The Disease and the Cure

In 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 and effects on the soul and society, and its consequences in this world and the hereafter. Then, he presents a successful cure for this disease, inspired by the guidance of the Holy Quran and the Prophetic Sunnah in reforming souls and society. His treatment of this topic was characterized by extreme precision and objectivity. Ibn al-Qayyim, the social scientist and educator, 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 and effects on the soul and society, and its consequences in this world and the hereafter. Then, he presents a successful cure for this disease, inspired by the guidance of the Holy Quran and the Prophetic Sunnah in reforming souls and society. His treatment of this topic was characterized by extreme precision and objectivity. He was the keen social scientist and educator who knows the secrets of the human soul, its nature and tendencies, and identifies the causes of the disease that afflicted it, then proceeds to prescribe the appropriate cure through the provisions of Sharia and its space.