The Disease and the Cure: Causes of Spiritual Illness, Paths to Salvation, and Healing the Heart

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Why do people knowingly choose what harms them, and how can a passing desire become a habit that gradually enslaves the will? In The Disease and the Cure, Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyya approaches these questions through an exacting study of the inner life. Beginning with visible conduct, he traces actions back to intention, attachment, temptation, and the habits of the heart. The work is not a detached collection of maxims but a sustained account of moral illness and spiritual recovery. It considers the consequences of destructive desire while emphasizing repentance, self-knowledge, discipline, and hope. This French-language edition brings a major work of Islamic ethical thought to readers seeking both intellectual clarity and practical guidance on restoring freedom within the self.