Defeat Your Ego Before It Defeats You | Midnight Majlis 2 | Dr. Omar Suleiman and Sh. Yaser Birjas

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Ramadan is whirling by. Automate your donations for the last 10 nights: https://yqn.io/ps9p Your real strength isn’t in your body. In this second night of Midnight Majlis, Dr. Omar Suleiman and Sh. Yaser Birjas reflect on chapter 3, “The Mind and Repose” — and how conquering your ego is the only path to real inner peace. Dive in as Ibn Hazm (rh) dismantles every false measure of pride we cling to — strength, speed, power, popularity — and redirects our gaze to the only virtue that matters: the intellect used in service of God. 00:00 - Introduction 01:03 - Finding peace of mind and repose 02:40 - The burden of social expectations 13:25 - The value of criticism over praise 17:37 - Mastering the Self: anger and ego 44:00 - Balancing rationality and emotion 45:15 - The beauty of genuine character 48:10 - Avoiding envy and embracing others’ success 51:16 - Mastering the Self and responding to harm 57:51 - Navigating criticism and maintaining integrity #lasttennights #laylatulqadr #omarsuleiman #midnightmajlis #ramadan