Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya in the “Lands Below the Wind” 241
2.2.4. Rescuing the Afflicted from Satan’s Snares
(Ighāthat al-lahfān min maṣāʾid al-Shayṭān)The Indonesian version of this work, titled Manajemen Kalbu – Melum-
puhkan Senjata Syetan (Breaking the Weapon of Satan) was prepared
by Ainul Haris Umar Arifin Thayib and published by Dārul Falāḥ,
Jakarta in 2000. It is the translation of an abridgement of the original
written by ʿAlī b. Ḥasan b. ʿAlī b. ʿAbd al-Ḥamīd, namely: Mawārid
al-amān al-muntaqā min Ighāthat al-lahfān min maṣāʾid al-shayṭān,
Riyadh (Dār Ibn al-Jawzī), 1411/1991. The Indonesian editor proudly
mentioned his personal acquaintance with the author of the abridge-
ment, who happened to be a student to the celebrated Shaykh Nāṣir
al-Dīn al-Albānī. Close 500 pages long, the book is organized into 13
chapters, with each being sub-divided into several sections. It begins
with a discussion about three different conditions of the heart – the
healthy, the sick and the dead one. Analytical explanation of various
causes of spiritual illness, paralysis and death is given in the subsequent
chapters. Also discussed are the method and the means recommended
by Ibn al-Qayyim to remedy the situation and restore one’s spiritual
health. The remaining chapters talk about all kinds of tricks and weap-
ons that demons normally use against humans, including of course Ibn
al-Qayyim’s practical tips to overcome them.
2.2.5. On the Virtues and Vices of the Soul
(al-Furūq al-nafīsa bayna ṣifāt al-nafs al-ṭayyiba wal-khabītha)According to its editor, Abū Ḥudhayfa Ibrāhīm b. Muḥammad, this
is an excerpt from Ibn Qayyim’s celebrated Kitāb al-Rūḥ, namely
the section dealing with the three aspects of human soul: at peace
(muṭmaʾinna), blaming (lawwāma) and urging evil (ammāra bil-sūʾ). It
has been translated by Abu Aḥmad Najieh as Etika Kesucian. Wacana
Penyucian Jiwa, Entitas Sikap Hidup Muslim (The Ethics of Purity.
How to Purify the Soul which is the Essential Aspect of a Muslim’s
Life), and was published in 1998 by Risalah Gusti, Surabaya.
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