The Prophet Muhammad (peace & blessings upon him) was not concerned with his followers falling for literal idolatry.
The Oneness of Allah just makes far too much sense and it’s unthinkable that anyone who believes in the Quran would literally start intentionally worshipping something else.
However, subtle forms of idolatry, like showing off (i.e. valuing what other people think more than Allah) and other diseases of the heart can be devastating to the soul.
Perhaps one of the most subtle forms is what I call, “Psychological Idolatry”.
This is where we fall for the illusion that an object, person, situation, event (past present or future), or other ‘thing’ in the outside world, has the power to cause our felt experience of life.
In other words, it’s believing that a thing can cause your feelings.
The moment you think some ‘thing’ can cause your feelings – you are FORCED to keep thinking about it over and over again.
It’s as if you begin to worship it with your thoughts.
It becomes a mental idol that you can’t stop giving your attention to.
The mind becomes more and more cluttered and you become more and more spiritually disconnected.
So, what do we do about these ‘mental idols’?
We do like the Prophet Abraham (peace & blessings upon him) did, get a sledgehammer… and smash them down.
If you want to join a collective ritual mental idol smashing extravaganza, then you’re going to love tonight’s Nafs Mastery Session.
We’ll do a deep dive into Psychological Idolatry and discover insights that free us from this subtle form of psycho-spiritual suffering, forever.
Join The Nafs Mastery Program here and you can join us at 6pm tonight:
