The Purification of the Soul

The Purification of the Soul Compiled from the works of: Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali, Ibn Al-Qayyim al-Jawziyya, and Abu Hamid al-Ghazali Collected and arranged by Ahmad Farid Translated from the Arabic by Ashraf Revised by Al-Arabi Ben Razzuq and Ahmad Thomson Published by Al-Firdous Ltd, London Originally Published in Arabic by Dar al-Qalam Beirut, Lebanon Under the Title of Tazkiyat an-Nufus wa Tarbiyyatuha kama Yuqarriruhu 'Ulana as-Salaf ....according to the earliest sources, compiled from the works of Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali, Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyya and Abu Hamid al-Ghazali, collected and arranged by Ahmad Farid. One the most concise references that can have a big impact on you once you read it. Topics gone into detail include symptoms of the heart's sickness and signs of its health, doing without the pleasures of this world, perseverance, complete reliance on Allah, the life of this world, to mention only a few. Excellent read!! Contents : 1. Sincerity 2. The nature of intension 3. Types of heart 4. Symptoms of the hearts sickness and signs of its health 5. The 4 poisons of the heart 6. Remberence of ALLAH and recitation of quraan 7. Seeking ALLAH's forgiveness 8. Supplication 9. Invoking blessings of the prophet 10. Praying at night 11. Doing without the pleasures of this world 12. The states of the self 13. Perseverance 14. Gratitude 15. Complete reliance on ALLAH 16. Love of ALLAH 17. Contentment with the decree of ALLAH 18. Hope in ALLAH 19. Fear of ALLAH 20. The life of this world 21. Repentance