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1 Purification of the Soul Concept, Process and Means By Jamaal al-din M. Zarabozo 2002

2 Purification of the Souk Concept, Process and Means Table of Contents INTRODUCTION 1 CHAPTER 1 MANKIND AND THE PURIFICATION OF THE SOUL 9 A CONCERN FOR VIRTUALLY ALL OF MANKIND 9 A BRIEF REVIEW OF OTHER APPROACHES AND CONCEPTIONS 11 THE "EASTERN FAITHS" 11 Hinduism 12 Buddhism 15 THE JEWISH AND CHRISTIAN TRADITIONS 20 MODERN "SCIENCE" AND PSYCHOLOGY AND THE TREATMENT OF THE SOUL 29 Psychology 55 CONCLUSIONS CONCERNING OTHER CONCEPTIONS OF THE SOUL AND ITS POSSIBLE PURIFICATION 40 One Passage from the Quran 49 SUMMARY 53 CHAPTER 2 DEFINITION AND DISCUSSION OF TERMS 57 THE DEFINITION OF AL-NAFS 57 THE DEFINITION OF TAZKIYAH, 69 THE SHAREEAH DEFINITION OF TAZKIYAH AL-NAFS 72 SUMMARY 77 CHAPTER 3 THE IMPORTANCE OF PURIFICATION OF THE SOUL IN THE QURAN AND SUNNAH 79 THE IMPORTANCE OF PURIFICATION OF THE SOUL FOR THE INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIETY 83 Purification of the Soul and the Plight of the Muslim Nation Today 84 A Misconception Concerning the Means and Results of Purification of the Soul 92

3 Purification of the Soul Concept, Process and Means Purification of the Soul and the Scholars, Reformers and Callers to Islam 99 SUMMARY 104 CHAPTER 4 THE GOAL AND SCOPE OF PURIFICATION ACCORDING TO THE QURAN AND SUNNAH 105 THE CREATION AND ROLE OF HUMANS 107 THE GOAL OF PURIFICATION OF THE SOUL 113 Ibaadah ("Worship") and Uboodiyyah ("Servitude") The Goal of Purification of the Soul and the Purpose of One's Creation 117 THE SCOPE OF THE PURIFICATION OF THE SOUL 120 SUMMARY 126 CHAPTER 5 THE PROCESS OF PURIFICATION 127 THE PATH OF PURIFICATION ACCORDING TO ISLAM/QURAN/SUNNAH 132 A Paradox Resolved 133 PURIFICATION OF ONE'S BELIEFS 134 The Proper Belief in Allah 137 Allah's Names and Attributes 145 The Development and Growth of One's Faith and Its Ramification for the Purification of the Soul 150 The Ramification of the Proper Belief in Allah on the Soul and Its Purification 155 The Attitude Toward the Messenger ofallah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) 157 Belief in the Angels 169 Belief in the Divine Decree (al-qadar) 176 Belief in the Hereafter 189 Conclusions Concerning the Purification of One's Beliefs 194 PURIFYING ONE'S SOUL AND GETTING CLOSER TO ALLAH BY PERFORMING THE OBLIGATORY DEEDS 196 The Importance of Obligatory Deeds 202 A BRIEF REVIEW OF SOME OBLIGATORY DEEDS AND THEIR ROLE IN THE PURIFICATION OF THE SOUL 209 Love for Allah and Its Effect on Purification of the Soul 270 Patience and Contentment 213 The Establishment of the Prayer (Salaat) and Its Effect on the

