Glossary & references

Short definitions of the concepts that keep recurring, and a collection of published articles, books and research with links to their sources.

DepressionالاكتئابSample: A mood disorder lasting two weeks or more, affecting sleep, energy and interest. It differs from sadness in its duration and its effect on daily functioning.
MujahadahالمجاهدةSample: Exerting effort against what the self urges — whether abandoning what benefits or doing what harms.
Obsessive-compulsive disorderالوسواس القهريSample: A disorder in which intrusive thoughts recur and are followed by behaviour meant to secure reassurance, which feeds the cycle rather than ending it.
Ruqyahالرقية الشرعيةSample: Reciting what is transmitted in the texts as a means of seeking healing. Taken alongside medical means, not in place of them.
SabrالصبرSample: Holding the self back from despair while continuing to act usefully. Approached here as a skill with steps, not a trait one has or lacks.
SakinahالسكينةSample: A steadiness that settles on the heart under strain, reducing agitation. The texts mention it in places of fear rather than places of safety.
TazkiyahالتزكيةSample: Purification and growth of the self: continuous work on motive, intention and conduct — not a passing state of ease.
The reproaching selfالنفس اللوّامةSample: A state of the self in which it calls itself to account after acting. The tradition treats it as a sign of alertness, not of disorder.