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