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    How to Train Your Soul
    How to Train Your Soul
    How to Train Your Soul
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    How to Train Your Soul

    By Adam Yahaya Abdul Rahaman

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    This book consists of six sections in the following order:
    * Our Spiritual Life
    * Knowing the Soul
    * Moods of the Soul
    * Soul Combat
    * Secrets of the Soul
    * Wonders of the Soul.

    The author distributes the curriculum in this book into twenty studies, consisting of fifty five numbered lessons, including the questions and exercises presented at the end of each unit. He reminds our spiritual scholars not to employ the instructional method of dictating spiritual knowledge to their students. They should instead turn their faces to individual study of the signs and facts of natural horizon, so that they can perceive the mystical core of these natural phenomena and its citation. Students in our societies are of pressing need for practical spiritual experience. There is no doubt, the eminent writer has made a lot of effort at ensuring that this book helps to achieve the ultimate goal of our spiritual education.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse UK
    Release dateDec 17, 2010
    ISBN9781467891561
    How to Train Your Soul
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    Adam Yahaya Abdul Rahaman

    Spiritual Leader, Al-Abrar Institute of Moral & Spiritual Development of Nigeria. Maulana Sheik-el Abrar, Adam Yahaya Abdul Rahaman Al-fulani, a Philosopher, Spiritual Leader and an Islamic Scholar. His work has been greatly appreciated all around the world, these works have been instrumental in helping many to understand the true nature of life and hereafter by knowing God Almighty Allah "The Truth".

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      How to Train Your Soul - Adam Yahaya Abdul Rahaman

      How To Train Your Soul

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      AuthorHouse™ UK Ltd.

      500 Avebury Boulevard

      Central Milton Keynes, MK9 2BE

      www.authorhouse.co.uk

      Phone: 08001974150

      © 2010. Adam Yahaya Abdul Rahaman. All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

      First published by AuthorHouse 11/29/2010

      ISBN: 978-1-4567-7051-8

      ISBN: 978-1-4678-9156-1 (eBook)

      Translated from Arabic by: Shamsudeen Munirudeen

      Kuwait University, Kuwait

      Edited by: Ganiyu Faith Atayero

      AGAF Technologies Ltd. UK

      A Catalog Record of this book is available from the British Library

      Website: http://www.agaftechnologies.com

      http://www.al-abrar.org

      E-mail: sheik-elabrar.org

      Contents

      DEDICATION

      PREFACE

      ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

      INTRODUCTION

      OUR SPIRITUAL LIFE

      Man and His Spiritual Life

      The Spiritual Realm: Definition and Importance

      The Spiritual Environment and Its Requirements

      Return to Nature

      KNOWING THE SOUL

      The Human Soul: Nature and Meaning

      Man and His Evolution

      Man Is an Analogue of the Universe in Its Creation and Shape

      The Human Body Is a Composition of Matter and Spirit

      MOODS OF THE SOUL

      Formation of Thought

      Moods and Acts

      PURIFICATION OF THE SOUL

      Aims of the Soul Purification

      The Gains of the Soul Conquerors

      Spiritual Aptitude Preparation

      Spiritual Aid

      SECRETS OF THE SOUL

      Conquest of Audition: Audio Conquest

      Conquest of Vision

      Conquest of the Mind

      WONDERS OF THE SOUL

      Knowing the Spiritual Power

      Nutrition and Growth of the Spiritual Power

      Ways of Controlling the Spiritual Power: Perfection

      Some Wonders of Spiritual Power

      Usage of Spiritual Power Requires Specific Institution, Instrument and Device

      DEDICATION 

      It is indeed an honor to dedicate this book to no other person, but the man of great altitude Sheik Muhammad Belgore.

      PREFACE 

      In this book, How To Train Your Soul, the author has painstakingly provided explicit explanation on the objective of spiritual education and how to accomplish it.

      The author presents the topics in this book: Firstly, on the basis of the holy Qur’an upon which he relied initially; Secondly, according to the directions of shared common concepts in the sciences of sufi education, with what it encompasses in all depth and profundity, and Thirdly, according to the ability and experience of seeking students.

      The manner of presentation of sufi education in this book is comparable to the mode of educational and scientific method of presentation in our modern day. This is so because of the books specialization in both natural science and psychology; segmenting the topics into lessons containing specific sections and inserting various practices which motivates seeking students to participate in practical spiritual exercise. Relevant questions are also provided to encourage students in meditating and researching about the spiritual realm.

      This book consists of six sections in the following order: (1) Our Spiritual Life (2) Knowing the Soul (3) Moods of the Soul (4) Purification of the Soul (5) Secrets of the Soul (6) Wonders of the Soul.

      The author distributes the curriculum in his book into twenty studies, consisting of fifty five numbered lessons, including the questions and exercises presented at the end of each unit.

