The book · Arabic edition
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.
ويكون لكم في هذا الثغر أمران عظيمان لا تبالُون بأيّهما ظفرتم:
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.
أحدهما: التكلم بالباطل» فإِن المتكلم بالباطل أخ من إخوانكم؛ ومن أكبر جندكم وأعوانكم.
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.
والثاني: السكوت عن الحقّ؛ فإنَ الساكت عن الحقّ أخ لكم أخرس» كما أنَّ الأول أخ لكم ناطق» وربما كان الأخ الثاني أنفع إخوانكم لكم. أما سمعتم قول الناصح: المتكلم بالباطل شيطان ناطق؛ والساكتُ عن الحقّ شيطان أخرس.
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.
فالرباط الرباطً على هذا الثغر أن يتكلم بحقٌّ؛ أو يمسك عن باطل. وزيّنوا له التكلم بالباطل بكل طريق. وخوّفوه من التكلم بالحق بكل طريق.
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.
واعلموا يَابَيَ أنّ ثغر اللسان هو الذي أَهْلِكُ منه بني آدم؛ وأكبِّهم منها؟ على مناخرهم في النار» فكم لي من قتيل وأسير وجريح أخذته من هذا الثغر
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.
وأوصيكم بوصيّة؛ فاحفظوها: لينطقٌّ أحدكم على لسان أخيه من الإنس بالكلمة» ويكون الآخر على لسان السامع؛ فينطق باستحسانها وتعظيمها والتعجب منهاء ويطلب من أخيه إعادتها.