Why do envy, arrogance and anger take root in us — and how are they cured? Purification of the Heart answers from deep within the Islamic tradition. Based on Matharat al-Qulub, the celebrated poem of the Mauritanian scholar Imam Muhammad Mawlud, with translation and commentary by Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, it has become one of the most widely read Islamic books in the English language.
The book examines around twenty-five diseases of the heart — including miserliness, envy, hatred, ostentation and pride — and for each one sets out its signs, its symptoms, and its cure, drawn from the Qur'an, the Sunnah and the science of tazkiyah. The result is not abstract theory but a practical manual for the "Greater Jihad": the struggle against the self.
A book to read slowly and return to often — ideal for personal study, halaqahs, and anyone beginning their journey of self-purification.
268 pages | Sandala