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Ibn al-Qayyim’s text — in the voice of Iblīs addressing his troops
A literary device. In this part of the book Ibn al-Qayyim writes a speech in which Iblīs instructs his troops how to attack the human heart. These are Ibn al-Qayyim’s words, spoken as the devil — read them as a warning about how the enemy works, not as advice. Where the section begins.
وأكثرُ الناس ضعفاء العقول يقبلون الشيء بلفظ 6 ويردّونه بعينه بلفظ آخر قال تعالى: « وَكَذَلكَ جَمَلمَا لكل بي عد َملِينَ الإ ولحي ً-ِ ِ > عمس 210917 > ا 7أل. - ِ
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English reference Hikmah edition, p. 216 (aligned match, under “The Devils and the Ear”). The translation is not reproduced here.
Ibn al-Qayyim’s text — in the voice of Iblīs addressing his troops
A literary device. In this part of the book Ibn al-Qayyim writes a speech in which Iblīs instructs his troops how to attack the human heart. These are Ibn al-Qayyim’s words, spoken as the devil — read them as a warning about how the enemy works, not as advice. Where the section begins.
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English reference Hikmah edition, p. 216, 217 (aligned match, under “The Devils and the Ear”). The translation is not reproduced here.
Ibn al-Qayyim’s text — in the voice of Iblīs addressing his troops
A literary device. In this part of the book Ibn al-Qayyim writes a speech in which Iblīs instructs his troops how to attack the human heart. These are Ibn al-Qayyim’s words, spoken as the devil — read them as a warning about how the enemy works, not as advice. Where the section begins.
بَتَضُهُمَ إل بَعْضٍ يُحْرّتَ الْقَوّلِ غرُوناً [لأنعام/.]1١١١ فسمّاه «زخرفا» وهو باطل؟ لأنّ صاحبه يزخرفه ويزيّنه ما استطاع » ويلقيه إلى سمع المغرور» فيغْترٌ به.
English reference Hikmah edition, p. 216, 217 (aligned match, under “The Devils and the Ear”). The translation is not reproduced here.
Ibn al-Qayyim’s text — in the voice of Iblīs addressing his troops
A literary device. In this part of the book Ibn al-Qayyim writes a speech in which Iblīs instructs his troops how to attack the human heart. These are Ibn al-Qayyim’s words, spoken as the devil — read them as a warning about how the enemy works, not as advice. Where the section begins.
والمقصود أن الشيطان قد لزم ثغر الأذن» يُدجل فيها ما يضرّ العبدّ ولا ينفعه» ويمنع أن يدخل إليها ما ينفعه» وإن دخل بغير اختياره أفسده وليه؟؟.
English reference Alignment with the English edition is uncertain (near p. 217).
Ibn al-Qayyim’s text — in the voice of Iblīs addressing his troops
A literary device. In this part of the book Ibn al-Qayyim writes a speech in which Iblīs instructs his troops how to attack the human heart. These are Ibn al-Qayyim’s words, spoken as the devil — read them as a warning about how the enemy works, not as advice. Where the section begins.
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English reference Alignment with the English edition is uncertain (near p. 217).
Ibn al-Qayyim’s text — in the voice of Iblīs addressing his troops
A literary device. In this part of the book Ibn al-Qayyim writes a speech in which Iblīs instructs his troops how to attack the human heart. These are Ibn al-Qayyim’s words, spoken as the devil — read them as a warning about how the enemy works, not as advice. Where the section begins.
ثم يقول: قوموا على ثغر اللسان» فإنّه الثغر الأعظم؛ [1/44] وهو ثمالة الملك؛ فَأَجْرُوا عليه من الكلام ما يضرّه ولا ينفعه؛ وامنعوه أن يجري عليه شيء مما ينفعه من ذكر الله تعالى » واستغفاره» وتلاوة كتابه؛ ونصيحة عباده» أو التكلّم بالعلم النافع.
English reference Hikmah edition, p. 219 (aligned match, under “The Devils and the Tongue”). The translation is not reproduced here.
Editor’s notes on this page — 6 (4 manuscript variants, 2 explanatorys). Their text belongs to the edition's critical apparatus and is not reproduced here; see the printed edition.
Page 234: OCR confidence 68.5% · printed page number verified.