Heartwork | Ustadh AbdelRahman Murphy

Heartwork: when Allah detailed to us the fatal flaw of Shaytan, the Quran says that he arrogantly defied Allah, and in that arrogance he found his downfall.⁠⁠

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The Quran further narrates the stories of many people and nations of the past that sabotaged their hearts by means of arrogance, while they were unaware of their spiritual disease. That’s the toughest part, these ailments can sneak up on us and have an effect on us before we know it.⁠⁠

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Arrogance is commonly reduced to the feeling or belief that someone thinks they’re better than another - but it’s much more complex than that. It is a disease that is always looming, with symptoms that must be treated right away before the impact is significant.⁠⁠

Heartwork: this week, the topic of our discussion will be the disease of miserliness, which the Prophet ﷺ asked his companions "Which disease of the heart is worse than miserliness?"While we may think we know what it means to be cheap or stingy, Islam provides a greater context to this concept, with details that can reveal a lot about us, to us.⁠

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Heartwork: tonights session will focus on a disease that is hard to define, as it commonly flows amongst us - extravagance and excess. How does Islam define excess? What are some of the symptoms that we seek too much? What is the standard to follow when deciding how much is “enough?” And how can we moderate our hearts to be balanced in what we seek?

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Young Professionals: the sins of the tongue hold particular significance in the Quran and Hadith literature. Allah and the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ refer to the tongue as an part of the human body that is so small but can inflict so much harm on ones self and others.

Throughout the next few weeks, we'll be going over some of the diseases of the heart that manifest through the tongue. Tonight's disease is lying.

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Young Professionals: the sins of the tongue hold particular significance in the Quran and Hadith literature. Allah and the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ refer to the tongue as an part of the human body that is so small but can inflict so much harm on ones self and others.

Throughout the next few weeks, we'll be going over some of the diseases of the heart that manifest through the tongue. Tonight's disease is backbiting - what is it? What does it mean to backbite someone? What if what I am saying is true - is it still backbiting?

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Send to your family and friends - this ongoing good deed will hopefully benefit countless people with a new permanent space for Roots, the full-time seminary at Qalam, and a new masjid on the campus complex.

Young Professionals: tonight we'll be discussing our second disease: showing off/ostentation (riyaa' in Arabic). Doing acts that are supposed to be virtuous and for Allah, but doing them for a reason that is not sincerely for Allah.⁠⁠

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This disease is one of the most challenging because of its ability to exist within the heart of a person completely undetected. There are moments, though, where the symptoms of this disease become abundantly apparent.⁠⁠

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How do we know if we're sincere? How do we fight our nafs in our effort to do things for Allah alone? How do we mitigate the effects of feeling riyaa' creeping up within us when we are doing something that should be for Allah alone?⁠⁠

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The Prophet ﷺ said that every single body possesses an organ that will decide whether or not that person is spiritually healthy or they are sick - and whether or not all of their deeds will be impacted by their good health or their sickness - and that organ, he ﷺ said, is the heart.

Join us as we embark on a journey of reading through and studying texts that cover the essential topics of purifying ones heart.

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This week’s session of Heartwork, we’ll be discussing the next passage in Surah Taha, starting at verse number 129-135.

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This week’s session of Heartwork, we’ll be discussing the next passage in Surah Taha, starting at verse number 121.

One of the many lessons we learn from the story of Adam, Hawa, and Shaytaan that no matter what mistake a person makes, Allah's forgiveness awaits them so long as they seek it.

In this story, there is a profound "fork in the road" when Shaytaan whispers to Adam and Hawa to approach and eat from the tree: both parties had made mistakes, but while one gets cursed, the other is forgiven. What was the difference? Let's discuss through these verses tonight, at Heartwork.

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This week’s session of Heartwork, we’ll be discussing the next passage in Surah Taha, starting at verse number 111.

The story of Adam and Hawa and their interaction with Shaytaan is found throughout the Quran, each time with lessons and reminders for us as we read and reflect on the nature of their engagement.

In tonight's verses, Allah (swt) gives us lessons as to our nature as human beings and our weaknesses that we should pay special attention to throughout this life.

