual student. Or, shall we say, one who accepts spiritual teachings and learns to apply them. What does it take to be a ‘proper’ student?The first thing is to understand, as a student, is that you know all the wrong things, and that everything you have learned and think you know is no...
2020-12-3007 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastOn Becoming Human- Sohbet 6, December 2020Send a textDiscussion about what it takes to become a Human Being.Salaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested listeners,We appreciate you, and are happy to share our Sufi Message. Your donation will help support our Sufi Centre in Sydney where we offer Zikr, Sohbet, spiritual counselling and healing services. We believe the message should be free, but it costs equipment, rental, services, software and hardware to get this to you. Thank you for choosing our podcast amongst all the millions available. If Support the showPl...
2020-12-0649 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastOn Failure: Sohbet 22-11-20Send a textSalaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested listeners,We appreciate you, and are happy to share our Sufi Message. Your donation will help support our Sufi Centre in Sydney where we offer Zikr, Sohbet, spiritual counselling and healing services. We believe the message should be free, but it costs equipment, rental, services, software and hardware to get this to you. Thank you for choosing our podcast amongst all the millions available. If Support the showPlease send your questions to: shaykhibrahim@ansarisufiorder.org
2020-11-2235 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastTrust and Surrender - Sobhet 15/11/20Send a textSalaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested listeners,We appreciate you, and are happy to share our Sufi Message. Your donation will help support our Sufi Centre in Sydney where we offer Zikr, Sohbet, spiritual counselling and healing services. We believe the message should be free, but it costs equipment, rental, services, software and hardware to get this to you. Thank you for choosing our podcast amongst all the millions available. If Support the showPlease send your questions to: shaykhibrahim@ansarisufiorder.org
2020-11-1530 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastSohbet 1/11/2020 - on Inner and Outer; ResurrectionSend a textWe talk about having what it means 'to have two wings to fly'; and the idea of Resurrection.Salaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested listeners,We appreciate you, and are happy to share our Sufi Message. Your donation will help support our Sufi Centre in Sydney where we offer Zikr, Sohbet, spiritual counselling and healing services. We believe the message should be free, but it costs equipment, rental, services, software and hardware to get this to you. Thank you for choosing our podcast amongst all the millions av...
2020-11-0152 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastSohbet: On thinking (251020)Send a textThere is thinking with the head, with the heart, and the combination of both. Thinking with your head means that, when the cultural and familial paradigms are subtracted, one is able to analyse deductively, inductively and reflect on past experiences and apply the knowledge gained from those experiences . To think with your heart means to engage a spiritual connection. One of the purposes of this path is learning how to return to that place where truths are revealed, perhaps through study and reflection. In Sufism we call this Haqq-al-yaqin- knowledge that comes d...
2020-10-2555 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastSohbet: SentimentalitySend a textSalaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested listeners,We appreciate you, and are happy to share our Sufi Message. Your donation will help support our Sufi Centre in Sydney where we offer Zikr, Sohbet, spiritual counselling and healing services. We believe the message should be free, but it costs equipment, rental, services, software and hardware to get this to you. Thank you for choosing our podcast amongst all the millions available. If Support the showPlease send your questions to: shaykhibrahim@ansarisufiorder.org
2020-10-2535 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastSohbet 18 October 2020 - on Listening to Your heartSend a textListening to your heart; this time of isolation; working for the Divine.Salaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested listeners,We appreciate you, and are happy to share our Sufi Message. Your donation will help support our Sufi Centre in Sydney where we offer Zikr, Sohbet, spiritual counselling and healing services. We believe the message should be free, but it costs equipment, rental, services, software and hardware to get this to you. Thank you for choosing our podcast amongst all the millions available. If Support the show...
2020-10-1840 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastLiving a Spiritual LifeSend a textConsider the Prophets - all prophets - to be our examples of how a human being can work and grow spiritually.Salaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested listeners,We appreciate you, and are happy to share our Sufi Message. Your donation will help support our Sufi Centre in Sydney where we offer Zikr, Sohbet, spiritual counselling and healing services. We believe the message should be free, but it costs equipment, rental, services, software and hardware to get this to you. Thank you for choosing our podcast amongst al...
