{"id":929,"date":"2025-03-05T12:58:20","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T20:58:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hamidentezam.com\/english\/?p=929"},"modified":"2025-03-05T12:58:20","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T20:58:20","slug":"self-purification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/hamidentezam.com\/english\/?p=929","title":{"rendered":"Self-Purification"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Self-purification (<strong>\u062a\u0632\u06a9\u06cc\u0647 \u0646\u0641\u0633<\/strong>) is a core principle in Islam: it is key to an ethical and spiritually fulfilling life. For this reason, Sufi Muslims consider self-purification the Greater Jihad (<strong>\u062c\u0647\u0627\u062f \u0627\u06a9\u0628\u0631<\/strong>). As we go through the maze of life, our inner space (heart \/ soul \/ self) can become corrupted by negative thoughts,\u00a0 excessive desires, greed, anger and harmful behavior. In this state, we will lose our moral sensitivity and receptivity to God. Self-purification is a conscious effort to detoxify our &#8220;self&#8221;. In this presentation, we will address these questions: What does &#8220;self-purification&#8221; mean? Why is it so important? What are some of its benefits? How can we purify our &#8220;self&#8221;?<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5311\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hamidentezam.com\/audio\/02-28-2025.mp3\" title=\"Play\" onclick=\"return powerpress_embed_html5a('5311','http:\/\/hamidentezam.com\/audio\/02-28-2025.mp3');\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/hamidentezam.com\/english\/wp-content\/plugins\/powerpress\/play_audio.png\" title=\"Play\" alt=\"Play\" style=\"border:0;\" width=\"23px\" height=\"24px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/hamidentezam.com\/audio\/02-28-2025.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/hamidentezam.com\/english\/?powerpress_pinw=929-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/hamidentezam.com\/audio\/02-28-2025.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"02-28-2025.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Self-purification (\u062a\u0632\u06a9\u06cc\u0647 \u0646\u0641\u0633) is a core principle in Islam: it is key to an ethical and spiritually fulfilling life. For this reason, Sufi Muslims consider self-purification the Greater Jihad (\u062c\u0647\u0627\u062f \u0627\u06a9\u0628\u0631). As we go through the maze of life, our inner space (heart \/ soul \/ self) can become corrupted by negative thoughts,\u00a0 excessive desires, greed, anger and harmful behavior. In this state, we will lose our moral sensitivity and receptivity to God. Self-purification is a conscious effort to detoxify our &#8220;self&#8221;. In this presentation, we will address these questions: What does &#8220;self-purification&#8221; mean? Why is it so important? What are some of its benefits? 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