The Hikam with Shaykh Zahir Bacchus

In this episode,  Shaykh Zahir Bacchus covers the 143rd aphorism of the Hikam  : “The believer when praised feels abashed before Allah to be extolled for a trait he does not see in himself.“ 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 […] The post 143 – Feeling Abashed Before Allah When Praised- The Hikam – Shaykh Zahir Bacchus appeared first on SeekersGuidance.

In this episode,  Shaykh Zahir Bacchus covers the 142nd aphorism of the Hikam  : “People praise you for what they suppose you to be. So blame your self for for what you know it to be.“ This podcast covers “The Hikam”,  considered a classical masterpiece in spiritual literature – written by the great spiritual master of 13th/14th century […] The post 142 – When People Praise You- The Hikam – Shaykh Zahir Bacchus appeared first on SeekersGuidance.

In this episode,  Shaykh Zahir Bacchus covers the 141st aphorism of the Hikam  : “Things are affirmed by His affirming them, and effaced by the soleness of His Entity.” 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 […] The post 141 – Allah is in Control of Everything- The Hikam – Shaykh Zahir Bacchus appeared first on SeekersGuidance.

In this episode,  Shaykh Zahir Bacchus covers the 140th aphorism of the Hikam  : “He has given you to contemplate things made to exist, but not allowed you to stop with them: Say: ‘Look at what is in the heavens’ —opening to you the door of comprehensions, and He did not say: ‘Look at the […] The post 140 – Contemplating Creation – The Hikam – Shaykh Zahir Bacchus appeared first on SeekersGuidance.

In this episode,  Shaykh Zahir Bacchus covers the 139th aphorism of the Hikam  : ” He has outwardly manifested everything because He is the Inward. And folded away the existence of everything because He is the Outward.” This podcast covers “The Hikam”,  considered a classical masterpiece in spiritual literature – written by the great spiritual master of 13th/14th […] The post 139 – The Inward and Outward – The Hikam – Shaykh Zahir Bacchus appeared first on SeekersGuidance.

In this episode,  Shaykh Zahir Bacchus covers the 138th aphorism of the Hikam  : “But for His appearing in things made to exist, perception would not alight on them. Did His attributes appear,  the things He makes exist would be obliterated.” This podcast covers “The Hikam”,  considered a classical masterpiece in spiritual literature – written by […] The post 138 – The Reality of Things – The Hikam – Shaykh Zahir Bacchus appeared first on SeekersGuidance.

In this episode,  Shaykh Zahir Bacchus covers the 137th aphorism of the Hikam  : “Allah is not veiled from you by something that exists apart from Him, for nothing exists apart from Him. But what veils you from Him is imagining that something exists apart from Him.” This podcast covers “The Hikam”,  considered a classical masterpiece […] The post 137 – Allah is Not Veiled – The Hikam – Shaykh Zahir Bacchus appeared first on SeekersGuidance.

In this episode,  Shaykh Zahir Bacchus covers the 136th aphorism of the Hikam  : “Were the light of certainty to dawn upon you, you would see the next life closer to you than to have to journey to it. And see the allurements of this life darkened by the pall of mortality upon them.” This […] The post 136 – The Light of Certainty- The Hikam – Shaykh Zahir Bacchus appeared first on SeekersGuidance.

In this episode,  Shaykh Zahir Bacchus covers the 135th aphorism of the Hikam  : “No one is your friend but he who is so while fully knowing your faults and that is no one but your All-generous  Master. The best to be friend of is He who wants you for yourself , not for something […] The post 135 – The Best of Friends – The Hikam – Shaykh Zahir Bacchus appeared first on SeekersGuidance.

In this episode,  Shaykh Zahir Bacchus covers the 134th aphorism of the Hikam  : “Whoever honors you is only honoring Allah’s gracious concealment of how you are. So the praise belongs to Him who has concealed you, not him who honors and thanks you.” This podcast covers “The Hikam”,  considered a classical masterpiece in spiritual literature […] The post 134 – Allah Conceals Our Reality – The Hikam – Shaykh Zahir Bacchus appeared first on SeekersGuidance.