2020-10-0553 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastDiscussion September 20, 2020Send a textA wide-ranging spiritual (Sufi) discussion about Spiritual abuse, connecting with prophets and saints, levels (maqams) of awareness, etc.Salaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested listeners,We appreciate you, and are happy to share our Sufi Message. Your donation will help support our Sufi Centre in Sydney where we offer Zikr, Sohbet, spiritual counselling and healing services. We believe the message should be free, but it costs equipment, rental, services, software and hardware to get this to you. Thank you for choosing our podcast amongst all the millions av...
2020-09-2255 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastStaying PositiveSend a textQuotes from Rumi, Hafiz, scientific assistance in healthy neurochemistry.Salaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested listeners,We appreciate you, and are happy to share our Sufi Message. Your donation will help support our Sufi Centre in Sydney where we offer Zikr, Sohbet, spiritual counselling and healing services. We believe the message should be free, but it costs equipment, rental, services, software and hardware to get this to you. Thank you for choosing our podcast amongst all the millions available. If Support the showPlease se...
2020-08-2358 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastMaximum CapacitySend a textSohbet (Spiritual Teachings discussion) Based on readings from Abdul Qadir al Jilani's book- "Secret of Secrets". Continuing withChapter 4 - 'On Knowledge', in this section, the birth of the Child of the Heart.Salaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested listeners,We appreciate you, and are happy to share our Sufi Message. Your donation will help support our Sufi Centre in Sydney where we offer Zikr, Sohbet, spiritual counselling and healing services. We believe the message should be free, but it costs equipment, rental, services, software and hardware to g...
2020-08-181h 16Shaykh Ibrahim's PodcastTrust - Sohbet of 9 August, 2020Send a textBased on a reading from 'The Secret of Secrets' by Hadrat Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani; Chapter 11: 'The Joy of Being Good and the Misery of the Rebel'. Discussions and questions about basic Sufi Teachings.Salaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested listeners,We appreciate you, and are happy to share our Sufi Message. Your donation will help support our Sufi Centre in Sydney where we offer Zikr, Sohbet, spiritual counselling and healing services. We believe the message should be free, but it costs equipment, rental, services, software and hardware to get t...
2020-08-0958 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastGratitude - sohbet of July 26, 2020Send a textBeing thankful for what you have, rather what you don't have keeps you positive, allowing you to be able to help others positively.Salaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested listeners,We appreciate you, and are happy to share our Sufi Message. Your donation will help support our Sufi Centre in Sydney where we offer Zikr, Sohbet, spiritual counselling and healing services. We believe the message should be free, but it costs equipment, rental, services, software and hardware to get this to you. Thank you for choosing our po...
2020-08-0758 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastSohbet - Lessons From the PandemicSend a textA free-ranging spiritual discussion regarding what we learn and what we can apply in our New World of Sheltering in Place. Recorded July 12, 2020 by the Ansari Sufi Order of Australia.Salaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested listeners,We appreciate you, and are happy to share our Sufi Message. Your donation will help support our Sufi Centre in Sydney where we offer Zikr, Sohbet, spiritual counselling and healing services. We believe the message should be free, but it costs equipment, rental, services, software and hardware to get this to you.
2020-07-1446 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastWhat is a Sufi?Send a textSalaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested listeners,We appreciate you, and are happy to share our Sufi Message. Your donation will help support our Sufi Centre in Sydney where we offer Zikr, Sohbet, spiritual counselling and healing services. We believe the message should be free, but it costs equipment, rental, services, software and hardware to get this to you. Thank you for choosing our podcast amongst all the millions available. If Support the showPlease send your questions to: shaykhibrahim@ansarisufiorder.org
2020-06-2011 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastNasruddin Stories: Part 2Send a textThese are Sufi teaching stories. Your job is to decode them to find the spiritual information.Salaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested listeners,We appreciate you, and are happy to share our Sufi Message. Your donation will help support our Sufi Centre in Sydney where we offer Zikr, Sohbet, spiritual counselling and healing services. We believe the message should be free, but it costs equipment, rental, services, software and hardware to get this to you. Thank you for choosing our podcast amongst all the millions available. If ...
