Ibn al-Qayyim’s Kitāb al-Rūḥ 145
tant, Sanctified is He above any comparison to His creation; there is
nothing like Him. He is the All-hearing and All-seeing. I testify that
Muhammad is His servant and messenger, the best of His creation and
the trustee of His revelation, His proof to His servants. He sent him
out of compassion for humanity and love for those who travel [in the
right path], as proof for all of the servants. May God, His angels and
messengers, pray for him; peace be upon him, and the compassion and
blessings of God as well. Now then [to our topic:] this book comprises
21 queries about rūḥ, its meanings, and what pertains to them. The
Shaykh, the imām, the learned, the sign, Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad
Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya – may his spirit and the light of his tomb be
sanctified – was asked about the rūḥ. He said, “Praise to God! The first
query ...”
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