A Handbook of
Spiritual Medicine : New,
[A5] Paperback - 278 pages,
*Compiled by Ibn Daud, based upon the works,
of Imam al-Ghazali [d.505h],
Published by Daud Books.
Now in Stock July 2022
Description :
A Handbook of Spiritual Medicine : This spiritual guide to the self is a handbook of tazkiyah or ‘self-purification’. Not only does it illustrate the maladies of the human spiritual condition, it recognises the struggles and insecurities we all succumb to from time to time, and offers up the remedies too.
The antidotes to our ailments are drawn from Qur’anic verses and authentic ahadith (Prophetic sayings), inspiring mindfulness of the Almighty Cherisher and His Beloved Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. This guidebook, drawing on the 11th and 12th Century works of the ‘Proof of Islam’ and wondrous sage, Imam Abu Hamid Al-Ghazali, may Allah be pleased with him, can be applied to our busy lives in the modern, hi-tech era, and will prove accessible to people of all ages, all denominations: believers and non-believers alike.
Ibn Daud has presented a fresh exposition of this traditional science in a contemporary format that can be applied to busy lives in the modern, hi-tech era. Its tabular design and colourful traffic light approach make it easy to reference for a new generation. Ibn Daud also presents the real and potential negative impact that social media has on our spiritual growth, and compares this with practical ways that its influence can be harnessed for benefit.
Ibn Daud draws from 1000+ Qur’anic verses and authentic ahadith, inspiring mindfulness of the Almighty Cherisher and His Beloved Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, as well as drawing on the works of the ‘Proof of Islam’ and wondrous sage, Imam al-Ghazali.
Imam Abu Hamid al-Ghazali is a towering figure in Islam. His enormous influence can be summarised, in the words of Annemarie Shimmel, as the one who “teaches… only to help man to live a life in accordance with the sacred law, not by clinging exclusively to its letter, but by an understanding of its deeper meaning …so that he is ready for the meeting with his Lord at any moment.”
His greatest work Ihya Ulum al-Din (Revivification of the Sciences of Religion), comprising forty books divided into four quarters of ten books each, has helped generations towards this end until today.
Table of Contents:
---Author's Journey,
---Introduction,
---Recommendations,
---Acknowledgements,
---Self Purification,
-------A Continual Cycle of Self-Purification,
-------How to Use this Book.
---Chapter [1]. Anger,
---Chapter [2]. Antipathy Towards Death,
---Chapter [3]. Blameworthy Modesty,
---Chapter [4]. Boasting, Arrogance & Pride,
---Chapter [5]. Displeasure with Blame or Disapproval,
---Chapter [6]. Displeasure with the Divine Decree,
---Chapter [7]. Envy,
---Chapter [8]. Extravagance,
---Chapter [9]. False Hope,
---Chapter [10]. Fantasising,
---Chapter [11]. Fear of Poverty,
---Chapter [12]. Fraud,
---Chapter [13]. Hard-Heartedness,
---Chapter [14]. Hatred,
---Chapter [15]. Heedlessness,
---Chapter [16]. Iniquity,
---Chapter [17]. Love of the World,
---Chapter [18]. Miserliness,
---Chapter [19]. Mockery,
---Chapter [20]. Negative Feelings,
---Chapter [21]. Obliviousness to Blessings or Ingratitude,
---Chapter [22]. Ostentation or Showing Off,
---Chapter [23]. Relying on Other than Allah,
---Chapter [24]. Seeking Reputation,
---Chapter [25]. Vanity,
---Chapter [26]. Wantonness or Greed,
---Index,
---Bibliography.
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Dimensions : 23 x 15.5cm.
*NB; NON ASWJ.
