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The Refinement Of Souls

Book Specifications

 

Attribute	Details
Title	The Refinement Of Souls
Format	[A5] Hardback
Type	Book
Publication Date	2022
Edition	3rd
Publisher	Heritage Press
Author	Imam Taj al-Din
Language	English
ISBN	9780993475627
Length (mm)	225
Width (mm)	145
Depth (mm)	15
Weight (g)	270
Numbered Pages	101
Total Pages	124
Added to our catalogue on	22nd November 2022

 

 

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Book Description

The Refinement of Souls is a translation of Imam Ibn ‘Ata’ Allah al-Sakandari’s Taj al-‘arus al-hawi li-tahdhib al-nufüs. It is a concise manual consisting of spiritual instructions, aphorisms and private discourses with the Divine from a Sufi master of the Shadhilt order. The author has included numerous references to the Quran and Sunnah, as well as illuminating anecdotes and similitudes, in the course of explaining religious themes such as repentance, the effects of sins, the nature of the struggle against the lower self, envy, reliance on divine planning, and many others. The work concentrates on the practical steps and the essential states of being for a novice to realise, and as such, serves as a beneficial guide for both Sufis and non-Sufis, both beginners and more advanced students.

Imam In ‘Ata’ Allah al-Sakandari (d. 709 AH) is one of the greatest Suff masters of the Shadhili order. In addition to being a spiritual guide, he was an accomplished scholar of Islamic law, which he taught at the al-Azhar mosque and other places. His greatest fame is due to his composition of illumined spiritual treatises, in particular his al-Hikam al-‘Ata’iyyah

[‘Ata’s aphorisms].

 

Contents

TRANSLITERATION KEY

INTRODUCTION

AUTHORS BIOGRAPHY

• His name, lineage and life
• His school of thought
• His shaykhs
• His most prominent students and disciples
• His acclaimed works
• His miracles
• What scholars have said about him

THE REFINEMENT OF SOULS

• Introductory remarks
• Repentance to Allah
• Types of emulation
• Where will you find goodness?
• Repentance gains Allah’s love سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَىٰ
• Outer and inner effects of acts of disobedience
• The struggle against the lower self
• Warning against disobedience to Allah
• Envy is sheer ignorance
• Whoever realises the immediacy of his departure hastens to acquire provisions
• The reality of faith
• Who is a real man?
• The blessing of the gaze from a friend of Allah (wal)
• Gaining favour with Allah سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَىٰ
• The prophets عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَامُ and Allah’s friends رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهُ are the greatest means to Him سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَىٰ
• The triviality of this world (dunya)
• Holding one’s self to account
• The sweetness of faith
• A person’s close companions
• Is there anv buver for our merchandise?
• Wisdom is the chain of a believer
• How to cleanse your heart
• The greatest blessing
• Part of faith is to witness everything as coming from Allah سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَىٰ
• Limited intellects
• A guide to Allah is rare
• The heavens and the earth show courtesy to a friend of Allah (walt)
• The miracles of the Prophet’s صَلَّى ٱللَّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ Companions رَضِيَ ٱللَّٰهُ عَنْهُ
• The beneficial prayer
• The causes for entry into Paradise and Hellfire
• The deficiency is in you and so is the veil
• Renewal of faith
• Whoever is honest with Allah, He will guard him against harm from his enemies
• Allah is the king, you are the shepherd and your limbs are your sheep The manner of keeping company
• The reality of God-consciousness (lagua)
• The necessity of isolating and secluding yourself
• The person praying is intimately conversing with Allah and His Messenger صَلَّى ٱللَّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ
• The outer and inner major ritual impurity (janabah)
• Insight and wandering about aimlessly
• O slave, flee from this creation to the Creator The intelligent person
• Beware of attachment to other than Allah
• The pure heart
• The people of Allah were through Allah, so Allah was sufficient for them
• Beneficial knowledge
• The door to provision is open
• Relinquishment of planning alongside Allah سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَىٰ
• An exposition for those who benefit from admonishment and seek insight
• The gnostic has neither this world nor the Hereafter
• This world is in their hands, not in their hearts
• The hidden voices of realities (hawätif)
• The author’s intimate discourses (munajat) $ with his Lord