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Istidraj (respite that leads on)

الاستدراج

Istidraj, as Sheikh Omar Abdelkafy defines it, is God continuing His favour to a servant who falls short in His service, so that he is led on without knowing. He quotes a verse about respite without naming it.

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Istidraj, as the Sheikh defines it, is God continuing His favour to a servant who falls short in His service, so that the servant goes on without knowing. 1 2

A verse on respite

The Sheikh quotes a verse about respite and the leading on of the wrongdoer, and does not name it in the recording. 2

People and things also explored

The people of the qibla and not declaring takfir for sin· The hereafter: the grave, resurrection and reckoning· Islamic eschatology· Reason and heart· The Throne (al-Arsh)· Al-din al-qayyim (the upright religion)· Absolute unseen (al-ghayb al-mutlaq)· «Be, and it is» (kun fa-yakun): creation by command, not by a mould

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  1. Assabile archive of Omar Abdelkafy's lectures (audio and video) , Sharh Ketab Al Fawaed, episode 1, at 00:44:00 · Listen at the archive (opens the audio at this time)
  2. Assabile archive of Omar Abdelkafy's lectures (audio and video) , Sharh Ketab Al Fawaed, episode 1, at 00:44:30 · Listen at the archive (opens the audio at this time)
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The people of the qibla and not declaring takfir for sin

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