The Covenant of Surrender

About this episode

Dr. Mohamed Ghilan discusses the themes of surrender and reliance on God as presented in the final section of Ibn ʿAṭā' Allāh al-Iskandarī's work.

In this episode, Dr. Mohamed Ghilan presents the first of two concluding sessions from The Book of Illumination ( Kitāb al-Tanwīr ) by Ibn ʿAṭā' Allāh al-Iskandarī. This final section of the text is framed as a divine dialogue — an intimate conversation between Allah and His servant — in which the illusions of control, planning, and self-reliance are dissolved in the light of tawḥīd. The discussion explores what it means to surrender the will, to find sufficiency in God's care, and to live with the serenity that comes from desiring none but Him. This series is part of the Al-Andalus Academy program on spiritual formation and classical Islamic wisdom. Join the weekly live sessions, access full course materials, and be part of the community. Join Al-Andalus Academy at https://al-andalus-academy.thinkific.com Instagram https://www.instagram.com/alandalus_online?igsh=ems5OXF2OWkyNXVn&utm_source=qr Facebook https://www.facebook.com/drmohamedghilan Twitter https://twitter.com/mohamedghilan

People in this episode

Host: Mohamed Ghilan

Topics covered

• surrender
• tawḥīd
• divine dialogue
• spiritual formation
• Islamic wisdom

Keywords

• The Book of Illumination
• Kitāb al-Tanwīr
• Al-Andalus Academy

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Covenant of Surrender, The Book of Illumination

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