Qalam Institute Podcast The Cure: EP 6 – Most People Are Asleep in This World
Mar 8, 2026
They explore spiritual heedlessness and what it means to be 'unplugged' from Allah. Speakers outline three shaytan tactics: heedlessness, desire, and anger. They link Quran, Ramadan, fasting, and flow states to renewed presence and mental clarity. Modern culprits like social media and devices are called out. Practical ideas on turning daily life into continuous remembrance are discussed.
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Ghafla Is Spiritual Unplugging
- Ghafla means being spiritually unplugged and aimlessly disconnected from purpose.
- The mufassir example: a lamp clicked on but not plugged in illustrates ghafla as loss of connection to Allah's power source.
Three Portals Shaytan Uses
- Ibn Qayyim teaches Shaytan attacks via ghafla, shahwah (desire), and ghadab (anger).
- Ghafla causes spiritual regression: if you're not building, you're going backwards toward loss of faith.
Use Worship To Reconnect Intentionally
- Use Quran, salah, fasting, and Ramadan as deliberate reconnection tools to cure ghafla.
- Salah comes from silah (connection) and Ramadan and fasting continually draw you back to remembrance.