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This week’s session of Heartwork, we’ll be discussing the next passage in Surah Taha, starting at verse number 99.

The story of Musa concluded, Allah (swt) now moves the message to a larger discussion about the reality of the afterlife - the universal motivation for everyone no matter their journey or path in life.

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This week’s session of Heartwork, we’ll be discussing the next passage in Surah Taha, starting at verse number 87.

Today's session will discuss the concluding details of the story of as Samiri and his deception of Bani Israel, followed by Musa (as) Harun (as)'s discussion on how the situation unfolded. Tonight's session is full of lessons on how to deal with those around you - those you agree with, those you disagree with, those you're in charge of, and more.

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This week’s session of Heartwork, we’ll be discussing the next passage in Surah Taha, starting at verse 80.

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This week’s session of Heartwork, we’ll be discussing the next passage in Surah Taha, starting at verse 72.

After the showdown between Prophet Musa (as) and the magicians (on behalf of Pharoah), the magicians who had previously devoted their life and work to Pharoah recognized the truth of the message of Islam and submitted. Threatened with execution, they remained firm, ultimately choosing Allah despite what awaited them.

The next passage moves on to address the final moments that Musa (as) and Bani Israel had with Pharoah. Their escape, being pursued by the army, the miracle Allah granted them to save them, and how the very same miracle Allah granted them was the downfall of Pharoah and his army. The moment submission of Musa (as) and his people was the very same moment of destruction for their oppressor.

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This week’s session of Heartwork, we’ll be discussing the next passage in Surah Taha, starting at verse 47.

Allah instructs Musa and Harun (as) to go to Pharoah and present to him the message of rectification, the message of Islam. The fear that they have is manifest, and so Allah guides them to what is the best presentation, with nuances of wisdom and guidance along the way. Then the moment comes, the conversation between Musa and Pharoah is had, demonstrating the characteristics of virtue against the characteristics of corruption.

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This week’s session of Heartwork, we’ll be discussing the next passage in Surah Taha, starting at verse 42.

Pharoah is one of the greatest tyrants of all time - he oppressed thousands and thousands under his control, and eventually inflated his ego to the point where he pronounced "I am god the most high!" His transgressions against God and humanity reached such limits, Allah gave Musa and Harun (as) the mission to go and speak to him.

When someone is clearly in the wrong, and they wrong others while they're at it, when we address their mistakes/aggressions, the last thing we think about is to make sure we speak to them with etiquette, care, and compassion. Normally, our goal is to show them they're wrong, and to end the harm that they're doing - our etiquette is an afterthought (if a thought at all).

The way that Allah instructed Musa to speak Pharoah may surprise us.

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This week’s session of Heartwork, we’ll be discussing the next passage in Surah Taha, starting at verse 28.

In this passage, Musa is seeking aid from Allah regarding the task at hand; Allah has told Musa (as) that he is a messenger, and that he must go to Pharoah and convey the message of truth and justice of Islam to him. This is the most overwhelming task that Musa has been given in his life. Despite having gotten by in life until now, and despite being ordained a messenger, Musa exemplifies wisdom and humility in his dua he makes to Allah as he requests help for his task. How does he make dua? How does he show this humility and thoughtfulness? We'll discuss this tonight.

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This week’s session of Heartwork, we’ll be discussing the next passage in Surah Taha, starting at verse 20.

Allah (swt) grants Prophet Musa (as) the experience of two miracles - one to do with his staff, and one to do with his hand - as a part of Musa's orientation to prophethood. Then, Allah gives him the greatest challenge of his life, giving him the task of going to the greatest tyrant of his era, Pharoah, and addressing his transgressions and calling him to change his ways.

What lessons do these miraculous moments hold for us? What is Musa's response to Allah giving him a task that might seem - to the untrained eye - too great to handle? Allah makes these lessons clear to us in tonights passage.

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A special session of Heartwork tonight, discussing something outside of our weekly tafseer as we are postponed tonight from in-person due to the inclement weather in Dallas. Join us after for the Q&A on Clubhouse!

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This week’s session of Heartwork, we’ll be discussing the next passage in Surah Taha, starting at verse 15.

