Classrooms

Over the years, Refined Heart gatherings have been recorded and preserved within the Classrooms archive. This collection endures as a resource for seekers to explore, revisit, and engage with over time. Full access to these recordings is available within the Refined Heart app, as well as on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

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Playlists

The Qualities of Abu Bakr

Sunnah and Wellness

Enlightened Homes

10 Habits of Highly Effective Believers

A Day in the Life of the Prophet

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Wisdoms Behind Trials & Tribulations (Hakim Al-Ummah)

Praiseworthy Traits (Al-Ghazali)

Paths to Happiness (Ibn Al-Qayyim)

Outer Actions (Al-Ghazali)

Many Benefits of Remembrance (Ibn Al-Qayyim)

Dear Beloved Son (Al-Ghazali)

Book of Wisdoms (Ibn Ata’illah)

Blameworthy Traits (Al-Ghazali)

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The Prophet’s Dua

Invocations of the Prophets

Insights Into Dua

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Essentials for the Soul

The Journey to the Hereafter

Essentials of Spirituality

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Travelers to the Haramayn

The Journey Home – Umrah Seminar

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Gearing Up For Ramadan

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Our team is led by Shaykh Ashhar. Shaykh Ashhar grew up in Troy, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit, where, in 1994, he completed the memorization of the Qur’an at eight years of age. He graduated high school in 2004 with an International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma, and subsequently enrolled in the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor to complete a Bachelor’s of Science with a dual concentration in (1) Arabic & Islamic Studies and (2) Brain, Behavior, and Cognitive Sciences. He graduated from medical school at Michigan State University in 2012 and completed his medical residency in neurology, with a sub-specialization in migraine and facial pain, at the renowned Cleveland Clinic. He is currently a practicing neurologist in Detroit, Michigan, and, as a Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology, is heavily involved in medical student education and resident training. He has won numerous teaching awards in his career.

During his college years, Shaykh Ashhar began studying Classical Arabic, Fiqh and other Islamic sciences under local scholars, and sought spiritual guidance from Shaykh Husain Sattar. In 2008, he began formally studying the traditional sciences in the Sacred Learning Program, and in 2014, was granted formal authorization (ijāzah) in the spiritual sciences (tasawwuf). He currently resides in Farmington Hills, Michigan with his wife and four children. He spends his free time guiding others on the path of purifying the heart and attaining nearness to Allah ﷻ.