Episode 11

How to Respond When Nature Calls - The Etiquette of Personal Hygiene

There is no topic off the table in Islam...even the most mundane activity, such as personal hygiene, requires a dignified response that conforms to Prophetic etiquette and ensures that one's body and clothes are purified and ready for prayer.

Perfecting the lowest aspects of life is akin to opening a door on to the first step of an illuminated staircase. As each level is reached and perfected with the best of actions and a present state of heart, a person ascends, by one divinely guided step at a time, on the inevitable journey back to God.

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The Beginning of Guidance for Muslim Women
Imam al-Ghazali’s foundational guidebook to daily life and spiritual purification is studied via classical commentaries... for women listeners only.

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MISK Women

Umm Abdullah is the developer of MISK Women at the Muslim Institute for Sacred Knowledge and is a student of the Islamic Scholarly and Spiritual Tradition. She presents podcasts, Zoom classes and courses focusing on developing English-speaking Muslim womens' textual competence through the engagement of sacred texts and contextual competence through analysis and critique of the modern world from an Islamic perspective.