2020-06-1911 min
Shaykh Ibrahim's PodcastReflectionSend a textReflectionAllah’s Prophet (peace & blessings upon him) said, “A moment’s reflection is worth more than a year of worship; a moment’s reflection is worth more than seventy years of worship; a moment’s reflection is worth more than a thousand years of worship.”Reflection was important to the Prophet. It would be incumbent upon us to understand what it means and how to apply it properly.I speak from my own personal understanding. If you have a different view of this I would be happy to hear it.
2020-06-1609 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastNasruddin Stories: part 1Send a textA beginning collection of the teaching stories of Mulla Nasruddin.Salaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested listeners,We appreciate you, and are happy to share our Sufi Message. Your donation will help support our Sufi Centre in Sydney where we offer Zikr, Sohbet, spiritual counselling and healing services. We believe the message should be free, but it costs equipment, rental, services, software and hardware to get this to you. Thank you for choosing our podcast amongst all the millions available. If Support the showPl...
2020-06-0507 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastEmotions and FeelingsSend a textEmotions and FeelingsIbrahim ansariHey, how are you feeling today? Me? I’m feeling kind of nostalgic today.We talk about feelings all the time, but what is the difference between an emotion and a feeling? Well, I have my own idea about these concepts. I tend to think of feelings as a bank of meters, whose needles are gently swaying back and forth between strong and weak. “It’s warm; I feel sad; I feel nostalgic; she bugs me; I like him; this is a nice pl...
2020-05-2511 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastOn DeathSend a textOn DeathThis apocalyptic year of the pandemic, along with being bestowed with diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and chronic back pain, certainly helps keep the awareness of death constant.S/He is always leering at me over my shoulder, keeping tabs on how I go about my day. Will I do something stupid? Will I eat something beyond my digestive ability?After all these years of preparing for and contemplating death, I’ve come to an incomplete acceptance that death is a door to the next rou...
2020-05-2208 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastInspirationSend a textInspirationTo inspire means to breathe in. Not with your upper chest, but with your diaphragm, the part below your ribs. Breathe in. As you hold it, reflect on this miracle. You are filling your lungs with mostly nitrogen, some oxygen, and as you release your breath, you are giving the plants your carbon dioxide. Every breath is a miracle. That should be the first and only inspiration you need. That you keep breathing is a miracle, a blessing, a treasure and gift reserved only for the living. So should you start...
2020-05-1409 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastPropulsion on the Spiritual PathSend a textPropulsion on the Spiritual PathIbrahim AnsariSometimes certain realizations or experiences propel us towards a spiritual path: You realize you know nothing, What you do know is so infinitesimal it will take just a minute to list them, you have no power - everything comes from somewhere else. And when you do try to do something… Your personal will gets in the way,\ You understand that this place is a school. You’ve learned a lot, now it is time to articulate the lessons and figure out what...
2020-05-0911 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastHumans and ParadoxSend a textWhat is a Human Being?Ibrahim AnsariIn Sufism we give the title Human Being to someone who is developing compassion, intelligence, patience and surrender.The seven maqams or Stages of Understanding map well the transitions a person makes to achieve a connection with their heart. The strata of comprehension cannot be accessed by the brain alone. Much of the knowledge must happen within the heart. The heart is where paradoxes are resolved.The Human Being is a matrix of paradoxes. First, there is the monkey...
2020-05-0209 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastGetting Through DepressionSend a textGetting Through DepressionI used to get severely depressed - mostly from artistic rejection, lack of money, illogical goals and various naiveté for most of my life. The energy trying to suck me down became more and more visceral, even visual. The closest image I can compare it to is a whirlpool of dark gravity pulling me down. It would start at my feet, move up to my ankles, and eventually I was wrested down and spat out into the hellish world of disconnectedness and pointlessness.It would t...
2020-04-1305 minShaykh Ibrahim's Podcastal JabbarSend a textRecorded live at the Merrylands Centre 16 September, 2011.Salaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested listeners,We appreciate you, and are happy to share our Sufi Message. Your donation will help support our Sufi Centre in Sydney where we offer Zikr, Sohbet, spiritual counselling and healing services. We believe the message should be free, but it costs equipment, rental, services, software and hardware to get this to you. Thank you for choosing our podcast amongst all the millions available. If Support the showPlease send your qu...
