Gardens of Purification

Gardens of Purification collects material from Shaykhul-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (d. 728H) on the cultivation of the soul, framed as a response to the accelerating pace of modern life that leaves believers neglecting their spiritual needs until, in the author's words, 'the souls become diseased and ultimately die.' The book is organised around themes including spirituality and paths of asceticism, purifying the self, conditioning the heart, diagnosing spiritual symptoms and their remedies, the beauty of patience, and pardoning and avoidance of wrongdoing. Throughout, Ibn Taymiyyah directs the reader back to the example of the Prophet Muhammad as the model for restoring spiritual health. The book suits readers seeking a classical scholar's structured treatment of tazkiyah (self-purification) applied to the pressures of contemporary daily life.