Jamaal al-Din M. Zarabozo Language: English | Format: PDF | Pages: 360 | Size: 29 MB
For a number of reasons, this is a very
important time to be writing a book of this nature. First, the concept
of purification of the soul as a whole is and always will be central to
the message of Islam and to the welfare of humans, both in this life and
the Hereafter. Indeed, it was a main mission of the messengers and
prophets themselves.
Second, there is a very strong need to
shed light on the correct path of purification as delineated by the
Quran and Sunnah- free of the foreign influence, deviations and heresies
that have found their way into the realm of the religion and have
caused a great deal of harm. The path described by the Quran and Sunnah
is the only path that can result in a true purification of the soul.
Indeed, it is the only path that is truly consistent with the purpose
for which humans were created. Hence, any discussion of purification of
the soul must rely heavily and exclusively on the Quran and Sunnah and
what can be correctly derived from those two sources.
Third, many Muslims themselves are today
being influenced by secular, materialistic psychology, leading them to
neglect the spiritual side of humans and to ignore the guidance that
Islam offers for the purification of the soul. This influence often
occurs at a level wherein the person himself may not be completely aware
that it is occurring.
Fourth, for some time now, there has been
an Islamic revival spreading throughout the Muslim world. Upon closer
inspection, it seems that this revival is somewhat tenuous and delicate,
in the sense that for many Muslims it is more of an ‘emotional’
phenomenon. In order for this revival to be truly successful and lead to
what it needs to lead to, it must be guided by the comprehensive
teachings of Islam. First and foremost among those teachings is what is
related to the purification of the soul. Without the purification of the
souls, the revival will only be on the outer shell and will, in fact,
be a “deceptive” revival, in the sense that the inner consciousness will
not have been reformed and the lapse back to the pre-revival times may
be very close at hand. Indeed, without the purification of the souls,
the very goals of the revival from the outset may be wrong.
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