2020-04-1226 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastTime of IsolationSend a textSalaam Aleikum, Bismillah Rahman nirRahim,Weclome to another Sufi podcast. My name is ibrahim and my post is that of Shaykh, or spiritual guide. This is being recorded during the Time of Isolation: Allah’s Stop, Look and Listen signpost. For many of us, this is a difficult time. It seems like things have gone haywire, off the rails. But from the Divine’s point of view: What a brilliant way to stop pollution, climate catastrophe and runaway greed. And this is not achieved by exterior force or wa...
2020-04-1006 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastThe Speed of LoveSend a textThe sacred act of Being Present is achieved by complete surrender to This Moment. As soon as you imagine you ‘want’ something you have disengaged from the presence of the Divine.When you think of ‘I’ or ‘me’ you cast a shadow against the Light. Blessings are pouring down from Allah. Why put up the umbrella of ‘me’? Why get in the way of these blessings?I like Sufism because it has worked out over millenias the most appropriate tools that we need to become Human Bein...
2020-04-0206 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastOn Becoming Your True SelfSend a textOn Becoming Your True Self Ibrahim Ansari To become your true self you will need tools, clarity on the objective, and perspectives on the big and little picture. Sufism is a well-developed system aimed at learning and knowing your Self. At this moment there are too many selves. Some you know, some you hide. In this case, we are looking for the one connected to the Universe, Allah, God, Truth, Ultimate Reality, Divine, Buddha —- whatever you call the feeling of Connection. We need someth...
2020-01-3112 minShaykh Ibrahim's Podcastal Bari + ObservationSend a textWe talk about the events of last week and then focus in on al Bari - the Shaper. One important idea behind Sufism is learning to apply spiritual teachings to one's life in a practical and pragmatic way. Sometimes the discussion leads in unexpected avenues as we wrestle with language, culture and understanding.Salaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested listeners,We appreciate you, and are happy to share our Sufi Message. Your donation will help support our Sufi Centre in Sydney where we offer Zikr, Sohbet, spiritual counselling and h...
2020-01-1849 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastSufis discuss the KabbalahSend a textI recommend having the Sephiroth and the 99 Names of Allah available while you listen. There is a lot of Sufi vocabulary used, so a glossary would be helpful as well.Salaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested listeners,We appreciate you, and are happy to share our Sufi Message. Your donation will help support our Sufi Centre in Sydney where we offer Zikr, Sohbet, spiritual counselling and healing services. We believe the message should be free, but it costs equipment, rental, services, software and hardware to get this to you.
2020-01-1550 minShaykh Ibrahim's Podcastas Sami - The One Who HearsSend a textA spiritual discussion (sohbet) about one of Allah's Names: as Sami - the One Who Listens.Salaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested listeners,We appreciate you, and are happy to share our Sufi Message. Your donation will help support our Sufi Centre in Sydney where we offer Zikr, Sohbet, spiritual counselling and healing services. We believe the message should be free, but it costs equipment, rental, services, software and hardware to get this to you. Thank you for choosing our podcast amongst all the millions available. If ...
2020-01-1436 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastHonor, TrustSend a textSohbet (spiritual discussion) on the concept of Sufi Chivalry: Honor, Trust.Salaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested listeners,We appreciate you, and are happy to share our Sufi Message. Your donation will help support our Sufi Centre in Sydney where we offer Zikr, Sohbet, spiritual counselling and healing services. We believe the message should be free, but it costs equipment, rental, services, software and hardware to get this to you. Thank you for choosing our podcast amongst all the millions available. If Support the show...
2019-12-3058 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastSohbet: al Fattah - The OpenerSend a textGroup discussion (Sohbet) about the sacred Name: al Fattah- The Opener.Salaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested listeners,We appreciate you, and are happy to share our Sufi Message. Your donation will help support our Sufi Centre in Sydney where we offer Zikr, Sohbet, spiritual counselling and healing services. We believe the message should be free, but it costs equipment, rental, services, software and hardware to get this to you. Thank you for choosing our podcast amongst all the millions available. If Support the show...
