Reviving the Sunnah of Emotional Intelligence with Sh. Mikaeel Smith

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Reviving the Sunnah of Emotional Intelligence with Sh. Mikaeel Smith

This episode covers:

• What led him to write an Islamic book on emotional Intelligence (EQ)
• The different lenses by which we can study the seerah
• The purpose of prophethood and how it relates to EQ
• Emotional intelligence as a miracle of prophethood
• Children and EQ
• Why moral intelligence must be combined with emotional intelligence
• Accepting revelation as the ultimate authority and subjective morality
• What is your personal truth?
• Single loop learning and double loop learning, and how they affect moral intelligence, behavior change, and dawah
• Why is the irrational logic of Shaytan so appealing that we also adopt it?
• Why the intellect should lead to belief, but sometimes leads to disbelief
• How we are blinded to the pains of those closest to us by the goals that we set
• Impact of individualism on families
• How do you emotionally invest in people?
• How to listen to what the heart says instead of what the words say
• How your presence with people affects your presence in front of Allah (swt)
• Why did people believe and follow the Prophet (s) upon meeting him without any conversation?

///// Links

Purchase Sh. Mikaeel's book: https://www.qalam.foundation/qalambooks/with-the-heart-in-mind

The Emotional Intelligence Needed of a Khateeb: https://www.ibnabeeomar.com/blog/how-to-make-khutbahs-relevant-the-emotional-intelligence-needed-of-the-khateeb

Sh. Navaid Aziz's Explanation of the Book: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf87pKHhFh7cBrhHJWbNkAR28Zun9F_tA

The Righteous Mind - https://amzn.to/2BmuLs1

On Bullsh** - https://amzn.to/2VZpiRF

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I'm doing a book club with Productive Muslim - https://barakahacademy.com/~access/a1c24f/

My Amazon Recommendations (books, gear, etc): https://www.amazon.com/shop/ibnabeeomar

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