- ABOUT THE AUTHOR
- INTRODUCTION (by the Author)
- TASAWWUF THE NATURE OF TASAWWUF
- THE NEED FOR TASAWWUF
- TASAWWUF AND THE QUR’AAN
- SHARIAT, TAREEQAT, HAQEEQAT AND MA’RIFAT
- BAY’T
- THE SIGN OF SHAIKH-E-KAMIL (QUALIFIED SHAIKH)
- MUJAAHADAH
- THE EXPOSITION OF THE FOUR FUNDAMENTALS OF MUJAAHADAH IJMAALI
- AKHLAAQ
- THE I’TIDAAL (EQUILIBRIUM) AND HUSAN (BEAUTY) OF THE FOUR INTERNAL FACULTIES
- IKHLAAS (SINCERITY)
- TAUBAH
- MUHABBAT
- SHOUQ
- KHAUF
- RAJAA
- ZUHD
- TAWAKKUL
- QANA’AT & HILM
- SABR
- SHUKR
- SIDQ
- TAFWEEZ
- RIDHAA (PLEASURE)
- FANAA (ANNIHILATION)
- HIRS (GREED)
- TAMA’ (COVETING-DESIRE)
- GHUSSAH (ANGER)
- DAROGH (FALSEHOOD)
- HASAD (JEALOUSY ENVY)
- BUKHL (NIGGARDLINESS, STINGINESS)
- RIYAA (SHOW)
- UJUB (VANITY)
- TAKABBUR (PRIDE)
- HIQD (MALICE, AVARICE)
- HUBB-E-JAH (LOVE FOR FAME)
- HUBB-E-DUNYA (LOVE OF THE WORLD)
- DOMINATION OF AKHLAAQ-E-HAMEEDAH
- AL-KHAWATIR (THOUGHTS)
- HOW TO RECOGNIZE IF THE KHAATIR OF KHAIR IS FROM ALLAH OR SHAITAAN
- THE NATURE OF NAFS
- THE TYPES OF THOUGHTS AND THEIR HUKM (EFFECT)
- THE SIGNS OF THE ACQUISITION OF NISBAT WITH ALLAH TA’ALA
- LATAA-IF-SITTAH AND THEIR EFFECTS
- CONDITIONS FOR IJAAZAT
- THE JOURNEY OF SULOOK
- SEARCHING FOR ANOTHER SHAIKH
- MAWAANI’ (IMPEDIMENTS)
- THE HARMS OF UMUR-E-GHAIR IKHTIYAARIYAH
- THE DEVOTIONAL PRACTICES OF THE SAALIK
- THE EXERCISE OF PAAS ANFAAS
- NAFL FASTING
- BOOKS TO BE STUDIED
- NASEEHAT SPECIALLY FOR THOSE INVOLVED IN THIKR AND SHAGHL
- IMPORTANT ADVICE FOR THE SAALIK
- FURTHER ADMONITION
- ADMONITION IN GENERAL
- AN EPISODE––TO REFLECT!
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In man there exists the capacity for desire. This capacity is termed the nafs. This capacity refers to both virtue and evil. It desires goodness as well as evil. In its development the nafs passes through three stages, viz., Ammaarah, Law-waamah and Mut’mainnah.
AMMAARAH
In this stage the nafs is overwhelming in the desire of evil and it experiences no regret for its evil commissions and omissions. This lowly stage is also termed Hawaa-e-Nafs.
LAW-WAAMAH
In this stage the nafs suffers remorse and regret when afflicted by evil desires.
MUT-MAINNAH
In this stage the nafs is overwhelmingly in the desire of virtue.
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