2019-12-2837 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastYa Jabbar SohbetSend a textA Sohbet is a discussion about the teachings of Sufism. In this case, we are looking at one of Allah's sacred Names; Al Jabbar. Recorded September 16, 2011.Salaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested listeners,We appreciate you, and are happy to share our Sufi Message. Your donation will help support our Sufi Centre in Sydney where we offer Zikr, Sohbet, spiritual counselling and healing services. We believe the message should be free, but it costs equipment, rental, services, software and hardware to get this to you. Thank you fo...
2019-12-1730 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastStressSend a textStressJust half a million years ago we were discovering fire. Another serveral hundred thousand years after that we figured out how to grow crops and raise livestock. We adapted.And then came war after war and the technology to support it.With it came medicine to heal the war wounds.Then Bang! Money! Taxes!And then Bang! Electricity!Bang! Radio! TV! Telephone! Computers! A.I.! Smart phones!We are not adapting well to these intrusions. We forget where we...
2019-11-2608 min
FalconFX PodcastBecoming The Trader - Episode 16 - Ibrahim AnsariIn this episode of Becoming The Trader, Mark is joined by long-time Falcon FX student Ibrahim Ansari.
2019-09-2345 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastThe Trouble with Religion (part 3)Send a textThe Trouble with Religion: Part 3Someone asked me about the hijab. I started to research its source, and I found once again that men were making the decision for women about what to wear and how to act. They go on for pages reciting verses and Hadith, not quite understanding or including a woman’s point of view. The term hijab is not in the Quran. Now I am not a Quranic scholar, nor an Imam nor in a position of authority to tell other people what to do. One of...
2019-06-1406 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastFocusSend a textQ: How can I keep the focus on Allah and look past all manifestations to have a more direct and pure relationship with him?A: . As usual, there are usually several answers at different levels to this kind of question. First is understanding the manifestations. Learning and applying Allah’s Names helps us to get a handle on seeing Him in action. There are several practical ways to practice this: One: Pick one of Allah’s Names in the morning and observe your interactions through the day from th...
2019-05-2107 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastGoalsSend a textInstruction for SufisQ: How can I be sure that I am aligned with Allah’s will if He gives me what I want even though it might not be what He ultimately intends for me? How do I know that my goals match Allah’s plan for me?A: First, there are a lot of ‘Is’ and ‘me’s’ in that question, which might give us a hint at what the answer could shape up to be. The place to focus on is Trust and Truth. We are rarely...
2019-05-2105 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastConnectionSend a textBeing connected to people, purpose, heart provides us mental and physical health. Without proper connection we lose our hold on life and meaning. When we don't feel connected to life, that is, to other people, and a purpose. we become alienated. Alienation produces stress, anxiety, frustration, and depression. Just 50 years ago we lived in communities, villages, neighbourhoods and we looked each other in the eyes, we talked to each other, we knew each other. These days it is so easy to become disconnected. With everyone locked into their little screens we are cutting off...
2019-04-1906 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastThe Trouble with Religion (part 2)Send a textThe Trouble with Religion (part 2)Ibrahim ansariBismillah rRahman nir RahimThe story of this world has often seen religion employed as a weapon.Much of the history of civilization exploited religion as an engine for barreling forward. The driver is usually the clerics, royalty, military or warlords. Religion became a tool for advancing those with power to gain more power.For example, looking back towards ancient Egypt the clerics, with their knowledge of reading and writing, gained access to the treasury of information- the...
2019-04-0610 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastThe Trouble with Religion (part 1)Send a textThe Trouble with Religion Ibrahim ansariThese are strange times for those of us who are drawn to the spiritual element. Probably somewhere along the line we tasted the divine; and since that moment its splendor and radiance always outshines all the other distractions. We decided to do everything in our power for just another sip. That is when we discover that things get complicated when people get involved. Power- whether it is knowledge, money, fame or position- corrupts. Always, unless checked by a...
