Muhammed Yazıcı Ihya Lectures: Summaries

Knowledge

• Why Is the *Iḥyāʾ* Important?
• The Introduction to the *Iḥyāʾ*
• Knowledge
• The Aim of the *Iḥyāʾ*
• Etiquette the Student Must Observe
• Knowledge and Scholars
• The Effect of Knowledge on Human Character
• Signs of Scholars of the Hereafter 1
• Signs of Scholars of the Hereafter 2

Creed

• Creed, Purification, and Worship
• Invitation to Islam and Matters of Belief
• The Necessity of the Science of Kalām

Purification

• The Relationship between Cleanliness, Soul, and Body
• The Meaning and Importance of Purification
• The Four Degrees of Purification

Prayer

• Man's Relationship with Prayer
• The Merit of the Obligatory Prayers 1
• The Merit of the Obligatory Prayers 2
• The Outward Actions of Prayer
• The Inward Conditions of the Heart's Actions

Zakat

• The Inward Qualities of Zakat and the Purpose of Its Command
• The Duties of the Zakat Giver - 1
• The Duties of the Zakat Giver - 2
• The Merit of Charity
• Qualities the Zakat Recipient Must Possess

Fasting

• Fasting
• The Outward Obligations of Fasting
• The Minimum Conditions of Fasting
• Voluntary Fasts Outside Ramadan

Ḥajj

• The Ḥajj Worship and Its Importance
• How Ḥajj Differs from Other Acts of Worship
• The Merit of Mecca and the Kaʿbah
• The Muslim's Relationship with Place
• The Conditions of Ḥajj
• The Stages of Ḥajj

The Etiquette of Reciting the Qurʾān

• How Should the Qurʾān Be Read?
• Ten Points to Observe While Reciting the Qurʾān
• Deriving Personal Meanings from the Qurʾān

Dhikr

• Dhikr and Supplication
• The Etiquette and Virtue of Supplication

Wird

• Dhikr and Supplication
• The Etiquette and Merit of Supplication

Table Manners

• Etiquette of Eating and Drinking
• The Merit of Eating Together
• On Feasts and Banquets

The Etiquette of Marriage

• The Chapter on Marriage: Marrying Unmarried People
• The Chapter on Marriage: The Importance and Benefits of Marriage
• The Chapter on Marriage: Qualities Sought in a Woman
• Marriage Etiquette
• Matters to Observe in Marriage
• The Husband’s Rights over the Wife

The Etiquette of Earning and Livelihood

• Business Ethics
• The Virtue of Trade
• Hoarding in Trade
• Concealing Defects in Goods
• Iḥsān in Trade
• Accounting for the Afterlife in Trade

The Lawful and the Unlawful

• The Lawful and the Forbidden
• That All Forbidden Things Are Evil

The Etiquette of Concord

• Friendship, Affection, Good Character
• Etiquette of Friendship