diseas and cure

Through this book, Ibn al-Qayyim addresses the issues of the human soul and its roles, and outlines ways to reform and purify it. He explains the meaning of sin, its causes, its effects on the soul and society, and its consequences in this world and the hereafter. Then he presents an explanation of the successful cure for this disease, drawing inspiration from the directives of the Holy Qur’an and the Sunnah of the Prophet in reforming souls and society. His treatment of this subject was characterized by accuracy and extreme objectivity. Through this book, the social scientist and educator Ibn al-Qayyim addressed the issues of the human soul and its roles, and outlined ways to reform and purify it. He explained the meaning of sin, its causes, its effects on the soul and society, and its consequences in this world and the afterlife, and then presented an explanation of the successful cure. For this disease, inspired by the guidance of the Holy Qur’an and the Sunnah of the Prophet to reform souls and society. His treatment of this subject was characterized by accuracy and extreme objectivity. He was a keen social scientist and educator who knew the hidden components of the human soul, its nature and inclinations, and identified the causes of the disease that afflicted it, then proceeded to prescribe the appropriate medicine through the provisions of Sharia law and its scope.