2019-04-0411 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastJinnSend a textImagine a dimension that has a higher vibrational rate than ours. In this dimension are worlds and people who have families and communities and nations, just like us. There are religions, good people, bad people, and different cultures. Everything is faster than the Earth dimension, and, to the people of the faster dimension, earth time seems slow and static. Now for some in the faster dimension, it’s a big adventure to take one of the earth life forms, as an animal for example, and move it around, and experience things from the earth ti...
2018-12-0206 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastMagic, Islam & SufismSend a text My students of Sufism have asked me how to deal with magic, black magic and possession by Jinn. I will answer these questions according to what I know. I understand magic – both white, black, and any color – to be a focusing of the human will, coupled with intention. By the use of ritual and props, the mind can be focused to such an intensity as to manifest a shift or change in the elements of nature. The mind is an extremely powerful tool when focused, but not everyone knows this. Those...
2018-12-0210 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastConditioningSend a textBismillah rRahman nirRahim,ConditioningOne piece of the puzzle on the path of Sufism is learning how to separate yourself from your conditioning. In other words, what is the authentic, real you, as opposed to your culture, the ideas your family embedded in you, the biases you learned from your schools, friends, and relationships?There is you, and then there is all the other stuff. Where do your opinions come from? What are your values and are they real or just the echo of others’? There is a so...
2018-11-2907 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastSurrender Part 1Send a textSurrenderby IbrahimIn sufism, surrender is the prime force that accelerates spiritual growth. Without true and complete surrender, the next phase of learning cannot take place. The teachings of not just sufism but also Zen, Tibetan Buddhism and other true paths are to help prepare the murid (student) to let go of their attachments to the things of this world. Surrender is often misinterpreted to mean giving up responsibility for one’s actions. “My teacher made me do it. My boss made me do it. You made me do it.”...
2018-11-2410 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastSurrender Part 2Send a textHow do we know Allah’s will?By being quiet and listening. Learn to look for and see Allah’s answers. When a possible message or answer is perceived or received, we then need to ascertain that it is true and correct. We look for confirmation within and without. If the message comes from within, as in a dream, we look for outer confirmation from a friend, colleague or book. If it comes from a friend, or book, then we wait for confirmation from within as a dream, or hearing the heart clea...
2018-11-2409 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastMusic and SufismSend a textParallels of Music and SufismSometimes to get a better understanding of what one thing is, it helps to go at it through a parallel medium. In this case, what I am going to say about music, I have found to be a direct correlation with Sufism.The one thing that every musician always needs to do is practice. Without practice, there is no growth or ability to play the instrument. Muscles weaken without practice, as well as pattern recognition, sight-reading, listening, rhythm, memorization. With practice, these abilities...
2018-11-2009 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastGetting Closer to the DivineSend a textWhat brings us closer to God?And: Why do we sometimes feel so distant from God?Imagine in the core of your self lies a bright light. This is the Life-light (fitrah), the light you were before your heart began to beat. That true essence of self; a drop of God’s mercy in a potential state. Then that spark is injected in the world to be realized- absorbing experiences, trying to find its way through truth and falsehood; happiness and despair; loss and gain; success an...
2018-11-2010 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastFeeling stuck?Send a textFeeling Stuck?By shaykh ibrahim Ansari It’s only natural to feel stuck at certain times in our life. Why? Well, if you’re like me, we like to keep learning and growing. To keep growing means to enter unknown areas, and learn about them, and map and explore them. Most people fear the unknown. But artists and sufis enjoy the frisson of fear, the thrill of coming across an unexplored realm within. The other part of growing means to let go of the...
2018-11-2006 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastExpansion and ContractionSend a textExpansion/ContractionShaykh Ibrahim On this sufi path, there are times of expansion and contraction. Expansion is when, for example, you feel Allah’s blessings, an opening of awareness, your heart warming and growing. You may understand concepts more clearly, or realize the unity of Allah.Contraction is feeling separation, fear, unworthiness, inability to cope, and a desire to run away from problems. Contraction and expansion are connected. They are as breathing. You cannot keep inhaling. At some point you must exhale. Then...
2018-11-2006 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastListening to GodSend a textListening to The Divine I bet you think only crazy people hear God’s voice. Maybe it is the other way around: only crazy people do not hear the voice of the divine (Allah).Let’s take another angle and look at this question differently. When did you stop listening to Allah? All Creation intersects Allah. Everything is related- whether you look at it atomically, molecularly, the Big Bang or as God’s creation, everything is connected at the source.When did you have the arr...
