Diseases of the Heart & Their Cures (TZK 101)

Course Description

This course will introduce the students to the wonders of the spiritual heart, the relationship between the rūḥ, nafs, ʿaql and qalb, and provide an overview of the major diseases that plague the heart – their significance, causes, symptoms, and cures.

This course will introduce the students to the wonders of the spiritual heart, the relationship between the rūḥ, nafs, ʿaql and qalb, and provide an overview of the major diseases that plague the heart – their significance, causes, symptoms, and cures.

Course Objectives

  1. To be introduced to the wonders of the spiritual heart
  2. To learn the relationship between the rūḥnafsʿaql and qalb
  3. To explore the major diseases that plague the heart: their significance, causes, symptoms & cures

Textbooks

Required:
  1. al-Maqdisi, Ibn Qudamah, Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth.