Arruh Ibn Qayyim Pdf: English

Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya (1292–1350 CE) treated the soul/spirit (ar‑ruh, al‑nafs, al‑qalb) across multiple works—most notably in chapters of Rawdat al‑Muhtadin, Madārij al‑Sālikīn (commentary on Ihyāʾ parts), Zaad al‑Ma‘ād, and especially in his treatise on the soul and heart found within Zad al‑Ma‘ād and in his shorter works/sermons. His approach blends Qur’anic exegesis, prophetic tradition, rational psychology, and practical ethics: the soul has stages (al‑nafs al‑ammārah, al‑lawwāmah, al‑mutmaʾinnah), the heart (qalb) is the seat of belief and perception, and spiritual health requires purification (tazkiyah) through knowledge, repentance, dhikr, and moral discipline. Ibn Qayyim emphasizes practical prescriptions (remedies, exercises, counsels) tailored to each condition of the soul.

Mainstream Sunni scholars (e.g., Salafi, Hanbali) laud Kitāb al-Rūḥ as the definitive work on the Barzakh . It is cited in funeral sermons, bereavement counseling, and books on death (e.g., The Hereafter by al-Dhahabī). arruh ibn qayyim pdf english