2018-11-1907 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastThe Shaykh: Part 2Send a textWhy a Shaykh?By Ibrahim AnsariThe shaykh is your soul’s gardener. S/he takes you from where you are right now, and uses your inner materials as fertilizer to grow your heart. Parts of you (the garden) need weeding; some need hoeing, planting, and landscaping. The shaykh represents your highest potential. By learning to trust in the shaykh as a guide, you begin the process of unifying yourself. On a personal basis, the shaykh goes within you, sees the distinction between yourself and your True self, and helps yo...
2018-11-1615 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastWhy Nafs?Send a textIn Sufism, fighting the Nafs (the ego-matrix) is the primary battle. The Tariqa and the Shaykh work to support, advise and focus the student (murid) in the sacred struggle. It is important to know why there are nafs and how to manage them appropriately.Salaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested listeners,We appreciate you, and are happy to share our Sufi Message. Your donation will help support our Sufi Centre in Sydney where we offer Zikr, Sohbet, spiritual counselling and healing services. We believe the message should be free, b...
2018-11-1609 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastThe Shaykh: Part 1Send a textAfter you are initiated into a Sufi order, your job is to learn how to best fight your nafs. It is important to understand that the Shaykh's job is to help you do that. Sometimes people get confused about the Shaykh and his/her job. This is to remind you of your job as well as what is expected of the Shaykh/a.Salaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested listeners,We appreciate you, and are happy to share our Sufi Message. Your donation will help support our Sufi Centre i...
2018-11-1506 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastMysticism and SufismSend a textWhat is Mysticism and what is Sufism? Are they related?Salaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested listeners,We appreciate you, and are happy to share our Sufi Message. Your donation will help support our Sufi Centre in Sydney where we offer Zikr, Sohbet, spiritual counselling and healing services. We believe the message should be free, but it costs equipment, rental, services, software and hardware to get this to you. Thank you for choosing our podcast amongst all the millions available. If Support the showPl...
2018-11-1516 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastWhat is SufismSend a textA brief overlook of a spiritual path. Sufism - has it always been around?Salaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested listeners,We appreciate you, and are happy to share our Sufi Message. Your donation will help support our Sufi Centre in Sydney where we offer Zikr, Sohbet, spiritual counselling and healing services. We believe the message should be free, but it costs equipment, rental, services, software and hardware to get this to you. Thank you for choosing our podcast amongst all the millions available. If Support th...
2018-11-1507 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastTraveling the Spiritual PathSend a textWhat is a Spiritual Path? How do you know if its the right one? How can you tell if it is working properly?Salaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested listeners,We appreciate you, and are happy to share our Sufi Message. Your donation will help support our Sufi Centre in Sydney where we offer Zikr, Sohbet, spiritual counselling and healing services. We believe the message should be free, but it costs equipment, rental, services, software and hardware to get this to you. Thank you for choosing our po...
2018-11-1108 minShaykh Ibrahim's PodcastThe Spiritual Seeker's RightsSend a textSpiritual abuse tends to prompt us to throw everything out that connects with spirituality or religion. The seeker has rights. To avoid future abuse and to recognize the signs we talk about what those rights are.Salaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested listeners,We appreciate you, and are happy to share our Sufi Message. Your donation will help support our Sufi Centre in Sydney where we offer Zikr, Sohbet, spiritual counselling and healing services. We believe the message should be free, but it costs equipment, rental, services, software and ha...
2018-11-0510 min
Shaykh Ibrahim's PodcastThe Spiritual SeekerSend a textPrimer on starting to seek spiritual understanding. A helpful guide for those who want to enter into a deeper knowledge and want to learn how to listen to their heart. Some practical advice on what to look for and what to avoid.Salaam Alaykum, murids, seekers, curious and interested listeners,We appreciate you, and are happy to share our Sufi Message. Your donation will help support our Sufi Centre in Sydney where we offer Zikr, Sohbet, spiritual counselling and healing services. We believe the message should be free, but it c...
2018-11-0318 min