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EPISODE · Jun 5, 2026 · 3 MIN

Book 36: The Book of Love, Longing, Intimacy, and Contentment

from Joyful Muslims — Preserving the Classical Islamic Canon · host Imam al-Ghazali

A 3-minute sample from Book 36: The Book of Love, Longing, Intimacy, and Contentment. The thirty-sixth book of the Ihya examines the highest stations of the heart — love of God (mahabbah), spiritual longing (shawq), intimacy with the Divine (uns), and contentment with His decree (rida). From Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din. The complete audiobook — with the word-synced Arabic + English Living Manuscript transcript, Study Kit vocabulary and reflections, JM Scholar AI, and offline downloads — is in the Joyful Muslims app. Listen to the full book: https://joyfulmuslims.com/library/book-36-love-longing-intimacy

The thirty-sixth book of the Ihya examines the highest stations of the heart — love of God (mahabbah), spiritual longing (shawq), intimacy with the Divine (uns), and contentment with His decree (rida).

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A 3-minute sample from Book 36: The Book of Love, Longing, Intimacy, and Contentment. The thirty-sixth book of the Ihya examines the highest stations of the heart — love of God (mahabbah), spiritual longing (shawq), intimacy with the Divine (uns),...

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