The AlMaghrib Podcast

How Shaytan Actually Attacks You

With Sh. Saad Tasleem1 hr 5 minJul 18, 202620K views

What if you could study Shaytan the way a therapist studies a patient, by analyzing his own words in the Quran?

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In this episode

  1. 0:00 Welcome and the all black book
  2. 1:04 The Viking vest and when to give fashion advice
  3. 4:15 Why he waited until 40 to publish
  4. 6:08 Losing his parents and finishing the book
  5. 6:47 Why a book on Shaytan
  6. 8:29 Writing for scholars and everyday readers
  7. 11:01 The Medina thobe shop and the psychology of Shaytan
  8. 22:39 Studying Shaytan's own words
  9. 24:54 Firaun, arrogance, and delusions of grandeur
  10. 28:03 What does Shaytan actually look like
  11. 31:40 Why we shouldn't reduce him to horror movies
  12. 35:01 Israiliyat and sticking to authentic sources
  13. 36:33 His animosity toward humanity
  14. 39:30 Favorite traps, waswasa, and Khinzab
  15. 42:23 The step by step method and how good people fall
  16. 45:25 When a sin is private and when to get help
  17. 46:52 Why everyone needs honest advisors
  18. 49:23 The fitna of fame
  19. 52:11 You can't wing it: the Yassir Birjas story
  20. 57:12 The most helpful takeaways
  21. 59:00 Taking Shaytan as an enemy
  22. 1:00:45 The biggest takeaway: the isti'adah
  23. 1:04:29 Where to get the book

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