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Written in the fourteenth century by the renowned theologian Ibn
Qayyim al-Jawziyya, "Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya on the Invocation of
God" is a translation of one of his most popular works, "al-Wabil
al-Sayyib", which movingly details the many blessings of the
remembrance of God. Through discussions of the ego, the nature of
the body, the ephemerality of the world, the degrees of prayer,
fasting, charity, and the purification of the heart, this
beautifully written work is a genuine contribution to Muslim
spirituality. What makes "Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya on the Invocation
of God" of great interest is that it illustrates the spiritual life
of Ibn al-Qayyim and of his teacher, the Hanbalite reformer Ibn
Taymiyya. As Ibn al-Qayyim says in the "al-Wabil al-Sayyib", "We
have mentioned [in it] nearly one hundred benefits of remembrance
of God [dhikr], and the secrets of remembrance... This is a book of
great usefulness."---Translated for the first time into English by
Michael Abdurrahman Fitzgerald and Moulay Youssef Slitine, "Ibn
Qayyim al-Jawziyya on the Invocation of God" is a significant
addition to the knowledge of this important thinker; it sheds light
on an aspect of his personality that is not often recognised and
helps to balance and do justice to his writings and his thought.
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