      He reminds our spiritual scholars not to employ the instructional method of dictating spiritual knowledge to their students. They should, instead turn their faces to individual study of the signs and facts of natural horizon, so that they can perceive the mystical core of these natural phenomena and its citation. Students in our societies are of pressing need for practical spiritual experience.

      There is no doubt the eminent writer has made a lot of effort at ensuring that this book helps to achieve the ultimate goal of our spiritual education.

      ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 

      In the Name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful.

      I would like to thank the board of Trustees Al-Abrar Muslim Society of Nigeria for their support, and for the acceptance they showed by granting this book as one of the courses to be offered in Al-Abrar Institute of Moral & Spiritual Development of Nigeria for spiritual and moral development.

      Special thanks to Honorable Justice Ahmed Olarewaju Belgore, (Justice, Court of Appeal of Nigeria), Justice Mashood Oredola (JCA), Dr. Bashir Salahudeen, Abdul Wahab Muhammad (Bursary Dept., Kaduna Polytechnic), Mayaki Ali Mohammad (Director, DOBINAX Investment Ltd.), Alhaji Muritala Nurudeen Alaya (Director, Masahallah Travel Agency), Yinka Yahaya (Banking & Finance).

      I should acknowledge with thanks, the immense support of other members of Al-Abrar Muslim Society of Nigeria, the likes of Abdul Rafiu Agoye (Secretary, Waziri Al-Abrar), and his deputy, Abdul Ganiyu Saadudeen, Nukabahul-Abrar under the Sheikh Nuhu Ibrahim Bazullah, Abdul Rasaq Issa Takbiry (Imam Al-Abrar), and all members of Al-Abrar Muslim Society of Nigeria.

      I would also like to extends my appreciation to the like of Abdullahi Salman (Intercontinental Bank plc), Ahmad Chindo (Federal Airport Authority), Lanre Mohammed (NIHO Tours), Abdul Ganiyu Sahadudeen, Yushau Okanlawon and Abdul Lateef Abdul Salam (Senior Accountant, Orthopedic Hospital, Dala, Kano).

      Finally, I must never forget to express my gratitude, to Ganiyu Faith Atayero (AGAF Technologies Ltd. UK) for his painstakingly typing, graphical design and editing of the entire work, in order to be fully ready for final presentation, also made it possible for getting my book published with one of the leading publishing company in England, AuthorHouse, UK Ltd., also special gratitude to Shamsudeen Munirudeen (Kuwait University, Kuwait) for his contribution in getting this book translated from Arabic (the initial written language) to English.

      May God Almighty Allah bless you all, Ameen.

      ADAM YAHAYA ABDUL RAHAMAN AL-FULANI

      SEPTEMBER 13TH, 2010

      INTRODUCTION 

      Glory be to God, the Lord of the universe, blessing and peace be upon the most noble of all messengers, his house-hold and all his followers.

      God almighty knows that I wish not to publish this book until after serious persuasion from my acquaintances and wide consultation with most of my friends. These people know that I have never stopped visiting Sufi sheikhs and seeking their blessing. They are also aware of my frequent visit to the library of great figures of Sufism, scooping up their spiritual flowage. All these strengthen my associates’ belief that I can produce a book which will lighten the way in spiritual education for a large number of our Muslim youths who are lovers of knowledge and education.

      However, I did not see myself as the right person for this work, because spiritual education is best taught by being a model and not by writing and blabbering. The most accomplished model for those who love Allah is Prophet Muhammad [S.A.W] and those who follow him by example. I know with certainty that people of model still exist in all corners of our world. For this reason, I abstained from writing on spiritual education. Instead I prayed to God to make me an epitome that can be exemplified in the present and the future. This abstinence began to disappear when I visited Sheikh Al Harazim, one of the Tijaniya Sheikhs in Kano. I met three Americans with him who were enquiring about facts and sacraments of Sufism. I was amazed and so were others, because we wondered what might have motivated these white men to research and drill our senior Sheikh about the secrets of Sufism. Then I was driven by destiny after two years of this event to Senegal. I visited Imam Hassan bin Cisse and met three American youths who had come to Medinat khaolak for spiritual education and training. I spoke to these young men about Islam and Sufism. I fathomed their mentality and noticed in them great determination and enthusiasm for Islam as well as its spiritual fascination.

      There and then, I began to think about what has become of Muslims, the level of decay and crumbling that has become part of them, in the east and in the west. How some heralds became men of knowledge, not men of God, thus, becoming so difficult to reform this graceless situation or to brace up for revolution in Allah’s religion Is it not a great disappointment to see ‘’Men of the west‘’ nowadays, anticipating and trying to get hold of the facts of Sufism and our spiritual life, while at the same time, we see Men of the east’’ denying the grace of Sufism and renouncing its far reaching impacts on Islam. Is it not a great disappointment for us to see Men of the west", trying to outstrip and precede us in spiritual sciences just like they left us behind before, in natural sciences? This, by God, is a serious matter!

      These made me rush into writing, even when I know that

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