One of the principle beliefs that Muslims hold sacred is the concept of a Hereafter - that every single person’s actions in this worldly life will be measured and weighed in accordance with their responsibilities to God and everyone around them, and through God’s mercy and grace they will either be given Paradise, or by God’s justice some will suffer the consequences of flagrant spiritual negligence. This is a pretty powerful canvas for reflection, as it stands.

One aspect of the Afterlife that is especially powerful, though, is the fact that the knowledge about its exact time and various details about its occurrence are hidden from humanity. What is the importance of veiling the Day of Judgment from humanity? Allah explains in this passage of Surah Taha.

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Young Professionals, we are continuing our community Quran study of Surah Taha tonight, covering the verses 9 - 16, which includes the introduction that Allah makes of the story of Prophet Musa and the miraculous meeting that Musa with Allah in the sacred valley of Tuwa.

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Young Professionals, we are continuing our community Quran study of Surah Taha tonight, covering the verses 9 - 16, which includes the introduction that Allah makes of the story of Prophet Musa and the miraculous meeting that Musa with Allah in the sacred valley of Tuwa.

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Young Professionals, join us tomorrow inshaAllah as we start our weekly study of Surah Taha. The chapter that softened the heart of Umar b. al-Khattab and led to his accepting Islam, in it are timeless lessons from the life of Prophet Musa (as).

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Young professionals, our weekly series Heartwork returns to an indoor venue! Join us Monday night, doors open/hot drinks served at 7 pm, the session will be from 7:30 to 8:30 pm.

Spending the time to learn about our beloved messenger and his life is a critical piece of understanding and growing in faith. Lessons from his life ﷺ that are relatable to the young professional experience are essential for one to successfully navigate the landscape of this phase of their life.

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Young professionals, our weekly series Heartwork returns to an indoor venue! Join us Monday night, doors open/hot drinks served at 7 pm, the session will be from 7:30 to 8:30 pm.

Spending the time to learn about our beloved messenger and his life is a critical piece of understanding and growing in faith. Lessons from his life ﷺ that are relatable to the young professional experience are essential for one to successfully navigate the landscape of this phase of their life.

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Young professionals, our weekly series Heartwork returns to an indoor venue! Join us Monday night, doors open/hot drinks served at 7 pm, the session will be from 7:30 to 8:30 pm.

Spending the time to learn about our beloved messenger and his life is a critical piece of understanding and growing in faith. Lessons from his life ﷺ that are relatable to the young professional experience are essential for one to successfully navigate the landscape of this phase of their life.

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Young professionals, our weekly series Heartwork returns to an indoor venue! Join us Monday night, doors open/hot drinks served at 7 pm, the session will be from 7:30 to 8:30 pm.

Spending the time to learn about our beloved messenger and his life is a critical piece of understanding and growing in faith. Lessons from his life ﷺ that are relatable to the young professional experience are essential for one to successfully navigate the landscape of this phase of their life.

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Young professionals, our weekly series Heartwork returns to an indoor venue! Join us Monday night, doors open/hot drinks served at 7 pm, the session will be from 7:30 to 8:15 pm.

Spending the time to learn about our beloved messenger and his life is a critical piece of understanding and growing in faith. Lessons from his life ﷺ that are relatable to the young professional experience are essential for one to successfully navigate the challenges of this phase of their life.

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Young professionals, our weekly series Heartwork returns to an indoor venue! Join us Monday night, doors open/hot drinks served at 7 pm, the session will be from 7:30 to 8:15 pm.

Spending the time to learn about our beloved messenger and his life is a critical piece of understanding and growing in faith. Lessons from his life ﷺ that are relatable to the young professional experience are essential for one to successfully navigate the challenges of this phase of their life.

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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

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

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

Young Professionals, attend in person for our outdoor Return of Heartwork or make sure to grab your notebook and phone/laptop to join us tonight via Instagram live 7PM (CST) as we continue our reflections on how to connect with the teachings of Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ).

Spending the time to learn about our beloved messenger and his life is an essential piece of understanding and acting on our faith. #rootsdfw #communityneverstops

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For future calendar updates visit rootsdfw.org/calendar.