4 Purification of the Soul Concept, Process and Means Purification of the Soul 214 The Zakat and Its Effect on the Purification of the Soul 223 The Fast (Siyaam) of Ramadhaan and Its Effect on the Purification of the Soul 237 The Pilgrimage (Hajj) and Its Effect on the Purification of the Soul 251 FURTHER PURIFYING OF ONE'S SOUL AND GETTING EVEN CLOSER TO ALLAH BY PERFORMING THE VOLUNTARY DEEDS 266 The Importance of Voluntary Deeds 269 Allah's Mercy as Exhibited in the Voluntary Deeds 274 The Mistake of Excelling in Voluntary Deeds while Ignoring Many Obligatory Deeds 275 PURIFICATION OF THE SOUL AND THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBTFUL MATTERS 276 PURIFICATION OF THE SOUL AND AVOIDANCE OF OVER- INDULGENCE IN NON-BENEFICIAL, PERMISSIBLE ACTS 278 SUMMARY OF THE PROCESS 279 CHAPTER 6 MEANS AND MEASURES TO HELP ONE ALONG THE PATH OF PURIFICATION 281 TURNING TO ALLAH AND PRAYING FOR His HELP 281 SOUND AND BENEFICIAL KNOWLEDGE 286 Comments on the Current Situation 297 Reciting and Pondering over the Quran 301 Reading and Studying the Hadith and Life of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) 310 THE PROPER REMEMBRANCE OF ALLAH (AL-DHIKR) 315 Should One Make Dhikr with One's Tongue Although the Heart is Not Truly Present? 322 CONTEMPLATION AND REFLECTION 326 REALIZING THE TRUE NATURE OF THIS WORLDLY EXISTENCE 338 STRIVING AGAINST ANY EVIL INCLINATIONS OF THE SOUL 343 JIHAD IN ALL OF ITS OTHER FORMS. 350 HAVING RIGHTEOUS COMPANIONS, FRIENDS AND SPOUSES 354 A Pious Spouse 364 ATTENDING THE MOSQUE 367 TAKING ACCOUNT OF ONE'S DEEDS, BEHAVIOR AND CHARACTER REPENTANCE 380 SUMMARY 389

5 Purification of the Souk Concept, Process «uf Means CHAPTER 7 IMPEDIMENTS AND DANGERS TO ONE'S SPIRITUAL PURIFICATION 393 DESIRES, LUSTS AND PASSIONS (AHWAA AND SHAHAWAAT) 394 IGNORANCE, DOUBTS AND MISCONCEPTIONS 398 INNOVATIONS AND HERESIES 400 THE HARMFUL EFFECTS OF SINS 404 BEING OVERCOME BY THIS WORLD AND ITS GLITTER 411 EVIL COMPANIONS, ENVIRONMENT AND SURROUNDINGS 421 Bad Parenting 425 SATAN AND His SOLDIERS 429 THE ENEMIES OF ALLAH: THOSE WHO HAVE EARNED HIS WRATH AND THOSE WHO HAVE GONE ASTRAY 435 SUMMARY 438 CHAPTER 8 THE PATH AND GOAL OF PURIFICATION OF THE SUFIS VIS-À-VIS THE WAY OF THE SUNNAH 441 THE PATH AND GOAL OF PURIFICATION ACCORDING TO SUFISM 443 The Path of Purification 443 The Goal of the Path of Purification 447 A Critique of the Goal and the Path of Sufism 448 THE SUFI ATTITUDE TOWARD KNOWLEDGE OF THE QURAN AND SUNNAH 453 THE SUFI CONCEPT OF LOVE OF ALLAH 457 THE SUFI CONCEPT OF REPENTANCE 459 CONCLUSIONS CONCERNING THE SUFI PATH OF PURIFICATION VIS-À-VIS THE WAY OF THE SUNNAH 462 CHAPTER 9 THE RESULTS AND BENEFITS OF THE PROPER PURIFICATION OF THE SOUL 467 THE BENEFITS OF PURIFICATION OF THE SOUL FOR THE INDIVIDUAL IN THIS LIFE 468 All of the Benefits of Taqwa, Ihsaan, Patience and Sincerity 471 A Special Love and Closeness with Allah 473 True Contentment, Peace and Honor in This Life 475 THE RESULTS OF PURIFICATION OF THE SOUL FOR THE MUSLIM NATION (UMMAH) AND SOCIETY 481 ALLAH'S PLEASURE AND PARADISE IN THE HEREAFTER AND TRUE HAPPINESS IN ALL STAGES OF LIFE 487

6 Purification of the Soul Concept, Process and Means SUMMARY 492 CONCLUSIONS: THE INDIVIDUAL'S DECISION 493 SUMMARY 498 BIBLIOGRAPHY 501 QURANIC VERSES CITED 514 GENERAL INDEX 521

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