“This science is a religion, look who you learn it from.” Ibn Sirin

Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya, a great scholar of the 14th century, was nicknamed "Tabib al Qouloub" (the doctor of hearts). And for good reason, many of his works emphasize the role of the heart and its influence on the relationship linking the individual to his lord. The particularity of his style lies in particular in a pictorial approach which highlights the state of the soul. The author's depth of perception on the different situations of the soul implies words loaded with meaning. Which inevitably provokes a necessary examination of conscience in the reader.

As-Sha'bî said: “The passions were so named because they carry the individual away, they invite present pleasures without worrying about the consequences. They make one succumb to impulsive desires, even if this leads to suffering and regret in this life and the hereafter.