Ibn al-Jawzi does something radical: He walks through every major group in Islam—from the overly legalistic scholars to the ecstatic Sufis, from the philosophers to the ordinary layman—and shows how Iblis (Satan) has infiltrated each group’s good intentions.
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This is a delicate chapter. Ibn al-Jawzi was not anti-Sufism, but he was fiercely anti-hypocrisy. He narrates stories of people who claimed "spiritual intoxication" to justify abandoning prayer. He calls this the devil’s playground . Ibn al-Jawzi does something radical: He walks through
Perhaps the funniest (and saddest) section: The man who memorized one Hadith and decided he was a Mujtahid. Ibn al-Jawzi says Iblis loves these people because they cause more damage than open sinners. Why a PDF? And Where to Find It You might be thinking: "Why not just buy the hardcover?" Ibn al-Jawzi was not anti-Sufism, but he was