Discovering God

CONTENTS Chapter Two Purification of the Self 103 Purification of the Self (Tazkiya) 105 The Continual Growth of One’s Personality 106 The Incentive to Purify Oneself 107 Paradise for the Purified Soul 109 Hadith–A Source of Tazkiya 110 Tazkiya –A Continuous Process 111 The Process of De-Conditioning 112 Tazkiya–Spiritual Nourishment 113 Ijtihad is not Permissible in Worship 114 Tazkiya at Every Moment 116 Introspection after Making a Mistake 117 Heart-based Tazkiya, Mind-based Tazkiya 118 The Need of a Guide 120 The Importance of Interaction for Tazkiya 122 Without Mediation 123 Prior to Tazkiya 124 Tazkiya and Introspection 126 Tazkiya and Modesty 127 Prophetic Prayers 128 Tazkiya and Prayer 130 The Form of Tazkiya 131 Conscience–A Guide to Tazkiya 132 The Method of Tazkiya 133 The Need for Intellectual Awareness 134 Activating One’s Thinking 135 Tazkiya–A Source of Intellectual Development 137 Tazkiya and Knowledge 138 Save Yourself from Distraction 139 Tazkiya and the Demands of the Times 141 The Condition of Tazkiya 142 The Acceptance of Reality 143 Tazkiya and Sacrifice 144 Tazkiya–A Psychological Act 146