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May 2025
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Islām, Īmān, Iḥsān: Climbing the Spi...

YAQEEN INSTITUTE
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Human beings were created with an internal drive to seek out purpose and to live for something greater than themselves. Explore the three levels of religious practice in Islam as expressed in the famous ḥadith of Gabriel: 1) Islām (outward submission to the will of Allah), 2) Īmān (faith), and 3) Iḥsān (spiritual excellence). 

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