Young Professionals, attend in person for our outdoor Return of Heartwork or make sure to grab your notebook and phone/laptop to join us tonight via Instagram live 7PM (CST) as we continue our reflections on how to connect with the teachings of Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ).

Spending the time to learn about our beloved messenger and his life is an essential piece of understanding and acting on our faith. #rootsdfw #communityneverstops

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For future calendar updates visit rootsdfw.org/calendar.

Young Professionals, attend in person for our outdoor Return of Heartwork or make sure to grab your notebook and phone/laptop to join us tonight via Instagram live 7PM (CST) as we continue our reflections on how to connect with the teachings of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Spending the time to learn about our beloved messenger and his life is an essential piece of understanding and acting on our faith. #rootsdfw #communityneverstops

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For future calendar updates visit rootsdfw.org/calendar.

Young Professionals, attend in person every Monday night for our outdoor Return of Heartwork or make sure to grab your notebook and phone/laptop to join us tonight via Instagram live 7PM (CST) as we continue our reflections on how to connect with the teachings of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Spending the time to learn about our beloved messenger and his life is an essential piece of understanding and acting on our faith. #rootsdfw #communityneverstops

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Young Professionals, attend in person every Monday night for our outdoor Return of Heartwork or make sure to grab your notebook and phone/laptop to join us tonight via Instagram live 7PM (CST) as we continue our reflections on how to connect with the teachings of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Spending the time to learn about our beloved messenger and his life is an essential piece of understanding and acting on our faith. #rootsdfw #communityneverstops

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For future calendar updates visit rootsdfw.org/calendar.

Young Professionals, attend in person tonight for our outdoor Return of Heartwork or make sure to grab your notebook and phone/laptop to join us tonight via Instagram live 7PM (CST) as we continue our reflections on how to connect with the teachings of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Spending the time to learn about our beloved messenger and his life is an essential piece of understanding and acting on our faith. #rootsdfw #communityneverstops

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For future calendar updates visit rootsdfw.org/calendar.

Young Professionals, attend in person tonight for our outdoor Return of Heartwork or make sure to grab your notebook and phone/laptop to join us tonight via Instagram live 7PM (CST) as we continue our reflections on how to connect with the teachings of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Spending the time to learn about our beloved messenger and his life is an essential piece of understanding and acting on our faith. #rootsdfw #communityneverstops

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Young Professionals, make sure to grab your notebook and phone/laptop to join us tonight via Instagram live 7PM (CST) as we continue our reflections on how to connect with the teachings of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Spending the time to learn about our beloved messenger and his life is an essential piece of understanding and acting on our faith. #rootsdfw #communityneverstops

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Young Professionals, make sure to grab your notebook and phone/laptop to join us tonight via Instagram live 7PM (CST) as we continue our reflections on how to connect with the teachings of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Spending the time to learn about our beloved messenger and his life is an essential piece of understanding and acting on our faith. #rootsdfw #communityneverstops

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Young Professionals, make sure to grab your notebook and phone/laptop to join us tonight via Instagram live 7PM (CST) as we continue our reflections on how to connect with the teachings of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Spending the time to learn about our beloved messenger and his life is an essential piece of understanding and acting on our faith. #rootsdfw #communityneverstops

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Young Professionals, make sure to grab your notebook and phone/laptop to join us tonight via Instagram live 7PM (CST) as we continue our reflections on how to connect with the teachings of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Spending the time to learn about our beloved messenger and his life is an essential piece of understanding and acting on our faith. #rootsdfw #communityneverstops

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Tune in every Monday at 7PM (CST) for a continuation of the Seerah, taught by Ust. AbdelRahman Murphy.

To see previous Heartwork episodes, check out the Roots Facebook page or listen on the Qalam App. For upcoming and up-to-date Roots programming schedules visit rootsdfw.org/livestream.

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Tune in every Monday at 7PM (CST) for a continuation of the Seerah, taught by Ust. AbdelRahman Murphy.

To see previous Heartwork episodes, check out the Roots Facebook page or listen on the Qalam App. For upcoming and up-to-date Roots programming schedules visit rootsdfw.org/livestream.

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