Tazkiya - The Purification of the Soul
$11.75
- Width:
- 5.50 (in)
- Height:
- 0.20 (in)
- Depth:
- 8.50 (in)
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- Options available
- Author:
- Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
- Publisher:
- Goodword
- Format:
- Paperback
- Language:
- English
- Age Range:
- Adults
Tazkiyah literally means purification. In a broader sense, it means growth and by extension,tazkiyah means intellectual development. The mind is not something stagnant but ever-growing like a tree. It is this process which is called adding faith to their faith in the Quran (48:4). Adding faith to faith means development in consciousness, which is another name for intellectual development. Real faith is one which does not stagnate but grows continuously in its conviction about God. How doestazkiyah or intellectual development take place? The path to this is contemplation. Contemplation is in itself a continuous process-- contemplating the Quran andhadith , the life of the Prophetﷺ , the lives of the Companions, the various human disciplines, the universe, the earth and the heavens. There is also a kind of contemplation which takes place during serious discussions. In this process of contemplation, new ideas emerge, deeper meanings come to light, new aspects hitherto unexplored of different events and realities are discovered, and every experience brings one closer to God.