The Devils Deceptions | Talbis Iblis | Imam Ibn Al-Jawzi

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DAR AS-SUNNAIL CLASSIC COLLECTION THE DEVIL'S DECAPTIONS A COMPLETE TRANSLATION OF THE CLASSICAL TEXT TALBIS IBLIS IMAM IBN AL-JAWZĪ رحمه الله
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CONTENTS FORWARD.... ..23 BIOGRAPHY OF THE AUTHOR al-Imam and al-Hafiz Abu'l-Faraj ibn al-Jawzī........ .26 His Name and Lineage...... ..26 His Birth and Upbringing.. .26 His Teachers.......... .27 His Students... ..27 His Children....... .28 His Uniqueness as a Preacher..... .29 His Works and Effects...... His Death... .30 .32 .33 .35 .36 AUTHOR'S INTRODUCTION... Section One: [The Wisdom in sending Messengers].. Section Two: [Deceptions of Iblis].. CHAPTER ONE Adherence to the Sunnah and the Jama'ah... CHAPTER TWO Condemning bid'ah (innovation) and mubtadi'in (innovators).................. .38 .44
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CHAPTER ONE Adherence to the Sunnah and the Jama'ah 1) 2) 3) 'Umar (radiy Allahu 'anhu) made a speech in the city of Jābiyah (a city in Syria, north of Golan), in which he said: Once Allah's Messenger) stood up to address us and said: "Whoever hopes for the best of Paradise, should stay with al-Jama'ah. The devil is nearer to a single person than he is to two persons." 'Arfajah Ibn Shurayh (radiy Allahu 'anhu) said: I heard Allah's Messenger() saying: "Allah's Hand is with the Jama'ah, and the devil is with he who goes against the Jama'ah."2 Usamah Ibn Sharik (radiy Allahu 'anhu) said: I heard Allah's Mes- senger() saying: "Allah's Hand is with the Jama'ah, and who- ever goes astray the devils will ambush him, just as a wolf 1 Ahmad's Musnad 1/18, and Tirmidhi, 4/404/2165. 2 Nasa'i 7/92. 38
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THE DEVIL'S DECAPTIONS IMAM IBN AL-JAWZĪ It is from enmity and hopelessness of the devil that his endeavour to misguide man- kind from the Path of Allah will persist. This misguidance takes many shades and forms; be it from planting seeds of doubt, or giving rise to deviant ideas antithetical to the sacred teachings of Islam, and essentially becoming entangled within regressive intellectual and rhetorical discourses. The Muslim community has suffered varying levels of deviation, some of which remain prevalent today, while more continue to be uncovered - and such is the impact of delusive plottings of the devil and his allies. This book is the sixth instalment from Dar as-Sunnah of the illustrious Imām, Abu'l-Faraj Ibn al-Jawzi. Being a complete translation of his well-known and prized work, Ibn Jawzi enumerates within it, many of the mechanisms and modus operandi used by the devil in deceiving and leading mankind away from the Straight Path. It is of particular value and importance because only by unearthing and accentuating some of the traps of the devil, can mankind avoid them as well as navigate others away from falling prey to his harm. Speaking about the devil and his plotting, the author wrote that, "he was only able to do so while creeping during the night of ignorance. Had the dawn of knowledge shone on him, he would have been exposed. Thus I decided to warn from his plots... for identifying evil is a form of warning from it." This translation of Tablis Iblis will provide important analysis in developing self-awareness and critical thinking to ward off many deceptions of the devil, which have plagued mankind from the time of Adam. For such reasons alone, this work is a valuable addition to the scholarly discourse it presents to the English speaking world. The author, Ibn al-Jawzi (d. 597 AH), was an learned scholar possessing extensive knowledge. While still young, he became known as someone who was religious and given to learning. He would not waste his time in idle activities and would scrupulously avoid any food whose source was doubtful. He was a great preacher and his fame was widespread; many people repented and accepted Islām at his hands. He was also a prolific writer and authored over one thousand works encompassing a multitude of Islamic disciplines and sciences. دار السنة visit us www.darassunnah.com ISBN 978-1-904336-05-1 Tänas-Sunnah Publishers PO Box 9818, Birmingham, B11 4WA, United Kingdom Email: info@darassunnah.com www.darassunnah.com Conuright hur är ae-Sunnah Duhlichare 9 781904 336051 >