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“When the heart is nourished with Zikr, its thirst quenched with contemplation and cleansed from corruption, it shall witness remarkable and wondrous matters and be inspired with wisdom.” (Ibn-al Qayyim)
Sayings of Ibn Al-Qayyim al-Jawzziya:
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'Yearning for Allah and His meeting is like the gentle breeze blowing upon the heart, extinguishing the blaze of the world (Duniyah). Whosoever caused his heart to settle with his Lord shall be in a state, calm and tranquil, and whosoever sent it amongst the people shall be disturbed and excessively perturbed (anxious/unsettled)! (Ibn Qayyim Al Jawziyyah)
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"There is no joy for the one who does not bear sadness, there is no sweetness for the one who does not have patience, there is no delight for the one who does not suffer, and there is no relaxation for the one who does not endure fatigue" (Ibn Qayyim Al Jawziyyah
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"if the heart is sick, the forbidden becomes attractive and obedience of Allah becomes something you look at with contempt" (Ibn Qayyim Al -Jawziya)
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Ibn al-Qayyim said, 'Truthfulness is the greatest of stations, from it sprout all the various stations of those traversing the path to Allâh; and from it sprouts the upright path which if not trodden, perdition is that persons fate. Through it is the hypocrite distinguished from the believer and the inhabitant of Paradise from the denizen of Hell.
It is the sword of Allâh in His earth: it is not placed on anything except that it cuts it; it does not face falsehood expect that it hunts it and vanquishes it; whoever fights with it will not be defeated; and whoever speaks it, his word will be made supreme over his opponent.
It is the very essence of deeds and the well spring of spiritual states, it allows the person to embark boldly into dangerous situations, and it is the door through which one enters the presence of the One possessing Majesty.
It is the foundation of the building of Islâm, the central pillar of the edifice of certainty and the next level in ranking after the level of Prophethood.’ [Ibn al-Qayyim, Madârij as-Sâlikîn [2/268]]
It is the sword of Allâh in His earth: it is not placed on anything except that it cuts it; it does not face falsehood expect that it hunts it and vanquishes it; whoever fights with it will not be defeated; and whoever speaks it, his word will be made supreme over his opponent.
It is the very essence of deeds and the well spring of spiritual states, it allows the person to embark boldly into dangerous situations, and it is the door through which one enters the presence of the One possessing Majesty.
It is the foundation of the building of Islâm, the central pillar of the edifice of certainty and the next level in ranking after the level of Prophethood.’ [Ibn al-Qayyim, Madârij as-Sâlikîn [2/268]]
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'Spiritual Disease and Its Cure' by Ibn Qayyim, A Brief Book Review
This is one of Ibn Qayyim's longest, most beneficial but lesser known works. Here Ibn Qayyim expounds on a variation of issues dealing with the causes of affliction, how and why some people don't get sick and the two types of disease; physical and spiritual.
In addition to the Qur'an and Sunnah, Ibn Qayyim uses explanations, commentaries and opinions of other scholars even when there are major differences between them and some of which vary from his own view.
The 244 Page Book includes 63 headings and subheadings, with 'sins' occupying the largest singular topic throughout the text. With 35 inclusions among the titles, it easily represents more than one third of the book.
While the first 57 pages deal with speaking about Allah, His Attributes of Mercy and Forgiveness, self deception and hope, the next 75 pages and stretched over 32 chapters talk about sin alone, its consequences in this world, its consequences in the next world, its prescribed punishment/s, the different types of sins (major and minor) and what is lost of goodness through sins. After that the four chapters that follow talk at length about punishment/s before returning to the issue of 'sins', which as one can see the author takes very seriously.
Once sins is effectively dealt with as a subject, Ibn Qayyim moves on to discussing polytheism, to which he dedicates five chapters, one after the other. Ibn Qayyim then aptly incorporates tyranny, oppression and those acts which are highly impersonal and involve destroying social morality, namely killing, illegal sexual relations, homosexuality and lesbianism.
The author ends the book by concluding with topics relating to love. This includes love of all things good and beneficial and how love of goodness entails hatred of everything that aims to or does cause ruptures of a good, just and honourable society based on goodness through their love of the Creator.
This is one of Ibn Qayyim's longest, most beneficial but lesser known works. Here Ibn Qayyim expounds on a variation of issues dealing with the causes of affliction, how and why some people don't get sick and the two types of disease; physical and spiritual.
In addition to the Qur'an and Sunnah, Ibn Qayyim uses explanations, commentaries and opinions of other scholars even when there are major differences between them and some of which vary from his own view.
The 244 Page Book includes 63 headings and subheadings, with 'sins' occupying the largest singular topic throughout the text. With 35 inclusions among the titles, it easily represents more than one third of the book.
While the first 57 pages deal with speaking about Allah, His Attributes of Mercy and Forgiveness, self deception and hope, the next 75 pages and stretched over 32 chapters talk about sin alone, its consequences in this world, its consequences in the next world, its prescribed punishment/s, the different types of sins (major and minor) and what is lost of goodness through sins. After that the four chapters that follow talk at length about punishment/s before returning to the issue of 'sins', which as one can see the author takes very seriously.
Once sins is effectively dealt with as a subject, Ibn Qayyim moves on to discussing polytheism, to which he dedicates five chapters, one after the other. Ibn Qayyim then aptly incorporates tyranny, oppression and those acts which are highly impersonal and involve destroying social morality, namely killing, illegal sexual relations, homosexuality and lesbianism.
The author ends the book by concluding with topics relating to love. This includes love of all things good and beneficial and how love of goodness entails hatred of everything that aims to or does cause ruptures of a good, just and honourable society based on goodness through their love of the Creator.
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'If the heart becomes hardened, the eye becomes dry.' (Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyyah)
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"Qayyim means someone who is in charge of managing and directing something. As for its definition according to technical usage, it does not go beyond that. It has the same meaning as Nazir or Wasi, so a person can be called the Nazir of a school, its Wasi or its Qayyim. They all have the same meaning.
It is a sufficient source of his pride that he should be in charge of this school because of the great influence it had amongst all the schools of that time." (Biography of Imam Qayyim, P 7 By Salahudeen Ali Abu Mawjud, 2006)
It is a sufficient source of his pride that he should be in charge of this school because of the great influence it had amongst all the schools of that time." (Biography of Imam Qayyim, P 7 By Salahudeen Ali Abu Mawjud, 2006)
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