Discipline: The Path To Spiritual Growth
Translator: Dar as-Sunnah Publishers
Description: This work has taken Important Points and Objectives from The Minhaj Al-Qasidin of Ibn Al-Jawzi which in turn is a Summary of that Magnum Opus of Imam al-Ghazali The 'Ihya Ulum Ad-Din'. however, Ibn Al-Jawzi Compiled the book free from weak or fabricated Hadith and then Ibn QudamaH summarised it further and added his invaluable comments. The Arabic is in One volume, however the English translation by Dar As-Sunnah comprises of 4 separate books. In the second book Ibn Qudamah (may Allah have mercy on him) discusses the marvels of the heart and curing the sickness therein, disciplining the self, and breaking the desire of the stomach and the private parts. It also covers how to deal with pride, malice, envy, and the defects of the tongue. It concludes with the harms of greed, the praise of wealth, showing off, self-delusion, and how to overcome all these diseases that harm the spirituality of any person that is seeking the Hereafter.